‘Strive, Believe, Achieve’

Friday 5th May 2017

Weekly % attendance Reception 99.5

Class 1 94.6

Year 1 93.3

Year 2 93.5 Year 3 100 Year 4 97.1 Class 2 89.8 Year 5 95.3 Year 6 93.8

Dates for your diary

Event Date & Time

Sports Day Tues 23rd May

INSET Day Thurs 8th June (no school)

Summer Fair Saturday 17th June

Parent Learning Reviews Mon 3rd & Tues 4th July

Talk homework

What would you want to find in a time

capsule buried 100 years ago?

Star of the week Reception

Year 1 Whole class

Year 2 Amayah

Year 3 Phoebe

Year 4 Dylan W

Year 5 Loxanne

Year 6 Amin

Class 2 Rhianna

B’ Club Severin (N)

Q’Club Phoebe

@QMPrimary

Whole

School

95.7% Come on

Queen’s Manor. You

can do much, MUCH

better than this!

Value of the week: Individuality and Freedom of Thought Living in a democracy, we all have a say and we can create change for the better. We are aware of our human rights in school and beyond and we are able to question what we are told. We are currently being given lots of information by politicians—can you think why this is?

‘Be in on time

at 5 to 9’

Punctuality

Cup

Class 1

Many thanks to those of you who came to the

Friends of Queen’s Manor AGM this morning.

Several of you have expressed an interest in

supporting FoQM more actively, which is great news.

Also on the agenda was this year’s summer

fair, on Saturday 17th June. Despite the

reduced capacity of the site, this year’s fair is

set to be the best ever! With its ‘Carnival’ theme we are

guaranteed a day of non-stop fun and entertainment with

plenty for the whole family to do.

IMPORTANT REMINDER FROM GOVERNORS

The fifth INSET day for the academic year is on

Thursday 8th June.

SCHOOL IS CLOSED TO PUPILS ON THIS DAY.

School is now OPEN on Monday 5th June and

children are expected to attend.

Mrs Harrison spoke during the meeting about the local authority’s wish to be

involved with this year’s fair: they would like to work with the school to really

get the new build off the ground and let everyone know how brilliant it is going

to be. Members of the local authority - including councillors - will be invited to

witness the burial of a time capsule. The time capsule will be a piece of history

for future generations and will give an insight into what life at QM was like in

2017. The local press will also be in attendance and we can’t wait to show off

our school!

HOW CAN YOU HELP? We need to fill the time capsule with mementos and

clues to what life was like for a child at QM in 2017. These items could relate to

current affairs, news, politics, social and educational issues and much more.

The main thing to remember is that this information may well be

underground for many, many years and therefore it cannot be at

risk of rotting or disintegrating. No food please!

If you have an idea for a time capsule item please write it on a

piece of paper, with your name and year group, and post it in

the Tardis by Lenny, by half term. If your suggestion is chosen

for the time capsule you may well be in charge of sourcing it and

bringing it to school after the half term break.

TIP OF THE WEEK

What is private chat? This is using part of a chat room where other people can't see

what you're saying. Never agree to a private chat with someone unless you already know them face-to-face, in real life. You can also have private chats on Instant Messaging (IM). IM is a computer program that allows you to send messages that other users receive straight away - only to do this with people you already know in real life.

Year 4 Enterprise

On Wednesday

some Y4 children

went to Fulham

Cross Girls’ School to learn how to make chutney.

This is the first exercise in their ‘Foods to Market’

project and what a success it has been! The children

left with lots of thoughts

and ideas about what

chutneys and sauces they

could create for Market

Day at their local Whole

Foods store in July.

On Tuesday Year 3 went to Bishop’s

park for a picnic with their Brightwells

penpals. Despite a slight mix-up with

the date, the children had a great time

and were able to finally put faces to the names of

their Y3 friends from Fulham Primary. Another picnic

will be arranged for all of the Brightwells Y3 children,

so that everyone can finally meet their penpal. The

penpal project has been a great

success this year and we will be

continuing it next year in Y3.

Perhaps this year’s children will

carry on their correspondence as

they move up the school?

What a great

reminder of last

week’s science Day!

Best of luck to all our Year 6 and Year 2 children as they

embark on their SATS tests next week. We will ensure

the school is lovely and quiet for you. You need to

ensure you:

Go to bed early

Eat a sensible breakfast

Get to school on time

Try your best

Start stretching folks, because Sports Day is just around

the corner! We will be at Bishop’s Park on Tuesday 23rd

May and , as always, we will be relying

on your support and enthusiasm in all

events. So make sure your trainers are

clean and your sports kits is at the

ready...WE NEED YOU!

We certainly have been putting our 6 R’s into practice this week! Demolition work has started

to the rear of the school, preparing the site for the major building works. The current plan is

that the demolition will take 4 weeks in total, which will take us up to the half term break. Don’t worry, the crew

have factored in all the SATS tests in the next couple of weeks and know exactly when they need to down tools!

Upon successful completion of the demolition work the construction will begin, currently in the calendar for the

beginning of June. Keep an eye on our twitter feed for regular build updates. Well done to the children and staff

for managing the changes to routine so well—remarkable resilience, responsibility and respect for the changes.

Our resilience has also been tested by the two lorries colliding

with the gate post in the past week, neither of which had

anything to do with the planned demolition works!

WHAT A DIFFERENCE A WEEK MAKES!

Tour the City in a Day 20in20 Thursday 25 May From dawn until late night, a series of guided tours, special walks and exclusive events will take place throughout the City of London and beyond, in order to raise £20,000 for the Multiple Sclerosis Trust. This guiding marathon is the brainchild of tour guide Ans Vaessen, who is a City of London Guide, and two other mums (Heleen van Schoonhoven and Monique Jongen). On Thursday 25 May, for 20 hours, you’ll be able take part in a variety of events, from a 6am tour of Smithfield Meat Market (don’t forget your cool bag), a children’s discovery trail after school or a nice outing to discover hidden cocktail places in Soho. To find out more and to book your tours visit www.20in20.london. Walks for Children:

Lost and found (Bloomsbury)

Creatures of the City Children’s Discovery Trail Exclusive Tours

The Foundling museum

The Royal Courts of Justice The Mercers Hall Evening walks and Cycle Tours

Secret London cycle tour

Ghost tour Foodie and bar themed history tour

Well done Year 1—a great Pirate themed assembly this

morning very well attended by all parents. Their smiles said it

all—they were very proud of themselves.