Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school

• Christmas Plays

  Mon 29 Nov 2021

  Please see below a link to an article regarding advice on Christmas Plays, Nativities and other Festive Events 
  
   https://educationhub.blog.gov.uk/2021/11/26/can-christmas-plays-nativities-and-other-festive-events-in-schools-and-nurseries-go-ahead-this-year/

• Christmas Cards

  Mon 29 Nov 2021

  The Phoenix Elves are back!
   

  Our famous red post boxes will be back for 2021 for your child to post their Christmas cards to their friends and staff within the school.
  
  Please ensure that the recipient's name AND class is written clearly on the envelope to avoid the card being undeliverable.
  
  First post will be Wednesday 1st December and last post will be Thursday 16th December.
  
  KS2 post box will be situated in the main office and the EYFS/KS1 post box will be situated within KS1. Children will have the opportunity to post their cards themselves and will be delivered to the recipients by our prefects.
  
  Plus, this is a great opportunity for your child to practice and show their brilliant handwriting skills!
  
  Merry Christmas everyone! 
   

• Children In Need Update

  Fri 26 Nov 2021

  Following our cake sales this week, the grand total raised for Children In Need is £1038.14p! Well done Team Phoenix!

• Essex Library Services- Winter Reading Challenge

  Tue 23 Nov 2021

  Visit your local library from Saturday 27^th November, sign up and collect an exclusive giant bookmark, which will be stamped with a special woodland creature stamp for each book you read. The aim is to read six books over the winter period and receive a large golden star on completion of the challenge. 

    

  Everyone who signs up will be entered into a prize draw with a chance to win some fantastic prizes.  These include Love Essex goodie bags, signed books from authors Catherine Emmett, Vassiliki Tzomaka and Emma Beswetherick and days out with Explore Essex, Essex Outdoors and the Wilderness Foundation. Full details of the prize draw can be found on the Essex Library Services website.  

• Children In Need

  Fri 19 Nov 2021

  All our children thoroughly enjoyed the Children in Need activities, at the same time as raising much-needed money to support children less fortunate than themselves. 

   

  In particular, children enjoyed discussing what a better world for children would look like - with posters and pictures on the theme appearing around the school.

   

  The school takes part every year, but this year was bigger and better than ever, with generous donations being received from all sectors of the school community. 

   

  In total, the school is likely to raise over £800.

   

  Once again, a big thank you to everyone for taking part!

  

• Active Essex Christmas vouchers

  Fri 12 Nov 2021

  Active Essex are pleased to be delivering the Essex ActivAte holiday activity and food programme across Essex on behalf of Essex County Council.  This is a national programme that is funded through the Department for Education.  Through the December school holidays, Essex ActivAte will deliver FREE face to face holiday clubs for primary school aged children who are eligible for benefits based free school meals, as well as specialist clubs for SEND pupils and mental wellbeing hubs.

   

  There are a range of clubs taking place across Basildon for the December school holidays.  In total there are 20 clubs taking place across the Basildon District with a mix of mainstream, SEND and Mental Wellbeing support clubs.  All clubs run for at least 4 hours each day (with the exception of mental wellbeing hubs that run for 2.5 hours).  The clubs will provide a mix of physical activity, enrichment activity, nutritional education and will provide at least 1 healthy meal.

   

  In order to make the booking process easier, we are delighted to announce that Essex County Council have partnered with Evouchers.  Many of you will be familiar with them through the free school meal vouchers scheme.  

   

  Evouchers will be available for those families who ar eligible for free school meals from 12th November and will allow them access to a direct booking link and priority booking on the Essex ActiVate programme.  

   

  Once vouchers are received, parents are able to book their children on to activities for the December holiday.  Step-by-step instructions can be found in the following article - 

   

  https://help.evouchers.com/hc/en-gb/sections/4410011856145-Parents