Wednesday 16th January 2019

Headteacher: Mr Alex Wingham B.Ed Telephone (01273) 707114

Email: admin@stmartins.brighton-hove.sch.uk www.stmartins.brighton-hove.sch.uk

Worship theme

Being caring

HEADTEACHER AWARDS

Stanley/Y1—Super Sentence

Writing. Berri/Y2—Fantastic Maths. Faith/Y2—Fantastic Maths. Skye/Y2- Fantastic Maths.

Berri/Y2—More Fantastic Maths. Zake/Y3—Great Maths. Evie/Y3—Great Maths.

Yazmin/Y3—Fantastic Maths. Evie/Y3—Fantastic Maths. Freddy/Y4—Working Hard.

Grace/Y6—Excellent Writing. Chemebe/Y6—Being Caring.

Ria/Y6—Persevering in Maths. Grace/Y6—Persevering in Maths. Emily/Y6—Persevering in Maths.

Vinny/R

The Three Billy Goats Gruff By Ladybird Picture Books retold by Irene Yates

Vinny says “I like this book about 3 goats. The big goat bumped

the mean troll over the bridge into the river”.

TOPIC AFTERNOON THIS THURSDAY

Thursday 17th January from 3pm in the

children’s classrooms.

All parents/carers are welcome to come and look at the children’s work from last Autumn Term and learn about

the topics the children will be studying for Spring Term 2019.

We encourage all parents/carers to attend.

School fleeces (£11.95)can be ordered at the

school office.

Please speak to Mrs Taylor.

Clubs for Spring Term begin next Monday 21st January for 4 weeks.

All payments via ParentMail

(Any questions see Mrs Farrow or ask in the school office)

SWIMMING LESSON DATES FOR Y5

(SPRING TERM)

Friday 25th Jan—FIRST Swimming Lesson. Friday 1st Feb— 2nd Swimming Lesson.

Fri 8th Feb—3rd Swimming Lesson. Fri 15th Feb—4th Swimming Lesson. Fri 1st Mar—5th Swimming Lesson. Fri 8th Mar—6th Swimming Lesson.

Fri 15th Mar—7th Swimming Lesson. Fri 22nd Mar—LAST Swimming Lesson

Head teacher: Mr Alex Wingham B.Ed Telephone (01273) 707114

Email: admin@stmartins.brighton-hove.sch.uk www.stmartins.brighton-hove.sch.uk

Class Attend

2 100%

5 97.5%

3 97.1%

1 97.4%

6 97.0%

4 97.0%

R 96.6%

Dates for your Diary

Thurs 17th Jan—Topic Afternoon 3-3.30pm. Thurs 24th January—PTA School Disco.

Fri 25th Jan— First Y5 Swimming Lesson. Fri 25th Jan—Y3 & Y4 Puppet Show (Y3 & Y4Parents/Carers Welcome).

Thurs 31st Jan—Young Carers Awareness Day. Mon 11th Feb—Y5 & Y6 Road Safety

Theatre Show. Fri 15th Feb—First Communion Course Session

Starts. Fri 15th Feb—School Closes for Half Term

3.30pm. Mon 25th Feb—School Starts at 08.55am.

Weds 27th Feb—Quick Sticks Hockey (Y5 &Y6).

Mon 4th Mar—Book Week. Tues 5th Mar—Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day). Weds 6th Mar—Ash Weds 09.00am in Church.

Thurs 7th Mar—World Book Day. Fri 8th Mar—PTA Film Night.

Fri 15th Mar—PTA Quiz Night 6-8pm. Fri 22nd Mar—Y5 Last Swimming Session.

Tuesday 26th Mar—Parents Evening. Weds 27th Mar—Parents Evening.

Fri 29th Mar—PTA Mothering Sunday Sale. Tues 9th Apr—Easter Mass 09.00am in

Church. Tues 9th Apr—School Closes 3.30pm.

Tues 23rd Apr—INSET Day. Weds 24th April—School Starts at 08.55am.

Fri 26th Apr—First Y3 Swimming Lesson. Mon 29th Apr—Y1 Pedestrian Training.

Mon 6th May—MAYDAY Bank Holiday — School is closed.

Tues 7th May—School Starts 08.55am

Attendance figures for period

7/01/2019 to 11/01/2019

WHOLE SCHOOL TOTAL 97.5%

An invitation for a FREE musical show for children and parents to support well-being.

THIS IS FOR Y3 AND Y4 children and parents/carers only

A local theatre company will be visiting the school to perform a musical puppet show

‘Not Today Celeste!’ on Friday 25th January at 9.00am in the hall. Please return the letter slips (sent home this week) by

Wednesday 23rd January

Y1 Parents/Carers please can your children bring in any recycling ie; plastic, cans, cardboard for a

design & technology lesson tomorrow (17th).

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Thank you to all parents/carers who attended our short spelling workshop this week. The aim is to help YOU (parents/carers) to gain information on the strategies used in class so that you can support and guide your child at

home. We hope that you found it useful.

A Special Edition Newsletter from St Martin’s School

Travel Ambassadors will be attached this week.

Please take a moment to read this as it was created by Y5 & Y6 children.

CHANGE 4 LIFE PACKS will be sent home with the children. The booklets are for the

whole family to engage in healthier food swaps .