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News September 2014 - August 2015
11/08/2015 - Talk Talk Digital Hero Awards
Today, voting opened for the annual Digital Hero Awards. The awards are the UK’s first scheme recognising people who harness the internet to bring about positive social change. TalkTalk is proud to be championing heroes from all over Britain who use technology for good. The Digital Heroes will be recognised at a ceremony at the House of Commons in London where their great work will be showcased to politicians and other key influencers in the world of technology. The awards are made up of ten themed categories to find the most inspirational and creative individuals using technology for good, including for the first time, a new category for Internet Safety, which Mrs Corrigan is shortlisted in, in partnership with online safety organisation Internet Matters. The ten category winners are selected by a public vote. Mrs Corrigan is very pleased to be informed that she has been nominated and shortlisted for an award! To view the work Mrs Corrigan has created, take a look at our online safety website pages. http://www.eastlandsprimaryschool.co.uk/e-safety/parents The prize money would enable Mrs Corrigan to carry on to keep children safe online by creating a new, exciting project.
We are asking for the Eastlands Primary School Community to support the awards by taking part in the public vote for Mrs Corrigan to win . It only takes a few minutes.
http://digitalheroes.talktalk.co.uk/login/?redirect_to=http://digitalheroes.talktalk.co.uk/vote/
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Please vote now!
17/07/2015 - Anti Bullying Ambassador Youth Board
We are very pleased to share that one of our Anti-Bullying Ambassadors has been successfully selected to be part of the National Youth Board.
What is the Anti-Bullying Ambassadors Youth Board?
The Youth Board is made up of 16 outstanding Anti-Bullying Ambassadors from across England aged between 9 and 17. They are passionate about stopping bullying and some have even been bullied themselves. They help to shape and support the development of our programme to make sure that our programme is as good as we can get it! As a Youth Board member they get to represent us at some very cool events, go on fun trips and meet some special guests. They are an integral part of our programme and we could not do our work without them. Last year our Youth Board visited Facebook’s Headquarters in Dublin to learn about staying safe online, spoke in European Parliament in Brussels, met Prince William, did cyber-safety assemblies in school, attended and helped at our National Anti-Bullying Week events, met 3 times in London and did lots of other fun activities!
Congratulations Lewis, we are very proud of you! You will have a fantastic year.
16/07/2015 - Year 6 Leaving Assembly
The Eastlands community came together to say goodbye to Year 6. There was laughter, smiles and a lot of tears too! Well done Year 6, your leaving primary school assembly was fantastic. We all feel very proud of you.
16/07/2015 - Gold Award Celebrations
The last day of term and time to celebrate achievements. Over twenty children, achieved their Gold Award this year which is an amazing achievement. Two children managed to achieve their Governors Award which is fantastic. Everyone enjoyed themselves, particularly eating celebration cake!
15/07/2015 - Year 6 Leaving Disco
Year 6's time at Eastlands Primary School is coming to an end. Great to see them sharing the special times they have had together and taking photographs to remember each other. There was a lot of grooving at the disco and even a limbo competition! Hot dogs and burgers were consumed and the candy floss was a real treat. Thank you to the staff and PSA who made this evening one to remember. We will miss you Year 6.
03/07/2015 - Summer Fete
Roll up, roll up for all the fun of the fair! This afternoon we had our annual Summer Fete. There was plenty to do, games, hand painting, bowling, the tombola, the raffle and the ever popular food and cake stall! Well done to our Year 6 children who organised their stalls by themselves. It was fantastic to see so many people from our local community who came to support us. Thank you to the PSA for organising the successful event and the parents and staff who helped. We will be announcing the total amount raised very soon.
30/06/2015 - Year 1-4 Athletics Competition
This afternoon, a group of children from Years 1-4 represented Eastlands at St Matthews Bloxham. All of the team showed great spirit and determination to do their very best. We are proud to announce that they were placed 2nd, an amazing achievement. We are all very proud of you! Team Eastlands.
26/06/2015 - Year 3, 4 and 5 Athletics Competition
Today a group of children from Year 3, 4 and 5 went to the Queen Jubilee centre to take part in a schools athletic competition. Our children took part in many track and field events. We had success in different events and we are awaiting awards for children from Year 3 and 4. We are incredibly proud of all of our children who represented our school. Well done to you all. A great way to end our National Schools Sports week. Have a look at our animoto to see photographs of the day.
