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📢 East Wickham Primary Goes Back to the 80s for Comic Relief! 🎉🎶 Today, East Wickham Primary was transported back in time to celebrate 40 years of Comic Relief! 🕺💃 From neon leg warmers to classic 80s band tees and even some shell suits, our students and staff rocked some fantastic outfits—it was like stepping into a time machine! ✨ At break and lunch, the children enjoyed some iconic 80s tunes, learning about the music that defined a generation. 🎧🎵 The energy was amazing! A huge thank you to everyone for your generous donations—your support helps make a real difference for this fantastic cause. ❤️👏 #ComicRelief #40YearsOfLaughter #BackToThe80s #EastWickhamPrimary

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📢 Reminder: Comic Relief Day – This Friday! 🎉 We're excited to celebrate 40 years of Comic Relief this Friday 21.03.25! 🎭✨ Dress Up: Children can come to school in 80s-inspired outfits or wear red to join in the fun. 🕺🔴 Bake Sale: There will be a bake sale after school on Friday on each playground! 🍪🧁 Donation: We kindly ask children to bring a £1 donation on Friday to support Comic Relief. We look forward to celebrating with everyone and raising money for a great cause! ❤️ #ComicRelief40

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🌟 Science Week at East Wickham! 🚀 What an exciting week it has been at East Wickham as we celebrated Science Week! Our budding scientists from Key Stage 1 had an incredible time at the Science Fair, where our enthusiastic Year 6 students stepped up to lead some thrilling mini science activities. It was wonderful to see their hard work and dedication in action! 🧪✨ Meanwhile, our Key Stage 2 pupils showcased their creativity and knowledge with impressive projects in their own Science Fair, demonstrating the impressive skills linked to our theme of 'Change and Adaptation'. 🌍🔍 A huge THANK YOU to all the participants for your passion and enthusiasm! You’ve all made this week an unforgettable experience, and we're so proud of you! Let’s keep the spirit of inquiry and learning alive! 📚💡 #ScienceWeek #ProudSchool #EastWickham #FutureScientists #STEMEducation #CommunitySpirit

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🌿🔍 Year 6 Explore Danson Park for Science Week! 🦆🐾 Today, our Year 6 students took a trip to Danson Park as part of Science Week, where they explored different habitats and classified local wildlife! 🦋🌳 Despite the surprise snowfall ❄️, the children showed fantastic behaviour throughout the walk and remained enthusiastic about their discoveries. Well done, Year 6! 👏 Tomorrow, we’ll be using our data to create graphs and analyze our findings—an exciting way to bring our learning to life! 📊✏️ #ScienceWeek #OutdoorLearning #AnimalClassification #DansonPark #Year6Explorers

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As part of our topic 'Real Life Superheroes', Reception had a visit from the fire brigade. They taught us about different parts of the fire engine and showed us how to spray the hose. We were so excited to sit on the fire engine. We have had lots of fun in our outdoor area putting out fires. We have also worked hard to build our gross and fine motor skills by building our own fire engines and police cars.

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📚✨ World Book Day at EWPA! ✨📚 What a fantastic day we’ve had at EWPA celebrating World Book Day! 🎉📖 The school was bursting with colour as children arrived in a wonderful variety of costumes, bringing their favourite book characters to life. 🦸‍♂️👸🐉 Throughout the day, students shared stories, explored new books and embraced their love of reading.📚 This entire week has been a celebration of imagination, creativity and the magic of books. We hope everyone has enjoyed it as much as we have! Thank you to our amazing students, staff and families for making it so special. 🌟 #WorldBookDay #EWPAReads #LoveOfReading #BookCharactersComeToLife

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AGENTS OF CHANGE – ROAD SAFETY This week, the Road Safety Agents of Change met for our second meeting. Our mission was to create banner designs as reminders, to raise awareness for parents and the public to drive respectfully and to WATCH OUT – CHILDREN ABOUT! They shared fabulous ideas for the slogans and showed tremendous teamwork to create initial banner designs, ready to tweak and be sent to the printer ahead of being displayed outside of our school. Our Agents of Change are definitely on a mission to keep our school community safe.

