Aspen Class Visit Hilldene Library

On Thursday afternoon last week, Aspen class had their visit to the Hilldene Library. Mrs Charlesworth set a good pace on the way down, which meant we had time to stop in and visit D&G Tailors. Papa was delighted to see 27 eager children who wanted to know more about how to make clothes.

Once Deborah had been measured up for a suit, the children headed off to get their books out. Jo - the librarian - read them several stories. All of the children loved her pop up books. Having created their own book mark, they used the self serve till and then headed home armed with stacks of new stories.

Watch out for the video that will be coming soon!

Sharing Assembly: No assembly on Wednesday 23rd

Sharing Assemblies will begin in the second week back with Maple class on the 30th April at 9.05am

We're In The Paper: Tumelo's Star of the Week

Congratulations to Tumelo who has been chosen as the Star of the Week for the Romford Recorder. His beaming smile and endless enthusiasm are a real asset to Willow class!

Super Readers Visit West Ham

On April 19th the most recent winners of the Reading League went to watch the West Ham vs Crystal Palace football match. With fears of relegation now fading, the game was alot less pressurised than the one we saw before Christmas! Unfortunately that didn't come across in the way that West Ham played - losing 0-1 to a second half penalty.

Miss Sparkes has organised the third Reading League competition to start this term and it will run for 8 weeks. Make sure you have seen her to register your team. The prize this time... a stadium tour! For those children not motivated by football rewards, Miss Sparkes will also be offering her manicure prize as well!

Back To School Tomorrow

We hope that you have had an enjoyable Easter Holiday. School is open as normal tomorrow. 8am for Breakfast Club, or 8.30am for everyone else.

PE lessons also start back as normal. Miss Cook & Mr Clark are raring to go, so make sure those PE kits are all packed and ready.

We look forward to seeing you bright and early for the start of the Summer term.

For your information, the half term is quite short this time. The last day of the half term will be on Wednesday 21st May.

Wednesday 21st May - School closes
Thursday 22nd May - Closed for elections
Friday 23rd May - Closed for INSET
Monday 2nd June - Back to school

Minutes Applause for Tombides

listen to ‘Minutes Applause for Tombides’ on Audioboo

Maths Challenge Workshop - EYFS

When the Maths Challenge Workshop came to visit even the Reception classes were able to take part. Our pupils have an excellent knowledge of shape and their collaboration skills are fantastic... so the problem solving was perfect for them.

Challenge 1: Use the pieces to cover the triangle exactly, with nothing poking over the edge

Challenge 2: Place the hexagons together so that the colours matched up

Challenge 3: Try to make a long rectangle from a range of t shaped pieces