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George Spicer Newsletter - 23rd June 2023

Hot weather - Please keep an eye on the weather.  On hot days please ensure your child brings in a water bottle, a hat/cap and apply sun cream at home.

Hay fever/Allergies - If your child has hay fever or any other allergies please can you administer antihistamine in the morning before your child comes to school.

ParentPay accounts - Please make sure Breakfast & After School and School dinners accounts are topped up. All debts must be cleared by 14th July 2023.

Summer club - Payment is due on 1st July to secure your child's place.

Year 4 (Next Year) Cuffley camp - reminder deposit payment due the 1st July

Year 6 PGL next year - next instalment due 31st July

Lost property/labelling - We have already accumulated a mountain of lost property, please ensure all your child's clothing is labelled especially jumpers/coats as these seem to be left in the playground/classroom. If labelled we can then return to the child.

Vaccine Programme - Please click here for an important letter from the Public Health service re: vaccinations for children.

Important Dates for Diary

Sunday 25th June - FoGS Summer Fayre

3rd - 7th July - Pride Week 

4th July - Sports Day - Years 2 and 3 - QE2 Stadium - 9.30am - 12pm 

6th July - Sports Day - Years 4, 5 & 6 - QE2 Stadium - 9.30am - 12pm 

Please note new date due to strikes - 14th July - Sports Day - At Kimberley Gardens - Reception 9.30-10.30am and Year 1 10.30-11.30am

School Trips Coming Up:

11^th July - Year 1 Trip to Walton on the Naze

End of Year Performances all at 2.30pm:

Monday 3^rd July – Sparrow

Monday 10^th July – Owl 

Tuesday 11th July - Robin 

Wednesday 12th July - Woodpecker 

Attendance week ending 23/06/2023

Overall school = 95.04% Lates = 136

Best attendance: 1st Willow 99.35% 2nd Primrose 98.79% 3rd Osiris 98.19%

Punctuality: Well done Odyseuss with 100% for punctuality

Reception Class

Oh no, what has happened to the classroom! The children arrived on Monday morning to see the classroom completely trashed. We were all very shocked. Naiyah-Rose said 'They crashed through the door!'. We spent the morning looking at clues and deciding who or what could have caused such a mess. The children figured out that it must have been a dinosaur because they had left big eggs in all of the classrooms. We checked the CCTV and saw a big Tyrannosaurus Rex in the playground. 

The children have been enthralled by our new topic and are really excited to start learning all about dinosaurs. We have been writing about the mess in the classroom, making predictions and describing what we saw. Ollie said 'I think it was a T-Rex because they have super big claws and really big foot prints!'.

Year 1

Last week in Year 1 as part of our Geography learning we looked at the 7 continents of the world. We created our own map of the world and used our knowledge to identify where each continent is. We then had the challenge of finding where England is on the map! Next week we will be looking at the oceans around the globe.

Year 2

This week in Year 2 we have continued to practise for our end of year performance – the pupils are doing an amazing job at learning their lines and the songs sound lovely.  As part of our Pride week activities, the pupils recreated the flag.  They used block printing techniques and a variety of fruit and vegetables to create different shapes that represent and celebrate our differences.  During our Writing sessions, we are still learning about the Thylacine (also known as Tazmanian Tiger) and have written about what it eats and how they sadly became extinct in 1936 in Australia and nearby countries.  The pupils used some lovely expanded noun phrases to add description to their work. In Maths, the pupils have been learning about capacity and how to measure and compare volumes.

Year 3 

In Year 3, we have been learning about the life-cycle of a plant. At the beginning of our lesson, we observed the two plants that we had placed in different areas of our classrooms from the week before. We noticed that the first plant that had been getting sunlight, water and air appeared bright and alive however, the second one that we had put in the cupboard had leaves that were yellowing. 

Then, we identified the different parts of a flower and discussed each one as a class. We drew and labelled a diagram in our books making sure we used scientific language to label and explain each part of a plant. Below is an example of our work! 

Year 5 

What a busy week we have had in Year 5.  In Geography, we have been carrying out some fieldwork.  The children were set the task of finding the best location to go birdwatching in Enfield.  After using Digi-maps to research possible locations, the children chose Enfield town park, mainly because it had a variety of habitats and was within walking distance from the school.

On Wednesday afternoon, each class went to the locations outlined above and recorded the types and amounts of birds they found on a tally chart.  In class the day before, we had talked to them about the factors that might impact the success of their fieldwork – both physical and human features.  For example, ‘The Rose Garden’ is located very close to a busy road. There was also a funfair located in the park on the day of our visit.  This helped the children to understand why, according to the RSPB, there is a declining population of birds in Enfield.

Next week, we will collate and analyse the information gathered and present our findings.  A huge thank you to all the parent helpers who came along on a very hot day – it is much appreciated.

Over the last couple of weeks, Year 5 have all taken part in a very special visit to the Nanak Darbar Gurdwara in Arnos Grove.   They were given such a warm welcome and were intrigued to learn more about Sikhism.  The children behaved so respectfully during our visit and were given a wealth of information by our incredible host and her father, some of which we have shared below.

“When you enter a Gurdwara, you take off your shoes and cover your head  as a sign of respect.”

““Everyone sits on the floor because they believe everyone is equal.”

“We learnt that any building that holds the book Guru Granth Sahib is known as Gurdwara.”

“We learnt that a Langar is a feature in every Gurdwara and is there to support people who need food. Anyone can visit the Langar.”

Year 6 

Year 6 – ICT - Big Data

The Year 6 have been looking at how data is stored  and used in everyday life. First they looked at barcodes and QR codes as a form of storing data. They researched a topic and found some interesting facts about it. These interesting facts would form the answers to questions they wrote on a Word document.

They generated a QR code for each answer and pasted the QR code next to the relevant question. They had to access so many computing skills during this lesson-they managed them all really well.

Windrush 75 commemoration celebrations 

Secondary School Induction Days - Update

Following the announcement of likely strike action on 7^th July, we have been advised that some of the Enfield secondary schools have had to review their arrangements as detailed below:

AIM North London – arrangements remain the same – 6^th and 7^th July

Ark John Keats – unable to proceed with a transition day before the end of term. School will hold an information open evening before the end of term and arrange an induction day at the beginning of September

Bishop Stopford’s  - changed to Thursday, 6^th July

Enfield County –changed to Thursday, 6^th July.

Heron Hall – no change to published date. Will be held on Friday 7^th July

The Latymer – arrangements remain the same – Thursday 6^th and Friday 7^th July

Winchmore – changed to Thursday, 6^th July

Wren Academy Enfield's - changed to 6^th July

Schools will be making contact with families to let them know if there has been a change

Thank you

A big thank you to GP gardening.  We received a large donation of bedding plants which y4 gardening club planted. They make Sketty Road playground look wonderful! 

Make sure you stop by and take a look when you visit the Summer Fayre on Sunday. 

Keeping your child safe in the sun

Enfield Music Services

Deadline for booking autumn term music lessons is the 9th July. 

Parents are able to book by visiting https://traded.enfield.gov.uk/musicstore