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• Green Card reward

  Wed 13 Jul 2016

  This week we have seen many rewards for those children who have managed to keep their card on green all term and all year.

  Everyone who has kept their card green all year has been treated to a cinema trip.  This is a huge achievement and you should be very proud of yourselves if your card is always green.  It means that you never forget your PE kit, always complete your homework and Wow book on time and always make the right choices in class.

  We also had green card rewards for children who had kept their card green this term. Ms Reid held a Massoake event for the children. There was dressing up, face painting, singing and picture taking.  The children (and the staff) had an amazing time!  

  Well done to everyone who earned themselves a reward.  

  Remember - if you want to do these fun things all you need to do is stay on green.  

  

• Wheels Day

  Wed 13 Jul 2016

  Wednesday July 13th was Wheels Day at Elfrida.  We had invited anyone who wanted to, to bring their wheels to school.  Lots of children came in with bikes, heelies, scooters, and skates.  Everyone had to have a helmet - and what a good thing they did, as not everyone stayed upright for the whole session!  Each class had their own time in the playground thanks to the school council who had organised the whole event from the initial letter, the posters to the timetable!

  A great day was had by all of the children.  What a way to exercise!

  Thank you to all the parents and carers who put the safety of their child first and provided them with a helmet.  

  

• Chess Tournament at Elfrida

  Wed 06 Jul 2016
  On Monday 4th July, Elfrida took part in a chess tournament between four schools; us, Turnham, Sandhurst Juniors and St James Hatcham. Our team played valiantly, but despite our best efforts the others were even better.  Well done to Ela, Robert, Ryan and Kanye for representing us.  They all had a great afternoon and earned themselves special medals too.  

  

• Humanities week

  Sun 03 Jul 2016

  June 27th to July 1st saw Elfrida celebrating Humanities in school.  The focus of the week was on History and Geography with each year group concentrating on a specific country.  There was a great deal of creative learning taking place, from Year 2 doing Aboriginal art to Reception making Brazilian flags, Year 1 doing Caribbean cookery and Year 5 creating Rangoli patterns.  

  The week began with a very exciting assembly with an amazing performance from Ali's dad on the drums as well as groups of children performing traditional dances and acts from their own countries.   On Friday  we were treated to a performance from some of the dancing students of Sedgehill who shared an American dance and helped us all learn some Bhangra moves!  At the end of the day on Friday, parents were invited in to see the work the children had done during the week.  Thank you to all the parents and carers who took up this invitation.  We finished the whole week with our international cafe.  Thanks to everyone who brought food to share and to Mary and Sarah in the kitchen for helping out too.  

  We had a great week, learning about other people, their histories and cultures.  Come in and ask us about it!

  

• Strike Day Information

  Thu 23 Jun 2016

  We have been informed by the National Union of Teachers that their members will be taking a day of strike action on Tuesday 5^th July. 

  NUT members at Elfrida have declared their intention to support the strike. This means that some teachers will NOT be in school that day and consequently their children will be unable to attend school. 

   

  If your child’s class is not open on Tuesday, we are not allowed to educate them in a different class that may be open due to the terms and conditions of strike action. 

  CLASS		CLASS
  Nursery	In as normal	Redwood	Not in school
  Acacia	Not in school	Jacaranda	Not in school
  Walnut	In as normal	Maple	Not in school
  Chestnut	Not in school	Palm	Not in school
  Eucalyptus	Not in school	Silver Birch	In as normal
  Willow	In as normal	Beech	Not in school
  Cedar	Not in school	Sequoia	Not in school
  Pine	Not in school	Baobab	Not in school
  Sycamore	In as normal	Mahogany	Not in school

• Celebrating the Queen's 90th

  Fri 10 Jun 2016

  On Friday 10th June we all had a great time celebrating the Queen's 90th birthday.

  Every class made bunting which we have used to decorate our halls and every class made a cake which they all shared.  We had a whole school assembly in the playground where we all sang Happy Birthday to Her Majesty as well as some school favourite songs!

  Each class chose children to represent members of the Royal family and we learnt all about the Windsor family tree - right down to little Prince George and Princess Charlotte!

  No birthday is complete without  a party and we had a great time dancing to loud music in the playgrounds!

  Everyone dressed up in red, white and blue for the occasion, or dressed up as a king or queen.  What a lot of fun we had.  Happy Birthday, Your Majesty!

  

• Girl's Football tournament

  Thu 09 Jun 2016

  On Wednesday June 8th a team of girls from Years 5 and 6 played in a football tournament at Bellingham Leisure Centre.  The girls played very well in the matches against 3 other teams. They were split into 2 teams, Red and Blue.   Red team came 4th and the blue team came 3rd. Considering  they are a new team and have had little practise, they did really well.   They all received medals which they showed in assembly. 

  As a result of us competing in the tournament we have also received 5 weeks of football training.   Thank girls!

  

• Sports Day 2016

  Thu 26 May 2016

  We were so lucky with the weather today for our annual sports day which was earlier this year as it fitted in so well with our sports science week.

  KS1 started the proceedings at 9.30am and took part enthusiastically in a wide range of activities.  The sack race was great fun and the children concentrated very hard on staying upright!

  At 12.00 KS2 arrived at Sedgehill fields and we all ate lunch together.  It was lovely to see the whole school and a large number of parents all enjoying lunch together in the sun.

  As the KS1 children left, the older children began their activities.  They sprinted, jumped and threw in the sun and had a wonderful time.

  Thanks you to Mrs Rendell for organising such a  great day and to the many parents and carers who turned up to support their children.  

  

• BMX and dance Wednesday

  Wed 25 May 2016

  On Wednesday we had a very special team of people in to teach our junior children how to ride BMX bikes.  For those who are already confident riders, they had the chance to ride around a special track, honing their bike riding skills.  For those who were not able to ride or not very confident, they received one to one help to improve their skills.

  Unfortunately the bikes were not small enough for our younger children, but they enjoyed special dance workshops throughout the day, creating movements to a range of musical tracks.  The nursery also had the chance to join in and again, great fun was had by all.  Can you see the science in what we were doing?  

  

• Steet Dance extravaganza

  Tue 24 May 2016

  Today we were treated to sessions from two amazing street dance artists.

  The whole school were present for assembly where they showed us their moves and some children from KS2 even got up and danced.

  After such an exciting start to the day everyone was keen to have a go and join in.  Almost every class from Reception to Year 6 took part today learning new dance moves and continuing to look for the science in each session.  If you want to know the names of any major muscles, just ask Year 2!