House Captains organised a maths challenge for Y5 & 6, Y3 & 4 and Y1 & 2 today and this was a great success. Our House Captains wrote the challenge questions and then led three challenge sessions in the hall where pairs worked together to have a go at solving the problems. Great fun was had by all and this pupil – led event was a superb success. House Captains marked all the answers and collated the points, revealing Cleary to be the winners on this occasion! Thank you to Mrs Walker, our Maths Coordinator, for planning a brilliant Numbers Day for us this year. 
Two groups represented our school at the Wolves Foundation Social Action project finals this week. They had to talk about a project they have designed all about making a difference. Visitors came and listened to each school pitch their idea and pupils had questions to answer to help them expand on their ideas further. Several schools attended and we were very proud to be the only school to take Year 4 children to be part of this great opportunity. This shows the level of maturity, confidence and teamwork that they are capable of, competing against older finalists from other settings. Well done to all of the pupils involved.
Year 5 had an incredible night taking part in Young Voices 2026. They have been learning the songs and dance routines over the last term and finally enjoyed participating and experiencing the show on Monday 26th January.
Year 5 prepared and led their own Celebration of the Word in the chapel at St. Edmund’s to mark the feast of the conversion of Saint Paul which occurs annually on January 25th. 
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In our Early Years setting today, children enjoyed an interactive retelling of the story Dear Santa, then wrote their own letters to Santa.
Yesterday, we participated in the Quicksticks Hockey Festival at WV Active alongside 10 other schools. A lot of our children have attended our Hockey after school club on a Tuesday, so this was a perfect opportunity for the children to apply their learning in competitive matches.
The children had a wonderful time and participated competitively in all the games, showing a real improvement as a team the more games they played. Well done!
Today, some of our children represented the school at Boccia in an event at Aldersley WV Active. This is a strategy game, where children need to get their coloured ball closest to the white ball.
The children were a credit to the school and behaved impeccably.
