May 2019 Newsletter
Dear Parents/Carer
Last week, Year 6 pupils completed their SATs assessments. This is always a
stressful time for pupils as they have worked so hard towards this milestone.
Staff put every measure in place to ensure that the week ran smoothly so that
pupils were able to focus on the task at hand. Well done to the Year 6 pupils for
doing their best last week and to all of the staff involved; now the fun of
learning, without having to talk about SATs, can resume.
Last term, parents/carers were given the opportunity to complete the parent/
carer survey; this is an ideal opportunity for parents/carers to voice their views
about their experiences of being part of the Chadwell school community. I can
report that approximately 20% of the parent/carer community responded to
the survey last term. Governors have reviewed the initial outcomes and will be
scheduling a meeting to conduct further analysis, reviewing the written
responses to devise a plan of action. Thank you to those who took the time to
respond. I aim to share the key findings by the end of term.
There has been a push this term on ensuring pupils are wearing the correct
uniform. I’m pleased to report that the majority of pupils present wearing the
correct uniform each day. Thank you to those parents/carers who ensure that
their child is adhering to the school dress code. As the days get warmer, I would
like to remind parents/carers that there is a summer uniform you may want to
dress your child in. However, please ensure that the chosen footwear is
appropriate.
Next week is half term. Let’s hope that the weather is actually warm enough to
be able to spend some quality time outside enjoying it. School will reopen on
Monday 3rd June.
Have a good half term.
Mr Walker
Headteacher
Half Term Holiday
The school will be
closed for Half Term from
Mon 27th May 2019 to Fri 31st May 2019
Children are back at school on
Mon 3rd June 2019
Parent Support Advisor
Dear Parents,
Are you having problems setting up your child’s school meals?
Do you need support completing an application or paperwork?
Do you know if you are eligible for Free School Meals?
Do you have concerns or worries that you would like to discuss?
Do you need some extra support?
Please feel free to contact me should you need to on
0208 590 1242 or [email protected]
I look forward to working with you!
Miss Barnes
Parent Support Advisor
Important Message - Safety First
Dear Parents and Carers,
It has come to my attention that the pavement immediately outside
the pedestrian gates of the school is becoming congested causing a
potentially dangerous situation. Please may I ask that, once you have
dropped your child off in the morning or picked them up in the
afternoon, you vacate the premises and immediate area outside the
gates as soon as possible. Parents and children should not need to
precariously navigate around groups of other parents and children to
get into and out of the school site.
Groups of people on the pavement may mean that other pavement
users are forced to walk along the edge of the pavement on the other
side of the metal railings, which I’m sure you will agree, is very
dangerous.
The safety and welfare of our children is of paramount importance to
us at Chadwell. Please support us in ensuring that the journey to and
from school is as safe an experience as possible for all our parents and
children.
Thank you very much for your cooperation.
Mr Walker
News!!! A new Community Hub is coming to Seven Kings
Please find below the link for further details about the Commu-
nity Hub that is coming to Seven Kings
including details about the free public meeting that is due to
take place on Thursday 30th May 2019.
https://www.redbridge.gov.uk/about-the-council/future-plans-
for-community-hubs/
There is a survey where you can provide your views, please
click on the link below to complete it. The survey link is at the
bottom of the page once it’s launched.
https://engagement.redbridge.gov.uk/regen/seven-kings-
community-hub-part-two/
The email address for direct questions and feedback is:
https://engagement.redbridge.gov.uk/regen/seven-kings-
community-hub-part-two/
Second Public Consultation - Proposed Weston Homes
Development on current Tesco Goodmayes site.
Please find below a link to details concerning the Second
Public Consultation for the proposed Weston Homes
Development on the current Tesco Goodmayes site.
https://www.weston-homes-
goodmayes.co.uk/2nd_public_consultation
Don’t forget your Bagel to
start off your day the right
way!
Where: Playground
When: Daily from 9:00am – 9:10am
Who: Years 1 – 6
For more information regarding
Magic Breakfast please speak
with Miss Barnes
What have School Council been up to?
School Council organised a very successful Red Nose Day in March. We were involved
in deciding what we should do and we chose to ask the children of Chadwell Primary
to wear something red and bring in a donation. Plus we sold 400 red noses through
our School Money website, in total we raised in excess of £750!
