With World Mental Health Day coming up on 10th October, this week’s Wake Up Wednesday focuses on how to hold conversations with your young people about mental health.
School News
Hello Yellow for Young Minds
Our school will be taking part in Hello Yellow on Friday 10th October (World
Mental Health Day) to raise awareness and funds for YoungMinds, the UK’s
leading charity for young people’s mental health.
No young person should feel alone with their mental health and that’s why
Hello Yellow matters. We’re taking this opportunity as a school community to
come together and show our students that we’re with them and they’re never
alone with their mental health.
We’ll be taking part by coming to school wearing yellow.
You can also donate to support our school’s fundraising by through the below website link or through scanning the QR code.
Most importantly, we want to share the resources which YoungMinds offer to support parents and carers if you ever need help and advice to support your children. This includes:
• online resources (www.youngminds.org.uk/parent/)
• a phone line, open 9.30am-4pm (0808 802 5544)
• an online chat for parents and carers to speak to trained
professionals if you’re concerned about your children’s mental
health (www.youngminds.org.uk/parents-helpline/)
Dragonfly and Owl’s trip to Cadbury’s world
We had a fantastic day at Cadbury World in Bourneville yesterday! We started off our day with a tour around the chocolate factory, where we discovered how cocoa beans are transformed into the tasty treats we all love! We watched chocolatiers in action, explored interactive exhibits, and even got to taste melted chocolate with a choice of toppings—yum! The children were fascinated by the machinery and the history of the Cadbury brand, especially how it all started with a small shop and a big dream!
After lunch, we took part in a brilliant workshop all about the Ancient Maya and their connection to cocoa. Through storytelling, artefacts, and hands-on activities, we learned how the Maya people were among the first to grow cocoa and use it in rituals and daily life. The children explored how cocoa was considered sacred, even used as currency, and how it played a role in Maya culture long before it became a sweet treat.
The workshop helped us link our history topic with real-world experiences, and the children asked thoughtful questions about Maya beliefs, farming, and trade. It was a fantastic way to bring our classroom learning to life!
The children upheld our school values during the trip and were a pleasure to take out for the day. Thank you to both parent volunteers and staff for all your help!
Chester Zoo
Rabbit class had a fantastic day at Chester Zoo this week. We enjoyed seeing all the different animals and finding out about their habitats. The staff at Chester Zoo were very impressed with our knowledge on how to classify animals – well done Rabbits!
Worship awards 26/9/25
What a fantastic week we have had this week again, lots of brilliant hard work to celebrate!
Worship awards
Scarlett for working hard and being a great helper in bumblebees
Rauiri for being a kind, helpful and a great friend to all in Hedgehogs!
Tommy for approaching work with a brilliant attitude and a smile!
Elsie for producing great work in EVERY lesson and taking great pride in her work!
Alfie for always contributing in lessons and being a great friend to all!
Kohen for producing some lovely work this week with beautiful handwriting!
Oscar for working brilliantly in everything!
Sam for being an excellent role model to all year 6.
We had some great achievements outside of school this week!
Freddie and Delilah have been busy in their football clubs and have won player of the match!
Elsie has been showing her dedication and hard work towards her recent ballet exams!
Eleni attended a huge girl guiding event at Chester zoo last weekend!
Thomas was awarded most improved player at his cricket club!
What a fantastic week full of achievements, we are proud of you all!
Worship awards 19/9/25
This week it was fabulous to see how our children are demonstrating our school values everyday as well as finding out about all the successes our children are having outside of school!
This week’s awards winners are:
Andre – for working hard in every lesson everyday!
Mavis– for having a great first week in bumblebees!
James– for setting a great example to the year 1 children
Scarlett– for working her hardest in everything!
Freya– for working hard at her times tables!
Laurie-for being a fantastic role model in Dragonfly class
Ellie– for a fantastic attitude to learning
Henry– for being a fantastic member of hedgehogs and doing everything with a smile!
Kirra, Hallie, Isla and Scarlett have been busy completing swimming awards this week!
Beau, Nancy and James over the school holidays walked 31 miles in 31 days and raised over £600 for Birmingham children’s hospital! What a fantastic effort!
what a fantastic end to the week, well done everyone!
Celebration Worship – 12.9.25
It was lovely today to hold our first Celebration Worship of the new school year and it was fabulous to see how children are showing our values everyday! It’s also been wonderful to find out about all the successes our children are having outside of school.
This week’s awards winners are:
Reception
Edith – for Wisdom and Perseverance in all her learning, but especially maths.
Year One
Evie – for Trust and Respect and having a fabulous start to Year One!
Year Two
Adrian – for Respect and being a fabulous role model to others
Year Three
Hallie -for demonstrating Wisdom in her learning and editing skills.
Year Four
Toby – for Wisdom as he’s given everything 100% this week!
Year Five
Beau – for Respect and Wisdom, making a brilliant start to Owls class and always wanting to show her best.
Year Six
Lucy – For all our values! She sets a high standard of work and shows kindness to all.
Outside of School Achievements
This week Nancy-Grace earned the Player of the Match award in her first football match for her new team!
Harriet has been working really hard in her swimming lessons and has now achieved her 200m distance award.
Matilda has also been working really hard in her swimming lessons and has completed all of the Duckling Awards!
