Cyber Safety 

On Thursday 16th January 2025, Nikki, from Essex Fire and Police led a workshops with our Year 6 class about Cyber Safety.

The children learnt about the potential risks of being online, cyber bullying, sharing personal information online, scams and how to keep safe online.

We had excellent discussions around this topic and the children had many questions for Nikki!

For support around Cyber Safety - keeping safe online, please visit our website page:

Link below.

Christmas Dinner

On Wednesday 18th December we had our Christmas Dinner and Jumper Day. The catering team cooked dinners for 195 children, our biggest number ever! It was a lovely occasion, Christmas music was playing, children were singing and the dinner was delicious.

We would like to say a huge 'Thank You' to the catering team - Mrs Stanley and Mrs Hemmings for doing such a great job and to all staff for helping across lunchtime to ensure lunchtime ran smoothly. 

Competition Success!

Seven children from Noak Bridge have made it through to the next round of the BBC '500 Words Story Competition' beating thousands of other children across the country. 

Year 6: Milena

Year 5: Freddie, Juno and Naisha

Year 2: Tallulah, Olivia and Millie

An amazing achievement - well done!

Christmas Fair

On Friday 13th December the PFA held a Christmas Fair. 

It was a fantastic evening, lots of families and friends attended where they could go to Santa's Grotto, get a burger from the burger van, some mulled wine and a mince pie from the refreshments stall, win raffle prizes, play splat the rat, get your face painted and so much more!

The Christmas Elf and the Grinch also made an appearance!

We would like to say a HUGE 'Thank You' to the PFA for all of their hard work organising, preparing, setting up and tidying away for the fair - most of this happens 'behind the scenes' and takes many months and many hours of people's time - which is all voluntary!

The PFA always need more 'hands' and more support, so if you can help in any way, please get in touch: noakbridgepfa@outlook.com 

Small School Sports Competition

On Wednesday 11th December, Mr Carswell and Mr Wolfendale, took 18 children from Year 5 and 6, to take part in the 'Small School Sports Competition' at James Hornsby High School. The children tried their best and enjoyed the event. 

Healthy Schools Commitment

Following a recent 'Healthy Schools' profile visit we have been awarded our commitment certificate!

Our school pledges a commitment to tackling health inequalities and improving the health and wellbeing of the children and young people and families in our community. Working with the ECFWS Healthy Schools Team, we will strive to exceed Healthy Schools standard expectations by expanding our offer, embedding best practice and facilitating exemplar outcomes for our children and young people.

Carols in the Park

On Tuesday 10th December, the school choir were invited by the Deputy Mayor to perform 'Carols in the Park'.

The children sang and performed beautifully by the Christmas tree in Billericay Park - they even had a chance to write a 'Christmas Wish' to hang on the tree.

We would like to say a big 'Thank You' to Mrs Milbank for giving up her time voluntarily to lead the choir through practises and performances - we are very grateful.

Choir Performance

On Monday 9th December 2024, our school choir performed at our local ASDA store, singing carols.

Musical Talent

Casper, Year 6, wanted to share his progress within his piano lessons and played some music to his class.

Noak Bridge Christmas Tree 

As per tradition, Year 6 decorated our beautiful Christmas tree (donated by Dunton Christmas Trees) and they did an amazing job - it looks beautiful!

Tag Rugby Tournament

On Wednesday 27th November 2024, selected pupils from Year 5 and Year 6 took part in a Tag Rugby tournament at James Hornsby School.

The children played well and enjoyed the day regardless of the weather!

Well done.

Essex Fire and Police - Winter and Water Safety

On Monday 25th November 2024, Nikki the Education Officer from Essex Fire and Police, led a whole school assembly on water safety, especially in the winter. We discussed our local pond and how to be safe in icy conditions. 

Children In Need 

On Friday 15th November 2024 we had a 'non-uniform day' to support 'Children In Need', we would like to say 'Thank You' to everyone who donated!

We will let you know how much we raised once the coins have been counted.

Our catering staff made 185 Pudsey biscuits to accompany their school dinners - they looked great and tasted delicious. 

Thank You from Helping Hands 

We received a thank you card from 'Helping Hands' for our generous Harvest Festival Donations.