In our School Council meetings we have been getting many proposals about more
equipment to play with during the lunchtime period. As a School Council we put these
suggestions to Mr Walker. Together with the help of the PE Council we have now
installed a table tennis table which is in the quiet area at the moment.
We also had some questions from some Year Six girls who want to have equal time in
the football area. It seems the girls do not like playing football with the boys even
though this is allowed. For this reason, a group of years 6 pupils have come up with a
timetable where boys and girls have equivalent amounts of football time meaning
both genders are satisfied. At the moment they are amending the timetable to include
the new table tennis table and the basket area so that each year group has a chance
to use these facilities.
We have also discussed ways to raise money for charity and the school. The students
came up with lots of ideas including: boot sale/table top sale; a sponsored charity run;
colouring competition; pyjama day; book sale and more dress down days.
Some other suggestions that the children would like are: a basketball challenge;
penalty shoot-out; more fairs; a spelling bee; a sports challenge during the Summer
Term – different sports against other classes and to sell fruit at playtimes.
Small changes like the Table Tennis table being installed have a positive effect on the
school and they make the children happier as they have more fun things to do in their
spare time.
By Dawid & Rameen 5 Luther King - School Council
Upper Key Stage 2 School Council
Table Tennis Table
Chadwell Primary School purchased an outdoor table tennis table for all the chil-
dren to use! The table can be used during break time, lunch time and during after
school club. Mr Haywood and Mr Halilaj agreed to purchase the table when the in-
door table was a big hit for the children. This will be ideal for all the children to stay
active and busy during their break and lunch times. It’s an exciting time for Chad-
well as the summer term is in full affect, loads of competitions and tournaments
(these include against different classes throughout the school and out of school)
Here are some pictures of our new table tennis table which is located in the quiet
area in the playground.
Athletics Competition
Twenty three children attended Cricklefield Athletics ground for a
tournament of four events; ’75 Metre Sprint, Long Jump, 600 Metre Race and the
Vortex Throw.
The children that took part were:
Year 6;
Mohmed, Adina, Edmund, Oriana, Rehan, Aimee, Reece, Samantha, Michelle, Taha,
Shyan and Beauyeux.
Year 5;
Owais, Nair, Danyal, Brakathan, Patricia, Essa, Paige, Caleb, Nabia, Steven, Yasmine
and Julia.
75 Metre sprint was an interesting event for the children as they had to run as fast
as they could to beat five other children from different schools.
Long Jump involved children jumping forward while taking off on two feet and
where they landed was recorded as their score.
600 Metre race consisted of one and a half laps around the track. This was a big
challenge for Chadwell as this race was focused on stamina and pacing
yourself.
Vortex throw - the vortex is an object you throw as far as you can. Children had
three opportunities to throw the object and the furthest score was recorded.
All the children took part in all the events and tried their very best, we don’t get the
official results until we return after half term. We will add the results in next month’s
newsletter.
School Start Times School starts at 9.10am each day.
The gates open from 9.am and will close at 9.10am.
In order for our children to gain the greatest benefit from
their education, it is vital that they attend school regularly
and should also be at school on time every day unless the rea-
son for the absence is unavoidable.
Children arriving late to school will be
recorded in the late book and consistent
lateness will be followed up in the late book and may result in
the Education Welfare Officer being informed.
Late Arrivals For those children who arrive late to school due to an
unavoidable appointment, they must arrive by 11am
at the latest.
Children arriving later than 11am will be refused entry
and will be asked to return at the start of afternoon reg-
istration (1pm).
A Guide to Instrument Lessons
At Chadwell, Parents can pay tuition money for their child to learn an instrument outside of
class. It is coming up to that time of year when we send out letters inviting parents to apply
for a place to learn an instrument. Here is all the information you will need for this.
We offer the following instruments to learn:
Strings: (these are instruments you rub a bow across the strings to play)
Violin Cello
Wind: (these are instruments you blow- through a reed or a hole)
Flute Oboe Clarinet Bassoon possibly
Brass: (these are louder instruments you buzz your lips and blow to play)
Cornet Trumpet French Horn Trombone Euphonium
Tuba
Piano:
The piano or the keyboard.
