Dear Parents,
I hope that you are all well and enjoying the lovely sunshine this week. We have had another busy and exciting week at Maldon Court. We were delighted to welcome the RNLI into school, who delivered an informative assembly for the children. The children enjoyed learning about the valuable work carried out by the lifeboat crews, as well as the importance of staying safe in and around water. This is especially important given how close we are to the river.
Well done to our Reception children for their fantastic cake sale this week. The event was, as always, extremely popular, and thank you to everyone who contributed and supported it.
Finally, I would like to wish our wonderful Form 6 children all the very best as they head off next week to PGL for what promises to be a fun and memorable experience. Thank you to Mrs Summers and Mr Coyle for giving up their time to accompany the children on the trip. I look forward to hearing all about their adventures throughout the week!
Wishing you all a lovely weekend.
Mrs Mason
Headteacher
STARS OF THE WEEK
Happy Birthday to Reuben H, Felix, Grace O and Miss Hall
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Happy Birthday to Reuben H, Felix, Grace O and Miss Hall ~~~
Nursery
This week Nursery have finally reached their destination - the Moon! In our role play area, the rocket landed on the Moon and the children enjoyed spending time in the Moon Café, where they served and ate Galaxy Juice and Planet Pizza. The children worked together to serve food and used special star coins to “pay” for their meals.
In our tuff trays, the children explored a Moon-themed area made from foil and different textures to represent the surface of the Moon and Moon rocks.
During physical time, we pretended we were on the Moon and moved slowly with large, exaggerated movements to represent low gravity. It was a fun and imaginative week continuing our space learning!
Mrs Callaghan
PRE-RECEPTION
We continue having lots of fun with the whole school space topic, this week we have been looking at Rockets. Pre-Reception worked super hard to create their own name rocket, ordering letters in their name from memory to create their rocket. Amazing to see how many children knew the order of their name which then created these fantastic pieces of work, great work Pre-Reception!
Mrs Kennedy and Miss Hansell
FORMs 1 and 2
Forms 1 and 2 demonstrated excellent creativity during this week’s Art lesson. The children were set the task of designing and decorating an alien spaceship using their own handprints as the base. They approached the activity with great enthusiasm, making use of a wide variety of materials, including foil, pipe cleaners, crepe paper, and sequins to personalise their designs. Mrs Caldow and I were extremely impressed with the outcome, where each child was able to showcase both their imagination and individuality. It is clear that there is a great deal of artistic talent within KS1. Well done everyone!
Miss Vaughan and Mrs Caldow
FORM 3
Form 3 have been loving space-themed art activities recently. They have been working very hard to create a new classroom display- it’s bright, colourful and full of creative glimpses into different worlds as an astronaut falls through them! The children have also used water colour to design their own planets in an imaginary solar system. I am extremely impressed with how the children’s art skills have progressed throughout the year. Well done Form 3 - thank you for the beautiful new display!
Miss Oxford
Form 5 Space adventure!
We wanted to understand the sizes of the planets and the distances between them. We compared the sizes of the planets using fruit for scale! A peppercorn represented the smallest planet, Mercury, all the way up to a watermelon representing the largest, Jupiter. We calculated the distances between the planets using Astronomical Units (au) and carefully scaled this up to give us an understanding of how far apart the planets are. Using a space rocket (borrowed from Reception class) we then went on a journey from the sun all the way to Neptune!
MONDAY
Fusilli pasta in a homemade tomato and basil sauce with smoky bacon served with
garlic bread and crispy salad
Homemade flapjack or fruit
TUESDAY
Roast chicken breast served with gravy, Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes, broccoli and carrots
Freshly baked banana muffins or fruit
WEDNESDAY
Brunch special - warm sausage rolls, mini hash brown bites and baked beans
Caramel mousse with chocolate sprinkles or fruit
THURSDAY
Sweet and sour chicken served with braised rice, sweetcorn and prawn crackers
Pineapple upside down cake or fruit
FRIDAY
Giant battered fish fingers served with crispy chips and peas
Strawberry jam tart slice or fruit
Sports Timetable
dates for your diary
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Form 6 Residential - PGL
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Road Safety Training for Reception, Form 1 and Form 5
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Form 4 Class Assembly
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Reception school trip to Abberton
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National Numeracy Day
Form 5 Class Assembly
ISA Athletics
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Forms 3 and 4 school trip to the Planetarium
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Forms 1 and 2 school trip to the Planetarium
KS2 Swimming Gala
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Half Term
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Children return to school
Clubs resume