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DIARY DATES
SUMMER TERM
Tuesday 23rd July
Sports day
Wednesday 24th July
Year 6 Leavers Celebration
Last day of Term
Tuesday 3rd September
Children return to school
Reminders
PE kit in Monday and Tuesday all children - see below
Sports Day - 23rd July
Last day - 24th July - pick up time
Children back to school Tuesday 3rd September
Safeguarding
During the summer break, if you are worried or concerned about a child - please contact RBK Single Point of Access:
T: 0208 547 5008
Ellingham Sports Fest - Monday, 22nd July 2024
Please ensure your child/children arrive at school wearing their PE uniform as they will be participating in the Ellingham Sports Fest. It is essential they also bring a named water bottle, a sun hat and apply sun cream before coming to school.
Ellingham Sports Day and Family Picnic - Tuesday, 23rd July
Please ensure your child/children arrive at school at the normal time, 8.40am, wearing their PE shorts, trainers/PE shoes and a T-shirt in their house colour, as the children will be competing in their houses. It is essential they also bring a named water bottle, a sun hat and apply sun cream before coming to school.
Parents, please join children and the staff for a picnic lunch at the St Philip’s school grounds. If parents are not able to come, an extended family member would be very welcome or your child can enjoy their picnic with the class teacher. Please do not bring any nut products (including Nutella sandwiches) to the picnic.
Sports Day Timings
9.30 - 9.45 Reception and KS1 to St Phillip’s
9:45 – 11:45 Reception & KS1 event
11.45 – 12.30 Whole school lunch
12.30 – 12.45 R/KS1 to return to class
KS2 seated for event
12:45 – 2:45 KS2 event
End of school day Children collected from school
Last day of the summer term - Wednesday, 24th July
Wednesday, 24th July is the last day of the summer term, school closes at 2 pm. The year 6 children will come out after all the other year groups have been released as part of their leaving celebration.
If your child has an inhaler and/or other medication held in the school, please collect your child's medication from the School Office between 1.45 pm and 2.00 pm on Wednesday, 24th July. If your child still requires medication to be kept in school, we ask that you return the medication in September together with a new signed agreement form.
The Ellingham Explorers Afterschool Club will NOT be available on Wednesday, 24th July 2024.
We wish you all a very happy and restful summer holiday.
School books
Please send your child in with a strong carrier bag (bag for life) with their name on it as they will be coming home with some of their school books on Monday, 22nd July.
Children return to school on Tuesday 3rd September
ELLINGHAM SCHOOL NEWS
Summer Fair Success
The singing, dancing, jumping and throwing at our wonderful summer fair raised £2801. Your engagement and enthusiasm made it a special and fun day and we were lucky with a rare sunny day.
Harlequin Rugby Holiday Scheme
Harlequin Rugby will be running a holiday scheme at Ellingham School from 19th August to 29th August Monday - Thursday 10am to 2pm, for ages 6 to 14 years.
The school will be sending the HAF codes to eligible families next week who can book up to 16 sessions at this or other HAF holiday schemes.
To book a free session https://eequ.org/experience/5914
To book a paid session @£25 per day: https://eequ.org/experience/6010
Further information about other Holiday Schemes (HAF) in Kingston is available here.
The Annual Summer Soak - Celebrating the End of The Year
When the temperature tips the high 20s or 30s, Mrs Keogh reaches for the hose to cool the children down with a summer soaking. This is an annual event but we've had to wait some time for summer to arrive this year. The children love it and it adds such fun to the end of term.
Your children work so hard and any visitor to the school comments on the great behaviour for learning. What they don't always see is your children's capacity for joy and laughter. It's an essential part of primary school life and we look forward to more of it next year.
IMG_6690.MOVCultural Delights
Last week, the children celebrated cultural week, swapping classes to learn about Romania, Sri Lanka and Portugal, countries representing some of the languages spoken in school. Southborough School came in and taught some Spanish to the whole school, some families came in to talk about their culture and we enjoyed French breakfast together on Thursday 11th July. On Thursday afternoon, children watched a film in a different language (with English subtitles) to see how it feels to be in an environment where English is not being spoken. They could work out some of the story!
LEARNING TOGETHER
Nursery Sports Morning
Nursery children had fun competing in their sports morning. There was lots of fun and laughter and much bemusement watching the children meander from lane to lane!
Year 1 Poem
IMG_4121.MOVOh, Year 2 likes to be beside the seaside!
Year 2 enjoyed a trip to the beach today as they ventures to Littlehampton. In history they have been learning about how and why seaside holidays became popular so were all very excited to go on their own coastal jolly!
The children visited the RNLI station where they heard all about the courageous work the volunteers do there and learnt about the different safety flags to look out for at the beach. They then enjoyed lunch on the beach before a yummy ice cream and time to build sandcastles and find shells.
It's All Greek to Year 4
Year 4 stunned the school with their fantastic costumes to celebrate all things Ancient Greece. They stood up in assembly to give everyone a twirl and show off their outfits.
Y6 Friendly Rounders
Year 6 went over to St Mary's for a friendly game of rounders. Ellingham won by one rounder!
Video from LisaYear 6 In Wonderland
Year 6 delighted parents, children and staff alike with their wonderful production of Wonderland, telling the story of several Alices!
Reception were so inspired that after the final performance, they took the props and re-enacted the play in their classroom, including the Caucas Race.
SAFEGUARDING, HEALTH AND SUPPORT
Internet-Matters-Discovering-Digital-Primary-guide-Jan2023.pdfMental Health Support
MHST parent drop ins poster.pdfInternet-Matters-Digital-safety-at-a-glance-8-10-year-olds-printable-Dec-2023.pdfThis is the full safeguarding team in school. They are all trained to Level 3 and everyone in the school received the annual update of Safeguarding Level 2 training at INSET.
LOCAL EVENTS & COMMUNITY NEWS
Kingston Music Service
Summer Holiday Music & Creativity FUEL course
Monday 29th July - Thursday 1st August
Hook Centre, Chessington
From singing and djembe playing, to writing their own music and learning the keyboard, this four day course is set to be lots of fun for children aged 6-11. Some sessions will be held in the library, for craft and lego activities too. Sign up here for a FUEL place or here for a non-FUEL place.
Chessington Summer Cinema
‘Chessington Garden Centre Presents Summer Cinema’ and they are really excited to reach out to the local community to welcome you to the event. Parents who will be looking for ways to entertain children during the summer holidays may be interested. Link to the website is also here - https://www.chessingtongardencentre.co.uk/blog/chessington-garden-centre-summer-cinema/
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