On the Friday before half-term, Year 6 had a workshop visit them on the subject of gang culture, its pitfalls, how to recognise gang culture and how to deal with it. The children were taught that at the beginning of a child being introduced to a gang, they can be offered love, identity, excitement and security within the gang; new members start receiving new items such as phones, trainers, branded clothing. However, in return for all of this, problems quickly raise their ugly heads – school marks can drop as can attendance, children start coming home late, parents don’t know where their children are. The children are then expected to do the gang ‘favours’ and if they don’t the gang could ta

Pupils from Years 1, 2, 3 and 4 were lucky to be visited by the Super Splash Heroes from Essex and Suffolk Water. The came in to give us an enjoyable and informative show on how we can save water and the important reasons for doing so. I am sure that they will be coming home with some helpful suggestions about water conservation!

In recent weeks, our Year 6 children have taken part in Bikeability. The children were able to learn about riding their bikes on the road and the safety precautions to take when doing so. They were led by instructors who taught them key skills for riding a bike. Others continued their learning in the playground and had a thoroughly fun time improving their skills.

Yesterday the Friars Netball Team played against Bournemouth Park. It went quite well in the first half and Friars were doing very well but then Bournemouth Park started to score. Although we lost 4-2 our team played very well for their first Netball match. Report by Freya

On Wednesday 17th October 2018, Mr. Greenstein, who is a member of the Jewish synagogue in Westcliff, came to talk to the Year 6 classes. He explained the basics of the Jewish religion and some of the differences between the Jewish and Christian religion. The children then had the opportunity to ask Mr. Greenstein questions about the Jewish religion and what they have been discussing in R.E. Questions such as is there a God? Did God create the world? Is there a heaven or a hell? Mr. Greenstein, as ever, was extremely interesting to listen to and was very generous in answering the children's questions.

Stuart from Essex Fire and Rescue Service came to school on Friday in order to tell us some important safety advice in the build up to Firework Night and Halloween. The children were told important information for trick or treating and how to be safe with fireworks and sparklers. The Firework Code offers advice for adults and children. Firework Code • Only buy fireworks marked BS 7114. • Don’t drink alcohol if setting off fireworks. • Keep fireworks in a closed box. • Follow the instructions on each firework. • Light them at arm’s length, using a taper. • Stand well back. • Never go near a firework that has been lit. Even if it hasn’t gone off, it could still explode. • Never p

Well done to everybody who received a certificate today. Keep up the good work.

Achievement leaves Congratulations to the children who were awarded our achievement leaves for super work in maths, brilliant attitude to work and working hard to get good results. Buddy Certificates Buddy certificates were given out for great friends who help other people and take care of them on the playground. Key word Certificates Well done to the children receiving key word certificates this week. The attendance cup was won by 2RS with 97.3% Sterling won the team cup for the third week running. Stormont, Windsor and Caernarfon have been challenged to turn this around next week!!

Mrs Bennett, Mr Burnham, Miss Morris and Miss Linden would like to say a massive thank you to the mums and dads who helped year one at the park this morning. The children came back into the classroom so excited about the autumn treasure they had found. We couldn’t have done it with your help! Some drew what they had found and tried to write the words. Some made maps of our route. Everyone spent time investigating their treasure, really looking closely at their feather, leaves, conkers and flowers. We hope you will join us again when we go back to see how the park changes in Winter and then again in Spring and Summer.

Achievement leaves Congratulations to the children who were awarded our achievement leaves for listening and acting upon advice and working hard to get good results. Buddy Certificates Buddy certificates were given out for great friends who help other people and take care of them on the playground. Key word Certificates Well done to the children receiving key word certificates this week. Rainbow Reader Awards This week we gave out our first Rainbow Reader awards. Well done to all of these children, especially those in class 1B who have been working particularly hard to get these awards. The attendance cup was won by 1B with 96.6% Sterling won the team cup.

Congratulations to our certificate winners this week. The House Cup was shared by Windsor and Stormont and the Attendance Cup was won by 3GV with 99.3%.

We would like to thank everybody who came along to support our Macmillan coffee morning. It was great to see so many of you support what is a very worthwhile cause. We would particularly like to thank those of you who made some amazing cakes to sell. They really were fantastic! Further thanks must also go to Mrs Stephens and to the Parents Association for organising the morning. Your continued support is very much appreciated. We will let you know how much was raised shortly.

Congratulations to our certificate winners this week. Keep up the good work!

On Thursday 27th of September Friars football team played our first match which was a trial match Friars football team played Prince Avenue. Friars all played really well and the team were unlucky with the result as Prince Avenue won. We can’t wait for our next game. By Jamie