Dear Families
We have already reached the end of our second week in the Spring Term and it has been another positive and productive week. The children are cracking on with their learning and the staff are busy teaching, planning and marking.
Over the past few weeks, I have met with every year group to discuss the progress and attainment of all the children. We do this to ensure that we are constantly reflecting and evaluating on what we do here at EHPS in order to make sure that we meet the needs of every child. If you do have any concerns about your child’s learning or progress, please do not hesitate to contact your child’s teacher to talk it through.
Assemblies
House Assembly
On Monday we started the week with a House Assembly. These are some of our favourite assemblies where we learn about our houses, start looking forward to the next events and count our House points. Once again, Whittlewood are leading… but can the other houses catch them up?
Do you know which teachers leads each house?
- Harlestone is led by Mrs New
- Whittlewood is now led by Mr Guilder (after a handover from Mrs Kelly)
- Salcey is led by Miss Stryjek
- Everdon is led by Rachel Linnell and Sarah Halsall
And here are our Year 6 House Captains
At the end of the assembly, Mrs Halsall set the children a challenge: to name the leaves of the houses… did your child manage to do it? Here are the answers:
Salcey - Oak
Everdon - Sycamore
Whittlewood - Beech
Harlestone - Fir/Pine
Coming up…
Our next House event is our annual book and biscuit reading session – keep an eye on the newsletter for more information about what we get up to and when this is. We are also planning a special Smile Mile event which is where the Houses and Change Makers will work together.
Vicar Griff
Also on Friday, our favourite vicar, Vicar Griff, led an assembly all about New Year. Assemblies really are a wonderful opportunity to come together as a community to focus on things that matter.
Careers and Aspirations in Year 6
On Tuesday, Year 6 had a special: Your Future. Your Choice. Workshop from the University of Northampton. This is part of our Careers and Aspirations team – supporting our children to know their future choices and opportunities. It was wonderful to see the children so engaged and thinking about the possibilities that lie before them.
Well done Team Boccia!
On Tuesday, Mrs Wardell took a group of 5 children, expertly captained by Noah York, to Benham Sports Centre for a Boccia competition. They did amazingly well coming 5th out of 13 and we were particularly impressed by their impeccable skill, behaviour and sportsmanship! Well done everyone and thank you Mrs Wardell for organising.
Year 5 Artist in Residence
On Tuesday and Wednesday, Year 5 had a visit from Carol Pairaudeau as part of their Shakespeare learning. Carol is an artist and specialises in print. The work that the children have produced is simply stunning and it was brilliant to visit their classrooms and learn about the new skills they were acquiring. This year the children are studying the play: Henry V as part of their Canon. I look forward to sharing the outcomes with you.
Chess Club
Also, last Tuesday, Chess Club started. A huge thank you to Nicholas Caldwell for giving up his time to help run this club with Sarah Halsall. The children were fully engrossed in the club – thinking, strategising and learning! We are committed to continuing to grow our club offer, so if you are a parent with a certain skill (sporty, arty or music), and are able to offer an hour a week of your time and are happy to go through all of the safeguarding checks necessary – please drop me an email or call the school office.
Talking of clubs – our brilliant choir attended the Big Sing workshop on Friday in preparation for the event. We are all very excited to hear their fabulous singing.
Policies
Our website has lots of useful information on it, including some important policies. Please click the links below to access any of the policies that might be of interest to you:
Thank you everyone for your ongoing support – I look forward to seeing you next week.
Mrs Pennington