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12/06/2015 - Kindness Day
Today we celebrated Kindness Day. Our Anti-Bullying Ambassadors organised the event as part of their work to make our school happy. Different classes were very busy with different activities. Reception shared the book 'It's ok to be different' and Year 1 and 2 shared 'Have you filled a bucket today?' KS2 used an extract from the book 'Wonder'. Have a look at our animoto to see everything that has happened. Year 4 have even written a kindness song, take a look. Thank you to our Anti-Bullying Ambassadors, children and staff for making today so enjoyable.
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08/06/2015 - Year 5 Tennis Competition
Today four of our Year 5 children took part in a tennis competition against other schools. We are pleased to report that our team won two singles and both doubles matches to lead them to winning the competition. Game, set and match to Eastlands. Well done Year 5! Thank you to the staff and parents who came to offer their support.
05/06/2015 - Recorder Concert
Today in assembly, we were treated to a very special recorder concert. Year 3 learn to play the recorder as part of their music curriculum. They were fantastic and are now playing notes with both hands. We also listened to our Year 5 and Year 6 children who attend lessons with Miss Jones every Wednesday. Well done to everyone, you made us feel very proud. Thank you to everyone who came to listen. Click below and listen to our Year 5 and 6 children.
03/06/2015 - School Disco
School has been buzzing with excitement all day! Tonight it was time for our Summer School Disco. Everyone was dressed in their best and wearing their dancing shoes. Some were a little nervous at the start but soon there was some grooving and some moving and even the hokey cokey! Thank you to the PSA, the staff and the parents for making this event so enjoyable.
03/06/2015 - Level 2 School Games Quadkids
Today some of our Year 3 and Year 4 children went to the The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Centre to take part in a Quadkids sporting event. Congratulations to all of the children who competed against four other schools.We are pleased to announce that they finished 2nd! A special mention goes to Tristen for his 182cm standing long jump and to the whole team for their team spirit which was commented on by the organisers of the event.
31/05/2015 - Mini Mudder
Today, 12 children from Eastlands Primary School travelled to Boughton Hall in Kettering to take part in the Fruitshoot Mini Mudder. Fruit Shoot Mini Mudder is a one mile long obstacle course which gives children a chance to work as a team, get muddy and experience the thrill of adventure
First, the children had to pledge allegiance to Mini Mudder:
As a Fruit Shoot Mini Mudder, I pledge that:
Mini Mudders like getting muddy.
Mini Mudders are tough and strong.
Mini Mudders always work together.
Mini Mudders do not whine. Babies whine.
Mini Mudders are up for adventure.
Mini Mudders can do anything.
There were times when some of the children were challenged by the different obstacles, but they all persevered, helped each other round and were fantastic ambassadors of our school. It is not until we overcome challenges in life and work out how to overcome them that we can feel truly proud of ourselves.Thank you to the staff and parents who went to support the children. Well done Eastlands!
12/05/2015 - Year 1 and 2 Archery Competition
Today, representatives from Year 1 and Year 2 went to St Matthews Bloxham to take part in an archery competition. Our four children were focused and worked well together as a team. We are pleased to say they were awarded 2nd place, narrowly missing out on first. Congratulations to all four of you, you made us feel very proud. Thank you to the staff and parents who were there to offer their support. Team Eastlands!
08/05/2015- VE Day 70 Celebrations
Today we celebrated along with the Nation to recognise that it is 70 Years since VE day. We started our celebrations with a street party on our playground. Brilliant to see smiling faces and so much excitement from everyone and the buffet was delicious. One of the children said 'this has been the best lunchtime ever', what a great compliment. We worked together in our classes to learn all about the importance of VE day to help us to understand why today is so significant. During our celebration assembly, the children sat impeccably during our 2 minutes silence. This gave us time to reflect on the meaning of today. Well done to everyone who made this day such a success.