Wear Blue for World Diabetes Day!

On Thursday 14^th November we wore blue to raise awareness of World Diabetes Day.

Children learned about diabetes; types of diabetes and how this affects people's bodies.

Managing this condition is a daily challenge, especially for children and the children we know with diabetes show resilience and determination everyday when managing their diabetes. 

Buddy Time

'Year six' pupils have met with their 'Reception' buddies and spent time with them sharing books before they will support them on the playground at lunchtime next week.

BBC Story Writing Competition

Many Noak Bridge pupils have written stories that are exactly 500 words in length to enter the BBC 500 Word Competition.

We wish them all the very best of luck and would like to thank Mrs Thatcher for all of her hard work in organising the competition and supporting children to complete their entries.

National Poetry Day October 2024

On Thursday 3^rd October we celebrated National Poetry Day. We had a published poet 'Sherri', who visited the school and led workshops with each year group.  Sherri also ran a competition with each year group, to write their own poems about Autumn. Sherri shared her favourite poems from her book, and all the children participated enthusiastically reciting A Doggy Christmas. Sherri enjoyed working with the children and hearing their poems and chose winning entries from each year group. Each winner received a signed copy of her book with a personalised message and each runner-up received a bookmark. 

Congratulations to all the winners and runners-up:

EYFS: Roman & Teddy 

Year 1: Charlee & Blake 

Year 2: Olivia & Elissa 

Year 3: Amelie & Charlie 

Year 4: Theo & Teddy 

Year 5: Denny & Isabella 

Year 6: William & Fern 

The Noak Bridge Yarn Bombers have created wonderful Remembrance displays around Noak Bridge Village.

Harvest Festival 2024

On behalf of 'Helping Hands' food bank in Basildon, we would like to say a HUGE 'Thank You' to everyone who has been so kind and generous and donated food or toiletries to support this charity. 

Well done Noak Bridge!

Bawdsey Manor - Residential

On Wednesday 23rd - Friday 25th October 2024 we went to Bawdsey Manor, PGL, for our Year 6 residential trip. 

We had great activities, great weather, great food and had a lot of fun.

To see all photographs and videos from our trip, please click on the link below:

NSPCC - Speak out. Stay safe.

During the week beginning 14th October we took part in the Speak out. Stay safe programme which aims to help children understand abuse in all its forms and to recognise the signs of abuse. Children are taught to speak out if they are worried, either to a safe adult or Childline.

Show Racism the Red Card!

On Friday 18th October we joined schools across the country to 'show racism the red card' and we wore red to support this important message. Within classes children discussed what racism is and that 'we are all different' and that this message aligns with our school values of respect and kindness.

Girls Football Tournament

On Wednesday 9th October 2024.

Awaiting pupil report.

World Mental Health Day

On Thursday 10th October 2024, the whole school took part in 'Wear Yellow' for World Mental Health Day.

As a surprise for the children, we signed up to a virtual assembly with a Premier League footballer who would talk about how strengths such as adaptability, humility and resilience play a pivotal role in maintaining our mental health.

The children were so excited when Reece James, from Chelsea FC, spoke to us (and other schools across the country) about the importance of mental health and how he copes with the pressures of his job.

We had a great day.

CRESCO Coding Challenge

On Monday 7th October 2024, 4 pupils from Year 5, went to Lincewood Primary to explore using 'Microbits' and coding programmes.

The children had a great time learning to code - Jessie was chosen as the 'Curious Coder' and Elizabeth was chosen as the 'Master Coder'. 

Well done!

Women's Cricket World Cup

On Monday 30^th September, children in KS2 took part in cricket workshops to celebrate the start of the women's Cricket World Cup which begins on October 3rd. The day started with an informative assembly which explained who was competing and the children learnt some interesting facts about the nations involved. Each class then had an hour-long workshop with two cricket coaches, focussing on the key skills involved with cricket. This was the first taste of cricket for many of our children and they had a great day learning about the sport. Hopefully, the day's activities will encourage the children to follow the World Cup throughout October and think about taking up cricket themselves.

