Year 6 had a 'Cyber Safety Talk' from Essex Fire Brigade on Tuesday afternoon. The Fire Brigade have teamed up with Essex Police to ensure that the message of how to stay safe online is getting through to children. The main points of the talk were that if the children were ever unsure about who they were talking to, they should tell someone that they trust; they should ALWAYS check their privacy settings on a regular basis, whatever app they may be using; they should not gi

On Wednesday we were lucky enough to host Travelling by Tuba courtesy of Southend Music Services. They took us on a world wide tour of wind instruments from the tuba to the Alpine horn! Everyone joined in by singing and clapping and some even became part of the band. It was an enjoyable afternoon during which we learned a lot about musical styles and that making music is fun!

Year 6 walked to see the art installation 'The Wave' which has been installed at the Barge Pier on Gunners Park. This was an off shot from the main poppy display seen at the Tower of London. It was quite a trek there and back, especially considering the heat of that particular day. The children were able to see the installation and read the comments on the cards that people who had visited previously, had left. It was quite a thought provoking trip.

On the 20th June 2017 students from Friars Primary School participated in Borough Sports for Key Stage 2 at Garons Park. There were 8 schools in our group. Tristan took part in long jump and he achieved second place out of the eight schools. Nathan was running the 600 metres – he didn’t overtake until later on in the race. He came 4th; he ran extremely fast considering the heat! Suhailah threw her javelin the furthest; she threw 10.60 metres, which was really far. Denim was t

Achievement Certificates Certificates were awarded for a number of great reasons this week including having a fantastic attitude to work, practicing key words during their own choosing time, improving presentation and making great efforts in reading and poetry. Over 45 key word certificates were also awarded including 6 penguin awards which means the children know all of their keywords. Team Points Well done to Windsor who were the run-away winners of the team cup this week.

Well done to all of the certificate winners this week. Congratulations to Stirling for winning the House Cup and to 6B for winning the Attendance cup with 97.6%.

After an action packed Thursday we were all very tired and had a lay in. We didn’t get up until Mrs Lincoln blew the whistle at 7am! We all made our way up to the hall for breakfast and details of today’s activities – today we were going on the water. After breakfast and some packing we all headed off to the lake. Half did the kayaking first while the other group started on the rafts. Whilst some of us were really keen and excited a few were a little nervous, however after a

After a lively evening of playing and hot chocolate we all collapsed into our tents and eventually fell asleep, only to be awake again by 4am! We stayed in our tents until 7am and then ventured up to the hall and awaited breakfast. Mrs Brady cooked up a scrummy bacon or egg roll for those that wanted it or there was plenty of toast as an alternative. 10am the activities began. New groups conquered the climbing wall, we improved our target practice with the crossbows and teste

After an exciting wait the coach finally arrived and we were all loaded up with our luggage and set off by 10:45am. After an uneventful journey we finally were there! Luggage unloaded we all picked up our multiple bags and belongings for the short walk to base camp. What seemed like hours later (but was only really about 10 minutes) we arrived at the camp and tucked into our lunch. Once lunch was over, Mrs Lincoln told us our tent groups and we all had fun setting up our home

What a fantastic week! The Year 6 children had a fun packed week with a huge variety of activities that kept them totally engaged. At the start of the week we cooked both savoury and cookie dough pizzas, which were yummy and enjoyed by both the children and many of the staff throughout the school. We also made our own stop go animation films and teleported ourselves to different worlds using green screen technology! The children came face to face with unicorns, cute animals a