Published on: 30th June, 2023

Newsletter 30th June 2023

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Headteacher’s Message

STEAM week has been amazing!  Everyone has engaged so well in their challenges this week, both individually and working in teams together. Thank you to Miss Gilbert and the staff team for planning such a fantastic event. Good luck to our Year 5 Formula one challenge team, who end STEAM week with a trip to Leeds to enter the national competition.  We are all so proud of them! I can’t wait to hear all about it.

Well done to everyone who has received a Headteacher’s award this week, they have all been fantastic:

Aluna M, Harper L, Joshua Y, Ben C, Rory D, Georgia H, Riley W, Emmy C, James W, Rhema-Joelle S, Jack H-L, Carter W, Harley C, Emilia E, Georgia P, Haris R, Isabella S, Bobby H, Ted B, Layon L, Reggie H, Katy S, Harry A, Ellie W, Ruby-Mae B, Kade S, Joseph M, Jasmine W

I’m looking forward to our transition activities next week.  We will be meeting our new reception children on Monday and Wednesday and some new staff will be joining us on Tuesday for our smooth move morning.  Good luck to our Year 6 pupils who will be visiting their new schools over the course of next week too.

Wishing you all a lovely weekend.

Mrs E Smith.

Year 4 – Mechanical posters – 29.6.23

Year 4 have used their STEAM skills this week to create some fabulous mechanical posters. They used levers and pivots to make toothbrushes move and to pass on the important message of looking after your teeth. Well done Year 4!

Lunchtime Supervisors Awards 30.06.2023

Congratulations to the following children who have received a Lunchtime Supervisor Award this week. This week’s children have been nominated by our wonderful Lunchtime Team:

Musa J, Carla N, Jacob B, Rayyan A, Alex C-C, Nevaeh S, Seerat S, Oscar W, Jack H-L, Imogen W, Henry T, Manelle A, Brooke P, Alice L

Well done to everyone who received an award this week!

Happy Eid!

Thank you to Mrs Khanom who shared some decorations with us on Thursday lunchtime in celebration of Eid.

Numbots & Times Tables Rock Stars 30.06.2023

top users for each year group are:

Year 1: Zyra D, Isla D-C, Emily C-M

Year 2: Lilly T, Willow C, Talliyah E

Year 3: Annabell G, Arwin V, Gabby U

Year 4: Qais S, Sunainah T, Alec-Maximus D

Year 5: Jacob K, Megan YTL, Tali-Sian D

Year 6: Sumeet P, Muhammad M, Amal Y

Base 3 STEAM Week – Bridge Building – 28.06.23

Today, Base 3 have explored a range of bridges today. They looked at how they were made, the ways in which they are strengthened and what they are used for.

After, they designed their own bridge and then went on to make their own bridge with gem sweets and cocktail sticks. Just look at the amazing bridges they made. They were extremely impressive!

Super team ant skills!

Base 4’s Art – The Water Lily Pond by Claude Monet – 27.06.2023

Base 4 have enjoyed creating their own versions of The Water Lily Pond by Claude Monet. They used the wax resist technique and a graduated wash of watercolours to create the base for their artwork and then added detail by layering up colours. The finished pieces look brilliant! Well done Base 4!

Year 4 Design and Technology – 27/6/23

Year 4 have been busy making mechanisms in our DT lessons today. We have made waving models using cardboard levers and split pin pivots. We also learned about inputs and outputs. By pulling or pushing the lever (input), we can make the hand wave (output).

STEAM Careers Dress Up Day – 26/06/2023

Today we have launched our STEAM week by dressing up as a someone who has a STEAM career. What a huge range of careers the children have thought about – well done!

Can you guess what we are?

Diary Dates

Oct
1
Tue
Year 6 Bikeability – Group 1
Oct 1 – Oct 2 all-day
Oct
2
Wed
Year 3 – Parent DEAR Session
Oct 2 @ 2:45 pm – 3:00 pm
Oct
3
Thu
Year 6 Bikeability – Group 2
Oct 3 – Oct 4 all-day
Oct
7
Mon
Year 6 Bikeability – Group 3
Oct 7 – Oct 8 all-day
Oct
9
Wed
Pro Strike Fundraising Event
Oct 9 all-day
Year 6 Bikeability – Group 4
Oct 9 – Oct 10 all-day
Year 4 – Parent DEAR Session
Oct 9 @ 2:45 pm – 3:00 pm
Oct
10
Thu
Individual School Photographs
Oct 10 all-day
Nov
5
Tue
Year 2 Visit to Hoo Zoo
Nov 5 all-day
Nov
6
Wed
Year 1 Exotic Zoo Visitors (In school)
Nov 6 all-day