Year 5/6 Football Tournament

Awaiting pupil report

BBC Writing Competition

We are launching a competition within school and would love as many entries as possible.  All the children need to do, is write a story they would love to read.  Grammar, punctuation and spelling are not judged, only their creativity. 

Mrs Thatcher will be running various workshops during school time to support any children that need any help. Mrs Thatcher has also arranged  for an author to run a workshop to support the children too. 

There are two age categories: 5-7 and 8-11 year-olds.

50 finalists will be invited to go to a glamorous grand final at Buckingham Palace in February next year, where the bronze, silver and gold winners in each category will have their stories read out by celebrities.

There are also lots of prizes to be won - each winner will take home a bundle of books and the gold winners also win 500 books for their school library.

For further information, click on the website link below.

This year as part of 'Harvest Festival' we would like to support a local food bank 'Helping Hands'. 

We would be very grateful of any donations of the following items:

Tinned baked beans

Cuppa soup 

Tinned soup

Tinned fruit

Tinned custard

Tinned meat such as corned beef, ham

Tinned peas

Tinned carrots

Long life mashed potato

Tea bags

Coffee

Jars of jam

Sugar

Long life milk

Crisps

Tinned meals 

Shower gel

Toothpaste

Shampoo and conditioner

All products should have a 'long shelf life' so that they can be stored.

The final date for donations will be Friday 18^th October 2024.

Thank you in advance. 

Autumn is here!

The Noak Bridge Yarn Bombers have been busy creating this wonderful 'Harvest Festival' post box topper.

Over the Summer, join 'Rocky the snake' by painting / decorating a rock and adding it to his body.

Rocky is at the front of our school by the trees.

Year 6 Leavers 2024

Friday 19th July 2024, marked the last day for our Year 6 class. They had a BMX workshop, signed each others' shirts, played games, met with their buddies for the last time and had a special 'Leavers Assembly'.

It was an emotional day and we wish all of our Year 6 leavers the very best of luck in their new schools and in their future.

To see photographs from the BMX workshop, click on the link below:

Many Year 6 pupils completed the 'Playground Pals' course within PE, during break and during their lunchtimes - Well done!

Bikeability

17, Year 6 pupils took part in a 4 day 'bikeability' course where they learnt skills for cycling on single-lane roads with simple junctions, moderate traffic and includes the core functions for safe and responsible cycling.

Year 5 & 6 District Sports

On Friday 12th July, our Year 5 & 6 District Sports team went to Basildon Sporting Village to compete against other local schools.

The children took part in sprint races, long distance races, long jump, throwing events including shot putt and relay races. 

We would like to say, 'well done' to all of the children who attended the Districts Sports - the children gave it 'their all', they implemented what we had practised, and showed good sportsmanship.

The whole team performed brilliantly - results below:

Grace, Year 5 = 7^th overall in the 80m sprint.

Leo, Year 5 = 3^rd overall in the 80m sprint (bronze medal)

Mollie, Year 5 = 1st in the 800m race (gold medal)

Amie S, Year 5 = 8^th overall in long jump.

Phoebe, Year 5 = 4^th overall in rounders ball throw.

Sophia, Year 5 = 8^th overall in rounders ball throw.

George, Year 5 = 4^th overall in vortex throw.

Amelia, Year 6 = 8^th overall in rounders ball throw.

The Year 5 girls relay team (Sophia, Phoebe, Connie, Grace) = 1^st overall (gold medals)

The Year 5 boys relay team (Tommy, Arthur, Jamie, Leo) = 1^st overall (gold medals)

The Year 6 boys relay team (Tom R, Johnny, Harry, Vincent) = 1^st overall (gold medals)

The Year 5 girls’ team = 1^st overall out of 24 schools!!

The Year 5 boys’ team = 3^rd overall out of 24 schools!!

The Year 6 girls’ team = joint 15^th overall out of 21 schools!!

The Year 6 boys’ team = 5^th overall out of 21 schools!!

Perseus and Medusa Performance

On Wednesday 17th July 2024, Year 5, performed 'Perseus and Medusa' in front of the school.

They have been working really hard within English and learning about playscripts.

It was a brilliant performance and they made all their own props and costumes. 

Well done Year 5 - this is good practice for your Year 6 production next year!

