Dear Glebe Families
What another exciting week we’ve had here at Glebe! From parent lunches and enrichment events in Year 1 to football tournaments and of course, our visitors from Ofsted!
Firstly, a huge well done to our boys’ football teams who participated in the inter-school tournament on Wednesday. The boys played admirably, demonstrating teamwork, resilience and outstanding sportsmanship throughout.
We also loved welcoming parents to this week’s Year 1 enrichment event and lunches. Seeing the children collaborate with their parents was truly special and the joy it brought was heart-warming. A big thank you to all those who attended!
In addition, we were thrilled to welcome prospective parents to tour our school. We are incredibly proud to showcase our new libraries, revamped early years environment and vibrant classrooms.
On Tuesday and Wednesday, we had the pleasure of welcoming Ofsted visitors. I’m happy to share that their team were warm, kind and very positive about our school. While I’m unable to share specific details until the report is published, inspectors acknowledged the great progress we’ve made. They were particularly impressed with the politeness and attitudes of our pupil ambassadors and the breadth of our enrichment activities. Safeguarding, attendance and behaviour procedures were also praised, along with our high expectations for pupils. We look forward to sharing the full report soon.
For now, I think all the teachers are ready for some well-deserved rest! Thank you to everyone who continues to make Glebe such a wonderful community.
Have a lovely weekend!
Best wishes
Mr Clarke
Headteacher
Certificates
A huge well done this week to:
1D: Elsie M & Josh W |
1M: Alana Y & Albert H |
2N: Ayla McW & Artie M |
2VB: Bobby L & RJ K |
3P: Jack S & Carter C |
3R: Danny A & Olive W |
4A: Harry K & Elvis S |
5A: Jack A & Maisie C |
5/4L: Orson S & Pippa F |
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6HC: Eli P & Grace W |
6P: Melissa K & Jesse W |
Attendance: Our school target is 97%
Year to date 94.8%
We expect pupils to be in school everyday.
We will not authorise term time absence except in exceptional circumstances and where appropriate, Essex County Council will issue fines.
Classes:
RR: 90.0% | 3R: 91.0% |
RS: 97.5% | 4A: 97.4% |
1D: 92.1% | 5A: 97.0% |
1M: 97.4% | 5/4L: 93.4% |
2N: 97.3% | 6HC: 98.7% |
2VB: 89.3% | 6P: 96.2% |
3P: 95.2% |
This week, the class with the highest attendance was 6HC with 98.7%. Well done! The attendance reward will be coming your way.
Fortnightly Focus: Use Positive Intervention
We’re all about stepping in to help others in a positive way! Sometimes, we see things happening around us that don’t seem right or could be better. Positive intervention means using kind words and actions to make a situation better for everyone involved. It’s like being a superhero who solves problems with empathy and understanding!
Music Moment of the Week
Our music moment has been Help! by The Beatles. Listen here:
Influential Figure of the Week
This week’s assemblies were all revolving around Mental Health Awareness Week.
14 October – Flu immunisations consent deadline. https://forms.office.com/e/8yjrNMTFg8
16 October – Flu immunisations.
22 October – Year 1 medieval dance for PE (afternoon).
25 October – Year 3 Stone Age workshop.
31 October – Year 6 statutory national closing date for secondary school applications for September 2025.
5 November – Parents’ Evening from 1.30pm to 4.00pm.
6 November – Parents’ Evening from 4.30pm to 7.00pm.
7 November – Year 6 Remembrance and Poppy event at the Holy Trinity Church at 10.00am. *new date*
8 November – FOGP discos.
11 November – School photographs.
14 November – Class 2N parent lunch.
15 November – Class 2VB parent lunch.
18 November – Year 2 Guy Fawkes and Gunpowder Plot workshop. *new date*
19 November – Year 1 and Year 4/5 Wonderdome experience.
21 November – Open Evening from 5.00pm to 7.00pm. School will close at 1.30pm.
22 November – Inset day (non-pupil day).
28 November – Glebe choir at the Rayleigh lights switch on from 4.00pm to 6.00pm.
10 December – Year 3 Colchester Zoo trip.
11 December – FOGP elf emporium and grotto.
17 December – FOGP Aladdin pantomime.
18 December – Christmas dinner and jumper day.
7 & 8 January – Reception road safety training (afternoon).
7 & 8 January – Reception height, weight and vision screening (morning). *new date*
8 January – Year 6 height and weight. *new date*
15 January – Class 3P parent lunch.
17 January – Class 3R parent lunch.
22 January – SSP KS2 dance festival.
4 February – Young Voices (Choir O2).
25 February – Parents’ Evening from 1.30pm to 4.00pm.
26 February – Parents’ Evening from 4.30pm to 7.00pm.
19 March – Year 2 trip to Hyde Park.
24 March – Class photographs.
31 March – Year 3 Hyde Hall workshop.
2 May – Class 4A parent lunch.
8 May – Class 5A parent lunch.
9 May – Class 5/4L parent lunch.
w/c 12 May – Year 6 SATs week.
w/c 19 May – Year 6 bikeability (Mon-Thu).
23 May – Sports afternoon.
w/c 2 June – Year 6 bikeability (Mon-Thu).
22-25 June – Year 6 residential trip to Mersea.
11 July – FOGP Summer fete.
Caterlink Food Choices
Please let the school office know what your child is having to eat if they will be late to school. The kitchen deadline for school dinners is 9.45am. Jacket potatoes and grab bags will be available after this time, subject to availability.
Grab Bags
Please note that cheese grab bags are available on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Ham grab bags are available on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
On Wednesday, seventeen boys from Year 5 and 6 represented the school in the Castle Point schools football tournament at Deanes School.
We had two teams (A and B), giving more children the opportunity to represent the school. Both teams played at least four games and team A qualified for the quarter finals, where they played Westerings. We won 2-1, but lost narrowly (1-0) in the semi-finals. Out of the 24 teams, the A team finished in fourth place.
Even though the B team did not qualify for the quarter finals, they played gallantly in every game. They also had a quickly arranged friendly match, giving the boys some extra game time.
Well done to all the boys who represented the school on Wednesday and thanks to all the parents who transported the children to the competition.