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• Infants site children enjoy drama workshop

  Fri 28 Jan 2022

  Pupils from Reception and Years 1 and 2 found themselves over the at the Junior site this morning participating in a Drama4All workshop with a rainforest / jungle theme called 'Brave Jungle Explorer'. 

  Using drama, dance and singing, the children went on a fascinating improvisation around the African Jungle. Having completed some rigorous jungle training, the children got on their elephants and set off into the bush to help rescue Snow, the last remaining White Lion, with a little help from a cheeky monkey called Boo!

  

• Poet Visits School

  Fri 28 Jan 2022

  On Tuesday, Year 4 had the privilege of working with Karl Nova, who is one of the UK’s leading poets and hip-hop artists. They had the opportunity to see Karl in action performing his own work, and to create, compose and perform some of their poetry too! They children reported that they had had a great day and were cheerfully reciting the poetry/rap that they had learnt as they entered their classroom the next morning too! You can find out more about Karl Nova and hear some of his work at : https://clpe.org.uk/poetry/videos?f%5B0%5D=poet%3A20431

  

• Mayor of Waltham Forest Visits School

  Fri 14 Jan 2022

  Following a visit to the Town Hall by our Rights Respecting School Council to meet the Mayor back in November, Cllr Elizabeth Baptiste, the Worshipful Mayor of Waltham Forest, came to visit the school today to say thank you to the children for supporting the Sickle Cell Society charity which is one of the chosen charities she is supporting during her time in office.

  After hearing about sickle cell during their visit to the Town Hall, the councillors thought it would be a good idea to raise funds for the charity by holding a Pyjama Day which duly took place today.

  The Mayor, accompanied by fellow local councillors, Cllr Roy Berg and Cllr Emma Best, was delighted to hear that at the time of writing approximately £500 had been raised to support the Sickle Cell Society!  

  

• Traffic Ambassadors' Campaign attracts attention of ITV News

  Thu 13 Jan 2022

  The school's Traffic Ambassadors' campaign to improve road safety outside the Junior site in Cambridge Road attracted the attention of ITV News who sent a reporter and camera operator to report on the situation on the morning of Tuesday, 11th January.

  The item was covered in the channel's evening local news slot and attracted a lot of attention from children, parents, local residents and even people from further afield. A viewer from Chadwell Heath contacted the school saying, "I was watching the ITV London news on Tuesday evening and saw the article about the school and how the children were concerned about the effect of the parents parking their cars when so many could easily walk their children to school. I thought the children were absolutely amazing, they were so grown up and mature in the way they were communicating with the motorists."

  Year 5 Traffic Ambassador, Tia, commented, "Having the TV news channel cover the story is great because it tells motorists that you shouldn't be endangering lives by parking on double yellow lines and driving too fast outside a school."

  Fellow Year 5 Traffic Ambassador, Alice, added, "Getting the TV coverage is  a great way of spreading awareness of the need for common sense when driving or parking outside a school."

   

  

• Friday 14th January 2022

  Wed 12 Jan 2022

  Friday 14^th is our wear your pyjamas to school day in aid of Waltham Forest’s mayor’s chosen charity for Sickle Cell. On Friday children and adults may wear their pjs or onesie’s to school. Please wear school shoes no slippers! You can donate on line, or we will have buckets for cash donations on the day: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/chingford-cofe-primary-school

  

• Please see the letter about the return to school January 2022 in the letters section!

  Wed 05 Jan 2022