7 months ago
Posted on 11th Sep 2025 by Penny Lyall

Celebrating Success. Book Worm 12.9.25

Well done to everyone who received awards or shoutouts this week, we are very proud of you.

Today we celebrated reading in our celebration assembly, with praise for lots of children for their reading at home and reading throughout the curriculum in school.

Class R – Luan
Class 1 – Harry C
Class 2 – William H
Class 3 – Betsy
Class 4 – Sophie
Class 5 – Willow
Class 6 – Milly H

Congratulations to all our chosen Book Worms, your reading at home and school was excellent this week.

Remember to keep up those good reading habits.

7 months ago
Posted on 10th Sep 2025 by Penny Lyall

Procedures for Earrings

Children can wear earrings for school in the form of a small stud. Hoops or dangling earrings are not permitted, studs only, thank you. These rules must be adhered to for health and safety reasons.

Earrings must be removed for PE. The only exception for this is if ears are newly pierced, when tape can be used to cover them and additional care is needed during activities. Tape is not permitted for general use, again for health and safety reasons, as this can actually make it easier for earrings to be ripped out of ears during sport or when removing tape, it can also encourage infection.

On PE days, pupils either need to come to school without their earrings in, or bring a small box to put their earrings in for the duration of the PE lesson. Please note that staff are not able to take earrings out or put back in, pupils must be able to do this themselves. They can use the mirrors in the toilets if this helps them.

This term the PE days are as follows:

YR – Friday
Y1 – Thursday
Y2 – Monday and Thursday
Y3 – Wednesday and Friday
Y4 – Wednesday and Friday
Y5 – Wednesday and Friday
Y6 – Wednesday and Friday

The procedures for earrings apply to all sporting activities including PE, swimming, after school or lunchtime sporting clubs and school team fixtures.

Thank you for your continued support with this matter.

Mrs Lyall, Headteacher.

8 months ago
Posted on 09th Sep 2025 by Penny Lyall

Forest School after school club

Our new KS2 Forest Schools club started this week, with pupils learning about safe risk management. They were safely and successfully using tools to complete amazing creations. Well done for your superb teamwork and supporting each other to succeed. Great fun was had by all! Huge thank you to Mrs Gregory for providing this club opportunity.

8 months ago
Posted on 05th Sep 2025 by Penny Lyall

Coffee & Chat Early help team drop in’s

On Tuesday 9th September, our Early Help drop in, coffee and chat will be held in our library 9.30-11.30, no need to book. Please pop in if you would like to chat to Jo Ruff who can offer friendly help and support with parenting and family needs. Jo’s sessions will be on the first Tuesday of every month going forwards 9.30-11.30 in school.

8 months ago
Posted on 05th Sep 2025 by Penny Lyall

Upcoming events

A reminder that we will be hosting meet the teacher coffee and curriculum chats next week. Paretns are warmly invited to find out about the learning ahead and find out ways in which we can work together to ensure the best for the children in our care.

Curriculum and Coffee sessions will be held in the classrooms from 8.45-9am, children will need to go straight to the hall for registration with Mrs Lyall. Dates below:

Monday – Y5&6
Tuesday – Y3&4
Wednesday – Y1&2
Thursday – YR

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.

Please look out for letters with information about swimming including the small charge that we ask for as a contribution to the cost of transport. We cover the swimming teaching costs as a school, as swimming in on the curriculum, however we ask for support to help with the shortfall in coach costs. We also ask for parents to send back the reply slip about children’s swimming ability.

Y6 Bikeability starts on Monday 22nd September, please look out for information.

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.

Save the date for a 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.

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

8 months ago
Posted on 05th Sep 2025 by Penny Lyall

Celebrating Success. Certificate of Achievement 5.9.25

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

Class R – The whole class for a fantastic start to school life at Hodnet. We are very proud of you.
Class 1 – Myla for making a fantastic start in class 1 and for showing kindness to her classmates.
Class 2 – Lacie for amazing effort in her work and always being ready to learn.
Class 3 – Megan for setting a great example of how we learn in class 3.
Class 4 – Clara for being focussed, engaged and motivated to learn. Well done Clara, a great start.
Class 5 – Evan for listening and getting on with his work all week, a super start, well done we a re all really proud of you.
Class 6 – Eva for creating a super entry in our class ‘Reading Recommends’. A fantastic role model, well done.
Lunchtime – Lily C in class 6 for helping Reception pupils at lunchtime.
Raffle ticket – Isaac C in class 2.

8 months ago
Posted on 05th Sep 2025 by Penny Lyall

Celebrating Success. Book Worm 5.9.25

Well done to everyone who received awards or shoutouts this week, we are very proud of you.

Today we celebrated reading in our celebration assembly, with praise for lots of children for their reading at home and reading throughout the curriculum in school.