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• Tuesday 10 February 2026 Year 3 and Year 4 Football Teams Shine at EDA Tournament! A huge well done to our fantastic Year 3 and Year 4 football teams, who recently took part in an exciting competition at EDA. The children played brilliantly throughout the event, taking part in multiple matches against local schools and showing great teamwork, determination, and sportsmanship.
• Monday 9 February 2026 Safety Internet Week 2026 Our focus this week is "Safer Intent". Mrs Carson our IT Leader delivered a whole school assembly talking about about internet safety and the use of AI. The children were involved in this interactive assembly. What a super way to kick start our safeguarding focus week. More to come.
• Monday 9 February 2026 Year 5/6 Basketball Teams Impress at CTA Tournament Our Year 5 and Year 6 basketball teams had a fantastic afternoon at the recent tournament held at CTA. We were delighted to take giving even more pupils the chance to take part and represent Holly Grove.
• Friday 6 February 2026 Year 6 Enjoy a Fantastic Residential Week at Standon Bowers Year 6 have returned from a brilliant week away at Standon Bowers, where they fully embraced every activity and challenge. Throughout the week, they impressed both their teachers and the Standon Bowers instructors with their enthusiasm, resilience and positive attitude.
• Friday 6 February 2026 Holly Grove has been chosen to pilot a brand new JCB Education Programme We're delighted to share that our KS1 pupils have been selected to take part in an exciting new STEM project created by JCB. A member of the JCB Education Team, who is related to a family with a child in KS1, kindly recommended Holly Grove and thanks to this connection we have received some wonderful resources. We are extremely grateful.
• Tuesday 3 February 2026 National Storytelling Week: Inspiring Creativity With Rapper and Poet Alim Kamara! As part of National Storytelling Week, our pupils took part in an exciting live online lesson with rapper and poet Alim Kamara. The children were completely inspired as Alim shared his passion for rhythm, rhyme and storytelling, giving them lots of brilliant ideas to help them write their very own raps.
• Tuesday 3 February 2026 🏆 Holly Grove Sports Participation Awards – Just for YOU! 🏆 Get ready, Holly Grove!We're launching a brand-new Sports Participation Award System this year—and it's all about celebrating you for giving sports a go!
• Tuesday 3 February 2026 Year 5 Put Their Forest School Skills to the Test at Beaudesert! Year 5 enjoyed a fantastic day at Beaudesert Activity Centre, where they had the chance to put all their Forest School knowledge and skills into action in a much larger woodland environment. These are skills the children have been building since Nursery, and it was wonderful to see how confidently they used them.
• Monday 2 February 2026 Nursery Butterflies Winter Habitats On Monday, the Butterflies had a wonderful time during their Forest School session. We began by talking about how, in winter, some animals go into hibernation to keep themselves warm and safe. This sparked lots of curiosity, so together we decided to create our very own animal habitats.
• Friday 30 January 2026 Nursery Children Take Ownership Through Our New Book Voting Station
• Friday 30 January 2026 Year 3/4 Book Club Explore Our Author of the Month: Michael Morpurgo! Our Year 3/4 Book Club have been diving into the wonderful world of our Author of the Month, Michael Morpurgo. The children really enjoyed researching and discovering fascinating facts about him—especially as our current class reading book is The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips.
• Thursday 29 January 2026 Year 1 DT Fruit preparation Year 1 Get Chopping in DT!
• Thursday 29 January 2026 ❄️ Exploring Mixed Media Through Winter Art! ❄️ Our children have been fully immersed in our Winter theme this week, using their creativity, fine motor skills, and imagination to bring snowy scenes to life!
• Wednesday 28 January 2026 Carbon Monoxide Workshop Year 2 and Year 5 Learn About Carbon Monoxide Safety with Bonanza Creative
• Wednesday 28 January 2026 Reception Explore Our World Through Our Winter Topic! Our Reception class has been busy developing their Understanding the World and early geography skills as part of our Winter theme. The children have shown wonderful curiosity as they explored where we live and how our world looks from different perspectives.
• Tuesday 27 January 2026 Year 2 Explore Micro‑Habitats in Forest School! Year 2 have had an exciting week in Science as we continued our learning about living things and their habitats. This lesson focused on micro‑habitats—the small, carefully balanced environments where different minibeasts live.