Leni, Year 5, has been taking part in several football competitions recently. Her team reached two 'finals' (they finished runners up) and one semi semi-final. Well done Leni!

Learning about the Emergency Services in Year 1

On Thursday 4th July two parents visited Year 1 to tell us about their jobs and 'what the Police do'. They talked about how they help to keep us safe in the community and the number we should call if we need help from the Police or other emergency services. We looked at the equipment they use and we had lots of fun trying on the uniform!

The visit was planned to enhance our PSHE curriculum.

Hot Chocolate with the Head Teacher

On Thursday 4th July, selected children from across the school had hot chocolate and cake with the Head Teacher, they shared their writing and the work they are proud of.

Children are chosen for their effort, progress or attainment in writing.

Well done: Isla, Phoebe, Emily, Luella, Caoimhe, Amelia, George, Charlie, Darcey and Emily.

Year 3 & 4 District Sports

On Tuesday 2nd July we took a team of 33, Year 3 and Year 4 children to the District Sports at Basildon Sporting Village. The children took part in sprint races, long distance races, long jump, throwing events and relay races. 

We would like to give a special mention to: Alma and Erin, Year 3, and Layla, Year 4, who made it to the semi-finals of the 60m sprint.

Cleo, Year 3 finished fifth overall in the 600m race.

Teddy, Year 3 finished fourth overall in the standing long jump.

Poppy, Year 4 finished eighth overall in 600m.

Edward Year 4 finished fifth overall in the sprint.

Denny, Year 4 came second overall in the chest push!

The Year 3 girls relay team finished sixth overall.

The Year 4 boys relay team finished eighth overall.

The Year 3 girls team finished eighth overall out of 23 schools.

The Year 3 boys team finished fifteenth overall out of 23 schools.

The Year 4 girls team finished fifteenth overall out of 23 schools.

The Year 4 boys team finished eighth overall out of 23 schools.

We would like to say, 'well done' to all of the children who attended the Districts Sports - the children gave it 'their all', they implemented what we had practised, and showed good sportsmanship.

They were fantastic ambassadors for Noak Bridge, and staff from other schools commented on our children's behaviour throughout the day.

Schools Team Ministry Assembly

On Monday 1st July, Charlotte from the Schools Team Ministry led her final assembly of the year, sharing Christian stories in an interactive and engaging way. 

Irish Dancing

Jorgie in Year 5's, hobby is Irish Dancing and she takes part in many competitions. On this occasion she came 4th, 5th, 6th and 8th - Well done Jorgie!

MAT Philosophy Event at Noak Bridge

On Wednesday 19th June Mrs Sparrow led a MAT Philosophy event at our school for Year 3 children. Our themes were right and wrong, self control and temptation. Our discussions were begun by reading the book Oh No, George! By Chris Haughton. The children had a great afternoon.

British Cycling Competition

Harry, Year 6, competed at a British Cycling event on the 8th and 9th June and placed 4th which was a fantastic result.

Well done Harry!

Essex Fire and Police workshops, with Year 6

To enhance our PSHE curriculum we have organised for 'Essex Fire and Police' to deliver an education programme to our Year 6 class and to teach about knife crime and cyber safety.

The aim of this programme is to deliver important messages about the dangers of knife crime and covered a number of important topics, including: joint enterprise, custodial sentences, and the adolescent brain and decision making. We want children to understand the consequences of carrying/using a knife, understand the implications of joint enterprises and to investigate ways of addressing peer pressure.

The aims for cyber safety session were to focus on the hidden dangers of social media, online gaming, online predators, cyberbullying, and identity theft. We want children to understand the risks of being online, understand what cyberbullying is, the impact and consequences of online bullying, understand what an online scam is, how to keep information safe and to understand how to stay safe online when using social media, games, and websites.

Dancing at Wembley

On Saturday, Hazel performed a dance routine on the pitch of Wembley Stadium during half-time of the Rugby League Challenge Cup final with her dance group!

Girls Can Build Programme

For the next few weeks, girls in Key Stage 2 will be accessing the 'Girls Can Build' programme, one year group a week.

