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As I leave Wylde Green Primary this week, I should like to take the opportunity to thank all the staff and parents for their support throughout my 13 years at the school, including 11 years as Deputy Headteacher and the last two as Headteacher.

It has been a privilege to be part of the school community and to work alongside such dedicated staff and supportive parents. I am very proud of everything that we have achieved together and grateful for the part everyone has played in making the school the success it is today.

I shall certainly miss teaching the children and being part of the daily life of the school. The children have always been at the heart of everything we do, and it has been a pleasure to see them learn, grow and develop over the years.

Thank you all for your kindness, encouragement and support during my time here. I leave with many happy memories and wish the whole school community every success for the future.

Mr Hamilton-Martin

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Hawthorn – 3649

Rowan – 3352

Sycamore – 3233

Oak - 3146

The winning house for this half term is Hawthorn.  A big congratulations to all of the children in Hawthorn house for their hard work.  As a reward they have enjoyed extra time on the Jungle Gym.

Well done.

Children in Need

Thank you for the incredible efforts with the challenge and donations so far!

There is still time to sign up and run/walk/cycle 2.6 miles by Friday 13th November!

If you would like to get involved, here are the steps on how to sign up and raise money:

  1. Head over to runpudsey.co.uk and click ‘register to take part.’
  2. Put in the correct details to complete the signing up process. Our unique code is ‘0DEE’ to sign up.
  3. Create your page and share it to family and friends to get donating!

All participants who raise a donation (of any size) will receive a Children in Need medal.

Good luck!

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Diwali activities at Wylde Green

On Monday 9th November, we shall be learning about Diwali. This is a festival of light and colour, children are being asked to come into school wearing their own clothes in the following colours, each of which has a special meaning for Diwali.

Reception – red, Year 1 – pink,  Year 2 – orange

Year 3 – green, Year 4 – yellow, Year 5 – blue

Year 6 – white.

During the day, children will take part in Diwali activities and learn how children at our school celebrate Diwali.

Happy Diwali! 

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Year 3’s visit to Birmingham

Museum and Art Gallery

On Thursday 15th October, Year 3 enjoyed an exciting and educational visit to Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery as part of their History topic about Ancient Egypt. The children explored what daily life was like in Ancient Egypt for a variety of people, from farmers to pharaohs, from the clothes they wore and the food they ate, to games and toys they played with. A highlight of the day was exploring different Egyptian artefacts and trying to work out what they might be and what they might have been used for. As well as the workshop, the children enjoyed visiting different galleries about many other periods in History. A particular favourite was seeing a model of Birmingham during medieval times. It was a fantastic day full of hands-on learning and memorable experiences.

Mrs Wheeldon and Miss Turner-Fletcher

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‘I liked the Egyptian artefacts we looked at, especially trying on the sandals.’

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‘I learnt that the women used charcoal for eyelines in the Egyptian times.’

 

 

‘I liked looking at the statues in the workshop. I remember they used a dried bean as a musical instrument.’

‘It was great to see all of the artefacts in the museum. I learnt that the Egyptians made a lot of things.’

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Game Donations

A huge thank you to all our parents and families for your generous donations to support wet playtimes! Our School Council is so grateful for your kindness and support. We are looking forward to using these resources and know the children will enjoy having lots of fun with them on rainy days!

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Junior National Reading Champions

Last Friday, four of our Year 5 and 6 pupils took part in the National Literacy Trust’s Junior National Reading Champions Quiz.

The quiz tested the children’s knowledge of a range of fictional books and our team competed against schools from across the West Midlands in a regional heat. They rose to the challenge brilliantly, showing off their reading knowledge and enthusiasm for books throughout the competition.

The children represented our school fantastically and finished 10th out of 19 teams. They should be incredibly proud of themselves, not only for their achievement but also for the enthusiasm, teamwork and sportsmanship they showed along the way.

A huge well done to Hazel, Lexi, Dharamveer and Josiah for being such brilliant ambassadors for our school.

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Autumn 1 – Sports Report

The new school year saw our newly formed teams compete and take part in a range of events, here’s how they performed:

Cross Country – Race 1&2

Our first race of the season took place at Bishop Walsh in September. Our young boys’ team all finished in the midfield of a 100 runners, they were led home by Eesa (5J) in 26th place. Our girls’ team had a brilliant run with a combined positions score of 138 and a fantastic 1st place finish for Luisa (6W).

Going into race 2, we knew our boys were in 8th and our girls were in 1st place out of the 14 competing schools, putting us in joint 3rd combined. The race at Bishop Vesey is always a tough one with a lot more hills to contend with, our teams found this the case, although they all completed their runs and were smiling at the end (eventually!). Our boys were again led home by Eesa who this time came home in 21st place and our girls had two brilliant finishes from Luisa in 5th followed closely by Sadie in 6th.

Well done to both teams – cross country is certainly a tough event to compete in, great determination!

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Lunchtime Cross Country

It has been great to see so many children attend Wednesday’s cross country run during lunchtime. Well done to everyone who came and gave it a go! We will start this club back up in Spring when the weather is more reliable. However if your child wants to carry on with their running there is a weekly children’s Parkrun (2k) on Sunday mornings at Sutton Park.

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Football Roundup

Our boys’ team were first to kick off the new season with two league matches. Our first game was at home against Walmley and was a real game of two halves. The boys struggled to get going in the first and found themselves 2-0 down at HT. It was pleasing to see the boys stick together and show their true level in the second half however, playing some more composed football and pressing forward. This resulted in a measured finish from Isiah (6M) and a great turn and shot from Ben (5J) drawing us level, with momentum the boys just ran out of time to find the winner but should be proud of their fightback.

The second match was away at Mere Green, there was more energy from the start from the boys, although we found it hard to find a rhythm to our play and the game became scrappy. The team were up for the battle and in a moment of quality Jude (6W) hit an unstoppable free-kick past the Mere Green keeper. Despite the game opening up and good chances for both sides the score remained 1-0 to seal a battling 3 points. Well done boys - there is definitely more to come from this team!

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Our girls’ team also got their season underway this half term with a home match against Christ the King. The girls have a mix of new and experienced players this year and were excited for the match. The girls deserve lots of credit for battling the horrendous conditions but the wind and rain couldn’t stop them putting in a solid performance. Suraya (5S) started the scoring and added a second soon after with a great first-time finish from Zara’s (6J) cross. Despite eventually conceding after some brave goalkeeping by Connie (6W) the girls pulled away through goals from Arlo (5J) and Luisa (6W) resulting in a 4-1 win. A great first game for the girls, can’t wait to see them progress through the season.

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