07/05/2015 - School Councillors & Anti Bullying Ambassadors visit the Houses of Parliament and London Eye
Today the School Councillors and Anti-Bullying Ambassadors went on an exciting visit to London on the day of the General Election. First we had a tour of the Houses of Parliament and had the opportunity to view the House of Commons and House of Lords. We found out lots of facts about the history of the democratic system in our county. We then participated in an educational workshop about 'Elections and Voting'. This involved lots of meetings in constituencies and political parties (to write and share our manifesto). We all had the opportunity to vote and the 'Purple People Eater Party won the majority of votes. Following a short meeting of the remaining members of their party they elected our new Prime Minister! It was great to take part in this process on the day of the General Election. We then visited the London Eye (starting with the 4D experience). We had our own private capsule and viewed many famous landmarks from above during the 30 minute rotation.
This visit on such an important day really demonstrated the role of the Government to the children and how they are elected. A fantastic day!
04/05/2015 - Rotakids at The Rotary Spring Fair
Today the sun was finally shining and it was time for the Rugby Rotary Spring Fair at the Whitehall Recreation Ground, Hillmorton Road. The Spring Fair is one of the most popular family events held every year in the town, with regular attendances of up to 10,000 people. The Fair is organised and run by members of the three Rotary Clubs in Rugby who volunteer their services to make this day a special occasion for everyone. Members of The Saturday Breakfast Rotary club, visit our school once a fortnight to run the after school club Rotakids. The club is becoming very popular in KS2, we have had more members join us this half term. The Rotakids had the opportunity to volunteer their time alongside the Rotarians to help out at the fair. You look like you enjoyed yourselves. Thank you to the Rotarians and Eastlands Rotakids!
24/04/2015 - Recorder Performance
This afternoon during our celebration assembly, we were treated to a performance from our recorder players in Years 4, 5 and 6. They played 'past time with good company' and Miss Jones accompanied the group on the drum. Well done to you all, we are proud of you. Thank you to the parents and friends who came to join us.
17/04/2015 - TES School Awards
Today we have received notification that our E-safety work has been shortlisted in the TES School Awards. The TES Schools Awards, now in its seventh year, celebrates the extraordinary commitment, quality and innovation shown by teachers, support staff and pupils across the UK. The category is the community and collaboration award and the travelling theatre production 'Not Such A Sweet Tweet' has been recognised and shortlisted by the judges. Fingers crossed for Friday 19th June!
15/04/2015 - School Council and Anti-Bullying Ambassadors Meetings
Today both the school council and the anti-bullying ambassadors met with Mrs Corrigan. During the meeting she shared that on 7th May, they will be going to London to participate in a tour and education workshop at the Houses of Parliament. The focus of the workshop will be ‘Elections and voting’ and what a day to be doing this on! Following their visit to the Houses of Parliament Mrs Corrigan has also organised for the children to go on the London Eye! It goes without saying that the children are very excited and will learn a lot from their visit. Keep a look out for a full report of their trip and photographs!
27/03/2015 - Community Education Awards
Today we received notification that we have been shortlisted for TWO community education awards. From over 2000 entries we have been shortlisted in the categories of ‘Anti-bullying’ (for our work with the Anti-Bullying Ambassadors) and ‘Sports Project’ (for our effective use of the School Sports Funding). The awards are an annual celebration of schools' efforts to help children and young people become positive community members which highlight and reward the most effective projects being delivered in the schools and the local community. We look forward to submitting additional evidence to support the judges reach a decision!
