Attendance, Attention and Achievement
The children in Reception had fun role playing being kings and queens. “We are kings and queens!” said Baheen. “Off with his head!” said Suha. On Friday 19th March, students and teachers celebrated William Shakespeare’s legacy by dressing up as his well known characters. We saw a fantastic range of costumes which included kings, …
At Essex, we value diversity. We have many talented people from different backgrounds, and we wanted to celebrate this diversity as part of our British Science Week ‘Smashing Stereotypes’ campaign. The science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) sectors are very diverse. There are people working in labs, at universities, in innovation centres, in businesses and …
WORLD BOOK DAY CELEBRATIONS World Book Day is a brilliant celebration of reading and an opportunity to discover new authors and illustrators. Essex Primary School celebrated World Book Day on Thursday 5th March by hosting two WBD Assemblies. It was a little different this year, butit did not stop everyone from taking part and enjoying …
Festive celebrations descended on Essex Primary School on Friday 11th December 2020. Our joyous children couldn’t wait to exhibit their stunningly exuberant Christmas jumpers. Children far and wide across the entire school showcased their festive flair to support the fantastic charity, Save The Children. It was also a special day because the children enjoyed their …
Bikeability – (Road and Travel Safety) On the week beginning Monday 12th October 2020, 24 pupils from Year 5 were invited to participate in level 1 and 2 cycle training provided free by Cycle Confident. The lead instructor for the whole week was Louie Lister with co-instructor Alex Lively, both experienced instructors working …
Essex has started a club called ‘Bangladeshi Ma’ (Bangladesh Mothers). This club has just been running for a few weeks and we wanted to share our successes so far. The mothers attending these club sessions have already built a strong relationship with each other. This has had a great impact on their social and …
Mother Tongue Day – A Celebration of Culture On Thursday 27th February, we celebrated Mother Tongue Day. The children and staff wore traditional clothing that celebrated and embraced their cultural heritage. The whole school was transformed into a sea of vibrant colours and beautiful prints. The children shared songs and poems in their mother …
On Thursday 13th February, Children in Reception had a thrilling visit from the Education Group. They brought their fossils along for the children to experience paleontology. During the morning, they got the chance to enhance their learning of their current Dinosaur topic. During this workshop the children worked alongside a dinosaur expert and they had …
Year 4 On Monday 14th and Tuesday 15th October, 20 pupils from Year 4 were invited to participate in level 1 cycle training provided free by Cycle Confident. The lead instructor for the 2 days, Michael Striesow, has been to Essex before so knows how our school works. As part of the level 1 training, …
Maths Day at Essex Primary School is all about promoting a love of maths and enabling children to see maths as a practical and fun subject where to process of solving a problem can be as important as the solution itself. In order to embrace geometry, we held a maths …
