Careers and Aspirations week

The last week of this half term is our careers and aspirations enrichment week. 13th – 17th October. We aim to inspire our pupils about life beyond school and the world of further education and work.

During this week the children will learn and out different jobs and the journey people have taken to get to their chosen career path. We would appreciate some support from the wider school community, to showcase our differing strengths and talents and ultimately aim to inspire the next generation!

How can you help?

If you free to come in and talk to the children about your job, your career pathway, the qualifications you needed (or didn’t need!) to get there, please contact Mrs O’Connor on admin@hod.318education.co.uk. We will be hosting a carousel of workshops on Monday 13th and Fri 17th between 1-3pm, which we have done several times before and found to be very successful. If you can spare an afternoon session to talk to multiple groups of children, we would be grateful.

So far, coming in that week are:

  • An illustrator, an author
  • A firefighter, a Ryanair pilot
  • A secondary school teacher,
  • A nurse, a scientist, a food inspector, a radiographer
  • An RAF pilot and air traffic controller
  • An RAF careers officer, an engineer (tanks)
  • A veterinary nurse, an archaeologist
  • A royal baker

We thank you in advance for your support and hope that you will be able to come in to share your career journey with our children.

 

Police patrol reassurance

The police monitor schools based on parking concerns and general community safety. I can confirm that there wasn’t a threat to school or need for police assistance yesterday. The police attended site at 3.15 as part of their usual community patrols. There are no concerns with site safety or the upper gates. They patrol to ensure parking is respectful and lawful and that our children and families are safe.

Annual planner events

Hodnet-Primary-School-Term-Dates-2025-26.pdf

School term dates – a reminder that we have 2 weeks holiday in October starting this year. See below the dates that school is open to pupils.

Autumn term

  • 2nd September – 17th October
  • 4th November – 19th December

Spring term

  • 5th Jan – 13th Feb
  • 23rd Feb – 27th March

Summer term

  • 13th April – 22nd May
  • 1st June – 22nd July

Link to this year’s key school events that parents are invited to and welcome to attend. Please note that there may be additional events and these are subject to change, but where possible we will endeavour to keep them as planned. We aim to provide as much notice as possible to support parents with organisational plans for school events.

Shropshire LA music lessons

Please see the links below to information about music lessons on offer for pupils in Shropshire. We currently have children learning to play the piano/keyboard and guitar. These take place within the school day, usually a Friday afternoon) and instruments are provided. The tuition for music enables pupils to read music and wok towards their grades if they wish to. Children also have the option to play in our termly church service to showcase their talents.

Instrumental lessons | Shropshire Music Service

Booking form:

Shropshire Music Service Instrumental Lesson Enrolment Form

Please note there are significant reductions for eligible pupils including contributions from the music service and 50% reduction for families in receipt of pupil premium. See the link or contact them for further details.

01743 874145

Upcoming events updated 12.9.25

  • Swimming at Market Drayton Swimming pool will start for Y5&6 on Friday 19th September for 5 weeks, this takes us up to half term. After half term, swimming starts for Y3&4 on Friday 7th November for 5 weeks.
  • Y6 Bikeability has been changed. It will now take place in December. Information to follow.
  • We will be working with the NSPCC over the next few weeks, focussing on their speak out to stay safe campaign. Each class will watch a specific age related assembly and the NSPCC team will come in to deliver workshops to Y2, Y5 and Y6 on Tuesday 23rd September.
  • MacMillan coffee afternoon on Friday 26th September in the school hall from 2pm. We welcome cake donations on the day and children are welcome to come to school wearing green.
  • Phonics workshop for Reception parents Monday 29th September 2.30pm in the hall.
  • Individual and sibling photographs Thursday 2nd October, preschool age children optional family photographs from 8.30am in the hall.
  • Flu nasal spray for YR-Y6 on Wed 15th October.
  • New starters to Reception 2026/27 open mornings will be on Wed 10th October and Wed 26th November 10am-11am, tours of school at 10.15am.
  • Harvest assembly will be led by Rev Becky on Monday 13th October in school, children and staff only. Donations for MD food bank welcome please. Donations will be taken to the food bank on Fri 17th October.

