Beechwood News

Promoting Progress

Newsletter 53

June 2014

Breakfast Club

Breakfast club is open from

7.30 till 8.30, £2.50 per child.

We cannot take responsibility

for your child before 7.30 so

please wait with them until

breakfast club opens. Don’t

forget you have to book your

child’s place using the booking

grid on the website or email breakfastclub@beechwoodjuniorschool.co.uk.

Monthly Attendance Figures

Our school overall target is 96%.

Weekly winners receive a 5 minute extra playtime each week.

Monthly winners receive an extra break time.

This months winners are 4D and 6B, many congratulations to both

classes!! Enjoy your playtime!

Lower School Upper School

3R = 94.48% 5A = 96.44%

3W = 90.66% 5W = 96.66%

4B = 98.06% 6T = 97.83%

4D = 98.20% 6B = 98.36%

New Library

We’re pleased to announce the opening of the new Library. Parents/carers are welcome to come

and have a

look around.

Dear Parents,

We are now in the final half term of this academic year. It has certainly

flown past but this term is full of exciting events and preparations for

the end of year. We have the Summer Fayre, the Year 6 Performance

and lots of trips and events, details of which you will find in this news

letter. Some of the Year 5 and 6 children are currently on a residential

to France and I know they will be having an exciting time. I look

forward to seeing many of you over this coming half term.

Best wishes,

Mrs. Rees.

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Promoting Progress Reminders

Please make all cheques payable to

Beechwood Junior School.

Lorraine’s Coffee Morning is held eve-

ry Tuesday 8:40-9:40 in the Library.

Appeals

Its not too late to enter the Pet and/or Cake

competition in time for this years Summer

Fayre on Saturday 28th June 2014!

We desperately need old newspapers to

help with Art Lessons.

Sainsbury’s Active Kid Vouchers

We are still collecting Sainsbury’s

active kids vouchers, please deposit

them in the box in reception.

(please don’t staple them together).

Year 6 Evacuee Praise

On the 23rd of May the school received a call

from a member of the public who was sat on

a train going through Bitterne Train Station at

the same time as Year 6 were there as part of

their WW2 evacuee experience. He wanted to

ring and congratulate the teachers in-

volved on a) such a brilliant way of engaging

the children with history and b) their con-

duct. Well Done everyone in year 6!

Year 6 WW2 Tea Dance

Year 6 had an excellent WW2 Tea Dance to

celebrate the end of the war (they have

gone back in time and have been learning

all about WW2!) They had a fantastic time

dancing, singing and eating. Shockingly, at

the end of the celebrations, the air raid si-

ren went and children had to be evacuated.

There was nothing else for it. They went to

the train station to have a train ride back

and forth to the city, like real evacuees.

By Natalie and Anastazia

End of Year Performance: The Keymaster

This year, for the end of year production, Year 6

will be performing a spectacular play called, “The

Keymaster”. Auditions have already taken place

and the cast have been chosen. It was very hard

to choose as the talent was astounding! Chris

Sullivan has helped Beechwood with Rock Chal-

lenge and we have been lucky enough to have

him return for the end of year production to help

with the choreography of the play. Don’t miss

your opportunity to see it on Wednesday 16th

July 2014!

By Fionntan Dowling.

Beechwood News

Promoting Progress Head Teachers Awards

The following children were nominated for a Head Teacher Award this month for outstanding work and behaviour.

3R: Jamie Nicholas, Sophie Woolgar, Evan Dunn, Paris O’Neill, Jude Lane, Emma Campbell, Drew Symonds, Maia

Decu.

3W: Josh Pilon-Lombardi, Ava Cook, Josh Mackereth, Nikola Jarmal, Lee Webb, Gemma Herbert, Haydon Furness,

Angelina Rutkowska.

4D: Lewis McAulay, Rania Saleh, Bradley Crimble, Rebecca Harding, Josie Smith, Hermoine Fall, Justin Harvey, Arina

Vencenosceva.

4BN: Sam Marsh, Charlie Binstead, Victoria Wiacek, Katie Earl Phillips, Dylan Winch, Malaika Raja .

5W: Phoenix Preen, Erica AlvesHannah Blanford, Ellie Street, Chloe Mullen, James Madden.

5A: Gabriel Sojka, Bethany Amor, Annie West, Riley Shrimpton, Bethany Amor, Aryan Nandha.

6B: Sam Woolgar, Natalie Boys, Eloise Parker, Fiontan Dowling, Jamie Brindley, Zia Strange, Taylor Symonds, Char-

lotte Blake.

6T: Declan Ryves, Summer Crane, Alya Arvania, Christopher Beasley, Tanya Harris, Lewis Churchill, Sam Walters,

Kalvin Simpson.

