Charity champions

Thankyou to all who have donated to charities this week and to the staff who have been instrumental in organising events.
Yesterday's cake sale, supported by the Nurture Group and others, along with donations for non-uniform day, raised over £300 for Children in Need.



In addition, contributions for poppies have raised over £50 for the Royal British Legion.

Golden awards for sporty stars

Congratulations to the latest recipients of our Golden Leaf Awards, all recognised for excellence and effort in sports and PE.

Name that 'House'

You may be aware that the children have been allocated a House team to belong to and they may, already, be collecting House Points. The Houses are being used partly to motivate pupils to work hard and behave well, earning points that will reward the winning Houses with 'prizes'. They will also be the basis of Inter-House events and competitions, including art, music, sport, spelling, writing and Maths.

At the moment, the Houses are known by four colours - blue, red, yellow and green - and, whilst these colours will remain, we are also going to name the teams. 
This is where you come in! By completing the short survey below - online answers are automatically collected - you will help us to select the House names.

You can choose from the categories and names below - or suggest your own. Please do join in!

London landmarks/stations: Westminster, Victoria, Euston, Paddington
Local roads: Stewart, Thessaly, Condell, Deeley
Famous British people: Churchill, Victoria, Shakespeare, Darwin
World (civil rights/peace leaders): Gandhi, King, Parkes

Remember, you can choose better names or new categories in the survey. Click 'submit' when you have finished.

Armistice (Poppy) Day

We joined together in the hall today to spend two minutes in silence, following the online 'Silence in the (Trafalgar) Square' being broadcast. Many children wore their poppies with pride and, in so doing, helped the Royal British Legion charity through their donations.
Children were encouraged to think about British soldiers and others who have died or suffered as a result of war and conflict. Alternatively, they could take time to remember - or think about - loved ones that they miss, as well as considering how they might support peace with their peers.

For more information on the Story of the Poppy, click to open the presentation below.

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!