General Information:
Children will receive a lesson every week with a specialist teacher (except during SATS
week or if it is a bank holiday or if the teacher is absent)
Children will either be taught in 10 minute individual lessons or longer in groups, e.g. 3
children will have a lesson together for 30 minutes.
These are generally taught during lesson time. Please do not request that your child has
their lesson at lunchtime as the timetables are rigid.
Payments and Contracts:
The lessons cost £255 for the whole of the academic year.
They can also hire the instrument to learn from the Redbridge Music Service. This costs
between £15-£30 per term, depending on which instrument they choose to learn
Parents will need to insure the instrument under their household insurance.
Parents are contracted for the WHOLE academic year. We have to employ the music
teachers under a contract for the year and cannot just tell teachers that a child is giving
up. Please take this into account when you sign up.
We take two payments of £127.50 over the year. One in July before lessons start and one
in February, half way through. It takes a LOT of effort to chase up payments. Please be a
helpful parent and pay when the invoice is sent through. The time it takes to chase for
payment could be spent supporting your child in other ways.
Practice:
The child is expected to practice the instrument at home every week and parents are to sign
a practice book showing what the child has practiced. Their instrument teacher will also write
in this to indicate what they need to work on. If you would like to send a message to the
teacher, you can write one in here.
Parents need to encourage and get their children to practice each week, not just expect that
the child will practice without any help.
Taking care of the instrument:
Instruments that are hired cost a lot of money. Parents will need to ensure that the instru-
ment is stored carefully when not in use and it is not accessible by younger siblings who may
damage it.
Music books will be provided if your child is learning any other instrument except the Pi-
ano. Parents will be expected to buy any further music books beyond the first book and all
books for the piano lessons.
Piano pupils are expected to buy a full-sized keyboard for the child to practice on. Lessons
are a waste of time if they can't practice. Good makes to buy include Yamaha, Roland and
Clavinova.
Examinations:
If your child reaches a certain level/standard, they may be entered for a music exam at the
Redbridge Music Service by their teacher. Your child will prepare pieces for these exams and
you will be expected to take them to attend the exam.
If they are successful in the exam, they will receive a comment sheet and a certificate which
will be handed out in Certificate Assembly.
A Guide to Instrument Lessons
A Guide to Instrument Lessons
Orchestra and ensembles:
If your child plays an instrument, as part of the contract and lessons, when they reach a
certain level, they will be asked to join the school orchestra. They are expected to do this
as part of music lessons and are not allowed to opt out of this. We ask for parental
support in reminding the children of this.
They may be invited to perform in concerts for the whole borough such as The
Woodwind Festival at the Ilford Town Hall.
If your child gets especially good at their instrument, they may be asked to join musical
groups at the Redbridge Music School. These are excellent groups that offer your child
excellent performing opportunities. They may even end up performing at the Royal Albert
Hall when they are older if they continue with the lessons!
How many places do we offer?
We do have a limit to the number of places we offer and it depends on how many
children who currently learn the instrument are leaving or giving up.
What age to learn an instrument:
Violin and cello: It is possible to learn this from Year 1
Piano: Generally children get on better with the piano if they are Year 3 or 4 or older.
Flute, Oboe, Clarinet: It is possible to learn this from Year 2 but generally better to start in
year 3.
Trumpet, Trombone, Euphonium, French Horn: It is generally better to learn this from year
4 (or Year 3 sometimes)
What if my child doesn't get a space this time?
We may not have enough spaces to offer your child one so please don’t go out and buy
an instrument before receiving confirmation on learning an instrument. Also, please don’t
buy any instruments from Argos or eBay– you may end up with something substandard.
Wait for advice from the teacher. f your child doesn't get offered a place, we will put
their name on the waiting list in case a place becomes available.
A Guide to Instrument Lessons
How to decide which instrument my child will learn:
Ask them what they are interested in…. Watch some videos. If you go to the school music
website:
www.musicatchadwell.blogspot.com I have put links in the post “CHOOSING WHICH
INSTRUMENT TO LEARN, videos and links to watch with your child about the instruments.
They have to be interested to learn successfully. Otherwise it is a waste of your money.
