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Wilnecote Weekly Update - 27th February 2026 

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Dear Parents and Carers,

Staffing Updates

We are delighted to announce the appointment of new staff.

Learning Support assistants starting 9th March

Mrs Colman will be joining the Year 4 team in the mornings and the year 5 team in the afternoons.

Mrs Pursey-Agg will be joining the Year 3 team in the afternoon. 

Inclusion Leader starting 13th April

Mrs Kemp will be joining the senior leadership team. Her focus will be to raise attainment for children. This is funded by the DFE under the RISE project. 

Maternity Leave

Mrs Towle finishes work on the 6th March and Mrs Hancox will commence on the 9th March.

Miss Stodd finishes work on the 20th March, transition Miss Page has already commenced for the SENCo role.  

Meals/Snack Payments

Polite reminder to all parents to ensure meal/snack payments are made in advance and Arbor accounts are kept in credit throughout the school year. Thank you.

Ukulele Lessons

We have the opportunity for a small group of children to start learning the Ukulele.  The lessons are during the morning on a Friday.  The cost is usually £62.00 per term; the Spring Term will be pro-rata. 

This price includes the loan of a Ukulele.

Lessons will start Friday 6th March 2026.

Please let the office know if your child would like to learn the Ukulele.

World Book Day – Pyjama Day (Thursday 5th March)

We will be celebrating World Book Day on Thursday 5th March with a whole-school Pyjama Day. Children are invited to come to school in their comfiest pyjamas (with appropriate shoes for outdoors). Each year group will take part in cosy, night-time themed reading activities linked to a chosen book.

Parents are welcome to come and share a book with their child;

Year 3/4 - 9 - 9.15

Year 5/6 - 2.45 - 3

We’re looking forward to a wonderful day celebrating our love of reading!

Parent carer workshop - reminder

You're Invited!  

Parent/Carer Workshop – Emotion coaching - part 2 
Date: Wednesday 4th March  
Location: Heathfields Infant Academy 
Time: 8:40am – 10:00am 

  • Arrival: Between 8:40am – 9:00am (after school drop-off) 

  • Workshop: 9:00am – 10:00am 

Resources 

Year 6 need some shoe boxes for their design and technology project. If you have any spare can you please send them into school. 

Celebrations 

The House Champions this week were Team MacGregor. 

The class with the best attendance was Lewis/Sachar class with 100%.

The class with the highest number of readers was Shakespeare with 100%.

The class with the most TTRS engagement was Shakespeare class with 52%.

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Upcoming Events at Heathfields and Wilnecote

Year 5 visit to the Fire Station
1:30pm – 3:00pm
02
March
Assembly - Importance of being Kind
9:00am – 9:15am
03
March
Emotion Coaching Workshop @Heathfields
9:00am – 10:00am
04
March
Year 3 library
9:15am – 11:15am
from 25 Feb and on Wednesday each week until 25 Mar
04
March
Sachar Swimming Lesson
1:00pm – 3:00pm
from 25 Feb and on Wednesday each week until 15 Jul
04
March
Year 5 - visit to the fire station
1:30pm – 3:00pm
04
March
Wilnecote World Book Day
All Day
05
March
Class Shakespeare Forest Day
9:00am – 3:05pm
06
March
Class Browne Mother's Day Assembly
9:00am – 9:15am
09
March
Class Hughes Mother's Day Assembly
9:00am – 9:15am
10
March
Year 3 library
9:15am – 11:15am
from 25 Feb and on Wednesday each week until 25 Mar
11
March
Sachar Swimming Lesson
1:00pm – 3:00pm
from 25 Feb and on Wednesday each week until 15 Jul
11
March
Class Lewis Mother's Day Assembly
9:00am – 9:15am
12
March
Class Sachar Forest Day
9:00am – 3:05pm
13
March
Year 3/4 Indoor Athletics
3:30pm – 5:00pm
17
March