St. Edmund’s Catholic Primary School
Newsletter
July 2016
Staff News
We are sorry to be saying goodbye to Miss
Behan, Miss Conway, Mr Fitch, Miss Galvin,
Miss Maher, Miss McDermott, Miss McGeown
and Miss Ring. We wish them all good luck and
every success in their new schools, careers
and/or countries!
Sports News
All KS1 and 2 children took part in Sports Days
held at Lee Valley Athletics Centre last week
and Reception had their Sports Day in school
this week. Some children also took part in the
District Sports at Lee Valley including Raphael,
Jethro and Ohemaa who made it through to
the finals.
Five children in the Basketball Team
represented Enfield in the London Youth
Games at Crystal Palace National Stadium.
Children in Year 6 took part in the Sierra
Leone Football Tournament held at
Houndsfield School. The C Team finished
second in their group with the B Team reaching
the final and finishing as the Runners Up.
Eight children attended the Inclusion Sports
Festival at Edmonton Cricket Club where they
took part in activities such as golf, cricket,
bowling, squash many of the children trying
them for the first time.
The semi-finals and final of the Euro football
tournament will be held this week (weather
permitting!)
Archery Club was a great success and enjoyed
by all the children who took part. We are
hoping to run this again next year.
School trips/activities
Congratulations to the Glee Club who came 3rd
in the final at the Piccadilly Theatre organised
by the Edmonton Schools Partnership. The
Mayor of Enfield, Bernadette Lappage, said,
“Performing at the Piccadilly Theatre [is] a
unique and magical experience which is truly
inspirational.” They showed their skills to the
whole school in a special Glee Assembly on
Wednesday.
The Science Fair on June 17th was a great
success: Each year group (and Code Club) made
a display and prepared activities based on one
of the science topics they covered this
academic year. All the pupils really enjoyed
each section and learnt a whole variety of new
things.
Members of the Royal British Legion
(Leytonstone) gave a talk to Year 6 about
World War 2. One of them, Mr Bill Allen, was
one of Field Marshall Montgomery's
bodyguard, helping to guard him in
England before D-Day then after D-Day in
France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. The
children were thrilled to meet a real hero!
Congratulations to Lamiek whose photo
representing The Tempest won first place in
the Lamb Festival photography competition.
Last week Year 2 performed a lot of fun songs
to their parents and carers. This was to
celebrate all of the work they had been doing
in their Songsack project. It was great to see
the children singing so enthusiastically!
Well done to all the singers and
instrumentalists who performed at our Evening
of Music last month. It was attended by nearly
200 relatives and friends.
All KS2 children went on a pilgrimage (on the
W8 bus!) to visit the Holy Door at Our Lady of
Mount Carmel and St George Church in Enfield.
Mrs Hanley and Mrs Johnstone led us on a
journey around the church, as a ‘way of mercy’,
pausing, praying, and giving thanks, especially
at various focal points.
Year 3 children and others celebrated their
First Holy Communion together with a Mass in
church and a party in school.
Year 2 have visited Paradise Park, Year 3 will
be going to Forty Hall and Reception to the
Lee Valley Farms.
Children in Years 3 and 4 will be enjoying
French Day on July 14th with a petit dejeuner
of croissants. They will learn about Bastille
Day and will make dictionaries for our French
link school.
St Edmund’s hosted the Enfield Summer Music
Festival on July 6th. Joining us for a morning of
music were children from Eldon Junior School
and Nightingale Academy.
The boys who won the David Pam Memorial
Bursary prize for local history went to the
Dugdale Centre on Monday for the prize
presentation. They received a book token each,
which they donated to the children’s ward at
the North Middlesex Hospital, some history
books and £250 which we will spend taking
them on a trip to the Kelvedon Hatch Secret
Nuclear Bunker on Friday.
Poetry week this week will end with a
celebration of performance poetry by all
children.
