Headteacher's News Archive

Thursday is International Evening!  We are all really looking forward to this event.  Those who have said they are happy to prepare food can bring it from 6.00pm, the doors will be open for everyone else from 6.30pm.  It is going to be hot so please ensure that you have sun cream, hats and extra water bottles.  A reminder that child must be accompanied by an adult, who takes full responsibility for them at all times.  We look forward to … Continue Reading

Our Year 6 children, who are away at Tolmers Camp, are having a wonderful time.  We are in regular contact with them all and they are really enjoying the experience.  They are getting to try out a range of activities and are all doing really well.  The staff who run Tolmers told us that they are one of the best behaved groups that they have ever had – this is amazing when you think of how many children visit this … Continue Reading

This week Miss Halil and Miss Rich took members of the school choir to perform at the Arts Depot as part of the Barnet Music Festival. The children sang brilliantly and it was a really amazing event for them to be part of.  Everyone was very proud of them. This week is script writing week.  The children are learning about the key features of writing a film script and then they are using these to create their own mini-films.  The … Continue Reading

Welcome back!  I hope that everyone had a wonderful break.  This is an exciting half term – with Sports Days coming up and International Evening taking place to name just a few events.  We look forward to seeing as many of you at these events as possible. At the end of this term Mrs Welch, our Special Needs Co-ordinator, will be retiring.  She has worked at the school for over 25 years and her contribution to the school has been … Continue Reading

The children all looked amazing on Friday in their ‘Red, White and Blue’ outfits. We all had a wonderful afternoon, have a look at the website to see our celebrations! On Friday we say goodbye to Mrs Aaron. She has been working in class RS this year and has done a fabulous job. I know that the children will miss her and we all wish her well for the future. Year 6 took part in our annual micro-marathon with The … Continue Reading

Our Year 6 children are working extremely hard during their SATs tests this week. We are so impressed with how hard they are trying and their very positive attitude.  This reflects all of the hard work that they have put in this year, really well done to all the Year 6 children you should be proud of your achievements.  Also really well done to all the staff who have worked hard to make the children feel confident in their abilities … Continue Reading

Our children continue to work really hard.  Our Year 6 children are ready to do their Key Stage 2 SATs, which begin next Monday.  They have all worked so hard this year and we are very proud of all they have achieved.  I know that they will do their very best. Just a reminder as the weather continues to heat up – the children do need a bottle of water for class.  This really does help them to concentrate whilst … Continue Reading

Being in school it is wonderful to hear all the staff constantly stating how hard the children are working and the progress that they are making.   It is also great to see so many of our children working together, taking responsibilities and thinking of others.  I continue to be impressed with our Year 6 children as they do a fabulous job in their roles as Mediators and Playground Squad.  Our Year 5 Sports Leaders are also showing real leadership potential.  At lunchtime … Continue Reading

Really well done to all of those children who entered into our Reading Bingo Challenge.  I know that Ms Grasby, Mrs Siggins and Miss Jobanputra have really enjoyed looking at all the entries and there will be prizes coming soon in assembly.  Reading is such an important skill to develop and also brings much joy, this is why we always encourage our children to read as much as possible.  Many of our classes have visited Burnt Oak library (those who have … Continue Reading

Welcome back!  It was wonderful to see the children return to school looking smart in their uniforms.  As always after a break the children quickly settle back into routines and there is such a purposeful atmosphere around the school. The summer term is always very exciting with so many things to look forward to.  We will have our amazing International Evening – this is always a highlight of the school year.  We also have Sports Days, our Year 6 residential trip … Continue Reading