Value of the month: “Co-operation: I get along well with others, share and take turns”
Article of the fortnight: Article 32: “Protect children from doing dangerous work”
13th June – Class photos in the morning
13th June – our cricket team will be taking part in a Kwik Cricket competition at the Hainault Recreation ground today
14th June – our pupils will be taking part in a Cross Country competition today
19th June – the beginning of the school’s annual Sports week (spread over two weeks) involving competitions between classes in a range of team sports
21st June - our pupils will be taking part in a Tri-Golf competition today at the Eton Manor Rugby club
23rd June – children from the school will be taking part in the first Speechmaking competition organised by the Gants Hill Partnership Teaching Alliance at Wanstead High school
27th June - our Tag Rugby team will be taking part in Tag Rugby Festival today at the Eton Manor Rugby club
29th June - our pupils will be taking part in an outdoor athletics competition today at the Valentine’s High school
3rd July – The Year Two classes will be visiting Colchester Zoo today
4th July – 2:45 to 3:15pm Year Three Open Classrooms
4th July – we will be holding our annual Art Exhibition in the school halls after school
4th July – class 5H will be visiting the Fairlop Waters High Ropes course today
5th July – 8:45 to 9:15am – Reception Open Classrooms
6th July - class 5B will be visiting the Fairlop Waters High Ropes course today
7th July – 2:30pm Year Four end of year show
7th July – 8:15 to 8:45 – Year Six Open classrooms
7th July - class 5A will be visiting the Fairlop Waters High Ropes course today
7th July – annual end-of-year school reports will be handed out at home time today to parents
8th July – PTA annual Summer Fun Day in the car park of the Redbridge Adult Institute
10th July - 2:30pm Year One end of year show
11th July - 2:30pm Year Two end of year show
11th July – The Gants Hill Partnership’s annual Summer Arts Festival, 6:30 pm at the Ilford Town Hall
12th July - 2:30pm Year Three end of year show
13th July - 2:30pm Year Five end of year show
13th July – parents may speak to class teachers after school between 3:30 and 5:00pm, to discuss the end of year reports
14th July – French Day (more details nearer the date)
14th July – Reception classes visit to the Gruffalo Trail
17th July – classes’ “move-up” afternoon, visiting September classrooms with next year’s class teachers
18th July – 2:15pm – Part one of our annual Talent Show
18th July – Nursery family picnic
19th July - 2:15pm – Part two of our annual Talent Show
20th July – after school – the annual Pettifer Awards ceremony in the Infant hall
21st July – Year Six classes end of year Leavers’ Show for parents
21st July – Last day of the school year – school closes at the usual times, please note this is not a non-uniform day
Some dates are subject to last minute changes; please check the school blog for regular updates
Staffing update
Please note the following staffing news. Miss Bolton (Reception Practitioner) left the school in May to take up another post in south London. She is being replaced by Mrs Zahra for the remainder of the summer term. Mrs Porter will be leaving us at the end of the month after many years excellent service as our Pupil Support Adviser. We wish her all the best for her future and thank her for her excellent wok supporting vulnerable children in our school.
Mrs Amey, currently completing her School Direct training with us in the Reception classes, will finish her programme at the end of June and will be taking up a position at a local school as a qualified teacher. We also wish her all the best in her teaching career and thank her also for her support to our children.
More news on further teaching movement will follow in the End of Term newsletter, next month.
New school timetable
In the week beginning 19th June we will be trialling the proposed new school timetable, in preparation for September. It will be necessary to have a new timetable to manage the children’s lunchtimes when the building work begins. This is expected in the autumn term. At that point, we will only have one playground to use. In order to ensure our plans will be efficient, we will trial the first version of the timetable to ensure that if we have any difficulties, we have enough time to amend the plans and be sure the schedule will work well for all the children.
The start and end times of the day will remain unchanged, however we will be introducing a split lunch break system for the Infant and Junior classes. If your child goes home for dinner please make sure you are collecting at the right time. Details of the timetable for this week will be published nearer the time.
Maths Teacher of the Year
We are happy to announce that both Mrs O’Driscoll and Miss Fan have been nominated for the award of Maths Teacher of the Year in the London North East Maths Hub’s annual competition. Both have been recognised for their strategic role as Senior Leaders of Education (SLE) in leading the development of Mastery Maths across not only Gearies Primary but many other schools in Redbridge and beyond. We wish them well in the competition.
Fruit for playtimes
Children in both the Infant and Junior playgrounds are now being offered free fruit to eat as a snack during playtimes.
Dog fouling on surrounding pavements
We recently alerted the local Council to the nuisance and hazard of dog fouling on the pavements around the school. We are looking for support and action from the Highways team in tackling this unpleasant problem.