The Art group visited the Tate Modern to see,
amongst other things, Picasso’s Weeping
Woman, which they have studied in Art
lessons, and Jannis Kounellis’ Untitled 1969.
They also met Tom Wilson (aka Chewing Gum
Man) on the Millennium Bridge and filled their
sketch books.
Reception and KS1 have their Teddy Bear’s
Picnic on July 18th.
We have been looking forward to the Olympics
this summer in our International Week. The
whole school joined in dancing and a parade
last week with many children wearing their
national dress or in their country’s colours. 42
different countries were represented! Thank
you to all parents who visited classes to talk
about their country and culture. Some of the
children also went to Jubilee Park to take part
in the “Road to Rio” dance event with four
other schools.
Year 6 have had (and will continue to have) a
very busy end to their time at St Edmund’s
with a pizza party, disco, induction days at
their new schools, workshops on Gangs- Making
Right Choices and WW2, production of the
Jungle Book, Leavers Mass and Leavers
Presentation.
Photos and videos of these events can be
found on the school website.
Assemblies
Thanks to Years 1 and 5 who led the liturgies
for St Peter and St Paul on June 29th.
At the assembly on July 4th the Enfield Library
Service introduced this year’s Summer Reading
Challenge celebrating the 100th birthday of
one of the most popular children’s authors of
all time – Roald Dahl. The Reading Challenge
begins just as the new film of the BFG will be
released in cinemas on July 22nd, and we hope
that lots of children will take part this year in
this free event, running in all public libraries.
The Year 1 classes did an assembly about
Friendship and the Reception classes told us
about all the things they have done and learned
since starting school in September.
The KS1 Leavers liturgy will be on July 15th.
There will also be a final Big Pedal Bike It
assembly on July 18th.
Parish Fete
Remember to bring bottles (unopened!) on
Friday for the bottle stall at the Parish
Summer Fete and Barbecue. And make sure
you come to support the fete on Sunday 17th
from 1 - 4pm.
REMINDER: The RE unit this half term was
“A Virtuous Life”.
Phonics and KS1 and KS2 SATS:
Everyone’s hard work was rewarded with some
good results:
Foundation Stage had a 10% increase in the
number of pupils reaching a “good level of
Development” –64.4%
Year 1 phonics: 80% working at expected level
KS1 SATs (Year 2):
KS1
Expected
level
Reading
74%
KS2
Reading
Writing
Grammar,
punctuation and
spelling
Maths
Science
Writing
74%
Maths
78%
St. Edmund’s
67%
90%
80%
National
66%
74%
72%
72%
81%
70%
unknown
Through The Lens
If you have taken a photo to send to St
Joseph’s, our link school in Sierra Leone, don’t
forget to give it to Miss Lovett by Monday
July 18th.
Summer Holidays!
This summer Enfield are offering a wide range
of activities to help children ‘Move More’.
Please visit their website to see what is
available near you.
Parents’ Groups
Our classes in Strengthening Families,
Parentgym and ESOL have come to a
successful conclusion. Everyone who has
attended has said how much they appreciated
and enjoyed them.
Dear Parents and Children,
As we come to the end of another very
successful school year, I wish you all a
happy and restful holiday. You have all
worked hard and deserve to take a break so
that you can return to school in September,
refreshed and energised. We wish our
pupils in Year 6 good luck in their
Secondary Schools. I thank all the staff for
their dedicated work in support of your
children. May God bless us all. Mrs.
Hanley
God of wisdom,
We thank you for all the gifts you
have given us throughout this school
year.
As we come to the end of the year,
we voice our gratitude for the good
things you have done in us,
and we praise you for all who have
shared in the work of this school.
We ask you to bless them in your love
and give them refreshment and peace.
Amen
Academic Year/Events Dates to
End of Year 2016
Weds 20th July
Monday 5th Sept
Last day of term
School re-opens for pupils
A list of dates for the school year has been
sent to each family. Extra copies can be
obtained in the office or found on our
website