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Show racism the red card writing competition From Year 1 upwards, the children have truly impressed us with their creative writing task, which involved composing a diary entry from the perspective of someone facing bullying due to their race. The standard of writing was exceptionally high, making it extremely challenging for Miss Keogh and Mrs Kiley to select the winners. After much deliberation, they chose a winner from each year group, each receiving 35 points for their team! We are absolutely thrilled to announce that Kiana from 3K and Eisha from 5EL were crowned the overall winners! They will be awarded a fantastic 50 points and their moving diary entries will be submitted to the Show Racism the Red Card competition. A massive well done to all the children for their dedication and hard work on this important topic. We are incredibly proud of their efforts, and we’re excited to share images of their amazing writing! Keep up the fantastic work, everyone! Creative writing – Year 1 – Ceyone in 1E (35 points for Danson) Year 2 – Aimee in 2PJ (35 points for Danson) Year 3 – Kiana in 3K (50 points for Danson) Year 4 – Samriddhi in 4D (35 points for Danson) Year 5 – Eisha in 5EL (50 points for Hillview) Year 6 – Alayna in 6W (35 points for Hillview)

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Show racism the red card competitions Last Thursday, we proudly celebrated 'Show Racism the Red Card'! To engage our children in this vital conversation, we held three exciting competitions aimed at encouraging thoughtful reflections on racism. At home, some children embraced their creativity by crafting impressive art pieces. Meanwhile, in school, the children took on the challenge to write a creative diary entry and design a vibrant football shirt. We are thrilled to announce that the winners will be entered into the Show Racism the Red Card 2025 school competition, representing our school with pride! Furthermore, each winner will be rewarded with a fantastic 50 house points, while the talented runners-up in each category will also earn valuable team points. A massive thank you to everyone who participated in our home art competition! Every entry was remarkable, and in recognition of their efforts, every entrant will receive 5 team points, which will count towards the grand total at the end of the week. Let's keep up the fantastic work!

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We would like to extend a massive shout out to Frankie in 6B for her incredible effort in producing a stunning shield that beautifully highlights our GROW characters! Your creativity and hard work have certainly not gone unnoticed, Frankie. We are absolutely thrilled to share that we are hoping to transform your remarkable design into a badge that can be earned by others in the school. This is a fantastic initiative that will encourage everyone to embody the GROW values. Well done, Frankie! Keep shining and inspiring your classmates! 🎉

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🌟 Pride of East Wickham Stars 🌟 We are absolutely thrilled to shine a light on our Pride of East Wickham stars from last term! 🎉 A huge round of applause for all the incredible children who have excelled outside of the classroom. Your hard work and dedication have not gone unnoticed, and we couldn’t be prouder! 🌟 Key Stage 1 Highlights 🌟 🎈 First up, let's hear it for Teddy in 1B! 🥋 Teddy has successfully passed his first grading in karate, earning a well-deserved yellow stripe belt! Your dedication has truly paid off, Teddy. Well done! 🏊 Next, we have Zane from 1B who has made waves this term! 🌊 Zane achieved Level 1 in swimming and has also been recognised for his impressive gymnastics skills. Keep shining, Zane! 💦 In 2TM, let’s give a big cheer for Zofia! 🎉 Zofia has achieved Level 1 in swimming, which is a significant milestone. Keep it up, Zofia! 👏 A huge shoutout to Solanje in 2PJ for reaching Stage 2 in swimming! Your persistence and enthusiasm are truly commendable, Solanje! 🏊 And last but not least, Harley in 2TM has also achieved Level 1 in swimming! 🎊 We couldn't be more proud of your tremendous progress, Harley! 🌟 Key Stage 2 Highlights 🌟 🏊 A massive congratulations to Lauren in 5R! 🎉 Lauren has achieved Level 5 in swimming, showcasing incredible dedication and skill. We are so proud of you! 🎉 Well done to Fatimah in 4BR for achieving Level 2 in swimming! Your hard work and determination are inspiring. Keep making waves! 👏 A big shout out to William in 4BR! Well done on achieving Water Skills Level 3! Your dedication is truly admirable! 🌊 Let’s celebrate Heloise in 6B! She has successfully attained Level 4 in swimming, showcasing resilience and determination. Well done, Heloise! ⚽ And a massive well done to Tristan in 6K with his fantastic team at Charlton Athletic’s U11 for triumphing in the EFL National’s Futsal Qualifier! They will be competing in the finals in March, and Tristan has only conceded 3 goals throughout the tournament. What an achievement! 🎉 Lastly, a round of applause for Rozlyn in 4F! She's also achieved Level 5 in swimming, demonstrating exceptional talent and passion for the water! Each of these stars has accomplished remarkable feats, and we are immensely proud of their successes! 🌟🌈 Keep up the fantastic work, everyone! Would you like to celebrate your child’s achievements? Please email us—we’d love to showcase their hard work! #PrideOfEastWickham #FutureChampions #EastWickhamProud 🌠🏅🏆

