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• Year 3 Mosque Visit

  Wed 05 Feb 2020

  Pupils from Year 3 recently visited the Jamia Mas Jid Mosque in Leyton as part of their studies on Islam. The children focused on  looking at wudu  - a type of ritual purification which Muslims perform before prayer.

  Esme, a pupil in Year 3,  wrote in her journal, "First we went inside the mosque and met Irfan who told us about the 5 Pillars of Islam and that one of the Pillars is prayer (salah).  Later we did some activities including the order of how wudu is set out."

  Esme's classmate, Charlie, who also went to the mosque described the visit as 'a great experience'. He added, "It was brilliant to actually experience how to make wudu rather than read it in a book or see a video about it."

  

• Qualiteach Year 3 Football Tournament

  Fri 31 Jan 2020

  A squad of eight Year 3 footballers recently took on local schools in the Qualiteach Cup, a tournament that offers the  finalists chance to play at Leyton Orient's ground prior to the kick off of an EFL2 game later in the season. Unfortunately for us, our dreams of stepping out onto the hallowed turf of The Breyer Group Stadium were dashed in the qualifying stages following defeats against Hillyfields and Newport.

  However, the boys managed to win two and draw two games to finish with a respectable tally of points.

  Squad captain, Jamie, commented, " I am over the moon to have been chosen as captain but was as sick as a parrot about not getting to the final."

  

• Superwriter winners January 2020!

  Fri 10 Jan 2020

  Superwriters: The Super Writer awards are nominated each half term for the most improved girl and boy in each class. Anyone can win the award as EVERYONE (however good) can improve. You can win the award several times over as long as you are continuing to improve!

  In the award winner’s assembly on Friday, I was explaining to the children that there are two jobs to do when you are writing at school. The first job is the author-the ideas person who has to get the story/facts told. The second job is to be an editor-to go back through it and correct spellings, vocabulary choices, the organisation of ideas, the presentation and punctuation. In the adult world these are two distinct jobs-author and editor and are usually done by two separate people. At school we ask children to do both jobs and often it is the editing job that is hard after children have invested time, energy and their emotions into their writing to then pick it apart and try to improve it further.

  All the winners of the most improved writer awards have been working so hard on improving their work. The winners this time are: Maria and Hayes from YRD. Isabelle and Alfie from YRS. Dulcie and Edward from Y1B. Katie and Jack S from Y1S. Emmeline and Jack from Y2M. Noor-Fatimah and Tommy from Y2N. Julia and Dexter from Y3B. Toby and Khloe from Y3P. Alexandra and Alexander from Y4B. Kristal and George from Y4E-H. Lexie and Joseph from Y5H. Caspar and Alannah from Y5B. Darcey and Jack B from Y6D. Marcel and Summer from Y6P. Very well done to all of them!

  

• Jake Y2 Christmas Song

  Wed 11 Dec 2019
  Jake (Y2) and his younger twin brothers had the opportunity to sing on a new Chirstmas song that had been written and produced by singer Beverley Craven (she was known for her Promise Me hit in the early 90's). 100% of the proceeds raised from CD sales, streaming and downloads of this Christmas Day song will go towards a charity called Auditory Verbal UK, a charity which helps deaf children have the opportunity to listen and speak as equals alongside their hearing peers.

   

  You can watch the video and either purchase a signed CD or download a copy of the song for 99p at www.wtwlive.com 

   

• Painting the infant site mural

  Tue 10 Dec 2019
  It maybe raining and grey outside but we're busy painting the welcome sign to be hung at the infant site-we're jolly and bright! 

  

• Choir singing by St Paul's Cathedral

  Wed 04 Dec 2019
  We had a wonderful morning singing for a help the homeless charity just outside St Paul's cathedral. We were lucky enough to be able to look around St Paul's while we were there.

  

• Exceptional Achievement Award

  Sun 01 Dec 2019
  Huge congratulations to Rebecca in Y6 Darwin who won a Waltham Forest award for "Exceptional Achievement". Rebecca was awarded her trophy at a lovely celebration evening at The Assembly Hall at the Town Hall. Very well done, we are very proud of her!

  

• U11's Football Team - Tournament Report

  Fri 29 Nov 2019

  Once again C of E fielded a team in the opening round of the annual English Football Leagues U11’s Kids' Cup competition which offers the winning team the prize of representing  Leyton Orient in the Grand Final that’s played at Wembley Stadium!

   

  Sadly for our team, which included a mix of Year 5 & 6 boys and girls, defeats against Yardley and Aldersbook Primary schools meant we failed to progress to the next stage of the competition.

  Nevertheless, our players enjoyed the experience. Madiya commented, " It was a great opportunity to get to Wembley so I am disappointed. However, I did enjoy taking part."  Squad captain, George, added, "Although our team play was good we failed to take our chances which cost us dearly."

  

• School Council Visit Town Hall

  Wed 27 Nov 2019

  Members of the School Council recently visited the Town Hall in Walthamstow to meet up with The Worshipful Mayor of Waltham Forest, Cllr Christopher Robbins CBE, and former C of E school pupil and ex C of E school governor, Cllr Roy Berg.

   

  The children visited the Town Hall to further their understanding of democracy and to learn how Waltham Forest Council serves the local community.

  

• Waltham Forest's "Feel Good 2019 Sports Awards" evening

  Thu 21 Nov 2019

  On the 21st November, the following Y5 and Y2 children were invited to attend the borough’s “Feel Good 2019 Sports Award” evening at Walthamstow Assembly Hall : Anisha, Matilda, Eva, Maizie, Foster, Parker,Thomas W, Maxwell and George B. The evening celebrates all that is good in sports across the borough in schools and in clubs. It is an honour to be nominated for an award.

  We had a wonderful evening dressed in our smartest suits and frocks alongside our trendiest trainers finding out about the huge range of sporting successes across Waltham Forest. The food was lovely-the chocolate fountain was a huge hit and Maxwell nearly won us the chance to go first to it! The magician wowed us, the living statues spooked us and we all had a thoroughly enjoyable evening!