26/03/2015 - Eastlands Got Talent
The evening had finally arrived, it is time for Eastlands Got Talent! The hall quickly filled up with parents, friends, staff and governors. The children waited nervously in the classroom making their final adjustments to their costumes, hair and make up! Finally time to get the show on the road, JD from Free Radio arrived to compare the evening and introduce the judges; Simon Cowell, aka Mark Pawsey MP, Amanda Holden, aka Kate Maguire from Premier Performing Arts, Alisha Dixon aka Rev Shelia Bridges and last but by no means least, David Walliams aka Simon Buckingham from Rugby Youth for Christ. Their buzzers were ready and the first act took to the stage. We watched so many different acts including singing, dancing, comedy, a ventriloquist, drama, poems, drums, guitars, recorders and even magic! The judges found it very difficult to choose the winners. Congratulations and thank you to all of the children, you were fantastic. Thank you to JD for introducing everyone and entertaining the crowd. Thank you to all of the judges. Thank you to the parents for supporting Eastlands and helping to prepare the children. Also thank you to Mrs Corrigan for organising the event. Thank you to staff for joining in and not minding being buzzed! Tonight really shows that Eastlands Primary School really does have talent. Have a look at our YouTube Channel to watch the acts. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClKC2xqkSX3SwOBG_rwl7MA
25/03/2015 - NACCE Awards
Today we were announced as National WINNERS of the NAACE Impact Award at their annual conference. NAACE is an ICT association. They are a community of educators, technologists and policy makers who share a vision for the role of technology in advancing education. Their members include teachers, school leaders, advisors and consultants working within and across all phases of UK education. Our award was achieved for our Community work in relation to E-safety for ‘Not Such a Sweet Tweet!’ For those of you new to our school this year, this was an esafety fairytale theatre production starring our Year 6 children last academic year which travelled around schools in Warwickshire. A copy of the production can be viewed on the school YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClKC2xqkSX3SwOBG_rwl7MA and http://www.naace.co.uk/conference2015/impactawards
25/03/2015 - Dodgeball and Hockey Competitions
After school, Year 1 and 2 and Year 5 and 6 took part in sporting competitions organised by Premier Sports. Year 1 and 2 played really well together in their first Dodgeball match. There was great team spirit and they really enjoyed themselves. Year 5 and 6 were also fantastic and played with determination showing great hockey skills. Both teams were awarded first place! Well done to you all, we are extremely proud of you. Thank you to the staff and parents who went along to support and encourage the children.
25/03/2015 - Easter Church Visit
This afternoon, 235 children from Eastlands attended an Easter service at St Peters Church. They sang songs beautifully including my favourite things and rejoice. During the service, the children shared what makes them 'happy' (spending time with friends) and 'sad' (children suffering from illnesses). Our children shared their prayers about Easter to end the service. Many thanks to Rev Shelia Bridges for inviting us and for leading the service.
23/03/2015 - Anti-Bullying Ambassadors Smile and Compliment Day
Today was a very special day at Eastlands. Our Anti-Bullying Ambassadors told us all about Smile and Compliment day during assembly. Their mission was to get every member of the Eastlands School community to be smiley all day and compliment their peers. At playtime, it was great to see so many smiling faces. Each class had an activity to make a paper plate smiley and add a compliment they would give to someone they know and there were some great ideas. A favourite one was 'you always think about other peoples feelings and you really care about others', fantastic! It is great to see that the smileys are already around the classroom doors to remind us that everyday should be smile and compliment day. Thank you to our ABA's for organising the day to make everyone feel happy.
23/03/2015 - Year 3 and 4 Archery Competition
This afternoon it was our Year 3 and 4 children who were participating in an archery competition with Premier Sports. There were some great shots at the target and even a bullseye! Great team work and team spirit were shown throughout the afternoon. It was a tense wait to see the results, they came 3rd! Congratulations to you all you should be very proud of yourselves, we are proud of you.
21/03/2015 - Cross Country Finals
This morning. three of our Year 5 boys travelled Hartshill Hayes in Nuneaton to take part in the cross country finals representing Eastlands and East Warwickshire. First they needed to walk the course so they were familiar with the track, the adults with them were pleased they were not running it! A massive congratulations goes to them all as they were placed 16th,40th,50th! A huge achievement and all of the Eastlands community are proud of you!
CROSS COUNTRY FINALS UPDATE! Congratulations to our boys who as part of the East Warwickshire team finished an incredible 3rd!
20/03/2015 - Partial Solar Eclipse
At school today, we all got together to watch the partial eclipse, a very special event. Before and After school club started their morning with watching the eclipse in Spain. Every class gathered together in the hall to share an assembly to explain why today is so special. We all went out onto the playground, remembering our safety instructions, to share this very special time. There was a real buzz of excitement as the light started to fade and the temperature dropped, it felt very eerie. We used pin cameras to view the partial eclipse and there were some colanders too! Special eclipse glasses and a very special sun telescope were available to the children to really enhance their experience. Classes then followed up their findings with special events. Reception ate eclipse biscuits and Year 4 wrote a scientific story. Thank you to everyone who helped to make this a day to remember for the children (and the adults!)
