Mereside Academy

News Stories

• Harvest Festival 2022
  This year for our Harvest Festival Service will take place at St Giles Church on Wednesday 19th October, 2022. Leading up to this date we are going to be collecting items for the Shrewsbury Food Bank.
• London Marathon Schools Challenge
  A huge 'well done' to all the children of Mereside for completing the London Marathon Schools Challenge where children completed the goal distance of 2.6miles by walking, jogging or running.
• Harvest Festival Food Bank Donations
  A huge 'Thank you' to all our families for the kind donations of food for our harvest festival. On Friday 15th October 2021, members of our school council together with Mr and Mrs Carr delivered them to the Shrewsbury Food Bank.
• Football Come Casual Day Update
  Thanks to your efforts, we managed to raise £279.20 to put towards purchasing playtime equipment for the children.
• Year 6 Secondary School Transition Days Cancelled
  Shropshire Council have advised that the planned transition visits for our Year 6 students to Secondary schools have been cancelled. 
• WWF `Wear it Wild' Come Casual Day
  Thank you to everyone who supported the `Wear it Wild’ casual dress day in aid of the WWF (World Wildlife Fund) charity. We managed to raise a fantastic £377.74.
• PTA Half Term Book Sale Update
  The PTA would like to say thank you for supporting the driveway sale on Wednesday 2nd June. We raised £143 form the sale of books, plants and pocket money toys.
• 'Sports Week'
  Week commencing Monday 12th July will be Mereside's 'Sport Week'. Please can all children come to school in their PE kit every day during this week. Parents and Carers are not able to attend any of the events.
• Money Raised for The Children's Society
  At the beginning of December 2020 classes took part in Christingle celebrations and took home card collection boxes to be filled with loose change to be donated to The Children’s Society.
• Come Casual `Wear it Wild' Day - Friday 28th May
  Squirrels class are raising awareness for the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). They have organised a come casual day for Friday 28th May, 2021 (the last day of half term).