Summer term 2018 Number 3 08/06/2018

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Dear Parents / Carers,

It has been a jam-packed summer term so far andit is amazing to think that we are now in the verylast half term of the school year.

Sadly there is often change around this time ofyear and we have to say goodbye to a number ofstaff.

Mr Michael Duce, our fantastic school cook isleaving Chartwells, our catering company, to takeup another position in town. We are really sad tolose not only a great cook, but someone whoshows such a friendly and genuine regard for thechildren and their well-being. We are pleased,however to welcome Miss Chelsea Filewood tolead the kitchen staff. She has been workingalongside Michael recently to ensure thateverything continues seamlessly.

Mr Richard Drake, who has been our Site Managerat SIJS for five years, will leave us at the end ofnext week. We would like to thank him for hisdetermined work, often unnoticed behind thescenes, in keeping everything ship-shape, clean,neat, tidy and safe for the children and adults. Wewish him the very best in his new role. We arecurrently advertising for a new Site Manager –details can be found at:

www.cornwall.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/jobs-with-cornwall-council-our-partners-and-schools

At the end of this term, we also say a fondfarewell to Mrs B and Miss Bowen who leave SIJSafter twelve and three years respectively. Bothteachers have worked tirelessly to provide the verybest care and education for the children of SIJS.They have provided many rich and excitingopportunities for the children, as well as beingpositive, professional and fun members of ourstaff team. We hope that the schools they areboth moving on to realise how lucky they are tohave them.

We are delighted to have recruited Ms NaomiBrown to our teaching team for September. Shewill be joining us at times during the remainder ofthe term to get to know the SIJS community. Wewill share the classes and whole teaching team forSeptember with you shortly.

MOVING UP!On Monday 2nd and Tuesday 3rd July, Y6 pupilsgoing to St Ives School in September will attendtransition days to get to know key staff, placesand procedures and start to feel familiar withtheir surroundings. On the morning of these twodays, all other children at SIJS will spend timewith their new class teacher for September as partof our transition programme.

YEAR 6 LONDONThe Year 6 visit to London this year was awhirlwind of exciting opportunities! The childrenwere amazing – taking in all the sights andsounds and showing a keen interest in all that wasaround them in the nation’s capital. Experiencesincluded a trip on the London Eye, visits to theNatural History and Science Museums, mixingwith the rich and famous at Madame Tussaud’sand being blown away by the experience of twoWest End shows – Matilda and School of Rock.They showed enormous energy and a sense of funduring the packedschedule, actedresponsibly and alsoshowed a real care andsupport for each other. Itreally was a pleasure tosee their enjoyment andcuriosity alongside theirgrowing independenceand confidence.

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YEAR 6 STAYCATIONERSMs Hart also led a merry band of Staycationersback here in St Ives. They showed equal amountsof interest, determination and team spirit,engaging in a wide variety of activities during thethree days. These included tie-dying T-shirts,designing and making some very tasty pizzas andteam games with a sand sculpture competition onthe beach – fun, exercise, creativity andcollaboration!

RESIDENTIAL VISITSVisits for Y3, 4 and 5 are drawing excitingly evernearer!

Y3 Sleeping with Sharks 15-16th JuneY4 Delaware 4th – 6th JulyY5 Porthpean 27th -29th June

Remember that if you have any questions orconcerns about these, however small they mayseem, please do contact us as soon as possible sothat we can put your mind at rest.

SUN SAFEPlease remember to provide your childwith a hat and apply/provide suncream for them during the hotterweather. Copies of our sun safepolicy were sent out previously andare also available from reception orvia the website.

GDPRFollowing the introduction of new dataregulations which came into effect on 25th May,a copy of our Fair Processing Notice which detailshow our school collects, uses and processespersonal data can be found on the policies sectionof our website:

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If you have any concerns or questions about thedata we hold for your child or you wish to review

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or amend any permissions given (e.g. photographsand images) please let us know.