13/03/2015 - Red Nose Day
We have had a fantastic day today at Eastlands celebrating fundraising for Red Nose Day. It was great to see so many costumes to match the Red Nose Noses, funny faces and red outfits. Our contributions are being counted in the office and we will let you know just how much we have raised shortly. The government will be doubling whatever we have raised so there will be more money to support others. Thank you to everyone. Have a look at our animoto to see just how fantastic everyone looked.
13/03/2015 Cross Country Update
We have just heard that our three Year 5 boys are through to the cross country finals and they will be representing Eastlands and Eastern Warwickshire. Congratulations to you!
09/03/2015 Cross Country 2nd Round
Today three of our Year 5 boys took part in the second round of the cross country race. Our boys ran really well again and were placed 7th,15th & 22nd! We are eagerly waiting to see if they have made the finals. You look very proud of yourselves and we are proud of you!
06/03/2015 World Book Day
We have been celebrating World Book Day today! Each child (some of the adults too!) have dressed as their favourite book character to raise money to Book Aid International. There was a Harry Potter, a Princess, a Wizard, a Superhero and even Batman in nearly every classroom. You all looked fantastic, thank you for all the effort you have put into your costume.
UPDATE... TOGETHER WE RAISED OVER £150.00 FOR CHARITY. THANK YOU AND WELL DONE!
05/03/2015 - Story Evening
Tonight children were invited back to school for World Book Day Story Night to share favourite stories in their classroom wearing their pyjamas. It was great to see so many teddies too! Thank you to the PSA for the hot chocolate. We are really looking forward to seeing everyone dressed up as a book character tomorrow.
04/03/2015- Netball
Our Year 6 netball team were ready after school to compete in their first match (friendly) against Cawston today. Great team work and stratagies were shown throughout the match. The score finished at 8:2. to Eastlands. Congratulations team Eastlands, we are very proud of you all. Thank you to staff and parents for your support.
03/03/2015 - Cross Country
Today three of our Year 5 boys travelled to Binley Woods to represent Eastlands in the first round of a cross country race. Around 100 children took part. Our boys ran really well and were placed 4th,14th & 20th! They are looking for top 20 results over 2 races for finals. We are very proud of you all for your fantastic efforts this afternoon and the whole of the Eastlands community have their fingers crossed for the next round.
27/02/2015 - Capita Conference in London.
Today Mrs Corrigan was invited to London to speak at the Capita E-Safety in Primary Schools conference. There she had the opportunity to share our cyberbullying and e-safety projects The Anti-Social Network and Not Such A Sweet Tweet. She also talked about how Eastlands approaches the subject of keeping our children safe in the digital world. It was great to hear what other primary schools around the country are doing and to also listen to the latest research and statistics. We have also just been informed that Mrs Corrigan received the top review as a speaker, congratulations!
26/02/2015 - Eastlands Got Talent, The Auditions.
25/02/2015 - Football Tournament
Today some of our year 3 and 4 boys travelled excitedly to Bilton High school to take part in the Sainsburys L2 school games football competition. There was some skilful passing, attacking, defending and great saving. It was fantastic to see good team spirit from everyone. They were placed 4th. Congratulations to you all we feel very proud of you all.
11/02/2015 - Valentines Disco
There has been a buzz of excitement in school today as the children have been looking forward to our Valentines Disco this evening. EYFS and KS1 showed us all how to sing, wriggle and move it! KS2 enjoyed dancing and sharing time with their friends. Thank you to everyone who came to help and support us and to the school PSA for arranging the event
11/02/2015 - Football Tournament
Year 5 and 6 were feeling very excited after school today as they were taking part in their first football tournament being held at Webb Ellis Road. There was skilful passing, great saving in the oppositions goal and fantastic goal scoring. The team played brilliantly and showed fantastic team spirit. They waited nervously for the result and they were placed 3rd and they were awarded a trophy! Very well done to you all. You can celebrate your achievement at the school disco!
