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Year 6 enjoyed participating in a workshop led by Action Jackson. In this workshop they learnt how to achieve their dreams and manage stress. The children enjoyed discovering the power of positive thinking and the importance of believing in themselves.

On World Book Day, we wore our pyjamas to school and enjoyed listening to stories throughout the day.

This year St Helen's will be taking part in the RA young artists' summer competition. Students from the age of 4 could create an artwork with no specific theme. The students could choose any media and use any artistic styles and skills. A variety of works have been submitted and we are proud of the outcomes produced, as they showcase a variety of skills, techniques and colours.

The Drama Club have been working very hard during the Shakespeare focus week to devise their own performance pieces based on various Shakespeare plays, such as; Much Ado About Nothing and Macbeth.

At the beginning of March, our String, Flute and Recorder ensembles had the pleasure of a recital from an innovative contemporary string quartet Modulus Quartet and composer Nicholas de Carlo present The Gagarin Quartets, charting the story of the first human space flight by Yuri Gagarin in 1961.

On March 19th 2024, the St Helen’s Athletics Team took part in the London Youth Games Finals. Boys and girls from Year 3-6 competed against the best 11 schools from across London in a variety of track and field events.

On Saturday 16th March some children from the KS2 football teams went to watch Clapton CFC Vs Hackney Wick with both teams chasing promotion in the Eastern Counties league.

Elijah and Ava (and ex pupil Angel) performed at the world's largest dance convention called 'Move It' this weekend at the Excel centre. They performed for the dance wear brand named Shades. We are super proud of these dancers!

Part of our citizenship week, we had a belonging day where St Joachim's Y2 pupils came to visit St Helen's for the day. We did lots of fun activities such as blindfolded tag and blindfolded obstacle course. We also had a session with a visual impairment expert. We enjoyed making new friends and sharing our school with them. We had the best day ever!

Earlier this term, some Year 6 pupils had the opportunity to increase their cycling skills. Children had varying levels of ability with some learning how to cycle safely on the local roads and others learning to ride a bike independently for the first time. The children thoroughly enjoyed this experience which was provided by Cycle Confident. Any Newham resident is eligible for free cycling lessons from Cycle Confident.