Newsletter 03 - Jigsaw School Apps

Friday 19th September 2014
Volume 12, Issue 3
Princethorpe Junior School Newsletter
House Captain Elections
On Friday 12th September, Year 6 held an election to choose house captains for each of the school houses.
Congratulations to the following children who were elected:
De Bottetourt: Chyna Lee Morgan and Oscar Simmonds De Someroy: Chloe Fieldhouse and Chadley Heath
Ledsam: Katie Andrews and Ryan Reeves
Fitzansculf: Chloe Barker-Duthie and Tyler Brown
Gardening Club
This week, the children in gardening club harvested the runner beans and potatoes they had grown in the
school garden. The sprouts and cauliflower are growing well and we can pick them in November. Mrs Cutts
would like to say thank you to Mrs Osborne in the kitchen for cooking the vegetables which the children in
gardening club enjoyed eating at tuck time on Thursday.
Year 3 News
We are pleased that Year 3, are settling well into the Junior School.
The children are getting used to the new routines such as buying
tuck at playtime.
As part of topic lessons this week, we have been learning to use
scientific vocabulary when describing the forces we apply to
different materials. We stretched, pulled, pushed and twisted play
dough to investigate the effect of the forces used. We made
predictions about what surfaces have the most friction and tested
them on a slope, thinking about how this can affect us in everyday
life, for example using the brakes on a bike.
Year 4 News
It has been a busy few weeks in Year 4! Everyone has begun to settle down, get used to the new routine and
enjoying the lessons. Last week we started learning about our new topic this term, electricity. We began the topic by
learning about static electricity. This involved a really fun experiment using balloons to generate static electricity.
This caused our hair to stand up on end and we were able to pick up pieces of paper, using the static electricity we
had created with our balloons. We had a lot of fun doing this and can’t wait to learn more about electricity over the
coming half term.
Year 5 News
Recently year 5 visited the Thinktank Museum as an introduction to their science topic on the Solar System.
It was really fun and exciting.
Kianee McKinley Andrews
I really liked the bit making fire with the gas.
Morgan Bird
I thought it was really good because you can
play and watch stuff.
Alex Williams
It was very exciting and educational.
Abigale Fasakin
Year 6 News
Last week Year 6 were treated to a visit from two Vikings. The computer
suite was transformed into a museum depicting the life of the Norsemen as
the children were regaled by stories of old. Amongst other facts, the
children discovered that the horns often pictured on ‘Viking’ helmets never
actually existed; they were a Victorian invention to try and ‘spice up’ the
Vikings. There was a chance to learn about and handle artefacts including
cooking implements, weapons and armour, coins, clothes, weaving and
much more. The children will now spend the rest of this half term
developing their knowledge of the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings.
Dates for the Autumn Term
These are the dates which have been agreed so far:
Monday 22nd September: ‘The Time Capsule 1914’ a theatre production for the whole school
Wednesday 24th September: 9 am - 10 am Maths workshop for year 3 parents
Friday 26th September: Harvest Festival Day. Non-uniform £1 to raise money for Ifakara Bakery Project
Friday 3rd October: Thinktank workshops for years 4 and 6
Friday 24th October: Teacher Training Day - School Closed
Half term holiday: Monday 27th October - Friday 31st October
Tuesday 11th November: Remembrance Day— 2 minute silence at 11 am
Wednesday 12th November: 4pm—6:30pm Parents’ Evening
Wednesday 19th November: 4pm—6:30 pm Parents’ Evening (parents/carers choose which night they
would like to book an appointment)
Wednesday 10th December: Christmas Fair (3:35 pm—5 pm)
Thursday 11th December: The whole school goes to The Rep to watch a performance of ‘The BFG’
Wednesday 17th December: RE theme Day about Christmas
Thursday 18th December: Party Day (children go home at lunchtime for their dinner)
Thursday 18th December: Fancy Hat Parade
Friday 19th December: Children watch a performance of ’A Christmas Carol’
Christmas holiday: Monday 22nd December - Friday 2nd January
Monday 5th January: Teacher Training Day - School Closed
Tuesday 6th January: 8:55 am school opens for the start of the Spring term
Weekly Behaviour
Children who have not received a red or yellow card in class or during
playtime or lunchtime
Class 3DM = 28/30
Class 4B = 25/28
Class 5HB = 25/30
Class 6B = 28/30
Class 3MM = 27/29
Class 4G = 28/29
Class 5W = 29/29
Class 6CH = 28/29
10 children in the school received a yellow card and 7 children received a red
card. 93% of children in school did not receive a red or yellow card.
Weekly Attendance Results
Class 3DM = 94.33%
Class 4B= 98.23%
Class 5HB = 98.29%
Class 6B = 91.67%
Class 3MM = 97.96%
Class 4G = 94.83%
Class 5W = 98.28%
Class 6CH = 98.97%
School Attendance this year = 95.57%
This is very good.