During Year 1s Fantastic Finish we created 3D models of pumpkins, salt dough bats and ghosts, as well as skeleton pictures created with Q-tips, bubble cauldron and painted an apple orange to make a pumpkin.

In year 2 for a Fantastic Finish on Monday, we made Eton mess and decorated biscuits using cream, fruit and sprinkles. Parents/carers and children enjoyed creating thes.

Year 3 had their Fantastic Finish on Wednesday, took part in an activity with children. We read a story about a hedgehog and its hibernation. The afternoon consisted of parents and children going out to collect leaves, bringing them back and creating their own Hattie the Hedgehog from the story. The children really enjoyed and thank you to all those who came and took part in the session.

In year 4 for Fantastic Finish on Wednesday we On the 16th of October, we celebrated ‘Fantastic Finish’ with an engaging art activity based on our geography lessons on reading grids. The children were given the opportunity to explore their creativity by selecting two distinct pieces of art, which they recreated by drawing according to the specific grid provided. It was truly heartening to witness the collaboration amongst the children as they supported one another brilliantly throughout the process. Many parents attended to cheer on their young artists, adding to the warm atmosphere. Both children and parents thoroughly enjoyed the experience, making it a memorable day for all involved.

Year 5 had their Fantastic Finish on Monday, we linked our activity to our History topic, The Romans. We created a mosaic of a Roman soldier’s head using tissue paper and a lot of patience. However, the end results looked amazing.

On Tuesday year 6 Fantastic Finish was lovely to see such a wonderful turn out.. The children have been learning about WW2 in History and in English they have been reading Michael Murpurgo’s book ‘Friend or Foe’ which is set during WW2. During the session parents and children got arty, creating a scene from The Blitz. They used watercolours to paint the night sky and then used silhouettes of buildings to add the London skyline. They created some amazing pieces of artwork. Well done to everyone involved and a big thank you to everyone who attended.

Lovely to see many parents/carers who were able to attend Fantastic Finish this week. A fantastic finish is an opportunity for you to join your child in their class to work together. To be part of a creative challenge, an investigative challenge, a problem to solve or something else closely related to what your child is learning about in their classroom topic.

Congratulations to Year 6 Cherry for winning the Attendance Award this week.

Reception Pine : 97.3%

Year 1 Maple: 94.3%

Year 2 Willow: 97.4%

Year 3 Elm: 95.2%

Year 4 Aspen: 93.7%

Year 4 Rowan: 95%

Year 5 Cedar: 95.3%

Year 6 Cherry: 97.3%

Year 6 Oak: 96%

Well done to Danny-James, Aris, Sabrina, Saffya, Joy, Halil, Nikita, Amelia and Thomas who all achieved their wings this week.

Congratulations to Harvey, Annabella, Ariana, Zuhra, Beau, Maksmilian, Erina, David and Zakaria who achieved hot chocolate and will have this monday with Mr Soyka.

Friday 11th October children come into school for our Cultural Day. It was lovely to see the diversity with different ethnic backgrounds.

At the end of assembly children in all year groups got to show their cultural clothes. Children got a chance to speak about what they celebrate in their religions. It was amazing to see so many different religions and cultures that are celebrated. This was a day for us to show our unity in diversity, know the differences and similarities of our cultures as a school.  Next week children will be able to bring in food from their cultures to continue learning and understanding more about our school community.

An email has been sent out: our nex equality, diversity and inclusion event takes place on FRIDAY 18th OCTOBER in the school hall from 2:00om. We are encouraging you all to provide a food dish which represents the area, country or region where your family originates from. Further details can be found in the letter attached to an email. Please make every effort to attend and we look forward to welcoming you next week.

The use of ‘Roblox’ as it has been brought to our attention that more of our children in lower key stage 2 are using the gaming platform.

I know at times the different apps and gaming sites can be a minefield, so I have attached a help sheet for parents below, if you have any questions or seek further guidance, please email me at: liam.wanless@parkside.herts.sch.uk