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Important Dates for Diary

Wednesday 30^th April - Class Photographs

Friday 2nd May - Reception Family Reading Morning 9am

Friday 2nd May-Friday 9th May - Scholastic Book Fair

Monday 5th May - Bank Holiday - NO SCHOOL

Monday 12th May-Thursday 15th May - Year 6 SATs Week

Thursday 15th May - Cuffley Camp Meeting June 2025

Monday 19th May - Everest Maths Workshop 9:15-9:45am

Wednesday 21st May - Snowdon Maths Workshop 9:15-9:45am

Thursday 22nd May - Fuji Maths Workshop 9:15-9:45am

Friday 23rd May - Nevis Maths Workshop 9:15-9:45am

Attendance week ending 25/04/2025

Overall school = 93.97% Lates = 81

Best attendance: 1st Owl 100% 2nd Istanbul 98.4% 3rd Kingston 98.03%

Punctuality: Well done to Owl and Kingston with 100% for punctuality.

Class photographs are taking place on Wednesday 30^th April 2025. If this is your child’s PE day, please can they come to school in their normal uniform for the photo.

EMS Music Lessons:

Mondays: Saxophone and flute

Tuesday: Violin/Viola/Piano/Keyboard

Wednesday: Piano/keyboard

Friday: Guitar/Ukulele

Soccer Aid for UNICEF have invited pupils to design the t-shirt that child mascots will wear at Soccer Aid for UNICEF 2025 on Sunday 15th June at Old Trafford, Manchester. The winner will also join as one of the mascots, walking onto the pitch on matchday alongside the Soccer Aid for UNICEF players. Here are our entries below. Good luck everyone!

Travelling Book Fair

Friday 2^nd May 2025- Thursday 8th May 2025

We are excited to announce that we are, once again, having the Travelling Books, book fair here at George Spicer! There will be a stand at both Sketty Road, main playground and Kimberley Gardens, Reception playground. The fair is open at the end of the school day. This is a cashless event and so payment will be accepted either via the QR code, which will be displayed at the event or by contactless payment.

All the books are 3 for 2, with the cheapest book being free. Stationery and hand pointers are not included in the 3 for 2 deal. 

Every item that you buy, not only supports your child with their reading but also raises funds for us to buy more books for the school.

We look forward to seeing you and your children there!

Year 1

This week in Year 1 we have been looking at equal groups and making equal groups. We have learnt new vocabulary such as: groups of, equal, same, and multiples. The children have been working outside to make equal groups with natural objects, using bugs and counters inside to make equal groups and are able to explain why a group may not be equal.

Year 2

In Geography, Year 2 have been learning about human features and physical features. As part of our unit last term, we completed field work in the local area. We asked, 'How much litter can we see?' We completed tally charts on a walk along Sketty Road, Ladysmith Road and through the playing fields. Year 2 were shocked at the amount of litter they saw, some children tallying over 50 pieces just on the park pathway. The children stated that dropping litter is bad for the environment and that they would like Enfield to be much cleaner. You can support this at home by always finding a bin for your litter or taking litter with you. 

As part of our Time to Shine assembly on the last day of term, we had a very special performance from the choir from Years 3, 4 and 5. The children were brilliant; singing and signing the words to two special songs. 

Year 3 

Year 3 enjoyed being apprentice tea tasters this week! To help kick off their introduction to their new text - Cloud Tea Monkeys by Mal Peet and Elspeth Graham, to help inspire their writing, they got to try different types of tea. They had to predict the names of each tea and use their senses to describe the taste and aroma. Over the course of the term they will also develop their knowledge of the history of tea!

The children have also been working hard in science where they have been learning about the human skeleton, the different names of bones and the purpose of muscles and joints.

Year 5 

To cap off and finish a fantastic Spring Term, Year 5 were lucky enough to have a representative from the local fire brigade come and give us a talk about fire safety. We learned how to keep ourselves and others safe to prevent the likelihood of a fire breaking out and what to do in the event of a fire. The children listened intently and asked a range of insightful questions. 

The children have been getting stuck into our current Writing topic - The Whale, by Ethan and Vita Murrow. We have created emotive freeze-frames for specific scenes within the story and began writing recounts that include shifts in formality and tone as well as abstract noun phrases and interjections. Year 5 have enjoyed exploring this picture book, gaining plenty of wonderful ideas and inspiration from the book's atmospheric black and white sketches. 

Year 6 

In Writing, the Year 6 children have started work based on a new book, Rain Maker. The book is set in ancient times and tells of a tribe's struggle during a time of drought. The tribe play an ancient game, called pok-a-tok. A young boy, called Pik is challenged to a game of pok-a-tok by the god of rain, Chac. If he wins the game then he will win rain for the village. To ensure he wins the game, Pik needs to build a super team. To recruit players, Pik creates a poster to convince the best players to join his team. These posters need to state the kind of qualities that Pik is looking for to ensure their victory. These are some of the examples of recruitment posters created by the children. 

Year 6 Netball Tournament – A Day to Remember!

Thursday 24th April: Broomfield Park, Palmers Green

On Thursday 24th April, nine enthusiastic Year 6 pupils proudly represented our school at a borough-wide netball tournament held at Broomfield Park. After finishing third out of eight teams in a series of competitive league matches earlier in the season, the team was eager to take on this exciting challenge.

Despite a long Easter break, the team hit the ground running. In our opening game, we made a fantastic start, scoring two quick goals and holding our lead to win 2-0. It was a confident and energetic performance that set the tone for the day.

The next two matches were tougher, as we came up against strong, well-organised opponents. Although we were narrowly defeated in both games, the team showed great spirit, determination and a willingness to learn from each experience.

That resilience paid off in our fourth game. The team bounced back brilliantly, taking a commanding 3-0 lead by halftime. Although the opposition mounted a strong comeback to eventually win 4-3, our players showed courage and teamwork throughout.

In true champion style, we ended the tournament on a high. In our final match, we took control from the outset and delivered a confident 5-2 victory, finishing the day with smiles and a real sense of pride.

Both Mrs McManus and I were incredibly proud of every single player. They represented the school with enthusiasm, teamwork and sportsmanship. Several members of staff from other schools even took the time to commend our pupils on their kindness and respectfulness – both on the bus and on the court.

Well done to Byron, James, Harry, Aisha, Darcy, Hodo, Jess, Olivia, and Emilia – you are a credit to George Spicer!

Sports2Inspire

Please see below after-school activities run by Sports2Inspire taking place this summer term, starting on Monday 28th April. Spaces are limited so please book as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. To book, please use the following link:

https://bookwhen.com/sports2inspiregeorgespicer#focus=ev-sb7r-20241107153000

Spanish Club

Please contact the number below if you are interested in your child joining Spanish Club.