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DIARY DATES
AUTUMN TERM
Thursday 12th October
Year 4 Trip - Natural History Museum
Friday 13th October
Year 6 Class Assembly
FOE Spooky Disco
Saturday 14th October
New to reception 2024 open morning - 10 am
Monday 16th October
Individual and Sibling Photos
Year 5 DT day
Tuesday 17th October
Year 2 Trip - Kingston Museum
Thursday 19th October
Year 4 Trip - Sir Francis Recreation Ground
Year 5 Viking Day
Friday 20th October
Harvest Festival Assembly
Last day of half-term
Monday 23rd to Friday 27th October
Half-Term
Monday 30th October
Inset Day
Tuesday 31st October
Children Return
Secondary School Application Deadline
Monday 6th November
Year 6 Trip - Imperial War Museum
Tuesday 7th & Wednesday 8th November
Parent Consultation & SEN Review
Tuesday 14th November
Nasal Flu Immunisation
Monday 20th to Friday 24th November
Book Fair
Thursday 23rd November
Year 2 Christmas Journey - King Centre
Friday 15th December
Christmas Fair and Performance
Wednesday 20th December
ABM Christmas Lunch
Christmas Jumper Day
Thursday 21st December
Last day of term (early finish)
Friday 22nd December to Friday 5th January
Christmas Holidays
Monday 8th January
INSET day
Tuesday 9th January
Children return
ELLINGHAM SCHOOL NEWS
REMINDERS
Open Morning, 10am Saturday 14th October
If you know someone with a child wanting a place in Reception next year, please recommend that they come along to visit our Open Morning or book a tour of the school via the school office
Invitation to Year 6 Assembly: 9am, Friday, 13th October
Please come along to watch your Year 6's assembly to the whole school.
Refreshments will be available in the school hall from 8.45 am.
Book your Spooky Disco Ticket
Don't forget to buy a Spooky Disco Ticket for Friday 13th October. Please put your money in an envelope with your child's name and class on and post in the friends of Ellingham's post box in the office.
Parent Invite - Reception, Year 1 and 2: 9am,Monday 16 October
Mastering Number parent workshop 2023.pdfCurriculum Event Presentations Here
If you missed our Curriculum Event last week, please find the presentations below. If you have any specific questions for your year group, then the teacher will be happy to help.
Year 1 Curriculum Meeting Link
Year 2 Curriculum Meeting Link
Year 3 Curriculum Meeting Link
Year 4 Curriculum Meeting Link
Year 5 Curriculum Meeting Link
Year 6 Curriculum Meeting Link
Reading for Pleasure
We are looking for volunteers to come in and read with our pupils on a regular basis. If you would like to help, please contact the school office with your availability.
Friends of Ellingham Fundraising
Don't miss the change to have yours child's artwork turned into beautiful Christmas cards mugs, gift labels or tea towels and raise money with £1 donated from every purchase to the school.
Your child(ren) have brought home information today on this
Success - Go Ellingham!
Our Year 4 boys made us so proud with a spectacular set of results in the recent football tournament against other Kingston schools. In their three group games, they won 3-0, 8-0, 4-0 and in the quarter and semi-finals they won 3-0 and 1-0 sadly losing out on the title in the final.
Our Year 5/6 mixed basketball team won three games out of four in their group stage at the recent Kingston tournament losing to the team, who won the whole tournament. They came fourth overall and we are very proud of their efforts.
Attendance Is Key To Maximising Attainment
One of this year's school priorities is to raise attendance. School is the place where we build life-skills, life-long friendships and preparing your child for future success; missing school affects your child's ability to achieve to their highest potential.
We are working closely with the Education Welfare Officer, Amanda Johnson (pictured), to support any families that need help with achieving full attendance. See guidance from Kingston here.
LEARNING TOGETHER
Green-Fingered Reception Class
Reception children worked hard to weed the school garden bed by the playground entrance and planted some gorgeous plants. They did such a fantastic job, they should be proud of their efforts and we expect some of them to be gardeners of the future.
Thank you to parents who have commented on how lovely it looks.
Year 2 Investigate Living Things while...
In science, Year 2 have been researching living things and their habitats. They learnt about world habitats and how different animals and plants are suitably adapted to live in each environment.
Amazing writing skills are on show through all lessons too!
...Year 3 Investigate Rocks and Soils
Year 3 have been fascinated by their science topic on 'Rocks and Soils'.
This week, the children used observations and fair, comparative tests to identify the hardness, destiny and permeability of different rocks.
Monster Mayhem for Year 2
Year 2 had a shock on Wednesday morning when they arrived to trashed classrooms! Luckily Mrs Malherbe was an eye-witness and was able to answer lots of their questions.
A blue, fluffy monster believed to go by the name of Mr Underbed was seen rampaging through the classrooms and then stealing biscuits from the staffroom. The children have created wanted posters to warn everybody and will be setting up a trap next week.
In the meantime, keep your eyes peeled for any monster mischief!
Inspired by Mr Underbed, Year 2 got their hands dirty this week as they become sculptors. The children used their own designs to create a clay model of a monster and used a range of tools to create patterns and texture.
They are excited about bringing them to life next week by painting them.
Computing Gets Real for Year 4
Every week Rick from CITL, our IT support provider, comes in to support teachers and adults in school with their computer and server issues and queries. This week he came in to answer all of Year 4's questions about network systems.
The children have been learning about what the internet is made up of and how it works. Once he had kindly answered all of our queries, Rick took the children in small groups to the server room and we were able to see how the Ellingham network operates and see the electronic communications in real time.
SAFEGUARDING AND SUPPORT
Referrals poster.pdfHelping children with Resilience.pdf'Helping children with...' series .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.
Contact details: 020 8397 3864 or email: office@elp.rbksch.org to request a safeguarding call back. For pupil support, contact 020 8397 3864 or email: pupilsupport@elp.rbksch.org
LOCAL EVENTS
BOOK INTO OUR FREE COMMUNITY FAMILY TENNIS SESSIONS THIS WEEKEND!
Chessington Sports Centre / Saturdays 1.30-2.30
Kingston Music Service: STARTter groups - Learn the violin, trumpet, clarinet and recorder
Kingston Music Service are very happy to announce the start of their new beginner groups for Violin, Trumpet, Clarinet and Recorder. Members of the new STARter Groups are all beginners. They will learn together, sing together and have fun together. Groups will start in September at our Tolworth Music Centre and will mix learning a new instrument, with singing and musical games - for the low cost of £8 for a 45min class plus instrument hire at £19 per term (if needed). For those in receipt of Universal Credit free instrument hire and contact us for a reduction in group fees.
For more details click here.
Autumn half term advanced touch-typing course for 8 - 16s
Mon 23 - Thur 26 October; 10:00 - 12:15 pm daily
St Joseph's RC Primary School, Kingston
Learn to type 40+ words per minute using correct fingers and posture. Beginners to advanced typists, warmly welcome. Typing's Cool mixes formal technique with gaming apps to make learning efficient and fun.
£176.00 Child care vouchers accepted. (10% sibling/ bring a friend discount).Duke of Edinburgh skills assessor.
Apply at www.typingscool.co.uk
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