On Monday 15th April, we filled the hall with grandparents who came to join the children for afternoon tea and games. We welcomed 49 grandparents and great grandparents, and it was wonderful to have so many visitors in school. We were having such fun that we forgot to take any photographs!

The children prepared some pictures, poems and special words to share, along with sandwiches they made and sweet treats they helped prepare.

We had a wonderful time getting to know our pupils’ grandparents, and hope to be able to invite more family members in to school soon. Thank you to everyone who was able to join us, and we hope you had a lovely time.

On Friday, members of the Rotary Club visited school to help with a composting challenge in Class 3, but also to donate some books for school.

The children will be taking a book home, then bringing it back to swap for another one, and so on. We hope that this will enhance the variety of texts available to the children, and supplement the books we have in school as free reads.

We value books and reading in school, believing that they are the doorway to the world, and as such are very thankful to the Rotarians for donating these books to us.

This evening, the wonderful school choir performed at Burton Borough School i Newport as part of The Newport Big Sing.

They performed two songs (Power in Me and I’m a Believer) as a solo choir, and then joined children from 4 other Telford schools to sing Stand by Me and How Far I’ll Go.

The children did an amazing job, and sang their hearts out in very hot conditions! They have worked very hard to be ready for this performance. on the back of one at Charlton school last week, and we are very proud of them.

Thank you for all the support we had from family and friends- the children were really proud to have you all there.

On Saturday 16th March, children from Tibberton and St Lawrence schools took part in the Shropshire Athletics Cross Country competition at Concord College near Acton Burnell.

Over 40 children from the federation took part, and we were all so proud of their amazing efforts, resilience and perseverance. The conditions were very muddy, and some children even finished the race carrying a shoe that had come off in the mud!

It was heart-warming to see children cheering each other on, and running back to support those who were maybe struggling with the run more that others. Amazing teamwork and camaraderie. Thank you as well to the parents and other adults who cheered the children on- we definitely had the best supporters there!

The children ran in 5 categories- Year 5 girls, Year 5 boys, Year 6 girls, Year 6 boys and a Year 3 & 4 mixed fun run. Overall, the Year 6 girls came 2nd, Year 5 boys 4th, Year 6 girls 4th and Year 6 boys 2nd. These were all amazing achievements given that we were up against runners from athletics clubs across Shropshire.

Well done again to everyone who took part, and a big thank you to everyone who came along to the event.

Y5 girls

Y5 boys

Y6 girls

Y6 boys

Presentation

The school choir did an amazing job of singing in Telford Sings at Charlton School on Friday evening. They learnt the words to 6 different songs, and even some actions as well. They sang clearly and beautifully, bringing smiles and tears to the audience with the expression they gave to the songs.

Thank you to all of the parents and wider family members who came to support the children- we’re looking forward to the next singing event on Wednesday!

We have extended the deadline for entries to our Extreme Reading challenge- the new deadline is Thursday 21st March, after which time entries are still welcome but the prizes will have been allocated.

Please email or Seesaw your entries in to school, we can’t wait to see your creative (but safe) extreme reading.

Well done to Emmie for facing wild animals to be able to read her book!