Dear Parents and Carers,
Best wishes,
Cheryl Woolf
Executive Headteacher
Diary Dates
New dates in italics
April 2024
- Friday 19th & Saturday 20th - Oliver Jr! Production
- Friday 19th - Year 5/6 Aquathlon
- Monday 22nd - Girls' Football match vs Bournes Green
- Wednesday 24th - Year 5 Trip to West Stow Village
- Thursday 25th - Y5/6 football @ Chalkwell from 3.30pm
- Friday 26th - Swim Squad training
- Be Internet Legends Assembly
May 2024
- Thursday 2nd - Danbury meeting for parents @ 2.15pm
- Forest School club - session 5
- Friday 3rd - Maths Quiz Club Area Heat
- Swim Squad Training
- Monday 6th - Bank Holiday Monday
- Tuesday 7th - Lower School Healthy Eating Assembly
- Adalah Care Home visit from 1pm
- Upper School Healthy Eating Assembly
- Thursday 9th - Creative Dance Festival @ Alleyn Court from 12.30pm
- Forest School club - session 6
- Friday 10th - Swim Squad training
- Year 3/4 tennis competition @ Garons from 9am
- Year 5/6 tennis competition from 12.30pm
- Monday 13th - Friday 17th - Year 6 SATs Week
- Thursday 16th - Ilam Hall meeting for Year 6 parents @ 7pm
- Year 5/6 Football friendly vs Fairways
- Friday 17th - Swim Squad Training
- Monday 20th - Friday 24th - Year 6 Awesome Art Week
- Monday 20th - Bikeability Week (6A & 6W)
- Tuesday 21st - Year 5 presentation to parents (5J & 5R) from 2pm
- Wednesday 22nd - Swimming Gala @ Garons - 12.30pm - 3pm
- Thursday 23rd - Year 5 presentation to parents (5K & 5F)
- SEESMA Area rehearsals
- Thursday 23rd - Mersea meeting for Year 4 parents @ 7pm
- Friday 24th - Year 5 Poetry performance to school
- Year 5/6 Rounders Competition
- Monday 27th - Bank Holiday Monday
- Tuesday 28th - Friday 31st - May Half Term
June 2024
- Monday 3rd - INSET Day
- Tuesday 4th - Friday 14th - Multiplication Tables Checks
- Tuesday 4th - Bikeability Week (6D & 6P)
- Adalah Care Home visit from 1pm
- Wednesday 5th - Parent Council meeting @ 6pm
- Monday 10th - Friday 14th Years 3, 4 & 5 Test Week
- Monday 20th - Seesma rehearsal and concert @ Cliffs Pavillion
- Tuesday 11th - Father David Lower School Assembly
- Late Book Look (6pm - 7pm)
- Wednesday 12th - Father David Upper School Assembly
- Borough Sports - 12pm - 3pm
- Thursday 13th - Friday 14th - Year 3 Residential to Danbury
- Thursday 13th - Transition meeting for Year 4 parents (7.30pm)
- Monday 17th - Music workshop Year 4
- Tuesday 18th - Year 3 Induction Meeting for Year 2 parents from 7.30pm
- Thursday 20th - SPSSA Southend Gotta Dance @ The Palace Theatre from 7pm
- Sunday 23rd - Girls' Choir concert @ Plaza Centre from 3pm
- Monday 24th - Friday 28th - Year 6 Residential to Ilam Hall and Southend Week
- Tuesday 25th & Wednesday 26th - Year 6 Transition Day (King John)
- Tuesday 25th - Super Sports (track) @ Garons from 4pm
- Wednesday 26th - Super Sports (field) @ Garons from 4pm
July 2024
- Tuesday 2nd - King John Transition morning
- Adalah Care Home visit from 1pm
- Wednesday 3rd - 3T & 3M Field Study
- Friday 5th - Year 6 Transition Day
- Year 3N & 3L Field Study
- Monday 8th - Fun Swim Week
- Wednesday 10th - Meet your new teacher day
- Thursday 11th - Open Evening (4.30pm - 6pm)
- Monday 15th - Year 6 House Team Swimming Gala
- Tuesday 16th - Sports Morning
- Friday 19th - Last Day of Term
- No After School Club
- Monday 22nd - INSET DAY
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Year 6
Online Safety
Key Notices this Week
Uniform: We are pleased to announce that we have secured a new online uniform supplier. Myclothing.com can be used to order selected items of school uniform. They will embroider polo shirts, PE t-shirts and sweatshirts to order and aim to deliver in 3-5 days. Please use the following code for a 10% discount, valid from 15th July - 28th July: WEST_LEIGH_10%
Please click on the link below to view West Leigh Schools' page: https://myclothing.com/collections/west-leigh-schools-29145
Water Bottles: Please ensure that only plastic or metal bottles are permitted in school - no glass bottles, please.
School Street:
Tennis Festival
On Wednesday 17th April, West Leigh Junior School held a ‘Mini Tennis Festival’ at Westcliff Lawn Tennis Club. 115 pupils participated in the event and enjoyed an afternoon of tennis. At any one time 15 tie break matches were in play!
Pupils were organised in to previously arranged small groups to play ‘round robins’ so that all participants played a minimum 3 matches, most commonly 5 or 6 matches. The format of each match was a ‘tie-break’, the winner being the player to reach 5 points. Throughout the afternoon there were some extremely close matches.
