Sport Relief 2016

We had a whole-school effort for Sport Relief on Friday 18th March 2016. The challenge was an obstacle race with a twist - tied to a friend.

Notable individual and group fundraising efforts include (in no particular order):

• Class 6W
• Zak Thake
• Teddy Wollard
• The staff cake sale
• Mrs Wyer
• Class 5Z
• Seb Lewis
• Niamh Pridie
• Frederick Cooper
• Lexi Attewell
• Sophie Lucas
• Holly Robins
• Florence Cooper
• William Mead
• Maya Bryan
• Chloe Kelly
• Grace Horne

We would like to thank all the pupils, staff, parents and sponsors for supporting our activity this week. Top marks to Mr Stanley for the organisation of the event. Final total: £1,476.67.

Assembly

It was a very busy assembly today.

Mr Woodford did some exercise to launch our Sport Relief activities.

After burning some calories he then judged the entries in the staff bake-off.

Mrs Mordew's entry

We would like to congratulate everyone who has achieved housepoint certificates this week

And we have a lovely big bottle for our Hearing Dogs collection. Can we fill it up? Loose change can be taken into class or put in the bottle at the Office Window

loose change for Hearing Dogs

London Youth Games - boys' football

On Wednesday 9th March the UJS boys' football team went to Crystal Palace to play in the London Youth Games football tournament. The boys were representing the borough as Havering Hurricanes.

UJS boys represent Havering

We were put into a group of four teams. In our first match we drew 1-1. Then in our second match we played Kingston and drew that match 0-0. Finally, we played Chelsea, and won that 3-0. In our group we finished joint first, but came second on goal difference.

We went through to the next round and were put into another gruop of four teams. In our first match in the group we lost 2-0. We drew the next march, and lost the last one.

Michael Tarbuck - 6R


The team were supported by staff, parents and Governors. Mr Fitzgerald, in a dual role of Governor and Grandad said: 'the boys played as a team, kept their shape and were aware of their own and others' positions. They played all of their games with a great team spirit, but made one or two errors which cost them overall. It was a wonderful day out for the boys, they were a pleasure to be with. The team were well behaved, respectful and polite, and coped very well with the chaos on public transport that day.'

The Owl and the Pussycat

Class 3C perform Edward Lear's poem.

Translating poetry

As part of poetry week, I translated a poem from English to Mandarin.

Selina Lu - 5Z

Celebration & Poetry Assembly

 What a busy assembly today! Here are some photographic highlights; performances of some of this week's poetry can be seen on the Facebook and Twitter feeds.

Mr Ansell performed some brilliant Michael Rosen poems 

- ask your child about 'Beans' and 'the Torch'

200 Housepoints by March is a major achievement. We were delighted to award three certificates this morning.

Sixteen children have achieved an impressive 100 Housepoints

Our amazing football teams have had a great week representing Havering at the London Youth Games

A talented young guitarist received a Merit in his exam

The swimmers had a great week in the pool

Year Six performed TS Eliot's 'Macavity: The Mystery Cat'

Year Five perform as a group

Year Four classes performed a verse each

Talking Turkeys

5S perform Benjamin Zephaniah's 'Talking Turkeys' as part of Poetry Week

On The Ning Nang Nong

Class 3GM perform Spike Milligan's poem as part of the UJS Poetry Week.

At the River

Performance poetry with Val Bloom

Poetry Week @ UJS

Poet Val Bloom is in school today as part of our Poetry Week.

We've all learnt some Jamaican Patois, and performed some of Val's work with her.

Year 5 & 6 then moved into the library for smaller group workshops.

More information about Val can be found on her website: http://valeriebloom.co.uk/about/bio/


Come back to this page for regular updates during the week.

Rotary shoebox gifts

Before Christmas we filled shoeboxes of gifts for children and families in need around the world.

Mr Ansell launched the shoebox appeal with an assembly.

Shoebox Assembly

Rotarians George Larkey and Geoff Furzland attended the Christmas Concert and thanked everyone for making the gifts.

Presenting the gifts

The boxes are filled with many useful items and toys which Rotary will send to children in need  from different parts of the world.

Mr Larkey returned with his colleagues Terry Monk and Colin Davies to start the 80+ boxes on their journey. The boxes containing gifts, toys and useful items are being shipped overseas.

Gifts to the world from UJS

Mr Woodford, aided by representatives from Year 6, handed the boxes over to the local Rotarians who will forward them to the team that ships them overseas. The President and members of the Rotary Club of Hornchurch and Upminster said 'we would like to thank all the UJS children and families for supporting the scheme and spreading joy around the world.'