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Tuesday 19th May, 2026

Try-it Sessions

During our sports week, each class took part in our annual ‘try-it’ sessions, led by our year 6s. A range of new, exciting and different activities were on offer including table tennis, archery, tri-golf and frisbee.

Well done to our Year 6s for being great junior sports coaches to the rest of the school, showing great support, leadership and kindness throughout!

Tuesday 19th May, 2026

Year 6 Sports Captains

Our Year 6 Sports Captains have been continuing their sports coaching and leadership with our EYFS and KS1 children during lunchtimes. They have also started their own EYFS multi-sports and games after school club on Wednesdays after school in which they have been great role models and enabling the club to be fun and inclusive to all.

Tuesday 19th May, 2026

Shropshire Primary Schools Half Marathon Challenge 2026

Well done to all children who took part in the Shropshire Primary Schools Half Marathon Challenge on Saturday 25th April at the West Mid Showground. After completing 12 miles in school leading up to the big day, they then completed the final 1.1miles in a fun style race amongst hundreds of children from other schools around the county. The sun was shining and all children had a great time completing their half marathon.

Friday 15th May, 2026

Arthog 2026

Arthog 2026

Our Year 6s had an amazing time during their residential at Arthog, Wales.

They showed skills such as courage, determination and trust as well as our school values of love, hope and community. They had great fun and created many memories along the way.

 

Thursday 14th May, 2026

Year 6 SATs

Our Year 6s have been enjoying the opportunity of coming into school for some breakfast each morning throughout SATs week.

They have worked tremendously hard and put in 100% into each paper. They should be proud of their efforts – we certainly are!!

Thank you to Excell supply agency who kindly donated ice creams to all year 6s as a ‘Well Done’ for SATs.

Friday 16th January, 2026

U10 Girls Football

On Monday 12th January, our U10 Girls took part in the Shrewsbury County Cup at the Sports Village.

They showed great resilience and spirit throughout, reaching the semi-finals! Great job girls!!

Friday 16th January, 2026

DODGEBALL

This half term brought us some dodgeball events! Well done to all the children who took part; representing the school brilliantly, showing great sporting behaviours!

KS2 children taking part on Thursday 8th January

Year 4s taking part on Thursday 15th January

 

Year 6s taking part on Thursday 22nd January

Picture to be uploaded after the event
Friday 14th November, 2025

YEAR 6 SPORTS CAPTAINS

On Thursday 13th November, some of our year 6 sports captains took part in Stage 1 of the Central Leadership Academy Training led by our School Games Organiser Gareth Nagy.

Along with some other schools, they spent the morning learning about the importance and qualities of being a sports leader and came up with their own games to deliver to the other schools. Stage 2 and Stage 3 will take part over the course of this academic year, where they will build on the skills and experience of being a sports leader ready to help lead activities in school, such as sports days and ‘try-it’ sessions in the summer term.

Back in school, our sports captains spend their lunchtimes on the KS1 playground/school field leading mini activities to our younger children. Moreover, they help tidy and organise the sports cupboard and set up equipment for other classes’ PE lessons.

Mr Hignett is very thankful for their hard work, dedication and commitment with this role.

Thursday 23rd October, 2025

Autumn 1 Sports Events

A BIG well done to all the children who have taken part in sports events during this half term.

The football season has kickstarted and we have had some great success already! Our U11 boys have taken part in a number of tournaments and fixtures – winning the School Games Central League Tournament; reaching the final in the ESFA Football Tournament and winning their first fixture in the group stage of the County Plate! We have also had our U11 girls take part in the ESFA Tournament and our KS2 girls and Year 3/4 Boys taking part in the School Games Central League Tournament, with the girls finishing second place and the boys also winning their tournament! Sadly, our U11 girls had their County Plate fixtures postponed due to bad weather, so we await for a new date for them to get back out onto the pitch.

U10s/U9s boys (Mondays), U11 boys (Tuesdays) and KS2 girls (Thursdays) football clubs will be resuming after half term with more tournaments/fixtures to come too.

More sporting action…

Well done to our KS2 children who took part in the School Games Multi-Skills Target Event at Mary Webb Secondary. Also, to the year 5/6 girls who went to the ‘This Girl Can’ event at Lilleshall, where only selected schools were invited to attend. Last but not least, we had our year 5/6 hockey team who took part in the School Games Quicksticks Hockey at Meole Brace Secondary.

All children showed the spirit of Mereside throughout and we are incredibly proud of their efforts.