10/02/2015 - Safer Internet Day
We have been very busy at Eastlands celebrating Safer Internet Day and making the internet a better and safer place for all. Each class started their day with a special assembly to share what is good about being online. During the day KS1 learnt about staying safe and not sharing their personal information with the help of Lee and Kim. KS2 thought about cyberbullying, gaming and social networking sites. We also thought about "what would we do if?" scenarios. It was great to share what we would do in each situation. The whole school made an individual pledge about what we could do to help ourselves and others make the internet a better and safer place to be. It was great to see parents come in to learn about keeping our families safe too. Year 5 ended our special day with a performance about being safe online. During the day they had learnt about the internet through drama (with Konflux Theatre company) and they were very keen to share 'Click Safe!' with us all. Have a look at the photographs to see what we have been up. Sing along with SID and to keep happy clap along the internet is a really wonderful place, our very own Safer Internet Day song!
06/02/2015 - Safer Internet Day
In preparation for Safer Internet Day, KS2 recorded a very special song to tell others how to stay safe online. 'To keep happy clap along the internet is a really wonderful place!'
05/02/2015 - Eastlands Got Talent
Everyone in school is very excited because it has been announced that Eastlands will be holding its very own talent show, 'Eastlands Got Talent'. Can you Double Dutch, sing, dance, tell jokes or recite poetry? We are looking forward to you sharing your talents with us and enjoying a great evening together on Thursday 26th March. A letter has been sent home today with an application form attached.
Key dates are:
Application form to be sent back to school by: Tuesday 24th February
Audition Date: Thursday 26th February
Eastlands Got Talent Show: Thursday 26th March
05/02/2015 - Sporting Biathlon
Children from Years 4, 5 and 6, took part in a sporting biathlon today at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Centre. First the had to swim and then they headed out onto the track. It was a long,hard 400m run in the wind and rain but they made it all the way and had a big smile on their faces at the end! There were some amazing individual results. Congratulations to you all, we feel very proud of you.
02/02/2015 - School Games Infant Agility Competition
Today Year 2 represented Eastlands in the Infant Agility Competition at Ashlawn School. They took part in different team games including soft javelin, speed bounce and standing long jump. Year 2 cheered each other on and were placed 2nd. Only 4 points behind the winning school. Well done Year 2, we are proud of you.
27/01/2105 - Sportshall Primary Competition.
Today children representing Year 5 and Year 6, travelled to Harris School to take part in an exciting indoor athletics competition. The Aviva Sportshall Primary Programme, provides an exciting and highly popular introduction to athletics competition. The events included, obstacle relay, soft javelin, speed bounce,standing long and triple jump and vertical jump. We were placed 4th, only 20 points separated 1st and 4th place, it was a very close competition. Great team spirit was shown by all and we feel very proud of our children.
26/01/2015 - Letter from David Laws MP
We were extremely proud to receive the following letter from David Laws MP today congratulating us on our key stage 2 results for disadvantaged pupils since 2012 today. We are one of a 'handful' of schools in Warwickshire to receive this letter!
16/01/2015 - Young Voices
Eastlands Primary School had their first experience of a Young Voices concert today at the Genting Arena, Birmingham.
Nothing could have prepared us for the sound of 5777 children from schools around the country singing in harmony to a capacity audience of friends and family. Young Voices combines the power of singing together as one, with accompaniment from a wide range of musicians and artists, to create an amazing performance.
Every year, schools across the country practise Young Voices music in school to prepare themselves to take part in these massive concerts. Over the years the children in the choir have performed with artists such as Alexandra Burke, Joss Stone, and Gary Barlow as well as raising over 1 million pounds for Children’s charities such as CLIC Sargent.
With a full live band, backing singers and the internationally acclaimed conductor David Lawrence, it makes for one of the most exciting and memorable musical experiences you can imagine.
09/01/2015 - Special Congratulations!
Today we have been informed that one of our pupils has been awarded the title of the best poet in the region as part of the National School Poetry Competition. Ella's poem called my job in a castle, was written from the point of view of a Lady in Waiting to the Queen at Warwick Castle. Ella's poem was selected from more than 30,000 entries. What a fantastic achievement, we are very proud of you.
19/12/2014 - A Very Special Visit!
Class parties were in full swing when the sound of sleigh bells could be heard in the corridors. A very special visitor had arrived at school, but who could it be? It was Father Christmas and his elf! Every classroom was visited and each child received a present. Happy Christmas everyone and thank you Father Christmas, your Elf and the PSA!
