Value of the Month – “Good Manners: I say please and thank you”
Dates for your diary
21st April – school closed for Easter Monday bank holiday
22nd April – start of new term
23rd April – Year Four class trip to St Paul’s Cathedral
24th April – Class visits: Reception classes to the Science Museum and Year Four to St Paul’s Cathedral
25th April - Year Four class trip to St Paul’s Cathedral
28th April - Year Five class trip to St Paul’s Cathedral
29th April
- Year Five class trip to St Paul’s Cathedral
- 6pm – meeting for parents of children going to Barton Hall residential
30th April - Year Five class trip to St Paul’s Cathedral
5th May – school closed Bank Holiday
9th May – Parents’ Values assemblies
Week beginning 12th May - Year Six SATs
20th May – Class photos
22nd May – School closed INSET day/School being used as a Polling station
23rd May – last day of half term
Week beginning 26th May – Half term holiday
2nd June – School closed INSET day
Week beginning 2nd June – Residential trip to Barton Hall
3rd June – children return to school at the usual times
9th June – 9.15am Coffee morning for parents of children in Year Six (Sex and Relationships Education)
13th June – Parents’ Values assemblies
23rd June – Year One classes’ trip to London Zoo
11th July – End of Year Reports will be given out at the end of the day
14th July – Parents’ consultations 3.30 to 5.00pm
23rd July – Last day of term + Non-Uniform day – school closes at the usual times
2nd September – school closed INSET day
3rd September – First day of new school year
News and events
1. National Teaching School status:
As you are aware, the school made an application last September to the Department for Education to become a Teaching School. We are very happy to announce that we received confirmation from the National College of Teaching and Leadership last week that our bid has been successful.
Charlie Taylor, Chief Executive of the NCTL responded that “the response to this application round has been excellent, both in terms of the number and quality of applications received”, and we are pleased our application was accepted within the quality of this field of applicants.
The status now allows us to develop our plans to strengthen the school even further with collaborative projects with our colleagues in the Gants Hill Partnership. These are already documented in our Development Plan and include:
• further research to improve the teaching and learning of reading, writing and mathematics
• supporting the professional development of teachers and other colleagues
• contributing to local Initial Teacher Training
• creating new leadership possibilities for teachers
• supporting other schools to improve their standards
Mr Drew will be working with our partners to realise these plans now and will continue to keep you updated on news as it develops.
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We are very happy to welcome to our staffing team the following colleague: Mrs Joy who will join the midday team. Please welcome her to our school community. We look forward to working with her.
3. School library refurbishment
The school has been in receipt of a very generous donation from a former pupil who bequeathed monies to the school in order to improve our facilities. We will now be able to completely refurbish our library, which will be dedicated to the Mitchell family, and re-furnish all our classrooms with matching furniture. We will be placing orders with suppliers and contacting contractors to ensure this project is completed by the end of the summer holiday.
4. Coming Events
We have not yet confirmed the arrangements for the following regular school events: Sports week, end of term class shows, End of term Music Show, Singing festival, and Summer Fundraiser. As soon as the dates and times have been confirmed we shall pass them on to you. Watch this space!
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