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Ashley Junior School Bulletin 29 — Friday 5th May 2017

Letters sent home this week… Robins:

Year 3:

Year 4:

Osmington Bay Letter

Year 5:

Year 6:

SATS Letter

Whole School: Treehouse Theatre Visit Do remember all letters home are available on our website - http://ashleyjun-iorschool.co.uk/letters

Staff Exchange Visit to Moscow Some members of our staff along with other teachers in the

Arnewood Pyramid visited Moscow in Russia over the Easter break. This was part of a teacher and cultural

exchange that will see Russian teachers visiting here in July. The teachers paid for their visit independently in order to teach in a Russian school and learn about their education system. They were also able to enjoy the tourist

attractions as well. It was interesting to see the difference in philosophy and in

facilities. We look forward to reciprocating when the Russian

teachers visit here. A terrific learning experience and the kind of intellectual

curiosity we want from our staff.

Paediatric First Aid Session 7th June 7pm—9pm at Ashley Baptist Church. There are 12 FREE spaces available for this course. Places need to be booked by telephoning Ashley Infant School on 01425 611321

Specialist Coaching with Chance to Shine

The children in year 6 are getting a ‘Chance to Shine’ through cricket coaching provid-

ed by the programme of that name. The children will be benefiting from teaching by a

qualified coach. We hope they will take full advantage and maybe go on to participate

in the school club or join one of the local cricket clubs.

SAINSBURY’S

ACTIVE KIDS

VOUCHERS

We are still

collecting

Sainsbury’s

Active Kids

vouchers. Please

send your

vouchers into the

school office.

Please remember that children

should not be entering the

school site until 8.45am at the

earliest. The playground is

unsupervised before then

which puts your child at risk.

Staff outside Moscow University

Reading for Pleasure

The books that were donated on World Book

Day are being put to very good use. Children are

enjoying sitting on the field and in our new

seating area to enjoy a good read during their

break time. Thank you.

Netball Success

Congratulations to our netballers who received their medals this week for their terrific

performance in the New Forest League. The commitment shown by all the players in the squad

bodes well for the future. The photograph shows our ‘B’ team with their certificates and the ‘A’

team with their medals.

A Testing Week!

Along with the vast majority of pupils in their age

group across the country our year 6 children will

be sitting their national assessment tests next week.

They are very well prepared and some are even

looking forward to them!

A big thank you to Mrs. Fisk—the school cook and

governor- who will be prepar-

ing breakfasts for the chil-

dren at no cost. And also to

Max Thurnell-Read’s parents

who have made a significant

donation to the school to pay

for the food.

Aren’t we lucky to have such supportive people in

our school community?

Please can you ensure that your child’s name

is clearly and permanently written in their

items of clothing?

We are now using the field regularly for play

and the recent lovely sunshine has meant that

lots of items of uniform are lost and, without a

name, it makes life tricky.

Thank you.

SPORTING EVENTS

A reminder that we have a number of sporting events

coming soon:

Wed. 17th May

Year 3/4 New Forest Cross Country

We are hosting this event. Some children from years 3

and 4 will be selected.

Thurs. 25th May

Inter-House Fun Run

This event takes place in the morning—Upper School

run first. Details will be coming out soon.

Tues. 4th July

Activity Sports Day

Upper School in the morning and Lower School in the

afternoon.

Thurs. 20th July

Traditional Sports Day

This will take place in the afternoon.

POLITE REMINDER:

Please could all school lunches and breakfast club

be paid for in advance. Many thanks.

Talking Mental Health

Many thanks to the Year 5 parents who joined us for

discussions around Mental Health. It is so important

that we discuss and share our ideas on this and it

was very good to work with parents.

Constructive Parent Views are crucial to us and help

us to do the best we can for the children. You should

receive today an analysis of the Parent Question-

naire held in March alongside

our response to it.

Working together, we do

better!

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY….. New events will be marked in red:

Monday 1st May May Day Bank Holiday—School Closed

Tuesday 16th May Year 3 trip to Fishbourne Roman Palace

Wednesday 17th May Year 3/4 New Forest Cross Country relays in school

Wednesday 24th May Visiting Willow Artist in school

MAY 29th - JUNE 2nd HALF TERM

Monday 5th June INSET DAY—School Closed

Thursday 8th June Y3 Hengistbury Head trip

Thursday 8th June Y4 New Forest Verderers Court and Nature Trip

Tuesday 13th June Y5 Bournemouth Synagogue Trip

Thursday 15th June School Photographer here — Class Photos

Tuesday 20th June Girls Kwik Cricket, Totton

Tuesday 4th July Activity Sports Day

Wednesday 5th July Y5 Arnewood STEM Day

Thursday 6th and Friday 7th July Y6 Transition to Arnewood

Friday 7th July Whole School Transition Afternoon

Friday 21st July LAST DAY OF TERM

Don’t forget that all the latest dates can be found on the school calendar on our website - http://ashleyjuniorschool.co.uk/calendar/

Maths winners! Every week in this newsletter we feature the children who have passed a Maths Passport this week. Congratulations to….. Bronze: Freya R, Owain P, Lewis K-K Silver: Tiana L, Jude C, Isla S Gold: Lily G, Joshua G Maths Master 1: Matti T, Callum W, A special well-done to Matti T and Taylor G, who have achieved their Maths Master 2 certificates this week!

High fliers this week! High flyer awards are given every week in celebration assembly to recognise outstanding learning or behaviour. This week’s winners are:

Wren: Lewis K-K

Starling: Owen G

Kestrel: Jayden L

Skylark: Sukie

Kingfisher: Jack

Eagle: Brandon F

Barn Owl: Jamie B

Merlin: Cameron

Osprey: Sophie W

Robin: Kieran B

Attendance winners this week:

Kestrel 100% Starling 99.4% Osprey 99.2 %

ASHLEY FAMILY HUB

Ashley Family Hub at Ashley Baptist Church

Tuesday morning from 9am to 11am. It's free and refreshments are included. Each week has a Focus but there is always chat and opportunities to share ideas.