Newsletter 17.04.2015 - Earlham Primary School

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EARLHAM NEWS
Executive Headteacher: Angela Ryan
Head of School: Laurence Clarke
Deputy Head: Mary Gardiner
Tel: 020 8888 2780 Fax: 020 8365 8993
E.Mail: [email protected]
Executive Headteacher: Angela Ryan
Head of School: Laurence Clarke
Deputy Head: Mary Gardiner
Assistant Head: Evrim Cengiz
Friday 17th April 2015
Newsletter No 27
Welcome Back
A big welcome back to school after the
Easter break and I hope you all enjoyed
your time with your children during the
holidays. Summer seems to be arriving with
the lovely weather we have had this week and
everybody has come back to school with a
smile on their face. Long may it continue!
During the break, the work to the premises
that was promised in my last newsletter has
taken place and you will have seen the
improvements in the playground with the new
seating and matting around the trees. In
addition, the toilets for the Reception classes
have been installed and are in use. Amber
class has had the plastering and painting work
completed and we now have CCTV installed
around the school.
The playground equipment for both
playgrounds has arrived and the children are
having great fun playing with it at playtimes
and lunchtimes. We will be installing sheds in
the playgrounds where we can securely store
the equipment in the weeks to come.
“The session today included a chance for the
kids to try string instruments, and both classes
were really keen and sensitive to the
instruments. One of the best responses as a
group we have had in 11 years. They have a
great attitude, and are really musical.”
Later that morning, Catty Alberman from
Haringey Music Service, who takes Singing
assemblies in other schools as well as ours said
to me after another rousing assembly:
“The singing assembly at Earlham is my
favourite slot of the week now.”
Both these comments made me feel really
proud and they are a credit to the delightful
children we are lucky enough to have here at
Earlham.
Talking Wall
Again, thank you to all those who
contributed their thoughts and
ideas to the Talking Wall we set up
for Parents Evening. There were
many positive comments and some
suggestions for improvement. I shall report in
more detail what was said and our response to
your suggestions in a future communication.
Holiday Dates
Summer Term 1st Half
Monday 13th April to Thursday 21st
May 2015
Music at Earlham
The children in Year 5 have been very lucky to
be working with musicians from Apollo music
this year. They have had workshops in school
and been to see a performance at Shoreditch
Town Hall. The string quartet came to do
another session this week and the next
morning I received an email from their leader.
I wanted to share with you all, a comment
made by the leader of the group after working
with the children:
Monday 4th May – School closed Bank
Holiday
Friday 22nd May – School closed TAD
Half Term – Monday 25th May to Friday 29th
May 2015
Summer Term 2nd Half
Monday 1st June to Friday 17th July 2015
The following children had 100% attendance
the week before the Easter break and were
winners in the lucky dip. Well done!
Amethyst
Sapphire
Amber
Coral
Quartz
Onyx
Crystal
Diamond
Jade
Emerald
Pearl
Opal
Arda
Narghis
Sabaha
Yi Liang
Tee-Jay
Nasreen
Arshaq
Noor
Amelie
Yordan
Amere
Nisan
Ahmed
Anisah
Hadi
Chiemeka
Orgito
Rafael
Toni
Roza
Isabela
Mohammed
Efe
Nyara
Attendance for week ending 27th March 2015
Ruby
91.1%
Moonstone
95.5%
Jade
94.2%
Emerald
80.%
Pearl
Opal
93.7%
Amethyst
Sapphire
92.3%
96.3%
94.3%
Overall School Attendance for w/e 27th March 90.4%
Overall School Attendance for academic year 93.3%
Coral
91.9%
Amber
92%
Onyx
Quartz
92.2%
Crystal
93.3%
98.6%
Diamond
96.8%