Diary Dates
We start the week with Y6 are out on a school trip to the Museum of London. In the afternoon, St Lucia and Jamaica are visiting the library. Tuesday 30th is a big day as we are sending a joint Federation choir to the O2 for the Young Voices event. There will be over 12,000 children singing together… it will be an experience to remember for the children. In addition to this on Tuesday, Chris Kent has organised for Barclays bank to come in to give a careers talk to Y5 & Y6.
School Council Charity Cake Sale - Wednesday 31st January, Thursday 1st February and Monday 5th February
The School Council will be holding a cake sale to raise funds for the Goat that Gives Back campaign in the KS1 Playground on Wednesday afternoon at 3pm, the KS2 playground on Thursday at 3pm and the Reception playground on Monday 5th at 2.50pm.
Key Dates
Last day of the Half Term Thursday 8th February
INSET Day - School Closed Friday 9th February
Parents’ Evening Mon 26th & Tues 27th March
Last Day of Spring Term Thursday 29th March
Half Term: Monday 12th - Friday 16th February
School is closed for INSET on Friday 9th of February, so the children’s last day this half term will be Thursday 8th and then they return to school on Monday 19th
Havering Catering Services
Week beginning 22nd January is Week 1 on the Havering Catering Services menu. All meals are served with unlimited salad and vegetables and cost £2.20.
Maths Champions
Congratulations to four of our Y6 pupils who won the maths cluster competition at Pyrgo this week. Ignas, Stefan, Pawel and Paris M had to solve a range of challenges in order to finish top amongst the other Harold Hill schools. We are delighted to see that all of the high quality experiences they get in class are reaping dividends!
Year 2 Poetry Prize
Year 2 entered the Premier League Primary Stars poetry competition last term. As we were one of the first 1000 schools to enter we were sent a book bag full of poetry books. The children wrote Acrostic poems using the words Try, Try Again. They explored how important it is to persevere and be resilient both within their learning and also whilst participating in a sport. Well done Year 2… a great prize and addition to the school library.
Year 1 visit to Discover Children’s Story Centre
On Tuesday Australia and New Zealand classes visited the Discover Children's Story Centre where they stepped into a magical world of forests, miniature houses, dragons and other creatures. They explored a 3D world created around the stories of the best loved children’s author, Julia Donaldson and illustrator Axel Scheffler. The children participated in a story building workshop where they created their own stories about a grumpy scaffolder and a scary fairy! The day ended in the story garden where the children were able to bring their stories to life. We had a fantastic time and want to thank the children for behaving so beautifully.
Attendance Update
Well done to Brazil class who had the highest attendance in Y5&6 with 96.7%. Wales & Scotland had the highest attendance in LKS2 with 97.8% and New Zealand had the highest attendance in KS1 with 96%. The overall attendance was 94.1%!
Have a fabulous weekend.
Yours sincerely,
Mrs L Smith
Headteacher
