Science Morning...all about movement!

Yesterday, the whole school had fun with science. The theme was movement and in KS1 and KS2 the children investigated different kinds of movement.

In KS2 the children investigated how liquids move, what happens when the air escapes form a balloon, volcano eruptions and the flight patterns of paper planes.

Everyone enjoyed being messy with Mrs Clarke!

In KS1 the children investigated floating and sinking, cylinder planes and boat races.

The planes didn't look like ordinary planes, but were great at flying!

Although the children made good predictions about what would sink or float, everyone was surprised by what the raisins did!

Try putting some raisins in a cup of lemonade and watch them go up and down and up and down!

Miss Proctor

Letter from the Queen!!!

The Year 6 children have been writing letters... to James Blunt, Chelsea FC, Danni Minogue, Top Gear, Doctor Who, Diversity... the list goes on and on. They have been waiting for replies, and slowly letters have trickled into school.

The most exciting of which has been a letter from... the Queen! Bradley had written to the Queen, to inform her about our new school, and to let her know about the important features of the school...." we have underfloor heating in every classroom"! I'm sure that impressed her, because she probably hasn't got it at the palace!

He recieved a letter back, from her Lady-in-Waiting, which said the following...

Dear Bradley,
The Queen wishes me to write and thank you for your letter in which you tell her about your new school.
The Queen was pleased to know that you are so proud of your school, and thought it was kind of you to invite her to visit you there. Although Her Majesty is unable to accept, The Queen greatly appreciated your thoughtfulness.
As I feel sure you will understand, Her Majesty does not have time to reply personally to all the hundreds of people who write to her each day, but she was very glad to hear from you and to know that you are so happy at your school.
The Queen thanks you again for your letter and sends her good wishes to you and all your friends at Redbridge Primary School.

We are looking forward to more replies from some of the other people, and we hope that they will be just as exciting.
Miss Proctor

Sports Relief!

There were some interesting clothes worn to school today, to raise money for Sports Relief. I think that everyones favourite costumes were the 118 guys!

We were all amazed by the variety of sporting costumes... from footballers, swimmers, tennis players, racing drivers, ballet dancers, cheerleaders .... the list is endless.

The winners from the KS2 skipping competition all showed off their prowess... but we found it hard to believe that Mr Benson had done 170 skips in a minute... we think it was more like 17! We liked Mrs Clarke's special jumping style!

The winners from the KS1 hula-hooping competition all showed how quickly they could spin their hoops... and everyone was very impressed by the size of my hoop!

It is much easier with a bigger hoop though, as Lisa found out!

Everyone had lots of fun and, more importantly, raised lots of money for Sports Relief. Thanks!

Miss Proctor

We are open!

After weeks of work, we're open at last! Everyone was very excited today, adults and children alike! Although it was still slippery underfoot, I think that everyone was glad the school was (just about) ready to open.

The children had a good look around the school and into each others classrooms.

They were very impressed by the abundance of technology everywhere, and how bright and shiny everything is!
This is what some of the Year 2 children wrote...

"I think that the new school is outstanding. I really like the new, posh toilets. I am looking forward to going into the ICT suite. " Ellessia

"I think the new school is super duper. I really like the massive white board in the hall. I can't wait to watch a film on the big white board in the massive hall." Ryan

"I think that the new school is clean. I really like the warm carpet. I am looking forward to going in the hall for lunch. " Paige

All we need to do now is fill up all the display boards! There are quite a lot, but I'm sure we'll be doing lots of exciting work!
Miss Proctor

Inside the new school!

Today the children stepped inside the new school for the first time...and were very excited!

It's supposed to be finished by Friday, but there still seemed quite a lot left to do! Several children offered to help with the painting!

We were very impressed by the height of the school hall, and the atrium area, and everyone was itching to get inside the classrooms.

We looked in the windows of the classrooms and Jane's office, as they were full of the things from our old school!


We looked at the playground area, and we can't wait for there to be some grass, so we can get out onto the field. At the moment there is rather a lot of mud everywhere!


Miss Proctor

The Little Chimney Sweep!

Today the infants performed the first of their Christmas concerts to a very packed hall full of proud parents and friends. Everyone agreed that it was a great final concert in our old school hall.

Next year there will be much more space, but maybe a little less atmosphere. Dressed in their Victorian clothes, it did feel like we were back in the year 1859!

This is what the children wrote...

" My Nan came and she was really impressed. Red class were actors and my brother was Santa Claus and he made me laugh. He looked really good and was really funny. I had to sing by myself. The song was called, 'I wish I was a fairy on a Christmas tree', and it was a very gentle song." Kiesha, Y2

" My favourite song was 'Jolly old Father Christmas'. And at the end of the concert Miss Proctor took pictures of us and I enjoyed it very much." Ashanti, Y2

"I liked the Christmas cracker song, because after we sang it, Red class pulled their crackers. My Mum, Dad and sister enjoyed it. Jane said that it was the best concert at Redbridge Primary School." Leshanna, Y2

" My Mum and Dad loved it. My Mum nearly cried and my Dad kept looking at me because he loved it as well. Jane loved it and she clapped, and told everyone to do three cheers." Ellie, Y2

All of the Junior classes and Y2 contributed to a drawing of the school, as it would have looked in 1859. that we used as our scenery.

Miss Proctor

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Year 1 having fun on Victorian day!

Red class certainly seemed to be having lots of fun on our special day.

They all had their photos taken outside the old school door.

They enjoyed being in the Victorian school room, although their teacher seemed a little scary.

Not everybody's hands were clean!

But their favourite activity was definitely 'drill' in the playground.

Miss Proctor

Going back in time on Victorian day!

Wow! What amazing outfits were worn today by all the children... and some of the adults!

A big thank you to all the creative parents who produced some great outfits, and to everyone who has provided a 'memory'. We are still interested in hearing from anyone who has a memory of Redbridge Primary, as we are collecting these together in a book.

We all really enjoyed being Victorians for the day, and especially enjoyed the Victorian school experience!

We know that there would only have been about 30 children in the school 150 years ago, whereas it felt very full today with over 200 children and lots of adults.

The Echo came and took lots of pictures, so we're hoping that there will be a nice article in the paper recording one of the last events in our old site.

Now we're looking ahead to the Christmas concerts... and to lots and lots of packing!

Miss Proctor

Memories of Redbridge week

We started the 'memories of Redbridge' week today. In assembly the children had to guess how many years different teachers had worked at the school... their guesses were not always flattering!

We had two special visitors, ex members of staff, that the children later interviewed. And the children enjoyed looking at the old photos of classes and teachers, finding older brothers and sisters, and in some cases parents.

The oldest photograph we have was a class in 1927, in which our old caretaker Tony's Uncle belonged. Many of the children seemed very shocked by the clothes the teachers used to wear, and some very interesting hair styles!

We're all looking forward to our Victorian school day on Thursday, and dressing up as Victorian school children and teachers.

Miss Proctor