Dear Glebe Families
What an action-packed week it has been at Glebe!
One of the highlights was our Year 1 Knights and Castles Day, which brought history to life in the most magical way. The children arrived dressed as noble knights, regal royalty and imaginative castle dwellers and fully immersed themselves in the experience. It was a wonderful opportunity for creative, cross-curricular learning and we were so proud of how confidently and enthusiastically the children took part.
This week, we were also delighted to welcome visitors from other schools, who came to work and observe practice across Glebe. They were incredibly impressed by our children, particularly their behaviour and attitude during less structured times such as lunchtime, in the hall and around the corridors. It was heartening to hear such positive feedback, especially when our senior leadership team also spent Wednesday conducting a full day of monitoring around behaviour, attitudes and safeguarding, with outcomes echoing their sentiments.
We’re pleased to share that our findings were a real testament to the work we’ve done together as a school community. Here are just a few highlights from their feedback:
-Consistently high standards of behaviour were observed throughout the school.
-Adults across the building consistently reinforced high expectations during transitions, in corridors and in routines.
-A range of pupil voice interviews took place and every child spoken to said that bullying is rare, that they feel safe at school and that they know exactly who they can talk to if they need help or support.
This is hugely affirming for us as a team, as we’ve worked hard over the past couple of years to build a strong, consistent culture where behaviour and learning go hand in hand. We are proud of the children and you should be too.
That said, we know how important it is to maintain and build on these standards. That’s why we continue to reinforce boundaries and expectations every day. As ever, we rely on your support at home to help us do that collaboratively.
Next week, our area of focus will be PE uniforms. Recently, we’ve noticed an increase in children arriving at school in non-uniform items such as leggings, branded or named hoodies and incorrect footwear, on their PE days. We’d like to remind you that this is not in line with our uniform policy. Children not in correct PE uniform will either be asked to change into appropriate uniform items at school or we will be contacting parents to bring the correct uniform in. If attire remains inappropriate, we may have to reconsider our approach to uniform on PE days.
Wearing school uniform, including correct PE uniform, helps our children feel part of the school community and prepares them for life beyond primary school, particularly for Year 6 pupils getting ready for the expectations of secondary school. Uniform also supports the clear routines, expectations and sense of belonging that we know our children thrive on. Thank you, as always, for your support with this.
Wishing all our families a restful and enjoyable weekend, whether you’re out adventuring or simply taking a well-earned breather.
We look forward to seeing everyone back on Monday, refreshed and ready for another great week of learning.
Warm regards
Mr Clarke
Headteacher
Certificates
A huge well done this week to:
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RBC: Aria D B & Harvey P |
RS: George B & Maeve W |
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1D: Frankie-Mark F & Kane S |
1P: Ernie B & Isabella N |
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2A: Harry T & Lewis B |
2N: William C & Ostara-Rose S |
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3MH: Max J & Oscar B |
3VB: Ruby-Rose H & Isla W |
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4A: Ryan M & Micki-Lou C |
4L: Eliza B & Harry T |
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5R: Kathleenrose B & Emily C |
6/5P: Oliver P & Oliver R |
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6CH: Leo L & Maisie C |
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Attendance: Our school target is 97%
Year to date 96.2%
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:
| RBC: 97.5% | 3VB: 96.6% |
| RS: 95.7% | 4A: 94.8% |
| 1D: 94.8% | 4L: 92.8% |
| 1P: 97% | 5R: 93.2% |
| 2A: 97% | 5/6P: 95.3% |
| 2N: 93.5% | 6CH: 97.9% |
| 3MH: 99.3% |
This week, the class with the highest attendance was 3MH with 99.3%. Well done! The attendance reward will be coming your way.
Flu Immunisations for Reception to Year 6
A reminder that the immunisation team will be visiting on Monday. Please click on the link below to consent or decline to avoid contact from the team. It is advised that pupils with consent eat breakfast on the day.
https://eastanglia.schoolvaccination.uk/flu/2025/Essex
Follow Us on Social Media – Reminder
Please like and follow our official social media pages to stay connected with all things Glebe!
Facebook – Glebe Primary School and Nursery
Instagram – glebeprimaryessex
We’ve launched our pages and are loving the chance to share exciting moments, updates and pupil highlights with you.
Don’t miss out! Join our online community today and be part of the fun.
No Smoking or Vaping on School Grounds
We would like to kindly remind all parents, carers and visitors that smoking and vaping are strictly prohibited on school grounds. This policy is in place to ensure a healthy, safe and positive environment for all pupils, staff and families.
Thank you for helping us maintain a smoke-free and vape-free site. Your co-operation is greatly appreciated.
Parent and Carer Visits
For the safety and wellbeing of our staff and pupils, we kindly remind all parents and carers that any visit to the school to see a member of staff, must go through the school office. Please do not enter the building through any other entrance.
This is essential for signing in for fire evacuation purposes and is a key part of our safeguarding procedures.
We appreciate your understanding and co-operation in keeping our school community safe.
Jeans for Genes – Non-Uniform Day
Thank you to everyone for your donations today, we raised £282. Well done!
News from the Resource Base
In RBS the children have been innovating a story to make it their own and have been using the manipulatives to partition 2 digit numbers.
Our topic across the RB classrooms in Deaf Studies this term is Deaf Identity. The children have been exploring who is Deaf and hearing in their communities, what Deafness means to them and the challenges that might be faced as a Deaf person in a hearing world.
In RB2 this week we have been continuing our unit of maths work on partitioning. Most recently we have been calculating 1, 10, 100 and 1000 more or less than a given number. In English we have been learning to describe a character as well as a setting. Next week we will start to look at story writing using the skills we have built on this week.
