Middle School Newsletter

Dates For Your Diary

Monday 14th May - Prevent Parent Workshop at 3:30pm
​(All Parents Invited)

Monday 21st May 9:00 - 10:00am - Effective Job Search and CV Workshop for Parents

Monday 28th May - Friday 1st June Half Term
(School closed to all Students)

Wednesday 11th July - Inset Day

Friday 13th July - Summer Fair
(more information to follow)

Important Notices:

It is important for the safety of our students and local residents that all parents who drive to school in the mornings and afternoons are adhering to the road rules. 

We ask you all to consider the following: 

- Do not speed on our surrounding roads as many families walk to and from           school and this compromises their safety.
- Do not park on the zig zag lines at the front of the school as this impacts on our students safely crossing the road. 
- Do not park across the driveways of our neighbours, as this will disrupt access to their private property.

As a school we suggest walking or catching public transport to school to where possible. If you have to drive, there is often ample parking spaces a little further away from the school, which may also alleviate the congestion and stress of the morning. 

We thank you for your cooperation on this matter and your consideration of our local community.  

Late arrival to school results in interruptions to the learning process. Parents are encouraged to have students to school on time. Parents who come to drop their child to school after 8:30am start must come in to the office to sign-in.  All children need to be signed in using our new electronic system, which will change the class register to show that they are on school premises.  
*Excessive tardiness to school may be referred to the Local Authority for action and possible court referral.

*School Uniform - Children must always come into school with correct full school uniform which includes tie and black shoes (black trainers are not acceptable). If your child comes to school in the incorrect uniform parents will be notified.  Please ensure that your child has the correct School21 PE Kit on PE days.

*Equipment - Parents please ensure your child comes into school with all the equipment and food they will need for the day.  The front office will not be responsible for taking things to classroom as this is disruptive to children's learning.

School 21 v Langdon Academy

Both Middle School teams headed to Langdon Academy for their first official football game for School21. The teams showed high levels of grit and commitment.  Special mention to Adam K and Sabian for captaining the teams on the day.

Year 5 Smashing it!

Great work from Year 5 students yesterday. Slowly building momentum. Incredible grit and kindness from all involved. Parkrun 200 -  23rd June. Put it in your diary. Thank you so much for you support. 

JJ and Daniel

Robots in the Garden!

This week as part of the Year 5 project ‘How can we make our robot rule?’ we worked in small teams to complete 5 different build-then-program challenges using our new LEGO WeDo kits. 

The teams created a moon rover that collected samples, a robot that pulls a load over rough terrain, a Morse code messaging robot, a claw that senses and grabs objects and an earthquake detector. 

These experimental sessions will help the teams when they tackle the final product event. A time trial that involves 5 different challenges where teams will need to rebuild and reprogram to solve each challenge. 

Overdue Library Books

Please return your overdue library books! We currently have over 700 books overdue. This means that students are unable to borrow popular books. 

Students are allowed to borrow up to three books for a loan period of one month and can be renewed after this period should the need arise. Any books that are lost or damaged must be replaced. 

Mrs Fisher
Librarian

Effective Job Search and CV Workshop for Parents 

Monday 21st May 9:00am- 10:00am

Applying for a job is a skill everyone needs to develop which also includes preparing and adapting your CV in meeting the employer’s job advertisement, and understanding the many different routes to successful job hunting.

This 1- hour workshop will provide you with a full overview and steps on:

·      Effective job search methods

·      Understanding the purpose and process of creating a winning CV

·      What to include and what to leave out in your CV

·      Tailoring your CV to the employer’s needs

Prevent Parent Workshop

We would like to invite you to a free workshop run by Newham’s Community Resilience Team, aimed at parents and carers of children across the school.

The workshop will be held on Monday 14th May at 3:30pm. It will focus on developing an understanding of extremism, online safety and building resilience, as well as the work that the Community Resilience team carry out in the local community. We will also discuss ways of protecting young people from interacting with potentially harmful material (such as propaganda), individuals and groups. There will also be an opportunity for you to ask any questions about issues raised or concerns you may have.

We hope that you can attend the session and look forward to seeing you there.