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

• Marie Curie Little Pots of Care

  Thu 03 Mar 2011

  Over the last few days the children have been bringing in the daffodils they have been trying to grow to raise awareness and money for The Marie Curie Cancer Care charity.

   

   

  As many daffodils have yet to flower and some have flowered and died, we decided to judge the pot labels the children had completed.
  
  The winning labels are pictured below.
  
  Thank you for all those who took part, and everyone who donated some money or collected money for the charity.

   

  

• Tickets to see the Vienna Tonkunstler Orchestra

  Thu 27 Jan 2011
  Discount tickets for the

  Vienna Tonkunstler Orchestra
  13th February 2011 - 7.30pm
  
  
  The pupils of EFJS and their families have been given yet another opportunity to see a live orchestra at Southend's Cliffs Pavilion:
  
  We are pleased to welcome the Vienna Tonkunstler Orchestra who have been established as one of Vienna's most distinguished orchestras for over 100 years and we are delighted to have them visit the Cliffs Pavilion under their recently appointed director Andres Orozco-Estrada.  The immensely talented Natasha Paremski will perform Beethoven's grand Emperor Piano Concerto and in the second half the orchestra will perform Brahms' deeply romantic Symphony No. 2.
  
  Normally, tickets would cost £28.50 and £15 for students, but they have been offered to our pupils for a price of £10 per ticket.  Tickets can be booked via the Box Office in person, or by calling 01702 351135.  To ensure you get the discounted price, please quote Edward Francis Junior School, Miss Jeffryes (music co-ordinator).
  
  Enjoy!

• Discount tickets for the European Chamber Orchestra

  Mon 17 Jan 2011

  European Union Chamber Orchestra
  23rd January 2011 - 3pm
  
  The pupils of EFJS and their families have been given another opportunity to see a live orchestra at Southend's Cliffs Pavilion:
  
  The European Union Chamber Orchestra returns to the Cliffs Pavilion with the brilliant young violinist Nicola Benedetti, performing the ever-popular Vivaldi Four Seasons.  In the first half the orchestra will be joined by the highly talented young flautist Daniela Koch, whi will perform Vivaldi's Goldfinch Concerto for Flute & Orchestra and Bach's Suite No. 2 in B Minor for Flute and Strings.
  
  
  Normally, tickets would cost £28.50 and £15 for students, but they have been offered to our pupils for a price of £10 per ticket.  Tickets can be booked via the Box Office in person, or by calling 01702 351135.  To ensure you get the discounted price, please quote Edward Francis Junior School, Miss Jeffryes (music co-ordinator).
  
  Enjoy!

• Photographs of Edward Francis in the snow

  Wed 29 Dec 2010
  

• Open today

  Mon 06 Dec 2010
  It is our intention to open today.  Main roads are reasonably clear but we ask those walking to school or using side roads to be very careful.
  
  A reminder from the Parent Association that, should the school be open, the Christmas Bazaar will be taking place on Monday 6th December.  Children are able to play games for 20p each and buy presents for family members at £1 each.  All money must be in a named purse (and a list of who to buy for is useful for younger children).

• Christmas CD Sales

  Mon 06 Dec 2010
  Since the school had to close last week due to the snow, we have extended the deadline to order your copy of the Christmas CD until Wednesday 8th December.  All orders must be handed into your child's class LSA by this date, if you wish to receive the CD by Christmas!

• Our choir sang at the switch on of the Rayleigh Christmas lights - photos added.

  Fri 26 Nov 2010
  Thank you to all of you who came last night to support the Year 6 choir at the switch on of the Rayleigh Christmas lights.
  
  It may have been cold but I'm sure you'll agree that the singing warmed our hearts.
  
  Well done to all the Year 6 involved, and thank you to the staff who helped with the singing. dancing, organising and supporting.
   

  
  Pictures below.
  (Sorry about the quality of the photographs)
  
  If any of you got some good photographs of last nights event that you would like to share, please e-mail them to me on jkeeler@edwardfrancis-jun.e-folio.org.uk and I will add them to this page.

  

• We Wore Something Spotty for Children in Need 2010 - photos added.

  Fri 19 Nov 2010

  We were all seeing spots today at school.
  
  There were spotty shirts, spotty tights, spotty bandannas, spotty socks and several faces covered with coloured spots too!
  
  The pictures below were taken throughout the day.
  
  Even the adults got involved. 
  Look at the last 4 photographs, can you work out which members of staff have had their spotty pictures cropped?

  Your donations amounted to £240 and this will be sent to 
  Children in Need.
  
  Thank you all. 
  
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  In addition to this three Year 6 girls organised a colouring competition for Children in Need. 
  Their picture, along with the winners, has now been added.

• Discounted tickets for the Palace Theatre Chamber Music Recitals

  Mon 08 Nov 2010
  The Palace Theatre in Westcliff are offering pupils of EFJS and their families discounted tickets to see a recital by Natalie Clien, on the cello and Katya Apekisheva, playing the piano on 11th November 2010 at 7.30pm.
  
  The theatre describes the evening as follows:
  
  To start our Palace Theatre Chamber Music Series, we are very pleased to welcome two of today's outstanding young artists, Natalie Clien and Katya Apekisheva. Natalie will start the programme with the sublime unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 2 by Bach. This will be followed by a performance of Shostakovich's haunting Cello Sonata which was commissioned by the famous Russian cellist Mstislav Rostropovich. In the second half, a short piece of Sibelius will be followed by one of Rachmaninov's greatest works. Rachmaninov is, of course, mainly renowned for his concertos and symphonies, but his Cello Sonata with its extraordinarily beautiful slow movement is one of the great chamber works written in the 20th Century.
  
  
  Tickets would normally cost £14.00 but are being offered to our pupils at a cost of £5.00 per ticket. They can be booked in person through the box office, or by calling 01702 351153, quoting Edward Francis Junior School/Miss Jeffryes.

• Photographs from the Fun Walk added!

  Sun 24 Oct 2010
  Check out the previous page about the Fun Walk to see photographs taken on the day.