Upcoming sporting fixtures/events:

  • Netball – Thurs 25th September at MDJS
  • Cross Country – Thurs 16th October at Grove school
  • Dance event – Tue 14th and Wed 15th October at William Brookes School. 7pm (auditions for this are currently taking place – see Miss Manton and Mrs MacCallum for details).

Upcoming educational visits or visits or visitors:

  • Fri 19th Sept – Music event at Thomas Adams school
  • Tue 23rd Sept – NSPCC workshops Y2, Y5 & Y6
  • Tue 30th Sept – Severn Trent Water whole school assembly and workshop for Y4
  • Tue 7th Oct – Y4 to Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre
  • Fri 10th October – Y6 Enterprise event at Thomas Adams school
  • Tue 14th October – Illustrator visit
  • Wed 15th October – KS1 author visit
  • Fri 7th November – Y2 to Ancient High House in Stafford.
  • Wed 19th November – Y1 to Blists Hill
  • Y3 to Beeston Castle – date TBC
  • Y5 and Y6 to Liverpool museum – date TBC

Please see our website for all diary dates including class assemblies, events and school visits.

Calendar – Hodnet Primary School

Guinea Pig weekend care

We are looking for a group of families who would be willing to care for our guinea pigs for weekends on a rota basis. At the moment they are taken home by staff every weekend, and as they are now bigger and stronger, we would like to open this up to families who are able to provide a caring, loving home for them at the weekend.

What would this involve?

  • Taking the cage and the bag of essentials (bedding, hay, food) home on a Friday after school, the cage is large, so it might not be suitable for all cars – this would need to be checked prior to agreeing to look after them.
  • Feeding and looking after the guinea pigs from Friday night to Monday morning – daily water, daily vegetables and food (dry food provided by school).
  • Providing a space for them to be outside, weather permitting and general handling care.
  • Returning the cage, guinea pigs and essentials bag on Monday morning. Ensuring it is cleaned and ready for the week (if necessary).

If you would like to volunteer for this and have suitable space at home for a large indoor cage and can ensure the safety of the school pets, i.e no other pets at home which might endanger them, then please contact Mrs Lyall or Miss Darmanin to register your interest.

Up to date pupil information

Please can parents ensure that home addresses and phone numbers are up to date. If you have changed address over the summer or recently or got a new phone or email address, please ensure that the details are updated by emailing Mrs O’Connor or Mrs Rhoden in the school office on admin@hod.318education.co.uk. Thank you. It is essential that we can contact you in an emergency and have the correct home address/es for our pupils.

Thank you for your continued support.

Weekly House Points 12.9.25

Weekly house point totals are:

Owls = 103

Badgers = 127

Squirrels = 129

Foxes = 103

Well done to the Squirrels team this week.

 

Hodnet Hall Gardens delicious fruit

We send a huge thank you to the team at Hodnet Hall Gardens, who provided free apples and pears for our children to enjoy this week at playtime. They were delicious and welcomed by all!

Celebrating Success. Certificate of Achievement 12.9.25

Well done to everyone who received awards or shout outs today. We are very proud of you.

  • Class R – Phoebe for always having a fantastic smile and beautiful manners. What an excellent Tough Tortoise. 
  • Class 1 – Antione for fantastic listening and concentration in phonics lessons. Well done for being a Wise Whale
  • Class 2 – Daniel for being an excellent learning role model, always showcasing our school values. A brilliantly Busy Beaver.
  • Class 3 – Sybil for showing superb KS2 learning behaviours, a role model for learning. Well done.
  • Class 4 – Oliver for always being ready to learn, a great role model for the class.
  • Class 5 – Harlow for great perseverance and always trying her best.
  • Class 6 – Theo for being helpful, kind and a great team player.
  • KS1 Headteacher’s – Amelia in class R for increased confidence and settling into school life. Well done, we are very proud of you.
  • KS2 Headteacher’s – Beatrice P in class 5 for being responsible, reliable, sensible and kind to others. Well done.
  • Lunchtime – Samuel in class R for speaking clearly and standing smartly to order his lunch. What a superb Wise Whale.
  • Raffle ticket – Leo in class 5.

 

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