Here are three links which can show your child and let them listen to and see the different
instruments. Please talk to them about which instrument they would like to learn.
This link is like the Youtube one below and allows you to listen to players talking about their
instruments.
https://www.philharmonia.co.uk/explore/instruments
This link takes you to a list of orchestral instruments and lets you hear them but not see
them.
https://www.mydso.com/dso-kids/learn-and-listen/instruments
This link shows you players from the Philharmonia orchestra demonstrating and talking
about their instruments and showing them:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqR22EoucCyccs5J639SCefaM7mD9dMSz
This link is from the BBC and has recordings and interviews and information about the
instruments of the orchestra including the ones you can learn.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/orchestras/learn/guidetotheorchestra/
Any other questions:
I do hope this information is helpful. If you have any questions, please contact the school
office and ask for Mrs Peugniez in regard to learning an instrument.
Samba Music Workshops
During the second week of the Summer Term, we welcomed the Music Workshop
company (https://www.music-workshop.co.uk) to Chadwell to run some special musical
workshops with Reception up to Year 6. Every class were invited along to the hall to learn
about the dance music, Samba, which is from South America. They were given the
opportunity to play Surdos and Congas, Claves and Tambourims creating a class informal
performance together, learning patterns and playing call and response rhythms.
Above: Simran, Dean, Cavali, Mathew, Andrew, Reivi and Hafeez from
Franklin grooving) .
% Attendance
Well done Carle Class!
93.00 93.50 94.00 94.50 95.00 95.50
R Andreae
R Carle
R Donaldson
Reception
Attendance Lates
93.00 93.50 94.00 94.50 95.00 95.50 96.00 96.50 97.00
1 Cousteau
1 Johnson
1 Shackleton
Year 1
Attendance Lates
Well done Johnson Class!
% Attendance
93.50 94.00 94.50 95.00 95.50 96.00 96.50
2 Bell
2 Dyson
2 Jackson
Year 2
Attendance Lates
94.00 94.50 95.00 95.50 96.00 96.50 97.00 97.50 98.00 98.50
3 Banksy
3 Hepworth
3 Morris
Year 3
Attendance Lates
Well done Jackson Class!
Well done Morris Class!
% Attendance
95.80 96.00 96.20 96.40 96.60 96.80 97.00 97.20 97.40 97.60
4 Franklin
4 Hawking
4 Turing
Year 4
Attendance Lates
Well done Hawking Class!
Well done Gandhi Class!
95.00 95.50 96.00 96.50 97.00 97.50 98.00
5 Gandhi
5 Luther King
5 Malala
Year 5
Attendance Lates
% Attendance
Well done Caruso Class!
96.40 96.60 96.80 97.00 97.20 97.40 97.60 97.80 98.00 98.20 98.40 98.60
6 Caruso
6 Mozart
6 Simone
Year 6
Attendance Lates
Gold Children
WELL DONE goes to our “Gold Stars” who achieved the highest behav-
iour award in school last month; we are very proud of them:-
NAM - Ayla
Andrea Class - Hiba, Maya, Ethan, Sofia S
Carle Class - Naureen, William
Donaldson Class - Sanya, Raihan
Cousteau Class - Hadja, Laxmi, Sharonpreet
Johnson Class - Rishita, Stela, Moraya, Raghav, Aaliya, Kevin
Shackleton Class - Ahmad, Suberg, Harvey, Inaaya, Diana, Mutasim
Bell Class - Ibrahim, Lana, Sumayyah, Syeda
Dyson Class - Rayan, Tehreem, Amari, Believe
Jackson Class - Musa, Angel
Bansky Class - Osman, Areebah, Kai
Hepworth Class - Shanen, Jasmail, Kanak, Kiranpreet
Hawking Class - Abdullah, Umer, Funmi,
Turing Class - Farhan, Medha, Rameen, Harkiran
Gandhi Class - Julia, Rayyan, Alan, Melek
Luther King Class - Dawid, Halle Rose, Dawid, Lemuel, Obiajulu
