october newsletter 2017 juniors - st john's …...hiya r: hiya r recently competed in the...
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Newsletter
Junior School
Issue 2 October 2017
029 2077 8936 www.stjohnscollegecardiff.com @SJCCardiff
DearParentsIamnotquitesurewherethemonthhasgone!ThepupilshavesettledbackintoschoolwithalacrityandIamsopleasedtoseesomanyhappylearnersasIvisitclassroomseachweek.Imustaddthatournextbookclubtextforyoungerreadersisgoingdownastorm.Ihavehadsomanyrecommendationsfrompupilstoread‘Archie’sUnbelievablyFreakyWeek’,byAndrewNorristhatitwillbemyhalftermreadingtreat.WithbestwishesMrsRThompsonStaffingMrsTaylorreturnsfrommaternityleaveonMonday23rdOctoberandshewillresumetheFormTutorroleforR11TandherMathematicsandScienceteaching.IwouldliketothankMrsBurletonfortakingonthetemporarymantleofR11TFormTutor.WithMrsTaylor’sreturn,wemustsaygoodbyeandabigthankyoutoMissLing.Wewishhereverysuccessinherfutureteachingcareer.MeettheTeacher:ThankyouforattendingourMeettheTeachersandIwouldencourageanyonewhohasn’tmadeanappointment,topleasedoso.Therelationshipwehavebetweenpupil,teachersandparentsisvitalforyourchild’swell-beingandhencetheirjoyoflearning.PleaserememberthatFormTutorsarealwaysyourfirstpointofcontactforanyquery.Theyarehappytoresolveanyquestionsyoumayhaveaboutyourchild’slearningandwell-being.Enterprise:EnterpriseDayinSeptember,gaveallourR11pupilsthechancetothinkaboutcreatingtheirownbusinessinreadinessforEnterpriseWeekinNovember.Thepupilsspentthemorningwithspaghettiandsellotape,tryingtomakethetallestspaghettitower,whichwouldbestrongenoughtosupportagolfball.Thiswasobviouslylotsoffunbutitalsogavepupilstheopportunitytoexperiencetheskillsneededtoworkasateam.Intheafternoonpupilsbeganmakingbusinessplanswithintheirgroups.MrsCrowley-Daviestalkedtothechildrenaboutadvertisingandtheuseofslogansandimagestopromoteandidentifybusinesses.Shewasveryimpressedwiththepupils’knowledge.MrGoodingalsotalkedtothechildrenaboutrunningabusiness.HarrietWsaid,"ItwasanexcitingandfundayandIamlookingforwardtoEnterpriseWeek.”
Newsletter
Junior School
Issue 2 October 2017
029 2077 8936 www.stjohnscollegecardiff.com @SJCCardiff
EnterpriseWeekwilltakeplacethefirstweekafterhalfterm.R11pupilswillmaketheirproducts,createbannersandposters,pitchtoyoungeryeargroupsandfinallyselltheirproducts.Ourveryown‘Apprentices’inaction.MoniesraisedfromthesalethisyeararebeingdonatedtothePrader-WilliSyndromeAssociation,UK.R11RiverTripR11hadafantastictripfollowingtheRiverIlstonintheGower.Theylearnedabouthowitchangesoveritsjourneyfromsourcetothesea.Westarted7kmfromthebeachatThreeCliffsBayandfinishedoverlookingthetrulyspectacularviewofthebay,fromtheheightofthebeautifulruinsofPennardcastle.Asweprogressed,thechildrenmeasuredvariousaspectsoftheriver(speed,widthanddepth)atdifferentpoints,learninghowtheriverworksandwhyitchanges,alongwithvariousthingswecandotoprotectourhousesfromfloodinginthevillageswepassed.HiyaRandRayanJbothsaiditwasoneoftheirfavouritetripsintheJuniorsandAalyaDsaidshe‘hadanamazingday’.Anall-roundsuccessfultripandahugethankyoutoDawnforafantasticeducationalexperience.BookWeekandBookClub:PupilsfromR8-R11enjoyedbookweek,andwereabletopurchasebooksfromthebookfairwhichranafterschoolfrom11th-13thOctober.Allpupilsenteredacompetitionwheretheyhadtoproducetheirownbookcover.Thereweresomefantasticentriesandthewinnersfromeachclassweregivena£5vouchertospendonbooks.Unfortunately,ourWelshStoryteller,Enidwasunwellbutwillbeabletojoinusanotherweek.Wewishheraspeedyrecovery.