Staffing Updates
Leadership Update at Wilnecote
We’d like to inform you that Mrs Glover remains absent from school. To ensure continuity and strong leadership, we’ve appointed Mr Harding, who will be class sharing with Mr Bartholomew in Year 5 until further notice. This will allow Mr Bartholomew time to support the school leadership with the personal development focus for the school. We’re confident this arrangement will provide stability and support for our pupils during this time.
Data
As part of our ongoing commitment to safeguarding and data accuracy, we kindly ask that you log into your Arbor account and review your child’s information. Please ensure the following are up-to-date:
- Media permissions (including social media consent)
- Emergency contact numbers
- Home address
- Any other relevant personal details
Accurate records help us keep your child safe and ensure smooth communication throughout the school year.
Thank you to our Parent/Carer Community
A big thank you to everyone who attended our first parent/carer workshop last week. It was wonderful to see so many of you there and to share such a positive and engaging session together.
Our next workshop will take place on Wednesday 12th November, with a focus on emotionality and anxiety. Everyone is welcome and we encourage you to join us. Keep an eye out for more details coming soon!
Tamworth Hygiene Bank
We’ve received a generous delivery from the Tamworth Hygiene Bank. Products are now available in both school reception areas for those who may need them. Please feel free to pop in.
MacMillian Coffee Morning
The school and PTFA are hosting a MacMillian Coffee Morning on Thursday 25th September at Wilnecote Juniors in the hall from 9-10am. Please ensure that you go to the school office first to sign in. This will also allow us time to ensure that the children are settled in class. Our wonderful catering team will be providing us with tray bakes. Please feel free to bring along cakes with allergy labels. We will leave a donation box for people to donate towards the charity, or you can donate on the school just giving page:
Will you donate to Macmillan Coffee Morning 2025 ?
Free School Meals
The local authority will soon be releasing the ‘food vouchers’ in preparation for the October half-term, for those families in receipt of this grant.
Families with children who are already entitled to ‘Pupil Premium’ free school meals, you don’t need to do anything, we will be sharing the information regarding these as soon as we have them.
If your child(ren) is not currently in receipt of this funding, and you would like to check if your family may qualify for a food voucher, you will need to check eligibility by applying online using this link: https://apps2.staffordshire.gov.uk/web/fsmweb/ (click link or copy & paste into browser).
If you require any assistance, please speak to the school office, who will be happy to support you with this process.
Reminder: No Dogs on School Grounds
For the safety and comfort of all our pupils, staff, and families, we kindly remind parents and carers that dogs are not permitted on school grounds at any time, including during drop-off and pick-up.
This policy helps us maintain a safe and welcoming environment for everyone, especially for children who may be anxious around animals.
The House Champions this week were Peel.
The class with the best attendance was class Morpurgo with 100%.
The class with the highest number of readers was class Morpurgo and class White both with 86%.
The class with the most TTRS engagement was class Sachar with 37%.
It is essential that children attend school and complete reading and multiplications to support their learning in school.
Sports Events
As sports events take place throughout the year, a forms documents will be sent directly through Arbor. If you would like your child to participate in any of these events, please complete the document. Parents will need to arrange transport. Please note that these events can be postponed at the last minute due to adverse weather or numbers of participants. This is decided by the person holding the event, not the school.
Communication Reminder
Following feedback from parent surveys, all general school news will now be shared exclusively through this weekly newsletter. For updates that are specific to your child or require timely attention, you’ll continue to receive emails or Arbor messages. Please keep an eye out for these, as they may contain important information that cannot wait until the next newsletter.
Thank you for your continued support. Have a lovely weekend.
