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DIARY DATES
SUMMER TERM
Every Monday until 14th July
Year 4 Swimming (every Monday)
Sunday, 8th June to Wednesday, 11th June
Year 6 Residential Trip PGL, Isle of Wight
Thursday, 12th and Friday, 13th June
Year 6 cake sale for leavers event
Friday, 13th June
Mufti day to collect bottles for the Summer Fair
Monday, 16th and Friday, 20th June
Nursery open morning drop in between 9am and 11.15am
Tuesday, 17th June
Class Photos
Thursday, 19th June
Rose Theatre Singing Festival
Friday, 20th June
Mufti day to collect sweets for the Summer Fair
Reception Class Assembly
Monday, 23rd June
Year 5 Taster Day at Chessington School
Tuesday, 24th June
Year 6 Move On Up Event - The King's Centre
Wednesday, 25th June
New to Reception (Sept 25) Parent meeting at 6pm
Thursday, 26th June
Year 5 Junior Reading Conference, Southborough
Friday, 27th June
Mufti day to collect bake off donations for the Summer Fair
Year 6 Polka Theatre Trip
Saturday 28th June
Summer Fair
Monday, 30th June to Friday, 4th July
Year 5 Bikeability Course
Wednesday 2nd July
Year 6 Transition day for Kingston Secondary Schools only
Wednesday, 9th July
Year 6 production (Matinee) - 13.45 pm
Thursday, 10th July
Choir performance at the Star and Garter
Year 6 production (evening) - 7 pm
Friday 11th July
Year 1 & Year 2 Seaside trip
Wednesday 16th July
Sports day
Thursday 17th July
Parent/Carer consultation drop-in (reports)
Friday 18th July
Year 6 Leavers Assembly
End of term - early finish
Reminders
Sunday 8th June - Wednesday 11th June
Year 6 residential trip to Isle of Wight
Mufti days:
Friday, 13th June - To collect bottles for the Summer Fair
Friday, 20th June - To collect sweets for the Summer Fair
Friday, 27th June - To collect bake off donations for the Summer Fair
Thursday, 12th and Friday, 13th June
Year 6 cake sale for leavers event
Tuesday, 17th June
Class Photos
Monday, 16th and Friday, 20th June
Nursery open morning drop in between 9am and 11.15am
Wednesday, 16th July
Sports day
ELLINGHAM SCHOOL NEWS
Year 6 - Off to the Isle of Wight
There is incredible excitement for and from our Year 6 children who are heading off to the Isle of Wight on Sunday. We are all envious of the great activities they have planned, from archery, trapeze, dragon boating plus a campfire and disco and we wish them a bon voyage!
Year 6 parents will be sent a message with a link to our dedicated Year 6 Isle of Wight webpage for the latest pictures of their activities.
Ellingham's Summer Fair - Save the Date
It's coming! A Festival of Fun on Saturday 28th June for all your family and friends. It's mufti on the 13th and 20th June for the bottle and sweets tombola and the new addition of the Great Ellingham Bake Off competition on 27th June. You can buy your tokens in advance this year - watch out for further details.
Actual Summer Fair Poster_25_2.pdfJoin Our School as a Parent Governor - Closing Date 20th June
Are you passionate about education and eager to make a difference in your child's school? We are looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic parent to join Ellingham's governing body as a Parent Governor.
Role: Parent Governor (Volunteer)
About the Role: As a Parent Governor, you will play a crucial role in shaping the future of our school. You will work alongside other governors to ensure the school provides the best possible education for all its pupils. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute your skills, experience, and perspectives to help our school thrive.
Responsibilities:
Attend and participate in governing body meetings.
Collaborate with other governors and school leadership to set strategic direction.
Monitor and evaluate school performance.
Represent the views of parents and the wider community.
Share your skills in experience to support the school in achieving its goals and objectives.
Requirements:
Commitment to improving education and outcomes for all pupils.
Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
Willingness to attend meetings and training sessions.
Enthusiasm and a positive attitude.
Benefits:
Make a meaningful impact on your child's education.
Gain valuable experience in school governance.
Develop new skills and knowledge.
Build strong relationships within the school community.
Nomination Process. If you wish to stand for the position of parent governor please submit the following details in writing by no later than 12 noon on 20th June 2025:
● your full name, email address and the full name and class/form of your child at the school.