DARK SKIES: BRIGHT STARS

Exciting news!We are very pleased for our Year 4 to have beeninvited to work with the Dark Skies: Bright StarsProject. We will shortly be sharing moreinformation about this exciting venture, but hereis a brief outline of what is involved:

The project is to mark West Penwith’s applicationfor ‘Dark Skies’ status, by celebrating the richhistory of astronomy in Cornwall and looking athow ancient astronomers would have used thesun, stars and moon to navigate their way overland and sea. They will take part in a researchvisit to the Merry Maidens stone circle withastronomy heritage expert Carolyn Kennet tolearn about archeoastronomy and land-basednavigation. This will be followed by a workshopwith artist Keith Sparrow who will be usingperformance poetry and illustration to helpinterpret learning from the research trip. Finally,the children will use what they have learned tothink about navigation in their own lives and tomake poems about their own maps and journeysto be performed at the Sea Salt and Sails Festivalin Mousehole.

PSHEYou should have received a letter outlining thecontent of our last PSHE unit of the year –Changing Me. This includes elements of theRelationships and Sex Education programme.There is a parent meeting on Monday 18th Juneat 6pm when you can hear more about thisprovision, or please visit the website to view theJigsaw guide for parents in the polices section. Ifyou have not received this letter, or need anothercopy, please contact Mrs Prescott.

ATHLETICSThursday afternoon saw a group of 37 excitedathletes travel to Carn Brea for the annualprimary athletics competition. There were track

and field events throughout the day, including thepopular relay events. Showing their usualstrength, determination and team spirit, the StIves Junior team performed brilliantly against theother 15 schools taking part. This resulted in animpressive haul of gold, silver and bronze medals,as well as gaining the bronze medal in the overallrelay competition. However the real icing on thecake was that, through the efforts of every singleteam member and the points that wereaccumulated, the team won the competitionoverall and so are the Penwith Primary SchoolsChampions 2018! Great job everyone.

DIARY DATES14 -15.06.18 Y3 Sleeping with Sharks trip

18.06.18 6pm Parent meeting – PSHE (details as per previous letter)

27 – 29.06.18 Porthpean camp – Year 5

02 and 03.07.18 Year 6 transition days at St Ives School and moving on transition mornings at SIJS

04 - 06.07.18 Delaware visit – Year 4

09.07.18 End of Year annual reports sent home for Y3, 4 and 5

10.07.18 Y3 and Y4 sports afternoon

11.07.18 End of year reports and end of KS2 assessments sent home for Y6

12.07.18 Y5 and Y6 sports afternoon

16.07.18 Y3 and Y4 sports afternoon reserve date

17.07.18 Y5 and Y5 sports afternoon reserve date

18.07.18 1.45pm Open Afternoon

19.07.18 2.00pm Y6 Leavers’ performance to parents

24.07.18 Last day of term

PROJECT

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CongratulationsWell done

W/E 25/05/18Year 3. Ruby RawlingsYear 3. Joshua ReyhaniYear 4. Sophia BalsomYear 4. Cayden DavisYear 5. Isla CareYear 5. Carl GroezingerYear 6. Milly-Rose NicholsYear 6. Harry Ambrose

W/E 08/06/18Year 3. Lylie AndrewsYear 3. Finley McGowanYear 4. Evie GilbertYear 4. George Dreling-DelicataYear 5. Fearne SladeYear 5. Harrison WoodYear 6. Jade VaughanYear 6. Henry Forster

Special Certificates and Purple Tickets

W/E 25/05/18Class 1. Grace HarryClass 1. Alicia KingClass 2. Etienne FulkerClass 2. Jack AronsonClass 3. Zachary ArciagaClass 3. Briar MerrillClass 4. Mia MurphyClass 4. Leo Kirk-MackrellClass 5. Dante AllottClass 5. Lewis Dean-JonesClass 6. Harley CoatesClass 6. Evie McGuireClass 7. On London TripClass 8. On London Trip

W/E 08/06/18Class 1. Sasha HatchClass 2. Molly RoweClass 2. Ellie NarbettClass 3. Jack DevennyClass 3. Tyler BarrettClass 4. Cayden DavisClass 4. Florence CalderClass 5. Diogo AlgarvioClass 5. Dylan KempClass 6. Monique MaddenClass 6. William BramwellClass 7. Leilani BewickClass 7. Cameron DavisonClass 8. Mia EllsmoreClass 8. Faye Taylor

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