Newsletters

Spring 2 - Week 2

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Dear parents and carers,

Parents, carers, it has been wonderful to see so many of you at school this week, speaking with your child(ren)'s teacher to see and hear the progress that have made along with areas for continued development.  All the research shows that when parents and carers take an active interest in the education of their children, and work in partnership with the school, they make much more progress and thrive at school.  In that spirit, if you have been unable to speak to your child's teacher do please make an appointment to see them.  All of our teachers are very keen to meet all parents and carers within their class.  That said, I am aware that those who have pupils in 3P have been unable to meet the teacher due to staff illness.  I do apologise for this; we are working on a solution.

Today we have celebrated World Book Day.  Well done to every family who has made an effort with either costumes or sending their child into school in their nightwear.  Also, a huge well done to the staff who have embraced this occasion and joined in with all the fun.  Throughout the day we have story sessions, book reviews along with a wide range of other activities that you can read about below.

Finally, I would like to give a reminder about PE kits.  Children should be bringing PE kits to school. Sometimes PE days do change hence kits should be in school everyday and washed at the weekends.  We no longer have any spare kit as what we have loaned to pupils has not been returned. PE is a National Curriculum subject: participation is not optional.  Children should not be arriving in school in their kits. Changing for PE is much more hygienic - especially for our older pupils - and also teaches valuable skills such as taking responsibility for your uniform and dressing yourself, which some children do find difficult.  As I have said before, sadly William Ford is in the top 10% of schools nationally for childhood obesity hence it is imperative that all pupils engage in high quality sport, dance and gymnastics each week.  Thank you for your support in this matter. 

I pray you all have a wonderful weekend.

 

Mr. David Huntingford

Headteacher

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The Sycamore Trust are hosting a Parent Support Group at the Autism Hub in the Liberty Centre in Romford for parents of autistic children with difficulties and issues around food and eating.

Date: 9th May 2023

Time: 10:30AM—11:30 AM

Venue: Autism Hub

For more information or to book please contact: Amanda Shaw on 01708 749816 or drop a line to supportforfamilies@sycamoretrust.org.uk 

RED NOSE DAY

Friday 17th March - Do something different for Red Nose Day.....

Pay £1 to come in non-uniform or to do something different such as wear odd socks or style your hair differently. 

All money raised is spent by Comic Relief to help transform the lives of poor and vulnerable people, both at home and across the world’s poorest countries.

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Year Three

Joseph 3P

Year Four

Bobby 4W

Year Five

Anne 5A

Year Six

Joshua 6I

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The book suggestion this week is 'When the Mountains Roared' by Jess Butterworth. It tells the story of Ruby and her family leaving Australia and moving to India. In the story, you discover interesting facts about the Indian culture and the characters emotions. 

By Year 6 pupils and teachers.

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Matthew 6:16

“When you give up eating, don’t put on a sad face like the hypocrites. They make their faces look strange to show people that they are giving up eating. I tell you the truth, those hypocrites already have their full reward.

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World Book Day
All Day
03
March
Art Community Garden project Class 5A
1:00pm – 3:00pm
03
March
Parent Workshop - Drop in - Addition and Subtraction
3:30pm – 4:00pm
06
March
Parent Workshop - Drop in - Addition and Subtraction
9:00am – 9:30am
08
March
Cooking in the curriculum Y5
2:00pm – 3:00pm
08
March
STEM WEEK
8:00am – 8:30am
From 13 Mar until 17 Mar
13
March
STEM WEEK
8:00am – 8:30am
From 13 Mar until 17 Mar
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March
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03 Mar 2023
Pupil voice: World Book Day Fun!
Alex, Maddie and Robin from 5N tell us about how we celebrated World Book Day today.
Read more
03 Mar 2023
World Book Day 2023
William Ford Celebrates World Book Day
Read more
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Year Three

In Year Three's English lessons this week, the children have continued their work on 'The Sound Collector' poem by Roger McGough. They have thought about the onomatopoeic words relating to school and have completed their own poems in which a teacher steals all the sounds in school! Maths has seen the children continuing to practise measuring length. They have thought carefully about equivalent measures in millimetres, centimetres and metres. In science, the pupils have started to find out about the fascinating life of Mary Anning, a British palaeontologist who found a range of fossils on the Jurassic Coast in Dorset. They were interested to find out about her work and how her achievements were not fully acknowledged during her lifetime, with some other scientists claiming her work for their own. The children have been pleased to see the results of their hard work in art being put on display in our Egyptian area of the school corridors. I'm sure you will agree their Ancient Egyptian scrolls and cartouches look so impressive. 

This Friday has also seen Year Three enjoying World Book Day in school. What a fantastic range of outfits worn. The pupils have also taken part in a range of activities linked to this fantastic day.

