News

Half Term Message

29 May 2023

Dear Parents and Carers
Another half term is complete and we are feeling the summer vibes! It’s been wonderful to see the children using our outdoor spaces more and more this half term. They are certainly lucky to have so much space to explore. We are looking forward to sharing it with our whole school community on Friday 9th June at 2pm for our 70th Birthday picnic. Please do come along and donate some cakes in advance if you can.
We have had two external reviews of learning at BLPS so far in 2023, one focusing on our pastoral care and RE curriculum, the other focusing on writing. The reviewer spoke to children, staff, observed teaching and looked at our books. Feedback has been very positive on both occasions, and we have taken some development points on board to make our practice even better!
I hope you have a restful half term.
Mr Henry
Headteacher

STEM Volunteers

26 May 2023

Calling all parents or family members that work in Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics field.
If you have a passion to inspire the next generation in STEM, we would welcome volunteers to offer their time, passion, and energy to visit our school and inspire our children in their learning.
Your time will aim to connect young children to a range of STEM backgrounds, helping them to get excited about STEM subjects and to recognise the links between the school curriculum and possible future career pathways.
Please let us know if you or someone you know can help, so that we can keep you informed of when we could call you in to work with us when we plan our future science learning.

Sports Day

24 May 2023

We are looking forward to Sports Day coming up next month and we hope you’ll be able to join us. Dates and times for your child are below.

Monday 19th June-Nursery AM - 9.30 - 10.45am
Monday 19th June - Nursery PM & Reception - 1.35-3.15pm
Tuesday 20th June - Year 1 & Year 2 - 1.35-3.15pm
Wednesday 21st June - Year 3 & Year 4 - 1.35-3.15pm
Thursday 22nd June - Year 5 & Year 6 - 1.35 - 3.15pm

Happy Birthday Huxley & Barley!

24 May 2023

We now have had Barley and Huxley, our school guinea pigs, for a year!! Happy birthday!!
They arrived as 8-12 week old babies and have provided entertainment, and comfort, to our school community.
Some children have made birthday cards for them.

Basketball Tournament Years 5&6

23 May 2023

Year 5 and 6 participated in a Basketball Tournament at Chadwell Academy 17th May 2023. Out of 28 teams Barley Lane came in Bronze position, this tournament was to represent Redbridge in the Big Basketball competition in July. What a fantastic achievement! The children absolutely smashed it with their talent, skills and sportsmanship. The team received their medals on the podium. Everyone had a great day.
Thanks to Mrs Landa for organising the trip. Here are Umar, Mayank, Tauhid, Ilyaas, Dennis, Munsib, Aisha, Zahraa, Joyful and Halima receiving their medals.

Headteacher’s Award

19 May 2023

Hyde Park Trip - Year 3

19 May 2023

Year 3 went to Hyde Park last week to consolidate our learning about plants as part of our science topic. We visited the rose garden, observed and sketched flowering plants. We then identified trees using leaf dials. Here are some photos of 3A and 3B. We had lovely weather and the day was enjoyed by everyone!

Team Building Day - Year 6

18 May 2023

Year 6 have had a team building day which they thoroughly enjoyed. They were engaged in a variety of activities including team games involving tyres and thinking of strategies as to how to work together.

Aztecs Cricket -Year 4

11 May 2023

Aztec Cricket Club will be coming in every Tuesday morning each week to teach year 4 cricket until the end of term.
The children really enjoyed their time with the coaches.
’It was a lot of fun, I liked it when we played a match” Rayaan & Hazel 4D

Zoolab - Nursery & Reception

9 May 2023

We had a visitor from Zoolab who brought an Australian tree frog, a giant African snail, Cornfield Boer Constrictor snake from America, a scorpion from Africa and a giant millipede from Africa.
We were allowed to touch and hold some of the creatures, some of us were really brave. They all felt strange to touch. We learned a few facts about their habitats and what they eat. The scorpion even glows turquoise under an ultraviolet light. It was very exciting to have real life creatures at school!

Woodland Trust Gold Award

8 May 2023

We are proud to let you know that we have now been awarded a gold Green Tree Award from the Woodland Trust and will be receiving a special plaque in recognition of this.

