27th February 2026

World Book Day is on Thursday 5th March. On this day we encourage all children to bring in their favourite book to share in their class. Children can choose to wear their pyjamas on this day (to highlight the importance of bedtime stories) or to dress as a character from the book they have brought in.

Please don’t feel pressure to buy commercial costumes or go to great lengths to make costumes that will be uncomfortable for children to wear. Encourage your child to look carefully at the clothing worn by the character (or that they imagine they would wear) and maybe take a look in charity shops for some bargains!

Here is the information sent out earlier in the week from Mrs Graham

We will be celebrating World Book Day next week ( week beginning 2.3.25) with a series of activities. These are listed below.

Monday / Tuesday - Please donate any unwanted children books into the school office to be added to our school book swap and sale.

Wednesday / Thursday / Friday - School council will be hosting a book swap and sale on the school playground from 8.35 - 9.00 am over the three days.
Each child will be given a ‘Wilden Book Token’ to swap at this sale. Parents will also be able to make small donations to purchase books.

Thursday 5th March - WORLD BOOK DAY

Children can come dressed as their favourite book character or in comfy pyjamas. If your child does not wish to get dressed up they can just come in their normal school uniform.

We are asking children to bring a book from home to share with a younger child who is their reading buddy. This could be a book they like and can explain it to another child or a picture book they could read to another child (please name these so they don’t get mixed up with school books).

Friday - Wyre Forest Books will be in school on Friday afternoon so all children can spend their ‘National World Book Day Voucher’ and exchange it for a book to keep.

We look forward to a wonderful week to promote the love of reading!

PTA Mothers' day Gifts

Please use this link to purchase gifts for our PTA Mothers' day event.

All orders must be completed by the end of day on Wednesday 11th March.

Mothering Sunday Services

On Friday 13th March we will have a Mother's Day service at 9am Reception and KS1 and then 2.30pm for KS2. All Mums are invited to the service. If Mums can't attend then anyone else is very welcome to attend to represent them.

On Sunday 15th at 10am there will be a family service led by Phil Salah. We are really hoping that our wonderful Easter choir will all be able to sing at this service.

Spring Term Photography Competition

Today some of our year 5 girls shared a presentation with the school about our Spring term photography competition. There is plenty of time as the closing date is the end of the Spring term (before Easter). But they are asking children to enter photos they have taken under the following categories;

Funny Spring photos
Animal photos
Nature/flower photos
Fun with the family photos

We have reminded children that they are the ones that need to take the photos so we wouldn't be expecting to see them in the photo!

Entries should be emailed to office@wil.saet.co.uk

Samuel Manninge Charity

The Samuel Manninge hardship grants are available to anyone resident in the ancient parish of Hartlebury (that covers Wilden and parts of Stourport).

We would welcome an application from anyone residing in that geographical area if they are in need of funds. On average the grants are between £75 and £250.

Please do email them directly if you need support, or if you would like us to make contact we are happy to help.

Parking Reminders

We continue to need to remind parents to make safe choices around their parking.

This week we have had an email from a member of the public who drives down Wilden Lane daily and is seeing the same cars parked unsafely and illegally. She has reported these to Operation Snap and I would advise all parents to do the same.

The subtle bend that our school sits on makes cross the road very dangerous if parents have parked on the zigzag lines. Please don't endanger the lives of our children.

Please could we also remind parents that they should not be parking in the staff carpark even if collecting from WASPs. This is a small parking area and often staff need to be able to get out at different times of the day.

Men-United

Men United – Free Local Support for Dads and Male Carers

A new support group, Men United, is running locally to help dads and male caregivers

who may be finding things tough.

The group is for men (18+) who might be experiencing:

Low mood, anxiety or stress
Everyday pressures of family life and caregiving

Sessions are led by trained Wellbeing & Mindset Coaches (who are also dads) and offer a

safe, friendly space to talk, share experiences, and build strategies for positive mental

health.

When & Where

Brookside Children’s Centre, Kidderminster – Tuesdays (fortnightly) 1–3pm
Half Crown Wood, Stourport – Tuesdays (fortnightly) 9.30–11.30am
Burlish Bike Park, Stourport – Wednesdays (fortnightly, evenings) 7.15–8.45pm

All sessions are free and men can come along as often or as little as they like.

Find out more:

🌐 www.men-united.co.uk

Fancy Volunteering?

We are always keen to welcome parents into school to help listen to readers or join us on trips and visits. If you would like to become a volunteer please contact the school office. We do need to ask you to complete some paperwork and gain a DBS check, but we can help you with this.

Tax Free Childcare Vouchers

You can get up to £500 every 3 months (up to £2,000 a year) for each of your children to

help with the costs of childcare. This goes up to £1,000 every 3 months if a child is

disabled (up to £4,000 a year).

If you get Tax-Free Childcare, you’ll set up an online childcare account for your child. For

every £8 you pay into this account, the government will pay in £2 to use to pay your

provider.

You can check your eligibility and apply here: https://www.gov.uk/tax-free-childcare

Free Data for those who need it most

For those struggling with the cost of living at the moment, it may be worth you looking at this service O2 are offering of free data for those that need it most. Follow this link for details

Are you entitled to Free School Meals?

During this very unsettled time family’s circumstances can change, please check to see if you are entitled to Free School meals. This not only gives you Free School Meals within school but you receive shopping vouchers throughout the holiday periods (£2.20 per day per child) You will also receive assistance with trips costs and Holiday activity clubs. We therefore encourage even those children that currently receive Universal Free School meals (Reception - Year 2) to apply so they are entitled to vouchers, trip assistance and activity clubs. Please click here to access the link.

Worcestershire Children's First, Family Support Hub

All families come under different strains at times, and as part of our Early Help offer, we would always want you to talk to us and see if there is support that we can offer. WCF Virtual Family Hub Page offers a wide range of services to support families. Click this link or picture below to take you to the site.

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