Another warm and wonderful week has flown by! Year 6 have been on their residential visit to Pioneer Centre, returning today looking pretty exhausted! That is because they have had an action-packed few days partaking in activities such as: raft building, abseiling, caving, high ropes, archery and orienteering. We are all very proud of them, not only for their resilience and determination, but also for their exemplary behaviour and conduct. It is with pride too, that we watched Reception's class assembly this morning. What a class of performers they proved to be! It was the perfect way to end our week. For other news about what has been happening this week and for news of what's ahead, please read on...

We would like to say a very big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to...Nahla, Jakob, Billie, Oliver, Conor and Mia-Louise who have celebrated their birthday this week or will be celebrating over the weekend.

Reception Aaron, Alexander, Jak, William, Jack, Adah, Evelyn, Alexander, Bailey, Jacob, Travis, Ezmae, Archie, Ella, Tyler, Jackson, Rudy, Sophie, Roman, Elsie, Henry, Layna, Beatrice, Paisley, Kayden, Riley, Alisha

Year 1 Brianna, Theo, Harlen, Zachary, Emma, Eva, Archie, Billie, Arthur, Melissa, Joey, Conor, Riley, Amelia, Thomas, Oliver, Lainey, Cody, Darcie, William, Mia-Louise, Kara, Jaylen, Lewis, Harmonee, Jessica, Kayden, Violet-Rose, Sienna-Rose

Year Two Betsy, Mason, Eve, Lotty, Grace, Zach, Ava, Mason, Fearne, Nathan, Heidi, Tanatswa, Delilah, Tanatswa, Nahla, Ashley, Joshua, Rose, Hassan, Cailen, Evan, Chloe, Mya, Emilie, Benjamin, Millie, Joshua, Frankie

Year Three Dollie-Lou, Jayden, Lucas, Xavier, Oceanna, Angel-Leigh, Jenson, Elsie, Isabella, Harper-Rose, Declan, Jake, Benjamin, Faith, Baani, Alesia, Rosie, Evie – May, Haidar-Ali, Ashleigh, Jasmine, Leila-Rae, Lilly Mai, Evelyn-Mae, Caelan, Nathaniel, Amber, Renesmai

Year Four Lily, Molly, Esmè, Rhys, Daisy, Kaiden, Harry, Lillie, Harrison, Ty, George, Amber, Harvey, Daniel, Kyle, Nicholas, Rosie, Danielle, Faye, Teddy, Jack-James, Logan, Amelia, Isabella, Thomas, Eden, Samuel, Darius, Ameliya, Leah

Year Five Harry, Savannah, Sienna, Joseph, Nate, Tiana, Rosie, Oliver, Max, Dannii, Jakob, Mabel, Ian, Reece, Jack, Ava, Alina, Jamie, Alana, Elliot, Rhylee, Shannon, Jacob, Callum, Sofiana, Ethan, Dylan

Year Six Georgie, Harry, Scarlett, Daisy-Mae, Logan, Alyssia, Sophia, Travis, Daniel, Autumn, Joshua, Eva, Noah, Kyron, Asa, Molly, William, Molly, Georgia, Lily, Cooper, Troy, Amelia-Rose, Darntai, Dakotah, Miley, Gordon, Grace, Daisy, Kayden, Dominic

In exchange for a donation for our Rainbow Raffle your child can come to school in their own clothes on Monday 26th. Each year group has a different colour non-perishable donation to source. All donations will go towards making hampers for our Rainbow Raffles!

More information to follow on tickets sales.

Reception - Yellow or Orange donations

Year One - Green donations

Year Two - Purple donations

Year Three - Blue donations

Year Four - Pink donations

Year Five - Silver or Gold donations

Year Six - Red donations

Friday 30th June - Local Exhibition Day - Children can wear 'Peaky Blinder' attire or red, white and black in tribute to the Black Country flag.

