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• Prayer Spaces Project

  Tue 12 Nov 2019
  With the help of the Red Balloon Foundation, Chingford C of E Primary staged a Prayer Spaces Project during the week commencing 28th October.  Prayer Spaces in schools enable children and young people, of all faiths and none, to explore life's questions, spirituality and faith in a safe, creative and interactive way.

  

• Harvest Festival

  Mon 11 Nov 2019

  Mother Katherine from The Parish of Ss Peter & Paul led the thanksgivings at our recent Harvest Festival. As is our tradition, Key Stage 2 pupils were invited to take part in a bread making competition with over 50 loaves being baked!

   

  Donations for the Harvest Festival were shared between a local food bank and Christian Kitchen, a charity that helps the Borough's homeless by providing cooked food during the winter.

  

• BBC Reporter Visits School

  Mon 11 Nov 2019
  Recently ex pupil Daniel Henry visited the school to talk to Key Stage 2 pupils about his career in the media. Currently Daniel is a reporter/producer for the flagship BBC World TV bulletin, Focus on Africa.
  
  Daniel has previously worked for BBC London, ITV News, Sky News and Channel 4 News.  He has also written for The Independent, The Telegraph and others.

  

• Remembrance Service

  Mon 11 Nov 2019
  A group of pupils recently made the short trip to Chingford Mount Cemetery to take part in an Armistice Day Act of Remembrance. Year 6 pupils, Isabel and April, laid a wreath at the Cross of Sacrifice.  Isabel commented, "It was a great honour  and an amazing experience to lay the wreath at the Cross of Sacrifice'. April added, "It was really sad to see the graves of many young men who had died in the First World War."

  

• Cross country race November 2019

  Sat 02 Nov 2019

  A wonderful effort by all our runners in the rain and blowing gale on Chingford Plain! Huge congratulations to Quinlan for coming 2nd in a field of 190 boys! The boys "A" team came first overall all with the amazing difference of only 33 points!

  The girls team achieved the 8th place award (team with their 8th runner back first  but not winning any of the first 3 places team awards)

  

• Book Week

  Mon 16 Sep 2019

  The school's book week saw each class designing exciting new book corners in each classroom. A fantastic turnout of parents and carers came along to 'stay and read' with the children and the book fair made record profits which will be ploughed back into supplying non-fiction books for the new library at the Junior site and the proposed new library at the Infants. Well done, everyone!

   

  

• Talent Contest

  Wed 17 Jul 2019

  Nine acts took part in our annual talent contest final which saw Year 6 pupil, Mia Jade, crowned as the competition winner. As well as a number of singing acts, there were guitar and piano recitals as well as a comedy sketch and a dance routine.

   

  Photograph courtesy of Nicky Bamber

  

• Gilwell Park Y5 Bronte

  Wed 03 Jul 2019
  

• Petition handed in

  Tue 02 Jul 2019
  The Parent Council School Crossing team handed in the petition to Waltham Forest Council on 2nd July. The petition will now be checked and verified by Waltham Forest Council. Any last minute signatories should sign a hard copy before it formally closes this Friday. These are available at both school offices.

  

• Gilwell Park Y5Hawking

  Tue 02 Jul 2019