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Poetry Assembly

At EHPS we love poetry and it is expertly led by Mrs Robinson. As part of our English curriculum, every year group learns a poem and, this week, in assembly, they performed them. The following year groups performed these poems:

• Plant a little seed - Yr 1
• Queue for the Zoo Yr 2
• The Owl & the Pussy Cat - Yr 3
• If - Yr 4
• A Feather from an Angel - Yr 4
• Jabberwocky - Yr 5
• The Road not Taken - Yr 6

Oracy, performance and being able to listen and speak well are key skills of life which we are pleased we are committed to developing in our young people.  

Brilliance Exhibition 

Did you come to our Brilliance Exhibition? Across the school, from Tuesday to Thursday, our brilliant children displayed a piece of brilliant work which they are (rightly) very proud of.

It was inspirational to walk through the school and see such amazing work from pieces of writing and maths to art, PE and DT! Well done to our exhibitors and I hope that each and every one of them was able to see their true brilliance. There are lots of photos later in this newsletter.

Reports 

Also this week, your child’s end of year report was sent out. I hope that you found it useful but if you do have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact your child’s class teacher before the end of term. 

Headteacher and Deputy Head for the Day 

Well done to Anastasia & the House Captains who led the school today (I was their not-so-glamorous assistant). Sadly, our Headteacher, Sara, wasn’t able to be with us but we are thankful for the super day she organised - from cloud watching to golden time – the children had a wonderful day.

Sara and Anastastia’s Golden Tickets were picked out randomly as part of our new Proud Point reward – well done! I can see my job is at risk and I wonder who will get picked next year?

SU Assembly

This week our Specialist Unit had their Leavers’ Assembly which was a joy (and quite emotional). It was lovely to hear the wonderful memories the children hold from their time here at EHPS and hearing their friends share such kind messages. We are so proud of each and everyone of them.

Wizard of Oz

This week, Year 6 took to the stage and performed the musical: Wizard of Oz! Oh my goodness they were amazing – simply breathtaking. The standard of their performance was outstanding and a special mention to our Dorothy – Juan - who rose to the occasion and lit up the stage. All of our performers, and those involved in the set, lighting and props made the performance as magical as it was – WELL DONE EVERYONE!

A HUGE thank you to Katie Bunting from Limelight Theatre who came in to lead and direct the show and all of the staff who gave up their time to make it possible – especially the very dedicated Year 6 team and Mrs Heavens who has jumped in to help.

Enterprise

Last Friday, the Year 6 children became entrepreneurs as part of a project that they have been working on. They were each given £5 and in groups they had to design, purchase and lead a stall. They then got to keep any profits and use it towards a year group treat which they decided was leavers autograph books and pizza. Well done to Take your Lucky Shot who raised the most money as they made a whopping £53.96 profit and thank you to Mrs Heavens for organising it. I wonder if we will see some of them on Dragon’s Den soon.

Next week our Year 6s have their Leavers’ Party and Assembly before they get to say their final ‘good-byes.’ As both a Headteacher and a Mummy (who has been very proud to have her girls here in their final primary school years) I know that this will be an emotional time for children and their families. So, given that this is the last newsletter of 2025 I wanted to say – GOOD LUCK, work hard, be kind and keep believing in yourselves as we will always believe in you.