Welcome to ISSUE 32 of our weekly
@Sway
newsletter ๐๏ธ ๐ค โฆcomplete with an end of term message from each class, pics of our (yummy!) ๐ school food taster with Chef Dee
@AiPEduCatering
& some Half Term activities for you all!
Happy Reading!
#AshmoleNews
Year 5/6 orchestra, playing together for the final time! Always impressed by their professionalism, poise and sheer brilliance, all thanks to the brilliant teaching team
@UKMusicMasters
of course! ๐ต๐ถ๐ต
WOW ๐คฉ We are totally thrilled to have today received 300 refurbished hand held tablet devices enough for EVERY child in the school to be able to access at their desks. Simply amazing. ๐ป
Huge thanks to our thoughtful parent and his hugely generous company
@Citywire
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๐ Opening the show, with Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star (though weโre pretty sure youโve not heard a rendition like this before!) ๐ Bravo to the
@UKMusicMasters
working their magic, once again! ๐
Good luck to Ms Cooper who is taking part in the London to Brighton Walk to raise money for the Samaritans. An inspiration to all๐๐พ๐๐พ The Ashmole community wish you all the best๐ถโโ๏ธ ๐ถโโ๏ธ
Ever wondered what waking up to your birthday on the farm looks like? Well here it is! ๐ ๐ ๐ฅณ Happy 10th Birthday to one of our Year 5
#AshmoleFarmers
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๐ถ Proud musical moment, when your after school cello group comes together to play the composition you have written.
Introducing: The Wisest Salamander (otherwise known as sequel to The Wise Salamander!)
#AshmoleMusicians
@CLOtC
@UKMusicMasters
Orchestra is back ~ and for the first time ever, itโs a joint KS2 orchestra ~ with an impressive number of nearly 50 musicians. Thatโs almost 1/4 of our school learning to play together in unison ๐คฉ
๐ถ ๐ผ ๐ต Go Ashmole! ๐
@UKMusicMasters
๐ Fantastic ~ and brilliant to see so many former Ashmole pupils returning to be a part of this. All sounding spectacularly festive ~ canโt wait to hear more! ๐ ๐ ๐
๐ An incredible rainbow over Ashmole this evening, as we join the nation in sending our deepest condolences to the family and loved ones of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth
#RIPQueenElizabeth
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Meet our very own resident composer! ๐ Well done to this Y3 pupil (and his fabulous violin teacher!) for his first ever musical composition.
Itโs called Tarnioโฆcould it be time to start a musical Hall of Fame?!? ๐ผ ๐ถ ๐ต
@UKMusicMasters
#AshmoleMusicians
A mid week GOLD CARD awarded to this Y6 pupil for her exceptional achievements on the cello. ๐
๐ Well Done Ashmole (musical) superstar! ๐
@UKMusicMasters
#GoldCard
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It's good to see Ms Cooper and the team still smiling 24 hours since starting the London to Brighton Ultra Challenge. After hitting the 50k mark and walking through the night, the team have reached a total of 81k. Remarkable!!!! Keep going Ms Cooper. The end is nigh.
Introducing, the smash hit of Summer 2023! โ๏ธ Brought to you by Ashmole Year 2 & their teacher
@MattTheList
What a GREAT way to end the first performances of the evening! ๐คฉ
We hope that farmers are all unpacked and happy to be home. ๐ Itโs a week since our
#AshmoleFarmers
arrived
@NethercottHouse
Here is a little trip down โfarmingโ memory lane! We hope you enjoy it!
@farmersforaweek
๐ปSo lovely to have cellos and violins back in school - Y3 & 4 are warming up for their first orchestra of the Summer Term! ๐ถ๐ต๐ถ
@UKMusicMasters
#AshmoleMusicians
Itโs been a day of firsts todayโฆfirst visit to the library for our Year 1 children at lunchtime and first day at the helm for our newly trained up Year 6 librarians! ๐
A great time was had by all!
@Booktrust
@Literacy_Trust
@Slamlib
#AshmoleReaders
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The Ashmole Family, together with
@UKMusicMasters
have been remembering the life and legacy of violin teacher Gill Mott, through our Memory Book, which is filling up with heartfelt messages from pupils, parents, carers and staff ๐
Absolutely AMAZING. The children came back buzzing (and exhausted!) Go Ashmole musicians ~ just a standard Friday afternoon busking with
@Karim_Kamar
@BatterseaPwrStn
Thank you
@UKMusicMasters
for THE most incredibly unique opportunities that you give our children ๐
Absolutely shattered but so proud of all the children involved in our
@UKMusicMasters
Busking project with
@Karim_Kamar
..
Some magical moments with children and families that I hope the kids will hold onto for a long time.
