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Netley Abbey Junior School Westwood Road, Netley Abbey, Southampton, Hampshire SO31 5EL
Tel: 023 8045 3731 Fax: 023 8045 4240
E-mail: [email protected]
Headteacher: Mrs. Shirley Nicholas-Bond Director of Teaching and Learning: Mrs. Rosie Earle
Head of School: Miss. Rosie Tebbutt
Be the best you can be!
Newsletter 16th
June 2017
Towards the end of last term, all children enjoyed taking part in various DT projects and I would like to thank
all the parents and grandparents who supported these exciting activities from eating salad, helping with
sewing and dancing at the WW2 Victory Tea Dance!
As we enter our final term in this academic year, all the children are working incredibly hard and I am
extremely proud of all their achievements. Year 6 are busy rehearsing for their Leavers’ Play and we all
enjoyed a fun but rather warm discos last evening. Thank you to all of our helpers.
Year 5 Swimming – Reminder
Please can we ask that children do not take aerosol
sprays with them to swimming as this can affect
pupils with asthma.
Thank you.
Fairthorne Payment Reminder
£60 remaining balance to be paid by 1st
July.
Thank you.
Special Diets - School Menu
HC3S can provide special diets for pupils with allergies who want to have a school meal, but medical evidence
confirming the child’s allergy is required, for example a letter from a GP or consultant paediatrician. If your
child has a special dietary requirement, please contact Mrs Parmiter in the School Office.
Reminder - Bikes and Scooters
Only those with permits are permitted to bring in their bike or scooter into school.
Please can we remind all children that skateboards are NOT to be brought into school.
Thank you for your co-operation.
Sun Cream
Should you decide to send your child into school with their own bottle of sun cream, please can we ask that
it is named and given to the class teacher to look after during the day. Under no circumstances should
children share their sun cream with others, so we would be really grateful if you could remind your child of
this.
Thank you.
Dinner Money - Reminder
All dinner money needs to be paid up to date at the
end of this term as we are unable to carry debts
into the new academic year.
Thank you.
Fraser Portraits Photos
Orders must be returned to the school office no
later than Monday 19th
June with full payment.
Thank you.
Respecting the Neighbourhood - Noise
During these summer months, please be conscious of any excessive noise that could be disturbing for
residents who live close to the school, especially music being played loudly in cars when everyone is enjoying
the warmer weather with their windows open.
Thank you for your co-operation.
Gardening Club
Please note there will be no Gardening Club on Thursday 29th June and Thursday 6th July. We apologise for
any inconvenience this may cause but the club will continue as normal on all other dates.
Year 5/6 Netball Tournament - Apologies
The following children were accidently missed off the team list in the last newsletter:
Emily Smith, Ella Fairbrass, Keira Knowles and Amelia Doncom.
We would like to apologise for this error and congratulate the whole team on their brilliant achievement.
How to remove a tick (www.nhs.uk)
If you find a tick on you or your child's skin, remove it by gently gripping it as close to the skin as possible.
Use a pair of tweezers that won't squash the tick (such as fine-tipped tweezers), or use a tick removal tool
(available from pet shops or vets). Pull steadily away from the skin without twisting or crushing the tick.
Wash your skin with water and soap afterwards, and apply an antiseptic cream to the skin around the bite.
Please consult your nurse or GP if you are unsure.
Being Safe in The Community Update
The local police are asking all schools to make children aware that there has been recent damage to the
changing rooms at the recreation ground in Netley Abbey so they politely request that children should not
play any ball games in or around this area.
Thank you for your co-operation.
Going Home Arrangements
Can we please remind all parents that if your child is being picked up by anyone other than on the contact list,
you advise the school office/class teacher by telephone, an email or a written note.
This will save us making phone calls home to check arrangements.
Thank you.
Water Bottles - Drink to Think!
Please ensure your child brings in a named water bottle to school every day. This is especially important during
the summer months. Drinking water throughout the day keeps children hydrated which in turn increases brain
activity. It also prevents headaches. Children are encouraged to refill their bottles during the school day.
Thank you for your co-operation.
