We have had a very busy last week of term!

Reception pupils had a great time at the farm, looking at all of the signs of spring and new life.  They behaved and listened brilliantly and we are very proud of our youngest children.

Thank you to years 1 and 2 for their wonderful telling of the Easter story.  The singing was delightful and I particularly enjoyed the fabulous Easter bonnet parade.  There were some wonderful, imaginative creations!

Year 5 visited church for Experience Easter where they were congratulated on their thoughtful and mature responses.

Year 5 and 6 enjoyed their visit to a SafeSide where they listened carefully and learnt a lot about keeping themselves and others safe.

Well done to our year 6 football team who played against Alder Coppice Primary School, in the league. The team played brilliantly together and were very impressive, in particular as they hadn’t had the opportunity to practise on the school field, for some time.  We conceded a goal with seconds to go until the end of the game, meaning that the final score was 2-1. We look forward to more league games, next term.

Congratulations too to our year 6 cross country team who competed at Summerhill, this week.  Our girls team finished 3rd, with 2 pupils finishing in the top 10. Our boys’ team finished 11th, meaning that overall we finished 10th out of the 28 schools that competed.  Well done, runners!

We wish Miss Jones all the very best on her wedding day, this Sunday.  We hope that you have a lovely day and very much look forward to hearing all about it, when we return to school.

Following the Easter holidays, we will be arranging an information sharing evening for all the Year 6 pupils attending the PGL visit in Autumn 2026.  We will be able to share the payment schedule with you as well as further details about the activities and accommodation.

Thank you to our Worship Committee who led thought provoking and entertaining services in church today, for all of our pupils.

Sian Morgan, our Children, Youth and Family Minister, who has been a huge part of our school community, will be starting her new role within the Diocese, at the end of April.  Sian has worked closely with our Worship Committee, as well as regularly leading Collective Worship, supporting Church Club activities, teaching us songs with ISing Pop and being a big part of our school community.  We are very grateful for all that Sian has done to support our school and community and wish her all of the very best in her new role.  Thank you, Sian!

We seem to have had all weathers and seasons, this week!  As winter is moving into spring, this week we considered how spring is the time of year when we notice new beginnings.  We thought about how bare the trees have been through winter but that during this time, the trees are resting, the nutrients from the leaves are going back into the ground, and the tree is preparing the flourish again.  Easter is a time of new beginnings and flourishing for Christians and we considered the significance of Jesus’s last supper with his disciples and the new commandment that was shared – “to love one another, as I have loved you.”

Our thanks to New Life Church who visited us today and delivered their Easter assembly.  The Easter story was told through the familiar puppet characters that our children enjoy listening to and learning from.

Hasn’t it been lovely to feel some warmth and sunshine, this week? We have really enjoyed noticing the signs that spring is finally on its way.  Thank you to our Eco Committee who visited church this week, to meet with members of Wall Heath in Bloom.  We had a lovely visit and really enjoyed looking at the fabulous bug hotels, new bird boxes and all the wonderful plants and flowers that are now coming into bloom.

Well done and thank you to our year 5 pupils who behaved brilliantly on their visit to church for Experience Easter.  You listened carefully and gave some very thoughtful responses – you have made us all very proud.

We have really enjoyed the Funtime Theatre Company visit, this afternoon and their performance of Oliver Twist.  It was great to be able to watch a live performance in our own school.  Thank you to the fundraising efforts of the HSA which allowed us to be able to have such a great experience.

Neurodiversity Celebration Week has been a great success at Church of the Ascension. Children have made thoughtful observations and sensitive responses to all that we have learnt about and celebrated.  The colour and celebration in school today for non-uniform day has been great!

This week, we have been celebrating similarities and differences, in our assemblies. As it is National Neurodiversity week, we have been thinking about how our differences can bring talents, strengths and sometimes difficulties.  We thought about how we all want to feel that we belong and that we are valued.  Jesus set the example of this by ensuring that people pushed to the edges of society were made to feel included, welcomed and a sense of belonging.  We used this example to think about ways that we can be helpful at school in making sure that everyone feels happy, safe and a sense of belonging.  We talked about how sometimes we all need personal space, peace and quiet, support and friendship.  The children offered some excellent contributions and we have concluded the week with a lovely celebration assembly today, where we all wore our own clothes representing what makes us happy.  It was great to see children in different uniforms, kits and own clothes that represented where they feel that they are happy and that they belong.

Leaflet Easter Crash Course SH Staff FINAL

H.S.A will be holding their ‘Family Festival’ again on Friday 15th May straight after school until 7pm.

In preparation for this they are looking for anyone who might be a little bit handy and have some time on their hands who could make some items for the games at the fair. If this sounds like something you could help with, please either give your contact details to a member of the H.S.A or at the school office.