Local author John Croxton, visited Years 4, 5 and 6 this week to lead writing workshops with a focus on wordplay. The children (and John) had fun creating limericks and passages written using words with the same starting letter.
Tomaz Lowrie-Herz
Rounders
Our Year 5/6 rounders team represented Pontesbury at the School Games tournament today. Through great play, super skills and teamwork, they progressed through to the quarter-finals. Well done to all of them.
Mummification
Year 3 have been learning all about the process of mummification. As well as learning key vocabulary, they have learned that it would have taken up to 70 days to mummify someone and over 200 m of linen was used to wrap them. Apologies if you find any mummified Barbie’s/dolls at home!
Bee Hotels Installed to Support Local Wildlife
Last week, a group of children, with the support of Mrs Giles, installed the bee hotels that were kindly donated by The Beekeeper Collection. These new additions will help create safe spaces for pollinators and other important insects to thrive within our school environment.
Bees and other small creatures play a vital role in our ecosystems. They pollinate plants, support biodiversity, and contribute to the growth of the food we eat every day. Providing habitats like these bee hotels is a simple but meaningful way to support them.
Introducing children to nature from a young age helps to nurture curiosity, respect for the environment, and a deeper understanding of how all living things are connected. By giving pupils the opportunity to observe and care for wildlife up close, we hope to inspire a lifelong appreciation of the natural world—and encourage the next generation to protect it.
Walk to School event
Thank you for your support this morning at our Walk to School event. We hope you all had a fun time meeting Strider and enjoyed the activity along the route.
Tag Rugby
Well done to our Year 3/4 Tag Rugby team who represented the school yesterday. There was some truly tremendous play in the team with some fearsome defence and superb attack. The team came third overall – what a brilliant result!
Safer Schools
Good news! The school has had it’s annual review of Safer Schools and we are pleased to report that the school has passed its re-accreditation. Thank you to all of you for your responses to the Safer Schools survey.
Happy Birthday Sir David Attenborough
We’ve had a great time today dressed to celebrate Sir David Attenborough’s 100th Birthday. We’ve also been planting bulbs around school (check out the photos ).
Cricket
Our Year 1/2 cricketers were at Pontesbury Cricket Club today learning new skills and playing some fun games all linked to cricket.
Easter Experience
Today, we took a walk to St. George’s for the Easter Experience. The children heard part of the Easter story at each different station. Thank you to all of the volunteers at the church for running this event.
