Ashley Junior School Bulletin 13 — Friday 8th December 2017

Letters sent home this week… Robins: Year 3: Year 4: Year 5: Year 6: Whole School: Do remember all letters home are available on our website - http://ashleyjun-iorschool.co.uk/letters

What a Response!

Thank you so much for your generous response to the PTA ‘Christmas Jumper’ event

today. The children looked fabulous with such an array of festive and funny

sweaters and our amazing PTA have been able to create an incredible 14 Hampers and

lots of other prizes for the prize draw. A reminder that the draw will take place at the end

of the Movie Night, Friday 15th December. Tickets for the Movie night will have to be

purchased by Wednesday 13th December.

There is no admission without a ticket in

advance.

The

Christmas

Post Box

Has been in

place for the

last week.

Remember to

address who

the card is to

and the

recipient’s

class name.

There are

daily

deliveries!

E-Safety Day

Paul Hay of PCLS Training led an E-Safety

day for the whole school on Thursday 7th De-

cember. Every child had the opportunity to see

the importance of staying safe on-line and how

vulnerable they could be if they are not careful.

We constantly discuss e-safety in school and

what children have to do in order to stay safe.

It is sometimes powerful to have somebody

different give the same message!

Not many parents attended the session in the

afternoon, but those that did reported that it

was extremely useful.

We have received a letter from Hampshire

Constabulary today informing us of

inappropriate material being available through

social media platforms—Snapchat, Whatsapp,

Instagram and other channels. Please

encourage your child to talk to you or

another trusted adult if they have any

concerns.

Pyramid Carol Concert

On Wednesday, 40 members of the

School Choir walked to The

Arnewood School for the annual car-

ol concert. Six local schools per-

formed two Christmas songs each

and combined in a rendition of

‘Jingle Bells’ as the finale.

Our choir sang very well and were a credit to the school throughout the whole afternoon. Thanks go to the parent volunteers

who helped on our walk to

Arnewood and to all parents, carers

and friends who came to support the

concert.

There have been several

complaints about inconsiderate

parking during the school pick-

up. Please do not park on the

pavement—it blocks access for

others and causes unnecessary

distress.

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

Year 4 Production Wednesday 13th December 2:00pm and 6:30pm

Christmas Movie Night Friday 15th December

Christmas Dinner Tuesday 19th December

Last day of term Thursday 21st December (Finish at 1:30pm) Christmas Break Friday 22nd December - 3rd January 2018 First day of Spring Term Thursday 4th January 2018 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: Silver: Gold: Maths Master 1: Noah Finley Oscar Tiana Chloe Brody Yazmine Jayden Zoe Tom Isla Jack Cora Michael Cora Millie-Anna Ella Saffi Toby Sammy Jack Ruby Rebecca Maths Master 2: Alfie Finn Charlie Lily

High fliers this week! High flyer awards are given every week in cele-bration assembly to recognise outstanding learning or behav-iour. This week’s winners are:

Wren: Lily Kestrel: Tom Firecrest: Louis Skylark: Charlotte Kingfisher: Michelle Eagle: Lily Barn Owl: Tom Merlin: Toby Osprey: Lucy Robin: Back next week

Attend today—achieve tomorrow!

Attendance winners this week:

Wren 99.0% Robin 98.3% Eagle 97.3%

If your child’s attendance is below 95% they may be at risk of underachieving.

Attitude Checks

You will receive an attitude check for your child on Mon-

day 11th December. We think it is important that you are

aware of how your child is engaging with school, whether

they are taking full advantage of the opportunities offered

and working hard.

Ashley Family Hub

meet at

Ashley Baptist Church

Tuesday morning

9:00am — 11:00am

This Tuesday is the SEN coffee

morning for children with addi-

tional needs.

The child health clinic will be

open from 10:00am and come and

enjoy some Christ-

mas craft making.