‘FrozeninTime’byAliSparkesand‘SpudMurphy’byEoinColferwereourbookclubtextsforBookWeek.Theformerprovokedalivelydebateaboutthedifferencesbetweengrowingupinthe1950sandthemodernday.BothBookClubquizzeswerekeenlycontested;congratulationstoteamDeLaSalle1andMostyn2pippedtheoppositiontothepost,answeringsometrulytrickyteasers.Congratulationstoallwhocontributedwithsuchenthusiasm.R10KensukeKingdom
R10stravelledtoOxwichBaytolearnallaboutsurvivalskills.PupilsarereadingMichaelMorpurgo’s‘Kensuke’sKingdom’wherethemaincharacter,ayoungboycalledMichael,endsupshipwreckedonanisland.Tobeginpupilssataloneonthebeachtocontemplatethefateofbeingshipwreckedbeforeclimbingthehighestsanddunetosurveytheresourcesavailabletothem.Next,pupilslearnttheorderofimportanceforshelter,waterandfoodbeforeconstructingtheirownsheltersonthebeachingroups.Groupworkingandcommunicationskillswere
pushedtothelimitasvaryinglevelsofsuccesswereachievedasthepupilsbattledwiththewind.
Newsletter
Junior School
Issue 2 October 2017
029 2077 8936 www.stjohnscollegecardiff.com @SJCCardiff
Tofinishthedaypupilsconstructedtheirownwaterstillsandlearntfromhowtoscoutforfood.Eventherainforthelasthourcouldnotdampenthepupils’enthusiasmandspiritastheythoroughlyenjoyedtheirdayoutinthewonderfulWelshweather.Areallygreatdaywashadbyallaccompaniedbysandeverywhere!Kids’LitQuizWeareintheprocessofchoosingtwoteamsoffourtorepresenttheschoolintheInternationalKids’LitQuiz.PupilsfromR11-R13havecompletedaliteraturequizintheirEnglishlessonsandthosewiththehighestscoreswillbechosentocompeteinNovember.QuizClub:AllJuniorpupilshavestartedgeneralknowledgequizzestoassembleateamtotakepartintheQuizClubregionalheatsinMarch2018.Competitionwillbetoughastheteamcanonlyconsistof1studentfromeachofR8,R9,R10andR11.ThisisStJohn'sCollege'sfirstforayintotheQuizClubcompetitionandwelookforwardtoselectingourfinalteaminFebruary.Goodlucktoallstudentswhoarepolishinguptheirgeneralknowledge.PrimaryMathsChallenge:PupilsinMrsThompson’sR11MathematicsgroupwillsitthePMConTuesday,14thNovember.Challengingbynameandchallengingbynature!Wewishthemluck.AuditionsforAlice:AuditionsforAliceinWonderlandtookplaceweekbeginning10thOctober.ItwaslovelytoseesomanypupilsfromR9-R11takingpartandalloftheireffortswereappreciated.MrsKloostermanandtheEnglishteachershavetheunenviablejobofallocatingthepartstosomanybuddingactorsandactresses.WearealreadylookingforwardtotheproductioninMarch.R11PrefectsandLibrarians:OurnewlyappointedR11PrefectshavebeenmeetingwithMrsThompsontodeterminetheirroleinsupportingJuniorpupilsandstaff.TheyhavetodecidetoawardaPrefectAwardCertificate(PAC)toJuniorpupilswhotheyfeelarehelpfulandkind.Theywillnominatepupilsandonepersonwillbedrawnfromthosenominationseachweek.OurR11LibrarianswillsupportJuniorpupilsbyrunningtheLibrarywhichisoneofourkeyfocalpointsintheJuniors.MrsCooneyandMrDenniswillbeprovidingappropriatetraining.EvelynT:EvelynT,R11TcompetedintheLeaValleyInternationalIceskatecompetitioninSeptember.Shecompletedherfullroutinewithalloftherequiredcomponentswithonlyaminordeduction,herbestperformancetodate,successfullygainingherFreeIceskatingLevel1withaPBof15.3.Finishing4thoutof24,narrowlypippedtothepodiumbythepenultimateskaterwithaslender0.13advantage!PicturesofEvelynareonthefinalpage.
