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All of the children listed
below are invited to Tea
with Mrs Turner.
Year One: Harry for
beautiful independent writing.
Year Two: Cara for superb
concentration
Year Three: Charlotte for
a positive attitude towards
learning.
Year Four: Jamie for
always being ready
Year Five: Shayan for contin-
uous hard work
Year Six: Anais always
applying herself.
TEAM ~ Together Everyone
Achieves More!
Ruby: 13 Jade: 13
Amber: 9 Topaz: 11
Well Done Team
Mrs Pelling’s Lunchtime
awards for children who have
modelled beautiful manners in
the dining room. This weeks
children are:
KS1: Nina Chruslinska
KS2: Raffy Stanger
Year 1 = 99%%, Year 2 =
96.5%, Year 3 = 98.7%
Year 4 = 97.5%,
Year 6 = 95.6%
Year 5 = 100%
St John’s Meads CofE Primary School
Friday Update Issue 3 Friday 22nd September 2017
St John’s Meads C of E Primary School Website www.meads.e-sussex.sch.uk
Thank you very much for all of the two stars and a wish responses. I will be
publishing the outcomes in next week’s Friday update. What is really apparent is
that parents and carers want to have greater opportunities to become more
actively involved in school life and continue to develop home/school
communication. This is obviously music to my ears as your leader.
This week I have met with our school Parent and Teacher Association (PTA)
Treasurer and Chair to discuss how we can maximise opportunities for all parents
and carers, especially our new parents and those working. I have also had lengthy
discussions with many parents and carers on the playground and in requested one
to one meetings to try to establish what is already in place, what works and what
alternative options we could propose to increase parental support.
A PTA meeting took place yesterday but unfortunately I was at a headteachers
briefing so I couldn't attend, therefore, I thought I could pose questions via the
Friday update. What I need to know as your leader are your views around the
PTA. These are the options suggested so far, at this point they are just
suggestions. You may have some alternative solutions, please do not hesitate to let
us know if you do.
Option one:
Continue with the current PTA structure as it is with an elected Chair, Vice Chair, who
delegate roles and responsibilities, a Secretary and Treasurer.
Alternatively, the load could be spread with a two tier model, e.g.
Option Two:
2.i. A working party of three key players who completely project manage one area of
school social/fund raising each, e.g. The Christmas Fair, Easter Celebrations, Summer Cel-
ebrations with the support of an extensive team that can be called upon and be actively
involved work permitting, etc.
2.ii.The second part of this model is to have a parent or carer class rep. These parents
and carers organise and work with the class teacher to organise and communicate class
and year group engagement.
Please complete the slip at the bottom of the office news letter with
your preferred option or an alternative solution.
The PTA Annual General Meeting is taking place on the 18th October
@ 7.00pm this is a time when elections take place. We are aware that Mr Barratt
our wonderful treasurer will be stepping down and we will need a replacement. If
you are interested can you please let us know as soon as possible.
Mrs Turner’s Pop up Coffee Morning planned for Wednesday
4th October will now be the annual Macmillan Coffee Morning.
Could we please ask for donations of cakes. Any parents and carers
willing to help with the event would be greatly appreciated. If you have
some time to help would you please let Mrs Newton Brown in the office
know. Any left over cakes will be sold at the end of the school day to
further support the cause.
Wednesday 4th October 9.00 - 10.00am in the Main School
Hall
We would like to apologise for the delay in the completion of the
Topic Webs. We have just carried out a really valuable exercise using and
adjusting the topic webs to ensure whole school consistency and year on
year continuity and progression. Topic webs will be posted in the class
page section of the school website on the last day of every half term to
inform parents and carers of what their children will be studying and
learning in the next half term as well as a means to help parents and
carers support and prepare their children for their next steps to learning
and achieving their targets.
Due to the erratic weather
conditions could we please ask that the children
change now into the winter uniform as we have
many children coming to school without a sweat-
shirt. We are an all weather school and we expect
all children to be outside in all weather conditions
during break and lunch time. Thank you for your
cooperation.
TEAM ~ Together Everyone Achieves More
Fraser Caffyn ~ Year 5 For excellent study skills using and
applying known facts.
Is there anyone who would be willing to make 12
table cloths? We will supply the green gingham (2
meter strips) we just need someone who is willing
to turn and sew the edges to make the table cloths.
Please contact Mrs Turner if you can help.
Thank You
Class Date Time
Year Three 03.10.17 5.30pm
Year Four 03.10.17 5.30pm
Year Five 03.10.17 5.30pm
Year Six 03.10.17 5.30pm
Reception 10.10.17 5.30pm
Year One 10.10.17 5.30pm
Year Two 10.10.17 5.30pm
We respect you already know your children’s class teacher
but this meeting is important as it is an opportunity to share
with parents and carers as a whole group what your chil-
dren will be learning during their time in this year group. It
is an opportunity to discuss key dates and key events in the
school calendar as well as get to network with other
parents and carers from the class. We hope you can make
it.
Literacy
Miss Brooks
Miss Murphy
Curriculum ~ Subject Leadership
Sex and
Relationship Education
Mrs Turner
Design
Technology
Mrs Wintle Miss Tullett
Science
Mr Newlands
Computing
Mr Crowley Mr Newlands
Art
Mrs Wintle Miss Tullett
PSHE
Mrs Turner Miss Pope
International,
Beach and Forest
Schools
Miss Mackie Savage
PE and Games
Miss Lever
Placement
Tutor
Miss Mackie-Savage
Music
Mrs White
Modern Foreign
Language
Mrs Newing
Geography
Miss Murphy
History
Miss Mackie Savage
Numeracy
Mr Mackarness Mrs Turner
Religious Education
Mr Peattie, Mrs Turner
and Mrs Henson