Links News
Friday 12th September, 2025
Dear Links Families,
This term, we are excited to share that our school is participating in the renowned Take One Picture project, run by the National Gallery. This initiative aims to inspire a lifelong appreciation of literature and art in our students, and it promises to be an enriching experience for all involved.
Each year, the National Gallery selects a single artwork from its collection to serve as the focal point for cross-curricular activities in primary classrooms. This year, we are exploring Canaletto's exquisite painting, 'A Regatta on the Grand Canal' from around 1740. It has proven to be a fantastic source of inspiration, sparking creativity and engagement among our students.
Our Year 3 children have been enthusiastically decorating their Venetian masks this week, while the Year 2 pupils developed their skills with watercolours to capture the beauty of the artwork. To give you a little taste of this project, you can scroll down to the impressive sketches of the regatta and gondolas created by our talented Year 6 students, which you can find in our Links in Action section. Their interpretations not only showcase their artistic abilities but also demonstrate their understanding of the historical context behind Canaletto's work.
Alongside their artwork, the children have also been working hard in their English lessons to write imaginatively about the painting. Diary entries, descriptive pieces and letters are just some of the examples we have seen around the school. The children are continuing to edit and publish their work and we promise to share more with you over the next week.
Links Values Award
Links Value Winners 12th September 2025
This week’s Values Awards go to:
- Nursery - Ibrahim, for listening to instructions and following Nursery routines!
- Reception - Logan, for being a superstar helper and a great role model.
- Year 1 - Moziah, for settling in confidently and being a kind, helpful friend to others.
- 2B - Veronika, for trying her best with everything she does.
- 2R - Sylvia, even though she is new to our school, she has not let that stop her from working really hard. She always tries her best and consistently follows all the rules and values of our school.
- Year 3 - Siham, for showing fantastic responsibility in her first week of Year 3 - what an inspiring start!
- 4L - Umar, for showing responsibility during our swimming lessons this week. He showed good behavior while traveling, kept his belongings organised, and was always the first to get ready.
- 4T - Mustafa, for being a responsible learner in all areas of the curriculum.
- 5C - Sabaha, for writing an excellent biography on Canaletto and always being ready to learn.
- 5KG - Azra, for having a great attitude to her learning and presenting her work beautifully and with pride
- 6P - Shyal, for excellent attitude towards all areas of school life this first week back!
- 6S- Mishti, for kindness and going out of her way to help other children in the class.
Our Links Value winners joined Mrs Murray for Hot Chocolate Friday!
House Points
The house point totals for this week are….
Yellow House - 205
Blue House - 189
Red House - 195
Green House - 145
Congratulations to Yellow House who are this week’s winners!
Weekly Attendance
This week’s attendance figures for each class are:
- Reception - 95.7%
- Year 1 - 93.2%
- 2B - 94.1%
- 2R - 95.1%
- Year 3 - 98.9
- 4L - 95%
- 4T - 98.1%
- 5C - 96%
- 5KG - 99%
- 6S - 98.2%
- 6P - 100%
Congratulations to 6P who achieved the highest attendance with a super duper 100%. Lincoln the Bear joined 6P today and will be learning about the Second World War in History and will be writing diary entries in English
95% Attendance Raffle
This week’s winning tickets go to 2R, Year 3, 4L, 4T, 5C, 5KG, 6S and 6P.
Links in Action
Year 6 Art
Year 5 Science- friction
Learning in Year 1
Our Year 2 Artists