Parents are invited to view the Exhibition from 2.45pm onwards.

Monday 26th is our first Summer Fun Session of 2023! We have lots of exiting things planned for you and can't wait to see you there.

Parents - Don't forget to collect your children at 5pm prompt from the Main School Entrance.  

We still have 7 places available for Thursday session. Bookings can be made via the Teachers2Parents app, under the payments section.

On Monday this week, all houses participated in a house challenge.

This was a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) challenge where we helped out the Three Billy Goats Gruff. The goats needed a 40cm bridge to cross the river.

We produced bridges using your fantastic donations (thank you once again!) and tested them using different objects to represent the goats. Our bridges were very sturdy and we really enjoyed our afternoon, working with all the other children from our House team.

Hints, tips and resources available via https://www.dudley.gov.uk/summerwellbeing

Wow - this week we have this extra piece of work for our newsletter.

Sophie in Reception has spent her independent learning time drawing this outstanding picture of Mario and Luigi.

We have a budding artist at Crestwood Park. Fantastic! 

NON-FOOD ITEMS CURRENT SHORTAGES:

SHAMPOOO

ROLL ON DEODORANT

BARS OF SOAP

TOILET ROLLS 

FOOD ITEMS CURRENT SHORTAGES:

1LTR CARTONS LONG LIFE MILK

1LTR CARTONS LONG LIFE FRUIT JUICE

INSTANT FLAVOURED NOODLES

TINNED SPAGHETTI

VEG RAVIOLI, VEG CHILLI

PACKET MASH POTATO

TINNED FRUIT IN JUICE

TINNED CUSTARD

SMALL JARS OF COFFEE

BREAKFAST CEREAL—MULTIPACK

SMALL BAGS OF SUGAR 

Please drop any donations off to your child's class teacher. We are happy to collect donations throughout all of next week.

Thank you for your continued support.

Thank you to Daisy, Jak and Daisy-Mae for sharing a picture of their sunflowers!

They are growing so beautifully! Keep nurturing them, we can't wait to see how big they will be in a few weeks time!

The INSET days for next year will be:

Monday 4^th and Tuesday 5^th September

Friday 9^th February

Thursday 2^nd May (voting)

Monday 22^nd July

It has come to our attention that there is an outbreak of head lice in KS1. We need everyone's help to get this under control.

Treatment: Wash hair and apply a generous amount of conditioner. With a fine toothed comb, carefully comb the hair from the scalp to the end of the hair. Look at the comb after each stroke and wipe clean. If done thoroughly, this will remove all live lice as the hair is so slippery they can't cling on! This is the most effective treatment, but needs repeating on a daily basis until all eggs have vanished. Chemical treatments can be purchased over the counter but it is known that some head-lice become resistant to these and, therefore, no chemical preparation is 100% effective.

Clothes, bedding, and towels used by a person with head lice two days before treatment should be washed in hot water and dried on the hot cycle to kill any lice. Other items that cannot be washed or dry-cleaned can be placed in a sealed plastic bag for two weeks to kill any lice or nits on those items.

Please remember, there is no shame in having head-lice but it is shameful to do nothing about it!

Dudley MBC are looking to recruit foster carers across the Dudley Borough.

Foster care plays a vital part in so many children’s and young people’s lives. In Dudley, the need for foster carers is greater than ever. Please see the attached leaflet regarding taking the first steps into becoming a foster carer.

I think this week has certainly displayed some fantastic teamwork. Whether it be for an assembly, as part of a residential trip or for a whole-school House Challenge, our children always rise to the occasion. My closing message then reiterates just this.

I wish you all a weekend of togetherness as...

'Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.'

Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is the responsibility of everyone in our school and at all times we consider what is in our children's best interests. We work to ensure our children are safe and cared for and by doing this we are protecting their health and development and preventing them from harm.  If we are worried, we will raise concerns, share information and take prompt action with the aim of ensuring families receive the right help at the right time.