As you may be aware Essex County Council announced its initial plans regarding the reopening of libraries earlier this week and full details about that can be found on their website. In the meantime our #LibrariesFromHome offer continues and links to our e-library, (for e-books, e-audio, e-comics and e-magazines) online rhymetimes, storytimes and craft sessions can…
Dear Parents We have enjoyed having some of our pupils back in nursery and school this week, albeit fewer in number. The nursery, Pre-R, Reception, Year 1 and Year 6 pupils who are back (along with our regular key worker children) have had a really positive and happy week in their carefully controlled zones around…
Dear Parents I spoke to the children today in assembly about the school being very quiet, a bit eerie and rather surreal. I shared some photographs of the empty site and reminded them that our school is not a set of buildings, but a community of people. Despite being spread across North East Essex, our…
Our children on-site wanted to send a Thank You message to all NHS workers at the current time.
On Site We have had some Critical Key Workers’ children on site this week and as well as following their curriculum, they have had lots of fun with various activities, including hat making, balloon modelling, Mr Lesiak’s Tennis Ball Challenge, a ‘distance picnic’ and even tried ‘distance basketball’. Balloons North, South, East, West,We know which…
Forest School We had a lovely afternoon in the woods doing our Forest School sheet… we also found some extra things! e.g. – wriggly worms Maths We have received some lovely photos of the children working at home on their maths and having fun with their science experiment on waterproofing and which would be the…
Pupils in Year 2 have risen extremely well to the challenge of learning in a new way this week. They have read and discussed a spring poem together, written and read favourite parts of their own poems and have enjoyed carrying out some super practical work on capacity both in the kitchen and out in…
Science & STEMYear 4 pupils were asked to construct a free standing structure which could support a tennis ball as high as possible above the desk, using just 10 sheets of paper and sellotape as part of their studies about the skeleton. Daisy B’s effort stood an amazing 96cm high, but she was beaten into second…
A huge thank you to all the staff and children for their resilience this past week. The staff, children and parents are amazing. This week we had fun digging for worms, practising our balancing skills and making rainbows to display in the windows.
Dear Parents This is probably the most unusual newsletter I have had to write. It is with a strange set of emotions that we bid farewell to the children today; into the great unknown….. The children have been superb! They have responded so maturely, calmly and positively to everything going on around them; we even did…
