17th May 2013
Issue No: 7
Gidea Park College
KEY DATES
MAY
21st
Class Photographs
22nd
Form I
Cressing Temple Trip
22nd - 24th
Form VI
Marchants Hill Trip
27th - 31st
Half Term
JUNE
3rd
School Resumes
7th
Forms III - VI
1:30 - 3:30pm
House Swimming Gala,
Hornchurch Swimming
Pool
Dear Parents,
The Summer term is whizzing by and the school has been a hive of activity. Bollywood
Day was an absolutely Fantastic Friday and I have to thank all the mums who got
involved and helped us out. It was wonderful to see, and all the children thoroughly
enjoyed the experience. As a school, we relish the input that our parents give us on
these occasions and appreciate these efforts.
Year 2 and Year 6 have been doing the SATs; Year 6 have been doing external exams
and Year 2 internal ones. I’d like to thank Mrs Barnett and Mr Metcalfe for stepping
into Mrs Robert’s shoes. They will be continuing in this way until July as Mrs Roberts’
husband is still recovering from a serious stroke. She plans to be back with us from
September.
Finally, I would like you all to spend a few moments of quiet time with your children
this week. As a school we have been saddened by the sudden loss of one of our former
pupils, Aashi Sinha, who was only 18. The staff remember her huge smile and forthright
manner and all our sympathies are with Aashi’s family and friends, many of whom still
attend our school.
Mrs S-J Gooding
Headmistress
Counting Caterpillar - Form R
Form R have been busy in the early stages of making a caterpillar
to help them count in two’s. We made the most of the few days of
good weather (sadly the only ones we’ve had!) and took our
painting equipment outside so we could get fully involved. The
children had a great time with the paints in their aprons and were
able to go wild with the colours to create a giant colourful
caterpillar. We will be sure to update you when it’s finished!
10th - 14th
Forms III - V
Exam Week
19th
7:30pm
Induction Evening
20th
Whole School
Panoramic School Photo
21st
Form V
Mountfitchet Castle Trip
Form IV
Colchester Zoo Trip
PFA Fun Evening
4pm
(No Afterschool Club)
I’m very excited to be running the Scholastic Book Club here at
school. Hopefully you all found the leaflets in the depths of your
children’s bags last Friday and have had a chance to browse
through the fantastic selection of books on offer. Orders can be
placed online at:
www.clubs-school.scholastic.co.uk/gidea-park
Payment is completed online - unfortunately I am unable to take
cash orders through school. The deadline for orders is FRIDAY
31ST MAY. Books will be delivered to me at school after this
date, which I will then distribute. Every order earns rewards for
us to spend on books for school. Happy reading!
Miss N Fry, Librarian
Office e mail: [email protected] Facsimile: 01708 740381 Website: www.gideaparkcollege.co.uk
Rainham Marshes Trip, Form II
We went to Rainham Marshes on Wednesday 8th May. The first thing
we did was pond-dipping. We got nets and then we looked for the
creatures that live in the pond. Some of the creatures we found were a
Scooby Diver, a baby fish and a worm. After we finished pond-dipping
we washed our hands and then we had our lunch. After lunch we
learnt about the life cycle of ants. Next we were sweeping the grass and
looking for creatures that lived there. We found a Froghopper, a fly
and an ant. After this we looked in the different habitats of animals
and in one of them we found lots of ants. In another there was just a
snail and in the last one there was a mouse! Once we had finished then
we went back to school. My favourite activity was the pond-dipping.
Jai Johal, Form II
Football Match Report - Gidea Park College Vs Galleywood
On the 8th May, the Gidea Park College Football team (consisting of James, Junior, Oise, Thomas, Arun, George, Jeremy, Atul
and Vidwat) travelled to Galleywood School in Chelmsford for a friendly match. Arun scored the first two goals from inside the
box and then Thomas scored one by intercepting the ball. We all thought that Arun would be the one to score the hat-trick, but
then Junior struck and scored the hat-trick for himself. The Galleywood team tried hard and managed to score one goal, but it
wasn’t enough to beat our team and the final score was an impressive 6-1 to Gidea Park College. We are now looking forward to
two more friendly matches towards the end of term against Gidea Park Primary school and against the Galleywood A-team.
Thomas Chapman & Timothy Kennelly, Form VI
Measuring - Form I
Form I have been learning about measures. They have used standard
and non-standard units of measuring equipment to estimate, then
measure the length and width of selected objects. They compared
two, then more, masses using direct comparisons as well as using
uniform non-standard units to measure the mass of an object both
individually, in pairs and in groups.
Chloe enjoyed working with Ella to measure the castle with sticks.
Sruthika enjoyed working with Gorjess to measure the length of the
classroom with 110 dominoes. Lola liked using the wheel to measure
the length of the playground. Chinedum enjoyed weighing lots of
different things like cubes, magnetic scissors, glue, books etc with his
group, as did Didem.
Mrs J Campbell, Form I
Office e mail: [email protected] Facsimile: 01708 740381 Website: www.gideaparkcollege.co.uk
Fantastic Friday - Bollywood Day!
The whole school enjoyed a truly interactive experience as they immersed themselves in Bollywood culture for the day including
dancing, food and clothing. A heartfelt thanks to all the mums who came in on the day to help out and those who lent their
beautiful saris to staff and children. Without you, it wouldn’t have been possible. A big thank you also to Darren, the dance
instructor who joined us for the day. Here is the day from Pre-Prep’s perspective…
Pre-prep had a lovely time on ‘Bollywood Day.’ Staff and children both dressed up in Indian clothing and we listened to Indian
music. Our Form VI prefects, Himani and Zaira showed us some Bollywood dances and in no time at all we were all dancing
alongside them. Aryan’s mummy (Mrs Agarwal) came in painted beautiful Mendhi tattoos onto the children’s hands. During
snack-time we tasted Indian food supplied by the parents. A big thank you to Mrs Krishna for giving up her time, Mrs Chowdhury
and her sister who kindly loaned the clothes and to all the parents who supplied food. We all thoroughly enjoyed the day.
Mrs S. Harrison, Pre-Prep
Office e mail: [email protected] Facsimile: 01708 740381 Website: www.gideaparkcollege.co.uk