Coronation Day Celebrations

5 May 2023

We had a lovely day last Friday celebrating the coronation of King Charles. Children dressed in red white and blue and we had a special lunch. During the afternoon the children enjoyed snacks and even cream teas!
Our year 5 children went to the local church to hear about Queen Elizabeth’s coronation in 1953!
‘Last week, we went to the local church to have a discussion with people from our local community about the Queen's Coronation, which took place in 1953. We spoke about what life was like in the past and asked questions about what happened at the Coronation. A few of them brought artefacts and memorable items to share with us - most of them had a royal symbol of a picture of Queen Elizabeth II on it. We also spoke about what the Coronation in 2023 would be like. We really enjoyed the conversations that we had and hope that we get to do something like this again!’
Aishwarya 5R, Debora 5T

Daily Mile Record Attempt

28 Apr 2023

We are taking part in The Daily Mile, a social and physical activity with the children walking running or wheeling at their own pace in the fresh air with their friends. Today we took part in the Guinness World Record attempt to have the most children running the daily mile on one day!

School Closing at 1:30pm on Monday 24th April

21 Apr 2023

We will be closing to children at 1:30 for parent consultations on 24th April.

Woodland Trust—Silver Award

21 Apr 2023

We are proud to tell you that we have now achieved a silver Green Tree Award from the Woodland Trust. Recent activities to earn this award have been a special assembly about the importance of trees and classes have designed ‘tree champi-ons’ to help look after the trees. We have also celebrated our school trees by decorating them.
We have also been out in our local area this week litter picking.
‘ Last week, the eco ambassadors along with Mrs Rogers and Ms Lane went litter picking around the perimeter of Barley Lane. We split into two groups and our area was very tidy and clean. However we did find lots of cigarette ends. To stop smoking is very beneficial to the environment and to your own personal health’ Rushda 6N

Reach Out Graduation

21 Apr 2023

On 21st April, a group of year 6 children attended their ReachOut Grad-uation Ceremony in London. Eleven year 6 children completed a 20 week mentoring programme work-ing on social and academic confi-dence, considering career options for the future, developing relationships with new adults and peers and developing character strengths including fairness, good judgement and self-control. During the ceremony Asher was awarded the Mentee of the Group and Misha received an award for showing great self-control. Well done to everyone who completed the programme!

Basketball Skills Camp

19 Apr 2023

On 19th April 2023 Year 3 and 4 children were selected to go to Chadwell Academy for a Basketball skills camp. The children took part in various skills and then went onto playing matches against other primary schools. Barley Lane did amazingly when versing other schools. Ayub 3A, Allahdad 4D, Mehmet 3G, Aaleyah 4K, Reet 4F, Elsa 3M, Rayann 4D, Tyler 4C. Daria 4F, Zain U 4C, Arvin 4F and Zahid 4K. The children made Barley Lane Primary School very proud. Mehmet won a basketball for outstanding performance during the day in all activities. Thanks to Mrs Landa for organising the trip.

Composer Workshop -Choir

6 Apr 2023

Our committed choir finished up last term singing with Com-poser Kayleigh Burton.
On Friday 31st March Kayleigh came to Barley Lane School to sing some of the songs she composed for pasts Redbridge Choral Festival at the Royal Albert Hall.
The children really enjoyed singing warm-ups, learning new signing techniques and adding fun actions to her songs.

Dear parents and carers

31 Mar 2023

Another busy term draws to a close. Thank you for your support and encouragement this term and for working with us to achieve the best outcomes for the children of Barley Lane.
As you can see from newsletters this term (including today’s!) the children have been out and about this term, with lots of exciting experiences across London. We bid farewell to Miss Khatun today, and wish her all the best with her new career path. Mrs Bezant and Ms Sanger will be teaching 4K next term.
Wishing you a peaceful Ramadan and a Happy Easter! Mr Henry

Outdoor Learning

31 Mar 2023

This term our children have been enjoying sessions outside in the school spinney. Knowledge of birds and trees is increasing and there is a grow-ing appreciation of the natural world and a better understanding of why we need to care for it. We have recently had new seating in the spinney and our pond will soon be cleaned, ready for some pond dipping. If you are able to help us with our out-door learning vision in any way, e.g. sponsorship, fund raising or helping with our growing areas, please get in touch, we’d love to have your help! Your child’s spinney days are below

Big Walk and Wheel Week

30 Mar 2023

Children have made a fantastic effort this week to walk and cycle to school and those that did received a sticker from their teacher. We encourage children to walk, cycle or scooter to school; It’s been proven that children who do some form of exercise, espe-cially a walk before school, do better in class be-cause they arrive refreshed, fit and ready to learn.
We also had Dr Bike pay us a visit this week, he mended and serviced some of the children’s bikes so we hope they’ll be able to go for a bike ride these holidays!
Cycle Helmet Design Competition: Well done to the following children who en-tered the competition to design an eco helmet. The winners are: Ajeesh 2B, Sawdah 2B, Dua 2B, Sumaiya 5C Each of them will receive a prize—a cycle helmet!

