 Executive Principal Allan Shephard |
Hello,
I am the Executive Principal of the Federation of George Betts and Shireland Hall Primary Academies.Our Academy partner is the Elliot Foundation. Together we are committed to working with children, families and the local community to provide an enriched Learning for Life curriculum to prepare our children for their future. I am delighted to be able to tell you that George Betts continues to go from strength to strength. Some really important indicators for this are:
Congratulations to all children, parents, staff and governors!
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Children from Dolphins and Lions class have been reading the book ‘Running Wild’ by Michael Murpurgo. On Thursday 8th June they went to see the play based on the story at the Grand Theatre in Wolverhampton. They really enjoyed themselves and didn’t want the story to end. They loved how the story came to life …
Our vegetable garden is looking great! Robins class really enjoyed preparing the soil ready for the new plants to be planted and they found lots of interesting wildlife when digging! We are looking forward to seeing the vegetables grow and fruit.
In this months newsletter, we are pleased to be able to share our term dates for 2017/2018. Plus find out about Sports Day! June Newsletter 2017
On Thursday 18th May, 2 members of our Junior Leadership Team went to Shireland Hall to talk about Children’s Parliament. They met with children from other Elliot Schools’ school councils within the West Midlands, along with some important people from the Elliot Foundation. It was a very exciting day! They had a quiz …
Our children learnt all about different jobs in hospitals in ours Careers Assembly on Thursday! We had some great feedback from our visitors who were really impressed with how enthusiastic the children were! We also had lots of excited children thinking about what they would like the be when they are older.
Following our recent fundraising, we have had a library makeover! It was officially opened on Tuesday by the Mayor of Sandwell, Councillor Webb, along with our Junior Leadership Team. Then on Friday, the Express & Star popped in to see it! JLT were happy to pose for photos and talk to the …