November - 2017

Friars Primary School and Nursery

Constable Way, Shoeburyness, Essex, SS3 9XX - 01702 294837

Part of the Portico Academy Trust.

opening doors, unlocking potential

Equality & Diversity award

Equality & Diversity award

We are delighted that Friars has gained the Enhanced Healthy School’s Award and certificate and the Equality and Diversity Award. We gained these awards for our commitment to health, fitness and well-being. Our work on how everyone should be treated as an equal continues at Friars. We have our fantastic Year 6 play leaders; our post boxes for worries in Key Stage 1 and 2; equality and diversity assemblies; a new child-friendly anti-bullying policy; surveys across the school o

KS2 Celebration Assembly

KS1 Celebration Assembly

Remembrance service

Remembrance service

On Friday 10th November, we held our remembrance service. This was led by our wonderful Year 6, who shared information on the many wars that have taken place and are still taking place around the world. A video was shown on the Invictus Games and the difference this makes to people’s lives who have been injured in war. The children were silent for 2 minutes to pay their respects to those in the past and more recently, who have suffered through war. Many children purchased pop

Children In Need

Today was ‘Children in Need’ and what a day it was. We had the children dressing up, doing ‘their thing.’ Their outfits included equestrians, football fans, Harry Potter fans, gamers and it wouldn’t be the same without several Pudsey Bears. All the children were able to participate in the basketball shoot out, with the children who scored the most goals winning a Pudsey Bear wrist band. Each year group also had a variety of Pudsey Bear merchandise that was raffled off; this i

KS1 Celebration Assembly

KS2 Celebration Assembly

KS1 Celebration Assembly

KS1 Celebration Assembly

Achievement Certificates Congratulations to the children who were awarded achievement certificates this week. Such a great start to this half term. The teachers had a difficult job choosing, as all of the children have been working so hard! Well done! Buddy Certificates Buddy certificate winners this week have been very helpful to their friends. We have some very kind children at Friars! Team Points The team cup was presented to Caernarfon (Yellow) Team who achieved the most

Pudsey pops in

Pudsey pops in

On Wednesday 1st November we had a very special visitor in school - Pudsey Bear! He was welcomed into all of the classrooms with lots of waves and cheers from the children. He was very pleased to hear that the children already knew about Children in Need. They were able to talk about how dressing up and buying cakes last year helped lots of children who are less fortunate than themselves. Mrs Dyer and the School Council will be meeting shortly to finalise the arrangements fo

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