Look out for our special double page spread in this week’s Greenwich Time

Year 5 Matilda are very excited to announce the arrival of their new classmate, a russian hamster named Nikita. Nikita is settling in very well and enjoying getting to know the children. Latest news is that he loves banana chips but has yet to attempt his wheel. (Unless he does that when we’re all at home in bed.) Nikita is a HIT!!

Congratulations to our lovely Queenie (no not you Tyla) who will officially become Britain’s longest reigning monarch today. History in our lifetime!! We are very excited in school. To mark the occasion, all the children will receive a special commemorative coin.

We would like to warmly welcome four new members of staff this year; Mr Cullen (Year 5 Ironsoul), Honey Ozkumru (FS2 Tango), Miss Alp (FS2 Tango) and Mrs Matthews (Year 3 Phineas). All four have hit the ground running and have quickly fitted in to the team. Welcome all!!

Congratulations to our fabulous cook VICKY who has made it to the final three in the 2015 ‘Catering Manager of the Year’ award. She finds out in October where she will come while tucking into a five course meal at the Dorchester. I say!! We love her at Middle Park. Good luck Vicky!!

Well done Middle Park! We have been awarded the Primary Quality Mark for the third successive time. This is an award that celebrates our continuous improvement in literacy and numeracy. We really impressed the awarding body with our vibrant classrooms, problem solving pupils and constant drive for high quality learning in all areas of literacy and numeracy within school.

This week we welcomed a professional photographer into school to capture our lovely children in action. The photographs will be used in our new prospectus, in large prints throughout the school and on the school website. We can’t wait to see the end results – Well done to all the children for being so gorgeous!

FS2 Gruffalo & Tango had a fantastic opportunity this term to work with a professional artist, Emmanuelle Camus. They took part in a Community Arts Project, along with Vista Fields Children’s Centre. The project took place over 3 days, where the children helped to create wind chimes and stunning ceramic garden accessories. Their fabulous creations are on display outside, at the front of Vista Fields Children’s Centre. Go and have a look! There will also be a public exhibition of the children’s work, along with the other schools that took part, at the Royal Naval College in Greenwich during the month of August.

The children in Years 5 and 6 have been thinking about e-safety and how important it is to be cautious online. This video showed them some of the many issues to be mindful of. Please keep talking to your children and monitor their internet use carefully.