Keep up to date with all the news happening in school at the moment.

• Buddhism Day / Car Exclusion Day / DT Week

  Sun 29 May 2011
  There have been quite a few whole school events over the past couple of weeks and I have not been able to keep up with posting information / photographs from them, so have decided to combine them all on this one page!
  
  
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  On Tuesday 17th May, the whole school came off timetable to spend a day learning and thinking about the Buddhist faith.
  The day was organised by Mrs McKay and involved assemblies, meditation and learning through stories, artwork and discussion.
  Below are some photographs from the assemblies and of the resulting display.
  
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  On Wednesday 18th May, along with all the Infant / Junior / Primary schools within Hockley, Rayleigh and Hullbridge, we took part in a Car Exclusion Day.
  We were hoping that we would be able to keep Uplands Park Road as clear of traffic as possible to show how a clear road outside a school is a safe road. We had staff, school councillors and councillors from Rayleigh Town Council watching the road that day.
  The photographs below, taken at ten minute intervals from 8am, show that this was a great success.
  We would also like to thank the 85 signatories to the 'safety pledge' that was on the back of the leaflet distributed on Monday 16th May and displayed outside the school on the day.
  Even though these signatures correspond to just 95 children within the school (less than half) we are pleased so many of you agreed to the pledges and signed up.
  
  However as the note from the school council on the recent newsletter shows, the change was only fleeting as it was soon back to the dangers seen previously.
  
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  During the week beginning 23rd May, the whole school took part in a DT Week organised by Mr Keeler.
  Each year group was given a specific vehicle related task to complete within the week, starting from scratch with minimal help from adults.
  I think it is fair to say, form the feedback the children supplied, that the majority of them found this task challenging but rewarding.
  photographs from the week can be found on the individual Year Pages, under a link called DT WEEK 2011.
  
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• Digital Photograph Competition

  Fri 27 May 2011
   

  The Big Picture means just that – a competition and an opportunity to photograph and record images that demonstrate how important our green spaces are to plant life and the diverse range of animals and insects that depend on them.

  Young people in three different countries – the UK, Belgium and The Netherlands – will simultaneously take part in The Big Picture initiative, which ends in June. Each will be charged with creating a visual record of green spaces near to where they live.

  Launched by Southend-on-Sea Borough Council in partnership with the RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds), the Rotterdam Water Board and the Flemish Land Agency, it is expected that schools across the Continent will take part to provide a lasting record of our valuable green spaces.

   

  Grab an Entry Form

   

  All entries must be received by June 1st 2011 to be included and will later form an exhibition. 

   

  Grab an entry form to join the Big Picture from the website.

  
  After filling out your form submit your photos on disc to:

  The Big Picture,
  Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
  Civic Centre, Victoria Avenue
  Southend-on-Sea, Essex SS2 6ER

   

  Alternatively you can submit you photos on-line, http://bigpicture.cfanewmedia.co.uk/

   

  PRIZES

   

  Olympus are pleased to sponsor the “Big Picture” competition and are offering 10 of their top of the range digital cameras as prizes. Nine will go to the winning youngsters with a further camera being presented to the school with the pupil judged to have taken the best picture overall.

   

  TERMS & CONDITIONS

   

  1. The judge’s decision is final

  2. All entries received after June 1st will not be considered.

  3. The winners in each category will receive new SZ-20 Olympus cameras, runner-ups will receive alternative Olympus models. The school with the student judged to have the best picture overall, will also receive an Olympus SZ-20 camera

  4. Children aged 5-15 are eligible to enter via their schools or colleges or individually.

  5. All details of every picture supplied must accompany each image.

  6. The judges reserve the right to disqualify entrants who fail to abide by these terms and conditions.

  7. The organisers reserve the right to use any images that are entered for publicity or media services

  8. Neither Southend-on-Sea Borough Council, Rochford District Council or the organisers bear any responsibility for lost or damaged images