Great progress

School is about getting better, making progress and this group of children have been nominated by their teachers for making some of greatest progress in their respective classes. Some of these are for children who have had to master the English language in a short space of time, whilst also learning across a range of subjects.
All of the children must have made great personal efforts for their progress to be so good, on top of the skills and dedication of the teachers and supporting adults.

Very well done to you all!

Golden Topic Work rewarded

Congratulations for this week's Golden Leaf recipients. Keep up the good work!

Green cards

Golden awards for Maths

Well done to our nominated children, all working hard in Maths and showing good knowledge of mental maths strategies.

Achievement: Do you believe that you can achieve?

Hopefully, your children will come home today and talk about - or at least remember when you mention - this morning's assembly. 

The challenge was:

Can you get a straw through a potato?  and

What does this tell you?

Well, the answer to the first question is 'yes' and children may indeed ask you if they can have a go at home. The children who tried it this morning all succeeded to some degree.

The point of the assembly - and our theme for this half term - is achievement.

• What does it mean to achieve?
• How do you want to achieve?
• What help and support might you need?
• What qualities do you need to succeed?

And today's theme: 

Do you believe that you can achieve?

With a goal in mind, the right attitude and belief to achieve it, plus the support of others where needed, anything is possible....even pushing a straw through a potato!

Griffin awarded Gold Club status for exceptional educational achievements

Griffin has been awarded Gold Club status under a scheme set up by the Mayor of London Boris Johnson to recognise exceptional schools in the capital. The Gold Club is part of the Mayor's drive to boost standards and raise attainment for all schoolchildren wherever they live in the capital and regardless of background.

London’s schools continue to outperform the rest of the country with last year’s GCSE results showing the city as the top English region for the sixth consecutive year.

In highlighting and celebrating schools that are 'bucking the trend', especially those that have pupils with previously low attainment, the aim is to inspire even more schools in London to strive for similar academic success and offer them the chance to learn from the Gold Club schools.

Griffin has been awarded Gold Club status, because the school has enabled pupils to make excellent academic progress over the last few years.

The Mayor of London Boris Johnson commented: 'Congratulations to Griffin Primary for its outstanding achievements and for the hard work of its pupils and teaching staff. London schools are going from strength to strength and our Gold Club members are testament to the fact all schools can aspire to attain excellence for all their pupils, whatever their circumstances. The Gold Club is a great platform for schools to share their bright ideas and approaches to enable every one of their pupils to achieve terrific results.”

113 schools have been awarded Gold Club status in 2015, the third year the scheme. They are being asked to share their good practice through seminars and hosting visits to their school so that other schools can learn from a range of approaches that have delivered success and achieved extraordinary performance of their pupils. 

Mr Beazeley said, "The school - pupils, parents, staff and Governors - should be very proud of this achievement. Mrs Peyton and the Griffin staff over the last few years deserve great credit for their hard work and commitment to supporting the development of our pupils. Only 7% of London schools have received this accolade so it really is amazing!"