Newsletter Spring 2010

AshbrookJunior School

Newsletter No.30

May 21st 2010 Phone 01332 673785

Dear Parents/Carers,

Riding Bikes to School

We are aware that several children have been cycling to school and leaving their bikes near the school gates. Concerns have been raised recently that there have been some incidents of unsafe cycling. One child narrowly missed a car causing it to brake suddenly. Another has been cycling too close to other children on the school path.

From next Monday, any child cycling must abide by the following rules if they wish to cycle and leave their bike on school premises.

· Only children in Years 5 and 6 are permitted to cycle and only if they have passed levels 1 and 2 cycling proficiency.

· Helmets must be worn.

· Bikes must not be brought through the Infant or Junior playgrounds.

· Children must not ride their bikes through the school drive.

These rules are in place in order to protect all children including the cyclist.

We thank all parents in advance for their cooperation in this.

Please note that cycles are left at the owner’s risk and the school can accept no responsibility for loss of, or damage to, cycles left on the school premises.

Mrs.Wiltshire’s Tribute

The collection in memory of Mrs.Megan Wiltshire will be closing on Wednesday May 26^th and we invite any parents who would like to contribute to send their donation by that date, in a sealed envelope, either to this school or to the Infants. Our collection will go to the Treetops Hospice at Risley.

Year 6 Leavers

An assembly will be held for the Year 6 leavers on Tuesday July 20^th starting at 2.00p.m.

Attendance

Congratulations to Class 3 /4W who had the highest attendance for the week May 10^th to May 14^th.

Bags2School Collection

The Parent Association has arranged another collection of unwanted household items such as bedding, towels, curtains, clothing, shoes, bags etc. The blue bags were sent home yesterday but please to not send anything until the morning of Thursday June 17^th as we do not have storage space and we need to observe fire regulations.

J.E.Jaszczuk

M.Julian

Co-Headteachers

AshbrookJunior School

Newsletter No.29

May 14th 2010 Phone 01332 673785

Dear Parents/Carers,

School Photographs

The photographer will be in school on Monday next week, the 17^th, to take photos of the class groups.

Return to School after Illness

We have received updated information from the Health Protection Agency recommending that children should be kept away from school for 48 hours after the last bout of diarrhoea and/or vomiting.

Parents’ Forum

The next Parents’ Forum meeting will be on Tuesday May 18^th at 5.30 p.m. All parents are welcome to attend or they could see their class representative if they wish to discuss something.

School Governor

Would you like to become a school governor? We will have four vacancies in September and are looking for parents who have a keen interest in their children’s future. If you are interested and would like to know more before making a commitment please make an appointment to discuss it with us.

Diary Dates

There will be an induction evening for Year 2 parents when they will be able to meet the staff who will teach their children and have a tour of the school. It is planned for Monday June 21^st and will be confirmed later. This will be followed by an Open Evening for all parents of the Junior School with an opportunity to meet your child’s teacher for September 2010.

Sports Day We are in the process of sorting this and hope to be able to confirm a date after the half term break.

The date for the Year 6 Leavers’ Assembly will be decided next week.

Attendance

Congratulations to Class 5/6G who once again had the highest attendance. This was for the week May 3^rd to May 8^th.

P.T.O.

Travel to School

Next week is Travel Smart week, May 17^th to 21^st. The purpose of this week is to encourage children to Travel Smart through walking, cycling and car sharing, ultimately to encourage them to be more active.

Still on the subject of travel, the Year 6 pupils will be given an explanatory letter today regarding Application for School Transport Assistance. If you think you may qualify please ask for an application form from the school office.

J.E.Jaszczuk

M.Julian

Co-Headteachers

AshbrookJunior School

Newsletter No.28

May 7th 2010 Phone 01332 673785

Dear Parents/Carers,

Summer Term

We are hopeful that the warmer weather is here to stay for a while and in view of this we would like to remind parents to provide a sun hat and to make sure that their child has a water bottle with their name clearly marked. At the end of each day a number of water bottles are left in school with no identifying mark which means that they have to be discarded.

ACES

ACES stands for All Children Exercise Simultaneously. On Wednesday May 5th all our pupils enjoyed an afternoon of exercise doing skipping, dance, potato race, parachute and football dribble shoot.

