Some Year 2 children and their adults wrote some conversational poetry about taking a stand against Bullying. Why not listen to them perform their poems?
Here at Earlsmead we have been listening to, reading and writing our own poems. Over two weeks, we had special visits from poets and took part in poetry workshops. All our work culminated in an incredible poetry slam performance with all the poems themed around our anti-bullying focus Make a noise about bullying. Take a look at some of the photos, and read some of our brilliant poems, below.
Michael Rosen came into our school to kick off our poetry fortnight and did a workshop with the year 3 classes about performing a poem based on the song ‘Happy’ by Pharell.
There was a special ribbon-cutting ceremony to open our brand new library.
We were fortunate enough to be treated to a superb assembly by Paul Lyalls. He then went in to the Year 1 classes for a special workshop.
After an incredible audio-visual assembly, the Year 4s were given plenty of inspiration by the extremely talented poet Lemar Barret aka The Animated Poet.
Year 2 took a trip inside a humongous chocolate cake and went swishy swashy and splash splosh through a Bear Hunt at the Discover Story Centre in Stratford.
We all wrote some fantastic poetry during November. Have a look at a selection of them throughout the year groups. We focused on writing our anti-bullying poems from the perspective of the victim, the bully and the bystander.
This year for Children in Need we had to dress up as either a superhero or as someone who is a hero to us. As a result of all your efforts we raised a total of £311.76.
Thank you for all your donations!
We were very lucky to have famous Turkish folk musician Erol Parlak visit Earlsmead for a special music assembly. Take a look at the pictures below.
Miss Roberts and Mrs Richardson ran a letters and sounds phonics workshop for parents on the 5th November. Thanks to everyone who attended, if you missed the session you can find the slides below.
We are celebrating anti bullying week at Earlsmead. Take a look at the Anti Bullying Alliance website for more information about the theme this year - Make a noise about bullying.
Information from Haringey Council to help parents recognise possible signs of
radicalisation and extremism; advice on keeping children safe,
and guidance on how to respond to any concerns.
Our catering team are cooking two special celebration menus this term. Take a look at them below.
Children in Key Stage 2 were some of the first in the world to try a new technology that brings virtual reality into the classroom. The Google Expeditions experience enabled the classes to visit the Borneo rainforest, the bottom of the Caribbean sea and even Mars, all without leaving their seats. We had great fun testing it out and can't wait to use this kind of technology again to further our learning.
To learn more about Google Expeditions take a look at the video below.
This October Half Term there are plenty of activities, courses and events for children in Haringey. Download the full program here.
We had a fantastic time raising money for Breast Cancer Care and Cancer Research by dressing up in pink. A huge thank you to everyone who donated - we managed to raise a fabulous £480!
On Wednesday 7th October Earlsmead had a whole school day where the pens were banned! We had a special focus on our speaking and listening skills.
The Black History Month focus this October is exploring pattern and geometry in Islamic art and craft. Year 6 took part in a workshop creating patterns using geometry. Have a look below to see what they produced.
In their art lessons, Year 6 have been looking at one point perspective style in paintings and drawings . They have created these fantastic mixed media collages.
Dear Parents / Carers,
Meet the Teacher Evening for Target Setting
You are invited to, ‘Meet the Teacher Evening for Target Setting’ on Wednesday 7th October, between 3.30-5.30 p.m. It will be led by your child’s class teacher and will take place in your child’s classroom.
The aim of the meeting is to talk to you as a group of parents and carers about the learning targets set for your child and the ways we will be supporting your child to achieve these targets in school.
We will also be sharing important information with you about ways that you can support your child at home.
The session will start promptly at 3.30 p.m. and should last about an hour with time at the end for general questions.
Please note that this is not a, ‘Parents and Carers Evening’ for one to one conversations about children.
If after the meeting you feel that you do need to speak in more detail about your child’s learning, please make an appointment with your child’s class teacher.
We look forward to seeing you at the meeting next week: Wednesday 7th October, 3.30-5.30 p.m.
Best wishes,
Hina Shah
Acting Headteacher.
Dear Parents / Carers,
Re: Punctuality
We are writing to all children’s families to emphasise the importance of being in school on time as there have been numerous incidents of some families routinely arriving at school at 9.00 a.m. or later and collecting their children at 3.30 p.m. or later.
School starts at 8.55 a.m. every day. Children need to be in their class line at 8.55 a.m. so that they can start their lessons promptly. Children who arrive late are greatly disadvantaged because they miss starting the day with their peers and the beginning of lessons. This means that they are often unsettled and confused about tasks. Their teacher will not always be able to re explain work.
It is also very important that children establish good routines and habits in preparation for the rest of their lives. Punctuality is a life skill that they need to develop whilst they are young.
It is essential that you ensure that your child arrives at school on time to prevent disruption to your child’s own learning and that of others.
We will continue to focus on this area with children through class work and school assemblies
We are required to monitor children’s punctuality and attendance. On-going lateness (after the class register has been taken) is classified as an unauthorised absence and this is contrary to The Education Act.
We understand that there may be rare occasions when you are unavoidably late due to unforeseen circumstances. On these occasions please make sure that you contact the school office to inform us when you will arrive.
Children must be collected from their classes at 3.15 p.m. If your child is in Years 4-6 they will be brought downstairs at 3.15 p.m. and unless they have your permission to go home by them self, they should be met in the main hall or playground at 3.15 p.m. and no later.
High levels of unauthorised absences or poor punctuality can result in a referral to the Educational Welfare Service or other agencies which have a duty to investigate further and could result in legal action being taken against you.
If you are experiencing difficulties with punctuality and would like to talk to us about it, please make an appointment to do so or telephone the Educational Welfare Service.
Please keep in mind that Breakfast Club is available to children from 8.15a.m.
Yours sincerely,
Hina Shah
Acting Headteacher
In our school there is currently one vacancy for parent governor. If you are interested in standing for election as a parent governor or want to nominate another parent to do so, please read our nomination letter below.
Over the next few weeks a number of local secondary schools will be running open days and/or evenings for prospective parents. Open Days provide a great opportunity to find out about the schools you will be applying for. We will be updating our site with dates of open day/evenings as and when we get them, so make sure you check our Open Day page regularly.
We are very sorry to say goodbye the brilliant Yellow and Pink classes in Year 6 who are on their way to secondary school. They did, however, go out in style with a fantastic leavers' assembly which included this incredible video directed by our Chair of Governors, Andrew Bethell.
