June Newsletter

Dates for your diary

2nd June – School closed INSET day

Week beginning 2nd June – Residential trip to Barton Hall for Y5 and Y6 pupils

3rd June – children return to school at the usual times

10th June – 3.15 to 4.00pm Y5 fundraiser Bring and Buy sale

11th June – 3.00 to 3.3 pm Reception Open Classrooms
11th June – our netball team will be competing in a tournament at Valentine’s High
11th June – 6.00pm Bollywood dance Clubs will be performing at the Gants Hill Partnership’s annual Arts Festival at Cranbrook Primary

12th June – Parents’ Values assembly at 9.05am – class 6E will be performing

13th June – Parents’ Values assembly at 9.05am – class 4C will be performing

16th June – beginning of our annual Sports Week
16th June – 8.50am Coffee morning for parents of children in Year Six (Sex and Relationships Education) in the Junior hall

20th June – KS1 Singing Festival at Fullwood Primary

23rd June – Year One classes’ trip to London Zoo
23rd June – Y6 Junior Citizens’ afternoon trip

25th June – 8.15am – Y3 and Y5 Open Classrooms

26th June – 3.15 to 4.30pm Annual School Summer Fundraiser event in the school playgrounds

27th June – class 5B trip to St Paul’s cathedral

30th June – beginning of our first Science Fortnight

1st July – 8.15am – Y4 Open classrooms
1st July – 2.30pm - Reception end of year show in the Infant hall

3rd July – 8.15am – Y6 Open classrooms

7th July – Y5 trip to Marsh Farm Country park

8th July – Nursery classes closed for the day – Nursery Open Day for new admissions
8th July – 3.15 to 4.00pm – Science Fair in both school halls

9th July – Y2 Open Classrooms

10th July – 9.05am Parents’ Values assembly - class U will be performing
10th July – 2.15m – Y4 End of year show in the Junior hall

11th July - 9.05am Parents’ Values assembly - class 4I will be performing
11th July – 8.30 to 9.00am – Y1 Open Classrooms
11th July – End of Year Reports will be given out at the end of the day

14th July – Y3 classes’ trip to Old MacDonald’s Farm
14th July – Parents’ consultations 3.30 to 5.00pm

15th July – 2.00pm - KS1 “Gearies’ Got Talent” show in the Infant hall

16th July – 2.00pm – Y1 and Y2 End of Year show in the infant hall

17th July – Y6 classes’ trip to Southend
17th July – 2.00pm KS2 “Gearies’ Got Talent” show in the Junior hall

18th July – Y2 classes’ trip to St Paul’s cathedral

23rd July – 9.00am – Y6 Leavers’ show in the Junior hall (children may return home with their parents after the show is finished)
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. Staffing News: 
We are happy to confirm the following promotions within the school, following recent interviews.  Mr Lea has now been appointed as a permanent Deputy Head in the school.  This follows his successful period as Acting Deputy.   In addition to this, Mr Matthews is being promoted to Senior Teacher in the school as from September.  He will assume his role as year group co-ordinator for the coming academic year. We congratulate both teachers on their success.
We are very happy to welcome back Miss O’Reilly to the school at the end of her maternity leave.  Please note her new role of PE and Sport leader.  During the summer term she will be supporting PE and Sports activity in the school.
Both Mrs Hinkley and Mrs Seal will also return from maternity leave before the end of term.
Sadly, we will be parting company at the end of this term with Miss Garland, Mr Keegan, Mr Richardson and Miss Matwychuk, who all move on to pastures new.  Mrs Naeem will not be returning from her maternity year in a permanent capacity but will be providing occasional cover when needed.
As from September Ms Billen will be reducing her hours to 3 days a week.  We will be joined in the new term by a number of permanent appointments; Mr Ali, Mr Wilkes and Mr Hession, all of whom have been in the school over the year to support learning in the classes.  All teacher and class allocations for next year will be announced in your child’s end of year report.  All classes will remain complete as they transfer to the next year group.
We anticipate some more staffing news before the end of term.  This will be announced in the next newsletter.

2. Our new Big ideas
How are we going to make the school even better?  Our Big Ideas have been chosen to do just this. They are the most important things we will be doing in school over the next year.

Our Big Theme is: Towards Outstanding – raising standards of teaching and learning

We will achieve the following:

1. We will help all children to make excellent progress in their learning
2. All of the teachers will continue to assess children’s work accurately
3. We will think of new ways of helping children learn about writing so they can be even more successful
4. We will plan a new curriculum map of learning
5. We will help to train members of staff in other schools
6. We will encourage children to be sporty
7. We will help children to be even better at thinking scientifically
8. Teachers will help each other to be even better at teaching
9. We will help children to be resilient, responsible and independent
10. We will help our school leaders to be even better at helping others

We are all a part of our school and all agree to take responsibility for making these Big Ideas happen.  We look forward to learning new things together, taking risks and enjoying our learning together.

3. Lunchtime pilot
The lunchtime pilot in KS1 has not formally finished after a very successful evaluation.  The hours for the Infant school lunchtime are now officially 12.15 to 1.15pm, in line with the Junior break times.  This marks the adoption of these times at the primary school’s lunch period.
Please note that the Reception classes still come into the hall for their dinner from 12.05pm.