Loxdale Primary School

📢 Safer Internet Day 2026 – Tuesday 10th February We’re excited to be taking part in Safer Internet Day 2026 ! This year’s theme is:  “Smart tech, safe choices – Exploring the safe and responsible use of AI.” Throughout the day, our pupils will be taking part in activities that help them understand how to use the online world — and emerging AI technologies — safely, responsibly and thoughtfully. We encourage all parents and carers to take a moment to explore the Top Tips for

📢 Parents’ Webinar: Keeping Our Kids Safe (Online) – 10:00am - Tuesday 27th January 2026 Safeguarding our children — both online and offline — is more important than ever. Social media, gaming and messaging apps can bring new challenges, and it’s not always easy to know the best way to support them. Join EngagedU's FREE online webinar to get practical tips and up-to-date advice to help you: ✅ Understand the latest risks children face ✅ Learn supportive strategies without ov

Looking for a great resource to help with gaming at home? Check out The Family Gaming Database – an amazing site packed with helpful information for families. It includes reviews of over 3,400 video games and nearly 200 board games, making it easier to choose age-appropriate and fun options for your children. 👉 https://www.familygamingdatabase.com/home

This morning, Years 3,4 and 5 had a visit from the ‘Stringcredibles’. They taught us all about migration through the story of a butterfly. We have had a fantastic morning learning all about different clothing, food and faiths from around the world. Ask us all about it!

The following procedures will be in place to ensure the safe dismissal of our children. Nursery - Normal collection point at 3:20pm please. Reception - Normal collection point at 3:20pm please. Year 1 and Year 2 - Normal collection point at 3:20pm please and walk around the building as normal. Year 3 Beech collected from Year 1 Elm door at 3:30pm please and walk around the building as normal. Year 3 Chestnut collected from Year 1 Ash door at 3:30pm please and walk around the

Happy New Year from all of us at Loxdale Primary School!! ✨

Merry Christmas from all of us at Loxdale Primary School! 🎅🎄❤️

Christmas has come early for Monty 🐾 He has been spoiled by Year 2 this morning and loved every second of it. He has worked super hard so we will think Santa will allow it. 🎅 A big thank you to all of the children and staff 🎄

As a reminder, tomorrow (Friday 19th December) is Elf Day! Everyone is welcome to come to school dressed as an elf 🎄⭐️ Tomorrow is also the last day of school (for every year group except Nursery, who finish today) and children will be finishing at 1pm tomorrow!

We hope everyone is looking forward to the holidays! ❤️ As a reminder, Nursery breaks up tomorrow (Thursday 18th December) after their Christmas party 🕺✨. Everyone else (Reception – Year 6) break up the day after (Friday 19th December) at 1pm. Friday will also be Elf Day, where children can come to school dressed as elves! We’re then looking forward to welcoming everyone back to school on Monday 5th January!

🎄✨ What a whirlwind of festive joy these past couple of weeks! ✨🎄 Our amazing school choir has been spreading Christmas cheer everywhere: 🎄 Opened the Bilston Christmas Light switch on at St Leonard’s Church  🎤 Sang our hearts out at the Excel Church  🎶 Joined the wonderful Learning Community Carol Concert at St Martin’s Church The children were absolutely fabulous; they sang beautifully and their behaviour was impeccable. We couldn’t be prouder of each and every one of

Please see the images below for the list of raffle prize winners from our Christmas Fair! 🎄⭐️ If you're a lucky winner, please bring your winning ticket to the school office to claim your prize

Huge congratulations to all the children who took part in the Christmas Sing-Along! Your voices filled the room with joy, laughter and festive cheer. Christmas came to life and you all made everyone smile, well done Year 1 Elm!

As a reminder, we have a fun-filled day planned for tomorrow! All children are invited to come to school in their Christmas jumpers, we'll be enjoying our Christmas lunch, AND our Christmas Fair is at 3:45pm-6:30pm!   School is then closed for an INSET Day on Friday 5th December

As the festive season approaches, many children will be receiving new devices and spending more time online. It’s important to make sure they have a safe and positive experience. CyberSafeKids has created a helpful Gift Guide with practical tips on setting up devices securely and encouraging healthy online habits. You can find it here: https://www.cybersafekids.ie/giftguide/ Please take a few minutes to explore the guide - it’s full of advice to help keep your child safe whil

Our wonderful partners from catch22 are holding 2 free online parent and carers webinars around County Lines and Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE). This session is aimed at parent/carers (including foster carers/grandparents) to gain a understanding on the important issues surrounding county lines, as well as the impact that it can have on young people and their families, and the support that is available to young people who are impacted/suffering from County Lines and Crimin

This morning, our little tour guides took us on a whistle-stop journey through the capital, sharing amazing facts about famous landmarks like Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, and the Tower Bridge. What a brilliant way to bring learning to life! 🌟

Mrs Flitcroft enjoyed her annual visit to St Leonard’s Church today to decorate Loxdale Primary School’s tree for the Christmas Tree Festival. Don’t forget — the Bilston Light Switch-On event is tomorrow, and you can vote for our tree! Loxdale Choir will also be performing some wonderful Christmas songs to spread festive cheer at 1pm. We’d love to see as many of you there as possible — your support would mean so much to us! 🎅🎄.