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We had a very exciting visitor today at Tollgate Primary School. James Allen came to read his new book: ‘Hugasaurus’ to children in EYFS. This was part of our World Book Day celebrations. The children loved the workshop and really enjoyed James’s storytelling. If you would like to purchase a signed copy of James’s book, please contact the school office.
To celebrate International Women's Day, children have been learning about inspiring women from all around the world! Ms Bakova’s Origami club also celebrated this event by using colourful paper to fold and create the amazing women you see below.
On Monday 27th February, Tollgate Primary School took a team of 16 children from years 3 & 4 to an Athletics Competition, which took place at the Newham Leisure Centre. Twelve schools, from across the borough took part in a closely fought competition. There were several track and field events to compete in and Tollgate children put in an excellent performance. Tollgate finished in 5th place. It was a brilliant effort by all the children who took part. Well done Tollgate!
Last week, children in Year 4 took part in their first ever Chess Festival, against New City Primary School. The children played several different opponents, and they all had tremendous fun. It was also a good opportunity to make new friends with children from a different school in The Boleyn Trust.
Before half-term, we held an assembly with Lets Connect to discuss the importance of mental health. Children were given a colour to wear and asked to find other children in the playground wearing the same colour and to play with them reinforcing the schools 5 C's: Commitment, Care, Consideration, Courtesy, and Cooperation.
Nursery enjoyed celebrating Pancake Day this week! The children learnt that Pancake Day marks the day before the start of the Christian festival of Lent when people would use up the ingredients in their cupboard and make pancakes before getting ready for the six-week fast.
This week for cooking we made some colourful pancakes. We followed the instructions before deciding which bright colour we wanted to make our tasty pancakes. They were very yummy.
The one and only Mr Canning receiving his CBE from Prince William today at Buckingham Palace. Massive congratulations on this prestigious honour. You are a truly remarkable leader in education.
The Resource Provision have been learning all about the topic of On the Farm and have been reading the book ‘Little Red Hen’. The children really enjoyed learning about how bread is made, especially how the Little Red Hen made bread with the help of the farmer. Children had the opportunity to learn this essential life skill of making bread with the help of their teachers. They learned how to follow step-by-step instructions, the importance of hygiene when washing their hands and how to be safe around dangerous tools such as an oven. The bread was delicious!
We have recently being judged by Ofsted as outstanding in all areas. Here are some quotations from the report.
'Pupils receive a first class education'
'Everything they do and learn is of the highest quality'
'Behaviour is exemplary'
'Attention to detail is central to the school's success'
'The expertly designed and planned curriculum is at the centre of leaders' and staff's work'
'Provision for pupils with SEND is strong. The specially resourced provision catering for pupils with autism spectrum disorder is highly effective'
'The excellent provision for pupils' personal development underpins the school's success. Pupils are exceptionally respectful of others'.
Hello everyone!
We are excited to announce an upcoming art project that will take place over the next weeks called Morph’s Epic Learning Adventure. This project is a great opportunity for you to express your creativity and explore your artistic talents! You will be able to follow our adventure here on our newsletter or on https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/tollgateprimaryschool.
But first, let us introduce Morph!
It’s a cheeky chap that will join our school next week. As you can see, Morph is very plain and kind of sad.
Could you get Morph more colourful?
With your newsletter you are given a template of Morph’s front and back. We would like to see your ideas on how to make Morph look more like one of us….happy and full of colour!
Few points to think about before you start::
We look forward to seeing what you create!