Year 3 = Friday 14th June

Year 4 = Friday 21st June

Year 6 = Wednesday 26th June

Year 5 = Friday 28th June

'Girls Can Build' is an exciting new initiative inspired by the women at OCL, that gives KS2 girls a chance to learn about the world of construction, understand the different roles in the industry and genuinely feel excited about a career in construction in the future.

To see photographs click on the link below.

Sports Day 2024

On Thursday 13th and Friday 14th June 2024, the whole school took part in our annual Sports Days which consist of both field and track events. 

The children were very excited and put 100% effort into their events and races. It was lovely to see Reception enjoy their first Sports Day at Noak Bridge and to see all of the children cheering on their friends, team mates and encouraging each other - we even saw children helping peers over the line!

To see photographs from sports day, please click on the link below.

Art and Craft Display in Billericay Library

Last week, Mrs Richardson, displayed the art work created by children from Noak Bridge Primary School who attend the 'Arts and Craft Club' in Billericay Library. We are sure you agree, the display looks fantastic - excellent collages!

Year 2 Trip to the Sea Life Centre and the Beach

On Monday 3rd June, Year 2 visited the Sea Life Centre in Southend to consolidate their learning within Science and Geography.

The children learned lots about the sea life around our coasts and looked at features of a coastline.

Everyone had a great time!

Thank you to the parents and Governors who gave up their time to support the trip.

To see all of the photos, please click on the link below.

MAT Animal Workshop

On Friday 24th May, some children in Year 6 were selected to attend an 'animal workshop' at Janet Duke Primary School where they held a whole range of animals. The children had a lovely afternoon.

We would like to say a huge 'thank you' to Mrs Scates for taking the children.

Hot Chocolate with the Head Teacher

Children from across the school were nominated by their teachers to have hot chocolate with Mrs Patient as a reward for their effort, progress or attainment in writing. So on Thursday 24th May the selected children got to enjoy hot chocolate, cakes and sharing their writing with the group.

Other children will get the opportunity next half term.

Year 5 and Year 6 Trip to Nuclear Races

On Tuesday 21st May 2024, Year 5 and Year 6 travelled to 'Nuclear Races' for a fun filled day.

The children experienced many adventurous activities, climbed obstacles, swam through mud and went on a 'death slide' to name a few. They were covered in mud by the end but all had smiles on their faces! They took part in team building activities and demonstrated our school values by being effective communicators, healthy, kind, respectful and positive.

To see all photos, click on the link below:

Basildon Junior Music Festival 

On Tuesday 22nd May, the choir spent a day rehearsing and then performed at the 'Basildon Town Gate Theatre' in the evening as part of the 'Junior Music Festival'.

It was a wonderful evening (apart from the fire alarm prior to the performance!) and the children sang their hearts out. Mrs Scates and Mrs Milbank said the children behaved impeccably at all times and were excellent ambassadors for the school. We would like to mention that Juno, Year 4, sang a solo part at the start of the concert - she sang beautifully and was so brave, and confident!

We are so proud of our choir.

We would like to say a huge 'Thank You' to Mrs Milbank for leading choir practice every week and for helping the children to be ready for the performance.

We would also like to thank Mrs Scates who gave up her time to support the choir during the evening performance.

'Thank You' to the families and friends who also attended the concert to support the school choir. 

Lee Chapel Netball Rally 

On Saturday 18th May 2024, our school netball team took part in the annual netball rally.

The team played 6 matches over the afternoon supported by their families, friends and staff.

The team played brilliantly - there was some excellent marking, shooting, defending and passing, they also had the most the enthusiastic 'congratulations cheer' at the end of the match.

The team exemplified our school values by being respectful, kind, effective communicators, healthy and positive!

Thank you to the families, friends and staff for your support, it was an enjoyable afternoon.

Year 6 SATs, Breakfast Club

The week beginning 13th May, marks the start of Year 6 SATs week.

The Parents and Friends Association (PFA) kindly organised a continental breakfast for all of the children in Year 6, to set them up for the day!

Thank you for your kind gesture, the children thoroughly enjoyed eating breakfast together.

Schools Team Ministry Assembly

On Monday 13th May 2024, Charlotte, from the 'Schools Team Ministry' came to Noak Bridge to lead one of her fun and engaging assemblies for the whole school.

