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Farewell to Revd. Stephen Waine
At a special celebration assembly on Thursday
25th March, our school community said farewell
to Reverend Stephen Waine, who is leaving St
Edward’s parish to become Archdeacon of
Dorset. Gifts and cards from children, parents
and staff were presented to Reverend and Mrs
Waine.
We all wish Reverend Waine and his family
happiness and success in their new lives in Dorset
and thank them for their hard work and support
to the school throughout their time in Romford.
St. Edward’s Link
57th Edition - Easter 2010
What a half-term! There is so much to share with
you from our 300th celebration events as well as
the many activities staff provide to make learning
enjoyable and motivating for our children. I am
indebted to a wonderful staff, enthusiastic and
well-motivated children coupled with the support
of parents, a warm thank you to you all. May I
take this opportunity to wish you and your families
a joyous Easter and a welcome rest during the
Easter holiday period.
STOP PRESS : At the Westminster Abbey service, £1,460.99 was collected for the Watoto charity in Uganda.
Visit by the Archbishop of Canterbury On Tuesday 9th March, the Most
Reverend and Right Honourable Dr Rowan
Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury visited
the school, as part of his visit to Romford.
The theme of the assemblies was ’Making
Choices’ and after the children had
danced, played percussion instruments,
acted out Bible stories and sung, they had
opportunities to ask him questions about
the
choices
he had
made in
his life
and his
role as
leader of
the
Church
of
England.
At the
final
assembly
with children in Years 1 and 2,
Archbishop Rowan was presented with a framed prayer, written by Joshua Clover and decorated by Breanna Herring and a photo montage representing all the activities that take place at St Edward’s School, presented by Toby Iwobi and Amber Le Beau.
Cycling to school Twenty four more children in Years 5 and 6
completed their Bikeability training during
the week beginning Monday 22nd
February. Following a successful bid to
Transport for London for funding, we have
had some secure cycle storage erected at
the front of the school. This will begin to be
used after the Easter holidays.
FAST programme After the successful completion of the pilot
FAST (Families and Schools Together)
programme in school, we have received
funding for up to twenty families to take
part in a second programme during the
Summer Term.
As the FAST programme for greater liaison
between families and school staff is still very
new in the U.K., we organised a FAST ‘taster
session’ on Wednesday 31st March.
Parents and children were invited to try out
a range of the activities that will take place
during the sessions on Tuesday evenings,
including: charades, ‘scribbles’ and
‘special play’. There are still a few places
left for the summer programme - if you are
interested in being involved, please
contact Mrs Teresa Kemp or Mrs Stephanie
Ellner at the school as soon as possible.
The proposed dates for the sessions are
Tuesday 20th April, Monday 26th April,
Tuesday 4th May, Monday 10th May, then
Tuesdays 8th June, 15th June, 22nd June
and 29th June 2010.
Visit by Bishop David
The Right Revd. David Jennings and his
wife, Sally, made an informal visit to the
school on Wednesday 10th March.
After enjoying lunch on the ‘Captain’s
Table’ with Mrs Allen, Mrs Appleby and
some of our Year 6 House Captains, Bishop
David and Mrs Jennings made a tour of
the school.
Borough Swimming Gala On Tuesday 9th March, 12 children from up-
per school went to St. Edward’s
Secondary School to take place in the first
ever Emerson Park School Sports
Partnership swimming gala. The children
swam exceptionally well in both individual
and relay races. We had a child in the
final for each race and were the overall
gala champions - a great result. Well done
to all the team consisting of: Hannah
Okunwobi, Jack Whitehead, Eloise Dietz,
Thomas Kelly, Rosie Hopwood, Adam
Staggs, Maddie Webber, Luke Harris,
Jonathan Akerman, Ella Goldstein, Charlie
Illing and Brianna Cummins.
Our Senior Choir rehearsing for Revd Waine’s farewell
Please remind your children that envelopes containing money should be put in the black boxes in their year bay.
