World Book Day – Thursday 5th March 2026 !

This year our theme at Baschurch is ‘Readers to Writers’ and we would like children to come to school dressed up in their favourite character AND also bring their book in with them.  Please don’t feel the need to buy any costumes-many items can be found at home such as pyjamas, superhero’s, princesses, Halloween costumes or nativity costumes to name a few.

 

Year 2 January 23rd

Good morning,

We are really looking forward to welcoming lots of you to our board games afternoon next Wednesday from 1.45-2.45pm. Please don’t worry if a grandparent can’t attend because the children will be able to join others in their games and play with their friends. Please bring a board game with you if possible.

We’ve had a busy week and the children are all enjoying the new topics. They are very enthusiastic about our English text ” The Journey Home” and learning about dodos and looking after our planet. In maths we’ve started our unit on money and in RE we have been learning about Islam.

Remembrance Service at All Saints Church

Year 6 represented the school for the poignant Remembrance service at All Saints Church.

 

Some of our class shared poetry and prayers written by members of our class as part of the ceremony  before visiting the Commonwealth war graves to pay our respects and lay poppies.

Reverend Linda remarked on the focus of doing ones service and hope for the furutre that was included in the children’s writing.

Members of the British Legion lead the group and gave the children information about each person – marking remembrance from World War 1 and 2 but also the Boer War and the Battle of Waterloo.

We were so proud of you all and when we returned to school, members of the congregation had left messages to say how well the children did and how much it meant that they were there to continue remembering those who gave their lives but also beginning their service towards others.

School Council

Two children from every class are selected, by their peers, to be part of the school council each year. We had lots of volunteers in Year 1 and so after a simple vote two children were selected to represent Year 1. They were offered lots of congratulations and are excited to attend their first meeting with Miss Barker and the rest of the school council a little later in the year. 

 

🍂Week 5🍂


The children have enjoyed sharing photos of their pets and some children have started to paint them. If you haven’t sent a photo yet there is time to this weekend.
Forest School was a time to explore, dig, make dens and set up our new mud kitchen.
In maths we have been counting forwards and backwards using songs to help us along with counting and writing the totals.
In Freddy Phonics we had a go at Speed Write which is a great way to recall what a sound looks like as a letter (grapheme). The grown up says a sound and the child writes it down as fast as they can, then repeat with different sounds. Set a target, how many can you write in a minute.
Next week is looking very exciting with the School Disco and Hello Yellow on Friday.
I will send more info about both in a separate post.
Have a lovely weekend.
😊

🍂Week 4🍂


Another week has flown by and although tired the children have settled so well. We are so proud of them. We have been busy covering all areas of learning and the children have a new system when selecting the areas they want to spend time in, which they have already got to grips with. In Freddy phonics we are remembering the sounds learnt, trying really hard to form our letters correctly and starting to label our pictures with the sounds we can hear. In maths we are singing lots of number songs and working out one more and one less. In PE we had a great time developing different types of throwing skills.
Next week we will talk about our pets and start to think about Autumn and Harvest.
Have a lovely weekend.
😊

 

Ancient Egyptian Day

The date is set for our exciting, immersive day in Year 4.

Ancient Egyptian Day will be on Wednesday the 1st of October.

Dressing up is optional. Please come in school uniform if you choose not to dress up.

Thank you

Vacancies for New Governors

We currently have vacancies on our federation governing board for 3 categories of governor: parent governor, local authority governor and foundation governor.

It is very rewarding being part of the school governors and we are looking for new members with a variety skills that can help support the schools. The time commitment is approximately 6 meetings a year, plus any visits to school that you do in between to support staff and school leaders.

Attached to this post you will find the 3 letters detailing how to apply for each of these roles and a bit about the roles.

PARENT GOVERNOR: if you are interested in this role, there is an application form which needs to be brought back to school by 9am Friday 25th September. If you would like a hard copy of this form, please email the office and we will send one home with your child. It doesn’t matter which school your child attends, as the governing board supports both schools. You will be voted for based on your skill set and what you can bring to the board.

The other two roles are applied for directly via the links on the letters.

Parent Governor Nomination

Local Authority Governor Letter 2025

Foundation Governor Letter 2025 (1)

 

Y1 Shrewsbury Museum Trip

They Y1 children had such a wonderful day at Shrewsbury Museum last week learning lots about the history of toys!
The children were all so engaged during the workshop and already knew lots of wonderful facts due to this being our current history topic!

We then had lunch in the Quarry and spent some time playing in the park before heading home.

The sun was shining and although it was very warm, it was a fab day! I’m sure they will all be exhausted!