May: Mental Health Awareness Month

24th May 2024Mrs S Field
The Month of May is Mental Health Awareness Month.
This month there has been a display in the library for pupils shadowing the Penguin Books coverage that is all about ‘movement and the many ways it can improve your wellbeing and quality of life’. Harnessing the power of movement the display promotes the best reads and resources.
With Half-Term upon us, not only can you indulge in some reading, but you can also take the wellbeing advice to get ‘moving’; exercise, walk, play sports etc…… especially good advice for all those in the midst of exams who will be spending much time revising…..
Wishing you all a healthy half-term break.

A Visit to the House of Charles Dickens

22nd May 2024Mrs S Field

With the sponsorship of the Kasuma Trust and the Speakers Trust, students were given the exciting opportunity to visit the Charles Dickens Museum last week.

The museum’s education team delivered interactive and informative workshops and guided tours, which allowed the students to connect with Dickens on a personal level and deepen their understanding of the Victorian era. Among other things, the students were impressed with the realistic table settings which very clearly demonstrated the class difference that persisted during the period, and they found the idea of having a pet crow rather humorous.

Supervised by Ms. Senior, Ms. Ishaq, and Mr. McKoy,  the trip was a resounding success, with the students fully engaged in the tour and inspired by it. In fact, the students responded so well to questions asked that the museum staff commented, “They were brilliant!” at the end of the tour.

Overall, the visit was a valuable and enriching experience for the students, and one that will hopefully inspire them to explore their own creativity and imagination.

 

School Values – Poster Competition!

21st May 2024Mrs S Field

***Calling all creatives and thinkers!***

Enter our School Values Poster Competition and express what PRIDE means to you

The best entries will become posters around the school and used on our website and in next years planners! 

Our school council students were discussing the what the school motto actually meant to them and how that sat within our EGS school community ethos. They came up with the following words that they felt encompassed everything:

  • Passion
  • Resilience
  • Integrity
  • Determination
  • Empathy

They then realised that it spelt PRIDE and so came about our new school values……completely created by the students!…Perfect!

What Makes A Winning Poster?….

  1. Creativity and Originality

Stand out with unique design elements that catch the eye and spark interest.

  1. Relevance

Clearly connect your artwork to the theme of Pride in our school values.

  1. Message Clarity

The values should be easily recognisable and understood by anyone viewing the poster.

  1. Design Quality

Use of colour, balance, typography, and overall layout to create a visually appealing poster.

Judging:

Entries will be judged on how well they meet these criteria by a panel of teachers and special guests.

Entry deadline: Friday 24th May

All entries must be emailed or hand delivered to Mr. Collins or Dr. Currie

 

Book of the Month – May

15th May 2024Mrs S Field

TERROR KID – by Benjamin Zephaniah

Our Pupil Librarians have chosen this book for May.

A great book showing how easily we can be tricked and led astray.

You will have Rico’s back the whole way, but he makes some poor choices and doesn’t realise what is actually going on.

Suddenly he finds himself in serious trouble……

Why not join us in reading our monthly book? Let the library know what you think of them 🙂

UK Holocaust Memorial Day

27th January 2024Mrs S Field

Holocaust Remembrance / Memorial Day, is an international memorial day on 27 January that commemorates the victims of the Holocaust, which resulted in the murder of 6 million Jewish people, along with countless members of other minorities by Nazi Germany between 1933 and 1945. 27 January was chosen to commemorate the date that Auschwitz concentration camp was liberated by the Red Army in 1945.

It is also a time for remembering other genocides around the world such as; Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur.

Visit the school library to see the display that our Pupil Librarians have set up; full of information, sources of reference and books to read.

2024 HMD theme: Fragility of Freedom

https://www.hmd.org.uk/what-is-holocaust-memorial-day/

The Holocaust threatened the fabric of civilisation, and genocide must still be resisted every day. Our world often feels fragile and vulnerable and we cannot be complacent. Even in the UK, prejudice and the language of hatred must be challenged by us all.

HMD is for everyone. Each year across the UK, thousands of people come together to learn more about the past and take action to create a safer future. 

Together we bear witness for those who endured genocide, and honour the survivors and all those whose lives were changed beyond recognition.

#HolocaustMemorialDay #LightTheDarkness

https://www.hmd.org.uk/

Update: Winter Fundraising Appeal

26th January 2024Mrs S Field

Message from our Headteacher, Mr Lamb:

I would like to thank each and every one of you who generously contributed to our Winter Fundraising Appeal 23/24. We are now in a position to be able to help some of our families and are welcoming applications from those who need assistance. Letters to school parents have been sent out offering:
– Food Vouchers redeemable in most supermarket retailers
– Contribution towards energy efficient essential small kitchen appliances (Kettles, microwaves, toasters etc.)

Once again, thank you all for your support.

#enfieldgrammarschool #enfield #EGScommunity #fundraising #communitysupport #schoolcommunity #supporteachother

EGS says ‘NO’ to all forms of discrimination!

11th January 2024Mrs S Field

Here are some new posters that are displayed in all classrooms and around the school.

Following on from valuable anti-discriminatory training for all staff, a zero tolerance approach is being reinforced, with fully accessible reporting systems for both staff and students.

Our goal is not solely to reprimand but to educate and transform behaviours, cultivating a more inclusive school community. All students will be comprehensively educated about anti-discrimination and the various sanctions in place. Full details were sent out to all parents earlier this week.

Our school must be a place where every pupil feels secure, valued, and empowered to reach their fullest potential.

Garden Club Festive Wreath-Making!

14th December 2023Mrs S Field

Our garden club has spent the term, since September, weeding, pruning, planting, putting up a new greenhouse, collecting leaves for composting and more…..it’s been busy! (in-between all the rain!)

To end the term we held a festive wreath-making session for the boys; it’s creative and calming but also a lovely opportunity for us, as staff, to spend quality time with them.

They were able to take home some of their wonderful handicraft to help make their houses a little bit more festive!

Thank you to Ms Culora, the wellbeing team and Ms Miller who came along to support, and as always, to our fabulous parent helper Sarah, who volunteers her time every week to make gardening and the outdoors accessible, interesting and fun for the boys.

So from me, Mrs Field, on behalf of gardening club we wish you all a happy and healthy break – see you in the new year!