Malala Class -Steven
Caruso Class - Daniyal, Obiajulu, Amelia, Marcel
Mozart Class - Adeeva, Fizza, Waled, Demi, Fazeel
Simone Class - Kejsi, Niyyah
WELL DONE goes to our ‘Head Table ‘children
Andreae Class - Oscar
Carle Class - Antony, Mohsin, Elias
Donaldson Class - Kevin, Jenson
Dyson Class - Amari, Believe, Khayr
Shackleton Class-Inaaya, Trisha, Dilekt, Diana
Bell Class –Maya, Anna- Sophia
Jackson Class- Cosmin, Adel, Satkeerat
Hepworth Class-Sara
Morris Class- Tommy, Bethany
Franklin Class- Reivi
Turing Class- Farhan, I’Divine, Ope
Gandhi Class-Owais, Daphney, Logan
Luther King Class-Aban
Malala Class- Alison
Caruso Class-Zaahira, Hamdan, Ratul
Mozart Class-Delia, Arisa
Simone Class-Kori
Well Done to our Head Table Children
CHADWELL PRIMARY SCHOOL
2018/2019 SCHOOL TERM AND HOLIDAY DATES
AUTUMN TERM 2018
Staff training day Tuesday 4th September 2018
School CLOSED to Children
Staff training day Friday 21st September 2018
School CLOSED to Children
Term Starts for Children
Wednesday 5th
September to Friday 19th
October 2018
Half-Term Holidays
Monday 22nd
October - Friday 26th October 2018
Term Starts for Children
Monday 29th
October to Friday 21st
December 2018
Pupil Progress Meetings – Half-day for children (1.30pm finish)
Thursday 1st
November 2018
Christmas Holidays
Monday 24th December – Monday 7
th January 2019
SPRING TERM 2019
Staff training day Monday 7th January
School CLOSED to Children
Term Starts for Children
Tuesday 8th
January to Friday 15th
February 2019
Half-Term Holidays
Monday 18th February to Friday 22
nd February 2019
Term Starts for Children
Monday 25th
February to Friday 5th
April 2019
Pupil Progress Meetings – Half-day for Children (1.30pm finish)
Thursday 14th
March 2019
Spring Easter Holidays
Monday 8th April – Monday 22
nd April 2019
SUMMER TERM 2019
Term Starts for Children
Tuesday 23rd April to Friday 24th
May 2019
Monday 6th May 2019 – BANK HOLIDAY
School CLOSED to Children
Half-Term Holidays
Monday 27th May – Friday 31
st May 2019
Term Starts for Children
Monday 3rd
June to Friday 19th
July 2019
*Staff training days Monday 22nd
& Tuesday 23rd
July 2019*
School CLOSED to Children
CHADWELL PRIMARY SCHOOL
2019/2020 SCHOOL TERM AND HOLIDAY DATES
AUTUMN TERM 2019
INSET days Monday 2nd
and Tuesday 3rd
September 2019
School CLOSED to Children
Term Starts for Children
Wednesday 4th
September to Friday 18th
October 2019
Half-Term Holidays
Monday 21st October - Friday 25
th October 2019
Term Starts for Children
Monday 28th
October to Friday 20th
December 2019
INSET ½ Day for Pupil Progress Meetings – Half-day for children (1.30pm fin-ish)
Thursday 31st
October 2019
Christmas Holidays
Monday 23rd
December – Friday 3rd
January 2020
SPRING TERM 2020
Staff training days Monday 6th January
School CLOSED to Children
Term Starts for Children
Tuesday 7th
January to Friday 14th
February 2020
Half-Term Holidays
Monday 17th February to Friday 21
st February 2020
Term Starts for Children
Monday 24th
February to Friday 3rd
April 2020
INSET ½ Day for Pupil Progress Meetings – Half-day for Children (1.30pm fin-ish)
Thursday 12th
March 2020
Spring Easter Holidays
Monday 6th April – Friday 17
th April 2020
SUMMER TERM 2020
Term Starts for Children
Monday 20th
April to Friday 22nd
May 2020
Monday 4th May 2020 – BANK HOLIDAY
School CLOSED to Children
Half-Term Holidays
Monday 25th May – Friday 29
th May 2020
Term Starts for Children
Monday 1st
June to Friday 17th
July 2020
*INSET day Monday 20th July 2020*
School CLOSED to Children