Livingstone Newsletter
November Week 1
Friday 7th November
PTA Comedy Night
š Save the Date: Wednesday 19th November
Headlining the night is none other than Iain Stirling, the hilarious voice of Love Island!
Joining him is the brilliant Katie Green, a regular at top comedy clubs across the UK.
And hosting the evening is Livingstoneās very own Joe Bor, bringing his sharp wit and local charm to the stage.
š¤£ Expect belly laughs, great company, and a night to remember.
š» Bar and refreshments available.
šļø More details coming soon ā but trust us, youāll want to be there!
Remembrance Sunday
Remembrance Day ā Livingstone School Wreath Laying
Families are invited to join us for the laying of the Livingstone School wreath at the East Barnet War Memorial, next to East Barnet Methodist Church, at 10:30 am on Sunday, 9th November.
Pupils who wish to take part in the procession should arrive with a family memeber at the British Legion (next to Aldi) by 10:15 AM, wearing full school uniform.
Christmas Fair - Year Group Fundraising Stalls
This year, weāre adding a festive new feature to our Christmas Fair:
Each year group from Nursery to Year 6 is requested to host a fundraising stall.
Weāre inviting a team of parents/carers from each class to work with their Parent Reps to run a class stall.
Stall Responsibilities involve:
- Preparing the stall leading up to the event
- Setting up the stall the night before or on the day
- Running the stall during the fair
- Clearing up afterwards
The class will have complete responsibilty to manage the stall from start to finish.
Classes are asked to run one of the following:
- Popcorn / Cake Stall
- Bottle Tombola
- Chocolate / Sweet Tombola
- Toy Tombola
- Toy Stall
- Face Painting, Tattoo & Nail Bar
The school will be organising:
- Food & Drink Stall
- Father Christmas Grotto
- Main School Raffle
- Gift Stall
- Bid-Up Auction
Alternatively, if you have a great idea for a stall, speak with your Class Rep and the PTA Chairs and have this as your class stall.
All proceeds will go towards supporting the school, and this is a fantastic opportunity to get creative, collaborate, and contribute to a joyful community event.
Without your help we may not have sufficient numbers of stalls to make the event successful!
Parent Rep Meeting Minutes - Part 2
KS2 & KF2 10th October 2025
YEAR 3 - School Council Reps - Trip
Q: Last yearās school reps were expecting a trip at the end of term e.g. previous trip to RSPCA, did this take place?
A: There was no trip last year, the timetable was very busy and it wasnāt possible to arrange this. In previous years, visiting the RSPCA presented some challenges due to their restrictions, so we are not keen to repeat this. We may consider a trip to the Council Chambers. We will review and arrange a trip for this yearās group, location TBC.
YEAR 4 -The Gate
Q: The gate seems to be opening later at pick up and everyone is rushing through to pick up and then you cannot get out of the gate with your child because people are still coming in. Could the gate be opened earlier to avoid this?
A: We are trying to get the balance right. If we open the gates too early, and children see their parents/carers waiting for them, this can be distracting. We will ensure gates are open to allow everyone to collect their children in good time.
YEAR 6 -Meetings & Parent/Carer Attendance
Q: If meetings are during working hours could there be a dial in? There is sometimes pressure to join but not much flexibility for those who work.
A: We try our best to be accommodating and understand that meetings during school hours are not always convenient for everyone. However, we need to do what works for the majority of parents and carers. If you are unable to attend an important meeting e.g. PGL discussions, please make an appointment to speak to the class Teacher separately. Recordings of meeting are not feasible currently.
Q: Just a noteā¦ thank you to Mr B & Mrs C for settling the children into y6 so well.
KINGFISHER -Sports Day
Q: Lovely event, can we consider how to make this easier for all the children who are not in the winning team and may become distressed as a result? For example, a ātaking partā prize for all? Or could each team win a different prize e.g. fastest, best teamwork, most creative, loudest cheering etc?
