We have had such an exciting two weeks! We have been learning all about space and planets in our science lessons. We used this topic as an inspiration to write and illustrate our very own stories! We also used our creativity and imaginations to design our own bookmarks. The children have been engaged and have settled in beautifully!
Shabbat Shalom and Shana Tova, Miss Jessica
Rimon class have had a great first two weeks getting stuck into our learning and our topic ‘Exploring the Antarctic.’ The children have located Antarctica on a map, and began to hear about the explorer: Ernest Shackleton. We also have been learning about healthy, including making a healthy tuna pasta salad, where we chopped all the vegetables ourselves, we have also been going outside and exercising in the forest. In preparation for Rosh Hashana, we had a wonderful enrichment day where we made apple cake, and blew a shofar, wrote new years resolutions and wrote some prayers. Shana Tova everybody!
Gefen class have had a wonderful start to the school year with Miss Emily, Mr Ricky, Miss Laura, Miss Claire and Miss Jess. We have spent time building up our friendships and getting to know our new adults. There have been lots of smiles and fun activities for us all to enjoy! We are looking forward to spending the rest of the year making memories with your fantastic children! Shana Tova, Miss Emily
D’vash class have had an amazing first two weeks at Gesher. All of our new children have settled in so well. I am very proud of how helpful and friendly all of the Gesher children have been towards them. We have been busy with lots of fun activities; art, cooking, P.E., Jewish Studies, Maths, Literacy, bucket time and lots of messy play. The children have all participated well in OT, SaLT and dramatherapy sessions. We have been learning school routines and had a great experience on Wednesday with our Rosh Hashana enrichment day. I am looking forward to an exciting year, filled with lots of achievements for D’vash!
To celebrate 20 years of supporting school breakfast clubs, Kellogg’s has awarded Gesher Primary Special School in Willesden £1,000 to enhance the club and help feed children in the morning.
Gesher was selected to receive this boost as Kellogg’s announce they are to double their investment in breakfast clubs in 2019 as more and more schools struggle to find the budget to fund this service for their pupils. Breakfast clubs help with everything from attendance and attainment to alleviating hunger and providing pre-school care. 68 per cent of teachers believe pupils would struggle to concentrate in class without their breakfast club, according to Kellogg’s research.
Tamaryn Yartu, Gesher’s Acting Headteacher said: “We are so grateful to receive this generous donation. The resources we buy as a result of this funding will help us to provide our breakfast club services for our children and their families thanks to the support from Kellogg’s.”
Kate Prince, Corporate Social Responsibility manager, at Kellogg’s, said “We’re proud to have spent 20 years supporting so many schools across the UK. We believe all children should have the opportunity to start the day with breakfast, and we know that equipment and resources are just as important to clubs as the food itself.”
Kellogg’s has supported 3,000 school breakfast clubs with funds, food and training over the last 20 years – that’s 70 million bowls of cereal to children all over the UK since 1998.
Gesher has received a generous £2,500 donation from Wooden Spoon, the children’s rugby charity. The money will support children and families at Gesher during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Wooden Spoon is the children’s charity of rugby. funding life-changing projects that support children and young people with disabilities or living in disadvantage. Since 1983, they have funded more than 1,000 projects, across the UK and Ireland, totalling over £28 million.
Their focus is to help children and young people through projects such as sensory rooms, playground and outdoor activities, health and well being and specialist equipment.
