WILLIAM READ PRIMARY SCHOOL
Newsletter
Issue 22
3rd March
We are a Growth Mindset school
‘You have never lost until you quit trying’
Canvey Reads
This has been a great week - it was wonderful to see so many
of our children dressed up today and there were some really
imaginative costumes. The children showed their costumes in
assembly and photographs will be available on our Facebook
page.
In classes children have been writing stories inspired by
Superheroes or fact files about their favourite heroes. There
have been lots of entries to our model competition and prizes
for all Book Week competitions will be awarded next week. It
was lovely to see so many parents in school this afternoon
reading with their children too.
2017
Behaviour - Our Dojo Champions this week are:
Reception – Frederick Pollard and Alexis Cave
Year 1 – Thomas Baxter and Alfie Burdett
Year 2 – Ethan Williams, Channing Burke, Jasmine Taylor
and Chloe-Mae Bull
Year 3 – Sonny Abitbol and Skye Stokes
Year 4 – Alice Tomlin and Grace Biffen
Year 5 –Archie Horwood and Monica Cooper
Reading is a fundamental life skill and we hope that this week
will have inspired many pupils to read even more than they
do already.
Year 6 – Louie Reed, Harry Webster and Paige Dalby
Waste Week
Accelerated Reader
Waste Week which will commence on 6th March was
launched to the whole school at an assembly on Thursday 2nd
March.
The following pupils were presented with achievements
this week:
Our theme is Upcycling and there is a competition for
children to upcycle discarded and unwanted garden tools into
something useful and/or beautiful. Competition entries
should be brought into school with name and class clearly
visible and left on the stage in the Thames Hall. The ECO
Champions will then judge the winner and there will be a
prize.
We are encouraging children to reduce the amount of waste
that is created in school and at home, e.g. less packaging in
the lunchbox, and to recycle where possible.
On Friday 10th March the children can wear something green
to finish off Waste Week with a green day and parents are
invited into school from 2.30pm to view what the children
have been doing during the week.
Bronze Certificate – Ellie Buckley, Drew Rowles, Mason
Scott, Hayden Dalby, Ben Anderson, Angel Sheern, Arnav
Khokher, Danny Murphin, Amber Robins-Allen, Jessica
Wilson, Catarina Almeida, Charlie Coster, Millie Stringer,
Maddison Turner, Sophie Bateman, Charlie Bright,
Danny Hodgson, Isobel Horsham, Ronnie Lowe, Leah
Oxby, Joshua Perrior, Mackenzie Roberts, Donie Davis,
Gracie Empson, Nicholas Mabe, Joshua Millard, Aaron
Oliver-Heard, Jake Parsons, Taylor Peacock, Veronica
Przybysz, Eden Turner, Erin Walsh, Evie Sipple, Harry
Webster and Kayden Bosdet.
Silver Certificate – India-Sophie Quinn, Harry Webster,
Owen Watts, Erin Walsh, Finley Valentine, Tia-Jade
Crow-McLaughlin, Arnav Khokher, Craig Brett, Freddie
Nicholls, Jessica Wilson, Alice Tomlin, Ruby Yates, Gracie
Tomlin, Joshua Millard, Aaron Oliver-Heard and Eden
Turner.
Gold Certificate – Shay McGlone
AR Fluffy – Chloe O’Donnell
WILLIAM READ PRIMARY SCHOOL
Newsletter
Issue 22
3rd March
We are a Growth Mindset school
‘You have never lost until you quit trying’
2017
Headteacher Awards
Top Table
Talia Ottway for writing a fantastic story
Freddie Pollard for writing a superhero story
Leila Sandy for writing about strawberry super powers
Alexis Cave for writing about banana super supers
Summer Lawson for writing about apply super powers
Kiera Allman for writing about banana super powers
Toby Amey for writing about apple super powers
Ashton Hickin for writing about orange super powers
Lewis Tabah for gaining his Kumon certificate for maths
Grace Ash for gaining a trophy in majorettes
Charlotte Anderson for a terrific piece of descriptive writing about a rabbit
Connor Richardson for excellent maths using a pictogram
Channing Burke for an excellent story and 3D model of a scene from Frozen
Kalam Burke for his 3D model of ‘Snail and the Whale’
Riley Strachan for making a ‘Golden Ticket’ from Charlie and the Chocolate
Factory
Angel Sheern for researching information about teeth and earthquakes
Ava Carter for writing a story about ‘Gangster Grandpa’
Monica Cooper and Daniel Cooper for their achievements in a recent karate
competition.
Our Midday Assistants nominate a
pupil from each year group who have
kept the Lunchtime Golden Rules to
sit at our Top Table on a Friday.
Our Top Table pupils this week are
Kelvin Cai, Charlotte Hodgson, Teagan
Richardson, Charlie Gray, Charlie
Cossington, Brayden Pattle and Harry
Webster.
Reminders
Please ensure that all pieces of
uniform have your child’s name
clearly marked. This will enable us to
return it if lost.
Attendance
Class attendance for the week before half term was as follows:
Year 3
Chestnut
96.4%
Reception
Ash
96.1%
Reception
Elm
99.2%
Year 1
Pine
96.6%
Year 1
Cherry
98.9%
Year 2
Willow
96%
Year 2
Hazel
98.7%
Year 2
Rowan
97.2%
Year 3
Beech
95.9%
Year 4
Maple
98.2%
Year 4
Hawthorn
93.9%
Year 5
Birch
97.9%
Year 5
Elder
95.8%
Year 6
Sycamore
90.4%
Year 6
Cedar
96.4%
Year 6
Oak
93%
Fantastic news - whole school attendance this week is now above the national average with an outstanding 96.4%. Well
done to Elm Class for being the best attending class with an astonishing 99.2%.
Attendance is rising significantly at William Read because of the continued support from parents and carers. Please could
we remind parents that we do not authorise holidays during term time under any circumstances. Please be aware that on
return you may be invited into a meeting to discuss attendance, as the holiday combined with other absences could lead
to your child falling behind in their learning. We would also remind you that medical appointments need to be made,
where possible, after school or during holidays.
WILLIAM READ PRIMARY SCHOOL
Newsletter
We are a Growth Mindset school
‘You have never lost until you quit trying’
Dates for your Diary
Monday 6th March – Friday 10th March
ECO Waste Week
Tuesday 7th March
KS2 Cross Country (selected pupils)
Friday 10th March
Wearing Green Non Uniform Day for ECO Waste Week
Monday 13th March
Year 3 – Home Safety Programme from Essex Fire and Rescue
th
Wednesday 15 March
th
Friday 17 March
th
Parents That Lunch for Elm and Elder Classes
9.00am – Parent Council Meeting
Monday 20 March
Year 5 visit to Layer Marney Tower
Wednesday 22nd March
Year 5 & Year 6 – Show Racism the Red Card Workshops
Thursday 23rd March
Year 4 – Show Racism the Red Card Workshops
Friday 24th March
Comic Relief Red Nose Day
Friday 24th March
PTA Mother’s Day Sale
th
Lower School Choir – Infant Music Festival
th
Parents That Lunch for Pine Class
Wednesday 29 March
Wednesday 29 March
st
Friday 31 March
Mid Term Reports to Parents
Friday 31st March
PTA Easter Raffle and Easter Bonnet Parade
Monday 3rd April – Friday 14th April
Easter Break
Monday 17th April
Easter Monday Bank Holiday
Tuesday 18th April
Non Pupil Day
th
Wednesday 19 April
First Day of Summer Term
Issue 22
3rd March
2017