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Journey Day. 🌟
Mon 08 Dec 2025💫 The whole school came together today for Journey Day, something we have done and valued for many years. It is a time when we step away from the traditional timetable and focus on spiritual development. The children spent the day in their house teams rather than their usual classes and it was so lovely to see them working with different children.
This term our theme was Christmas, with the scripture, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life.”
During the day, children moved through a range of stations including:
✨Creating stable scenes in Forest School
✨Exploring nativity interpretations from around the world
✨Making nativity themed decorations and clay stars
✨Creating Christingles and learning about their meaning
✨A music session with Mr Jones and Mr Kitcher learning songs about light and understanding the lyrics
✨A calm reflection room for prayer and quiet thoughtTo finish the day, the children came together to reflect on the day and perform a song they had learnt in their music session. We were also joined by our Reverend Gareth who closed the day with a thoughtful prayer.
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Daily Mile Santa Dash
Fri 05 Dec 2025Criftins children, from Nursery to Year 6, took part in this fun, feel-good event which is all about getting children, teachers, and whole school communities moving together to celebrate the joy of being active. The Santa Dash is the perfect way to spread festive cheer while keeping everyone healthy and happy in the run-up to the holidays.
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THANK YOU
Fri 05 Dec 2025We want to say a big thank you to Jane Webber and The Welsh Frankton Mothers Union for donating such a lovely selection of Children's Bibles and Christian stories for our library. The children have had a great time looking through them and selecting the ones that they would like to read!
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NFU Festive Farming Quest
Thu 04 Dec 2025Today, Class 4 took part in the NFU’s Festive Farming Quest live lesson- a virtual ‘work experience’.
We met different farmers who have different roles in the lead up to Christmas. The children also had the chance to explore different career paths, including what it’s like to be a farm vet.
The highlight was the ‘live’ birth of a camel calf! The children were absolutely fascinated. There were plenty of interesting facts learnt and lots of brilliant questions asked throughout.
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Footballing Success!
Mon 01 Dec 2025Last week, a group of our boys headed to Oswestry School for more footballing action.
They represented Criftins brilliantly. They won all three of their group matches against Oswestry School and two teams from Packwood without conceding a goal. This secured their place in the semi finals, where they were narrowly beaten.
They showed skill, passion and determination, but just as importantly, they demonstrated superb sportsmanship and respect throughout.
We love the photo of the team receiving some motivating words from their captain.
Well done boys!
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Christmas Carols at the Parish Hall
Mon 01 Dec 2025On Thursday, Class 4 set off down the lanes for the Community Coffee Morning at the Criftins Parish Hall. With the speaker in hand, Christmas songs blasting and the children singing all the way there, it was such a festive way to start the day.
When we arrived, the children were welcomed onto the stage and sang a range of Christmas songs. They were absolutely brilliant; full of confidence, smiles and festive cheer. They loved it when the audience joined in too!
It’s become a lovely tradition for us to visit at Christmas and sing for our local community, and it’s something we all look forward to each year. A huge thank you to the Community Coffee Club for welcoming us so warmly and for their generous fundraising for our PTA.
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Year 3 and 4 Dance
Wed 26 Nov 2025Our 8 Year 3 and 4 dancers joined other schools at the Marches today for a dance competition.
They have been practising in school and at home and have performed brilliantly at the competition to finish in 2nd place!
They will be performing this week in Celebration Assembly to pupils and parents.
Well done to them all!
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History Heritage Afternoon
Sun 16 Nov 2025Please do Join Us Monday 17th November, 2025
1.30 - 2.30pm
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Year 5 and 6 Boys Football
Wed 12 Nov 2025Our Year 5/6 Boys football team enjoyed the matches, and the mud, playing against local schools at Oswestry School this week, (the rainbow looked amazing)! They have been training regularly with Mr Jones and so it was great for them to get out and put all that practice together in a match.
Well done boys!
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Christmas Holiday Club
Tue 11 Nov 2025Dear Parents and Carers,
Henry at Active Play are delighted to announce that Love Play Active will be running Christmas Holiday Camps over the festive period, providing a fun, active, and engaging experience for children during the school holidays.
Our camps will take place on the following dates: Monday 22nd, Tuesday 23rd, Monday 29th and Tuesday 30th December Time: 9:00am – 3:30pm per day (Optional early drop-off and late pick-up are available) Each day will include a variety of exciting activities such as Zorbing and Nerf Wars, alongside a wide range of sports including tennis, padel, pickleball, basketball, dodgeball, as well as arts and crafts sessions.
Our camps are designed to ensure every child enjoys being active, builds confidence, and makes new friends in a safe and supportive environment. Please head here to book on…
https://loveplayactive.classforkids.io/camps
If you have any questions or would like further information, please contact henry@loveplayactive.co.uk
We look forward to welcoming your children for an action-packed Christmas holiday! Kind regards, The Love Play Active Team
