Newsletter 1st February 2016 - Dereham Church of England Junior

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New Uniform
Car Park Behaviour
The roundabout at the front of our
school is a roundabout and drivers
entering the car park MUST please
respect this. Also it is NOT SAFE to have
cars turning around and reversing in the
entrance. If you are wishing to come in
through the school gate at the end of
the school day, only do so if you are
willing to patient and wait for the bus
and other traffic to leave in the correct
way. We must give priority to the
school taxis and bus.
As part of the school’s on-going journey
we have decided to introduce a new
school uniform. We are replacing the
Green Sweatshirts and Yellow Polo
Shirts with Purple Sweatshirts and
White Polo shirts (as above). The
children can start to wear the new
uniform straight away, Please DO NOT
go out and buy new uniform until you
need to do so. Children can continue
wearing the Green and Yellow. What
we would ask is that you do buy the
Purple and White when you do next
need to buy new uniform.
If you cannot wait DO NOT come in. It
has been very sad to see that when I
stand by the gate drivers do as
expected, but as soon as I am not they
continue driving disrespectfully of the
rules. The car park at the end of the
school day is the most dangerous place
the children encounter. These rules are
for everyone’s safety.
The next Newsletter
will be sent home on
Monday 22nd
February
A member of the Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust – Respect, Pride and Resilience
On Monday the 11th of January 2016, year 6 went to London. We had to be in school between 7:00am
and 7:15am because we had to leave at 7:30am. We were all so excited that when the teachers said we
could get on the buses we went dead silent.
The Journey
When I got on the bus at seven thirty a.m., I ran to the back of the bus and grabbed the last back seat.
Unfortunately, I ended up sitting next Flynn. At about eleven o’ clock, we stopped at a Waitrose service
station to have a quick toilet break. Although that toilet break turned into a long wait for the other bus
to catch up, we were back on the bus and on the road again within an hour. Eventually, we arrived in London! We
saw lots of sights such as; Big Ben, the London Eye and lots of statues. It was awesome!
Natural History Museum
Everyone really enjoyed the Natural History Museum, especially when we went up in an escalator to see
the earth quake and volcano section. It was really strange when we were in the Darwin centre to see all
of the bugs and animals in jars, there were even birds in the jars!
Science Museum
As soon as we entered the science museum we saw a piece of installation art that had three rectangles
that would bounce against each other like a game of table tennis. After a while we went in the glass
elevator and went down to the basement. In the basement there were lots of buttons you could press to
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Theobold for making it such a special day for us.
we all agree with Grace, we would love to go again!
By Megan Barker, Hannah Cork and Amelie Brett
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Wanted!
Cleaner, please contact Mrs May if you
would be interested in joining our team
of hard working cleaners, who do a great
job to ensure the school is ready for the
children every day.
Wanted!
Soft Toy the ‘Friends’ are wanting to
collect soft toys for the Valentines
Disco. If you any unwanted soft toys
please bring them in and pass to Mrs
Birchenall in the school office.
The Amazing Norwich Castle Trip
On Wednesday 13th of January 2016 we had a very exciting trip to Norwich Castle. Year 4 had to go up
really high steps, it was tiring. When we got in, year 4 were in some sort of fashionable theatre. It was
really noisy! And there was a play and we were chosen to do activities.
Malabo class’s first activity was archaeologists. Oscar Dale was Asirus the God of the underworld, and
Rosie Bishop was Isis was the Goddess of Mystery & Wisdom. Jack Wharrier was the Falcon God.
When we got to the tables, Malabo class got special items and old artefacts which could be 3000 years
old! Teagan Cooper could read hieroglyphics! Malabo’s second activity was travelling through time and
had to dress up as ancient Egyptians with instruments. After that, we walked through some of the
museum, then, we walked back. While we were doing that, we were shouting "long live Tutankhamen"!
It was running late so we stopped for lunch at 11.45 am, and it was pretty good!
Malabo’s third activity was mummification, and we were taught how to mummify a person. A little while
later, we smelt some oils, one of them was frankincense and it was awful! When you mummify a
person, you have to poke a stick through someone’s nose and give the brain a poke! And then it was
time for our last activity.
On our last activity, we made ancient Egyptian necklaces. Each colour represents a different thing. Gold
means how wealthy you are. Blue means water, so the river Nile. Red represents the sun, and green
represents nature.
Finally, we gave a round of applause to the people who helped us with our activities.