The pupils who won the most matches at the ‘round robin’ stage then played in knock out matches at the quarter-final, semi- final and final stage. Again, there were some very close matches, with many players only separated by one point. The children who persevered through this challenging process in the upper school events were Charlie Woolcock and Anaya Sidhu as winners, with Stanley Hill and Emily Byford in runner up position. In the equally demanding lower school events, the gold medal winners were Hugo Ventress and Prudence Halfacre, with Freddie Thomas and Jemima Halfacre in the runner up position.
Many congratulations are due to all the children from West Leigh for demonstrating excellent tennis skills, great sportsmanship and for being superb ambassadors for the school.
We are extremely grateful to Westcliff Lawn Tennis Club for allowing us to make use of the facilities. Our thanks are also sent to head coach Oli Mason, and his coaching team, Westcliff Lawn Tennis Club members, our parent helpers, and our West Leigh staff, who supported this event with such great enthusiasm. Without your involvement it would not have been possible to run such a successful festival.
Aquathlon
On Friday 19th April 12 children from year 5 and 6 represented West Leigh in the Southend Aquathlon. The event consisted of a timed 100m swim followed by a 1km run. The children had a great time and got to show off their hard work and practice from swimming lessons. Both the boys’ and girls’ teams did incredibly well with them both finishing 2nd as well as finish 2nd as a whole team. Well done to all the children that took part and thank you to the parents for their support
Inspirational Person
This half term, we have learned about the work of Nicholas Lowinger. At the age of five, he was inspired to help homeless people when he visited a shelter and realised that children had to wear used shoes, which often did not fit well. When he was seventeen, he set up 'Gotta Have Sole' - a charity delivering new shoes to homeless children. We were greatly inspired by his drive to change at such a young age, and his quote: "No one is ever too young or old to help others. Kids don’t always realise that they have the power to make a difference."
Last half term's Showbie challenge was a great success and many children were awarded prizes. This half term, the challenge is to design a pair of shoes to help Nicholas spread the word about his charity. There is a template in the 'Inspirational People' Showbie folder.
Dinner Menu
Week 2
Monday - Homemade creamy Cheese and Vegetable Pasta with Garlic Bread - Jacket Potato with Baked Beans, Cheese or Tuna Mayo - Wholemeal Wrap with Ham and Tortilla Chips - Sweetcorn, Coleslaw and Salad Bar - Fresh Fruit, Yoghurt or Raspberry Mousse.
Tuesday - Sweet and Sour Chicken with Pineapple - Sweet and Sour Quorn with Pineapple - Granary Baguette with Cheese - Steamed Rice, Sweetcorn and Salad Bar - Fresh Fruit, Yoghurt or Fruit Jelly.
Wednesday - Pork Sausage Toad in the Hole with Gravy - Vegan Sausage Toad in The Hole with Gravy - Granary Baguette with Tuna Mayonnaise - Mashed Potatoes, Carrots/ Green Beans and Salad Bar - Fresh Fruit, Yoghurt or Cherry Chocolate Cake.
Thursday - Mild Chilli Con Carne - Vegetable and Bean Chilli Con Carne - Jacket Potato with Baked Beans, Cheese or Tuna Mayo - Steamed Rice and Salad Bar - Fresh Fruit, Yoghurt or Cornflake Crunch.
Friday - Margherita Pizza with Tortilla Chips - Vegan Pizza with Tortilla Chips - Wholemeal Wrap with Salmon and Sweetcorn Tortilla Chips - Salad Bar, Homemade Coleslaw and Garden Salad - Fresh Fruit, Yoghurt or Fruit Jelly.
Swimming
Please ensure that your child has their full kit with them on swimming days as we will no longer be phoning home for forgotten kits.
Monday
- 3M - Mrs Millham
- 4B - Mr Boylan
- 3N - Mrs Nash & Mrs Mitchinson
Tuesday
- 3L - Miss Playfair
- 4G - Mrs Garrett & Mrs Nash
- 4S - Miss Street
Wednesday
- 3T - Mrs Thompson
- 5K - Miss Chapman
- 5R - Mrs Lewis
Thursday
- 6D - Miss Fletcher
- 5J - Mrs Wilson
- 5F - Mrs Flower
Friday
- 6W - Mr Dunn
- 4E - Mrs Rodger
- 6P - Miss Poysden
- 6A - Mrs Mears
PE Lessons
Please ensure that your child is wearing their full kit on PE days as we will no longer be phoning home for forgotten kits.
First Half Term:
3L
- Indoor PE - Wednesday
- Outdoor PE - Friday
3M
- Indoor PE - Wednesday
- Outdoor PE - Thursday
3N
- Indoor PE - Tuesday
- Outdoor PE - Thursday
3T
- Indoor PE - Tuesday
- Outdoor PE - Friday
4B
- Indoor PE - Tuesday
- Outdoor PE - Thursday
4E
- Indoor PE - Monday
- Outdoor PE - Wednesday
4G
- Indoor PE - Monday
- Outdoor PE - Wednesday
4S
- Indoor PE - Monday
- Outdoor PE - Thursday
5F
- Indoor PE - Friday
- Outdoor PE - Tuesday
5J
- Indoor PE - Friday
- Outdoor PE - Monday
5K
- Indoor PE - Friday
- Outdoor PE - Tuesday
5R
- Indoor PE - Thursday
- Outdoor PE - Monday
6A
- Indoor - Thursday
- Outdoor - Monday
6D
- Indoor - Wednesday
- Outdoor - Tuesday
6P
- Indoor - Thursday
- Outdoor - Tuesday
6W
- Indoor - Thursday
- Outdoor - Monday
Attendance
Congratulations to 5F who achieved 100% attendance this week - a great start to the term!