Christmas Card Recycling

Thank you to everyone who brought their Christmas cards into school to be recycled - we collected a huge 11kg of cards!

We have received a 'Recycling Award' certificate of achievement to acknowledge our success.

Let's hope we can do this again next year and recycle even more.

Eggstraordinary Easter!

Mia, Year 3, overcame her fear of heights to climb to the top of the O2 in London to meet the Easter bunny. Once at the top she decorated chocolate eggs and was given a medal for her achievement. She said she had the best time and really enjoyed the views from the top pointing out the landmarks she recognises. The whole experience was about 2 hours including doing the climb up and down and enjoying all the Easter activities in between.

Year 3 and Year 4 Trip to Layer Marney

On Thursday 28th March 2024, Year 3 and Year 4 went on a school trip to Layer Marney, in Colchester.

The children had a fun filled day taking part in Egyptian Workshops (Year 3) and Year 4 enjoyed Roman Workshops to further enhance their History learning this term.

To see all the photographs, click on the link below:

Year 6 DT - Hot Cross Buns

Year 6 came to the end of their 'Culture and Seasonality' unit within Design Technology (DT), they made and cooked their own hot cross buns.

The buns looked great! Well done Year 6.

Epilepsy Awareness

On Tuesday 26th March we wore purple within school to raise awareness of Epilepsy.

We were so fortunate that the Judd family joined us in leading a whole school assembly to talk about Epilepsy within their family and how this affects their daily life.

We really appreciate you sharing personal stories, we know this takes a lot of courage.

If you are interested, please look at the websites below:

Year 1 writing instructions to make a sandwich

On Wednesday 20th March Year 1 made a ham or cheese sandwich by following the instructions they had written within their English lessons - they had a great time!

World Book Day - Design a Book Token Competition

As part of World Book Day, we asked all children to design a book token so that we could enter the National competition.

We have sent off our entries and fingers crossed we have a winner in the school!

Please see below for a selection of the wonderful designs.

Year 6 DT - Food, celebrating cultures and seasonality

As part our DT unit this Spring we have been looking at how food is an important part of culture and  religion, as well as the seasonality of food.

We will be creating our own 'hot cross bun' design based on the results of our homework questionnaire, we asked our families our research questions and the results of our tasting evaluation.

We had a lovely afternoon tasting a wide variety of hot cross buns from the traditional recipe to a 'cheesy' version, which was surprisingly delicious.

National Girl's Football Day

International Women's Day

8th March 2024

Noak Bridge Primary School are today celebrating National Girl’s Football Day. #LetGirlsPlay is the country’s biggest ever football session and we are delighted that we can support this important initiative. This day recognises the importance of girls playing football and to raise awareness about the barriers that are still present, which can stop girls from playing the sport. Through supporting this, we hope we can play our part in achieving equal opportunities in football.

Throughout the day, every girl in the school will have the opportunity to play football with their class. In addition to this, at lunch time, we will hold an ‘only girls’ football session.

Because of the opportunity to play today, I am hoping that some girls will want to start playing football. Below is a link that you can use to find local football sessions if your child is interested.

World Book Day 2024!

Read Your Way

On Thursday 7th March 2024 the whole school celebrated World Book Day.

Everyone made a fantastic effort with their costumes, particularly the 'home made' costumes! Thank you to the teachers for joining in too.

We had an enjoyable day which involved entering the 'Design a book token' competition, joined a national online 'Footy Quiz', joined an live session with an author, took part in a book swap or the children were gifted a book and shared reading with other classes - some Year 6's also read with the children in pre-school.

There is also a rumour that a dinosaur invaded the astro pitch!

It was a wonderful day.

To see all of the photographs in the online gallery, click on the link below.

Year 5 and 6 Netball Match

On Monday 26th February 2024 our netball team had a tough competition against Kingswood school.

The year 5 and 6 team played amazingly and won the match!

The score was very close the whole way through, however in the last quarter we scored a great goal that led us to the final score.

By Annabelle and Maggie

Learning about Buddhism

On Thursday 15th February 2024, Year 5, were visited by a parent who practices Buddhism and she talked to the class to share her practice and beliefs.