Florence Nightingale Visits Year 2

29 Mar 2023

Year 2 have been learning about Florence Nightingale recently and enjoyed a workshop last week. The children said about the experience:
"I got to ask her interesting questions" "It was fun because we got to role play as nurs-es and soldiers and we had to cure them."

Redbridge Geography Bee Winners!

28 Mar 2023

The Geography Bee took place at Glade Primary School with lots of other Redbridge schools. The children took part in different rounds and worked well as a team to collaborate and answer the questions. We came joint first with Downshall Primary, which is amazing! Well done to Julia 5F, Sofia 5F, Mahdi 5T, Timur 5C!

Sea Life Aquarium Trip– Year 1

27 Mar 2023

Year 1 children visited Sea Life aquarium and experienced life under the ocean. Children saw jellyfish, seahorses, sharks, tortoises, a variety of fish and penguins. Children had the op-portunity to touch a star fish too!

Basketball Match V Chadwell Primary

24 Mar 2023

Last week some of our Y5 and Y6 pupils played a basketball match at Chadwell Primary for a 5v5 basketball match. Our amazing team consisted of Dennis 6R, Umar 6R, Joyful 6M, Inaya 6J, Amelia 6J, Ilyaas 6R, Zahra 6J, Benjamin 5C and Miraya 5R. Thanks to Zahra’s mum for helping out and Mrs Landa for organising the trip. The children had a great after-noon and are looking for-ward to the next match!

Big Walk & Wheel Week

23 Mar 2023

Week beginning 27th March 2023 is Barley Lane’s ‘Big walk and wheel’ week. Children are encouraged to walk during the whole of this week. On their year groups designated day during this week children can cycle or scoot to school (check your year groups designated day below).
Walking, cycling and scooting is good as it makes our bodies healthier, creates happier minds, fewer cars at the school gates, cleaner air, less pollution, and more time to chat with family and friends and enjoy the great outdoors. If you live a long way a way from school why not try to park and stride. Leave your car ten minutes away and walk. If you can’t walk to school every day try to walk to school on at least one or two days next week.
Children that are seen walking, cycling or scooting during this week will receive a sticker.
Your year groups designated day to cycle or scoot to school is:
Monday – 27.3.23 – Year 6 and Reception
Tuesday 28.3.23 – Year 4 and 2
Wednesday 29.3.23 – Year 5 and 1
Thursday 30.3.23 – Year 3 and Nursery
Year 6, 5, 4 to leave bikes in the area behind Huxley Building.
Year Reception,1,2,3 to leave bikes and scooters in the quad.

Animal Workshop - Year 1

22 Mar 2023

This week, Year 1 had the opportunity to learn about, see and handle a range of animals.
Children held lizards, a python, a baby owl, a meerkat and a tarantula.
They were very brave and enjoyed finding out about the diets of these animals, their habitats and the physical features of the animals.

Fire Station Trip - Year 2

22 Mar 2023

This half term, Year 2 have enjoyed a trip to Ilford Fire Station where they learnt about the role of fire-fighters and the equipment they use. Children enjoyed exploring the inside of a fire engine, learnt the importance of heat cameras, watched how an emergency call is received at the station and even got to use the hoses! It was a thoroughly enjoyable morning for all. Thank you to all the parent volunteers who helped on the trip.

Let Girls Play Football

21 Mar 2023

On Wednesday 8th March 2023 it was International Wom-en’s Day. Barley Lane celebrated this by having Let Girls Play Football all afternoon with Mrs S Landa. The sports helpers were Zah-ra 6J, Jiya 6M, Ayisha 6R, Joyful 6M, Halima 6M, Amarni 6R, Amelia 6T, Inaya 6J, Aliza 6N, Juliet 6R.
‘Recently it was International Women’s Day and that is when we appreciate what all girls have done for us. We had an hour of PE and some football and it was amazing, everybody had a smile on their face including me! The session was really fun and we took part in lots of activities’ Ayat 6J

Choral Festival - Royal Albert Hall

20 Mar 2023

Well done to our “Barley Lane Junior Choir” for representing and making our school proud last Monday 13th March at 2023 Choral Festival “Happy and Glorious” at the Royal Albert Hall.
It has been Redbridge’s most ambitious event, where over 1,500 students from fifty Primary and Secondary schools formed the most astounding choir.
Everyone enjoyed the whole day!
Thank you to the teachers, support staff and volunteers who helped on the day and special thanks to Mrs Aguerralde for organising the trip.

