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Firstly, a huge thank you to Jon Reidy for organising a DIY day at the infant site! Secondly a huge thank you to everyone who came to volunteer! Thirdly, a huge thank you to Oliver Piper and the PA for providing a BBQ lunch for the volunteers! 

Playground equipment and planters were repainted or re-varnished, a new edge to the flower bed was created, plumbing was repaired, door frames were glossed, the canopy and sky lights were jet washed clean, drains were unblocked, toilets were deep cleaned, bushes were cut back, sheds were repaired and flower beds weeded!

The sun shone and everyone worked so hard! It has really tidied and cheered the infant site up! If you couldn't help today but would like to donate a plant to the new back flower bed it would be gratefully received! We maybe holding another day very soon (before it gets too cold) to finish off some tasks and to build a sand pit for the children. Look out for details, if you'd like to help!

On Thursday, this week, Year 6 pupils received some excellent first aid training from Danny Hyde, a fire fighter stationed at Bethnal Green. They all behaved beautifully and showed high levels of competency, whilst being instructed as to: how to deal with someone who is unconscious; giving CPR and using a defibrillator. 

Here are some of the children's thoughts:

Riah - "Very informative, it made me understand how important it is to know what to do in a medical situation."

Betsy and India - "It is not so scary now, I would know how to react and help someone". 

Jake - "It has given me life changing skills". 

With the new school year well under way it's time to find out how our Year 3 pupils have adapted to the changes they have experienced since the end of the summer when they moved up to the Junior site after being based at our Infant site in Kings Road for the past 3 years.

Dev, from 3 Potter class, said the biggest change he'd experienced since leaving the Infant site to come to the Junior site is that there's so many more people in the building. "There's so many children at the Juniors that it's easy to make new friends, especially with children from other year groups," he enthused. "However, it's difficult to remember everyone's name. To be honest, I don't even know every teacher's name!"

Alexia, also from Potter class, commented, "The biggest change for me is the subjects - there is so much more to be learnt. For instance, in maths the times table and division work is much more demanding. I get along with maths fine but the maths challenge questions are really tough and really make me have to think."

Oliver, from 3 Bowie class, misses his Year 2 teacher, Mr Blake, very much but is enjoying school under the watchful eye of Mrs McMurray. "It seems a bit stricter at the Juniors but the staff are okay and are particularly helpful to pupils who are struggling with their work."

Oliver's classmate, Layna, loves the breaktimes at the Juniors saying, "The playgrounds are much bigger and have much more equipment and resources than the Infants. I really like playing on the boat, the climbing wall and the tyre park."

Whilst our four Year 3 pupils miss life at the Infants it's clear they are finding their feet at the Juniors and are settling into their new environment nicely.

On Friday 22nd September, due to the flash flood caused by the storm the day before, Y2 had to move to the juniors! They were absolutely brilliant and fitted in, as if they were already juniors! 

The children can be seen enjoying a 'Jack and the beanstalk' themed Commando Joe's task and a range of maths games.

Well done to everyone for your resilience and good humour in the face of sudden change!

Ella in Y5 has made a beautiful model of Frank, our school therapy dog. She produced the life like model out of clay and he evens has a moving head! Ella is a talented ceramist!

On Wednesday and Thursday this week we held our School Games Day. It was the juniors turn on Wednesday, and today the infant site are thoroughly enjoying a range of activities!

School Games day is an intra-school competition that takes place between pupils who attend the same school.  It is a great opportunity to try new sports, such as archery, or work as a team to win a tug of war, or build a shelter co-operatively, quicker than another group, and to generally celebrate our school's sporting success!

We had a brilliant time! Thank you to Miss Watson and Miss Efreme for organising it!