Welcome back!
I hope you all had a wonderful Easter break. I think the two-week Easter holiday gives time for the children (and us, if you had the same break) to have a proper switch off from school. We even had some sunshine – warm sunshine too!
See you again next week.
Dates
24-25 April – Year 5 residential visit to London
1 May – PTA sponsored bounce (more info to follow)
4 May – Bank Holiday (school closed)
7 May – Local Elections (school closed)
w/b 11 May – Year 6 SATs week
22 May – Last day of half term
1 June – First day back after half term
Attendance
Whole School – 98.3%
Year 3 – 100%
Year 4 – 100%
Year 1 – 99.6%
Year 6 – 99.24%
Year 5 – 98.48%
Reception – 95.37%
Year 2 – 94.58%
Well done Year 3 and Year 4!
Bible Quote of the Week
“He is not here; he has risen, just as he said”
Matthew 28:6
NEWS
Baby Update!
Mrs Browning came in to visit school this week…and she brought Rudy in with her too. He met lots of adults and children and was remarkably chilled throughout it all!
Super Will!
Cross Country
Before the Easter holiday, some of our children took part in a cross country competition with other schools from around Dudley.
It was a busy morning with some challenging weather conditions and a tough course, but they handled it really well.
With over 150 children attending from more than 20 schools, there was a fantastic atmosphere throughout the event. The children clearly enjoyed themselves.
Overall, Pedmore placed 11th.
Thank you to Anna Hill for training and going with the children to the event.
Forest School
Mrs Lane's Husband
Mrs Lane’s Husband is running the London Marathon next weekend, raising money for Children with Cancer.
If you would like to support this worthwhile cause you can do through this link:
https://www.justgiving.com/page/tomlaneldn2026?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=CL
Go Tom!
Happy News
Happy News is a free weekly newsletter just for kids. It reports good news stories from around the globe in an easy-to-access format. It’s well worth a read!
Edition changes every week!
Primary News Today
Primary News Today is a children’s newspaper. It has headline news that is informative, engaging and thought-provoking.
Edition changes every week!
SAFEGUARDING
For Parents – App Controls to Support Children
Jenny is a mother with two teenage girls who feels the pressure of keeping up to date with online safety, new app settings and more. In this article and YouTube video, Jenny shares how she uses app-level parental controls to manage socail media use across her daughters’ phones and tablets.
