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• Friday 13 February 2026 Student Council Elections 2026! We are excited to announce that Student Council Elections will take place during the week of 23rd February 2026. This is a brilliant opportunity for pupils to develop confidence, leadership, and a strong voice within our school community.
• Friday 13 February 2026 Nursery Shines in Annual Dragon Dance Celebration 2026
• Thursday 12 February 2026 Year 5/6 Welcome a Very Special Visitor with WWII Memories
• Thursday 12 February 2026 Year 2 Step Back in Time at Forest School Year 2 had an exciting and imaginative Forest School session today as they linked their outdoor learning to their history topic on Mary Seacole and Florence Nightingale. Using a combination of creativity, teamwork, and Forest School skills, the children set out to make their very own herbal medicines, just like Mary Seacole did when caring for wounded soldiers.
• Thursday 12 February 2026 Year 1 Celebrate Completing Their Delicious DT Project Year 1 have proudly completed their Design and Technology project by creating their very own fruit salads! After several weeks of exploring different fruits, tasting new flavours, and designing their ideal combinations, the children finally put their plans into action.
• Wednesday 11 February 2026 Year 1/2 Learn About Nursing With a Special Visitor This week, Year 1/2 were very lucky to have a visit from Nurse Sam, who came to talk to the children about her important job as a nurse. She explained the many different roles she carries out each day and showed the children some of the special equipment she uses, including a stethoscope and real X‑rays.
• Wednesday 11 February 2026 Reception Begin Exciting Woodwork Project
• Tuesday 10 February 2026 Year 2 Enjoy a Wonderful Morning with Our Intergenerational Reading Group This month, our Intergenerational Reading Group welcomed the children from Year 2 for a very special morning of shared stories and conversations with local residents.
• Tuesday 10 February 2026 Internet Safety Week 2026 Explore Artificial Intelligence During Internet Safety Week As part of Internet Safety Week, our children took part in the BBC Live Lesson, which focused on the fascinating and fast‑growing world of artificial intelligence. The session introduced pupils to what AI is, how it works, and where we see it in everyday life — from smart speakers to online searches and digital assistants.
• Tuesday 10 February 2026 National Storytelling Week Begins with Exciting Live Lesson in KS1
• 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.

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