July 2019 Courage • Being willing to confront difficult situations • Carrying on when you find something hard • Being strong when you are worried Article 13 : Your right to have information. On Monday evening Year 6 children took to the stage to perform their end of year production ‘Porridge’. It was all down to Private Detective Jack Spratt to uncover the terrifying truth in a tale of mystery, mayhem and breakfast cereal! Children looked fantastic in their costumes and they enjoyed showing of their acting and singing skills to a wonderful crowd of proud parents and carers. ​ The children in Year 4 had a great time showcasing their learning in On Thursday 27th and Friday 28th June, their Shang the School Council sold ice lollies to raise Dynasty exhibition money for the Firm Foundation Charity. last week. Parents This charity helps homeless people in were able to come Harrow by providing them with a place to and see all the sleep at night, survival kits which include amazing learning toothbrushes and toothpaste and also and activities that dedicates time to finding homes for the Year 4s have homeless people too. Everyone in the been doing this term. Corvus put on a fantastic performance of School Council did a great job selling the an Ancient Chinese myth, while Lyra and Hercules told ice lollies and we raised £423.40! parents all about their learning and gave lots of interesting facts about the Shang Dynasty. Article 19: You should not be harmed Article 28: Your right to learn and go to school. and should be looked after and kept safe We would like to wish Daphne Millwood 2nd ~ Staff training day a fond farewell as she retires from 3rd ~ Staff training day Whitefriars School after 30 years. She 4th ~ Children return to school began as an SMSA and then went on to 16th ~ Meet the teacher become a Teaching Assistant. She has 16th ~ Year 4 swimming lessons begin looked after many pupils through the school and she has even seen a couple return as teachers! We would like to thank Daphne for all her hard work and all the very best for the future. Year 3 have been learning to play the recorder with Ms Simons. The children have developed their vocal skills and have learnt how to play two notes on the recorder. The children have been learning to perform various songs using vocals and their recorders. On Friday 12th July, the children performed to their parents and carers and they were fantastic! They were the stars of the show and As we come to the end of this school made their teachers very proud of how far they have come! year we have some staff leaving and new staff arriving in September. We Throughout the year some will be sad to see Mrs Malik, Miss children have been learning Barta, Miss Chuter and Miss Dayus an additional instrument leave for pastures new at the end of every week. They have this term. They will all be missed and shown dedication and we wish them all the very best for the passion for learning a new future. We look forward to welcoming instrument and some have Mrs Jain (Leo Y5), Miss Kharbanda showcased their learning in (Pisces Y5), Ms Younus (Corvus Y4) assembly. The school were and Miss Long (Cassiopeia Y3) in amazed at their talent and September. enjoyed listening to them play. If your child is interested in learning to play the violin, guitar, Article 13 : Your right to trumpet, keyboard, drums or flute, please pick up a music have information. instrumental lesson form at the office. Article 29: Your right to become the best that you can be. We thoroughly enjoyed our From time to time we have Sports Days this year getting job opportunities which every child active and engaged in are advertised on our schools’ sport. Our learners displayed websites. Please click the ‘Staff fantastic sporting skills and were Vacancies’ button on our website incredibly successful in a range of for further information on any of different athletic activities. A huge our current vacancies or follow well done to every child for their this link sporting effort! http://heathlandwhitefriarsfederati on.net Article 31 : You have the right to play and relax. We are celebrating coming to the end of a wonderful year at To celebrate all their nursery with a picnic party on the achievements in Year 6 and field. We played games and have one final enjoyable danced to music and finished off by having a picnic together. The evening together, the Year 6 Prom was held on Tuesday children are looking forward to 16th July. The Year 6 pupils starting the new chapter in their came out in their finest dresses journey through school. and suits to dance the afternoon away. The DJ spun the best songs and there was plenty of party food for everyone to enjoy. The teachers even showed off their best moves on the dance floor. What a wonderful farewell to Year 6. This week we held our annual trophy assembly where we honoured children who have worked hard and contributed We would like to say congratulations fully to school life this year. We gave out trophies for each to these children for achieving 100% of our values to children nominated by their teachers as attendance during this school year. showing excellence in each of these areas and celebrated outstanding learning, fair play and sporting achievement. Malak ~ Pavo Aylara ~ Cassiopeia Congratulations to each of the winners who are all listed Kejsi ~ Pavo Amalia ~ Aquarius below. Ydan ~ Pavo Mickelle ~ Aquarius Farouq ~ Dorado Yasir ~ Aquarius The Spruce Cup Denis ~ Andromeda Outstanding Contribution Heer ~ Andromeda Emma~ Dorado Ibrahim ~ Hercules Learner of the Year Abdirahman ~ Andromeda Aarav ~ Pictor Nisarg ~ Hercules Young Musician of the Year Zehao ~ Hercules Bashayer ~ Pegasus Zehao ~ Hercules Graham Barnes Trophy Orlando ~ Aquila Tyreek ~ Pegasus Lina ~ Lyra for Sporting Achievement Adam ~ Pegasus Aaron ~ Lyra Leader of the Year Halima ~ Pegasus Mario ~ Corvus Aisha ~ Chamaeleon Rights Respecting Carmena ~ Pisces Khalil ~ Pegasus Otto ~ Corvus Champion Anwen ~ Centaurus Hussain ~ Corvus Fair Play Award Nicoleta ~ Andromeda Edward ~ Centaurus John ~ Corvus Ridaan ~ Cygnus Trevon ~ Aquila Citizen Award Cindy ~ Aquila Footballer of the Year Mario ~ Hercules Arushi ~ Cygnus Hudeyfa ~ Aquila Yasser ~ Delphinus Mikhaela ~ Aquila Swimmer of the Year ~ Boy Omar ~ Lyra Swimmer of the Year ~ Girl Jalak ~ Corvus Rikan ~ Phoenix Ailin ~ Aquila Attendance Class Award Perseus Pranisa ~ Phoenix Khaled ~ Pisces Nolene ~ Phoenix Bogdan ~ Pisces Punctuality Class Award Centaurus Robert ~ Perseus SCHOOL VALUE AWARDS Respect ~ September Madina ~ Cassiopeia Congratulations to the following children who Unity ~ October Mahi ~ Pisces achieved their Bronze, Silver and Gold Award Friendship ~ November Abdullah ~ Orion this month. Responsibility ~ December Stefania ~ Perseus Bronze Awards: Silver Awards: Determination~ January Erisa ~ Phoenix Zara - 3 Aquarius Shubh - 5 Pisces Thoughtfulness~ February Aman ~ Centaurus Abigail - 3 Aquarius Sharaf - 4 Lyra Appreciation ~ March Niya ~ Cygnus Taniece - 4 Corvus Ali - 3 Aquarius Patience ~ April Janis ~ Pavo Fadhil - 3 Aquarius Trust ~ May Rayyan ~ Lyra Dominika - 3 Aquarius Gold Award: Harmony ~ June Soroush ~ Cassiopeia Miriam - 3 Aquarius Bogdan - 5 Pisces Courage ~ July Aayat ~ Dorado Omar - 3 Cassiopeia Mohnish 3 Aquarius Andrei - 3 Aquarius Avnett - 3 Aquarius Article 29 : Your right to become the best that you can be Article 28 : Your right to learn and go to school. .