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Easter Bake Off!

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 14:18:27 GMT

The Easter Bake Off Competition is back! Plates will be available to buy from the school office from Monday 16 March and all entries should be brought into school on Monday 13 April. We look forward to seeing your amazing bakes!

Fundraising Challenge!

Fri, 6 Mar 2026 15:57:31 GMT

The Friends would love you to get involved with their latest fundraising challenge! Please have a look to see how you get involved. Thank you for your ongoing support.

World Book Day

Mon, 9 Mar 2026 15:32:42 GMT

The children and staff had a wonderful time celebrating World Book Day on Thursday 5 March. There were lots of amazing costumes filling the classrooms with colour and creativity. Throughout the day, the children took part in a range of exciting book-related activities. It was a great celebration of reading, imagination, and having fun together.

Early Years Music Festival

Fri, 6 Mar 2026 16:16:09 GMT

Reception had a fantastic time at the Early Years Music Festival organised by SevernArts yesterday morning! The theme of the festival was Space and the children sang lots of space songs and had fun dancing with scarves and making music with their homemade shakers. They also loved dressing up in their space-themed costumes!

Beauty and the Beast

Fri, 6 Mar 2026 16:02:20 GMT

Our Year 5 class were invited, along with pupils from other local schools, to watch Pershore High School's production of Beauty and the Beast. The children really enjoyed the performance, which was followed by a singing and dancing workshop to learn the song "Gaston". We would like to thank the Drama Dept for inviting us.

Forensic Science Workshop

Wed, 4 Mar 2026 15:23:37 GMT

Yesterday, all the children took part in workshops bringing science to life: A crime had been committed, and the class had to work together to piece together the evidence! Clues and evidence had to be identified, collected, interpreted and analysed. Children practised science skills such as observing, exploring and asking questions.

Pal-entine's Disco!

Mon, 9 Mar 2026 15:55:28 GMT

A big thank you to the Friends for organising the end-of-term disco and to Mr Gilbert for being a fantastic DJ! The children had a fabulous time – a lovely way to end the first half of the Spring Term!

The History Man

Mon, 9 Mar 2026 16:21:29 GMT

Year 3 and Year 5 had a brilliant day working with The History Man. Year 5 experienced life in Viking times and looked amazing in their costumes. Year 3 took on the role of Roman Centurions, learning about life in Roman times.

Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal

Fri, 16 Jan 2026 11:09:05 GMT

Thank you for all your donations to the recent Poppy Appeal; we have received our certificate today confirming we raised the fantastic sum of £240.72!

Pershore Round Table Santa Sleigh

Mon, 5 Jan 2026 11:14:22 GMT

Parents and children joined Pershore Round Table during the evening of the last day of term to help Santa and his sleigh bring joy and festive cheer to local residents. The money collected through the Santa Sleigh runs is donated predominantly to local charities and good causes, and last year our school was fortunate to benefit from this. Thank you to all the parents and children who supported this event.

Thank you!

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:32:14 GMT

Thank you so much for all the cards, gifts and good wishes given to staff this week – it really is appreciated! We wish you all a very Happy Christmas and a healthy New Year.

Christmas Fun Day!

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 10:01:14 GMT

There was a lot of excitement in school yesterday as the children took part in the Christmas Fun Day organised by the Friends. Throughout the day, the children took part in a variety of activities, including biscuit decorating, making hot chocolate reindeer, Christmas bingo, Christmas word searches and colouring, making decorations, and a scavenger hunt! Staff and pupils also joined together in the hall at lunchtime to enjoy Christmas lunch provided by The Deli. We would like to say a really big "thank you" to the Friends for organising this amazing event for the children.

Christmas Service

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 12:07:57 GMT

On Monday 15 December, we invited parents and families to our Christmas Service at Pershore Abbey. This was a whole school performance with every class having a starring role – Year 6 told the Christmas story, acted out by Reception, and each class performed a song. It has been lovely to hear the children practising their songs over the past few weeks, and we hope you all enjoyed the Service as much as the children enjoyed practising it!

Christmas Jumper Swap Shop!

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 13:52:52 GMT

Have you got a Christmas jumper you have outgrown? If you do, the PTA would love you to donate it to their swap rail where it can find a new home! Please drop any donations into the school office. Thank you.