• Tuesday 27 January 2026 Year 1 Become Vegetable Explorers in DT! Year 1 have had a fantastic and very tasty Design & Technology lesson this week as we explored a wide range of vegetables to discover which ones are our favourites. The children were excited to try vegetables they already knew they liked, as well as being brave enough to taste some completely new ones!
• Tuesday 27 January 2026 Year 1 Become Vegetable Explorers in DT! Year 1 have had a fantastic and very tasty Design & Technology lesson this week as we explored a wide range of vegetables to discover which ones are our favourites. The children were excited to try vegetables they already knew they liked, as well as being brave enough to taste some completely new ones!
• Tuesday 27 January 2026 Year 3/4 Persuasive letter to Celt Tribe Year 3/4 Prepare to Persuade the Celtic Tribes!
• Tuesday 27 January 2026 A Wonderful Visit From Lichfield District Council… and Orinoco the Womble! Today we were thrilled to welcome Lichfield District Council into school—along with a very special guest… Orinoco the Womble!The visit marked the launch of a brand‑new national food waste education campaign, and we were incredibly proud that our school was chosen to help introduce it. Lichfield District Council were the very first in the country to launch this initiative, making the day even more exciting for our pupils.
• Tuesday 27 January 2026 Holly Grove’s Rudolph Run Raises Nearly £1,500 for St Giles Hospice! We are absolutely delighted to share the fantastic success of our Rudolph Run in support of St Giles Hospice at the end of last term. On the penultimate day of school, every single child—right from Nursery through to Year 6—took part in this festive fundraiser, helping to support a wonderful local charity that provides care for local people.
• Monday 26 January 2026 School Choir Shines at Young Voices Concert at the Birmingham NEC Last night, our school choir took part in the spectacular Young Voices concert at the Birmingham NEC, and what an unforgettable evening it was! This event gave our children the amazing opportunity to perform as part of one of the world's largest children's choir concerts, uniting with thousands of other pupils from schools across the country to create one incredible massed choir. Young Voices is renowned for providing children with an electrifying musical experience that boosts confidence, celebrates teamwork, and inspires a lifelong love of singing.
• Friday 23 January 2026 Exploring How Polar Bears Stay Warm – Reception Science Investigation This week in Reception, we have been busy developing our Understanding the World, Science, and Communication and Language skills through a very exciting investigation!
• Friday 23 January 2026 Autumn Term Attendance 2025 – Holly Grove Leads the Primitas Trust! We are delighted to share that our Autumn Term Attendance Newsletter was sent to all parents and carers last week via Class Dojo, and it is also available to view on our school website under the Newsletters section.
• Wednesday 21 January 2026 Archery Team Shines at Chase Terrace Academy Competition!
• Friday 16 January 2026 Year 3/4 Boys Show Great Spirit in Football Match Against Lichfield Cathedral School Our Year 3/4 boys football team played a determined and spirited match against Lichfield Cathedral School this week. It was a tough fixture, but our team gave it their all from the very first whistle to the last.
• Friday 16 January 2026 Year 5/6 Begin Their Art Topic with War Artist Paul Nash Year 5/6 have launched their new Art topic this week by delving into the powerful and atmospheric work of Paul Nash, one of Britain's most influential war artists. Their first lesson set a brilliant tone for the term ahead!
• Friday 16 January 2026 Times Tables Triumph! Year 3/4 Shine in Their Maths Learning This week, our children have been showing fantastic determination and progress in learning their times tables. Their hard work, steady practice and brilliant attitudes have really stood out — and we couldn't be prouder of them!
• Thursday 15 January 2026 Reception Explore a Magical Ice Castle! This week in Reception, the children stepped into a winter wonderland as they explored an exciting ice castle! There was awe and curiosity everywhere as the children investigated frozen branches, icy tree needles and sparkling blocks of ice.
• Thursday 15 January 2026 Year 2 Science topic Living things and habitats Year 2 had a fantastic start to their new Science topic, Living Things and Their Habitats, this week. Their very first lesson took them outdoors as real scientists, working together to explore the world around them.

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