Dear parents and carers,
iRockSchool
At the end of last week, just after the previous newsletter had been written, the school came together for a fantastic musical concert where children from across the school showcased their musical talents. With the support of our peripatetic music provider, iRockSchool, children performed a number of well-known hits in rock bands that spanned across year groups including singing, keyboards, drums, bass and guitars. In addition, Lighthouse children performed beautifully, including signing and African drumming along with some Makaton signing too.
We even had a special performance from our very own staff band - who had only formed 30 minutes previous to the concert! You can read more about this below.
Year Six Leavers' Festival
Yesterday we had the opportunity to celebrate with our Year Six's who leave us at the end of this school year. From axe throwing to football; popcorn to candy floss, there was much for them to enjoy. And the sun even made an appearance too!
Transition
As we prepare to say good bye to Year Six, today we welcomed our new year three cohort to the school. In addition, children found out who their new teacher and class would be next year. For your information, here is where each teacher will be next year.
Class
|
Teacher
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3A
|
Miss Albany
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3F
|
Miss Finch and Mrs Beech
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3M
|
Mrs Manning
|
4D
|
Mrs Damonse
|
4IW
|
Mrs Isaac-Wilson
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4N
|
Mrs Nash
|
5H
|
Mrs Hoepelman
|
5P
|
Miss Patullo
|
5W
|
Mr Wakeford
|
6B
|
Mrs Buckingham
|
6I
|
Miss Ibukun
|
6L
|
Mr Lazarus
|
At the end of this year, we will be saying a temporary goodbye to Mrs Freeland. As many of you will be aware, Mrs Freeland is pregnant and will be beginning her maternity leave at the start of the summer holidays. I am sure you will all want to join me in assuring Mrs Freeland of our love and prayers for the safe arrival of her baby and all the best for the early days of parenting. Mrs Freeland will return to school later in the academic year.
SATs results
I am delighted to share that William Ford has received its best set of SATS results in about 6 years and we are now back to being above national average! Many of you will be aware of the numerous changes that have taken place across the school over the past few years. As these changes now embed into the school, it is great to be able to see how these are benefitting our pupils, as William Ford continues to go from strength to strength. The school's overall results can still change slightly through appeals and remarking so I cannot present a fuller picture until September/October. Parents of year six children will receive a copy of their individual results within their school report next week.
Needless to say, I am incredibly proud of the pupils and whole staff team who have guided the children to achieve high results.
I pray you all have a wonderful weekend.
Mr. David Huntingford
Headteacher