Congratulations

Our congratulations go to Miss Bower and Mr. Harvey Stevens who were married during the May Day weekend.

Garden Area

The Church Wilne Rotary Club has very generously supplied us with a garden growing-box and planted it up with some strawberries. If any parent would like to organise a gardening club or just come along and help out we would be very grateful. Please phone or call in at school.

Attendance

Congratulations to Class 5/6EB who had the highest attendance for the week April 26^th to April 30^th.

J.E.Jaszczuk

M.Julian

Co-Headteachers

AshbrookJunior School

Newsletter No.27

April 30th 2010 Phone 01332 673785

Dear Parents/Carers,

School Closures

Next Monday, May 3^rd school will be closed for May Day and we re-open on Tuesday the 4^th.

Friday May 28^th - school closes for the end of term and as Monday June 7^th is an INSET day we re-open on Tuesday June 8^th.

A list of the term dates and INSET days for the next academic year is attached to this newsletter.

Year 6 SATs

Year 6 pupils will be bringing home an explanatory letter today regarding SATs.

Year 5 Taster Day

All our Year 5 pupils have been invited to spend a taster day on June 14^th at West Park School. Letters have gone home today and we ask that the consent forms are returned to the class teacher as soon as possible.

Mrs.Megan Wiltshire

Following the letter from the Infant School informing us of the sad death of Mrs.Wiltsire we feel that many parents will recall her teaching their children and may like to contribute to a donation in her memory. Any contributions, which will go to the Marie Curie Cancer Fund, Macmillan Nurses and Treetops Hospice can be sent in to Ashbrook Infant School.

The School Council

The Healthy Fruit and Juice Bar has had another successful week. As the weather has now turned warmer we have a new addition to our healthy sales which is a 500 ml bottle of spring water at 30p.

J.E.Jaszczuk

M.Julian

Co-Headteachers

AshbrookJunior School

Newsletter No.26

April 23rd 2010 Phone 01332 673785

Dear Parents/Carers,

IMPORTANT MESSAGE

As you may be aware the National Association of Headteachers and the National Union of Teachers have been campaigning to reform the current assessment system. Late on Wednesday it was decided, after a ballot of Headteachers and senior leaders that there would be a boycott of this year’s SATs for year 6.

Currently, we are awaiting further advice from our professional associations and will inform Year 6 parents early next week if we will be administering the SATs this year.

The School Council

On Monday 19^th April Ashbrook Junior School welcomed the Mayor and Mayoress of Erewash and Councillor Wallace into school to open the School Council’s Fruit and Juice Bar. This event was photographed and reported in the Derby Evening Telegraph on Wednesday April 21^st.

The Fruit and Juice Bar has taken £64.00 and the Council hopes that you will continue to support it. For as little as 20p your child can buy a piece of fruit or for 30p a refreshing juice and on Fridays a smoothie.

Many thanks to Mrs.Riordan who continues to lead The School Council and has supported them in organising visits and the grand opening of the Fruit Bar.

Borrowash Methodist Church – Link Up News

Pudding Club– If you love your puddings this is a good night out for you. 4 courses, 4 venues, 4 destinations. The cost is £10 and the first 30 people to book are in. Please phone 662047 for more details.

A Garden Party at Central Avenue on May 22^nd. Beautiful garden, cream teas and other attractions including a dancing display by Stepping Stones club and music by the Long Eaton Salvation Army Band.

Saturday July 10^th at the home of Janet Cotton – Chapel Lane Chaddesden. Edwardian Tea. Two sittings, at 3.00 p.m. and 4.30 p.m. Please phone 662047 to book a chair.

Coffee at The Manse – 2a Nursery Close. Frances and David welcome you into their home for coffee. Saturday August 28^th from 10.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.

Attendance

Congratulations to Class 5/6G which had the highest attendance for the week March 29th to April 1st.

J.E.Jaszczuk

M.Julian

Co-Headteachers

AshbrookJunior School

Newsletter No.25

April 1^st 2010 Phone 01332 673785

Dear Parents/Carers,

School closes today for the Easter break and re-opens on Monday April 19^th.

Dinner Money

Next term there will be 29 school days at £1.85 per day. All dinner money should be paid on the Monday morning of each week but if you prefer to pay for the term all at once the total will be £53.65. If you have credit money due please deduct this amount from your payment.