Article of the fortnight: Article 32: “Protect children from doing dangerous work”
Dates for your diary
13th June – Class photos in the morning
13th June – our cricket team will be taking part in a Kwik Cricket competition at the Hainault Recreation ground today
14th June – our pupils will be taking part in a Cross Country competition today
19th June – the beginning of the school’s annual Sports week (spread over two weeks) involving competitions between classes in a range of team sports
21st June - our pupils will be taking part in a Tri-Golf competition today at the Eton Manor Rugby club
23rd June – children from the school will be taking part in the first Speechmaking competition organised by the Gants Hill Partnership Teaching Alliance at Wanstead High school
27th June - our Tag Rugby team will be taking part in Tag Rugby Festival today at the Eton Manor Rugby club
29th June - our pupils will be taking part in an outdoor athletics competition today at the Valentine’s High school
3rd July – The Year Two classes will be visiting Colchester Zoo today
4th July – 2:45 to 3:15pm Year Three Open Classrooms
4th July – we will be holding our annual Art Exhibition in the school halls after school
4th July – class 5H will be visiting the Fairlop Waters High Ropes course today
5th July – 8:45 to 9:15am – Reception Open Classrooms
6th July - class 5B will be visiting the Fairlop Waters High Ropes course today
7th July – 2:30pm Year Four end of year show
7th July – 8:15 to 8:45 – Year Six Open classrooms
7th July - class 5A will be visiting the Fairlop Waters High Ropes course today
7th July – annual end-of-year school reports will be handed out at home time today to parents
8th July – PTA annual Summer Fun Day in the car park of the Redbridge Adult Institute
10th July - 2:30pm Year One end of year show
11th July - 2:30pm Year Two end of year show
11th July – The Gants Hill Partnership’s annual Summer Arts Festival, 6:30 pm at the Ilford Town Hall
12th July - 2:30pm Year Three end of year show
13th July - 2:30pm Year Five end of year show
13th July – parents may speak to class teachers after school between 3:30 and 5:00pm, to discuss the end of year reports
14th July – French Day (more details nearer the date)
14th July – Reception classes visit to the Gruffalo Trail
17th July – classes’ “move-up” afternoon, visiting September classrooms with next year’s class teachers
18th July – 2:15pm – Part one of our annual Talent Show
18th July – Nursery family picnic
19th July - 2:15pm – Part two of our annual Talent Show
20th July – after school – the annual Pettifer Awards ceremony in the Infant hall
21st July – Year Six classes end of year Leavers’ Show for parents
21st July – Last day of the school year – school closes at the usual times, please note this is not a non-uniform day
Some dates are subject to last minute changes; please check the school blog for regular updates
News and events
Staffing update
Please note the following staffing news. Miss Bolton (Reception Practitioner) left the school in May to take up another post in south London. She is being replaced by Mrs Zahra for the remainder of the summer term. Mrs Porter will be leaving us at the end of the month after many years excellent service as our Pupil Support Adviser. We wish her all the best for her future and thank her for her excellent wok supporting vulnerable children in our school.
Mrs Amey, currently completing her School Direct training with us in the Reception classes, will finish her programme at the end of June and will be taking up a position at a local school as a qualified teacher. We also wish her all the best in her teaching career and thank her also for her support to our children.
More news on further teaching movement will follow in the End of Term newsletter, next month.
New school timetable
In the week beginning 19th June we will be trialling the proposed new school timetable, in preparation for September. It will be necessary to have a new timetable to manage the children’s lunchtimes when the building work begins. This is expected in the autumn term. At that point, we will only have one playground to use. In order to ensure our plans will be efficient, we will trial the first version of the timetable to ensure that if we have any difficulties, we have enough time to amend the plans and be sure the schedule will work well for all the children.
The start and end times of the day will remain unchanged, however we will be introducing a split lunch break system for the Infant and Junior classes. If your child goes home for dinner please make sure you are collecting at the right time. Details of the timetable for this week will be published nearer the time.
Maths Teacher of the Year
We are happy to announce that both Mrs O’Driscoll and Miss Fan have been nominated for the award of Maths Teacher of the Year in the London North East Maths Hub’s annual competition. Both have been recognised for their strategic role as Senior Leaders of Education (SLE) in leading the development of Mastery Maths across not only Gearies Primary but many other schools in Redbridge and beyond. We wish them well in the competition.
Fruit for playtimes
Children in both the Infant and Junior playgrounds are now being offered free fruit to eat as a snack during playtimes.
Dog fouling on surrounding pavements
We recently alerted the local Council to the nuisance and hazard of dog fouling on the pavements around the school. We are looking for support and action from the Highways team in tackling this unpleasant problem.
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