Captain’s Catch Up 10.7.26

Lego Festival

Well done to our Y6 children who presented their Lego masterpieces at the Lego competition held today. We are really proud of the effort and commitment you showed to Lego club over the past 12 weeks – we hope you enjoyed your day with Capgemini.

Reception Careers Week – Zoo Keeper Visit

On Monday, Reception had a very exciting visitor as part of our Careers Week. Jacob, a Zoo Keeper from The Exotic Zoo in Telford, came to talk to us about his amazing job.

Jacob told us all about what he does each day, including cleaning the animal enclosures and feeding all the different animals. We loved hearing fun facts about some of the zoo’s residents, like Smudge the capybara, who enjoys eating fruit, vegetables and leaves, and Captain the parrot, who was full of personality.

The children were fascinated and asked lots of brilliant questions. Jacob inspired us by showing how caring for animals can be a fun and important job.Thank you, Jacob, for visiting us and teaching us so much.

Y1 Careers Week

We loved Careers Week in Year 1. We were lucky enough to be visited by a soldier from RAF Cosford and a paramedic. The children loved completing circuits and training hard like a soldier to the story of ‘We are going on a Bear Hunt.’ They were shocked at how heavy the soldier’s hat was! We also learnt some interesting facts about the life of a paramedic including how they drive an ambulance to save peoples lives. It has really made us think about the careers that we might like to do when we get older. Some of them are a teacher, a pilot, a scuba diver, a footballer, an artist, a soldier driving a red arrow and a vet. The future for Captain Webb children is looking bright!

Careers Week – Year 4

Year 4 had an exciting careers week visitor today, author Paul Taylor! Paul enjoys writing poetry and short stories about animals. He shared some of his work with the children. Year 4 especially enjoyed ‘Annie, The Windy Donkey’.

The children were able to ask Paul plenty of questions about his work. He explained how long it takes to write his stories and how he gathers his inspiration. Paul was especially excited as Year 4 are currently writing their very own Harry Potter kennings and he enjoyed listening to some of our poems!

Year 2 Careers Week

As part of Careers Week, Year 2 enjoyed visits from some very special guests who shared their exciting jobs with us.

We were fascinated to meet Tom, a British Airways pilot, who told us all about his daily role, the important safety checks he completes before every flight, and the many amazing destinations he has travelled to around the world. We even had the chance to pretend we were landing an aeroplane and were thrilled to try on his pilot’s hat!

We also welcomed a hairdresser called Sam, who explained what it’s like to work in a salon and shared some of the skills needed to care for and style hair. She told us that her favourite hairstyle that she has ever done was one for the Olympics!

The visits were a fantastic way to inspire our children and help them learn about a variety of careers. A big thank you to our visitors for giving up their time to make Careers Week so memorable!

Reception Starbooks

Thank you all for coming to join us on Tuesday at our Starbooks Cafe. We enjoyed sharing our favourite books with you.

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Daycare Careers Day

To celebrate careers week we set up a range of activities in Daycare for the children to explore. We talked about different careers and some of the things we might like to do when we grow up!

Y1 Careers Day Dress up

In Year 1 we came to school dressed up in a uniform for a career we might like when we are older. Take a look at some of our outfits!

The three little pigs

This week we read the story of the three little pigs. We used the puppets to retell the story and concentrated on counting up to 3 this week.

We made different houses using the materials from the story, made pig masks and explored the pigs in muddy gloop.

We also celebrated careers day with different activities and lots of dressing up.

Careers Week 2026

On Wednesday 8th July, Year 4 and Year 5 pupils had the opportunity to meet Melissa from Telford College, who works as a Schools Liaison Officer. Melissa visited to talk to the children about her role and the work she does to support schools and young people as they think about their future education and career pathways.

During the session, Melissa explained how she works with schools across the local area, helping pupils learn about further education opportunities and the wide range of courses available at Telford College. She shared information about college life, different career options, and the importance of developing skills and interests from an early age.

The pupils listened attentively and asked thoughtful questions about Melissa’s job, what a typical day looks like, and how she helps young people make informed choices about their futures. The talk provided an excellent opportunity for children to learn about a different career and gain an insight into the world of further education.

The visit was both informative and engaging, and the children thoroughly enjoyed meeting Melissa. We would like to thank her for taking the time to visit our school and inspire our pupils.

As a follow up, children created their own ‘passport’ for their dream job. We had a range of different jobs from painters to vets!

Careers Day Dress Up in Mrs Cottrell’s Class!

In Year 2, we had lots of fun dressing up for Careers Day! We had vets, doctors, singers, footballers, a pilot, a police officer, YouTubers and even ‘Mini Mrs Cottrells’. 😀😀😀

Year 2 Boys Crossbar Cup

On Wednesday the Year 2 boys took part in the penultimate Crossbar Cup of the summer, for some of them it was their first time representing the school!

After some tricky games in the group stage (only losing 1 game out of 5!) we finished 3rd, giving us a spot in the semi final of the plate competition.

After a comfortable victory in the semis, we went through to the final against a very good Hollinswood team who unfortunately scored a fantastic goal to defeat us 1-0.

Whilst the boys were disappointed to lose in the final, they should be extremely proud of themselves for leaving with silver medals in a tournament with so many quality teams.

Year 4 Girls Crossbar Cup

On Thursday the Year 4 girls took part in the final Crossbar Cup of the year at Lilleshall National Sports Centre.

In the group stage they played 6 games, winning 3, drawing 2 and only losing 1 game meaning we finished in 4^th place and qualifying for the semi finals of the plate competition.

After drawing 0-0 in the semis, we won via a penalty shootout securing a place in the final. A 1-1 draw against Old Park meant yet again we went to a penalty shootout which we managed to win 3-2 and therefore won the Crossbar Plate!

The girls played some amazing football and scored some fantastic goals even in the difficult temperatures.

Year 3 Careers Week

This week, year 3 were visited by a paramedic and a zookeeper as part of careers week. During their talks, the children learnt all about the skills needed for both of these jobs. The children were also able to ask both the paramedic and zookeepers lots of great questions.

As a follow on activity, the children created job adverts for a paramedic and a zookeeper. They had to think carefully about the skills needed for both jobs.