Friday 12 October 2018

Newsletter No. 6

Dear Grange Community We reach the end of another full week of learning and growing.

A highlight of this week for me was receiving a batch of pupil writing from Darwin class. I was struck by the impressive penmanship displayed by Orla and I am working my way through reading all the pieces sent to me. Here are some of my favourite excerpts from the Grange Darwin Class Pupil Writings (so far!): Rhea: “I felt amazed by Space.” Maha: “…It felt so real, I could imagine…I looked around and I saw a spaceship and I was an astronaut…I just wish I could go back. What an amazing happy 3rd of October…” Diana-Elena: “My class got the opportunity to see what it’s like in space…” I am confident that I will find more ‘favourites’ as I read through the writing but what stood out for me was: Children appreciating learning and learning with their hearts as much as with their minds. Learning in this way, sets a child up for a future of life-long learning and growing which is a quality that brings with it so many opportunities through life and also makes life more fulfilling and more fun. This must be an objective that all of us adults (Grange Staff or Grange Parents and Carers), seek for our chil-dren. The writing is in response to the learning and that fills me with hope and excitement for all of us members of the Grange community. Mr Kerbel Headteacher

LETTERS SENT HOME THIS WEEK Introduction to Parent Pay - Whole School

Secondary School Workshop - Year 6

Flu Vaccine - Reception, Years 1 - 5

Parents can now access letters that have been sent

home on our website via the link below:

http://www.grange.harrow.sch.uk/parents/letters-

sent-home/autumn 1

Important Date

Parents of children in Year 6 should be

aware that applications for a place at Second-

ary School must be made online by

Wednesday 31st October 2018.

Year 6 Trip to RAF Museum

Friday 19th October

Thank you to the Year 6 parents and carers who have paid for the RAF Museum trip. If you have not paid as yet, please do so by Monday 15th October via your child’s sQuid account. If you need any help with your sQuid account, please con-tact the school office.

Parents Evening - Change of Date

Please make a note of the new dates for our parent/carer evenings - Tuesday 13th and Thursday 15th November. A letter with more details to follow.

Harvest Festival

Thank you very much to all our families who supported the Harvest Festival by donating food items. It was amazing to see so much food that will bring delight to many families. Mrs Hubbard has organised for the food donated to be collected by Harrow Food Bank.

Following on from our Harvest Festival, all the children in the school are baking bread to share our good wishes with our families and carers. The children are having great fun and the school smells delicious.

Bread Baking Week

We Are Collecting Plastic Bottles

Mrs Hubbard is collecting plastic bottles for a display for Armistice Day, to celebrate 100 years since WWI.

We now have a collection box in the front and back playgrounds.

Ark Farm—Education Mobile Farm Visit to Grange Primary School

Thursday 18th and

Friday 19th October

We have some very special visitors next week! Yes, the mobile farm is coming to Grange. The children will get to interact with animals and learn lots of interesting facts about them. The children will also have an opportunity to go into the animal enclosure and pet the animals.

Thank you to all the parents and carers who have made the payment and returned the consent slips. If you have not returned the consent slip with the payment, please do so by Monday 15th October.

Recipe for Happiness Competition

The following children who entered the Recipe for Happiness Competition were invited to a Tea Party

on Friday afternoon - 12th October 2018.

Year 4 Churchill - Diana, Fares, Sarwar, Melissa, Adam and Lalah

Gandhi - Lina, Fatima, Nora, Dua, Piranthis, Alex, Hejran, Hashir, Sultan, Rayan and Isaac

Year 5 Battuta - Faryal

Darwin - Ishaan

Year 6 Einstein - Briana

Hawking - Farjana, Syeda, Sara and Jamelah

Winners: Hashir (Gandhi) and Syeda (Hawking)

Runner Ups: Fares (Churchill), Lina (Gandhi), Faryal (Battuta) and Sara (Hawking)

In Picasso Class, we have been having a great time learning about Mae Jemison for Black History Month. Asma chose to dress up like her and said "I'm not an astronaut yet but soon I'll be a beautiful one.

Mae Jemison was an astro-naut and a doctor and a dancer and a teacher!"

THE GRANGE GAZETTE

Look out for the Grange Gazette which will be

on sale next week for 10p. Featuring exclusive

interviews with Mr Kerbel & Ms Brommage.

Proceeds will go towards running the newspaper

& a donation to the Philippines disaster relief."