300th Anniversary Exhibition
Children, parents, staff and visitors enjoyed looking at the 300th anniversary exhibition of St Edward’s Schools. The exhibition was taken to the Queen’s Theatre for the anniversary concert and is now being displayed at Harold Hill Library. From there it will move to St Edward’s Secondary School, other Havering libraries and St Edward’s Church before returning to us in the Autumn. We are very grateful to Mrs Margaret Appleby, our Vice Chair of Governors, and Mrs Annie Bryden, Director of St Edward’s Language College for their hard work and dedication in assembling the exhibition. We also wish to thank Mr Simon Donoghue, Local Historian from Romford Library, for his support in making additional resources held in the library available to the schools.
Dance Festival
The Havering Primary Dance Festival took
place at St Edward’s Secondary School on
24th March. The theme of the festival was
’Strictly a World of Dance’ and our team of
Year 5 dancers, led by Miss Morris,
performed an impressive Irish dance, which
they had helped to choreograph. Other
schools taking part included St Mary’s,
Parklands, St Peter’s, Crowlands, Rise Park,
Squirrels Heath, Broadford and St Patrick’s.
Concert at Queen’s Theatre As part of our 300th Anniversary
Celebrations, the Queen’s Theatre
provided the venue for a concert of music
performed by pupils from both St Edward’s
Schools. Our Year 2 pupils sang songs from
around the world, completing their
programme with, ‘I’d like to teach the
world to sing’. They sang beautifully and
made us all very proud! The Senior School
musicians from the Junior and Senior Jazz
Bands, Senior Orchestra, Barbershop
Quartet, choirs, instrumental ensembles
and soloists sang and played for our
entertainment and it was lovely to see so
many of our ex-pupils. It was a wonderful
evening and a great tribute to 300 years of
education at St Edward’s.
Tag Rugby On Thursday 11th March, our tag rugby
team took part in the final round of the
Emerson Park School Sports Partnership at
Abbs Cross School. The team, consisting
of Henry Beckett (captain), Moyin
Oladapo, Marlin Manduakila, Rachel
Marks, Elisra Bourne, Owen Taylor, Connor
Gear, Max Doman, Katie Maher and
Lestine Manduakila played 5 games.
They won 4 and lost only 1 meaning that
they were awarded second place. Well
done, we are very proud of you. Year 2 children rehearsing for the concert
Our
new
Junior
Road
Safety
Officers
helping
to plan
999
Day
PTA
Many thanks to everyone who has been
bringing their supermarket vouchers into
school, we are very grateful and know
that the school makes very good use of
all the equipment they receive as a result.
The winner of the Easter Quiz was Joshua
Garraway in 4S - thank you to everyone
who took
part.
We are all
looking
forward to
the Ladies’
Pamper
Evening on
Tuesday 27th April. This event will take
place from 7.00 - 10.00 p.m. A large
number of pampering therapies will be
on offer, as well as items for sale and
refreshment. All ladies welcome.
999 Day
On Wednesday 24th March, our police
community support officer, Shirley Hibbs,
helped us to organise a 999 Day for the
school. Members of the local police, fire
fighters and St John’s Ambulance spent the
day in school, providing opportunities for the
children to find out more about their jobs,
look at their vehicles and learn about how
scene of crime officers gather evidence.
The children’s enjoyment of the day was
increased further by it being a non-uniform
day. A total of £683.70 was raised for the
charity, Breast Cancer Campaign, to support
Mr and Mrs Parnell’s aim of raising £4 000 by
running in the 2010 London Marathan.
Infant Music Festival Year 2 took part in this years infant music
festival hosted by St Peter's school. We
participated alongside St Peter's, Parkside
and St Patrick's schools. Together the
children had a musical tour of the world as
each school sang a song from their
chosen country.
Our pupils chose
a song that was
set in China.
They also learnt
to say hello in
different
languages. All
the children had
a lovely time
and used their
singing voices
beautifully.
Well done, Year
2 children.
Easter Saturday at St Edward’s Church On Saturday 3rd April, Reverend Sally
Lynch will be leading a fun filled,
interactive service for all ages on the
Saving Stories of the Old Testament,
including the stories of the creation,
Noah, Moses, Jonah and the fiery
furnace. The stories, accompanied by
masks, bubbles and songs, will be
followed by tea, juice and cake. A fun
afternoon. All are welcome.