We are delighted to share our SIAMS report following the inspection that took place on the 22nd January. SIAMS stands for - Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools.
It is a lovely read and I am so proud of everything we have achieved as a school community.
The word cloud above shows some key words from the report such as love, respect, flourish and joyful.
The full report is available here: SIAMS Report
Our year 4's enjoyed a trip to CASC to take part in the superstars event competing against other year 4 teams from all over Chelmsford. They came in first place on the day - an amazing achievement. Special mention to Stanley & Max who received individual certificates. Overall number of points for the boys - Gold for Stanley & Bronze for Max. Well done boys!
Some quotes from the children:
'I liked it', 'It was really good fun', 'I loved it', 'It was amazing', 'It was the best', 'It was fantastic'.
News article written by Finley H, George, Thea and Jennae.
On Tuesday 5th, a selection of children from the local Great Waltham school went to the Chelmsford cathedral and helped in the Windrush child project. They had to carry out activities such as writing info about themselves and family on post cards, doing a quiz and creating poems to make friends. They also listened to the book called Windrush child and tried a traditional dish called jerk chicken. We made many fabulous memories and great friends. ‘We were so grateful to the people who organised it and recommend it to any other schools!’ says the group of four, Finley H, George, Thea and Jennae.
Class Australia enjoyed a fantastic afternoon on Monday with the Chelmsford Schools Sports Partnership who organised a Balanceability session for them. The children demonstrated good balance and co-ordnation as they developed their skills. They also listened well to instructions and we were very proud of them all.
Congratulations to our Bronze Ambassadors who completed the first part of their training. The Ambassadors worked with Mandy from the Chelmsford Schools Sports Partnership to set up activities for pupils in Year 2 to try out. To complete their training, the Ambassadors will set up a sports festival for the younger pupils in March.
A huge well done to the 41 children from years 5 & 6 who participated in Young Voices at the O2 arena. The children were part of a choir of over 8000 children performing songs which they have been practising for the past few months. We are sure this was an experience they will never forget. We were pleased to be able to see some of the parents across the arena who joined as part of the audience. We are sure the late night was worth it!
Young Voices was so fun because we had a lot of amazing experiences and we were there with our friends
I loved going to Young Voices. It was an amazing experience. It was the best, especially singing the songs.
Last week we welcomed 6th form students from Chelmer Valley High School. The students are studying sports leadership and as part of their course they set up a variety of multi-skills activities for Class Antarctica to enjoy. The students will continue to work with the school to lead more sporting opportunities. We look forward to working with them in the future.
The whole school took part in singing workshops with Nichola from iSingPOP. We learnt some new and fun songs related to our school vision of 'let all that you do be done in love'.
We had a whole school assembly at the end of the day where we sang and enjoyed our worship together. Everyone had a fantastic time!
A huge thank you to Mrs Mixture and the kitchen team for today's Christmas Dinner. It was thoroughly enjoyed by children and staff.
The annual Christmas service took place at the church today and made us all feel very festive!
What a wonderful display of hats we had for our annual Parade! The creativity and effort that went into each and every one of the entries was truly impressive. I would like to extend a big thank you to Mrs. Burdett for taking on the unenviable task of judging the competition. It must have been incredibly difficult to choose the winners, as the standard was so high.
Thank you all for your kind donations which we will be passing on to Farleigh hospice. The children had a great time chasing after Santa!