Year 5 - Mayan Inspired Meal
Our D.T focus this term was preparing a balanced meal; we tied this with our History Maya project and created
some culinary master pieces! After making the dips (salsa, guacamole, sour cream and chive), the children
selected ingredients from the list to include in their Maya inspired meal. Each child cut their ingredients safely
and correctly, used the hot plates and evaluated their meal. Some liked it, some didn't!
Year 6 - WW2 Tea Dance
On Friday 26th May Year 6 took part in VE day celebrations. The event saw parents join the children for a
celebration which included songs and music of the 1940s. Some even joined the children in the swing dancing!
The children and staff dressed as evacuees and World War Two attire and ate such classics as: spam, lemon
curd and jam sandwiches; eggless sponge cakes and bread and butter pudding.
A big thank you to all the staff and parents who contributed to this brilliant event.
We would like to thank Express Yourself Costume Hire in Netley for providing some of the costumes and
sponsoring this event.
Express Yourself Costume Hire, 1St Floor, The Station House, Netley Abbey Railway Station
023 8056 0990
www.expressyourselfcostumehire.co.uk
Year 4 - Sewing
Year 4 have been learning how to sew, making money containers out of material. They have learnt running
stitch, back stitch and oversewing stitch as well as all the tricky skill of threading a needle! They have shown lots
of resilience during this topic, having a positive attitude when having to make changes. Year 4 would like to
thank all the adults that gave up their time and came in to help us. The children really benefited from the extra
adult help and their money containers wouldn't have been as fantastic without you!
Year 3 - Healthy Salads
It’s been a busy term in Year 3! Our English learning started with writing persuasive letters to a member of our
family to ask for their help in school with a DT project. In science we learned about the importance of a
healthy, balanced diet and the different food groups. In DT we then tasted and designed our very own healthy
salads.
On the afternoon of the 23rd May, all of Year 3 enjoyed finishing their DT projects on Healthy Eating. All the
children had a fantastic afternoon and it was wonderful to see so many mums, dads, grandmas, aunties and
other family members there to help chop, grate, peel and eat their scrumptious salads.
Thank you to everyone who joined us for this special afternoon – we hope you will be able to make these
delicious salads at home too!
Mrs Exell, Miss Smith and Miss Tebbutt
Year 4 - History Trip
On the 24th, 25th and 26th of May, each Year 4 class enjoyed a fantastic visit to the Netley Abbey ruins in the
village. This was in connection with our history topic on the local area, and changes the abbey has been
through from the 13th century, to the present day. The children were excited to see evidence of the monastic
community, ancient graffiti markings, and proof that the famous poet Keats had visited the site during the
18th century.
The children's behaviour was exemplary and they had a brilliant morning exploring the ruins.
Well done year 4, and a big thank you to Miss Hansell for organising our trips!
Induction Days at The Hamble School - Tuesday 4th
and Wednesday 5th
July
The day will begin at 8.30am and finish at 2.45pm. Children should wear their current school uniform and bring
a packed lunch (for those who currently receive free school meals, a packed lunch will be provided). They will
take part in a number of activities and therefore, should come along equipped with a pencil case.
Children are required to attend both days and should arrive on time to allow a prompt start to the day.
Please note that children attending other secondary schools are still required to attend Netley Abbey Junior
School as normal on these days.
St Edwards’s Church Summer Fair
We'd like to say big thank you to all those who came to sing at the St Edward’s Church Summer Fair on
Saturday 10th June. The children wowed the audience with a selection of songs that they have been learning in
singing assemblies with Miss White and Mrs McCusker. For some children in year 6, this was their last ever St
Edwards Fair, some of whom have attended all eight performances over the last 4 years. A special thank you to
those children, and to everyone who supported the children in the audience.
Email for children
We are moving along with learning about the benefits and dangers of communicating online and have
discussed being safe online in relation to email. Just to remind you, the system is currently restricted to
sending and receiving only to/from email addresses with the domain @najs.co.uk in order to keep the children
very safe while they are learning. The children have had lots of great ideas and I wanted to share with you the
main messages.
•Please check with parents before going on email at home
•Be kind and sensible with the messages you send
•Do not respond to any unkind messages but do tell an adult
•Keep your password safe. Tell an adult if you come across anything online that makes you feel uncomfortable.
Please could you reinforce these messages at home and let the school know if there are any issues.
