Dear parents and carers,
As I am writing this, my office is full of Year Six and Year three pupils who are sorting through four large boxes of brand new LEGO that has been donated to the school. They are sorting this into our brand new trolley so that we can use LEGO across the curriculum to support learning and engage pupils across numerous subjects.
Meanwhile, our school radio station is keeping us entertained, pupils are enjoying the sports facilities outside my office window that was installed a year ago and the school dinners smell delicious.
To my right is a display board showing numerous photos of the different events we have been able to provide for our pupils, from day trips to France to residentals in Suffolk, Wales and Surrey.
Despite there being numerous challenges in school life - for pupils staff and parents, it is clear that our pupils are very lucky and that this school is blessed.
Community Month
This leads me on nicely to community month. With the school being blessed in so many ways, it is important that we also act as a blessing to others. For this reason, every year we hold a Community Month in June where every class is involved in some form of practical service that blesses the local community. And this year is no exception. Already we have planned fantastic links with the local community, with Year 3 working on a community project, which involves planning gardens and pollination, progressing to working with Barchester care home to build and establish a community garden! Year 4 will also be working with Barchester, but by specifically bringing courageous advocacy to the residents, by singing, reading and playing board games with the residents. Year 5 will be creating a community event, linked with Dagenham Parish Church, where they will prepare singing, spoken word and poems, as well as refreshments: watch this space. Finally, Year 6 will be showing true community spirit, by helping to run community groups for the elderly and for mothers and toddlers groups, in the local community. We look forward to updating you on the successes of community month!
Enterprise Week
In addition to this, we are also holding our first ever Enterprise Week. This is where all classes use their business skills to raise money for the Stand By Me children that we sponsor in Colombia. What a worthy cause! This will be taking place to coincide with Ford Fest.
I pray you all have a wonderful weekend.
Mr. David Huntingford
Headteacher