World Book Day

3 Mar 2023

The children have had a wonderful day to-day reading books and listen-ing to their favourite stories. They will each receive a £1 book token today to go to-wards a book of their choice at participating stores.

Primary Maths Challenge

2 Mar 2023

Congratulations to 11 children in Year 6, who made it through to the Bonus round of the National Primary Maths Challenge.
Laasyasree, Haider and Malak scored within the Gold level; Sharwathah, Kamran, Naysha and Imraan scored within the silver level and Rushda, Samaria, Musa and Tauhid scored within the Bronze level.
We are very proud of their achievements.

Choir visit the Kenneth More Theatre

1 Mar 2023

BLPS Junior Choir enjoyed rehearsing the fantastic concert repertoire at Kenneth More Theatre last Thursday 23th February. Only 9 days to go for the Big Day now: how exciting! Here is a link to the songs to sing along at home and get ready for a sensational night at the Royal Albert Hall on Monday 13th March. Thank you to the parents who helped on the trip.

House of Lords Zoom - Year 5

25 Feb 2023

Last week, year 5 children had a zoom meeting with Baroness Scott from the House of Lords, and learned some interesting facts.
‘During the Learning with the Lords session we met Baroness Scott of Needham Market. We asked her questions about sustainability and pollution. We spoke about the envi-ronment. She was very nice and answered all our questions’
Izaan & Ahsan 5F

Dress to Express

10 Feb 2023

This week has been Children’s Mental Health Week, and to mark the importance and raise awareness of young people’s mental health, we have ‘Dressed to Express!’
We have seen some fabulous outfits today .
Well done everyone!

Headteacher’s Award

9 Feb 2023

Well done to the following children who have recently received a Headteacher’s Award!
Laylah - Red Veeraj - 4D Kelsey - 4F Aidaan - 1M Shalom - 4D Hardika - 5C Gurshish- 1M Taliyah - 4D Inaaya - 5C Araf - 1R Zain - 4D Anaya - 5C Noah - 1R Rizwan - 4D Adrian - 5C Ismaeel - 1R Charlie - 4D Ahyaan - 5C Dragos - 1R Trisha - 4D Zunairah - 4D Ajeesh - 2B Skyla - 3M Priya - 2B Owais - 3B

Ilford Islamic Centre Trip - Year 5

8 Feb 2023

Year 5 went to Ilford Islamic Centre this week as we are learning about Islam in R.E. We met Imam Khurram who shared an insightful talk about the mosque/Muslim beliefs and showed us around the building. We also took part in a mosque feature hunt which was great fun! We had a wonderful time.

Gardeners Needed!

7 Feb 2023

Do you like gardening?
Have you any expertise in all things growing and planting?
Could you spare some time to help us trans-form our planting areas in school?
If you can offer any help, please see Mrs. Rogers or Mr. Curtis or contact the school office.

Big Garden Bird Watch

6 Feb 2023

If you took part in the Big Garden Bird Watch then the results have now been compiled by the RSPB. For more information go to the RSPB website rspb.org.uk
Please look out for the parakeets in our school spinney!
House sparrow number one again!
House sparrows are top of the flocks for the 19th year running. But it’s vital we continue to look out for sparrows as there are far fewer around now. The population has declined so much that they are on the UK Red List for birds – any further declines would be devastating.

Competition...Competition...Competition

27 Jan 2023

Spring is just around the corner and to encourage our pupils to get cycling and scootering we have an exciting competition for all year groups to enter:
Design an Eco themed helmet in the brightest colours you can! Draw or paint your design on A4 paper. Think about sustainable travel or green places you might ride your bike or scooter . Winners will re-ceive a helmet - there will be one prize for each year group.
Entries must be submitted to the class teacher or the school office by Friday 10th February. Good Luck!

Library Books

26 Jan 2023

Children in Years 1 and 2 are enjoying using our KS1 library to choose and borrow books each week. We have purchased more great books to add to the library. As well as diverse books, we also have a selection of picture books and non fiction books. Please look after the books that are borrowed and remember to return them on your child's allocated library day.
Happy reading!

