Newsletter
Monday 23rd September 2024
DIARY DATES
AUTUMN TERM
Monday 30th September
Year 6 Victorian Day
Wednesday 2nd October
Meet the Teacher (Year 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6) - 3.30 - 4.30 pm
Thursday 3rd October
Year 4 visit to The Natural History Museum
Meet the Teacher (Year 3) - 3.30 - 4.30pm
New to reception open evening at 6.30 pm
Monday 7th October
Nasal Flu Immunisation
Tuesday 8th and Thursday 10th October
New to reception open morning at 9.15 am
Monday 14th October
Individual and Sibling Photos
Friday 18th October
Year 6 Class Assembly
Year 5 DT day
FOE Spooky Disco
Tuesday 22nd October - 3.30 pm to 6 pm
Thursday 24th October - 3.30 pm to 7 pm
Autumn Term SEN Review and Parent Carer Consultation
Thursday 24th October
Year 5 Viking Day (dressing up)
Friday 25th October
Last day of half-term
Monday 28th October to Friday 1st November
Half-term break
Monday 4th November
Inset day
Tuesday 5th November
Children return to school
Monday 18th November to Friday 22nd November
Scholastic book fair
Friday 29th November
Year 5 Class Assembly
Friday 20th December
Last day of term (early finish)
Monday 23rd December to Friday 3rd January
Christmas break
Monday 6th January
Inset Day
Tuesday 7th January
Children return to school
Reminders
Save the dates
Wednesday, 2nd October (Y1, 2, 4, 5 & 6) 3.30-4.30 pm and Thursday 3rd October (Y3) 3.30-4.30pm
Meet the Teacher and find out about year group events and trips, the curriculum and end of year expectations
Tuesday 22nd October - 3.30 pm to 6 pm &
Thursday 24th October - 3.30 pm to 7 pm
Autumn Term SEN Review and Parent Carer Consultation
Monday 30th September
Year 6 Victorian Day
Thursday 3rd October
Year 4 visit to The Natural History Museum
ELLINGHAM SCHOOL NEWS
New Art Club
We are planning a brand new art club after half term, starting Monday 11th November. It will be run by Samantha Birch, who was a secondary school Art & Design teacher for nine years but now runs a successful club at a school in Surrey three evenings a week.
Please see Samantha's introduction below and how to contact her to book the club.
"I’d like to share a bit about my journey in art education! After nine years as a secondary Art & Design Teacher, I started my own after-school Art & Crafts Club at a local primary school. Over the past six years, this club has grown in popularity, and I now run sessions three evenings a week, welcoming children of all ages and abilities.
I’m excited to launch a new after-school Art & Crafts Club here at Ellingham Primary School! This club will be a space for creativity, exploration, and collaboration, where students can express themselves and develop their artistic skills in a fun, supportive environment.
The Art & Crafts Club will feature a diverse range of projects and techniques, from painting and drawing to sculpture and mixed media. Each session will encourage students to explore their creativity while learning new skills and experimenting with different materials. I’m thrilled to guide them on this artistic journey and watch their unique visions come to life!"
Art & Crafts Club 2024-2025 Ellingham Primary School.pptx.pdf
LEARNING TOGETHER
Reception Celebrate Autumn
Reception have been learning an autumn poem called 'Leaves are falling.'
Leaves are falling poem.MOVYear 1 Making Maths!
Year 1 got crafty this week as they made paper chains to represent the number bonds to 10. How many ways can you make 10?
Year 2 Get the Habit for Habitats
Year 2 have been learning about habitats in science, and we went on a walk around the school grounds looking at microhabitats. We spotted lots of minibeasts, including worms, spiders, flies and ants.
Year 4 Explorers
This week, Year 4 explored our garden space for invertebrates. When they discovered an insect, annelid or arachnid they were unsure about, they used a classification key to name it.
Living Stone Age Drama in Year 3
Year 3 are enjoying our Stone Age topic. This week we thought about the jobs that Stone Age people would have done and freeze framed. Jobs include: cooking stew, looking after children, preparing fish, smoking fish, barbequing meat, sharpening flint, making fire, making weapons (arrows, spears, harpoons or axes), plaiting string & weaving baskets.
Very Cool Year 5s
We have had an engaging first few weeks in year 5! We have particularly enjoyed learning about conductors and insulators in science. We completed an experiment last week to see which material would be best to keep food cool in a lunch box. Ask us what thermal conductors and insulators are!
We have also been studying the work of Anni Albers in DT and we are looking forward to using her work as inspiration when weaving Viking sails later in the term.
Year 6 Problem-Solving Scientists
Year 6 have enjoyed getting practical in their science lessons. They investigated simple circuits and applied their new knowledge to problem-solve and fix faulty circuits!
SAFEGUARDING, HEALTH AND SUPPORT
Primary Mental Health Conference
On Wednesday at 18th September, Mrs Sephton and the Year 6 Wellbeing Ambassadors headed off to Southborough School to take part in the Primary Mental Health Conference. The morning involved lots of fun activities including the hoop game, kindness game and completing an action plan. The Year 6 ambassadors are planning to lead a wellbeing assembly and many more things! The ambassadors were superb company and a real credit to Ellingham.
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.
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 & COMMUNITY NEWS
Back to school_Back to work flyer.pdfA5 flyer Home-Start Hounslow course Oct 2024 (1).pdfIf you have some free time, and you are a parent or grandparent (or have similar experience), you could help other families with pre-school children. Local charity Home-Start is offering a free course to train you to be a home-visiting volunteer, supporting families with difficulties such as post-natal illness, bereavement or disability. The course will run at Whitton Library 9.45am-2.30pm, on Tuesdays from 1st October-12th November (not half-term 29th October) After the course, you would visit and support a family for 2-3 hours a week. For more information, please contact erin at erin@homestart-rkh.org.uk or 07884 536161. Registered charity no: 1108975.