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Star of the Week - 26th June

26/6/2020

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As recognition for your perseverance, compassion and positivity, we will be awarding Star of the Week certificates to a small group of children every Friday.
We will award one to every child before the school year ends, so be sure to share your experiences and achievements with us. 

You can share your news on Purple Mash, during your fortnightly catch-up call, in school or in an email to the school blog.
​ blog@englishmartyrs.towerhamlets.sch.uk 

There are so many ways to contact us and we love hearing from you.
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Swipe the image below to see this week's recipients ​​
A big well done to all of you.
​You have made us very proud.

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National Sports at Home Week

26/6/2020

 
National Sports at Home Week - Day 5
Today's activity is AGILITY CHALLENGE.
Timed Agility Challenge Skills Poster
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Scoresheet
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Warm - Up and Cool - Down Cards
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Our final activity is the Agility Challenge. In this event you will need to move as quickly as you can through the obstacles in just one minute.

Can you move quick enough to score some points?


You have now practised all the events for SPORTS DAY at HOME, you are now ready to host your very own Sports Day.

Don't forget to use the Sports Day at Home Pack to make your day a success.

HAVE FUN!

National Sports Week at Home Week

25/6/2020

 

National Sports at Home Week - Day 4

​Today's activity is the RELAY RACE.
Relay Race Skills Poster
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Relay Race Picture
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Warm - Up and Cool - Down Cards
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In today's activity you have to work as a team to recreate a picture together. You will need to demonstrate the qualities of a good team member - encouragement, respect and cooperation - ​in order to succeed.

 Are you up to the challenge?
This Nursery child certainly is.
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Here are some action shots of him taking on Sports Week. He has really enjoyed the Standing Long Jump and Object Balancing events.
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Excellent work!

Remember, if you want to let us know what you have been up to, send us an email to blog@englishmartyrs.towerhamlets.sch.uk

National Sports at Home Week

24/6/2020

 

National Sports at Home Week - Day 3

Today's activities are the OBJECT BALANCING RACE and the EGG and SPOON RACE.
Object Balancing Race Skills Poster
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Egg and Spoon Skills Poster
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Warm - Up and Cool - Down Cards
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We have two exercises for you to practise today!
It’s everyone’s favourite, the classic egg and spoon race and a more testing activity - the object balancing race.

Remember no holding on to the egg.


Hope you've been enjoying Sports at Home Week. What activity has been your favourite so far?

National Sports at Home Week

23/6/2020

 

National Sports at Home Week - Day 2


​Today's activity is UNDERARM THROW.
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Underarm Throw Skills Poster
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Warm-Up and Cool-Down cards
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The underarm throw is the our next activity.
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Use these resources
 to work on the accuracy of your throw, so you can shine in this event!



June 22nd, 2020

22/6/2020

 

Do you like sports?
Want to challenge yourself and your family?
You'll love this!

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Sports Day is one of the great events in our school calendar. It is a day full of fun and laughter. A day where we come together as a community and promote mental and physical wellbeing.


That is why we knew it was important to bring you a Sports Day with a difference this year.​
This year we are combining
Sports Day with National Sports at Home Week
creating our first
SPORTS DAY at HOME
A great way to​ have fun and stay safe
Every day this week, we will post a sports activity for you to practise.
Monday - Standing Long Jump
Tuesday - Underarm Throw
Wednesday - Object Balancing Race
Thursday - Relay Race
​Friday - Agility Challenge
(All of the events can take place indoors or outdoors). 
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Once your training is complete, you can host your very own Sports Day at Home with your family using the Sports Day at Home Pack.

The pack includes: instructions on how to set up, score sheets, Sports Day certificates and resources to help you make your own trophies, medals and Sports Day bunting.

As always we'd love to see how you get on, so be sure to send pictures of you training and taking part in your very own Sports Day to blog@englishmartyrs.towerhamlets.sch.uk

So are you up for the challenge?
Scroll down for today's event.

​National Sports at Home Week - Day 1

Today's activity is STANDING LONG JUMP.
Standing Long Jump poster
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Score Sheet
File Size: 167 kb
File Type: pdf
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Warm - Up and Cool - Down Cards
File Size: 300 kb
File Type: pdf
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Use the Skills Poster and the Skills Video above - both packed full of tips - to train for the standing long jump event.
​You and your family will love trying out the suggestions to improve your standing long jumps so you can ace this event at your home sports day!
Have fun!

Star of the Week - 19th June

19/6/2020

 
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As recognition for your perseverance, compassion and positivity, we will be awarding Star of the Week certificates to a small group of children every Friday.
We will award one to every child before the school year ends, so be sure to share your experiences and achievements with us. 

You can share your news on Purple Mash, during your fortnightly catch-up call, in school or in an email to the school blog blog@englishmartyrs.towerhamlets.sch.uk. 

There are so many ways to contact us and we love hearing from you.
​

Swipe the image below to see this week's recipients ​
A big well done to all of you.
​You have made us very proud.

English Martyrs school celebrate their Golden Jubilee

19/6/2020

 
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Tomorrow will mark 50 years since the blessing and official opening of English Martyrs school building at St. Mark Street. 
Today we celebrate our Golden Jubilee year with Fr Alex blessing the school. 
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​Our school building was acquired by Father J O’Boyle in St. Mark Street in 1969 during the Centenary Year of the Parish.

The building was designed by Broadbent, Hastings and Todd who were known for their work in designing churches and schools for the Roman Catholic Church.
Did you know Broadbent also restored Tyburn convent?
It was opened and blessed on 20th June 1970 by His Eminence Cardinal John Carmel Heenan - exactly 100 years to the day when the foundation stone of the old school was laid.
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Cardinal Heenan in procession to open the new school in St Mark Street
But our school history goes back much further than that ...
The school was established in the nineteenth century as part of the Tower Hill Mission to serve the needs of a large, deprived Catholic community who lived and worked in the East End and expanding docks area.
The school, then known as Tower Hill School, began operating from a temporary corrugated iron structure that also housed a church and parish centre.
​On 12th December 1866, Cardinal Manning blessed the building and it was dedicated to the English Martyrs.
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Saint Thomas and Saint John Fisher - The English Martyrs
From these humble beginnings, the school was moved to nearby Chamber Street, where four women, dedicated to working with the poor, set about teaching the children in the school by day, and adults at night. The Holy Family Sisters arrived in April 1870 and continued providing education for adults and children, before it had become compulsory for all.
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In 1870, Tower Hill School’s foundation stone was laid by Princess Marguerite of Orleans in the presence of the Duke of Norfolk, Count Denbigh, Earl of Granard and the Marchioness of Londonderry. 
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150 years later, we are delighted to celebrate 50 years of education in our school building.
"We are special people on a journey, growing and learning together in
​search of excellence, as we follow in the footsteps of Jesus"

Nursery children in lockdown

17/6/2020

 
Here are a few things our nursery children have been working hard on during lockdown.
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What have you been up to? We'd love to know.
​Email your photographs to blog@englishmartyrs.towerhamlets.sch.uk

The Wednesday Word

17/6/2020

 
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The Wednesday Word Gospel leaflets are a Weekly Gift - encouraging families to draw together around the Word of God and explore Jesus' teaching together. ​
Sowing Gospel Seeds - it's Good News for families!
Click HERE for this week's digital edition
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