Michael Drayton Junior School

🌻HARTSHILL SCARECROW FESTIVAL IS BACK! 🌻
WE NEED YOU!!

Calling All Hartshill Residents, Schools & Businesses!

Nathaniel Newton Infant School
Links Daycare Centre LTD
Hartshill Academy

After a few years off, this amazing community event is making its return. We need your creativity, your humour, and your straw to line the streets with amazing scarecrow creations!

Saturday 26th September 2026 All across Hartshill! (Front gardens, shop windows, and community spaces)

Theme :- Disney Films

🌻How To Get Involved🌻

Build a Scarecrow: Traditional, funny, sci-fi, or celebrity—anything goes! Display It: Set it up in your front garden or business window for the festival trail.

You can also decorate your windows with scarecrow pictures!

There will be Awards for the top 3 scarecrows!

Ready to Join the Fun?

Don't miss out on bringing the festival back with a bang. Sign up today by commenting on the Hartshill Community Group Page 😀

Organiser, Jools has been inspired to run this community event again through the bravery and determination shown by a special young lady that she looks after as a Childminder.
If at any point any money is raised it will go to Ward 10 at Birmingham Children's Hospital for the care and treatment given to Sophie, who required emergency surgery for a brain tumour.

Please join MDJS and Jools for this exciting event!

With September fast approaching, here is a reminder of our school uniform expectations:

Our updated uniform policy was shared with all existing families in May via email and was also shared with each of our new families at our parents’ meeting in July. The policy is also available to view on our school website for reference.

It is of the utmost importance that ALL pupils adhere to our school uniform policy, and we thank parents in advance for supporting their children in meeting these expectations.

Pupils arriving at school in the incorrect uniform will be expected to change. Similarly, pupils arriving with hairstyles, jewellery or make-up that do not meet our school expectations will be required to rectify this. Whilst some pupils may have been experimenting with hair colour and nail colour/extensions over the holiday period, all must be removed ready for 2nd September, in line with our uniform policy.

Pupils will not be sanctioned for wearing the incorrect uniform. However, failure to follow an instruction from a member of staff to change their uniform or rectify their appearance will be considered a failure to follow a staff instruction and will therefore be treated as a breach of the school’s Behaviour Policy.

We appreciate your support in ensuring that all pupils arrive at school appropriately dressed for their age, ready to learn and able to meet our school expectations.

For pupils with sensory requirements, the expectation remains that our school uniform policy is followed. Please refer to the policy for further information about the available sensory-friendly uniform options and where these can be purchased.

Earrings and Piercings

For pupils who have had their ears pierced over the summer, or who are joining us with recently pierced ears, we ask that the summer period is used to develop their independence in removing and replacing their earrings without adult support. Existing pupils who have previously required their earrings to be covered should also use this time to develop this independence.

Following updated Health & Safety guidance, the school will no longer provide tape for covering earrings. Pupils whose ears have been pierced within the previous six weeks will need to provide their own suitable coverage. Once the six-week period has passed, pupils will be expected to remove their earrings independently for school.

Parents should be aware that covering newly pierced ears with tape or another form of coverage does not remove the risk of injury to the ear. This should be carefully considered when deciding to have a child’s ears pierced during term time, as pupils continue to participate in normal school activities, including PE, playtimes and other physical activities.

Only one small, plain stud earring is permitted in each ear. No other piercings are permitted at school.

Health and Safety is of the greatest importance, and we thank parents for supporting us in ensuring that pupils are able to meet these expectations safely and independently.

MDJS

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📚 Free School Meals applications for September 2026 are now open! 🍎

If your child has never received Free School Meals before, you can apply now for the new school year starting in September 2026.

✅ If your child is already receiving Free School Meals, you do not need to reapply. You should have received a notification confirming your eligibility status for September 2026. If you haven't received this, please contact the Free School Meals team.

✉ [email protected]
📞 0800 408 1558

If you are applying for the first time, or need to add a new child to your claim, you can apply online: https://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/education-learning/apply-free-school-meals

If your child attends one of the schools that manages its own Free School Meals applications, please contact the school directly: https://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/education-learning/apply-free-school-meals/5

What an experience!

It was such an honour to represent Michael Drayton and our young carers today and I truly had a blast 😍

Massive shout out to Carers Trust and everyone who made today happen, such a great cause to be able to support.

Also, thank you to everyone who has donated so far - please give if you can and haven't already!

https://www.justgiving.com/page/young-carers-abseil1

Today is the day!

If you are about in Coventry, please come and support from 12pm or donate if you can!

https://www.justgiving.com/page/young-carers-abseil1

Thank you!! Mrs Bennett 🙌

Only 5 days to go! 😬😬

Thank you so much to everyone who has donated or shared - it is much appreciated!!

Mrs Bennett 😊xx

Not long to go now!

If you want to show your support for our young carers, please come along on Saturday 1st August from 12pm to watch Mrs Bennett abseil down Coventry Cathedral. Every little helps for this great charity! ☺️🧗‍♀️

Mrs Bennet's Coventry Cathedral Abseil for Young Carers 🌟 Help Demi Collins raise money to support Carers Trust Heart of England