The staff and children found it very informative and we learned a lot - we even did a whole class chant! The children were very respectful and asked interesting questions.

MAT French Day 

On Monday 12th February 2024, 6 children from Year 3 and 4, went to Janet Duke Primary School for our MAT (Multi Academy Trust) French Day. The children had croissants for breakfast, learnt facts and information about France, and made an apple 'tarte tatin'. They had a great day!

Noak Bridge is a TPP School!

In the Autumn term 2023 we completed training all staff in the 9 'advanced' elements of 'Trauma Perceptive Practice' (TPP).

This has been a lengthy process which has taken around 2 years to disseminate the detailed information to staff through staff meetings, training sessions and INSET days.

We would like to thank all our staff for their dedication to understanding and improving the lives of the children who attend Noak Bridge.

World Book Day - Thursday 7th March 2024

Once again this year we will be celebrating 'World Book Day' by dressing up, swapping books and many other fun activities.

A letter and the book tokens have already been sent home.

Live Author Literacy Session

On Thursday 1st February 2024, across the school, we joined authors Swapna Haddow (Key Stage 1) and Steve Camden (Key Stage 2) to learn all about world-building, an essential component of story creation and storytelling that will help pupils develop their understanding of place, character and narrative. In this interactive event, pupils had the opportunity to create a brand-new, fictional world live with Steven. Together with pupils from across the UK, we had the chance to imagine a magical street where a collaborative story begins and will challenge pupils to ask who could be behind each front door.

Supporting The Little Princess Trust

Naisha, Year 4, didn’t realise that her own hair could help make a wig for a poorly child, who had lost their own hair due to cancer or other medical conditions. 

So she decided to chop a whopping 13 inches off her beautiful hair! She is awfully proud of herself for being able to help.

Everyone at Noak Bridge is also incredibly proud of your kindness and generosity - well done! 

The Little Princess Trust provides real hair wigs, free of charge, to children and young people who have lost their own hair through cancer treatment or to other conditions such as Alopecia.

The charity is also one of the largest funders of childhood cancer research in the UK.

The Little Princess Trust relies solely on the generosity of its wonderful supporters who help the charity give hair and hope to so many children and young people with cancer each year.

NSPCC - Speak Out, Stay Safe

In December 2023 class teachers led assemblies across the school produced by the NSPCC to talk to children about the different types of abuse, that abuse is never a child’s fault (KS2), how children can be hurt by others (KS1) and that children have the right to be kept safe and to know who a child can talk to if they need help.

The assemblies also made children aware of the Childline number and how they can access support.

Starting the new year with positive news

A good way to start the new year is with some good news through helping others and we would like to share that we managed to raise £169.95 for Children in Need in November!

Thank you for your support and kind donations.

Happy New Year!

Welcome back!

Please remember to recycle your Christmas Cards by putting them in the wheelie bin by the main office.

Wishing all of our families and the local community a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from everyone at Noak Bridge Primary School.

Saying goodbye to Miss Fisher

Wednesday 20th December 2023 was Miss Fisher's last day at Noak Bridge School. Miss Fisher has been part of the team for 9 years and we will miss her quiet, warm and organised manner. We would like to thank her for her support in developing the choir and the English curriculum over the years.

We wish her the very best of luck in her new career.

Christmas Dinner

On Friday 15th of December we had our Christmas dinner day. The children wore Christmas jumpers, hats and hairbands - we listened to Christmas music while the staff served the children at their tables.

There was a great atmosphere and serving the dinner went very smoothly.

We would like to say a huge 'Thank You' to Mrs Stanley and Mrs Hemmings for preparing, organising and cooking a delicious Christmas dinner for nearly 200 people! 

Hosanna and Tommy in Year 5 asked if we could have Christmas dinner every day, had clean plates and gave it a 10 / 10!!

Christmas Card Recycling

After Christmas, please bring all of your old Christmas cards and put them in our 'Christmas card recycling wheelie bin' which will be placed by the main entrance.

This is for Christmas cards ONLY - not general waste or recycling. 