Arc Theatre Workshop - Year 5 & 6

25 Jan 2023

‘On Wednesday we had a performance from the Arc Theatre. It was called ‘Outsider’ and it was set in World War 2. Outsider was about a brother and sister meeting a friend from their old school, who wanted to find German spies in the area. The message of the performance was to not judge a person by their ethnicity. After, we had a discussion about what we liked about the performance.’
Sofia & Diaymar 5F

Young Voices Concert

24 Jan 2023

On Wednesday 18th January our amazing BLPS singers were part of the "Biggest school choir concert on Earth" along with 8,800 children from all around London. The performance was spectacular for all, choir, parents and teachers who en-joyed disco dancing very much!!! Beat Box Collec-tive, Urban Strides and violinist Ana Phoebe were part of the show under the great conductor David Lawrence. Children sang their hearts out.
Well done Barley Lane for such a great trip. Thanks to Mrs Aguerralde, Mr. Henry, Mrs Gusaric and Mrs Borowy for coming with the choir to the O2 and making sure everyone was safe and happy!

BIG Garden Birdwatch

23 Jan 2023

The RSPB ( Royal Society For The Protection Of Birds) are holding their 'BIG Garden Birdwatch' from Friday 27th January to Sunday 29th January. You don't have to have a garden, you can watch the birds from a balcony or in the park!
- Watch the birds around you for one hour.
-Count how many of each species of bird LANDS, not flies, on your patch.
- Go to rspb.org.uk - Big Garden Birdwatch- and send in the species you have seen and the number of them. There is lots of information on this site to help you identify birds.
38 million birds from UK skies have been lost in the last 50 years and nature is in crisis. These birdwatching results help the RSPB monitor how our UK birds are coping.
Our children in Barley Lane are learning about sustainability and part of that is helping to protect other living things. Some classes have been going outside to see what birds we have on our school grounds and we will be sending this information to the RSPB too.

70th Birthday Celebrations

20 Jan 2023

Calling all ex-pupils and ex-members of staff!
Please could you share your photographs and memories of your time at Barley Lane with us. We would like to share with the children so that they can compare their experiences of Barley Lane:
anniversary@barleylane.redbridge.sch.uk
Come and join us for our celebratory 70th picnic on FRIDAY 9th June from 2pm – 7pm.

Pupil Achievements

19 Jan 2023

Well done to Zoha in Year 6 and her brother Shaheer in Nursery who won trophies in a dance competition re-cently. Zoha also won a medal for completing Level 6 in gymnastics. We love hearing about the children’s achievements: email us at admin@barleylane.redbridge.sch.uk

Young Voices Concert

18 Jan 2023

Attention BLPS Choir! The Young Voices 2023 concert at the O2 Arena is fast approaching!
Here is the Spotify link for our final practice before the Big Day on Wednesday 18th January! https://open.spotify.com/album...

Reception Admissions Sept 2023

17 Jan 2023

Apply to start primary school reception for September 2023
This application applies to children with birthdays between 1 September 2018 and 31 August 2019. This application can only be made online. Please ensure you apply for your child’s school place by Sunday 15 January 2022.

Headteacher’s Award

16 Jan 2023

Well done to the following children who have recently received a Headteacher’s Award!
Ibraheem - 1M Noah - 1R Mehreen - 6N Nicolae - 1M Sai - 4K Rayan - 6J Abrish - 1A Maria - 4D Abdulbathin - 6J Yoana - 1R Sofia - 5F Mehmet - 3G Nazafrin - 4F Sumaiya - 4F Umaiza - 4K

Happy New Year!

5 Jan 2023

We wish our community a joyful and peaceful 2023!

BLPS Christmas Message

20 Dec 2022

Click for the Christmas Message from the Headteacher.

World Cup Fever!

19 Dec 2022

Mrs Aguerralde is over the moon with Argentina’s success! 3A picked the winning World Cup Team, Argentina, and celebrated with the World Cup trophy in their class.

Time FM Christmas Toy Appeal

19 Dec 2022

Our school council have been extremely successful in gathering toys and donations for the Time FM Christmas Appeal. The Time FM staff were extremely grateful and the toys will go to families in need. Thank you to Mrs Gheewala for organising the collection.

Animal Workshop - Y4

16 Dec 2022

Year 4 had an animal workshop this week and met some unusual creatures. We saw a desert fox, a tarantula a Burmese snake and a millipede. The children learnt that a Burmese snake eats once every 4 months and eats chickens. The chameleon lives in the rainforest and changes colour depending on it’s mood. The tarantula is actually very fragile because it has an exoskeleton. The desert fox has large ears and can hear a spider crawling in the desert.

Great Fire of London Workshop - Y2

15 Dec 2022

As part of our History topic on the Great Fire of London, Year 2 participated in an exciting workshop. Children took part in acting out events, learnt about the impact of the fire through an experiment and created Great Fire of London scenes through layered art work. It was a fun and educational experience for everyone!

