Essington in Bloom
Last year our Gardening Club worked closely with the ‘Essington in Bloom’ team to work on gardening projects for the national ‘Britain in Bloom’ competition, organised by the Royal Horticultural Society. It was very rewarding for all involved, and as a result, our Academy was awarded a ‘Level 5 – Outstanding’ in the ‘It’s Your Neighbourhood’ category. This is a great achievement, and we are planning to continue to be part of the project for the coming year.
The children have identified the stepped sensory garden as a very positive part of our planted environment; however, the maintenance of this requires more gardening expertise than the children have. If anyone in our Academy community would like to offer an hour of their time occasionally or on a regular basis, to do some maintenance/tidying in this area, please contact the school office for more information.
Parents’ Association | 2018/19 round-up
In the last academic year the Parents' Association generated over £11,500 of profit. This could not have been achieved without the support of parents, families and members of the community for which we are incredibly grateful.
This contributes over £5500 towards the school minibus which is invaluable to the school. In addition we also made contributions of over £1000 towards school trips. We are currently looking with staff at the best use of remaining funds for school projects and will provide an update in due course.
Important dates
Some dates for Parents' Association events for your diaries for the new academic term:
Tuesday 5 November – 6pm gates open for our fireworks evening in conjunction with 1st Essington Scouts and Guides. Hot food, refreshments, cakes, sweets and treats will be available, with fireworks starting at around 7pm.
Friday 6 December - 6pm: Christmas Fayre
Monday 16 December: 6-7.15pm Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 Christmas entertainment
Tuesday 17th December: 6-7.15pm Year 3 and 4 Christmas disco & 7.30 - 8.45pm Year 5 and 6 Christmas disco.
We continue to look for volunteers to help with all events so please do get in touch by emailing us at [email protected].
Eagles Bookings - Breakfast & After School sessions
You may be aware that our Eagles Breakfast and After School sessions have become extremely popular, with some of our sessions being fully booked, and unfortunately spaces being unavailable for some children.
Therefore, it has become necessary to recommend all reservations are requested in either weekly or block bookings by Wednesday for sessions required the following week. Bookings will only be accepted when accompanied by full payment, and are allocated on a first come first served basis.
Please email [email protected] if you have any queries.