Newsletter
Junior School
Issue 2 October 2017
029 2077 8936 www.stjohnscollegecardiff.com @SJCCardiff
HiyaR:HiyaRrecentlycompetedintheEuropeanU-12Girls’ChampionshipinRomania.Sheachievedascoreof4½/9(+3=3-3)versusanaveragefieldofalmost1700FIDE.HerownFIDEratingof1483willbegaining82pointsasaresult.Hiya’sreportandgamesarefeaturedontheschoolwebsite.SixthFormPeerSupport:OurcurrentLowerSixthhavevolunteeredtosupportourJuniorpupilsineitherlessons,withtheirreadingandinhomeworkclub.Thiswillbebeneficialforbothpartiesasmanystudieshaveproventhebenefitsofolderpeersinchildren’slearningandtheLowerSixthcanusethissupporttohelpgaintheirDukeofEdinburghAward.ThesupportIsverycloselymonitoredbyclassteachers,MrsThompsonandMmeLHermitte(HeadofLowerSixth).DrivingintheSchoolGrounds:PleasecanIrequestthatyoudriveverycarefullyintheschoolgrounds.Pupilsarenotalwaysvisiblewhendrivinglargervehiclesandmaynotalwaysanticipatethedanger.WedonotallowpupilstocrosstheplaygroundattheendofthedaysokindlyrequestthatyoucometocollectthemfromtheirFormTutor.WearetriallingcollectionpointsforR8toR11.Pleaseseethetemporarysignsattachedtothewall.Wearetryingtoavoidcongestionneartheexitdoorthroughwhichwebringthepupils.NamingUniform:Wehavealreadyachievedalargemoundofunlabelleduniform,drinksbottlesandlunchbags.Pleasecanallitemsofuniformandbelongingsbeclearlylabelledsowecanreturnthemtotheirowners.SportsNews:OnFriday,22ndSeptemberourR10/11boystravelledtoRougemontSchoolforarugbyfestival.Thirtyboysintotalplayedatotalof3gamesinwhatwasahugelysuccessfulafternoonofrugby.WelldonetoLucasGwhowasnamedplayerofthetournament.OnWednesday,27thSeptemberourR10pupilsenteredtheCardiffgamesKayakcompetitionatCardiffBay.StJohn’sproducedanumberofmedallistsacrossarangeofcategories.Welldonetoallinvolved.TheStJohn’sR10/11crosscountrysquadenteredtheirfirstcrosscountryeventoftheyearonTuesday,3rdOctober.WelldonetotheR10/11boysteamwhowereplaced3rdinthewholeevent.LukaDcanbeveryproudofhisperformancebeingplaced3rdintheentireboys’year6race.Welldonetoallinvolved.
Newsletter
Junior School
Issue 2 October 2017
029 2077 8936 www.stjohnscollegecardiff.com @SJCCardiff
EvelynT,R11T,competingintheLeaValleyInternationalIceskatecompetitioninSeptember.