● a personal statement (no more than 100 words)
Please send clerk@elp.rbksch.org , this email can also be used if you are unsure and would like some more information.
Join us in making a difference and ensuring our school continues to be a place where every child can succeed!
Celebrate Chessington
It was so lovely to see so many of you at the Celebrate Chessington fair and to meet so many others from the community. Ellingham staff had so much fun helping children with their painting, fishing for ducks and playing with dinosaurs.
Mrs Johonnett, our new headteacher for September, came along to meet parents, children and the local community, including the Mayor.
Let's Keep Healthy: Walk to School
Well done to all the children who walked, cycled and scooted to school just before half-term. The winning classes were Maple for KS1 and 5S for KS2.
As usual the children looked amazing with their enthusiasm for groovy shoes Tuesday. They were very proud of themselves and recognise how important it is to keep themselves healthy by walking or becoming car free.
May Artists of the Month Winner
Congratulations to Evelyn and Immy, winners of May's Artist of the Month for KS1 and KS2 respectively, for their interpretations of Kandinsky's artworks.
June's Artist of the Month
David Hockney is the Artist of the Month of June. The deadline for this competition is Monday 30th June.
LEARNING TOGETHER
Reception Gardeners - Very Keen Beans
Reception have been very busy planting out our seedings this week in the hope that we will have grown our own vegetables and fruit by the summer. So far we have tomatoes, runner beans and potatoes on the go.
Mrs Peters grew the bean at home so we have also conducted an experiment with the bean seeds to see what conditions are need for them to grow. The conditions were: on nothing, cotton wool, cotton wool and water, soil and water. Most of us predict it will be the soil and water but some of us think the cotton wool and water will be best!
Year 1: A Great Bunch of Collaborative Art
Year 1 have learnt all about Vincent Van Gogh. The children looked at lots of his art work and followed a step by step video this week to draw sunflowers. All of these have been put together to make our very own Van Gogh sunflower art.
Take a look at the finished piece in Maple Class' window.
Great Landmarks for Year 2
Year 2 have been learning about the UK in geography, and in art we have been sketching famous London landmarks. We then used these sketches to experiment with ink printing, using polytiles.
Year 3 Code Makers
Year 3 thoroughly enjoyed their first coding lesson using Micro:bits in computing today. Working in pairs, they explored the programming environment (similar to the Scratch software they have used before) and different basic coding blocks.
Year 4 Light Up in Science
Year 4 started their new science topic about electricity. They were given a battery, a piece of foil and a bulb. Using this simple equipment, they were tasked with making the blub light up. After 20 minutes, a lot of team work and deep scientific thinking, the children were successful in their exploration.
Year 6 Create Blood
In science, Year 6 enjoyed learning about the components of blood and their functions. They then created their own blood using Cheerios (red blood cells), marshmallows (white blood cells), yellow water (plasma) and oats (platelets).
They also created brilliant explanation texts to explain their jobs!
SAFEGUARDING, HEALTH & WELLBEING
Keep your Child Safe On-line
Ellingham children are digital natives and are confident and passionate about their on-line social life.
The school ensures that the curriculum includes extensive coverage of how the children can keep themselves and we have signed up to the National College, which provides information sheets on how parents can keep children safe on-line.
Each week we will update with more information.
Let’s talk about SEND in Kingston (1).pdfThe Safeguarding Team
This 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. If you are worried about a child, please let one of the team know.
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
Lisa Keogh
Headteacher & Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL)
Jacqui Malherbe
Pupil Support & Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL)
Sally Sephton
SENDCO & Designated Teacher (LAC/PLAC) Safeguarding Team Member
Esme Winn
Deputy Headteacher & Designated Safeguarding Team Member
Lorraine Davis
Pupil Support & Designated Safeguarding Team Member
Natalie Harris
Dan Martin
Designated Governors for Safeguarding and Child Protection
LOCAL EVENTS & COMMUNITY NEWS
Get your Kicks
Kicks sessions take place on Wednesdays 5 – 6pm at Weir Archer Sports and Fitness Centre. Parents/ Carers can register their child via the QR code. This is only required once and is valid up to 31st July. Sessions are FREE of charge.
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