Feeling very privileged & grateful to do what I do
Well Done to this Year 5 author, who wrote an imaginative short story based on a dragon's journey for
#ATownExploresABook
annual competition. She was shortlisted as one of the finalists and was today chosen as Ashmole winner ๐
@GailBorrow
Well Done Ashmole superstar! ๐โญ๏ธ๐
Fantastic news! We have not only achieved the IQM Award for our inclusive practice, but also been made a Centre of Excellence ๐
Take a look at this glowing report (and thank you
@iqmaward
for capturing our school so well)
And so, thatโs a wrap! What a fantastic term it has been. Wishing you all a wonderful break and see you all again on Monday 6th June!
#HappyHalfTerm
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Proudly presenting Ashmoleโs first ever Friday Fruit & Veg stall (complete with Honesty Box!) for families to take home their pick of fresh fruit and veg from our
#EdibleGarden
to enjoy over the weekend ๐ ๐ฅ ๐ฅฌ ๐ฝ
@sfmtweet
WOW ๐คฉ A pop up cello performance in our playground at the end of the school day: what a GREAT way to welcome
@UKMusicMasters
back into our school!
#AshmoleMusicians
Our special visitors are here! ๐ถ ๐ต ๐ถ Year 1 are starting a VERY exciting workshop with
@LPOrchestra
What a wonderful way to end the week!
@UKMusicMasters
โEllo, Ello,Ello.
It seems that our pupils in KS2 had a fun time taking part in a KS2 Metropolitan Police Engagement morning.
@metpoliceuk
@MetTaskforce
Hereby declaring Ashmole's new Outdoor Area (inspired by
@WWTLondon
) officially, OPEN! Thank you Mr Duquemin for bringing this together & thank you to our Chair of Ashmole Governors for being at both our KS1 & KS2 outdoor assemblies today!
Early Years Opening on Friday!
@CLOtC
Today, two of our pupil librarians enjoyed an incredible afternoon of storytelling (with some exciting visitors!) thanks to
@Literacy_Trust
. One of our favourite parts: meeting Joseph Coehlo whilst reading one of his books!๐๐
@JosephACoelho
๐ซ School is being opened on a Sunday! ๐ค What could possibly be happening? ๐ถ Something VERY exciting from
@UKMusicMasters
involving 5 of their Graduate Ambassadors (4 of whom are Ashmole past pupils!) Watch this spaceโฆ ๐ฅ
๐ข BREAKING MONDAY MORNING NEWS! ๐ข
Ashmole have been awarded
@LiteracyTrust
Beacon School status! ๐คฉ We are looking forward to even more author visits and VIP events as well as the many other bespoke Beacon School opportunities that this will open up for us! ๐คฉ ๐ ๐
WOW ๐คฉ Thank you all for your amazing support leading up to the big walk & thank you Ms Griffiths for sharing my journey with you all over the weekend ๐ฃ It was HOT & HARD (blisters galore!) but we did it: we walked from London2Brighton, raising nearly ยฃ9k for
@samaritans
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1/5 ๐งต Miss Cooper was lucky enough to visit all of the children
@NethercottHouse
today. Thank you Jo for the train pick up, Kate for the warm welcome and whistlestop tour and the kitchen team (and Group 3!) for the yummiest home made lunch! ๐
@farmersforaweek
Thank you
@FloEshalomi
for coming to visit our school this morning ~ our children enjoyed sharing their hard work and learning with their local MP!
#Lambeth
#ThankYou
Could there be anything more community spirited in our
#AshmoleFamily
than this child led fundraiser, that took place at the weekend? So thoughtful, so special and so productive...ยฃ700+ raised - WOW! ๐คฉ Thank you children (and adults!)
#PupilFundraiser
#NiceTShirts
#SoProud
3/5 ๐งต The children proudly told me that 70% of the food they have eaten this week is produce that comes directly from the gardens and farm
@NethercottHouse
and are now buzzing with ideas for how we could be more sustainable with what and how we eat at school!
@farmersforaweek
๐โโ๏ธ ๐โโ๏ธ ๐ Hands up if you had fun at our
#AshmolePSA
Summer Fair! We loved every minute and canโt wait to share the amount raised, once itโs all been counted! โ๏ธ ๐ฆ โฑ
Ashmoleโs
#OutdoorClassroom
is coming along nicely over the holidays! Paving is in, as is the base for our outdoor oven & storage beneath. Next up, outdoor worktop surface for small hands to work at! We canโt WAIT to welcome
@cobovenman
to work with us later this Summer! ๐
We couldn't be more proud of Music Masters Graduate Ambassador and
@RCMLondon
student Betania, who will be amongst those performing at the Coronation this weekend. No better representation of our mission to make music a part of life for every child
#Coronation
Itโs not often you get to play with a professional jazz violinist. What a completely inspiring morning ๐คฉ Thank you
@christianhowes
๐ and thank you
@UKMusicMasters
๐
5/5 ๐งต Above all, every single staff member I met, went out of their way to tell me what an amazing group our Ashmole pupils have been ~ a genuine pleasure to have on the farm and a true credit to you all at home! ๐ ๐ ๐
#SoProud
@NethercottHouse
@farmersforaweek
The children are awake and the tables are all set for breakfast. But first, it's off to the farm to complete our morning tasks.
@farmersforaweek
@NethercottHouse