News from EYFS
We’ve had such a wonderful time exploring emotions and learning through creative activities. The children have been reading the story of The Colour Monster to help understand and talk about their feelings. We’ve been teaching them some simple ways to calm down when they’re feeling upset or overwhelmed. To help express their emotions, the children have created their very own Colour Monsters, using blow painting and collaging and labels.
Each child has a picture of themselves on the “happy” Colour Monster in the classroom and they can move their photo around to show how they’re feeling at different times of the day. It’s a great way for them to communicate their emotions with the teachers!
We’ve also been talking about family and the children made stone pictures to represent their homes and the people they live with.
Lastly, we’ve been exploring the concept of pairs through the story of Simon Sock. The children have been matching socks and even investigating whether different-sized or differently-coloured objects can still make a pair. It’s been a fun way to learn about matching and thinking critically!
Influential Figure – Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) was a German composer and pianist, widely considered one of the greatest and most influential figures in the history of Western classical music. His work bridges the Classical and Romantic eras and helped shape the transition between them.
Early Life: Born into a musical family. His father tried to promote him as a child prodigy like Mozart.
Vienna Years: Moved to Vienna in his 20s, studied with Haydn and gained fame as a virtuosic pianist and composer.
Deafness: Began losing his hearing in his late 20s, eventually becoming completely deaf. Despite this, he composed some of his most famous works during this time.
Legacy: Beethoven revolutionised music with his emotional depth, structural innovation and expansion of musical form. He laid the groundwork for Romantic composers who followed him.
Music Moment
Our music moment next week is Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony 5th Symphony in C Minor.
Fortnightly Focus – Using Positive Intervention
This week, our focus is on how we can all use positive intervention to help ourselves and others make good choices.
That means:
-Noticing when someone is about to make a mistake and helping them stop before it happens.
-Reminding each other kindly about rules and expectations.
-Stepping in calmly (and safely) if you see someone being unkind or making an unsafe choice and always telling an adult if you’re unsure what to do.
Using positive intervention means we don’t just stand by, we help make things better.
How does this link to our British Values?
One of our British Values is the Rule of Law. This means:
-Everyone follows the rules.
-Rules keep us safe, fair and respectful.
-We understand that there are consequences when rules are broken, but we also know that we can help each other make the right choices.
At Glebe, we believe that every child has the power to make a positive difference: in the classroom, the playground and around the school.
So this fortnight, let’s all look for moments where we can step in positively, kindly, calmly and help each other shine.
22 September – Reception to Year 6 flu immunisations.
25 September – Year 1 parent phonics meeting at 2.30pm in the KS1 hall.
26 September – Non-uniform day – Fundraising in memory of Henry.
2 October – Reception parent phonics meeting at 9.00am in the KS1 hall.
3 October – Class 1P parent lunch.
8 October – Class 1D parent lunch.
10 October – Non-uniform day – World Mental Health.
14 October – Year 3 Stone Age workshop.
16 October – Parents’ evening from 1.20pm to 6.30pm.
20 October to 31 October – Half term.
3 November – Children return to school.
5 November – Class 2A parent lunch.
7 November – Class 2N parent lunch.
10 November – School photographs.
13 November – Open Evening. School closes at 1.00pm.
w/c 17 November – Year 5 & 6 bikeability (group 1).
20 November – FOGP discos.
w/c 24 November – Year 5 & 6 bikeability (group 2 & group 3).
27 November – Choir at the Rayleigh Christmas Lights Switch On Event 4.00pm to 6.30pm.
5 December – RB Chelmsford Cathedral Christmas carol service.
9 December – 9.30am Year 3 & 4 Christmas performance for Year 3 parents.
10 December – 9.30am Year 3 & 4 Christmas performance for Year 4 parents.
11 December – 9.30am Year 1 & 2 Christmas performance for Year 1 parents.
12 December – 9.30am Year 5 & 6 Christmas performance for Year 5 parents.
12 December – 2.15pm Year 1 & 2 Christmas performance for Year 2 parents.
15 December – FOGP Elf Emporium and Santa’s Grotto.
16 December – 9.30am Year 5 & 6 Christmas performance for Year 6 parents.
17 December – Christmas dinner and jumper day, including FOGP pantomime.
18 December – 9.30am Nursery Christmas performance.
19 December – 9.30am Reception Christmas performance.
22 December to 2 January – Christmas holiday.
5 January – Children return to school.
School census day is Thursday 2 October. This is an important day for all schools as funding is calculated on this day.
Please encourage your child to have a school dinner on 2 October as the number of Universal Infant Free School Meals taken relates to the funding we receive.
We often remember Henry within the Resource Base and throughout the school. When a bright rainbow appears in the sky, you can often hear the children say that Henry has come to see us all at Glebe. Tomorrow, some of the staff will be walking 5K on the Havens Glow Walk to remember Henry and raise money for Little Havens. They will be wearing personalised t-shirts, bright and glowing outfits and speaking of all the wonderful things they remember about him. Should you wish to sponsor the staff to aid in the support of Little Havens, you can donate through the link below:
So that the children can take part in this fundraising too and have time to remember and celebrate Henry, Glebe will be holding a non-uniform day on Friday 26 September. We ask that the children wear colours and outfits that remind them of Henry. This could be a rainbow-coloured outfit, t-shirts with Frozen characters, tiaras or just simply bright, happy, colourful clothes. It would be wonderful if the children and families could donate to this great cause and charity who looked after Henry. A suggested donation of £1 can be given to the class teacher on the morning of the non-uniform day.
Let’s take this opportunity to remember Henry and thank all those who looked after him.
Find the signs in action on Glebe’s social media pages.
Our KS2 Homework Club starts on Thursday 25 September.
A friendly, supportive space for pupils to get help with school work, stay motivated and boost their confidence.
We can’t wait to see our KS2 learners!