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🏆 Exciting News: House Logo Competition Winners! 🎨 We are absolutely thrilled to announce the winners of our very first house competition! A heartfelt thank you to everyone who took the time to participate and showcase their creativity—each one of you has earned 5 team points for your teams! 🙌 The team captains and Co-head teachers faced a challenging task ahead, as the standard of entries was incredibly high. After much deliberation, we are excited to reveal the results! 🎉 Congratulations to our talented winners! Each child has earned a fantastic 50 team points for their respective houses, and their splendid designs will proudly be transformed into the new logos for their House teams. This is an amazing achievement that reflects not only their artistic flair but also their commitment to their houses. 🏠💚💛❤️💙 We would also like to extend a huge well done to the runners-up from each house! Your contributions were remarkable, and you too, have been awarded team points for your efforts. 🌟 We cannot express how proud we are of all the entries and the effort that each participant put forth. Well done to all! We look forward to seeing your designs come to life. 🎉✨ Stay tuned for more updates and let’s keep the house spirit alive! #TeamSpirit #HouseCompetition #prideofeastwickham

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🌟 TKAT League Tournament 🌟 What an incredible day at the TKAT League tournament for TKAT City schools! ☀️⚽ East Wickham’s boys played amazingly, showing huge progress since their last match against other schools. We are so proud of everyone who took part – every player gave it their all and the team spirit was fantastic! 💙💛 The sun was shining, the energy was high and, most importantly, everyone had fun! A huge thank you to the schools who joined us yesterday– Napier, Gray’s Farm, Royal Park and Horizon – for making it such a brilliant event. It was lovely to see some familiar faces and meet new ones too! 🌟 A special shout-out to Kinetic Kids for refereeing the games today. We want to say a massive thank you to James from Shooters Hill AFC for helping to coach our boys yesterday afternoon – your support and guidance made a real difference! 🙌⚽ We look forward to the next match and more exciting football ahead! 💪⚽ #OneTKATfamily

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🌟 Book Week - Day Two at East Wickham Primary Academy! 📚✨ Today was an exciting and creative day as classes across the school mixed up to collaborate on ideas inspired by their growth mindset books! 🎉 📖 Year 6 & Year 3 used their imagination to craft rich and descriptive language from a chosen page of The Journey. 🐣 Year 4 & Year 1 delved into After the Fall, generating ideas for a detailed character description. 🐌 Year 5 & Year 2 worked on The Snail and the Whale, developing exciting vocabulary ready for their recounts. The school was filled with a wonderful buzz as children worked together across year groups, sharing ideas and learning from each other. 📝✨ Tomorrow, we’ll begin writing our pieces, and we can’t wait to see the incredible work our students produce! 📚💡 #BookWeek #GrowthMindset #Collaboration

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📚✨ Book Week is Off to an Exciting Start! ✨📚 What a fantastic start to Book Week! 🎉 Today, all our children explored their growth mindset books, getting ready for an exciting collaborative lesson tomorrow. Our Year 4 and Year 2 pupils had an amazing experience in a special workshop with Adam, who is currently an actor in the West End, bringing stories to life in a whole new way! 🎭 Meanwhile, Year 6 had an inspiring careers discussion with Adam, learning all about careers in the arts and his pathway through education. 🎬🎤 A huge thank you to Adam for sharing his knowledge and passion with our students. We can’t wait to see what the rest of Book Week brings! 📖✨ #BookWeek #GrowthMindset #LoveForLearning #InspiringYoungMinds

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What a fantastic day it has been at our school as we proudly celebrated Show Racism the Red Card! The atmosphere was buzzing with energy as our pupils engaged in a variety of inspiring activities aimed at promoting anti-racism. Throughout the day, our students showcased their creativity by writing remarkable diary entries and designing their own football shirts, all with the message of unity and respect at their hearts. The sight of everyone dressed in red was a powerful reminder of our commitment to standing against racism! ❤️ We’ve been so impressed with the brilliant art entries submitted, and we can’t wait to see who our school winner will be. Stay tuned as we will announce the winners of the art, writing and football shirt competition tomorrow! These talented individuals will represent us in the national competition hosted by SRTRC. 🎉 A huge thank you to all the children for their efforts, and to our amazing staff for facilitating such a meaningful day. Together, we are building a brighter, more inclusive future! #ShowRacismTheRedCard

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Reception and Nursery had a fantastic first day back at school this week with a visit from Perform! We visited a magical land with the Lady of the Lake and tried to free our fairytale friends from the castle. We enjoyed taking part in the dancing, acting and singing activities with our class and performed a song about a rabbit.

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