Newsletters

Summer 2 - Week 4

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Dear parents and carers,

Everybody should have received two important letters from me this week.  Below I will summarise the main points.  If you did not receive these letters please do check your email junk/spam boxes and then contact the school office to ensure we have the correct email address.

Change to length of the school day

Following on from new government legislation, that comes into effect in September 2023, we will be increasing the length of our school day by 10 minutes.

For the next academic year:

  • 8:35am school gates and classrooms open
  • 8:45am all children to be sat in class.  Any child entering the classroom after this time will be recorded as late. The school is required to take action against families where pupils are persistently late. Main gates will close and children will need to enter via the office.
  • 3:15pm pupils will be released from the classroom when parents/carers are seen or will release pupils if permission to walk home alone has been agreed.

NEU Strike Action

Currently, William Ford will only be open for pupils in Years Four and Five.  This is because these year groups have the greatest number of non-striking staff, and they are the next closest to having exams. We will also be running a provision for vulnerable children (EHCP, children with a social worker and children under the care of the local authority).  Unfortunately we will not be able to accept any other pupils on these days.

 Community Month

Our community month activities continue with Year Six providing a massive support to Dagenham Parish Church in improving their gardens and more pupils supporting our local care home.

Road safety magic show

As we are one of the highest performing schools for the number of pupils who now walk to school, we were awarded a free magic show which took place on Monday.  Not only was this thrilling and engaging, but it also reminded all pupils of the importance of road safety, whether they walk, cycle or scoot to school.

Welcome to our new pupils and parents

This week I have had the privilege of visiting Village Infants to share with their children all about the wonderful experiences and education we offer here at William Ford.  We also held our transition meeting for parents where our choir sang to them on arrival, and they had the opportunity to tour our excellent facilities. 

Congratulations to William Ford FC

Our Year Six football team reached the finals of the borough cup.  This is an immense achievement and the first time ever William Ford have been in the final.  Unfortunately they did lose against a very strong Northbury Primary side but nevertheless, they played extremely well, coming second out of 35 other schools who choose to participate.  Very well done to all the boys to Mr. Harrington for his excellent coaching.

I pray you all have a wonderful weekend.

 

Mr. David Huntingford

Headteacher

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Luke 24:6-7

"He is not here; he has risen!"

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Our Year 6 pupils are beginning to make their transitions to secondary school and today many had their first day at their new schools. We have been working with them in school about what to expect and the changes they will experience. This is a very nerve-wracking time for our pupils, so please talk to them about any worries they have and reassure them. 

Are you a small business owner? Would you like to have a stall at FORD FEST on the 11th July 2023.

Contact Miss Duhaney on Monday-Thursday on 0208 2706582.

Year 6 parents don't forget this Thursday is Year 6 leavers disco. Tickets are available on ParentPay. Only £5 per pupil.

 

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Calling all Year 6 Parents

Make a note in your diary for Thursday 13th July 2023.

Year 6 will be performing a musical masterpiece 'I'm an 11 year old Get Me Out Of Here!'

Claim your two free tickets by clicking this link 

 https://forms.office.com/e/ULPq9LF4mX

 

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Year Three

Ryan 3M

Year Four

Mia 4D

Year Five

Ted 5N

Year Six

Jason 6T

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This week there are multiple books to recommend! The library has been updated with a large amount of books covering all book band colours. The books include: A Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Be Your Own Superhero, Football Academy and Mummy Fairy and Me. Keep a look-out as more books will be added to the library in the next couple of weeks.   

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Year 6 Secondary Transition Day
All Day
30
June
Greek Day Year 3
All Day
30
June
Y6 SATS TREAT
10:00am – 1:00pm
03
July
Lego Workshop Life on Mars Trip -
9:00am – 2:30pm
04
July
Y6 TfL presentation on safe and responsible travel
1:30pm – 3:00pm
04
July
Billingsgate Trip 5A
9:00am – 3:00pm
06
July
Y6 Leavers Disco
4:30pm – 6:00pm
06
July
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30 Jun 2023
Year 3 Greek Day
This week Manha and Demilade from 3M write about their special day.
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Year Three

In English this week, the children have been thinking about instructional texts. They enjoyed following vague and concise instructions for drawing an alien and were interested to see how the different types of instructions affected their results. The children have completed a range of different tests in maths this week. Well done year three, you have all worked very hard to complete these.

Geography has seen the children researching different seaside towns around the UK. They have thought about what there is to do in each of these towns and have independently presented their work. 

What a special day Friday has been. The children looked fantastic in their Ancient Greek costumes. They have taken part in a range of activities that have furthered their understanding of the Ancient Greeks. This afternoon the children have been visited by a theatre group and have been participating in the acting themselves. What a fun day!

 

Year 4 

This week in Year Four, class 4B were able to make their contribution to our school community month activities by visiting Park View Care Home.  The children really enjoyed their time there during which they chatted, read and sang to some of the residents.  One of the residents also sang to us, and we learned that she was 99 years old and was one of the contestants on Britain's Got Talent ten years ago! 