17/12/2014 - Christmas Dinner
Christmas Dinner is definitely a winner at Eastlands! The dining tables had festive tablecloths on them and crackers to share with friends. Dinner was served by Mrs Corrigan and the kitchen staff and it was delicious. Teachers, teaching assistants and office staff shared their lunch with the children too. Thank you to everyone who helped to make this a very special lunchtime.
15/16/17/19/12/2014 - Christmas Performance
Over the last week, Key stage 1 and 2 have been performing their Christmas story to the school community. The stars are coming out for Christmas is set at a very special awards ceremony in Holly-wood in Tinsel-town. Miss Carol Singer and Mr Noel Knowels were our hosts for the evening to present the award for the 'Outstanding Contribution to Christmas' but who would win? Would it be the Christmas trees, the Christmas cards, the Christmas dinner, the snow or Father Christmas and his helpers? A late entry from Beth (short for the Star of Bethlehem) who made a contribution to the very first Christmas many years ago was awarded the very special cracker. Well done to all of the children for working hard to make the performance such a success. To finish our week, early years performed a very special Nativity for parents and families. They spoke so well and they sang beautifully! There were a few tears in the audience and everyone felt very proud of all of our children.
At each of our Christmas Performances, our recorder players started the performance sharing their music skills with the audience. Thank you to Miss Jones for preparing the children for a great performance. Have a look at our school YouTube channel to watch the performances again. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClKC2xqkSX3SwOBG_rwl7MA
16/12/2014 - Fencing Competition
Today after school it was the turn of Years 3 and 4 to take part against other Rugby schools in a Fencing competition at St Andrews Benn school. There were two teams from Eastlands and the were drawn against each other. They showed great team work and encouraged each other. Eastlands came fourth and fifth and we feel very proud of you all. Thank you to the staff and parents who came to support the children tonight.
16/12/2014 - Belgrade Theatre
Today the whole school boarded buses and went on a very special trip. We went to the Belgrade Theatre in Coventry to watch the pantomime Aladdin! We especially enjoyed it when Mr Harding took part in the performance and he was covered in washing foam. We all had a wonderful time.
12/12/2014 - Multisports Competition
Today after school it was the turn of Years 1 and 2 to take part against other Rugby schools in a Multisports competition at Eastlands. Events included: agility, balance, coordination. There was great team spirit and everyone tried their very best. Eastlands came second and we are very proud of you all. Thank you to the staff and parents who came to support the children tonight.
12/12/2014 - National Christmas Jumper Day
10/12/2014 - Gymnastics Competition
After school today, some of our Year 5 and Year 6 children took part in a gymnastics competition at St Matthew Bloxham School alongside other Rugby Schools. Three boys and three girls took part in the floor and the vault. The scores were added together to find the winning team .We are very pleased to say that Eastlands came first! We are very proud of you all. Thank you to the staff and parents who came to support the children.
10/12/2014 - Visit to Rugby Care Home
Today some of Year 6 and staff went to visit The Rugby Care Home in the Town Centre. The residents were treated to some traditional Christmas Carols and a preview of some of the songs featuring in the upcoming Christmas performance. It was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone. Well done Year 6 for spreading the Christmas spirit.
09/12/2014 - Antibullying Ambassador Training
07/12/2014 - Book Sale
The book fair has arrived at school. It will be open from 3.30 on Monday 8th and Tuesday 9th and all books are half price. Come and see us and find a book bargain!
28/11/2014 - PSA Family Disco
There was a lot of fun to be had at the PSA Christmas Family Disco this evening! There was dancing, traditional games, a raffle, face painting, food and of course Father Christmas and his Elf helper. Thank you to the PSA for organising this wonderful event for our school community. Thank you to everyone that helped and everyone who came to make it a fun time for all.
17/11/2014 - Gymnastics Competition
Today some of our Year 1 and Year 2 children who attend our Gymnastic After School Club, took part in a competition at St Matthews Bloxam. The competition was judged by two British gymnastics qualified judges/coaches from Rugby gymnastics club. Five Rugby schools competed: Eastlands, Northlands, St. Andrews Benn, St Matthews Bloxam and Bilton infants. The children took part in the floor and the vault. We are very pleased to say that Eastlands came first! We are very proud of you all. Thank you to everyone who came to support the children.