A: We will review this and discuss how we could make the event more inclusive.
More information to follow in the next newsletter.
Nursery
This week in Nursery, we have been learning all about fireworks and Bonfire Night! The children created lots of beautiful artwork, mixing colours to make sparkling night skies, and enjoyed singing songs about Bonfire Night.
Our core story for this week and next is Whatever Next!. Weāve been talking about space, the moon, the sun and the planets, learning all about astronauts and space rockets. Using 3D shapes, the children have been busy designing and building their own rockets, then comparing their heights to see whose rocket is the tallest!
Weāve also been exploring pumpkins and learning about their life cycle. The children have enjoyed measuring and comparing the weight of different pumpkins.
With Autumn in full swing, the leaves are falling fast! The children have been fantastic helpers, working together to keep our playground clear of fallen leaves.
On Wednesday, we enjoyed our first Chickenshed workshop for the project āNew Botanics: Growing Together.ā This is a five-week interactive programme where weāll be exploring nature through creative play, movement, music, and signing.
Over the next few weeks, the children will be learning about the seasons, planting and growing, water, and the creatures that live in and around water. The sessions are designed to be active and playful, giving the children plenty of opportunities to move, copy, and explore while having lots of fun together.
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Talking Homework
This weekās talking homework is a Shape Hunt!
Go on a shape hunt around your home and see what shapes you can find. Can you spot any circles, triangles, squares, or rectangles?
Talk about what you find together e.g. what shape is the clock? What shape are the windows or doors? You could even draw or take photos of the shapes you discover!
Kingfisher Early Years and Bluebirds
This week Kingfisher Early Years and Bluebirds have been enjoying lots of fun fireworks activities. We have painted using different tools to create different effects. We have coloured and chalked and even used yogurt and bread.
This weeks text is 'Whatever Next' a fun journey to the moon. We used this to explore the theme of space and journeys.
This week we have started a new sensory story in Bluebirds: Room on the Broom. The children have enjoyed looking for the items that get blown away in the wind.
Reception
Reception have had a fun filled and fantastic first week back learning about the celebrations of Bonfire night. We have enjoyed making firework art, making and recognising shapes to make rockets and have been drawing and writing sounds and words to match pictures of things we see around this time of year. We were so lucky to have Mr Sudbury show us what sparklers are like and learnt about firework safety. We are nearly finished learning all set 1 sounds and will be ready to go off into groups to learn phonics next week. Please continue to practice daily and read the assessment in your child's reading diary. Next Wednesday we are welcoming parents and carers in to see how phonics is taught at school, see how you can support them at home and join in the fun during a session. We hope to see as many of you as possible.
We are nearly finished learning all set 1 sounds and will be ready to go off into groups to learn phonics next week. Please continue to practice daily and read the assessment in your child's reading diary.
Next Wednesday we are welcoming parents and carers in to see how phonics is taught at school, see how you can support them at home and join in the fun during a session. We hope to see as many of you as possible.
Year 1
Year 1 have returned to school fabulously! In Maths, we have been adding one-digit numbers using concrete resources and drawing pictorial representations to work out different sums. We are continuing with the Read Write Inc. scheme in phonics. Our new Science topic is all about the seasons, focusing on the change from autumn to winter. We went on a local walk to discuss what we saw and even explored why days are shorter in autumn and winter. Speaking of winter, it is nearly time for our Christmas Show! On the VLE, I have uploaded the songs the children will be singing. You can find them under the Y1 class page in āFilesā. Their passwords are stuck in the back of their reading diaries. I will also be handing out the lyrics next week.
Homework
Maths- please see the next pages that are highlighted.
This week's certificates go to Thomas.R for his enthusiasm and great participation in our foundation subjects and Stefan for his helpful manner in the classroom and always and always trying his best.
Year 2
This week in Year 2 in Maths, we have been continuing our addition and subtraction unit. We have been subtracting 1- digit from a 2-digit number, working out 10 more or 10 less, adding and subtracting multiples of 10 and adding 2-digit numbers together.
