Headteacher’s Comments Welcome back after the Easter Holiday.  Speaking to the children and parents, everyone seemed to have an enjoyable break.  The sun shining for most of the holiday definitely helped.  Well done to the Year 4 who put on a superb assembly on Wednesday to celebrate St George’s Day. Achievements Well done Paige Rood,…

Headteacher’s Comments Well done to the Year 5 children on their presentation of the Easter Story, it was beautifully retold.  I wish you all a very happy and safe break and look forward to seeing you on our return on 22 April. Achievements Well done Jack Kingham (Miss Kent’s Class), Tyler Russell, Charlie Pegrum, Megan…

Deputy Headteacher’s Comments Mr Woollcott has given me the very great honour of writing on this week’s newsletter!  One more week of hard work until a well-deserved Easter break for the children.  I am glad to be able to report all the achievements, both in class and on the sports’ field.  If you haven’t already,…

Headteacher’s Comments Thank you to all the parents who met with their child’s teacher this week.  I hope you found the conversations constructive and they made you aware of your child’s current level and how to support your child with their learning at home. Achievements Well done Leah Hunn (Miss O’Riordan’s Class), Kimberley Murray, Mai-Lei…

Headteacher’s Comments Your child may have spoken to you this week about presentation.  This is another area the Local Authority have asked the school to look at.  On Monday the staff decided that a ‘Pen Licence’ would be awarded to those children who had neat, joined up handwriting in five consecutive pieces of work in…

Headteacher’s Comments Your child may have told you they had visitors in their class on Wednesday.  The Essex Local Authority regularly visits schools to ensure schools are evaluating their practice accurately and to help support school improvement.  I am pleased that they found the following good practice in our school: There is a good feel…

Headteacher’s Comments There are a number of children with incorrect footwear.  Please make sure you child wears plain black shoes or trainers to school. Achievements Well done to Jack Kingham (Miss Kent‘s Class) Natalie Lewis, Jay Hyams (Mr Davey’s Class), Aaron Jones, Gabriela Musollari, Ella Forster, Holly Whiten, Jemma Johnson, Maya Sweeney-Fenton, Jessica Okaka, Nilgun…

Headteacher’s Comments There seems to be a bit of confusion regarding the organisation at lunchtimes.  Because we are a growing school (36 children more than 2 years ago), we are finding it hard to fit all the children into our dining room at lunchtimes.  The Governing Body is looking at how to improve the lunchtime…

Headteacher’s Comments Following last week’s Governor’s meeting, I can confirm the dates for next academic year as follows: Wednesday 3 September 2014 Return to school (8:45am) Friday 24 October 2014 Break up from school (3:15pm) Monday 3 November 2014 Return to school (8:45am) Friday 19 December 2014 Break up from school (3:15pm) Monday 5 January…

Headteacher’s Comments Thank you to all the parents who attended the Coffee Mornings and Dads’ Drinks this week.  Your feedback on the school’s teaching and Learning Policy was most valuable.  For those parents who were unable to attend the meeting but would still like to contribute, over the next few weeks I will be posting…