Published on: 11th September, 2026

Weekly Newsletter,Autumn Term, Week 2

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Hodnet School Open Morning Details

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Celebrating Success. Certificate of Achievement 11.09.26

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

  • Class R – Jacob for such an enthusiastic start to your learning in Class R. Keep it up!
  • Class 1-  Sam for a fantastic attitude to learning -being a tough tortoise and learning to write left-handed.  Well done!
  • Class 2 – Oliver B for being a great learning role model , working well with your partner and making a fantastic effort with all your work. Amazing news!
  • Class 3 – Thomas for being a great behaviour role model and always being polite and sensible.  Well done!
  • Class 4 – Octavia for always being ready to learn and your excellent behaviour and partner work too. Keep it up!
  • Class 5- Isabelle for always having your hand up to answer questions and putting a great effort into your work. Well done!
  • Class 6 – Leo for showing determination in all your work. Fantastic!
  • Headteachers Award -KS1- Billy for your exceptional manners around school. What a super role model.
  •  Headteachers Award KS2- Thomas N for your excellent charity work over the summer . Walking to raise money for Birmingham Children’s Hospital.
  • Headteachers Award KS2- Oliver B for being a great role model and showing your knowledge of caring for the guinea pigs with Class R.
  • Raffle- Emmie
  • Lunch Harry T for providing useful feedback to staff about the new menu and being very sensible.

 

Autumn 2026 dates updated 11.9.26

Key dates Autumn term 2026

Please note these will be added to, but here are some key dates for this term so far.

New dates are added in blue, changes are updated in red

September:

  • 16th – House captain voting and pupil responsibility voting (changed from 14th)
  • 17th – Nursery open evening 5-6pm
  • 21st – Y6 Bikeability for 4 days (possibly 3 days TBC)
  • 21st – Music event at Thomas Adams school
  • 21st – Phonics workshop for YR parents 2pm in the school hall
  • 15th – Local Governing Body meeting 4-5.30
  • 23rd – PTA meeting and AGM in school 6pm
  • 24th – Y4 trip to Shropshire Hills Discovery centre
  • 25th – MacMillan coffee afternoon, 2pm. Wear green, cake donations.

October:

  • 2nd – DEAR 3pm
  • 5th – Flu nasal spray for YR-6
  • 5th – 16th Black History month covered in school
  • 5th – Harvest festival donation for the Food Bank
  • 7th – Open morning for new Reception pupils 2027/28. 10-11am. Tours 10.15
  • 8th – Individual pupil photographs for YN-Y6. Optional younger siblings from 8.30am
  • 8th – KS2 Football and KS2 Netball 318 Competitions @ Bowbrook school 1pm
  • 9th – Severn Trent Water visit and Y4 workshop (changed from 7th)
  • 9th – KS1 Football 318 Competitions @ Bowbrook school
  • 12th – 15th October – Oakerwood residential Y6
  • 14th – Y3 visit to Beeston Castle
  • 16th – Break up for half term
  • Y5&6 Enterprise events at Thomas Adams school TBC
  • Enrichment week – Multicultural week TBC

November

  • 2nd – PD day for whole trust conference, school closed.
  • 3rd – Children return to school
  • 6th – DEAR 3pm
  • 6th – PTA Bonfire night, 6pm.
  • 10th – Parents evening 3.30-5pm
  • 11th – Parents evening 3.30-7.30pm
  • Y1 visit to Blists Hill TBC
  • 12th – Y5&6 visit to Liverpool world History museum
  • 13th – Children in Need day
  • 18th – Open morning for new reception pupils 2027/28. 10-11am. Tours 10.15
  • 24th – Local Governing Body meeting
  • 26th – Y5 class assembly 9am (Thursday)

December

  • 2nd – Y4 class assembly 9am
  • 4th – DEAR 3pm
  • 9th – Y3 class assembly 9am
  • 14th – Rock Steady Concert 9.15am
  • 14th – Nativity 2pm
  • 15th – Nativity 2pm
  • 16th – KS1 Theatre trip (TBC)
  • 17th – Church service 2pm (TBC)
  • 18th – party day, Break up for Christmas holidays

 

Weekly House Points 11.09.2026

Weekly house point totals are:

Owls = 39

Badgers =51

Squirrels= 55

Foxes = 59

Well done to the Foxes team this week.

 

Celebrating Success. Book Worm 11.09.26

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 -Aubrey
  • Class 1 -Fleur
  • Class 2 -Casey
  • Class 3 -William H
  • Class 4 -Matilda
  • Class 5 -Harper
  • Class 6-Lacey

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.

Weekly Respect Champions 11.09.26

Well done to our Respect Award Champions who will go into the draw, to be in with a chance to be awarded our school termly respect trophy.

  • Class R – Violet W
  • Class 1 – Zara
  • Class 2 -Emmie
  • Class 3 -Jake
  • Class 4 -Finn
  • Class 5 -Emma
  • Class 6 – Beatrice P