Coffee and Cake Sale

We have had a very successful two days of fund raising for the Parent Association to buy new library furniture. The Coffee and Cake sale and raffle on Thursday afternoon made £205.00 profit and the Easter Egg Hunt and Egg Rolling Day raised a further £110.40.

So a very big thank you to the following people/groups:

The Parents’ Forum and the ladies of the Parent Association

Asda Stores, Borrowash Post Office, J.C. Hair Stylist, Stemtations Florist, Duncanson’s Garage, Premier Store at Priorway and The Best One newsagent (formally Gilliver’s) all of whom kindly donated prizes

And of course to all of the parents and friends who, as always, supported us by attending and contributing.

Egg Decorating

The winners of the egg decorating competition were

Class 3/4 W – Sam C

Class 3/4 LJ – Jeni N

Class 5/6G – Natasha G

Class 5/6JB – Ellie P

Class 5/6EB – Daniel M

This afternoon we have had egg rolling down the bank. And the Easter egg hunt.

From the School Council

On Monday April 19^th Ashbrook Junior School’s Fruit and Juice bar will be opening. A handful of fruit will cost 20p. On Fridays we will be selling smoothies as a special treat! The Mayor of Erewash will be in school to open the bar and the press may be coming. Remember to bring your money the first Monday after Easter.

147^th Ockbrook and Borrowash Scouting Group

An Easter fun afternoon at the Scout hut on Kimberley Road, Saturday April 3^rd. There will be an Easter Trail for the children, £1 each (every child will get an Easter prize) while the adults sit with refreshments, for a donation, in the Scout hut. There will also be an Easter Craft table.

Monster May Fun

How would you like to see Disney/Pixar’s “Monster Inc” for just £1 ? The Ockash Trust is offering just that, in the afternoon of Sunday May 2^nd at the Galaxy Cinema, Long Eaton. It will be the perfect Bank Holiday weekend treat for all the family. Tickets and posters will be in school after the Easter holidays so keep your eyes peeled.

Risley Treetops Hospice

Treetops Hospice will hold its Annual Egg Hunt on Easter Saturday, 3^rd April from 9.30 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. The Easter Bonnet Parade and Competition will start at 11.00 a.m. entry on the day, 50p per entrant. There will be 3 classes – age 5 and under, 6 – 9 years and over 9 years. There will be three prizes per class plus a small prize for all entrants. There will be various attractions including Walk a Llama 50p, Have-a-Go Archery, Hedgehog Rescue, Bouncy Castle, Chocolate Heaven Tombola plus other stalls and games. Admission is

Adults £2 which includes a drink and a hot X bun. Children £2 which includes the Egg Hunt, free raffle, drink and cake.

Attendance

Congratulations to Class 5/6JB which had the highest attendance for the week March 22nd to March 26th.

IT ONLY REMAINS NOW FOR US TO WISH YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY EASTER

J.E.Jaszczuk

M.Julian

Co-Headteachers

AshbrookJunior School

Newsletter No.25

March 26th 2010 Phone 673785

Dear Parents/Carers,

Celebration Concert

On Sunday March 21^st a group of our children joined with other schools and colleges taking part in a musical celebration at Derby Assembly Rooms. It was an excellent afternoon’s entertainment with the Junior age children singing four songs and thoroughly enjoying the rest of the varied programme.

Our children were a credit to the school in their appearance and behaviour. We received a very nice letter from the Music Partnership for Derbyshire complimenting us on our exemplary behaviour and performance. A copy has been given to each child who took part. Our thanks go to Mrs. Cresswell who has trained the children over several weeks, Mrs.Enright who has practiced with them during lesson time and lunch breaks and accompanied them to the concert on Sunday and of course to Rachel Wilkes and Melanie Pierson of the Partnership, taking us through rehearsals and the performance on the day, giving us the opportunity to take part in such a wonderful experience. And of course last, but certainly not least, we say thank you to all the parents and families who supported the children by attending the concert.

Easter Experience

On Thursday and Friday the children went to Borrowash Methodist Church to find out about Easter Week. They had a great time carrying out interactive activities and were presented with an Easter egg at the end. The helpers at the church commented on Ashbrook’s excellent behaviour; we are very proud of them. Look out for photos on the website.

