Update
APRIL (2)
STARS OF THE TERM
Well done to all of them.
Nursery Maddie B
Reception Joshua S
Year 1 Betsie H
Year 2 Rebecca G
Year 3 Emily N
Year 4 Sophia G
Year 5 Harry B
Year 6 Jack W
They will all receive their book in assembly thisweek.
ATTENDANCE
ATTENDANCE
Whole school attendance for the Spring Term was
94.4% this is just below the national figure of 94.8%.
Well done 5BM who had the best attendance.
Class attendance for Spring Term
1L - 95.4% 1C - 94.7%
2L - 91.8% 2K - 93%
2S - 91.8% 3G - 94%
3AG - 95.2% 3K - 94.1%
4A - 92.5% 4D - 95.1%
4W - 93% 5C - 92.5%
5BM - 95.9% 5PW - 91.8%
6C - 94.7% 6G - 95.2%
6CS - 93.2%
Congratulations to the 13 pupils who achieved the
100% Attendance Challenge for the second half of Spring Term
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year3 |
| Honey G | Macie C | |
| Monty F | ||
| Cassia-Rose H | ||
| Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 |
| Jessica C | Louise B | Indiana D |
| Haydon H | Teddy U | Isaac S |
| Cassie-R_S | Liana S | |
| Freddie W |
BRONZE
SILVER
GOLD
EASTER SCHOOL
Well done to all of the Year 6 children who were able to attend Easter School during the holidays or complete their Easter revision pack. Since we returned to school, you have continued to work really hard – well done!
TINY MAGIC ORCHESTRA
What a wonderful way to start the term! Year One and Year Two were treated to a performance from the Tiny Magic Orchestra. It was a fun exciting music event for the children whilst learning about all the different instruments that were being played.
PANATHLON AT DEANES
A team from Year 6 participated in a Panathlon competition at Deanes. They had a brilliant time and finished in second place winning a silver medal, narrowly beaten to the gold by William Read. They all behaved impeccably and showed really good sportspersonship.
GIRL’S FOOTBALL TEA
Our 2024/2025 girls’ football team were invited to afternoon tea. This was in recognition of their hard work and commitment during training and matches.
EASTER MUSIC WORKSHOP
Several of our young musicians joined pupils from other Canvey schools to complete a three-day project at William Read run by the Southend Song School. Over the three days they wrote a song, composed the music and made a film. This is now being edited ready for a film preview and the song to be released on YouTube.
CANVEY SCHOOLS’ FOOTBALL AND NETBALL LEAGUES 2025
Final places
Boys football 1st
Girls football 3rd
Girls netball 3rd
Mixed netball 4th
Well done to all of them and thank you to the staff who give up their time to coach the teams and parents/carers for your support at matches and with attendance for training.
MHST ASSEMBLIES
Years 3, 4 and 5 have attended very informative assemblies. The topic was around 5 ways to wellbeing.
RECEPTION CLUBS
Reception clubs start today and will run for 3 weeks. Don’t forget all the children can log their hours on their paper passport and start on their Children’s University journey.
HI FIVE AT DEANES
Our Hi Five mixed team went to Deanes to participate in a festival. They played really well enjoying the experience of playing against teams from Castle Point and Rochford. As usual, behaviour and sportspersonship were impeccable. The team finished third in their group narrowly missing out on a progression to the semi-finals.
LONDON MARATHON
A huge well done to Miss Shaw and Miss Gardner for completing the London Marathon on Sunday. We are all really proud of you.
RECEPTION AND NURSERY LITTLE CITY DAY
Reception and Nursery have had a visit from ‘Little City.’ They all had a wonderful time dressing up and exploring different professions. They got to be vets, mechanics, hairdressers, builders and so much more!
PSHE MEETINGS
Thank you to all the parents/carers who were able to join Miss Hartley for the PSHE meetings. I hope you found them informative.
RECEPTION LEARN TO RIDE
Hadleigh Park Cycles visited the school this week to teach the reception children to ride (or improve their skills). They all had a fantastic time with many mastering how to ride unaided for the first time.
YEAR 4 SWIMMING
Among much excitement, Year 4 have started their swimming lessons. Well done to all of you and we look forward to seeing your progress in the pool during this term.
EDEN OASIS
As part of their work on mini beasts, Year 1 had a visit from Eden Oasis. They were incredibly sensible as they got to hold a variety of insects and small creatures.
