Edmund Waller Blog

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We are very excited to announce that the school orchestra is returning from Friday 21st January.

https://forms.gle/RmJBPjAzCHmzEFkDA

Una will be back with the very talented and generous group of adult volunteers to help our children make beautiful music as as an ensemble once again.

Children in Key Stage 2 are welcome to join, provided they can play 8 notes on their instrument (different notes).

Orchestra will run from 8:00am to 8:55am and children will be sent directly to class afterwards.

The charge will be £40 per term.

More information about music activities term dates can be found here:

edmundwaller.lewisham.sch.uk/music

The St George’s Chapel choir have opened their Chorister for a Day event to all children in years 2-3 at school.  If you would like to apply on behalf of your son or daughter, please follow the link below

The events are on Sundays, 16th and 23rd January.

Chorister for a Day – Sunday 16th and Sunday 23rd January 2022 – College of St George (stgeorges-windsor.org)

If your child could do with access to full desktop versions of Microsoft apps (Word, Excel etc), there is a licence included with our school’s subscription.

To get the apps, go to office.com and sign-in with your child’s email address and password. You will see a button like this:

For further instructions with images, please see this post: Download and install or reinstall Microsoft 365 or Office 2021 on a PC or Mac

See the images below for our brilliant new staff gallery – this is a ‘work in progress’ and we will update this post as it develops. A huge thanks to Ms Scholl, Mrs Price, Ms Davis & Mr Hudson for all the effort they have put in in getting this off the ground.

Thanks also to Mrs Shaw for putting the call out on social media and getting us the frames.

Do you have a child who will start school next September?

We’ve prepared a video to introduce you to our Early Years phase, and to offer a glimpse of what the rest of Edmund Waller is like. We hope to welcome you and your child soon.

If you are a prospective parent who would like to receive updates about new website content and school events, please email:

office@edmundwaller.lewisham.sch.uk

Please see below for some of the fun we had today taking part in this years Children in Need appeal.

Remember you can still donate – look for the QR code in the newsletter or head online.

The beautiful Caribbean sound of steel pans will return to the school from Monday 29th November with new pan groups opening to children in years 3 to 6.

They will take place every week on a Monday, both after school and during the school day. All groups are for 1 hour.

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Schedule

There are 3 sessions scheduled for the autumn term, 11 in the spring, and 12 for the summer terms.

Autumn Term:
29th November 2021 – 13th December 2021

Spring Term:
10th January 2022 – 28th March 2022

Summer Term:
25th April 2022 – 18th July 2022

Signing Up

Fees: £75 per term. The remainder of this term will be charged at £20.

Applications are now open until 10pm on Thursday 25th November. You will receive a confirmation of your child’s place (or a place on the waiting list) the following day.

If you would like your child to take part, please complete for form here:

https://forms.gle/HwNrosrrFfGWS8c58

If you are experiencing financial difficulty, please still complete the form and get in touch with the school office.