All classes will have had their email addresses by the end of the week and most children will have sent their
first few emails!
Thank you for your help.
Mrs Davis
Computing Teacher
Special Mentions
Over the last few weeks our school value has focused on ‘Anti-Bullying’ and ‘Behaviour for Learning’.
Congratulations to the following children who were all awarded a Special Mention.
Keira Knowles (Heath) Mateusz Salon (Priory)
Harry Hawley (Denzil) Connor Carson (Seaview)
Lydia Fox (Beach) Noah Thompson (Sellwood)
Finley O’Hagan (Castle) Magnus Gover (Grange)
Zack Smith (Wykeham) Caitlin Oakley (Moore)
Ella Elmore (Crescent) Oliver Solway (Westwood)
Isabel McLeonards (Grange) Ruby Stephenson (Denzil)
Joshua Windsor-Sawers (Priory) Daniel Lawn (Moore)
Ben Vargeson (Heath) Kye Culver (Wykeham)
Dylan Charles-Smith (Seaview) Libby Samuel-Camps (Beach)
Angus Slattery (Castle) Elliot Warren (Sellwood)
Ollie Beale (Crescent) Rosie Marszall (Grange)
George Harrison (Sellwood) Ben Morse (Wykeham)
Phoebe Davis (Denzil) Evie Allen (Moore)
Sasha Smith (Castle) Jessica Blower (Crescent)
Ruby Singleton (Westwood)
Pupil Voice
This section is written by groups of children within our school. This report is from School Council.
Dear Parents/Carers,
Recently we have been voting on ideas to improve the school including: clubs, reducing rubbish, the school
dinner menu and in-school benefits. We have come up with an idea to let parents of the school help run some
clubs. We know that lots of you have AMAZING talents including: drama, maths, art and crafts, story writing
and many more. If you would feel passionate about running a club (starting in September 2017) please
contact us via email [email protected]. Thank you in advance for considering this idea.
Our chosen charity is WWF and though we haven’t raised money yet we shall later in the term. It has been a
very busy year so far. It is a possibility that we shall hold an animal dress up day. We shall confirm this in the
near future. Children can dress up in an animal related item of clothing, an animal onesie or an animal
accessory. You will need to bring in a suggested donation of at least £1.
To stay updated, check every issue of the newsletter each fortnight.
Yours sincerely,
Grace Sigournay, Year 3
Josie Kittredge, Year 4
Eloise Beesley, Year 6
Second Hand Uniform
For those children moving onto secondary school in September, we are happy to accept any second hand
school uniform, especially shirts/blouses which are useful for when children do painting in class to protect their
clothing. Good quality PE kits also.
Please hand any donations into the school office.
Thank you in advance.
CHILDREN WITH LEGUME, SESAME AND NUT ALLERGIES
We have a child with a severe allergy to all legume and sesame products. We still also have a number of
children with nut allergies, requiring epipens. As the allergy can be triggered from indirect contact i.e. touching
areas where the products have been, we would politely request that the following food items are NOT brought
in to school at any time:-
NO foods containing peas, broad beans, lentils, chickpeas, french beans, butter beans, haricot beans, kidney
beans, sugar snap peas, pulses, soybeans, soya, nuts and sesame etc. (These are the most common in the
legume family, but all legume foods are not permitted).
We trust you will support the school to ensure that it is a safe environment for all and thank you in advance for
your co-operation.
The Friends of NAJS - News
Summer Discos
We would like to thank all the parents and staff that helped at both discos, including a very special thank you to
our DJ, Ian Hammond. The children had a fantastic time showing the adults their latest dance moves and we
have raised £449 for the school which is fantastic!
Netley Abbey Infant and Junior School Summer Fayre - Saturday 24th
June 12pm -3pm
Come along to the joint Summer Fayre and enjoy lots of exciting stalls, activities and prizes to be won!
Entry: 50p per adult or the donation of a book (appropriate for Infant children).
We still need volunteers to help on stalls, please leave your details at the school office or contact us via our
Facebook page if you are able to help.
In order to run certain stalls, we are in need of donations of teddy bears (in good condition), glass jars (with lids
preferably) and wool & ribbon - please bring any donations to the school hall between 3.10pm and 3.30pm on
Monday 19th
& Tuesday 20th
June.