Trainers in School

Some weeks ago, after discussion with members of the Parent Forum, we made the decision on footwear, that children wear only school shoes throughout the day. The teaching staff report that this has been a very successful exercise. It prevents valuable teaching time being wasted while children change footwear at the end of break and dinner times. Trainers still need to be brought to school for outdoor P.E./games lessons.

Disco

The children enjoyed an end of term disco organised by the Parent Association on Wednesday evening. Our thanks go to Samantha and Karen for overseeing it and giving freely of their time again. A profit of £244.00 was made which will go into providing benefits for the children.

P.A. Easter Raffle

Please return all raffle tickets by Wednesday March 31^st as the draw will take place at the coffee and Cake sale in the afternoon.

P.T.O.

Fire Safety Talk

The Year 6 children attended a talk by an officer of Derbyshire Fire Service on keeping safe in case of a house fire.

School Nurse

The next drop in session with our school nurse, Wendy Bennett, is Thursday April 22^nd.

Risley Treetops Hospice

Adults £2 which includes a drink and a hot X bun. Children £2 which includes the Egg Hunt, free raffle, drink and cake.

Attendance

Congratulations to Class 5/6JB which had the highest attendance for the week March 15^th to March 19th.

Diary Dates

Wednesday 31^st March

– Coffee and Cake sale at 3.00 p.m. in the large hall. Donations of cakes will, as always,

be gratefully received.

- Parents’ meeting at 5.00 p.m.for Year 6 children attending the Residential Visit to Lea

Green.

Thursday 1^st April

- Non-uniform day for Class 5/6G.

- Egg Rolling We ask the children to decorate a hard boiled egg. There will be a

competition in each class for the best decorated egg and then we shall have fun rolling

them down the bank.

- Easter Egg Hunt during the afternoon. Donation of £1 from each child is asked for this event. They will all receive either a chocolate egg or a lolly after completing the hunt.

- School closes for Easter.

J.E.Jaszczuk

M.Julian

Co-Headteachers

AshbrookJunior School

Newsletter No.24

March 19th 2010 Phone 673785

Dear Parents/Carers,

Movie Night Premier

The film show last night, organised by the School Council, was a huge success. The children all enjoyed it immensely, parents were impressed and several asked when we could do it again. A clear profit of £144.00 was made and this will go towards paying for St.John’s Ambulance First Aid Training for every child in the school. Thank you to Mrs.Chambers and Mrs.Flinn for staying to help and all the parents who helped to tidy away. Our thanks go also to Mrs.Riordan for supporting the School Council.

Sainsbury’s and Tesco

Once again we are collecting vouchers from Sainsbury’s and Tesco to give us free equipment for school. Please collect as many as you can. We thank you in advance for again supporting the school.

Diary Dates

Wednesday March31st – Coffee and Cake Sale at 3.00 p.m. in the large hall. Donations

of cakes will, as always, be gratefully received.

- Parents’ meeting for Year 6 children attending the Residential

Visit to Lea Green 5.00 p.m.

Thursday 1^st April - Non uniform Day for Class 5/6G.

- Egg Rolling. We ask the children to decorate a hard boiled egg.

There will be a competition in each class for the best decorated

egg and then we shall have fun rolling them down the bank.

- Easter Egg Hunt in the afternoon.

- School closes for Easter.

Parents’ Forum

The Parents’ Forum has decided to organise an Easter Egg Hunt to take place in school on Thursday 1^st April during the afternoon. The children will be split into groups to look round the school for clues. They are each asked to bring a £1 donation and every child will receive a prize. The money raised will go towards P.A. funds to revamp the library.

There will be a meeting of the Parents’ forum in school on Thursday 25^th March at 2.30 p.m.to discuss the Easter Treasure Hunt and the coffee and cake sale which will take place in the school hall on Wednesday 31^st March at 3.00 p.m.

P.A. News

Yesterday was a very exciting day for the children as the Tyre Trail was fitted. This is a fun/exercise activity, purchase of which has been by the wonderful fund raising by the P.A. and which in turn is due to your support and generosity. The Association is arranging an Easter raffle and tickets for this will be sent home with the children during next week, the draw to take place at the coffee and cake sale on March 31^st. Our thanks to the ladies of the P.A. for all their hard work.