Important Dates June-July 2014

12/06 Newsletter

19/06 13:30-15:05 Sports Day

19/06 15:20-17:45 Cartooning Workshop

20/06 Non-Uniform Day (Yr 3&4 to bring chocolates, Yr 5&6 to bring a bottle, all going to the Summer Fayre)

23-27/06 Open Week

25/06 Y4 Stonehenge Trip

26/06 15:20-17:45 Cartooning Workshop

28/06 12:00-15:00 Summer Fayre

02/07 Transition Day for Year6

02/07 14:00-15:00 In 2 Music Concert

03/07 15:20-17:45 Cartooning Workshop

07/07 Newsletter

09/07 13:30-19:00 Parent Consultations to meet new teachers

09/07 13:30-15:30 Theatre Show for children

10/07 14:00-15:00 Y4 Stone Age Art with parents

10/07 14:15-15:05 Y4-Roman Showcase

10/07 15:20-17:45 Cartooning Workshop

11/07 09:00-10:00 Y3-Egyptian Showcase

16/07 14:00-15:00 Y6 End of year performance: The Keymaster

16/07 17:30-18:30 Y6 End of year performance: The Keymaster

17/07 15:15-16:30 End of year Disco– Yr2 welcome!

17/07 16:45-18:15 Y6 Leavers Party

21/07 Newsletter

24/07 15:05 School Closed Summer Holiday

02/09 08:40 School Opens

You can check the schools online calendar at our website: www.beechwoodjuniorschool.co.uk

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Promoting Progress

Please remember that we do not run clubs during the first week back after half

term and on the last week before we break up for holiday.

Due to confidentiality and noise levels, parents and siblings are unable to wait for

children inside the school building but must collect them promptly from outside

of the main reception. If it is raining, please use the cover of the bicycle com-

pound. Children will not be allowed to leave the building unless the club leader

has seen the adult/parent waiting to collect them. Homework and all other clubs

will not run on the first and last week of any term unless specified otherwise in

the original letter sent home inviting application to apply for a place. This does

not apply to privately run clubs such as the Sarah Mepham School of Dance.

DAY AFTER SCHOOL CLUB Time

MONDAYS

28/04-14/07 IXL 15:05 – 16:00

28/04-14/07 Homework Club Yrs. 3/4 15:05 – 15:50

TUESDAYS

29/04-08/07 Dance Club 15:05 – 16:10

29/04-08/07 Hockey Coaching

WEDNES-DAYS

30/04-09/07 Football Coaching 15:05 – 16:10

THURSDAYS

01/05-10/07 Multisports Club 15:05 – 16:10

30/04-16/07 Homework Club Yrs. 5/6 15:05 – 15:50

FRIDAYS

"Mrs Thorne and Mrs Stirrat would like to

say a BIG THANK YOU to everyone who

supported the Scholastic Book Fair.

We earned a whopping £164 worth of free

books for the school. Keep your eye open

for the new books next time you pop in to

the Library

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Beechwood Wild West Summer Fayre!

Saturday 28th June 2014

12 – 3pm Adults 20p Children Free

Come and enjoy Face Painting

Cake Stall and Ice Creams

Cactus Quoits Homemade Cake

Competition Lasso the Bronco Obstacle Course Pet Competition

Saloon Bar Shoot Out Plant Stall

Cream Teas Burgers and Chilli

Saloon Bar with Beer! And much, much more!

Beechwood News

Promoting Progress Does the back of your wardrobe look like this?

Why not help the school (and yourself!) by donating all your unwanted

gifts (you know, the Bubble Bath from Aunty Gladys last Christmas or

bargain handbag that doesn’t actually go with anything?) so that we can

put them in our Main Raffle at our “Wild West” Summer Fayre on Satur-

day 28th June. We would REALLY appreciate you bringing donations in

from Monday 23rd June just leave them at the Office in reception (We

won’t need Bric-a-brac this year).

We will also be running a Plant Stall on the day and would really appreciate

any donations of plants or seedlings that could be sold. Please bring in your

donations of plants from Monday 23rd June but by Friday 27th June and leave

them either in reception, or in the bike shelter outside of the reception en-

trance.

Please help to make our cake stall collapse under the sheer weight of

so many wonderful home baked goodies (OK, shop bought ones will

be equally delicious) by bringing in your donations on the morning of

Friday 27th June!

Don’t forget to complete your slip to enter your pet (sorry no dogs) or

cake, into our Pet and Cake Competitions – the last 2 year’s have been

great fun, even with an escapee! There’s a fabulous prize for the winners

(just don’t get confused there’s no such animal as a “Pineapple Upside

Down Cat”!) Please bring your pet in a suitable box.

Thank you for your support.