In English, we have continued with our latest module called The Three of Us. This text is all about a new boy joining a class, which has provoked a lot of thoughtful discussions around kindness.
In the afternoons, we have continued our unit all about 'Everyday Materials', where we have completed investigations about how the shape of a material can be changed and if the thickness of an elastic band impacts its stretchiness.
Homework due in Wednesday 12th:
Maths: pages 26 and 27 (page 28 as an optional challenge)
English: pages 16 and 17
The first achievement award goes to Safiya for always working hard, being kind and showing excellent behaviour for learning.
The second achievement award goes to Murat for trying so hard in all lessons and always participating on the carpet.
Kingfisher 1
Maths:
This week, the children explored comparing groups by matching one object with another. Our Early Years children practised ordering numbers from 1 to 5, building their understanding of number order and quantity.
English:
In English, we focused on the story Oi! Get Off My Train. The children engaged in a range of activities to retell the story, using colourful semantics to help them form complete sentences. They then practised their writing skills by tracing over sentences and copying them carefully.
Early Years:
Our Early Years children worked on matching initial sounds to corresponding objects, developing their early phonics and sound recognition skills.
This weeks awards goes to Stylianos for his great independent work in maths.
Well done stylianos!
Year 3
Year 3 have started the second half of the autumn term with a bang! They are focused and enthusiastic during all of our lessons. In Maths, we learnt about compliments to 100 as well as using the inverse to solve problems.
We started reading The Day the Crayons Quit in English and the children have really enjoyed learning about rhetorical questions.
We began our art lessons where the children explored pre- historic cave art. They focused on the shape and outline of British animals and drew them in the pre-historic style.
We are all very excited about our Christmas show . . . we will get our parts and start rehearsing next week. A great start to the new half-term!
Our first achievement award goes to Naz for learning our Christmas show songs so brilliantly. Our second achievement award goes to Benji for his excellent partner work in all of his lessons and his fantastic pre-historic art work. Well done you two!
Year 4
Welcome back! Year 4 have finished area and begun multiplication and division in Math, and in English, they have completed drama in role as the Iron Man from our stimulus The Iron Man by Ted Hughes, identified grammatical features in a WAGOLL and written interesting, expanded noun phrases to describe the Iron Man. The children will be writing a diary in role as Hogarth.
In the afternoons, the children are exploring Ancient Greece in History and are exploring the links between Ancient Greece and how they have influenced modern day life.
Homework
Maths- pages 27 and 28
SPaG ā pages 10 and 11
Please continue to read with your child and encourage TTR practice, every day. Thank you.
This week's achievement awards go to Leo for his focus and hard work in all lessons, and Holly for her Ancient Greece work in History. Well done to you both!
Year 5
This week in Maths, the children learned about prime, square and cube numbers.
In English, they enjoyed doing drama about Floodland, which is the book inspiring our next two pieces of writing; we also began looking at persuasive speeches.
In the afternoons, our RE lessons on higher beings have inspired some thought-provoking conversations. The children really impressed us with their articulate opinions and understanding about the different beliefs religions have about a god.
Homework due by Weds 12th November
Maths: pages 24 and 25 (properties of numbers)
Grammar: pages 6 and 7 (modal verbs)
This week's awards go to Musa for improving his focus and working more independently (especially in English), and to Dilan for his excellent work on holy books and higher beings in RE. Well done, boys!
Year 6
In Maths, we have started exploring fractions, focusing on how to add with different denominators and simplify.
In English, we have been discussing the reasons for and against attending PGL in preparation for writing our balanced arguments in the coming weeks.
In Science, the children have been learning how to understand and create circuit diagrams, as well as investigating how voltage affects the components within a circuit.
