Eastlea Echo 77

2024

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The Eastlea Echo

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Save The Date

Upcoming Events for the Spring Term

1th March 2024.

9.30 -10.30

Parent Coffee Meeting

20th March 2024

Year 10 Parents

Evening

28th March 2024

Last Day of the Spring Term

29th March - 12th April 2024

Easter Holidays

17th April 2024

Year 8 Parents’ Evening

6th May 2024

May Day Bank Holiday

8th May 2024

Year 8 PArents Evening

27th - 31st May 2024

Half Term Holiday

Newham Boccia Team

Secure a Silver Medal at the London Youth Games

Congratulations to Ruby Evans, Jorge Pereira, Surraya Hilowle, Fahim Gazi, Shajed Mahi and Hamza Elmi. After competing with other schools in Newham and securing a gold medal the Eastlea team were chosentorepresentNewhamintheLondonYouthGames.

Last week they headed down to the Tennis and Hockey Centre at the Olympic park to compete in the London Youth Games and once again were unstoppable. The Newham team eliminated 16 teams across London boroughs and made it all the way to the final where they managed to secure a silver medal. This is the first time Newham have ever made it all the way to the final. What a team. They have made Eastleasoproud.

Parent coffee morning - extracurricular activities

EastleaCommunitySchoolinvitesyoutojoinusonMonday11thMarchfrom9:30-10:30amfor parentcoffeemorning.Therewillbeashortpresentationaboutwhatextracurricularclubsare currentlyonofferatourschoolandthebenefitsofjoiningaclubfollowedbyaQ&Asessionfor youtoaskusanyquestionsregardingourcurrentoffer.Thisisafantasticopportunityforparents togettogether,shareideasordiscussconcernsoveracupofcoffee.MrHawkins (HeadofPE) andMsStechmann(AchievementLeaderYear8)areavailableforyoutodiscussthebenefitsof youngpeoplejoininginextracurricularactivities. Seewhat’sonofferhere.

Ms Stechmann, Year 8 Achievement Leader

Jack Petchey Speak Out Challenge

On Thursday, 29th February, Eastlea Community School once more participated in the Jack Petchey Speak Out Challenge. Two trainers from the Speaker's Trust helped facilitate the public speaking workshop, which was to promote youth engagement and public speaking. Eastlea's Year 10 students distinguished themselves and showed great enthusiasm throughout the event. At the end of the workshop, six candidates were selected to move onto the next phase of the Speak OutChallenge,selectingafinalisttorepresentEastleaCommunitySchoolattheNewhamRegional finalsheldon24thAprilatStAngela'sUrsulineSchool.

Mr Hibbs, Teacher of English

Two sessions took place simultaneously. Here, students again supported one another and built their confidence throughspeakingexercises.

Congratulations to Gurleen Singh Kaur and Ihsan Abdullah for being finalists in the first phase of the Speak Out Challenge. Both were selected with four others to move on to the next phase of the Speak Out Challenge, selecting a finalist to represent Eastlea Community School at the Newham RegionalFinals.

Eastlea students first took turns building their confidence by sharing a short biography about themselves,focusingontoneofvoiceandbodyposture.

Girls of The World

Eastlea Community School buzzed with excitement on Tuesday as we hosted the "Girls of the World" event, celebrating International Women's Day. The event aimed to inspire and empower young women from Year 5, providing them with positive role models, building confidence,andfosteringconnectionsastheyprepareforthetransitiontosecondaryschool.

Girls from Star, Curwen, Stratford Manor, St Lukes, and Selwyn primary schools joined their peers at Eastlea for the day. They learned valuable tools for self-expression in "How to be Assertive and Get Your Voice Heard", unleashed their creativity in the badge-making workshop, and even discovered the power of movement through a fun and energetic capoeirasessionwithMsAnderson.

The day delved into inspiring stories of female achievements with workshops like "Green WomenAroundtheWorld,"highlightingenvironmentalchampions,and"Herstory:Amazing Women in History," showcasing the diverse contributions of women throughout history. To top it all off, the girls belted out Katy Perry's empowering anthem "Roar" in a special singing lesson,leavingthemfeelingreadytotakeontheworld.

This collaborative event proved to be a resounding success. The girls not only gained valuable skills and knowledge but also forged new friendships and built a sense of community. The smiles on their faces as they left Eastlea were a testament to the positive impact of the "Girls of the World" initiative, leaving a lasting impression as they embark on their next chapter in secondary school.

Ms Shirani, Assistant Headteacher

World Book Day

How to Spend Your Voucher

On 7th March staff celebrated World Book Day by dressing up as book characters. The English department dressed as Dickens characters and Keystage 3 students had a Dickens related lesson. The admin staff dressed a characters from J M Barrie’s Peter Pan. Students had an exciting day full of various activities in the library with many taking part in the Charles Dickens scavenger hunt, looking for clues around the school, as well as making their own reading badges, decorating bookmarks, doing book quizzes and entering the favourite character competitions. Well done to everyonewhotookpartandthewinnersofalltheprizeswillbeannouncedsoon!

Ms Khanom, Head of English

World Book Day

EarlierintheweekfamousauthorKarenMcCombiedidaspecialassemblyforyear7students ahead of World Book day. In her presentation, she spoke about the fascinating experiences of being an author, outlining the random places she gets her inspiration from, and all the struggles she came across before picking up a book and reading. She's the writer of many wonderful books, including 'How to be a Human', 'The Mystery of Me' and Fagin's Girl, a Victorian tale with a nod to Oliver Twist. Students have mentioned that they felt inspired by Karenandagroupof30year7studentsdidaworkshopwheretheyhadachancetomakeup theirownsuspensestories.

For online line activities from National Book tokens, including the opportunity to win a day outinabookshop followthisLink

Rushnara Khanom, School Librarian

INFORMATION FOR FAMILIES

Term dates and calendar

A reminder that our term dates and calendar, which includes all key dates for the year can befoundonourwebsite.

Spring Term

Spring Term 2

Monday 19 February – Thursday 28 March 2024

Easter Holidays

Friday 29 March 2024 – Friday 12 April 2024

Summer Term

Summer Term 1

Summer Term 1 Monday 15 April 2024 – Friday 24 May 2024

Half Term Holiday

Monday 27 May 2024 – Friday 31 May 2024

Summer Term 2

Monday 3 June 2024 – Friday 19 July 2024

Additional Closures

May Day: Monday 6 May 2024

BREAKFAST CLUB

Breakfast Club runs from 7.30am to 8.30am and students wishing to attend Breakfast Club should arrive via the Exning Road entrance.

GENERAL SCHOOL LINKS:

Term dates 23-24

Free School Meals

Uniform Reminders Go 4 Schools

You may like to know that the school’s uniform supplier, Fashion Shop, now has a website where you can order uniform. Here is the link to the website.

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