CyberSense is a new app designed to help parents talk about e-safety issues with their children to ensure that they make smart choices to stay safe online.
Developed by internetmatters.org, the app is aimed at children aged between 8-10 to help them think about what they would do if they were faced with different situations online; from cyberbullying to sharing content with someone they don’t know.
CLICK HERE to download the app for iOS and Android and to learn more about CyberSense.
Are you passionate about technology?
Are you good at explaining new ideas and skills with others?
Would you like to help test new equipment and spread the message of e-safety?
If you answered yes to all the questions above then you may have what it takes to become a Digital Leader.
Digital Leaders are students who are passionate about using technology and want to join a team of like-minded pupils whose role it is to support the use and to further the development of computing in school.
To enter, answer the questions in the questionnaire below. The application process will end on February 1st and the Digital Leaders will be announced shortly after that. Please see Mr Orr if you would like more information.
Our class pages are now live! Click on a class to see images and information about what that class has been learning about. The pages will be updated with information throughout the year so keep checking back to stay up to date with what is happening at Earlsmead. We hope you like them, let us know what you think on the Contact Us page.
Great news for book fans - the Scholastic Book Club is now online! To order from this club you now need to go to the scholastic website where you can browse the huge selection of books available and put in an order. Remember, shopping with Scholastic helps earn the school free books for our library!
Order your books here - www.scholastic.co.uk
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.