School Closed Today

12 Dec 2022

School will be closed today due to the adverse weather conditions. We hope to reopen tomorrow (Tuesday 13th)

School Council Christmas Appeal

9 Dec 2022

We are taking part in the Christmas Appeal for Time FM again this year. Time FM would prefer donations to their GoFundMe page this year, but Barley Lane will gratefully accept toys and gifts and deliver to TimeFM by Friday 16th December.

Barley and Huxley News!

8 Dec 2022

Barley and Huxley, our school guinea pigs, are embracing the Christmas season! Barley is hoping for some baby cucumbers in his Christmas stocking whilst Huxley is hoping for some mint to nibble on in his. We look forward to reading more in next week’s ‘Christmas Special’ newsletter!

First Aid Workshop

7 Dec 2022

“In the first aid workshop, we learned important life skills. A lady called Sue from the British Red Cross guided us on how to deal with someone who has fainted or has a broken bone. We learned about how we could potentially save a person’s life and debated about the five senses. The meaning of first aid is ‘first help’ which you can get before going to the hospital. We really liked this educational workshop and we thank our teachers for organising it’ Julia and Sofia 5F

Eco Ambassadors

6 Dec 2022

This week some of our eco ambassadors went litter picking on the school field, main playground and in the spin-ney. After just twenty minutes, they had filled a black sack with rubbish. We will be reinforcing to our children the importance of putting their litter in one of the bins provided.
Sustainability is one of our priorities on this year’s School Development Plan.

Road Safety Workshop

5 Dec 2022

“In our road safety workshop, we did some work on how to be safe on the roads. We acted out scenarios, for example if you do not know whether to cross the road, you should look, listen, look again and if it's safe you can cross! Another scenario was to not disturb the driver in case he or she looks back and needs to brake. After we rehearsed, we acted out the play to the rest of year 5 and 6. The workshop was very enjoyable and we all learnt lots from it!”
Yamin and Mirayah 5R

Primary Maths Challenge

2 Dec 2022

Some of our Year 5 and 6 children entered the National Primary Maths Challenge this week.

We had some fantastic scores. Congratulations to those in gold positions and to Sharwatha, Lassyaree and Haider for getting through to the next round which will be in February.

Gold
Abdul - 5T Laasyasree 6J Timur - 5C Haider - 6J Sharwarthah - 6N

Silver
Ishaq - 5T Musa - 6M Ahsan - 5R Malak - 6M Kamran - 6N Samaira - 6R

Bronze
Julia - 5F Naysha - 6N Imraan - 6R Tauhid - 6J Rushda - 6N

Other Participants
Zoya - 5C, Nagarithvik - 5R, Sofia - 5F, Vivan - 5R, Yamin - 5R, Saif - 5R, Azmain - 5R, Neha - 5C, Miraya - 5R, Mahel - 5R, Hannah - 5R, Sumaiya - 5C, Anaya - 5C, Atifa - 5T, Maryam - 5C, Innaya - 5C, Mahdi - 5T, Hafeez - 5F, Adil - 5F, Jazib - 5F, Ahsan - 5F, Diaymar - 5F, Hardika - 5C, Imtiaz - 6R, Anjana 6N, Hasann - 6N, Zuhair - 6J, Harsh - 6R, Motahera - 6N, Umar - 6R, Atiya - 6R, Rayan - 6J, Ha-ris - 6N, Ismael - 6J, Tahseeen - 6R, Mustafa - 6J, Saisivan - 6J, Jiya - 6M, Maryiam - 6N, Harnoor– 6N
Well done!

Keep Britain Tidy

1 Dec 2022

Years 1-6 have all had sustainability workshops run by the charity Keep Britain Tidy. The older children have been learning about the 3Rs reduce, reuse and recycle and the younger children about keeping our oceans clean.
“ We really enjoyed the sustainability workshop and we learnt many new things. Did you know that batteries should not be thrown in the regular bin? Also, we all made a promise to reduce, reuse and recycle!” Kelsey and Ayyub 4F

Stone Age Workshop - Year 3

29 Nov 2022

Year 3 had a brilliant Stone Age workshop last week with a visit from Pukub. The children were able to take part in many activi-ties, including cooking bread and potatoes on the fire, and making flour from seeds and spinning wool. They also learnt all about how stone age people lived.
Some children even dressed up in stone age clothes!

Non Uniform Days

28 Nov 2022

We have recently had two non uniform days. The first was Glow Day last week, and we saw some fabulous bright and sparkly outfits for the ‘be bright, be seen’ campaign.

This week we got into the world cup spirit by cheering on England during their match against Iran on Monday before having a special lunch and non uniform day yesterday . Children made a super effort to dress up as their class team colours, and we have also raised some money from £1 contributions to go towards new books for school. We will let you know how much we raised in our next newsletter.

