Special Points of Interest

The class with the top attendance this week is 3/4DC with 98.6%. Well done.

Fencing taster sessions are being held at William Edwards School during the half term holidays on Tuesday, 26th October in the Boys' Gym from 10am to 12pm. The event is free - just bring a drink and wear suitable sports clothing. To book telephone 01375 486000 Extension 170.

Happy Birthday

Happy birthday this week to

Nicky Bowden

Cole Byrne

Ersin Er

Charlotte Gibbons

Merit Awards

The following pupils received the Merit Award this week:

3/4AM - Nicky Bowden - Good science work
3/4GM - Jaden Spence - Listening well in swimming and making progress in swimming on his back.
3/4DC - Can Kiamil - Working hard to improve his handwriting
3/4LC - Courtney Back - Working hard to improve his writing
3/4PD - Izzy May - Excellent work in topic
5/6AR - Elsie Andrews - For working hard in numeracy
5/6AW - Lucy Swallow - Good work in history
5/6ME - Emma Gray - For excellent work
5/6TL - Keeley Wilde - Working hard in science
5/6SD - Mia Seeley - For working hard in maths

Send a Cow

Our 2p harvest collection raised £173.94 and the non-uniform day raised £255. Thank you for your generosity.

We are going to continue our collection and have a Cow-o-meter in the hall to show the progress we make.

Please Note

In order to maximise learning for the pupils at this school, we have decided to re-structure the day slightly. From Monday 18th October, pupils will be able to walk straight into class at 8.40am from the playground and settle themselves before the start of registration at 8.50am. The start time remains at 8.50am so pupils will not be marked late unless they arrive after this time.

Lunch time will now be from 12.10pm to 1pm for all pupils and home time will remain at 3.10pm.

These changes will enable us to engage in creative activities in the morning to support the children's learning in Maths and English.

Assemblies will move to the end of the school day which will align with the Infant School and we look forward to parents joining us for class assemblies in the Spring Term.

Special Points of Interest

• The dinner menu this week is Week One.
• Half term holiday starts on Monday 25th October. We return to school on Monday 1st November.
• Secondary school applications: thank you to those who have returned their applications. We still have many outstanding forms. Please return as soon as possible so they may be forwarded to Thurrock Council promptly. If you have applied online, could you please inform the office so that we can keep a record. Thank you.
• Top attendance this week is 3/4DC with 98.5%.

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday this week to:

Olivia Clements-Hendy
Harry Prothero
Chloe Prothero
Ryan Luongo
Brandon Christmas
Mia Seeley
Varney Daniel

Please be Aware

Please be aware of traffic at the zebra crossing on Gloucester Avenue. Cars/vans are driving at speed along this road and are sometimes unaware of the zebra crossing which many children use.

Could you please make your children aware especially if they walk home alone.

After School Clubs

If, for any reason, an after school club is cancelled, your children will be kept in school until the club finishing time. For bad weather, please ring after 2.30pm to check if a club is taking place. If it is cancelled, leave your child's name and this will be passed to the teacher and your child will then be allowed to leave at 3.10pm.

We do not ring parents if a club is cancelled due to the large numbers involved. The children are given an alternative activity until the normal finishing time.

Merit Awards

The following pupils achieved the merit award this week.

3/4AM - Riley Benyon - Good story writing
3/4GM - Daniel Pond - Using good descriptive words in Big Writing
3/4DC - Jarika Canvey - For setting an excellent example of good behaviour
3/4LC - Ben Little - Good work in Maths
5/6AR - Ellie Bell - For working hard in Numeracy
5/6AW - Bailey Golding - Generally working well in class
5/6ME - Joshua Winn and Joe Webster - Outstanding effort in Literacy
5/6TL - Ellie Weston - For fantastic art work
5/6SD - Charley Griffin - For the mixing colours work in Art

Congratulations

Congratulations to Harry Gregory in 5/6AR who has been selected for the Thurrock District Football Team. This is a fantastic achievement and Harry has worked very hard for his place. We will keep you updated of how he gets on throughout the year.

Young Shakespeare Company

Years 5 and 6 pupils enjoyed a fantastic production of Romeo and Juliet. The children were very enthusiastic and enjoyed taking part in both the workshops and the production itself.

Book Fair

Many thanks to all parents and children who attended the Book Fair which was a fantastic success. We sold £415.30 worth of books which will entitle us to free books for school. A big thank you to all of you who attended and helped to make the Book Fair such a huge success.

Morrison's Let's Grow Campaign

A reminder that we have started to collect vouchers for the Morrisons Let's Grow campaign.

The scheme aims to help schools capture the imagination of children and show them that food doesn't just come from supermarkets. By collecting vouchers, children will have the opportunity to grow their own food in the school grounds.

Vouchers can be redeemed by the school for new gardening equipment including seeds, spades and greenhouses. So please do support us.

Special Points of Interest

• A reminder that school is closed on Friday, 8th October for staff training.
• The school photographer will be in for individual photographs on Wednesday, 13th October.
• The dinner menu this week is Week Two.
• Children from either the Junior or Infant School must not ride scooters or bicycles in the car park and along the road. This is extremely dangerous.
• The class with top attendance for this week is 3/4PD with 98.8%. Congratulations.

2p Harvest Festival

To celebrate Harvest this year, the children are holding a 2p Festival. Pupils are kindly asked to donate 2p by Thursday, 7th October. There will then be a class competition to see who has the longest line of 2p coins and a prize will be awarded to the top class.

This year we are sending our school donation to 'Send a Cow'. For more information visit the website www.sendacow.org.uk.

Merit Awards

The following pupils have been awarded the merit badge for this week. Congratulations to you all.

3/4AM - Sonny Dobson - Thoughtful work in RE
3/4GM - Thomas Edwards - Good movement in Gym
3/4DC - Whole class - Good story writing
3/4LC - Ellis Thorn - For great ideas in writing
3/4PD - Aaron Wilkins - Great colour blending
5/6AR - Kyle Boston - Excellent writing
5/6AW - Katie Knight - Good topic work
5/6ME - Bradley Beszant - Good work
5/6TL - Stephanie Jones - For good behaviour
5/6SD - Rhys Richards - For a science investigation

Happy Birthday

Happy birthday this week to:

Kitty Jordan

Callum Clarke

Owen Tokley-Packer

Stranger Danger

Whilst attacks by strangers on children may be rare, they are everyone's worst nightmare.

A stranger is someone you don't know. Most strangers are nice but some are nasty and want to hurt children.

Please remind your children of the following:

NEVER ....... go with a stranger, take things from a stranger, get in a car with a stranger, go off on your own without telling your parents or carer.

Make your child aware of who they can trust such as a uniformed police officer, teacher or trusted adult.

Free Dance Classes

Streetlife are holding free dance classes every Monday at East Tilbury Community Sports Hall from 6pm to 7pm for ages 8-12 and 7pm to 8pm for ages 13-18.

Contact Kat for more details on 07779 781574 for more details.

Pencil Cases

Children are encouraged NOT to bring pencil cases into school as all necessary equipment is provided in class.

Year Six Applications to Secondary School

A reminder to send in your completed secondary school applications. The last day for return of forms is 15th October. Please inform the office if you complete the form online. Thank you.

Disney Lunch

Over 180 pupils enjoyed a Disney themed lunch in school today. Disney music played while the children puzzled over the Disney quiz around the hall. Thank you to Mrs. McTaggart and her team for providing so many pizzas and personalised baguettes. Thanks also to Mrs J Oakley for organising the fun quiz.