DIARY DATES
Thur 1 May Y1 phonics meetings 9:15 and 5:00 on Zoom
Fri 2 May YR Forest School am
Mon 5 May Bank Holiday
Tue 6 May PSHE meeting for Y4 parents - 9:15 and 5:00 on Zoom
Wed 7 May Y2 Forest School
Wed 7 May YR clubs
Thur 8 May Y2 Trust sports (parents are unable to attend)
Thur 8 May 9:30 YR + Y3 dentist visit
Fri 9 May VE Day celebration street party
Mon 12 May Year 6 SATs week
Mon 12 May Y4 swimming
Mon 12 May Y2 Boydells Farm trip
Wed 14 May Y2 Forest School
Wed 14 May YR clubs
Thur 15 May Special lunch
Fri 16 May Class photos
Mon 19 May Y5 Colchester Zoo trip
Mon 19 May Y4 swimming
Mon 19 May YR + Y3 Lift the Lid dentist visit
Tue 20 May Cliffs rehearsal at Winter Gardens – Y6 choir
Tue 20th May Y6 Essex County Fire and Rescue Session
Wed 21 May Y1 Forest School
Wed 21 May Rounders at Deanes (selected children)
Thur 22 May Y5 Sports Taster Day (parents are unable to attend)
Thur 22 May 1:30 Butterfly room summer picnic
Fri 23 May 11:00 assembly and picnic
Fri 23 May Busy Bears will close at 3:15
Mon 2 June Y6 RSE Parent Zooms
Mon 2 June Y4 Swimming
Mon 2 June KS1 Cricket (selected children)
Tue 3 June Y3 Sealife Centre trip
Tue 3 June Y6 maths competition (selected children)
Wed 4 June Y1 Forest School
Wed 4 June Girl’s cricket festival (selected children)
Wed 4 June YR Sports 1:30 pm
Thur 5 June Y2 Sports 9:30 am
Thur 5 June Summer Fair
Fri 6 June Y1 Sports 9:30 am
Fri 6 June Rock Band recording
Mon 9 June Boys Cricket festival (selected children)
Mon 9 June Rock Band recording
Mon 9 June Y4 swimming
Tue 10 June Y3 Forest school
Tue 10 June Cliffs concert – Year 6 choir
Wed 11 June Y4 at the Towngate (selected children)
Thur 12 June Y6 RSE sessions
Thur 12 June Reception trip to Call of the Wild
Thur 12 June CU Graduation
Thur 12 June Y1 Summer Concerts
Mon 16 June Y4 Sports 9:30 am
Mon 16 June Y4 Swimming
Mon 16 June Y3 Sports 1:30 pm
Mon 16 June Y6 RSE sessions
Mon 16 June Y2 + Y6 Summer music concert
Tue 17 June Y6 Sports 9:30 am
Tue 17 June Y5 Sports 1:30 pm
Thur 19 June Y5 Forest school
Thur 19 June Y6 Speed Watch
Thur 19 June YR Summer concerts
Fri 20 June Training day
Mon 23 June Training day
Tue 24 June Y3 Forest school parent/carer Sessions (CHANGE OF DATE)
Tue 24 June Y4 Writtle College trip
Wed 25 June Y5 Forest school parent/carer sessions
Wed 25 June Canvey cricket festival (selected children)
Thur 26 June Y1 Layer Marney trip
Thur 26 June Y6 Careers Fair
Thur 26 June YR Intake meeting + nursery parent consultations
Fri 27 June Y6 Transition Day
Mon 30 June Y4 Swimming
Mon 30 June Open evening 3:15 – 6:00
Tue 1 July Y6 afternoon performance
Wed 2 July Y6 evening performance
Wed 2 July Y4 Forest school
Thur 3 July Swimming gala
Thur 3 July Canvey Awards (selected children)
Fri 4 July Meet new classes
Mon 7 July Y6 School Journey all week
Mon 7 July Pre-school open day
Mon 7 July Y4 swimming
Tue 8 July Y3, 4 and 5 Summer music concert
Wed 9 July Y4 Forest School parent/carer sessions
Thur 10 July Nursery garden parties
Fri 11 July Nursery closes
Mon 14 July Canvey sports
Tue 15 July Group 1 Celebration evening
Tue 15 July Y6 Forest school parent/carer sessions
Wed 16 July Group 2 celebrations evening
Mon 21 July Leavers disco 6:00 – 8:00
Tue 22 July 1:30pm Leavers assembly
BUSY BEARS WILL CLOSE AT 3:15 on Friday 23rd of May
TRAINING DAYS
The school will be closed for training on:
- Fri 20th June
- Mon 23rd June
(Busy Bears Open as usual)
Busy Bears Open 7:15am–6:00pm. Please book in with Bev Thompson 01268 511863
bthompson@northwickpark.essex.sch.uk
The last day of the summer term is Tuesday 22nd July.