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• Collective Worship Club New Song Launch

  Thu 26 Jan 2023

  The school's collective worship club run by Lizzy Shaw from the Red Balloon Foundation have produced a sing-a-long video which will be used in future acts of collective worship. The song, performed by Rend Collective, is called 'Fun' and is proving very popular with pupils.  Members of the collective worship club presented the song to the Juniors at an assembly they were leading about the parable of the Good Samaritan.

  Layna from Year 2 said, "I think the the song is awesome because I really like the actions that go along with the music." Greta, also from Year 2, was equally enthusiastic saying, "When I saw the video I wished I had been there to perform the song as it seems so much fun! It's a bit like the song we sing called 'My Lighthouse' but I think I prefer this one."

  The Red Balloon Foundation is a charitable organisation that supports the school in a range of activities including collective worship and prayer, Year 7 transition and promoting positive mental health.

  

• Conductive Music Workshops

  Fri 20 Jan 2023

  Year 5 & Year 6 pupils received lessons this week designed by following the STEAM (STEM subject through art)  approach. The lessons are planned for learning complicated concepts through creative fun experiments.

  This activities led by Franziska Lantz from Conductive Music, linked music and computing, mathematics and science (STEM).

  Year 6 pupil, Austin, thoroughly enjoyed the sessions saying, “I loved the workshop because I like coding and working things out through debugging.”

  

• Year 3 Winter Games Festival

  Thu 19 Jan 2023

  Just as temperatures were beginning to drop last week, selected Year 3 pupils were invited to participate in the Waltham Forest Schools Sport Network Winter Games Festival. The enthusiastic pupils took part in a number of Winter Olympic sports including kurling, bobsleighing, the biathlon and alpine skiing. Frankie, from Bowie class described the event as 'great fun.' Ethan, from Potter class added, "My favourite activity was the bobsleigh which involved a lot of team work.'

  

• Year 6 Crossover Meal

  Wed 11 Jan 2023

  Each term a cohort of Year 6 pupils receive secondary school transition preparation sessions from the Red Balloon Foundation team. The course is known as 'The Crossover Club' with the children meeting up with their instructors every Wednesday lunch time. The club culminates in a Red Balloon funded celebration meal where the pupils are given a set budget to plan their celebration meal and the opportunity to shop along the high street to buy their foodstuffs etc.

  Oliver, from Darwin class, really enjoyed 'Crossover Club, "The sessions really built up my confidence about transitioning to secondary school. I have been a bit nervous about going to secondary school but I now feel a lot more prepared.'

  

• Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2022

  Fri 06 Jan 2023

  Our selling of poppies for the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2022 raised £259.56. Well done everyone, especially the children who stood outside in the cold selling poppies.

  

• Christmas Church Service

  Fri 16 Dec 2022

  Our annual Christmas church service at the Parish Church of Ss Peter & Paul was sadly cancelled due to the treacherous conditions on the footpaths outside the school sites. Despite this disappointment, the service went ahead at the Junior site where a streaming link was set up ensuring our pupils on the Infant site took part.

  Father Justin welcomed everyone to the service, gave a talk and led us into the Lord's Prayer. He also finished the service with a Christmas blessing.

  Some shepherds from Year 3 carried out the readings while the school choir sang 'O Little Town of Bethlehem'. Pupils from our Infant Prayer Club also pitched in with some prayers they had written.

  The whole school joined in with the singing of three carols - 'Starry Night', 'Silent Night' and 'Mary's Child.’

  Year 6 pupil, Toby, who set up the video link and who was also in charge of the sound system, said, "It was a shame we didn't manage to get to church but it was a successful event with a good message preached by the vicar."

  Ivy, also from Year 6, added, "I enjoyed the service. I'm glad we didn't walk to church as I'm sure someone would have slipped in the icy conditions which would possibly ruin their Christmas."

  

• Reception Nativity

  Thu 15 Dec 2022

  Our two Reception classes combined this week to perform their rendition of the Nativity to packed houses of parents, carers and their families who were not put off from attending despite the very seasonal weather we have been experiencing. The children thoroughly enjoyed performing in front of their enthralled audiences.

  

• Christmas Festivities

  Wed 14 Dec 2022

  As Christmas beckons and with snow on the ground, our children have busied themselves with a number of Christmas themed activities this week including Christmas cake baking, sculpting angels, card and decoration making and learning about the true meaning of Christmas courtesy of the Red Balloon Foundation who supplied each class with a Christmas themed resource box and accompanying PowerPoint presentation.

  On Wednesday, pupils wore their Christmas jumpers and partook of their Christmas lunches.

  Former pupils, Ollie and Evan, even got in on the act. With the icy cold weather meaning their secondary school closed early they visited the school and helped out with some Year 6 Christmas cake making. Ollie said, "It was good to see some familiar faces and watching the children have fun." Fellow Year 7 student, Evan, added, "There was a nice Christmassy feeling about the old place."

  

• Let there be snow!

  Mon 12 Dec 2022

  The junior field was the perfect place for building snow people, riding sledges and throwing snowballs!

  

• Year 3 Nativity

  Fri 09 Dec 2022

  Year 3 pupils performed their nativity play today to a packed audience of parents, carers and other family members.

  Harry, from Year 3 Potter class, who played the part of an angel, really enjoyed being on stage. He said, "My favourite part was when I played my wand guitar."

  Fellow angel, Jaime, from Year 3 Bowie class, was equally enthusiastic. "I was really excited when we walked through the audience onto the stage."