P.T.O.

Disco

The Parent Association has organised an end of term Disco for the children for Wednesday March 24^th from 6.30 to 8.00 p.m. The cost is £2.00 per child and refreshments will be on sale. If you would like your child(ren) to attend please complete the form at the end of this newsletter and return it in a sealed envelope by 9.00 a.m. Wednesday morning the 24^th. Please note that we do not allow paying on the door on the night. All children must be brought and collected by an adult. If you are able to volunteer to support on the night please let a member of the P.A.. know or contact the school office.

Bikeability

Class 5/6JB took part in cycling proficiency training making children road aware on Tuesday. All the children received a certificate to say they had achieved Level 1 and Level 2 of the bikeability manoeuvres – well done everyone. Class 5/6G will do the course on March 23^rd and 5/6EB on March 30^th.

School Nurse

The next drop in session with our school nurse, Wendy Bennett, is Thursday April 22^nd.

Head Lice

We are sorry to say that we have had a complaint of head lice in the school again. So we ask all parents to extra vigilant in checking their children’s hair. Detector combs are available from the office at 25p each.

Attendance

Congratulations to Class 5/6JB who had the highest attendance for the week March 8^th to March 12^th.

J.E.Jaszczuk

M.Julian

Co-Headteachers

AshbrookJunior School

Newsletter No.23

March 12th 2010 Phone 673785

Dear Parents/Carers,

INSET Day

School will be closed to the children next Monday March 15^th which is a training day for staff.

Maths and Internet Safety Evening

This was held on Thursday March 11^th . Many thanks to those parents who attended and to the children who helped to demonstrate the methods of addition and subtraction. We also discussed the use and dangers of social network sites. Should any parent have any concerns about their child’s safety online we recommend they visit www.ceop.gov.uk

School Link

All School Link orders to be received byTuesday March 16^th please.

Sainsbury’s and Tesco

Once again we are collecting vouchers from Sainsbury’s and Tesco to give us free equipment for school. Please collect as many as you can. We thank you in advance for again supporting the school.

Diary Dates

Wednesday March31st – Parents’ meeting for Year 6 children attending the Residential Visit to Lea Green

Thursday 1^st April – Egg Rolling. We ask the children to decorate a hard boiled egg. There will be a competition in each class for the best decorated egg and then we will have fun rolling them down the bank.

Thursday April 1^st – School closes for Easter

Parents’ forum

The Parents’ Forum has decided to organise an Easter Egg Hunt to take place in school on Thursday 1^st April during the afternoon. The children are asked to bring a £1 donation and every child will receive a prize. The money will towards P.A. funds to revamp the library. More details will follow next week.

From the School Council - for all Pupils

We need you! to design a parking ticket that we can give to parents or others who park dangerously near the school. Hopefully, this will encourage people to watch where they are parking in future, even though we cannot enforce any laws. And we are sure parents and friends would like to see your designs around the community. Thank you and we look forward to seeing your designs.

P.T.O.

Ashbrook Movie Night Premier

The School Council is having a one night only showing of the film “UP” (see their letter below) on Thursday March 18^th. This is to raise money for the St.John’s Ambulance First aid Training.

Dear Parents/Carers,

AshbrookJunior SchoolMovie Premier Night for the children.

On Thursday 18^th March Ashbrook Junior School Council is holding a movie night and so for one night only the film “UP” will be shown once only, starting at 6.15 p.m. and finishing at approximately 8.00 p.m. “UP” is certified as U and so is suitable for all age groups.

Admission is by ticket only at a cost of £1.50. Popcorn and juice will be on sale. If your child(ren) would like to join us please return the slip below with the money in a sealed envelope marked Movie Night. Please note that all children must be brought and collected after the performance by an adult, also an emergency telephone number is needed.

Attendance

Class 5/6G has to be congratulated yet again for excellent attendance – for the week March 1^st to March 5^th. A reminder that this class has a non uniform day on Thursday April 1^st.

J.E.Jaszczuk

M.Julian

Co-Headteachers

AshbrookJunior School

Newsletter No.22

March 5th 2010 Phone 673785

Dear Parents/Carers,

World Book Day – March 4^th

Thank you to all parents who helped their children with costumes for World Book Day. There were fantastic fairy tale and nursery rhyme characters in Years 3 and 4 and detectives in Years 5 and 6. The children also took part in a day of book-themed activities and all pupils received a £1 book token and a letter with information about books they can buy.