Dalton Walpole, Malabo Class, Year 4
Behaviour Awards
Bronze:- Courtney Devaney, Jacob Vincent, Jessica Swann, Elizabeth Robinson-Williams, Molly-Mai
Peachment, Jamie Whitehead, Amalie Brett, Leah Staples, Millie Eagle, Sam Nicholson, Connie Griffin,
Macie Scarlett, Saffy Dawson, Bianca Chiciudean, Rebecca Ashford, Ruby Brown, Alex Sousa, Holly
Williams, Jack Barley, Lily Watson, Rhianna Baines, Maksim Rancans, Lily Smart, Brandon Thacker, Ben
Handel, Elinor Riglar, Tyler Lynch, Pedro Costa, Blake Patchett, Lacey Clements, Kaid Richardson, Nell
Barkham, Ben Beardon
Silver:- Bernado Ferreira, Freya Mottley, Ella Handel, Ben Harvey, Shane Hitchman, Lacey Corsbie-Smith,
Ekaterina Nelson, Amber Bateman, Lewis Smith, Elise Walker, Ellie Nicholson, Amy Barker, Abbie Dennis,
Louise Goldsmith, Eva Matsell, Joshua Wilcock, Khye Street, Riley Bennett, Caitlin Thurston, Eddie Hill,
Ashleigh-Mai Gale, Harry Smith
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Dates For Your Diary
Thursday 11th February
Friends Children’s Disco
th
Friday 12 February
School Closes for Half Term
Monday 22nd February
School Reopens
th
Monday 29 February
Parents’ Evening
st
Tuesday 1 March
Parents’ Evening
Monday 14th – Friday 18th March Y4 Residential Visit to Horstead
Thursday 24th March
School Closes for Easter Holidays
th
Monday 11 April
School opens for the Summer Term
Please keep an eye on this section, further dates will be added as arrangements are confirmed.
On Monday 25th January 2016, the Year 5 classes of Dereham Church of England Junior
Academy took on the challenge of working out a murder mystery.
They started by reading clues and finding out more about the suspects. Then they used the
information given, to work out the prime suspects. Now they had about 5 minutes to
choose a culprit and describe why they had chosen that suspect.
Most groups came up with different culprits, but most said it was Mr and Mrs Bloodshed or
Malcom Strange. Charlie’s group told us that “We were surprised that not many people
chose the Macabre family because there were a lot of suspicious facts about them.”
The café was a great way to start the morning!
Charlie Summer and Ben Harvey.
Milbourne Star of the Week
Well done to Harry Barnett and
Hannah Williams our most recent
winners of our ‘Star of the Week
Award’
Dereham Carnival Queen
The Dereham Carnival are
looking for 2 girls of Primary
School age to be attendants to
the Carnival Queen. Please visit
www.derehamcarnival.co.uk for
more details.
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On Monday the 25th of January
the school held a maths café. We all read a story and then did an activity
based on it. Year 6 read a Chinese folk tale with a moral of: there’s more
than one solution to a problem.
We had to find what faces of a cube would go where on a cube net. It was
very hard but we got there in the end. The really hard task was to do the
same thing but on an octahedron. After we had finished we all had a
drink and a biscuit, which was very nice.
Eventually it was time for the parents to go and for us to pack away. All
the biscuits were gone (some of us got extra) and there was no trace of
squash!
We all had a great time and really enjoyed ourselves and hope to do it
again sometime!
By Megan Barker, Amelie Brett, Hannah Cork and Emma Mackay
Parent Governor Vacancies
Breakfast Club
We still have vacancies for Parent Governors
on the school Governing Body, this is a very
rewarding opportunity, as a representative of
the parents you have the chance to shape the
future direction of the school, as part of the
Diocese of Norwich Education and Academy
Trust. If you would like to find out more,
please contact the school office in the first
instance, we can then put you in touch with
on of our current Governors, who will happily
talk to you, more about, what is involved.
Can I please remind
parents of children
coming to Breakfast
Club that they must
not be dropped off
before 8.15.
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Year 3 Maths Café – Dragonology by Dr Ernest Drake
On Monday 25th January, Year 3 took part in a Dragon Maths Café. Parents were invited
to join their children whilst they enjoyed a map and coordinates activity based on
dragons and where they live! This is a good opportunity for parents to see how their
child is getting on at school and to find out different ways they can look at books with
their children!
In Jakarta Mr Jenkinson taught us how to read coordinates and then we had to find the
coordinates of different dragons on a map. Ruby Morgan explained “I found this quite
easy as we had done this type of work in our Infant School!”
In Tokyo, once we had finished our first co- ordinates task, we were able to make up our
own maps on which we put dragons at different coordinates. Jonas Walker shared his
thoughts with us “It was a really fun activity and I liked trying to find the coordinates of
my friend’s dragons.”
In Beijing we really worked hard and deserved a little break of a drink and a biscuit!
Khye Street smiled cheekily as he told me “I really needed that drink and biscuit, it
helped me finish my map work really well!”
We really enjoy reading and maths cafes and are looking forward to the next one.