Thank you

'Junior Scurry'

On Sunday 10th December, Hazel, Year 3 took part in the ‘junior scurry’ of the Southend Rudolph run which was a 1k race along the promenade.

Well done Hazel for demonstrating part of our school values - 'healthy'. 

Christmas Fair

On Saturday 2nd December 2023, the PFA organised a fantastic Christmas Fair.

Thank you to all of the families and members of the local community who came to play games, purchase hand made crafts, eat and drink Christmas goodies. It was a great day and very busy!

We would like to say a HUGE 'THANK YOU' to the PFA team  (who are small but mighty) for the many, many hours they spent organising, preparing and setting up for the fair - we really appreciate your dedication and support for the school.

Lunchtime Fun

Throughout the Autumn term we have had a sports coach support 'play' and 'games' every Wednesday lunchtime.

The coach has also been training Year 6 to continue the use of playground equipment and games during lunchtime which will start in the Spring term.

The children have enjoyed the range of games.

Online Author Workshop

On Friday 1st December 2023, Year 1 and Year 2 took part in a virtual author visit from Nick Sherratt and Pippa Goodhart. They listened as they read their book 'You Choose Christmas'. We helped the author's choose which Christmas jumper they would wear, and which job they would do at Santa's workshop. We also got to join Nick for some live draw-alongs!

Noak Bridge Christmas Tree

We would like to say a huge 'Thank You' to the Probert family (Dunton Christmas Trees) who again have donated our stunning Christmas tree for the main entrance.

As per tradition, Year 6 children decorated the tree while listening to some festive music!

Supporting Charities

Ndudim, in Year 3, has raised money for 2 charities.

He raised £350 for Great Ormond Street Hospital and an amazing £1400 for 'Midwives at Maternity Azur (MAMA)' which will pay for a midwife's salary in Uganda for a whole year!

This is a fantastic demonstration of our pupils exemplifying our school values and being good citizens within society.

Well done Ndudim!

Schools Team Ministry Assembly

On Monday 27th November 2023, Charlotte, came from the Schools Team Ministry to lead one of her fun and interactive assemblies bringing Christian message and this week she reminded us of the Christmas story.

Year 1 Local Area Fieldwork

On Friday 17th November 2023, Year 1 went on their local area fieldwork walk for Geography. The children were looking at the local area to see what facilities and amenities are near to the school for example the village hall, the medical centre, the pond, the shop, the post office, the park etc. They were using a map with a 'key' to identify these and their route from school around the village and back to school. The children were very excited and had a great time.

A special 'thank you' to Mrs Jones who came to support the class for the trip.

MAT Tag Rugby Tournament

On Friday 17th November 2023, some Year 6 pupils attended a tag rugby tournament at Janet Duke Primary School. 

There were 4 schools that took part: Noak Bridge, Great Berry, Janet Duke and Lincewood, all the schools within our MAT.

We played 4 games and played some good rugby - our passing was particularly good. Mr West said we scored one of the best tries of the day. Everyone had a great time, tried their best and we enjoyed spending time as a team.

Written by Maggie and Tom. 

Online Safety Workshop

On Tuesday 14th November 2023 Year 5 attended an Online Safety live workshop with the '2 Johns' to learn about keeping safe online, our digital footprint, sending inappropriate images or messages, safely using social media and location privacy.

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Farewell after 12 years!

On Friday 10th November 2023 we said a very sad goodbye to Mrs Jones who has worked at Noak Bridge for over 12 years but being part of the Noak Bridge community for longer as her children also attended the school. Mrs Jones has taught and supported many children over the years with her warm, compassionate and creative approach. We wish her well in her new chapter but we will miss her greatly.

Remembrance Day

On Friday 10th November we discussed and had activities across the school linked to Remembrance day.

Remembrance Day is a memorial day observed in Commonwealth member states since the end of the First World War to honour armed forces members who have died in the line of duty. 

PFA Halloween Disco

On Friday 3rd November 2023 the Parents and Friends Association (PFA) organised a spooky disco for the whole school.

Everyone had an amazing time and there was some energetic dancing!

We would like to say a HUGE thank you to the small team of parents who organised the event - the children had a great time.

If you would like to join and support the PFA please contact the school office.

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