This week, the children have moved on to their next topic in maths which is time.  This is such a crucial skill that we suggest you help your children by getting them to practise reading both analogue and digital clocks at home please.

Year Four welcomed a special visitor this week who came to help them utilise their creative skills.  Karolina Koko Rattray is a professional illustrator with 27 years of experience bringing the words of authors to life in her illustrations.  On Wednesday, each class had an art lesson with her during which they created an array of amazing artwork based on their English text, The Explorer.  The children thoroughly enjoyed their lesson with her.

 

Year Five

We have had a jam-packed week here in Year 5! In English, the children have now written their descriptive pieces about a magical shop. We were very impressed at the effort put into these pieces, and it was evident that the children have retained lots of their prior knowledge of figurative language and the use of advanced punctuation.

In maths, we have focussed on decimals - adding and subtracting decimals with different decimal places. Again, children seemed to have mastered this and have grown in confidence.

The children are loving our new computing unit - they are planning their own film and editing them too. The children starting their planning this week using scripts and storyboards ready for next week. Lights, camera, action!! 

Year Six

This week in Year 6, we have been working really hard on our performance that we have coming in very soon! The children have been learning lines, adding in actions and expressions that suits their character. The singing is coming on nicely, however we would encourage them to continue to sing these at every opportunity. They are available on popular music streaming platforms; just search for 'I'm an 11 year old. Get me out of here'

In history, we have begun a new unit all about Dagenham and its local history. It has been fascinating to find out about the roots of our local community. 6P and 6T visited Dagenham Parish Church this week as part of community month (6T were rained off but will take the walk on a sunnier day). We went armed with gloves, bin bags and litter pickers to tidy up the graveyard. It was interesting to find out about some of the people buried there.

As Ford Fest is fast approaching, the pupils who were not going to their now schools on Friday were given the chance to devise activities and games for them to be in charge of on the day. We had great fun making paper aeroplanes for one particular game!

 

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Each week, staff select three children from each class who have shown effort and commitment to upholding an aspect of our school vision, shown at the bottom of the page. Congratulations to this week’s ‘stars of the week’ for their tremendous endeavours!

 

Working diligently

 

Acting generously

 

Promoting peace

Year Three

3M

Name: Urshita

For: always working diligently and trying her best in all lessons.

 

Name: Divine

For: being such a kind and supportive friend to her classmates.

 

Name: Ryan

For: being more peaceful and focused this week.

3N

Name: Adriana

For: for producing a thoughtful piece of work about the Bible in RE.

Name: Mia

For: being kind, generous and always sharing.

Name: Malachi

For: dealing more maturely with difficult situations.

3P

Name: Jamie

For: working diligently in all areas of the curriculum and contributing to class discussions. 

Name: Maria

For: acting generously towards her peers and adults around the school.

Name: Kamso

For: living at peace and always being ready to learn
 

Working diligently

 

Acting generously

 

Promoting peace

Year Four

4B

Name: Micha

For: working hard in class this week.

 

Name: class 4B

For: all students generously gave their time and represented the school well during our visit to Park View Care Home.

 

Name: Zain

For: having a calm and peaceful approach to class activities and to his peers.

4D

Name: Ayaan

For: working hard at staying focussed and completing tasks this week.

Name: Lacie

For: being kind and helpful to others

Name: Phillips

For: having a calm and positive attitude towards his learning

4W

Name: Mya

For: working diligently in all lessons.

Name: Jasmine

For: imroving her pace and quality of her writing and in maths. 

Name: Ahmad

For: promoting peace and showing peace and confidence in his art lesson. 
 

Working diligently

 

Acting generously

 

Promoting peace

Year Five

5A

Name: Vedant

For: the great effort her put into his descriptive writing.

 

Name: Okigbo

For: being thoughtful at a time in need.

 

Name: Godgift

For: helping tidy resources away in her own time.

5H

Name: Victor

For: editing his writing with some great expanded noun phrases.

Name: Arth

For: helping someone to first aid during his lunch break.

Name: Lexi

For: always being so cheerful and friendly - spreading a little bit of sunshine every day!

5N

Name: David S

For: putting forth a great effort in lessons.

Name: Jasmine

For: exemplary behaviour throughout the week.

Name: Favor

For: consistent positive attitude towards learning.
 

Working diligently

 

Acting generously

 

Promoting peace

Year Six

6I

Name: Chris

For: His amazing knowledge in history!

 

Name: Arian 

For: Always being kind to others.

 

Name: Chrystal

For: Always focusing in class and being engaged in the lesson.

6P

Name: Doyinsola

For: working hard to learn her lines for the Year 6 performance.

Name: Abraham

For: sharing his ideas and his wealth of knowledge in history.

Name: Dionis

For: having a more focussed attitude in class, especially during history.

6T

Name: Toby B

For: great effort and determination to his learning.

Name: Kieran

For: always being helpful around the classroom.

Name: Emmanuel

For: great focus and engagement during history.
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