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Headteacher Message

Hello all,

What a way to end the week.  No, I am not talking about the dismal weather but instead our first whole school live assembly via Google Meet. To finish the assembly we asked all our children to clap and cheer.  I was not expecting the wall of sound that came into my office as a result and it felt like a celebration of us all being together again.  We will be doing it every week.  I would like to extend a really big thank and well done to the waffle champion of West London, Sumru Satici Ince who set out into the unknown with her first PSA event as lead.  It has been an absolute pleasure to work alongside her.  We share an optimistic outlook on life and she has needed this as the rain has come today and washed away the event. If you ordered online you will have received your waffle/s.  Thank you also to all the volunteers who have helped with the sale.  There was a really lovely moment when one of our Reception children came to get a waffle and they were sold out.  The look on his face was the definition of disappointment.  Another parent saw this and quickly offered one of her waffles to the child.  It was a lovely gesture and indicative of how I see the parent body acting on a regular basis. 

I am not going to repeat what has already said about our small walk on Monday morning but I can report that the swish hotels that I approached were not forthcoming with rooms for myself and Paul Gilbert and we will be staying in the luxurious Travel Lodge in Egham on Sunday night.  If you can spare any money to donate please do.  All proceeds are going towards purchasing books for the children of this school.  We have raised £250 already which will buy a lot of books.  If you find yourself unable to sleep early on Monday morning we will be doing live updates on Twitter throughout the night.  Clean Air day is actually on Thursday and if possible we would like to ensure that you walk to school on the day.  We are aware that some of you live a long way from the school and this will not be possible.  A number of our staff have committed to walking in on Thursday and I will also be walking in from Hampton. 

From personal experience, I know how hard it is to get more than one word replies when I ask my children about their days at school. We thought it may be good to include a specific question about their work at school. From this week on, in our new reading corner section of our newsletter, there is a question you can ask them about what they have read as a class this week.  The end of the one word reply!  We have an exciting reading incentive scheme that we are introducing from next week and we will provide more information shortly.

I’m off now to practice walking in the rain.  Have a lovely weekend and I look forward to seeing you bright and early on Monday morning.

Joe Porter 

The Reading Corner

Welcome to our new weekly section of the newsletter all about reading. Every week, we will share a question (or two) with you about the book your child is reading in school. Please use these questions to help you find out a little more  about what your child has been reading in school and continue to develop their love of reading.

Packham - Who is your class story about?

Why might bears be hotter than anything else on a hot day?

Peake -  What do you think makes our world so wonderful and why?

Weir - Why did the lion become a hero? 

Mozart - Who do you know who is different from you? What makes them special? What is special about you? 

Newton - Where did Max go at the end of the story?  Why?

Thunberg - Do you think the eagle knew it was different to the other chickens? If so how do you think it felt knowing it was different?

Darwin - “If a creepy old lady told you that there was gold at the bottom of a hollow tree and asked you to go inside, would you believe her?”

Attenborough -  Where is Lupe?

Parks - Who is Sukie and what do you predict has happened to her?

 Why have Olive and Cliff moved to the countryside?

Communications Sent Home

Kew Gardens letter - Newton Class 

Weekly Mile letter - Key Stage 2