School News - 28th November 2025

sarnold932
Nov 28
6 min read

Updated: 4 days ago

Autumn Term 2025

Dear Parents and Carers

We are well and truly in the season of cold and wet weather. As such, we wanted to remind parents of our procedures in the event of adverse weather - particularly now we have moved to Arbor messages rather than texts.

In the event of adverse weather, all efforts will be made to keep school open in order to minimise disruption to our children’s education and support working families. However, in the event of closure parents/carers will be notified as soon as practically possible.

A decision to close will usually be made by 7:00 am on the day and this will be then communicated to parents through:

• Arbor Message – a message will be sent to all Primary Guardians on our school management system so please ensure contact details are up to date

• School Web Site - we will place a notification on the front page of the School Web Site and keep parents updated throughout

• Class Dojo - we will place a notification on the School Story and keep parents updated throughout

• Walsall Children’s Services will be notified who will update their information-www.walsall.gov.uk

In the event that adverse weather sets in during the day then we will again make every attempt to keep school open for the full day, however any extra curricular school clubs will be cancelled. If we advise parents to collect early during the day then this will be communicated to parents by Arbor Message.

If school is closed, work will be set by teachers and uploaded to Class Dojo.

Mrs Arnold

Dates for your diary

Wednesday 3 December - Reception trip

Friday 5 December - 5:00 - 7:00 - Christmas Fayre

Thursday 11 December - 2:00pm - Reception Production

Friday 12 December - 9:30am - Reception Production

Wednesday 17 December - Wear a Festive Item/Christmas Dinner Day

Friday 19 December - 9:30am - Year 5 Carol Concert

School closes

Christmas Break: Monday 22nd December 2025 - Friday 2nd January 2026

Reception Art for Remembrance

Reception pupils joined in Remembrance celebrations earlier in the month. Here is a Remembrance wreath made from handprints of some of our younger pupils!

Anti Bullying week - Odd Socks

National Anti-Bullying Week took place between Monday 10th and Friday 14th November 2025. This year’s theme was ‘Power for Good’ - chosen by the Anti-Bullying Alliance because “Teachers and children wanted a theme that empowered them to do something positive to counter the harm and hurt that bullying causes. This year, we want to empower children to use their Power for Good to speak out, support others, and build a world where kindness wins.”

As part of Anti-Bullying Week, we celebrated ‘Odd Socks Day’. The idea behind this is to promote inclusivity, celebrate individuality, encourage children to express themselves and promote core values of Anti-Bullying Week.

The children had a lovely week - completing practical activities to promote speaking out about bullying.

Year 1 Trip to Sudbury Hall

Year 1 enjoyed their trip to Sudbury hall. They were able to explore lots of interesting toys both old and new and had a Victorian school experience too!

Mrs Vardy

Year 5 Trip to the Space Centre

Children had a wonderful day at the Space Centre in Leicester where they learnt all about what it is like to be an astronaut. They even saw a real piece of moon rock that was collected on the Apollo 17 mission! Children explored the story of the space race- a significant movement in modern history- and enjoyed the interactive displays which taught them all about our planet and the forces in our Solar System.

Mrs Price

Back in school, they have been learning about the phases of the moon. They worked in groups creating the phases using Oreo biscuits and removing the cream to create each phase!

The Thomas Project

We have received this thankyou letter from the Thomas project following the donations passed to them from our Harvest celebrations. We wanted to share this with families as they were very grateful to all of you.

Primary school applications for September 2026

Please ensure you submit any applications for children starting Reception in September 2026 by the closing date 15 January 2026. It is important that applications are submitted by this date as any late applications can significantly reduce the chance of parents/carers receiving an offer of a preferred school.

Reception

Children born between 1 September 2021 and 31 August 2022 are due to start reception in September 2026.

Please remember that having a place in Nursery does not guarantee a place in a Reception class.

Preferences

As always, we recommend that parents and carers make use of all three preferences available to them.

The applications process is all online and the Walsall school admissions team are hosting drop-in sessions throughout this term to support parents and carers with any questions they have.

Reception school drop-in sessions

2 December 2025

Willenhall Library – 9am-12pm
Darlaston Library – 1pm-4pm

3 December 2025

Lichfield Street Hub – 9am – 5pm

4 December 2025

Blakenall Village Centre- 1-4pm

Offers will be sent by email to on-time applicants on 16 April 2026 for primary school places.

Further information and help with school admissions can be found on the council’s website: Apply for a primary school place | Walsall Council

Diwali/Firework Poster

Thank you to all those who took part in the Diwali/Firework Poster competition!

And well done to our winners:

Hugo in 1NS - 3rd Place

Jaiden in 6AS - 2nd Place

Sukmani in 4AF - 1st Place!

Pheasey Football News

Last Tuesday afternoon, the boys football team went to Croft Academy and played on their all weather pitch. Pheasey won 2 - 0. The pitch was very small and it was quite tricky to play in such a congested area but the boys managed to squeeze 2 goals in. Behaviour was excellent and they were a pleasure to take.

The boys Year 5/6 football team also played in a tournament at Bescot Stadium. They played 4 games, beating Christchurch 4-0 and Holy Trinity 2-1 and drawing against Short Heath 2-2 and County Bridge 0-0. Unfortunately they did not manage to make it through to the final but did beat Mayfield convincingly in a friendly while the final was being played. Well done!

Last Week the Year 5/6 girls football team played against Castlefort and won 7-0. The girls played confidently and with great composure, passing the ball around from the back and playing for each other. They were well organised so a big shout out to Mr Wheelwright and a special mention to Amelia who scored 5 goals before coming off.

They also played away against Millfield. Despite missing 2 key outfield players and the goalkeeper, the girls managed to win 1 - 0. Evie did an excellent job standing in as goalkeeper and Evelyn had a great game in defence. A Year 5 girls team played a friendly "b" team game against Millfield. It was a very closely contested game and could have gone either way but Daisy managed to squeeze one in and win the game for us. Well done to all teams for playing so enthusiastically and representing the school so well!

Primary Futures Mark

Congratulations and thank you to Mrs Stephenson and all who have worked on Learning about Careers - our recent submission has earned our school a Gold Award, the highest level of achievement in the Primary Futures Recognition Scheme. This award reflects not only the quality of our career-related learning, but also the passion and commitment our school has shown in inspiring pupils to think big about their futures!

Santa at the Saddlers Centre!

Santa will be travelling all the way from the North Pole to meet visitors at the Saddlers Centre in Walsall. Every child who visits Santa will receive a free gift to take home. You can visit the Christmas wish list letter writing station and drop your completed list into Santa’s special delivery post box. Four lucky children will be picked by the elves to receive a gift from their wish list in time for Christmas!

Plus, don’t forget Walsall Town Centre Christmas Light Switch-On and festive markets at The Bridge, featuring Santa and a special guest appearance on 29 November at 5:30pm! With lots of entertainment, festive shopping and craft activities to get involved throughout the day. With convenient, safe parking and a wide range of shops in our newly refurbished mall, shop local this Christmas.