Sports Day Refreshments - Tuesday 11th
July (AM)
The Friends will be selling refreshments at this year’s Sports Day including hot drinks, cold drinks and snacks.
These are for spectators only and not pupils within the school.
Do you shop online? Register with Easyfundraising and raise money for FREE!
Did you know that whenever you buy anything online - from your weekly shop to your annual holiday - you
could be raising a free donation for The Friends of NAJS?
There are nearly 3,000 retailers to choose from and it won't cost you a penny more than you’re already going to
spend online - it couldn’t be easier!
All you have to do is:
1. Go to http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/netleyabbeyjuniors
2. Sign up for free
3. Get shopping - your donations will be collected by Easyfundraising and automatically sent to the school.
There are no catches or hidden charges and we would really appreciate for your support - thank you!
Next Meeting
Come and join us at our next meeting on Tuesday 18th
July at 7.30pm at The Prince Consort to discuss events
and share ideas for the Autumn term.
We welcome all parents, grandparents and carers who have children at the school and would love to see you
there!
Useful Website Links
School website: http://netleyabbey-jun.hants.sch.uk/
Tucasi: www.scopay.com/netleyabbey-jun
School Dinner Menu
A copy of the latest lunch menu can be found on our website:
http://netleyabbey-jun.hants.sch.uk/our_school/letters/whole-school-letters/
School Uniform Reminder
We have seen an increase in children wearing the incorrect footwear. Please note that children should be
wearing sensible dark shoes (without heels or strappy backs or flashes of colour or coloured soles) and NOT
trainers.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Sainsbury’s Active Kids Vouchers
We are still collecting these vouchers which will go towards buying cooking and sports equipment for our
school.
There is a box in reception for you to place your vouchers in by Friday 30th June.
Please see if colleagues or family members and friends have any vouchers as we need lots more!
There will be a class competition to see who can bring in the most vouchers before the deadline. The winning
class will win a prize!
Netley Abbey Junior Parkrun
The Junior 2K run has recently started and is for children aged between 4-14 years old.
The event takes place every Sunday at 9am at the Royal Victoria Country Park and it is FREE to join - you just
need to register before your first run.
Please visit the website for more information
http://www.parkrun.org.uk/netleyabbey-juniors/
New Play Area - Royal Victoria Country Park
A new play area at Royal Victoria Country Park aimed at young children is being opened on Wednesday
26th July 10.30am - 2pm with lots of free activities including drum playing, balloon modelling, storytelling and
bubble making. We would love for lots of local children to join in the event with their younger siblings.
For more information, please visit the website
www.hants.gov.uk/rvcp
Rock ‘n’ Roll Creation Festival
Workshops and live performance for guitarists aged 10-18 (minimum grade/stage 2 standard)
Workshops: Songwriting, Improvisation, Looping, Composing includes Evening Concert
Saturday 1st
July 12.30pm - 7pm at The Lantern Theatre, Romsey
Book your tickets online now
Visit the website www.hants.gov.uk/hms
King Edward VI School, Southampton
Co-educational Independent Education for Ages 11-18
Please contact Mrs Sheppard, the Registrar, to arrange a visit.
Tel 023 8079 9216
Dates for Your Diary
Tuesday 20th
June - Year 5 Rivers Trip
Saturday 24th
June - Netley Abbey Infant and Junior Summer Fayre 12pm - 3pm
Tuesday 27th
June - Summer Music Concert at 6pm
Thursday 29th
June - New Parents’ Evening at 7pm (new Year 3 parents starting Sept 17)
Friday 30th
June - Inset Day
Monday 3rd
July - Inset Day
Tuesday 4th
July - Transition Day
Wednesday 5th
July - Transition Day
Tuesday 11th
July - Sports Day
Wednesday 19th
July - Leavers’ Play at 9.30am & 6.30pm
Thursday 20th
July - Leavers’ Play at 9.30am & 6.30pm
Monday 24th
July - Golden Day
Tuesday 25th
July - Break up for the Summer Holidays at 1.15pm
Advance Inset Days and Early Closures
Friday 30th
June 2017 - Inset Day
Monday 3rd
July 2017 - Inset Day
Tuesday 25th
July 2017 - Finish at 1.15pm
