Squirrels Heath Junior School

Year 6 - Last term at Squirrels Heath Junior! Our Year 6 children have been all working incredibly hard this year. All this hard work put them in good stead to tackle their SAT's tests a few weeks ago. All the children did their very best and we would like to congratulate them once again on their commitment and effort they have put in - you should all be every proud of yourselves! The hard work doesn't stop there though! They are now focused on producing some more fabulous pieces of writing that will all go towards their final results which they will receive in July! PGL Week Children are now looking forward to their Year 6 residential trip to PGL Liddington in Wiltshire where they will take part in activities ranging from canoeing and climbing, to raft building and various team challenges! It is always a fantastic week where the children get the opportunity to try many new things. For the children who remain at school - they don't miss out! They too will ...

The summer term brings Athletics Season and in Havering that brings the annual Quad Kids competition which sees 100s of children across the borough compete in running, jumping and throwing events. The event is held at Hornchurch Stadium which can seat 300 spectators and even more standing. No pressure at all for our young competitors then! There are 2 separate Quad Kids events; one for years 3 and 4 and one for years 5 and 6. We take 4 boys and 4 girls from each year group. The year 3 and 4 children will rotate around 4 events: Standing long jump, Vortex mega howler throw, 400m run and 50m sprint. The year 5 and 6 children will also rotate around 4 events: Standing long jump, Vortex mega howler throw, 600m run and 75m sprint. The long distance run is the event that really gets the crowd going as the children battle with tired legs and all their energy to make it passed the finish line! This year the children will wear our brand new red and white athletic kits branded proudly with our ...

Congratulations!Squirrels Heath Junior School has been awarded the Primary Science Quality Mark (Guild). This is a significant achievement for the school and one which we are extremely proud of. Science is WOW at Squirrels! Jane Turner, PSQM National Director said: “ The profile and quality of science teaching and learning in each awarded school is very high.  Science subject leaders, their colleagues, head teachers, children, parents and governors should be very proud."

On Wednesday 8th of May, Year 3 went back in time to Ancient Greece! The children came to school dressed up and ready for a day in the life of a child from Ancient Greece. The day began with a greeting from the Wise One, who told us about the conflict with Persia. In order to win the war, we needed to appease the gods by working hard to create objects. The morning was spent working at different stations and making offerings to the goddess Athena. After this, we heard the story of King Midas who asked the gods for the ability to turn things to gold with a single touch. He soon discovered that this was not the gift he had thought it would be and accidentally turned his daughter to solid gold! After lunch, we gathered in the hall again to receive our afternoon job roles. There were servants, dancers, singer and actors. We all went off to practise and then returned to the hall for the celebration. The servants passed around many interesting foods such ...

The choir club boys and girls have been busy learning lyrics and lines from the musical 'Fee Fie Fo Fum' for the Havering Junior Music Festival 2019. They will be performing two songs - 'Three Measly Beans' and 'Gullible Fool' - as well as acting in the production alongside seven other Havering schools. The performance will be on Thursday June 20th at The Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch. Ticket can be purchased via the theatre website ( https://www.queens-theatre.co.uk/whats-on/show/havering-junior-festival-2019/ ).