14/11/2014 - Children In Need
Wow what a Superhero day we have had at Eastlands today. It was great to see the children all dressed up as their Superhero. We had Spiderman, Batman, Catwoman, a nurse, a doctor and many more. We have also taken part in a World Record attempt at Paddox School. The Hillmorton cluster schools have all got together with lots of loose change to beat the current World Record of a 140m squared Pudsey Bear. Year 6 went to Paddox this afternoon to help out and we have our fingers crossed. Thank you to everyone who supported Children In Need today and we have already raised over £234.00. Fantastic!
12/11/2014 - Netball
Our netball team played well in their friendly match against Paddox today. This is the first time the team have played against another school. The score was Paddox 5 Eastlands 2. Well done to you all and thank you to parents, staff and the after school club for coming to support the game.
07/11/2014
Today in our assembly, members from the Rotary Club of Rugby presented our Year 5 children with a dictionary of their own. The children will use these in the classroom to support their learning. We would like to thank the Rotary for their very kind gift, we very much appreciate them.
04/11/2014 - 07/11/2014
We were very excited to hear that our E-Safety theatre production of ‘Not Such a Sweet Tweet’ had been awarded a winners award by the PAN EU Youth European Commission. As winners, we were invited to participate in the Safer Internet Forum in Brussels. There Eastlands had the opportunity to share ideas on future priorities for a better internet along with others from across Europe. Mrs Stonell enjoyed meeting and working alongside other professionals to support this very important issue. The word used to sum up the conference was balance.
Better internet
Access for all
Lead by example
Assess the risks
Netiquette
Choice
Embrace the future
It was good to be involved in being able to help to make the internet a safer place for all.
22/10/2014 - Tag Rugby Event
Great news that our Tag Rugby Team have been awarded 4th place at our first Tag Rugby Event. It was commented on that the sportsmanship from our team was excellent and that the you were a credit to Eastlands. We are very proud of you all and you look great in the new kit!
14/10/2014 - Cross Country Competition
Some of our Year 5 and Year 6 children took part in a Schools Cross Country competition this afternoon. We are pleased to say that the Year 5 boys cross country results are 1st, 6th & 8th. Congratulations also to our Year 6 cross country runners, particularly as this was the first competition for some. We are very proud of you all and you looked very smart in your new Eastlands sports kit!
09/10/2014 - TES A Teaching Moment in Time
On 10th September at 11am we took part alongside teachers from across the globe in the second worldwide teaching experiment by sharing a moment from our teaching day. At 11am Mrs Corrigan took photographs from all around school and they were put together on a video. Our video was sent into TES to share with others and we have just received an iPad for a great contribution! Eastlands also features on the TES website. Have a look! http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storyCode=6445465
13/09/2014 - Eastlands awarded Primary Science Quality Mark (PSQM) - Silver Award
The Primary Science Quality Mark is an award scheme to enable primary schools across the UK to evaluate, strengthen and celebrate their science provision. Schools can achieve bronze, silver and gold awards.
The Primary Science Quality Mark has the following aims:
- to raise the profile of science in primary schools
- to provide schools with a framework and professional support for developing science leadership, teaching and learning
- to celebrate excellence in primary science
- to work with existing and facilitate new networks across the UK and wider to provide local support for primary science
- to assemble and make accessible to the wider science education community a rich data base of current practice in primary science.
Congratulations to all staff for working together to achieve the silver award on the first attempt!
12/09/2014 - LiteracyActionNet Awards 2014 for innovation by schools - shortlist announced
Eastlands Primary School - Accelerated Reader Programme
We are one of nine projects to be shortlisted for the LiteracyActionNet Awards 2014 for innovation by schools. The awards, presented by the JJ Charitable Trust with Lemos&Crane, will give a total of £2,000 prize money to projects that demonstrate successful approaches in: supporting children with dyslexia and other specific learning difficulties; working with parents and families; supporting children and young people through school transitions; encouraging motivation, creativity and love of reading and writing; and teacher development and training to enhance literacy outcomes.
Winners will be announced in October 2014.
10/09/2014 - TES A Teaching Moment in Time
Today, we joined teachers from across the globe in the second worldwide teaching experiment by sharing a moment from our teaching day (11am on 10 September 2014). These moments build a picture of teaching around the world; revealing what connects us and what makes the teaching profession unique.