Maths and Internet Safety Evening

This will be held on Thursday March 11^th. You received a letter about this last week. Please confirm your attendance. We shall be looking at social networking and keeping your children safe on the Internet as well methods of teaching addition and subtraction.

Maths Homework

Years 5 and 6 have been trialling the use of on-line homework via my maths.co.uk and on the whole this has been successful. After discussion with staff we have decided that all maths homework will be completed on-line and we will try to move away from a paper based format. Therefore, all maths homework will be set via the my maths website and we encourage children and parents to visit the website every week to see if homework has been set. For those children who do not have access to the internet at home we will run a lunch time club. The school log in is Ashbrook and the password is mill. Each child has an individual log in which you will have received or will be receiving very shortly.

We ask that parents support and encourage their child/ren to complete the homework and visit the website themselves regularly to monitor their child’s work. We plan to consult with parents in the summer term to gather news on the use of on-line homework.

Craft Club

This starts on Thursday March 11^th and will run for six weeks from 3.30 to 4.30 p.m. All children who have returned their permission slips have got a place.

School Link

All School Link orders to be received byTuesday March 16^th please.

School disco

We will be holding this on Wednesday 24^th March. More details next week.

P.T.O.

Infant School Promise Auction

Friday March 19^th. Doors open 7.00 p.m. Bidding starts at 7.30. Alcohol will be on sale so no children are allowed. Entry is free but tickets available from the Infant School office (phone 662695). There will be a professional auctioneer and it will be a very entertaining evening. Fantastic items have been pledged including manicure, haircuts, cakes, gardening, canoeing, decorating and plastering! Call in at the Infant School office for full details.

Sainsbury’s and Tesco

Once again we are collecting vouchers from Sainsbury’s and Tesco to give us free equipment for school. Please collect as many as you can. We thank you in advance for again supporting the school.

Diary Dates

Thursday March 11^th and each Thursday for six weeks - Craft Club 3.30 to 4.30 p.m.

Monday March 15^th – School closed for INSET.

Wednesday March31st – Parents’ meeting for Year 6 children attending the Residential Visit to Lea Green

Thursday April 1^st – School closes for Easter

Attendance

Congratulations to Class 5/6G, who once again recorded the highest attendance. This was for the week February 22nd to February 26^th. 5/6G has now achieved six weeks of best attendance which entitles the children to a non-uniform day to be taken on Thursday April 1^st.

J.E.Jaszczuk

M.Julian

Co-Headteachers

AshbrookJunior School

Newsletter No.20

February 26th 2010 Phone 673785

Dear Parents/Carers,

Home Access Grants

Attached to this newsletter is an information sheet on the Home Access Plan. If you think you may qualify for the application please contact the helpline telephone number.

World Book Day – Thursday March 4^th

The children will be working on activities to support World Book Day on Thursday 4^th March.

Staff and children have decided to dress as characters from literature, Years 3 and 4 fairy stories or nursery rhymes and Years 5 and 6 “detectives”.

Maths Evening

There will be a follow up maths evening/internet session on Thursday March 11^th starting at 5.30 p.m. A letter inviting you to attend has been sent home today.

After School Clubs

Monday - Central soccer Schools Football and Dance Club, both for all years.

Tuesday – Allan Cordwell’s Football Club – Years 5 and 6

Dance Club – Years 5 and 6

Diary Dates

Thursday March 4^th Parents’ Forum meeting at 5.30 p.m.

Monday March 15^th – School closed for INSET.

Wednesday March31st – Parents’ meeting for Year 6 children attending the Residential Visit to Lea Green

Thursday April 1^st – School closes for Easter

Attendance

Congratulations to Class 5/6G, who once again recorded the highest attendance. This was for the week February 8th to February 11^th.

Year 5/6 Work

If you have any unwanted blue fabric which can be used in our Year 5/6 River display we would be very pleased to accept it. Please send any amount, large pieces or small, to Miss Bower.

