East Tilbury Primary School

Stars of the Week
Congratulations to our latest Stars of the Week! Children have been fantastic in their attitudes across the term and thoroughly deserve this extra recognition for their efforts.

After Christmas Year 3 are going to completing some art work linked to the Rainforest. As part of their planning they are going to be creating some mood boards. If you have any magazines, with good quality and colourful imagery (such as home, garden and fashion magazines) that you are looking to recycle please give them to your child's class teacher and ask them to pass them to Mrs Jarvis.
Thank you

Pop-Up cards
After Christmas some year groups will be looking at pop-up card/book mechanisms. If you receive pop-up style cards for Christmas and are looking to recycle them please consider donating them to us to support our Design &Technology curriculum.
Thank you

Tomorrow is Non-School Uniform Day

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‘Tis the season to … stay safe online! 🎅🛡 If your children are getting any new games, apps or software, our guide has tips to minimise risks – helping you ensure the only Christmas surprises are nice ones! 🎁

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Timeline photos

‘Tis the season to … stay safe online! 🎅🛡 If your children are getting any new games, apps or software, our guide has tips to minimise risks – helping you ensure the only Christmas surprises are nice ones! 🎁

Download >> https://bit.ly/3hnVzkq

National Online Safety

National Online Safety

National Online Safety

National Online Safety

Aspirations Week 2023!

We will be joining other schools in the Trust during the week of 23 January 2023 for an Aspirations Week. A key part of this will be a number of workshops for children to hear from people who have pursued aspirational careers and are able to run some practical activities with children across the school. If you are available to help or have something you would like to share with the children in support of this vision, please do let Mr Gowland know via the school office. Thank you.

If your child has been invited to sing carols at the PFA event after school today, please collect them as usual and then meet Miss Hobbs and Miss Charles at the blue gate opposite the main office reception at 3.25pm. Thank you

Tomorrow is Christmas dinner day at East Tilbury Primary. No need to preorder, children can just select the 🔴 Roast Turkey dinner or the 🔵 Quorn fillet dinner option on the day. Dinner money (including the Christmas dinner) is £2.30 per day and is paid via the MCAS app. Red/Blue Christmas dinner replaces the normal menu and will be the only options on the day. If your child will not eat these meals, please ensure they have a packed lunch provided.
The children may also wear a Christmas Jumper to school tomorrow with their usual school uniform.

Stars of the Week

With so many of you managing to join the children for our stay and make events last week and this week, you would have seen for yourselves just how difficult it is to choose just one Star per class each week. The children have, as always, been fantastic in their enthusiasm and effort to engage with activities and learning across the school. Well done to all of our most recent winners, some of whom are pictured here. This also includes a year 1 child whose photo was previously sent through from the class, but was somehow missing from the post when the photos were uploaded - well done to everybody!

Pick up arrangements will be the same as drop off this morning. Thank you

EYFS have built a wonderful snowman today.

Although the book fair has been cancelled after school today, you are still able to use the link below to access our online book fair.

This week, our children have had the opportunity to browse the books that are on offer for this year’s book fair.

You can visit our book fair after school on Monday (12th December) from 15:20. If you would like to buy a half-price book, you can pay via cash or card.

If you are unable to attend the book fair, you can also buy books online now by following this link: www.bookfairs.scholastic.co.uk/pay and your chosen book will be sent home with your child next week.

Unfortunately, we have to cancel the book fair afterschool tonight. If we manage to reschedule, we will inform you via Facebook. The books will still be available for purchase online.

The craft activities in year 6 will still take place today.

We are open today as usual. Please take care on your way to school.

Bad Weather and Emergency Closure Procedure

Events such as heavy snowfall sometimes make it necessary to close the school. We have procedures in place to ensure parents and students are notified as quickly and efficiently as possible.

In the event the school has to close, information for parents will be provided via the following:

East Tilbury Primary School Website
East Tilbury Primary School page
Via email
Via MCAS announcement

For our enrichment day, year 1 looked at wheels and axles. They began by experimenting how wheels move, and noticed that they needed something to help the wheels turn freely (axle holder/bracket). After learning all about this, year 1 had so much fun designing and making their own cars with moving wheels! 🚗

Next week the pupils in year 3 will be making magnetic games as part of their science lesson. If you have any clear plastic bottles at home that are no longer needed could you please send them into school with your child.
Thank you

Thank you to all the parents that joined year 1 for their Christmas crafts afternoon. The children had so much fun making their Christmas tree decorations, we think they look amazing! ❄️ ⛄️ 🎄

Year 5 had an excellent day learning more about the Vikings

This week, our children have had the opportunity to browse the books that are on offer for this year’s book fair.

You can visit our book fair after school on Monday (12th December) from 15:20. If you would like to buy a half-price book, you can pay via cash or card.

If you are unable to attend the book fair, you can also buy books online now by following this link: www.bookfairs.scholastic.co.uk/pay and your chosen book will be sent home with your child next week.

For curriculum day in Year 6 the children have been sewing waistcoats.

Year 3 continued their enrichment day with some weaving this afternoon. Then they created Stone Age villages with their huts.

Anglo-Saxon Enrichment Day

Year 4 have had a wonderful morning designing and creating their Anglo-Saxon shields.

Year 3 have enjoyed making the base of their Stone Age huts this morning. They could choose from two different methods. The coil method or pinch method. They all look amazing.

More exciting learning in Year 5...

The pupils have been making longships in 5NB this morning.

Today at ETPS is Curriculum Enrichment Day. We are looking forward to sharing lots of photographs of the exciting learning going on in school today.

Last Friday children in Year 6 competed in the Thurrock SSP basketball tournament at the Gateway School. Winning their group, they went through to compete for the final. Unfortunately losing to Thameside in golden basket time we were out of the tournament. The children played so well.

Come and join us on Monday 12th December from 15:20-4pm in the Dance Studio (access via the silver gate-YR5/6 entrance) to browse and buy this year’s selection of half price books. There are over 200 titles for you and your child to choose from, and with prices starting from only £2.99, there’s sure to be a book for everyone.

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Is your child saying "hello" to HiPal? 💬📱 It’s been trending in the download charts, but the networking app looks to contain some troubling risks. This week’s guide brings you the lowdown on HiPal 🛡

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Today is Christmas jumper day. The pupils can wear a Christmas jumper with their normal uniform.