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EDWARDS HALL PRIMARY SCHOOL
Macmurdo Road ‧ Eastwood ‧ Leigh-on-Sea ‧ Essex ‧ SS9 5AQ
E-mail: office@edwardshall.southend.sch.uk
Tel: 01702 524470 ‧ Fax: 01702 512993
Headteacher: Mr J.H. Johnson
Website: www.edwardshallprimary.co.uk
Newsletter 26 – Friday 8th May 2015
Year 3 Activity Evening & Hyde Hall Trip
Well done to all those children shown below.
They received an award as part of our
Celebration this week!
This week’s Headteacher’s Award was
presented to Riley P (5C)
Squirrels
Hedgehogs
1M
1W
2F
2J
3H
3U
4L
4M
5B
5C
6J
6O
Jessica B and Lexi-Mae W
Jesca B and Kian M
Zac S-B and Maisie V
Abby A and Macey J
Ellie K and Amelia W
Ella S and Melia C
Rebecca G and Rhianna B
Ryley K and Tommy W
Luke S and Josh B
Brooke J and Christian M
Macey J-S and Callie N
Alex N and Levi D
Taylor L and Charlotte D-J
Phoebe S and Jack D-S
Thank you!
Our Reception classes would like to say a huge thank you
to Mr Pearson who has hand built their fantastic new
mud kitchen. Also, thank you to Marc Matthews
Services, Kitchens & Bathrooms who supplied the sink
and granite worktop to complete the kitchen. If anyone
has any old pots, pans, baking trays or utensils they are
able to donate we would be extremely grateful!
The children are really looking forward to using their
new kitchen!
On Friday 24th April, the children
from Year 3 returned to school in the
evening to take part in a series of
team building activities including
map work, relays and discussions
about light and shadow which they
had looked at during the day. The
children had a fabulous time which
culminated with a quiz and hot
chocolate before being collected.
On Thursday 30th April, Year 3
visited Hyde Hall as part of their
new topic looking at English Country
Gardens. The children were engaged
and demonstrated great enthusiasm
for their learning where they
explored a variety of artefacts and
took part in several creative art
tasks. They were even lucky enough
to see a mother duck and her
ducklings whilst also learning about
the plants and where they come
from.
Thank you to our parent helpers who joined us at Hyde Hall,
your support is appreciated.
Well Done!
Well done to our Year 5/6 boys’ football team who have had a
fantastic year, winning their league and putting them through to
the ‘Champion of Champions’ final being held on
Friday 22nd May at Roots Hall!
This is an amazing opportunity and we are all extremely proud
of the boys and this brilliant achievement.
Whatever the outcome, we know the boys will do the school
proud, as they have done all season. Congratulations to all of
the boys who have been part of the football team this year.
WORKING TOGETHER AS PART OF A HAPPY, POSITIVE AND CARING LEARNING COMMUNITY
Reminders for your diary
Monday 11th May
Wednesday 13th May
Thursday 14th May
Sunday 17th May
Mon 18th-Thu 21st May
Tuesday 19th May
Next Week to Year 6!
Year 6 SATs Commence
EHSA Meeting (2-3pm)
Year 2 to Bluebell Woods (am)
EHSA Car Boot Sale (10am-12pm)
Year 6 Bikeability Level 2
Class Photos (am)
FS New Intake Afternoon (2-3pm)
Themed Lunch Day
Year 6 Rounders Tournament (pm) at
Thorpe Hall School
FS New Intake Afternoon (2-3pm)
EHSA Coffee Afternoon (2-3pm)
Boys Football Match at Roots Hall
(3.40pm)
Thursday 21st May
Friday 22nd May
Gunners Park
A World War 1
Commemorative Event
Southend Libraries
Bedtime Reading Nights
nd
Friday 22 May 6-7.30pm
The Forum, Elmer Approach
th
Sunday 24 May
10am – 3pm
Free Entry
th
Tuesday 26 May 5-6.30pm
Leigh Library, Broadway West
Guided walks to raise awareness of
local wildlife, history and heritage.
Bedtime stories for families with
children aged 6+
Exciting games and family fun –
refreshments provided
Come in your PJs and bring a pillow
and a grown up!
£3 per child – tickets available at
www.eventbrite.co.uk
During next week all our Year 6 children will
be completing their SATs. We wish them all
the best of luck and are sure that all their hard
work will help them to do their very best.
Don’t forget - to make SATs week as stressfree as possible, we are arranging a free
breakfast for Year 6 children to come and
enjoy each morning in the Bosworth Hall from
8.30am - a great opportunity for them to
come and chat and relax with their friends
before the day gets under way. There will be
toast and cereal-a-plenty, as well as fruit
juice. This will take place every morning the
children sit their tests,
(Monday 11th May – Thursday 14th May).
So relax over the weekend and get some
sleep – we are sure you will do yourselves
proud!
EHSA Meeting & Coffee Afternoon - All Welcome
Our Parents Association are holding a meeting
th
on Wednesday 13 May and a coffee
st
afternoon on Thursday 21 May both from
2 - 3pm. If you can spare a little time and
would like to become involved with the school
and help raise much needed funds, then
please come along. Please sign in at the office.
Craft activities for children
Historical artefacts on display
Information on military buildings
and World War defences
For more information go to
www.essexwt.org.uk/whats-on
SOUTHEND AND
THE GREAT WAR
1914-1918
An enormous amount of lost property has been
donated to our recycling bin this week. We do like to
reunite any lost or forgotten items with their owners
but can only do this if they are named clearly. Please
make sure all uniform, coats, packed lunch boxes and
PE kit are named. Thank you.
Next week we are on Week 2 of the new School Lunch Menu. For full details of the complete 3 week menu plan please
see our website www.edwardshallprimary.co.uk.
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
Jacket Potato Bar with
Pasta Bolognaise
Premium Burger in a Bun
Roast Pork and gravy
Fish Fingers
Grated Cheese/BBQ Chicken
Macaroni Cheese
Vegetable Burger in a Bun
Quorn Fillet
Jacket Potato
Tuna Mayo/Baked Beans
Garlic Bread
Potato Wedges
Roast Potatoes
Chunky Chips
Coleslaw /Salad
Cauliflower/Carrots
Coleslaw or Baked Beans
Carrots or Broccoli
Peas or Baked Beans
Chocolate Cake and
Chocolate Sauce
Fruit Jelly and Ice Cream
Assorted Cookies
Honey and Lemon Sponge with
Toffee Sauce
Homemade Flapjack
Available Daily: Jacket Potato with Filling, Salad, Fresh Fruit, Yoghurt
Don’t forget our newsletters are
available every week on our
school website www.edwardshallprimary.co.uk
House Points
Current Totals
Danes
Normans
Saxons
Vikings
3538
4107
4233
3895