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RECEPTION CHILDREN STARTING SCHOOL FOR THE FIRST TIME SEPT 2020
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HEAD OF SCHOOL UPDATE – 17/07/20
Fri 17 Jul 2020Dear Parents/Carers
Today marks the end of this academic year and wow what a year it has been!
If anyone had told me in September that my first headship would involve dealing with a worldwide pandemic, I would have thought they were joking. However, fast forward to July, and I sit here writing this update feeling overwhelmingly emotional about the year but also extremely proud of the incredible team of staff at Glenleigh and how amazing they have all been through such an uncertain time.
We have all had to endure a very challenging period of time and the impact of all our lives has been significant. Nevertheless, looking ahead to September, I am positive about the return of all pupils and cannot wait to reconnect with them all. I would also like to thank you all – parents, carers and wider family members who have made me very welcome over the past year and been so supportive during the past few months. I was incredibly moved today to receive such thoughtful cards and presents from so many of you – I am truly very grateful.
This week in school has been no different to all the other wonderful weeks since we partially reopened, the children have been enthusiastic and engaged; the staff positive and professional.
Across the week, all the classes took part in Glenleigh’s Mini Olympics – it was wonderful to see all the children enjoying the activities and having a socially distanced style sports day. Please see our Facebook page for photos of the events.
As well as all the sporting fun this week the children have taken part in treasure hunts; learnt about how the seaside has changed over time; discussed their hopes and dreams for the future, challenged Mr Marchant to a basketball game and tackled word problems in both maths and English.
Yesterday, you all received your children’s end of year report which although looked different to other years it hopefully captured your child’s learning up until the beginning of lockdown reflecting on their achievements and successes.
Finally, despite Covid 19 disrupting our time together we did manage to pack a lot of fun, laughter and learning into our short year together. I hope that you have a restful and enjoyable summer, and I look forward to catching up in September.
Best wishes and happy holidays to you all,
Mrs Pocock
Head of School
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HEAD OF SCHOOL UPDATE 3/7/2020
Fri 03 Jul 2020Good afternoon and welcome to another heads update.
It has been another very successful week at Glenleigh Park. Albeit it being a bit of a shock on Monday to be standing in the pouring rain after last week’s scorching weather, however everyone coped fantastically, and once again I was overwhelming impressed with how sensibly the children behaved.
This time of year would normally be filled with lots of transition activities and the children would be excitedly planning the next journey in their school life. So with this in mind, I thought I would share some of the work from our nursery and year 6 children.
In Ducklings, are youngest children have had another exciting and busy week. They have been reading Gordon’s Great Escape by Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet. The story inspired them to pump up balloons and draw face on them – being very careful not to pop them. Then they thought of the amazing adventures the balloons could have, where they may go, what they might see and what would happen if they popped.
In year 6, the children were able to welcome John from Priority 1-54 to visit (social distancing measure were strictly adhered too!) who delivered some excellent transition activities with the children. John encouraged the children to reflect on their time at Glenleigh Park, thinking about the parts they have enjoyed, the parts they will miss and also the parts they may not miss. The activities provided the children with an opportunity to discuss what they are excited and worried about ahead of their new adventures at secondary school. Alongside this, John modelled and taught the children how to produce some fantastic graffiti art work which is going to be exhibited at De La Warr Pavilion and on the charities website.
Some of the feedback from the Year 6 children –
“Doing a different type of art has been great fun”
”I have enjoyed learning more about heading to secondary school”
“It was helpful and made me feel more relaxed about secondary”Thank you, as always, for all your support and encouragement. The end of term is creeping ever closer but we still have lots to look forward to. Next week, we have Glenleigh Park Mini Olympics that has been carefully planned by Miss Sargent. Remember that even if you are not in school we would like you to join in and send us any photos of your events and sports activities – we’d love to see them.
Have a great weekend
Take care
Mrs Pocock
Head of School.