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Year 6 Graduation

Thu 21 Jul 2022

The year 6 graduation ceremony took place on Wednesday 20th July 2022. The event gave family members and staff the opportunity to celebrate the graduating class of 2022's achievements during their time at Park Lane Primary School while also formally wishing them well during the next phase of their educational journey. Mrs Givans-Haynes was the Master of Ceremonies and introduced the order of events. Our Head Teacher, Miss Lewis, spoke eloquently about the particular challenges that this graduating class faced and how they stood firm and worked hard to achieve good SATs results; they have shown character, demonstrated perseverance and determination.

Mrs Bevis-Smith, our deputy chair, spoke on behalf of the Governors to congratulate the graduating class. Her speech was followed by a violin performance from Maha. Heer and Shabnam read moving poems thanking their teachers and wishing their classmates well.

Miss Omar, Mrs Parveen and Mrs Farmer spoke about their memories during their time as year 6 class teachers. Teaching Assistant Mrs Deboo then read a touching poem which was composed by 6G's teaching assistant, Ms. Salah.

The school choir performed The Champion and later in the programme, the entire year 6 class performed their rendition of Fight Song. Amongst the many highlights of the evening were the valedictory speech from Maryam of 6Y, and of course, our guest speaker Mr. Michael DeSouza - the famed author and creator of the Rastamouse book series.

Following the presentation of graduation certificates, prizes were awarded for best writer, mathematician, scientist, historian, artist, geographer, sportsperson and actor. SATs prizes where also awarded and finally, the Head Teacher's award for one pupil from each year 6 class.

Pupils, parents and staff shared a delicious meal in the school playground where they enjoyed each other's company as much as the weather!

International Evening

Mon 18 Jul 2022

The Annual Park Lane Primary School International Evening, which took place on Friday 15 July, was truly a joyous event. Pupils from across the school population entertained a huge crowd gathered to celebrate the cultural diversity of our school. The programme contained items from Albania, Italy, Poland, America, Spain, Sri Lanka, India, West Africa, Nigeria, Jamaica, Somalia and of course, the U.K. During the evening, we witnessed talented performances of song, dance and poetry; there were performances from the Park Lane Choir and Cheerleading Club and the concert ended with the fashion show.

The event was hosted by year 5Y's Ismail and Angela from 6Y who did a fantastic job of keeping the keeping the programme flowing. Children and staff were brightly attired in their traditional dress and at the end of the evening, we made our way to the dining room to sample dishes from all over the world.

Annual Summer Fair

Thu 14 Jul 2022

The Annual Park Lane Primary School Summer Fair took place on Thursday 7th July. Organised by the PSA, led by Ms. Panayi, the day was a whole lot of fun!

The PSA supports our school to enhance the children's education and enrichment experiences. The PSA organise school fun raising activities, social events and trips, and on this occasion raised over £900 for the school.

Each class managed their own stall and children sold items such as bracelets, photo frames, ice creams, drinks and snacks. We had a bouncy castle, the fire brigade were in attendance with their fire truck, of course; there were nail polish and henna pampering stalls, face painting, goal scoring and 'hit the coconut' stands.