Mandir Trip - Year 3

25 Nov 2022

Our Year 3 children had a very in-formative visit to the Hindu Temple in Ilford this week and found out some interesting facts. They were able to look at the beautiful decorations and they learnt all about how Hindus pray to their God. Thank you to the parents who helped on the trip.

Year 5 Church Visit

22 Nov 2022

“On Tuesday 22nd November we had the opportunity to visit the local church. Our experience was outstanding, as the reverend (who was a woman) was extremely kind and she introduced us to the church and spoke to us in great detail. When we ar-rived, we had a look at the church. The outside had a unique style just like a Tudor cathedral. We then were able to meet the hosts and also got a tour of the inside. It had a lot of paintings, which were tell-ing the story of Jesus. The church also had some stained glass win-dows, which were beautiful. We learnt lots of information about the religion, before we came back to school”. Abdul & Anas 5T

Brass Recital

16 Nov 2022

“On Wednesday 16th November, we were very fortunate to have a Brass Recital with very talented musicians playing live at our school.
We were able to ask them questions about the different types of brass instruments (such as trumpets, trombone, French horn and tuba) We were astonished when we saw how big the tuba was! We learnt some facts about the instruments too.. The trombone is the only one that has a "slide" however the trumpet, French horn and tuba have valves to play the different sounds.

They played vary famous tunes, some of our favourites were: "Star wars" tune and "The Simpsons" theme”.
Jazib & Hashim 5F

Anti-Bullying Week

14 Nov 2022

We are marking Anti Bullying Week this week with a series of assemblies and class discussions. This year's theme is 'Reach Out'

Barley Lane Fireworks Extravaganza

11 Nov 2022

Our fireworks extravaganza was such a fabulous event! The evening was sell out with 2,500 people attending. A huge thank you to everyone that attended, it was our biggest ever!
The event was put on with the help of volunteers made up of Barley Lane parents and carers, teachers, school staff and local residents. Without them we couldn't do it and we appreciate everything they do from the planning, set up on Friday to the ‘Big Clean Up’ on Sunday and many extras.
You can watch our display on YouTube here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5f4e37BxS8

Remembrance Assembly - Year 6

11 Nov 2022

Year 6 recently had a special Remembrance Day live assembly with the National Literacy Trust partnered with the Royal British Legion. For this event, we were joined by over 200,000 children from over 1,000 other schools across the country to commemorate the sacrifices made by British soldiers. The assembly has since been uploaded to the National Literacy Trust YouTube channel to allow viewers to watch during their own time. It was a great success and we hope to do it again next year, inviting more year groups to join us!
"I found that this was the most meaningful Remembrance Day assembly I've ever been to. I liked how they included many different views and speakers as part of the event. The two minute silence really got me thinking." - Asher, 6M

"The reason I enjoyed the assembly is because during the two minutes of silence, you could see everyone in the studio and across other schools doing it with you. I really felt for the soldiers during the assembly." - Hadi, 6M

Globe Theatre Trip

11 Nov 2022

“On Friday 11th November, Year 5 visited Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. We travelled to London by train. When we arrived, we got to enjoy a tour of The Globe Theatre. We saw the inside of the theatre and learnt that the Globe was mostly made of wood. However, many things were painted to look like marble and gold. We also learnt that the theatre had an open roof to let in natural light, as they didn't have electricity. After the tour, we took part in a drama workshop. In the workshop, we acted out a scene from Macbeth (a play written by Shakespeare). We did freeze frames, which were based on the three witches. After that, we went on a nice walk over the Millennium Bridge. It was a very enjoyable trip and we hope to go on an-other one”.
Mariyah & Hannah 5R

KS1 Library Grand Opening

8 Nov 2022

Our newly refurbished EYFS and KS1 library was officially opened today! Children were introduced to our new underwater water themed library space. Classes will visit the library each week during the school day to choose a book to read and share at home. Your child's teacher will inform you of your allocated library day. Please remember to look after books and return them each week.
Thank you to everyone that was involved in creating our new library.

Harvest Festival

21 Oct 2022

A huge thank you to our parents and carers for their generous donations to the Redbridge Foodbank last week.
We had such a large amount of donations that the foodbank had to do two collections!
Well done to School Council children who helped to load everything up into the car!

Special Thanks

21 Oct 2022

We say farewell to a number of staff today.

Mr Mulligan has done a wonderful job as assistant site manager over the past year.

Miss Martin has worked with us in a number of administrative roles since 2015 and we wish her well at her new school.