Year 4 

This week in Year Four, the children have moved on to the topic of length and perimeter in maths.  This included looking at km and m and solving a range of problems.  In English, the children have begun their new text, a novel by Beverley Naidoo called Journey to Jo-burg.  The children have explored how the author has conveyed emotions in their writing as well as examining the features of diary writing in preparation for next week's literacy work.  In R.E. the children have compared and contrasted how different branches of Christianity perform the communion service in their churches.  Within this term's geography, the children have been asked to research, design and prepare a presentation to an audience explaining why a European city of their choice is a good holiday destination.  This week, the children had to consider what makes a city a popular holiday destination. Finally, today so many of the children came to school in amazing World Book Day costumes as well as some nightwear outfits! World Book Day was also celebrated within school through a range of literacy based activities which the children really enjoyed.

Year Five

In Year 5 this week we had a very special visitor on Tuesday who came to talk to us about the charity we support in Colombia -'Stand by me'. He gave us lots of information about the work the charity does and the children they support, as well as advice for information we might like to include in the  leaflets we are designing in English over the coming week. 

        

We have started our new maths topic 'Decimals and Percentages' this week and have been investigating the link between decimals and fractions for tenths and hundredths. We have been researching how rivers are used throughout the world in Geography and thinking about their importance to so many people. This has enabled us to understand more about our book 'Journey to the River Sea' which is a story based around the River Amazon. We have been celebrating World Book Day and have written book reviews about books we have enjoyed. This week is the final swimming week for our first group of swimmers. Next Friday, the remaining children in Year 5 who have not yet been swimming, will begin their sessions. 

Year Six

In English this week in Year 6 we have recapped and developed our knowledge of relative clauses, making sure that we use a relative pronoun and the correct punctuation. We have also been delving deeper into the poem, The Highwayman, by identifying the poetic language used and by performing the poem as a class. In shared reading, we have come to the end of our text, 'When the Mountains Roared' and we loved it! In maths this week, we have been looking at data, using pie charts. The children have had to read, interpret and draw their own. It has been a challenge! We will begin our new unit on ratio next week. In RE, we began a new unit on Sikhism. The children learnt about Guru Nanak and how he founded the religion. In computing, we have discovered what makes a good website, in preparation for creating their own website linked to our learning in geography. This week in science, the children continued to analyse their results and create a line graph to show their data.

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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: Andrew

For: working hard in all lessons.

 

Name: Lyra

For: being friendly towards her classmates

 

Name: Deba

For: a calm approach to all lessons.

3N

Name: Malachi

For: working really hard when writing his own poem.

Name: Mia

For: always offering to help and for sharing her equipment.

Name: Cherie

For: being calm in class and for always being polite.

3P

Name: Paddy

For: participating well in English and maths lessons.

Name: Joseph

For: problem-solving and always being willing to help.

Name: Ammerah

For: always going out of her way to help others.
 

Working diligently

 

Acting generously

 

Promoting peace

Year Four

4B

Name: Samuel

For: consistently working hard in lessons this week.

 

Name: Kostya

For: working well with their partner in maths this week.

 

Name: Anita

For: working calmly in lessons and being a good role model to her peers.

4D

Name: Khaled

For: always having a positive attitude towards his learning

Name: Daniella O

For: always being kind and giving up her time to help others

Name: David

For: always having a calm influence on others

4W

Name: Daria

For: working diligently throughout the week making progress in Maths and Literacy.

Name: David

For: showing kindness and compassion everyday.

Name: Harley

For: trying his best in every lesson and showing resilience and peace.
 

Working diligently

 

Acting generously

 

Promoting peace

Year Five

5A

Name: Robert

For: Great sportsmanship in PE this week.

 

Name: Joanna

For: Having a calm and peaceful approach to her work.

 

Name: Soma

For: Always offering her time to help other out.

5H

Name: Sara

For: super effort with her work this week, especially her artwork for R.E.

Name: Phoebe

For: always being such an efficient and patient monitor with the laptops and ipads.

Name: Yogi

For: taking extra special pride in his lining up this week.

5N

Name: Khadeeja 

For: her excellent approach to learning.

Name: Mikel

For: his enthusiasm during his lessons.

Name: Ewaen

For: his courteous and polite nature.
 

Working diligently

 

Acting generously

 

Promoting peace

Year Six

6I

Name: Ray

For: Engaging in all lessons to the best of his ability.

 

Name: Tasnima

For: Her helpful nature in lessons.

 

Name: Mercy O

For: Always having a calm and polite attitude in class.

6P

Name: Joanna

For: working diligently in RE, producing some lovely work about Sikhism.

Name: Doyinsola

For: helping others with their graph in science.

Name: Jullian

For: having an improved focus in class, showing a calmer side.

6T

Name: Kieran

For: working diligently and being more focused on his learning.

Name: Jason

For: always being helpful and considerate to his peers.  

Name: Naomeeh

For: working calmly and living at peace with her learning. 
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