J.E.Jaszczuk

M.Julian

Co-Headteachers

Newsletter No.20

February 11th 2010 Phone 673785

Dear Parents/Carers,

Reminders

School will close today for the end of term and re-open on Monday February 22^nd. Tomorrow February 12^th is an INSET day when school is closed to the children.

School Photographs

All orders for school photos should have been received by today. Any which arrive late will be held in school and collected when the first batch is delivered. The latecomers will be processed and returned to us at a later date.

Haiti Earthquake

The cake sale organised by the pupils in Years 5 and 6 was a great success and the non-uniform event today, for which the children each contributed £1 has brought the total raised to £241.66. This will be forwarded to UNICEF to support the child victims of the Haiti earthquake. Many thanks to everyone who gave so generously by way of cakes and/or monetary donations.

Attendance

Congratulations to Class 5/6, who once again recorded the highest attendance, this time for the week February 1^st to February 5^th.

World Maths Day

Attached is an information sheet from Miss Bower on World Maths Day. We hope you will find the challenge interesting and fun.

Year 5/6 Work

Miss Bower has also made a request for any unwanted blue fabric to be used in the Year 5/6 River display. Please send any amount, large pieces or small, to school after the holiday.

Book Week

The closing date for ordering books by the children’s author E.R.Reilly was today. No more orders can be accepted.

J.E.Jaszczuk

M.Julian

Co-Headteachers

AshbrookJunior School

Newsletter No.19

February 5th 2010 Phone 673785

Dear Parents/Carers,

Reminders

School will close on Thursday next week February 11th for the end of term break. Friday the 12^th is an INSET day when we are closed to the children.

School Photographs

All orders for photographs to be received in school by Thursday February 11^th.

Haiti Earthquake

The children in Years 5 and 6 have been discussing the terrible disaster in Haiti as part of their R.E. work and had asked if they could do a cake sale. This has been held today and we thank you for all donations of cakes and for supporting the cause by giving the children spending money to purchase. In addition, school has decided to have a non-uniform day next Thursday February 11^th. We ask the children to contribute £1 for wearing non-uniform which can be in red or blue (the colours of Haiti, but not school uniform) or they can wear fancy dress. Funds raised from this event will be collated with other donations and the proceeds from the cake sale and sent to support UNICEF.

Cyberbullying on Facebook

We have had a few incidents of children complaining that others have been “cyber bullying” on Facebook. As our Anti-Bullying Policy states “Cyberbullying is the use of ICT, particularly mobile phones and the internet to deliberately upset someone else”

We ask parents to be vigilant in monitoring their child’s use of the internet and should they be concerned then visit www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents or www.Ceop.gov.uk. We also refer you to facebook’s privacy policy that states children under 13 should not register for an account.

Maths Evening

Thank you to all parents who supported the Maths evening last night to learn about the way in which we teach multiplication and division. We intend to follow this up with a further evening looking at addition and subtraction, on Thursday March 11^th. More details nearer the time. Thank you to Miss Bower for organising these events.

P.A. and Extended Schools

Thank you to the Parent Association for running the coffee morning yesterday where they raised £30.00. Parents/carers were invited to come in and chat to Jayne Walters the Family Research Worker and Wendy Bennett our School Nurse. We intend to run a further coffee morning next term. Should you wish to speak to either of the two ladies above a leaflet is available in school or you can call Jayne direct on 07732 041376 or Wendy on 01332 288782. Wendy’s next drop in session will be on Thursday March 11^th.

P.T.O.

Police Surgery

The Borrowash and Ockbrook Safer Neighbourhood Team police surgery will be held on Wednesday 10^th February between 3.00 and 4.00 p.m. in the school car park. This team is dedicated to tackling crime and anti social behaviour in the area.

Attendance

The classes with the highest attendance for January are as follows:

January 4^th to 8^th – 5/6G,

January11^th to 15^th – 5/6G with 100% which gives the class a non-uniform day for Friday February 26^th,

January18^th to 22^nd – 5/6G

January 25^th to 29th 5/6EB.

Book Week

Children’s author E.R.Reilly visited school on Tuesday, talked to the children about his work and gave them top-tips for writing stories of their own.

All the children received an information sheet with a list of his books which can be purchased from school. All orders to be sent to Miss Weaver by February 11th at the latest please.

J.Jaszczuk

M.Julian

Co-Headteachers