Earls Hall Primary School

It was a busy day at Earls Hall as the children and staff continued to head towards the end of the academic year! Throughout the day, the children from across Year Six took to the stage in order to perform the play 'the Wrong Way Round'. The play told the story of a brave group of pupils who go in search of their beloved teachers after they disappear in spooky circumstances. Once they have cracked the case they look back on their time at primary school and realise that they are ready for their move up to secondary school. the children sang, acted and danced their way through the story in front of proud parents and other family members and each and every child did the school proud! It was a magnificent way for the children to perform their final production at Earls Hall! Meanwhile, there were fond farewells being discussed between the staff as the team got together in order to wish some much loved members of staff a happy retirement. Mr Martin, Mrs Dale, Mrs Witsed, Mrs Read and Mrs Thompson are all bidding the school a fond farewell and so were treated to a buffet lunch and presented with gifts and flowers by their friends. It was a lovely way to say goodbye to much loved members of the team who have given the school decades of dedication!

It was a busy start to the final week of the year at Earls Hall. The morning started with the downstairs hall playing host to the final Reading Champions assembly where children from across KS2 were presented with their 'Ultimate Reading Champion' badges in front of proud parents in recognition of reading an amazing 250 times at home. Well done children, we are proud of you! Later in the day, the children in Foundation Stage came together in order to wish the lovely Miss Corder a happy birthday as she celebrated her twenty first. The children all sang together whilst the much loved TA was presented with flowers. In the afternoon, the playground was the setting for the Year Three, Four and Five disco before the Year Six enjoyed a disco in the downstairs hall after school. The children pulled off some amazing dance moves and had the time of their lives, making memories together in their final week.

It was a fantastic day for sport today as a squad of children represented the school at this years borough sports competition which was once again held at Garons. The children, who had taken part in training activities for the past few weeks, all tried their very best and their efforts saw many children qualify to the finals and many medals being presented. At the end of the competition, Earls Hall was presented with a shield for taking second place over all in our group. Well done to all of the children who took part, we are proud of you!

It was a full day of fundraising for charity today as the school council fun run day took place in school! Every class across the school was challenged to take part in a run around the school site in a bid to raise as much sponsorship money as possible for St Vincent's and the days events created a fantastic buzz of excitement across the whole of Earls Hall. With the weather being wetter than expected at the start of the day, the school council and Mrs Heard had to think quickly on their feet by changing the planned route on the wet and slippery field and rerouting the children to run around the paths around the school site. Each year group in turn ran as fast as they could around the back playgrounds and past the Early Years garden before zooming past the chickens and ducks, the Forest Friends area and round back to the starting point. Each child had been sponsored by generous family members which motivated them to complete the route as fast as they could. Throughout the day, the children were cheered on by the St Vincent's mascot, Vinnie, who jumped up and down at the finishing line to congratulate them for their efforts. It was a fantastic day, thanks to all of the children and staff members for giving the run their all!

It was a brilliant day for the classes in Year Two today as the children in Badgers, Foxes and Owls ventured out of Earls Hall in order to enjoy a fantastic trip to Barleylands Farm. The visit gave the opportunity for the children to learn about habitats and food chains. Throughout the day they investigated various areas of the farm and had a wonderful day learning about both farm animals and birds of prey. They also managed a tractor ride and some time of play! It was a great day which was enjoyed by everyone! Thanks to all of the parents who volunteered their time in order to come along and help on the day.  

It was a musical day for the children in Year Five today as they worked together to enjoy a day of steel band workshops with Mrs Potter and Miss Fitzgerald.  The children learnt to play the tune, ‘Come Back Lisa’ on the steel pans and used a variety of percussion instruments to recreate a Carnival atmosphere. The musical extravaganza formed part of a whole day focusing on their new topic 'The Windrush'. Alongside the steel workshop, the children also researched the history and geography relating to this period of history. The children used atlases to compare some Caribbean Islands to the UK and sequenced key events from post world war Two Britain. It was a fantastic day which the children really enjoyed. Meanwhile, downstairs, there was more musical talent on show as groups of children once again took part in Rock Steady sessions. Today some of the children were given the opportunity to switch places with other band members and try out a new instrument. The children worked together to make music by either performing vocals or playing the drums, keyboards, electric or bass guitar.

It was an exciting last day of the Spring term at Earls Hall. In the afternoon there was a buzz across the school as the children warmly greeted the arrival of the Easter Bunny! Our fluffy tailed friend had previously emailed Mr B in the morning to say that he would squeeze in a visit in his schedule to see all of the children who behaved beautifully and so, this afternoon, he bounced into school and gave eggs to each and every class, courtesy of the PTA. Some of the children had prepared him notes and cards which he popped into his basket in order to take home. Meanwhile, it was the end of an era today as we said a fond farewell to Mr Gheorge after ten years as our Site Manager. Mr Gheorge was presented with gifts and kind words of thanks at lunchtime by his friends in the staffroom. Thanks Mr Gheorge for a decade of service to Earls Hall!  

It has been an eventful couple of days for the children in Year Four as the children from Oak, Elm and Aspen ventured out of school in order to enjoy a fabulous reidential trip to the Essex Outdoors site in Danbury! Whilst away, the children took part in a series of challenging activities. The children went caving, scaled the heights on the high ropes, climbed climbing walls, zoomed down zip-wires and enjoyed bushcraft. The food was delicious and the children enjoyed the excitement of sleeping in the wooden cabins. All in all it was a great trip. Thank you to all of the staff members who gave up their time in order to make it such a success.

It was a proud day for the children in Year Five today as the children from Willow, Beech and Sycamore took to the stage on three occasions in order to perform a fabulous production of the story of 'Sir David Hattenscarf'. The children acted, sang and danced their way through the story which told of how the planet is being impacted by the choices of human beings with characters travelling around the world on a magic carpet and interacting with endangered species. The upstairs hall was full of proud parents and other family members in the audience and each performance ended with rounds of huge applause! Well done children, we are proud of you!