On Tuesday 3rd November, Seed Class visited Chelmsford museum where they found out more about toys through the ages. They had an excellent time and represented the school fantastically whilst out in the community. Our thanks to Chelmsford museum, as well as to Miss Mill for organising the visit and all the parents who transported their children and helped.
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Congratulations to Scarlett on being awarded her golden leaf. This year, Scarlett is really making the most of all the opportunities available to her and is a house captain, school council, senior play leader, global neighbours lead, collective worship group and is taking part in and running clubs as well!
Well done Scarlett, it is lovely to see you flourishing.
In 3rd December, FOSMs are running wreath making in the school hall. The event will start at 7 pm and is £35 per person. All necessary materials are provided, although people are welcome to bring additional decorations with them. Seasonal refreshments are also provided. What a bargain! Please email fosms@st-margaretscofe.essex.sch.uk to book a place and help raise funds towards our storage journey!
Today we held our third OPAL assembly in which we celebrated things we have seen that are going well and we negotiated the rules for the latest addition - a digging area!
This week in school we have been celebrating cycle to school week. Anyone who cycled in this week received a raffle ticket each time they did so and our winner won a hi-vis jacket, a waterproof rucksack cover and some spoke reflectors. Congratulations!
Thank you to everyone that supported our Harvest Festival in Church. The children did an excellent job of presenting songs and poems on the Harvest Theme and we managed to donate 33.4 kg of food to the foodbank. Thank you to everyone for their support.
OPAL launch
Congratulations to Sycamore House for winning sports day 2026. All the children in the school participated with enthusiasm and showed great sportsmanship. Well done to everyone.
Usually, we elect new house captains in September, however we are having a refresh in school!
We will be having four new houses from September as our current houses are very uneven and we thought it would be good to have a change. Our new houses will be Ash, Birch, Hawthorn and Rowan. These are still all native English trees and link to our themes throughout the school.
We have also held our elections and appointed our house captains and deputies for September already! This so they can be trained up for their roles by the outgoing house captains and deputies. They have been paired up but do not know which house they will be in yet. Congratulations to:
David and Ivy
Scarlett and Flossy
Beau and Phoebe
Theo and Alora
Sapling class were an absolute credit to the school when they visited Colchester Castle on Tuesday. This trip supported their learning about the Romans with a particular focus on local history. Well done for being such shining stars Sapling Class.
On Monday 20th April we welcomed The Safer Essex Roads Partnership (SERP) into school to run road safety sessions for Reception with their parents and for year 5.
These sessions were well received and we would like to thank SERP for their time.
Huge congratulations to Hugo on earning his golden leaf today! 🎉 His dedication to making a difference shines bright, from taking the lead on the talent show to lending his voice to the school choir and seeking out extra learning opportunities. Hugo embodies the school's vision, inspiring us all to strive for excellence. Keep shining, Hugo! ✨