Homework:
Arithmetic: Adding fractions with different denominators ā pages 36 & 37
Reading: Pages 11ā13
This week's achievement awards go to Skye for being kind and considerate of others and to Edward for his great work with fractions
Kingfisher 2
This week in English we have started a new topic of Super heroes. We have enjoyed thinking about the different powers and strengths and have been building our vocabulary to support our writing next week.
In Maths, we have been learning about multiplication. We have used a variety of practical resources, visuals and methods to help with our understanding.
This week's award goes to Ethan for his good Maths and English work. Well done Ethan!
Sporting Fixtures
Football and netball fixtures have now started after everyone trained so hard during Autumn.
Our girlsā football team played against Cromer Road in a fantastic game for the Central Cup. Everyone showed great teamwork and determination. We were 2ā0 up at half-time and kept up the energy throughout. The opposing team played well, but we held our lead to win 5ā0. A big well done to Elsie, who scored four goals, and Dotty, who scored one. Well done to Ryann, Xhizela, Amelia, Anwen, Soroiyan, Dotty, Elsie, Daniella and Holly. The next round for the Cup will be in January.
Our netball team played their very first game against Danegrove this week and what a start it was! After just 15 seconds, we scored our first goal which really impressed everyone watching. The team worked beautifully together, showing great synchronisation and accurate passing throughout the match. They stayed close to their opposing players and never lost focus. Despite Danegroveās defensive skills, we came away with an amazing 9ā0 win. Well done to Soroiyan, Daniella, Kevin, Lukas, Skye, Elsie and Anwen.
Use of Playground Equipment
Reminder to All Parents/Carers
Please ensure that children do not use the playground equipment after school during pick-up times. This is to help prevent accidents and avoid damage to equipment that may be left out overnight.
Additionally, no balls should be taken out of the boxes and used on the playground at the end of the school day.
Thank you for your cooperation in keeping our school environment safe and respectful for everyone.
NOVEMBER 2025
Monday 10th:
- Reception and Year 6 Height and Weight Check
- IMPACT Week for Parents/Carers (dates and times for individual classes to be confirmed)
- Years 5/6 ML football Match vs St Andrews - 3:30pm
Tuesday 11th:
- Chatty Children Workshop for EYFS Parents - 9:00am - 10:00am
Thursday 13th:
- Years 5/6 selected Girls Football Competition at Powerleague - 11:00am
- KF2 Cinema Trip at Vue - Morning only
Friday 14th:
- Year 5 Reading/Phonics IMPACT Workshop for Parents/ Carers 8:50 - 9:30am
- Years 5/6 Netball Match vs St Andrews - 3:30pm
Monday 17th:
- Year 4 Reading/Phonics IMPACT Workshop for Parents/ Carers 8:50 - 9:30am
- Year 1 trip to the Victoria and Albert Museum - all day
Tuesday 18th:
- Year 2 Reading/Phonics IMPACT Workshop for Parents/ Carers 8:50 - 9:30am
- Selected Years 5/6 Netball Competition at Copthall - 11:30am
Wednesday 19th:
- Reception Reading/Phonics IMPACT Workshop for Parents/Carers 8:50 - 9:30am
- Selected KS2 Sports Festival at Hendon Leisure Centre - 11:30am
- Years 5/6 Mixed League Football Match vs All Saints - 3:30pm
Thursday 20th:
- Year 3 Reading/Phonics IMPACT Workshop for Parents/ Carers 8:50 - 9:30am
Friday 21st:
- Year 6 SATs IMPACT Workshop for Parents/Carers 8:50 - 9:30am
- Year 2 Infant Music Festival Rehearsal (in school)
Monday 24th:
- INSET Day School closed to pupils
Tuesday 25th:
- Year 1 Reading/Phonics IMPACT Workshop for Parents/ Carers 8:50 - 9:30am
- KF1 trip to Vue Cinema - morning only
- Flu Vaccinations for pupils who were absent on previous date.
Use this link to visit our School Calendar 25/26 for further dates.