After School Clubs

Reception Football Monday 3.30-4.30

Reception Gymnastics Tuesday 3.30-4.30

Reception Multi Skills Thursday 3.30-4.30

Year 1 Football Monday 3.30-4.30

Year 1 Gymnastics Tuesday 3.30-4.30

Year 1 Multi Skills Thursday 3.30-4.30

Year 2 Football Monday 3.30-4.30

Year 2 Gymnastics Tuesday 3.30-4.30

Year 2 Multi Skills Thursday 3.30-4.30

Year 3 Gymnastics Tuesday 3.30-4.30

Year 3 Dodgeball Thursday 3.30-4.30

Year 4 Gymnastics Tuesday 3.30-4.30

Year 4 Dodgeball Thursday 3.30-4.30

Year 4 Dodgeball Friday 3.30—4.30

Year 5 Netball/

Basketball

Monday 3.30-4.30

Year 5 Football Wednesday 3.30-4.30

Year 5 Table Tennis Friday 3.30-4.30

Year 5 Dodgeball Friday 3.30-4.30

Year 6 Netball/

Basketball

Monday 3.30-4.30

Year 6 Football Wednesday 3.30-4.30

Year 6 Table Tennis Friday 3.30-4.30

Year 6 Dodgeball Friday 3.30-4.30

Years 1—6 Journalism Monday 3.30-4.30

Years 1 & 2 Art & Craft Monday 3.30-4.30

Years 5 & 6 Debate Mate Monday 3.30-4.30

Year 2 Practical

Maths

Monday 3.30-4.30

Years 2—4 Superhero

Awareness

Monday 3.30-4.30

Years 3-6 Cricket Monday 3.30-4.30

Year 2 Japanese Tuesday 3.30-4.30

Years 3-6 Handwriting Tuesday 3.30-4.30

Years 1-2 Handwriting Tuesday 3.30-4.30

Reception-Y6 First Aid Tuesday 3.30-4.30

Years 3-6 Art & Craft Wednesday 3.30-4.30

Year 3-6 Movie Thursday 3.30-4.30

Reception Arts & Craft Thursday 3.30-4.30

Years 2 –6 Home

Learning

Thursday 3.30-4.30

Years 2-6 Home

Learning

Friday 3.30-4.30

Clubs:

It is your responsibility to make a note of the

times, start and end dates of any club that your

child(ren) attends. The information is on the

leaflet/letter that you initially receive and can be

found on the school website.

SCHOOL CALENDAR

Thursday 18th & Friday 19th October

Ark (Mobile) Farm Visit to School

Friday 19th October Year 6 Trip to RAF Museum

Friday 19th October LAST DAY OF FIRST HALF OF TERM

Monday 29th October CHILDREN RETURN TO SCHOOL

Wednesday 31st October Secondary School application deadline

Monday 5th November Mufti Day—Diwali Theme

Tuesday 13th November

(times to be confirmed)

Parents/Teachers Evening

Thursday 15th November

(times to be confirmed)

Parents/Teachers Evening

Monday 26th November Flu Vaccine for children in Reception, Years 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5

Thursday 13th December

2.00-3.15pm

EYFS/KS1 Concerts

Friday 14th December

9.30-10.45am

EYFS/KS1 Concerts

Wednesday 19th December Meerkats & Reptiles

Experience

Thursday 20th December Meerkats & Reptiles

Experience

Friday 21st December Meerkats & Reptiles

Experience

Friday 21st December LAST DAY OF TERM

Monday 7th January CHILDREN RETURN TO SCHOOL

Dates For Your Diary

Grange Primary School, Welbeck Road, Harrow HA2 0RY T: 020 8422 5070

E: office@grange.harrow.sch.uk www.grange.harrow.sch.uk

CLASS ASSEMBLIES

2nd November Y6 Hawking

9th November Y6 Curie

16th November Y6 Einstein

23th November Y2 Lister

30th November Y5 Shackleton

18th January Y4 Luther-King

25th January Y5 Battuta

1st February Y3 Mandela

8th February Reception – Klee

15th February Y3 Tubman

8th March Y5 Darwin

15th March Y4 Churchill

22nd March Reception – Matisse

29th March Reception – Picasso

10th May Y1 Holmes

17th May Y3 Parks

24th May Y1 Ennis

14th June Y2 Nightingale

21st June Y1 Beckham

28th June Y2 Seacole

5th July Y4 Gandhi

COLLECTION AT THE END OF THE

DAY

All staff have been reminded about the end

of day procedures for collecting children to

ensure your children remain safe.

If there are any changes to who you allow to

collect your children please inform the office

immediately so that our records can be up-

dated. Thank you.