Black History Month
We are celebrating Black History Month and our children have been thinking about what it means to them to be ‘Standing Firm in Pride and Power.’ This is what some of them said:
TORRI – Me showing confidence in myself.
SCARLETT – Bring proud of who I am.
DAVID – Speaking up when something is not fair.
VICTORIA – Showing the world what I am capable of.
Empowering words from our children. The future is bright indeed!
Do you love autumn?? The weather has been lovely lately and we are all enjoying the autumn light and seasonal changes. Adam the school frog had definitely grown, might this be our first year with frog spawn? The children are enjoying the play equipment at breaktime and playing happily together.
Pupil Leadership in School
It has been a magical week in school as pupils put themselves forward for various leadership roles in school. In a memorable afternoon, 18 Year 6 children who had all been nominated by staff, presented to a panel on why they should be considered for the role of Head Girl/Head Boy. The presentations were of an exceptional quality and they certainly gave the panel a very challenging dilemma!
We were particularly proud of some of our neurodivergent pupils who proudly declared their differences as their strengths, a way for them to stand out from the crowd. For some children, they were really facing their fears and being so brave to speak publicly and answer questions from the panel. For all the children, it was clear how much effort and determination they had put into their speeches. It was very moving and they will know, there was more than a tear or two on the faces of the staff on the panel.
Thank you to the children who sat on the panel and contributed to the decisions thoughtfully and fairly.
And an ENORMOUS well done to all 18 who went for it. You are a credit to yourselves and you should all feel so proud of yourselves. What wonderful young leaders you all are.
The Big 18 – we’re proud of you all
HEAD GIRL – Yana Turtsanash
HEAD GIRL – Judi Humaidah
HEAD BOY – David Ranjit-Lopes
HEAD BOY – Torri Clachar
HEAD PREFECTS – Marcus Yau and Ruby Crane
SCHOOL COUNCIL CHAIR – Lennie Lane
HOUSE CAPTAINS – Luca Puscas, Emilie Range, Alex Ferraras-Diaz, Johnny Harris
INCLUSION CHAMPIONS – Elsie Anning and Charlie Minshull
PREFECTS – Amelia Smith, Layla Adams, Martin Giltinane, Evie Keeble
ATTENDANCE AMBASSADOR – Macey Davis
Welcome back!!!
We are BACK and that stormy sky has been the story of our first week, with bright sunshine and torrential downpours to help us back into the school routine. Never mind. We needed the pond to get a bit of a top up!
It has been so wonderful to welcome the children back, to see their smiley faces and hear all their news. The school has been very settled with everyone finding their feet in their new locations.
We have two brand new teachers to say a big hello to. A huge welcome to Mr Franklin who is teaching in Year 2 Terpsichore and to Mrs Robinson who is in Year 4 Hera with Mr Drury. We are very happy to have you with us, welcome to the family.
This week we have been thinking a lot about our leavers as they would have started their next chapter at secondary school. We thought about them in assemblies and all agreed that they were wonderful role models of leadership and courage. They have inspired us and will leave a lasting legacy at Middle Park – we wish them all well.
