MSJ 100 Club – Congratulations ! The November Draw Winners were:

1st Mrs S Head (No. 61 ) 2nd Mrs S Bayal (No. 29 ) 3rd Mr M Farrow (No. 85)

The December draw is a ‘bumper’ Christmas draw, you still have time to enter (by 15 Dec). Entry forms are available

from the school office.

Issue:

Autumn Term 2015

Issue: Six Friday 27 November 2015

Moordown St John’s CE Primary Telephone: 01202 527683 E-mail: msjoffice@st-johns.bournemouth.sch.uk Web: www.st-johns.bournemouth.sch.uk

Dear Parents and Friends,

MSJ ACADEMY STATUS UPDATE ~ Full Steam Ahead … After much consultation and behind-the-scenes legal work, we are now set to open as an

Academy Trust on Tuesday 1 December. Our new ‘company’ will be known as Moordown St. John’s Church of England Primary School. At first, not much will

change for our school on the surface and there is no ‘pot of gold’ waiting for schools who convert to become Academies. As you may remember from the School Governors ‘

Consultation with parents and meetings in the Summer term, the main driver for this change for MSJ has been the reduction in capacity of Bournemouth Local Authority and that sooner or later all

schools will become academies. In 2016 there will only be 3 schools in Bournemouth that will not be academies. We are very positive about the changes and freedoms we will have once we are an

academy. As you may be aware, MSJ is one of the lower funded schools in Bournemouth and as an academy for example, we will be even more free to seek best value for the school in contracts and

purchasing. In time, this should free up more funds to spend on the curriculum and improve adult : pupil ratios in the classroom for example.

Our strong links with the 6 other schools in the Bournemouth Septenary Trust (BST) will become even deeper as all the BST schools will also be converting to academy status over the next 2 months and we

continue to support each other, improving standards for our children across all 7 schools in our

Come along to our Christmas Fayre! Friday 11 December ~ 5pm to 7.30pm

A great way to buy your Christmas presents!

MSJ CHRISTMAS DISCOS FS & KS1 – Wednesday 9 December

Years R, 1 & 2 – 4pm to 5.15pm

KS2 – Tuesday 8 December Years 3 & 4 – 4.00pm to 5.15pm

Years 5 & 6 – 5.30pm to 6.45pm

If you have any further questions about our school’s decision to become an academy, please do contact me or our new Chair of Directors, Mr Andy Swain on 07946 641577.

RIGHT ON! We are very proud to announce that Moordown St John’s has been awarded the Rights Respecting Schools Level 2 Award! This is the highest level of achievement possible and we are one of only 2 schools in Bournemouth with this award. A big ‘Well done’ to everyone. More to follow ...

Year 2 Visit Scaplen’s

Court ~ We went on a

trip to Scaplen’s Court

in Poole to learn about

schools in the past.

We came to school

dressed up. At Scaplen’s Court we went into an

old school room and we had to pretend to go back

in time. The teacher, Miss Noble, was very strict

and quite scary! She made us repeat the alphabet

over and over and chant our times tables. We got

to write with slates and chalk, as well as dipping

ink and pens. We think we are lucky to go to

school today! Kalia, Evie & Anneliese 2R

LOST PROPERTY ~ Please check the lost property area for

any mislaid items as it is overflowing at the present time!

Letters / Emails Issued:

All Pupils: Giving to Others this Christmas Year 4: Cancelled Year 4 Trip to National History Museum

Letters Home can be found in the Parents Course on ‘Moodle’ . There is a file containing master copies of ‘Letters Home’ in the foyer. Please request copies from office staff.

And finally ...

Headteacher

Head Teacher Commendation Awards are presented on Fridays during the

MORNING assembly from 9am. Head Teacher Commendation Awards

have been presented to: Lily E-T, 2F, Ben B, 3D, Jasmine G, 3D, Emily H, 3D,

Casia F, 3W, Rosie H, 3W, Corey F, 4D

Gold Award ~ Emily H, 3D, Rosie H, 3W, Emma B, 5M

Well Done and Congratulations !!

Autumn Term Diary Dates

Fri 4 December ~ Image Theatre presents: ‘Sword in the Stone’ to Years 3-6

Tues 8 Dec ~ Christmas Disco for Years 3 & 4:4.00-5.15pm Years 5 & 6: 5.30pm - 6.45pm Wed 9 Dec ~ Christmas Disco for Reception Year / Years 1 & 2: 4.00pm - 5.15pm Thurs 10 Dec ~ Christmas Lunch for Reception Year, Year 1 & Year 2 Fri 11 Dec ~ Christmas Lunch for Years 3, 4, 5 & 6 Fri 11 Dec ~ MSJ Christmas Fayre 5pm to 7.30pm Mon 14 Dec at 10.30am & Tues 15 Dec at 2pm ~ Years 1 &2 Christmas Performance Tues 15 Dec at 10.30am & Weds 16 Dec at 2pm ~ Reception Year Nativity (No Reception Year Swimming on 16 Dec) Thurs 17 Dec ~ KS2 Carol Service: 9.30am & 11.15am (Classes to be advised) Fri 18 Dec ~ School ends at 12.30pm (No lunch)

Spring Term starts on Wednesday 6 January 2016 (Staff Development Days: Mon 4 Jan & Tues 5 Jan 2016)

PFA DIARY DATES Christmas Fayre ~ Friday 11 December 5pm-7.30pm

Leaflets will be coming home shortly with

information about how your child can help

make the fayre a big success. If you are

able to help on the night or run a small

business and would like a stall on the night,

please leave your details with the school office. THANK YOU! Many thanks to

Mr & Mrs Ritchley of Bluewater Swimming Pools in

Christchurch for very kindly

sponsoring our Year 5 football kit. We are very grateful for their

generosity and support.

RECEPTION YEAR WILL NOT BE SWIMMING ON

WEDNESDAY 16 DECEMBER due

to the Reception Year Nativity

performance in the afternoon.

Year 1 will be swimming as usual.

The Planetarium Visits MSJ ~ Years 5 & 6 took part in the visit from the Planetarium. It was a big, blow-up dome in the hall. When we first entered, it was all dark but when the man turned on the stars, we could see

everything. He talked about how the stars made patterns called constellations and how one star never moved! It was awesome! By Ashlea S, Morgan P and Elizabeth C

LOST! Alfie in 4H has lost his coat. It is a navy blue/black

Barbour padded coat with detachable hood.

Pyjama MUFTI (Non-Uniform) Day ~ Thank you to everyone who participated in the Pyjama Day today which was organised by the School Parliament. All money raised will be used to purchase warm clothes for genuine refugees.

REMINDER ~ When your child is writing their Christmas cards to post in the Christmas post box, please ensure they put the full name and class on the envelope. Cards will then reach the right pupils. Thank you.

On Thursday 26 November,

MSJ year 6 boys went to

Littledown Leisure Centre to

play in the Invitation

Cup .We played 4 group

games and won all of them

without conceding a goal. We

won the group and got through to the finals (a Round

Robin with 2 other teams). Firstly, we played Winton and

won 1-0. Winton got knocked out and we had to play

Stourfield. It was a tense game as we drew 0-0 and it

had to go to penalties. It was a close penalty shootout

but at the end we came out on top to win 3-1. IT WAS

AMAZING!!! Well done to all the squad for showing

brilliant team work! By Finley P & Glen A-C The Year 6 Boys Football Team need a new kit! Can anyone sponsor us? Please let us know if

you can offer sponsorship. Thank you.