The Early Help team are available to provide free information, advice and support at the new time of Tuesday’s at 9.30-12.30 weekly.  They are based at Raven House in Market Drayton.

Please see the flyer for for information.

Early Help Family Drop-in Poster – RH

Please see the attached letter for information about the classes for September 2024.

The children will have the opportunity to move up to their new class on Tuesday morning next week. They need to go to their current class as normal for registration. Class R will go to the hall for registration before going to class 1.

Staffing and updates 2024

There is a slight IT issue with our published diary dates on the website, with some not being on view beyond the 8th July. I have reported this to the IT team who are looking into it. Please see a list of upcoming diary dates below.

• 1st & 2nd July – Y6 move up days to Thomas Adams
• 1st, 2nd & 3rd July – Y6 move up days to SJT
• 2nd July Move up morning for all pupils in Hodnet
• 3rd July – 9am Class R assembly, Class R parents welcome to attend
• 5th July – Rock Steady Concert, parents of pupils in Rock Steady welcome to attend
• 6th July – Hodnet Village Treasure Trail 10am-3pm
• 8th & 9th July – Y6 move up days to Grove school
• 9th July – Y6 SATS result published
• 11th July – Church service at St Luke’s, Hodnet 2pm.
• 12th July – End of year reports out to parents
• 15th July – Y5 trip to Bishops Wood
• 15th July – Y6 retreat day at St Peters Church
• 15th July – Y6 rounders team final after school.
• 15th – 19th July – work experience students in school
• 16th July – Y5 secondary experience day at Grove school
• 17th July – Y6 performance 6pm
• 18th July – Y6 trip to WMSP
• 19th July – Y6 leavers assembly 9am, Y6 parents welcome
• 19th July – Break up for the summer holidays.

Dates for the new academic year:

• Monday 2nd September – PD day, school closed to pupils
• Tuesday 3rd September – New school term starts for academic year 24/25.

Sports Day house point totals are:

4th Place Badgers = 117 

3rd Place Owls = 132

2nd Place Squirrels = 135

1st Place Foxes = 159

Well done to the Foxes team who retained the Sports Day trophy.

Thank you to everyone who came and supported us today and to all the children who gave it their all. 

Normal house points for this week will be published next week.

Our PTA will be selling ice-creams on the rear school playground at 3.15pm every Friday until the end of term. 

Costs are either 50p or £1 for a range of iced treats. Cash or card’s accepted.

All donations go towards PTA contributions to our school, and are greatly appreciated.

A reminder once again of the age restrictions for some of the most popular apps, games or sites.

WhatsApp – age 13+

Fortnite – age 12+

Call of Duty – age 18+

Facebook, Instagram & TikToc – age 12+

Snapchat – age 13+

Roblox ranges from age 7+, age 10+ to age 12+ depending on the platform used, but does have chat rooms which can cause a specific danger to children if they are talking to unknown people.

Some of the above platforms or apps continue to cause unnecessary distress to our primary aged children and take up valuable school time dealing with issues that spill into school. We ask for parental support and encourage you to follow the age restriction guidance to safeguard all our children. 

Click here to visit our school website online safety page ,found within the Parents Area, with useful information about how to keep children safe online, up to date guidance and useful website links with important safeguarding advice.

Next Tuesday, 11th June, we will be welcoming Academy photography into school to take both the Y6 leavers photos and the class groups pictures. Please ensure children are in full uniform as per the daily expectations.

As part of Headteacher development opportunities, the 318 Education Trust run an annual project where headteachers ‘swap’ schools for a short period of time. This year, I have been paired with Mrs Sue Lovecy who is the headteacher at StMartins School in Oswestry. From Monday 17th to Wednesday 19th June I will be at St Martins and Mrs Lovecy will be at Hodnet. Mrs Williams will be out of class and on hand to support any issues that may arise and will guide Mrs Lovecy in the role of Headteacher at Hodnet. Likewise the deputy at St Martins will support me. This should be an interesting project enabling us to see how each of the schools are led and managed, it will be particularly interesting for me as St Martins is a through school catering for pupils aged 3 -16 (and probably a huge challenge – secondary is a whole different ball game!!).

Please continue to contact school in the normal ways, staff will be on hand to support you. If there is anything particularly urgent which requires my involvement, I am contactable and will ensure I am available.

Thank you for your continued support, wish me luck!

Mrs Lyall.

Hodnet School is not used as a polling station, so we will be open as usual on 4th July.

A reminder that next week is half term. Enjoy the week, school reopens on Monday 3rd June.