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d Primary School
Tranm
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d London
n SW18 3QQ
The London B
Borough of Wandsworrth
Issue 10 Mondaay 17th Nove
ember 2014
4 Earlsfie
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eld in the n
news!
On Tuessday the child
dren observeed the two m
minutes silen
nce beautifu
ully and relea
ased 100 redd balloons. W
We have had 8 or 9 repliess to the tags that were atttached whicch included aa message
e from childrren in Key Staage 2. As eve
er, the childrren of Earlsffield continue to put a sm
mile on peop
ple’s faces! W
We manage
ed to make th
he local new
wspaper in Be
edford after aa balloon landed by th
he local libra ry with the M
Mayor of Bedford
d Borough Da
ave Hodgsonn commentin
ng: “The ballo
oon clearly travelled at q
quite a speedd to make it a
all the way to Putnoe Library by 2p
pm! What a llovely gesture it was from
m the pupils at Earlsfie
eld Primary SSchool on a d
day when wee are joined to
ogether in re
ememberingg those who ssacrificed their lives for our freedom
m”. http://w
www.bedford
dtoday.co.ukk/news/locall/remembran
nce‐
balloon‐‐released‐by‐london‐schooolchildren‐makes‐it‐all‐‐the‐
way‐to‐bedford‐1‐64
411045 Anotherr balloon landed near a sschool where
e one of our former tteachers works! Fiona W
Walsh worked
d at Earlsfield
d for a num
mber of yearss between 19
999 and 2004. Small worrld! Windmill School in Raunds addedd us to their blog. http:///wellington..windmillblogs.net/2014//11/12/remeembrance‐day/#comments We re
eceived lots o
of other loveely messagess. • Your ballo
oon reached Bedford very quickly. I s aw it in my rrose bushes around lunchhtime. When
n I went out to see what it was, I was surprised an
nd delighted to read your messages. Bedford isn''t very far fro
om your scho
ool in London
n but at leastt you know your messagees reached so
omeone and
d was a lovelyy surprise. e really moveed when we read the me
essage whichh landed on o
our drive, wh
hen • What a lovely sentimeent; we were
ur balloons ffinally succum
mbed to the Autumnal w
weather. It was beautifullly hand writtten. We hope one of you
you all enjjoy your han
ndmade popp
pies for manny years to co
ome! Both our Grandfathhers fought in the First W
World War and w
were blessed
d as they survvived whilst so many tragically did no
ot. The placee where the balloon land
ded is known as Shortstown,, a village in Bedfordshiree. The village
e has a lot off connection s with the bu
uilding of Airships th
he R100 and R101 and th
he village dattes back to aaround 1917‐18 towards the end of W
World War 1. It was origin
nally built to house the w
workers makiing the airships and boassts 2 huge Haangers in wh
hich they werre built. We will post bacck the remna
ants of the baalloon and m
message as a keepsake foor your schoo
ol. d your balloon in our Nan
n's garden in Bedford, wh
hich is about 50 miles froom London. O
Our Great‐Great • We found
Grandad w
was also in th
he first Worlld War. We hhad a two minutes silencce at school tto remember those who fought. dshire not faar from the to
own of Hitch
hin. • I am a volunteer helpeer at the Peggsdon Hills N ature Reservve in Bedford
managed by our local Wiildlife Trust. I found yourr card and what was left of The naturre reserve is owned and m
the balloo
on yesterdayy (the 12th) w
while I was chhecking the sheep that ea
at the grass oon the naturre reserve. Th
he nature resserve at Pegssdon has steep hills and a valley thatt were used ffor training ssoldiers to firre rifles in th
he last war. In some yearrs the farmerrs fields nearrby have lotss of red popp
pies. •
My surprise when this message turned up and it had come so far as well. I was really pleased to have the note and although I couldn't read it clearly because of the rain it must have travelled through, the sentiments were clear. My father fought in the 2nd World War as a Mosquito Pilot and although he was fine a lot of his friends died so Remembrance Day was always very special to him and to me also as he was fortunate to have lived through it. And this one was received from a lady who read our story in the newspaper. What a wonderful thing to do on the 11th November to let the children let loose 100 red balloons. I live in Bedford and Putnoe library is my local library I used to take my children there when they were young for story time when I lived in Putnoe. My daughter now lives in Milton Keynes as a Deputy Headmistress and I will certainly be showing her the story which is in my local newspaper Times and Citizen. It certainly will be something the children will remember for a very long time that people gave up their lives for us to have the lives we can now enjoy. Yours, a 70 year old pensioner from Bedford who used to help out in her uncle's corner shop in Wandsworth in the 50s. In other news • We had a fantastic turn out for our Maths Workshops led by Miss Welsh, Miss Wesley and our maths consultant Caroline Clissold. Your feedback tells us you were happy and would like more! We hope to see you at the next one on 4th February. • Year 6 boarded the bus to Treginnis in good spirits at 7:45am on Sunday. Fingers crossed for a pleasant breeze off the sea, the weather on the Gower Peninsula can be variable at this time of year! • The Governors met on Wednesday to scrutinise the school’s data. They were very pleased with the end of year outcomes for Key Stage 1 and 2 last year. They also looked at the progress of other year groups and heard from Miss Savage about changes to the Early Years curriculum and plans for baseline national assessments in 2015. • We will be placing the order today for the new lighting system in the bottom hall. The cost of around 9k will be met by the PTA and will enhance our assemblies and performances. We are still desperately looking for advice on upgrading our sound systems and how to put a spec together. In a school of 520 children, somebody must have a contact! Have a good week. Steve Trow Earlsfield All Stars
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