Mr McCarthy has taught and led PE for 12 years and will be missed by children, parents and staff alike. He has had a huge impact on our children’s health and fitness over the past 12 years. We wish him well with a change of career.

Finally, after 29 years of dedicated service to the children of Barley Lane Primary School, we wish Mrs Bhanot all the best with her re-tirement. She has supported some of our most vulnerable children with care and consideration, and certainly deserves a restful retirement.

Rangoli Art -Year 3

18 Oct 2022

Year 3 have been busy learning about Diwali and the signifi-cance of the Goddess Lakshmi for Hindus at this special time of year. They have enjoyed cre-ating their own intricate Rangoli patterns to decorate the school using a range of mediums such as chalk, crayons, felt tips and coloured rice.

BLPS Fireworks Tickets

7 Oct 2022

Tickets for our Firework display can be purchased through Eventbrite from Friday 7th October. To purchase either click the in the news article or scan our QR Code.

Tudor Day - Year 5

6 Oct 2022

Tudor day was amazing! We explored the depth of Tudor life, through different activi-ties such as food tasting and ar-chery. We also learnt about Tudor medicine and the ‘cunning wom-an’ (you would go to her if you were sick) who would do witch-craft on you (yes really!) Our favourite activities from the day, were sewing and trying on the Tudor armour. A funny activity that we took part in, was imagining that we were in a Tudor court where punishments and fines were given, de-pending on your crime. Overall, it was a great ex-perience! Thank you to Mistress Hil-lary, Master Robert and our teachers.

Tree Planting

5 Oct 2022

We launched our 70th birthday celebrations last week by planting an apple tree on the field. Our School Council members helped with making sure the tree was securely in the ground while KS2 children watched.
All children and staff enjoyed a cup cake after their lunch to start the celebra-tions! Thank you to Pabulum, our catering company, for supplying the tree and the cupcakes.

Opera Workshop

4 Oct 2022

On Tuesday 4th October, our pupils had an amazing opportunity singing opera with some of the world's most famous opera singers from the ROH in London!!!!
Pupils from Y2 to Y6, took part in a live event, along with other school's up and down the coun-try. During the workshop they were: Learn-ing several vocal and drama warmups, explor-ing some of the building blocks of opera and singing "Pa-,pa-,pa-,Papageno' duet from "The Magic Flute" by Mozart. It was a fantastic experience !!!!

BLPSFA September Newsletter

30 Sep 2022

Please see our BLPSFA page under 'Parents' for the latest newsletter, featuring Firework Extravaganza, Monday Mile and Let's Bake workshop information.

Barley & Huxley

28 Sep 2022

Barley and Huxley have had a lovely summer holiday staying with Mrs. Chishty and Mrs. Singh and are now back in school like the rest of us. Both of them have doubled in size since they came to us as babies and Huxley has now become the boss!
Some new guinea pig helpers are being trained up by Mrs. Rogers to help look after them. They have spent some story session time in 6J and will, hopefully, be visiting 2W next week.

It’s Our Birthday!

23 Sep 2022

This year Barley Lane Primary School is 70 years old! We have lots of activities in store through-out the year. We will kick off our celebrations next week with some tree planting in KS2 and a special birthday cup cake for the chil-dren and staff to enjoy after lunch.

Year 1 Outdoor Area Grand Opening

21 Sep 2022

It was the grand opening of the year 1 playground this week and you may have noticed the new activities the children can enjoy.
The work was started in the summer holidays and was recently completed. The area includes a gravel and sand pit, a stage, a reading den and water wall. Olaf visited us and declared the playground officially open - and cut the ribbon with some help!
Year 1 children are already making great use of it.
Thank you to Mrs Warry and Mr Boddy for planning and organising this special space!

Remembering Queen Elizabeth II

9 Sep 2022

It was with great and genuine sadness that we mourn the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. She was admired and respected by so many across the world. Books of condolence and floral tribute sites have opened at six locations across Redbridge, our nearest being Goodmayes Library. We will update our parents with news of any school closure when the funeral is announced.

Welcome back

5 Sep 2022

We welcome our children and families back after the holidays and wish you all the best for the upcoming school year.

Science Museum Trip - Year 5

Last week, Year 5 went to the Science Museum. When we arrived we explored the different galleries, and one of the things that we saw were spacecrafts. The part that we liked the most was when we went to the Wonderlab because there were friction slides. We had an enjoyable time!’
Miraya and Azmain 5R

School Closed Half Day - 24th April

We will be closing to children at 1:30 on Monday 24th April for Parent Consultation evening.