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27/03/24

🗣️ Our choir represented the school at an amazing concert called 🏟️ Two of our pupils were chosen to walk across Wembley stage, proudly displaying the Freshwaters banner. 🎶 Throughout the day, the choir got to sing and dance to a range of different songs pic.twitter.com/OwNIBYPs4s

22/03/24

Mr Newborough has been stepping up his London Marathon training! 🏃‍♂️He's so close to hitting his fundraising target too. If you'd like to help him reach it you can do so on https://t.co/sxXBXaC3qJ pic.twitter.com/gCCsl0WRd0

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15/03/24

🔴 Pupils celebrated Red Nose Day and showed their support for the amazing charity 🫂 The children all looked amazing in our assembly this morning and recognised the importance of giving to others. pic.twitter.com/SJx0OAVCna

08/03/24

On we’re celebrating Amy Dias 🙌 Senior Lead Practitioner and Designated Safeguarding Lead at Freshwaters Primary Academy 💙#IWD2024 pic.twitter.com/zCMB4Fs8yB

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08/03/24

On we’re celebrating Amy Dias 🙌 Senior Lead Practitioner and Designated Safeguarding Lead at Freshwaters Primary Academy 💙#IWD2024 pic.twitter.com/zCMB4Fs8yB

08/03/24

On we’re celebrating Jo Mullane 🙌 Senior Lead Practitioner at Freshwaters Primary 💙#IWD2024 pic.twitter.com/jYmTzDsGI7

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08/03/24

On we’re celebrating Jo Mullane 🙌 Senior Lead Practitioner at Freshwaters Primary 💙#IWD2024 pic.twitter.com/jYmTzDsGI7

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07/03/24

📚 It's and pupils kicked off their day with a whole school assembly full of colourful characters🤝 Throughout the day, pupils picked up their books and read in groups to share their stories pic.twitter.com/sWZ45iwoqf

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16/02/24

Our nursery parents and carers joined the team in Hungry Caterpillars to celebrate the Chinese New Year 🐲 pic.twitter.com/0abCBUjVWQ

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30/01/24

🤝 A big thank you to HTS Group Ltd. for providing a funding donation of £1500 to revamp and improve on our outdoor Reception space 🔨 pic.twitter.com/Ts8wfG10WF

26/01/24

Good Luck Mr Newborough! 🏃💨 https://t.co/QxCNIC0Sbh

25/01/24

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25/01/24

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19/01/24

BMAT have partnered with to provide School Centred Initial Teacher Training in Essex and London.Our programme offers PGCE with QTS at Primary and Secondary schools in Epping, Harlow, Stansted Mountfitchet and Newham.https://t.co/Rllv13cdOS pic.twitter.com/HgAkrpNCGz

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19/01/24

BMAT have partnered with to provide School Centred Initial Teacher Training in Essex and London.Our programme offers PGCE with QTS at Primary and Secondary schools in Epping, Harlow, Stansted Mountfitchet and Newham.https://t.co/Rllv13cdOS pic.twitter.com/HgAkrpNCGz

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06/12/23

⭐🎄 This morning, pupils in Nursery & reception classes performed their version of the Nativity to their parents and carers.👼 All the children performed amazingly, and you could tell how hard all the children had been practising. pic.twitter.com/Qz1hrY2At0

30/11/23

🎅 Santa's next Stop was , where he was met with a warm welcome from the headteacher and members of the school council 🎄 pic.twitter.com/KL8fVgkGQg

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30/11/23

🎅 Santa's next Stop was , where he was met with a warm welcome from the headteacher and members of the school council 🎄 pic.twitter.com/KL8fVgkGQg

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20/11/23

🧸 After a busy morning, we were happy to welcome a very special guest to meet and greet pupils👏 Thank you to all our parents and carers for supporting us last week with Children in Need and for donating over £300 for an amazing charity 👏 pic.twitter.com/FLQVC7cwMf

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17/11/23

⚽️ Our pupils took part in a pentalty shootout with 🥅 It's safe to say that he took a thrashing at 400 - 0! for pic.twitter.com/JU4FZnTi2w

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Parents shape future of Freshwaters

Parents shape future of Freshwaters

Posted: 24th February 2015

Champion parents are getting their voices heard at their children’s Harlow primary school.

Nicole Simmons, Claire Hudspeth and Jade Nunn all have children at Freshwaters Primary Academy, in School Lane.

The mums felt they and their children could suggest improvements to the way the class reward points – Dojos – were allocated and so contacted head of school, Marios Solomonides.

Mrs Simmons, who has children in reception and Year 2, said: “It had been on my mind for a little while so I emailed the head. I was surprised to receive a reply immediately, asking me to go along for a chat with other parents who wanted an input.

“Within days, the system had been updated as we had suggested and we have seen the results of the improvements from the first week.”

By contacting the head with suggestions for improvements to the school, the mums joined the Parent Champions – a group of parents playing an active role in the school community.

They felt the reward system would be fairer if children started each week with a clean sheet, rather than Dojos being carried from one week to the next. The child in each class with the most Dojos becomes star of the week and is rewarded in assembly with certificates.

Mrs Simmons said: “By carrying Dojos over, the same children were always staying ahead and it was almost impossible for others to catch up and be star of the week. We feared children would become disheartened as they felt they could never win.

“Children are so excited at the prospect of winning star of the week; it makes them work harder and try harder. It will now be given to the pupil who has shone the most that week, which is how we felt it should be.

“I have not had any concerns with the school before, but the response from the head on this occasion has encouraged me to contact him immediately in future with any ideas I may have. We tell our children to tell their teachers if they have any concerns and we as parents should do the same.”

Mr Solomonides, who replaced the traditional PTA with the Parent Champions, said: “I do not have all the answers and I am not the expert on other people’s children. That is why I encourage our parents to come into school, to speak directly with me and to share their ideas. It has to come from the children and their parents. I love it when parents email me as it shows they care about their children and want the very best for them.”

 

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