Week 28

Dear Parent/ Carer,

Everyone enjoyed a lovely hot bank holiday weekend at Haseltine and we were all raring to go on the Tuesday with our affirmation for the week 'We Take Turns'.  Year 5 worked very hard this week with their tests for the secondary school bandings - well done to them for staying relaxed and doing their very best.  1B had a fabulous trip to Chislehurst caves on Wednesday where the children bravely walked through some of the cave without any light to experience what it was like for some of the families who used the cave as a shelter during World War 2.  Thursday was a day of excitement as we had our class photos taken plus some very special family pictures. Haseltine children certainly are good posers!   Friday was Year 4s turn for a trip - they visited the Horniman Museum to develop their understanding of habitats in Rainforests.

Kilmorie have again had a busy and productive week. On Tuesday, KS2 were entertained at a the music concert by a fantastic string quartet called the The Sacconi string quartet, these concerts are offered free by the company ‘Cavatina’ and children were not only an enthusiastic audience but it was a fabulous learning opportunity as children were invited to participate. We now have 2 young conductors in the making! Wednesday’s class assembly this week was by Funmi’s Y4 children who wrote and performed their own script to share their learning about WW2.  Also on Wednesday, we held two parents meetings to explain our new approach to Homework.  We are piloting a new approach that will support parents in home learning and should make homework more hands on. We had a very strong turn out at these meetings and look forward to the impact of these changes.  Y5s have worked incredibly hard on their Secondary transfer tests and we have been very proud of their attitude to these important tests. Just as we are of our Y6 children as they look forward to their SATs next week.  Look out for next week’s blog to find out how they got on!

At Fairlawn,  Year 5 children were treated to a visit from Josh our Basketball coach, who worked with the children on 'Hoops for Health'.  He spoke of the importance of healthy eating, regular exercise and the harmful effects of smoking.  The children played a fun basketball game at the end of the talk.   On Friday, Year 3 children displayed their singing and dancing and exceptional acting skills in assembly, based on their school journey to Rippledown House.  Our Home School Journey children also shared their experiences from the week.

Have a fantastic weekend,
Mark Wilson
Executive Head teacher