Ruby Morgan, Chloe Tribe, Khye Street, Lillie Mai Gale, Jonas Walker
Staff Changes
We have had to say goodbye to Mrs Cork and Mrs Lynch who have been working
with the children at lunchtime recently and are working hard to find
replacements for both of them. We will also be saying goodbye to Mrs
Tigerschiold at half term as her time with us comes to an end. They all leave with
our thanks for their hard work and go with our best wishes for their future.
We are looking to forward to welcoming back Mrs Clarke and Mrs Hook as they
return after their maternity leave after half term. Mrs Clarke will be working in
year 5 in Reykjavik and London classes (in place of Mrs Tigerschiold) and Mrs
Hook will be working in Victoria Class on a Thursday and Friday, Mr Allen will
continue to work with Victoria Class on a Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Hairstyles
Shrove Tuesday
Can I please remind all
parents that children’s hair
styles must be suitable for
school and hair tattoos,
tramlines etc are not
acceptable.
The kitchen will be serving a
special dessert of Pancakes and
Ice Cream for Shrove Tuesday (9th
February)
Chinese New Year Lunch
(Year of the Monkey)
Thursday 11th February
Chicken with Sweet ‘n’ Sour Sauce
(v) Quorn Fillet with Sweet ‘n’ Sour Sauce
Chinese Style Rice
(mixed peppers, peas and carrots garnished with spring onions)
Broccoli
Sweetcorn
Strawberry fruit iced smoothie
Easter Services
Our Easter Services will take
place in St Nicholas Church on
Monday 21st March (Year 5 and
6) and Tuesday 22nd March
(Years 3 and 4) both starting at
10.30. All are invited to join us.
Friends Valentines Disco
Thursday 11th February
Years 3 and 4 - 6.15 – 7.15.
Years 5 and 6 7.30 – 8.30.
Don’t forget children MUST be
collected from the gate.
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On Monday 25th January 2016 year 4 had a maths café. They read a story called Living
Ancient Egyptian Times.
Their activity was to make board games called Senate. First, we decorated some lolly
pop sticks. They were going to be used as the dice and we also used 5 counters each.
After a couple of minutes, we started the game. Dalton Walpole commented ”I lost a
lot of times!”
Bethanni Adams-Walker reported “The drinks and the biscuits were delicious!” We
really enjoyed the activity and hope that our grown ups enjoyed joining us too!
By Bethanni Adams–Walker and Dalton Walpole.
House Points Certificates
Well done to the following children who have completed House Point awards recently.
10HP:- Maisie Hooks, Sky Butters, Alfie Wyatt, Luke Black, Tyler Lynch, Ben Kemp, Reece Tite-Speed,
Josh Blackburn, Charlie Jay
25HP:- Miya Danes, James Cox, Caitlyn Heathfield, Harrison Mower, Blazej Zablocki, Charlotte
Wright, Brogan Hobbs, Harry Hill, Ryan Eagling, Lillie-Mai Gale, Ellie-May Gale, Calum Virk, Paige
Day, Josh Blackburn, Albie Lusha, Rebecca Ratukove, Eva Matsell, Ellen Lujanschi, Joseph Goodwins,
Sofia Park-Silva, Oliver Osborne, Chopper Lee, Lexy Carroll
50 HPs: Headteachers Award: – Zac Sadler, Kyle Ede, Jamie Whithead, Lia Ireland, Summer HarkerFoster, Max Smith, Fiona Sheldrick, Harry Greef, Joanna Bazalinska, Alice schofield, Samuel Farmer,
Oliver Moore
100HP:- Renee Heathfield, Demi-Lee Barrett, Harry Annakin, Rebecca Ludman, Ashley Bell, Keiran
Lynn, Bibiana Virk, Bern Dove, Mia Lennon, Harley Chamberlain, Nell Barkham
150HP: Silver Award:- Nell Barkham, Natalia Watson, Ellie Nicholson, Keira McLaughlin, Dylan
Gould, Saffy Dawson, Simon Baker, Frank Lappa, Aiden biffen, Rhiannon Breeze, Ben Mason, Eddie
Hill
200HP Gold Award : – Ryan Walpole, Iza Shijo, Callum Barnett, Harley Howard, Mia Turner, Ellie
Irish, Leah Walker, Molly-Mai Peachment
250HP Platinum Award:- Lacey Clements, Hannah Williams, Madison Mower, Malachi O'Callaghan,
Shannon Butters, Caitlin Thurston, Robyn Challenger
300HP Amethyst Award- Emma Mackay, Harry Plamer, Jessica Day, Lucy Walpole
350HP Crystal Award :- Jack Attfield, Ali Elouassi, Megan Staples, Hlompho Mothiba
400 Ruby Award:- Amelie Brett
450 Emerald Award:- Jack Annakin, Millie Eagle, Lauren Webster, Morgan Bracey
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