Temple MeadowPrimary School

Eggciting times in Year 2! Year 2 were thrilled to welcome some very special visitors into their classroom this week as part of the Living Eggs 'Ready to Hatch' programme. This handson experience allows children to observe the incredible life cycle of a chick up close, from egg to hatchling, right in the classroom. Living Eggs provide everything needed for schools, including the incubator, eggs and expert guidance, alongside curriculumlinked resources that help children learn about life cycles, care for living things and responsibility in a safe and ethical way. As you can see, some of the chicks have already started to hatch, creating lots of excitement, curiosity and wonder for our children Year 2 are absolutely loving this memorable learning experience and it has been fantastic to see their engagement and enthusiasm grow each day. We'll be sharing more updates very soon as the chicks continue to hatch and grow!

Celebrating Wellbeing Sessions – Year 1 & Year 5 This week we were delighted to host the final Stretch, Yoga and Meditation sessions for our Year 1 and Year 5 families. It has been wonderful to see children and families taking time to slow down together, focusing on movement, mindfulness and wellbeing. These sessions have been a lovely way to build calm, connection and positive mental health across our school community and we are so proud of how enthusiastically everyone has taken part. We'd love to hear from you! Please let us know in the comments if you and your child enjoyed the sessions and if you would like to see these wellbeing workshops return in the next academic year. Thank you to all the families who joined us – your support means so much.

From all of us at Temple Meadow, we would like to send our very best wishes to Miss Hodgetts as she gets ready to welcome her baby. Wishing you a happy, healthy, and special time. Enjoy your maternity leave!

Year 5 & 6 MPs at the SHAPE Primary Conference On Wednesday, our Year 5 and Year 6 MPs had a fantastic day attending the SHAPE Primary Conference, taking part in four exciting workshops throughout the day. We began with a NatWest budgeting workshop, where the children worked together in different roles to design a playground while learning about managing money. Next, Box Clever delivered an energetic session focused on the four principles of boxing – respect, resilience, focus and discipline – alongside learning some basic boxing moves. The children then enjoyed a healthy eating workshop with Choices, during which they designed their own healthy lunchboxes. We finished the day with an engaging workshop led by Creativ Hub, based in Cradley Heath, where the children learned about graphic design and created their own logos. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the day and represented our school brilliantly, demonstrating excellent manners, enthusiasm and engagement throughout. We are very proud of them!

Easter Holiday Reading Challenge – Year 6 Morpurgo During the Easter holidays, children in 6 Morpurgo were set a fun challenge: Take a photo of yourself reading in the most unusual place you can find! We were so impressed with the creativity and enthusiasm - there were some fantastic and imaginative reading spots! Thank you to our families for supporting this challenge and for encouraging reading beyond the classroom - we love seeing our children enjoying books in such memorable ways!

Reception Offers Day Today is Reception Offers Day and we know it is an exciting time for many families. If you applied for Temple Meadow, we do hope you have been allocated a place with us. Once we receive our confirmed list of children, we will be in touch soon with further information about next steps and upcoming arrangements. We look forward to welcoming our new Reception families very soon!