Dear families, I am pleased to provide the academic year dates for 26/27. As always, you can find information on key dates, events, clubs and holidays on our app, WesteringsPLUS.

We have had an absolutely whirlwind of a week! From the magical halls of Warner Bros. Studio Tour to the dense (imaginary) undergrowth of the Amazon! In English - The children have been channelling their inner survivalist with The Explorer . We have been exploring jungle poems and writing our survival lists to help with their explanation texts in the coming weeks! Spellings this week: Words with the suffix ‘-ous’ disastrous perilous mountainous poisonous precious jealous dang

A lovely first week back in year 3. We have started reading the Wild Robot and planning how to write a survival guide. In Science we have learnt all about friction and we had fun testing different surfaces for a looping car toy. In Art we have looked at paintings by Georgia O'Keeffe ready for our watercolour unit. In Spanish we have begun to learn how to say and write different animal nouns. On Monday year 3 will be going on a walk around Hockley for our Geography and History

If your child is taking part in the dance festival, and further to our letter dated 16th December, a reminder that tickets went on sale at 12noon on Wednesday 7th January. They can be booked via phone at the box office for the Palace Theatre, or via this link. https://trafalgartickets.com/palace-theatre-southend/en-GB/event/dance/primary-dance-festival-tickets Thank you

What a brilliant first week back. We have just begun working on our new text for the Spring term - Cogheart. Diving into the world of Steampunk! We have spent a lot of time this week learning and using new vocabulary. In maths, we have been revising angles from Year 4 ready to move into Year 5 learning. Our science unit this half term begins with a study on Sir David Attenborough and history begins with locating the Maya civilisation from Meso America. We also have been

Please see the attached timetable. All bookings should now be made via ArborPay or with the provider directly. Spaces are still available. For the Spring term, all EYFS children attending an extra curricular sporting club or Wrens should wear PE kit to school on the day of the club so they do not have to change.

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Thank you for all that were able to attend this morning. Attached is the infor mation  that was shared during the meeting. Please ensure deposits are paid by Friday 16th January, so that a final costings and payment schedule can be sent your way. Any further questions or queries, please do not hesitate to email and we will get back to you.

If your child is taking part in the dance festival, and further to our letter dated 16th December, a reminder that tickets go on sale at 12noon today. They can be booked via phone at the box office for the Palace Theatre, or via this link. https://trafalgartickets.com/palace-theatre-southend/en-GB/event/dance/primary-dance-festival-tickets Thank you