John Perryn News www.johnperryn.ealing.sch.uk

Dear Parents/Carers, I would like to welcome you to the 8th edition of the John Perryn News this year. I hope that you all had a fun and relaxing Easter holiday and looking forward to half term. I know this term is flying! I am very excited about all of the trips and events planned for this term and I hope that you are able to attend some of these special occasions. Up and coming this term we have sports days for all year groups, trips to the London Zoo, LEGOLAND, Art week and concerts for our brass and violin players, PTFA summer fair and finishing with our amazing year 6 production of Mary Poppins!! We really can’t wait! Please check the website for dates of all these events. Good luck to all the children in Yr6 and Yr2 who will be doing their SAT’s. I know you are always aiming high and trying your best!! Please can I remind parents that it is very important that children are in school during term time unless they are unwell and that returning late back from holidays abroad results in your child missing out on very valuable learning. Best wishes,

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Mr. R Diaz (Acting Head Teacher)

Issue 8

Wednesday 15th May 2019

There will be a Head Teacher’s Coffee Morning on

Tuesday 21st May at 9:10am. All parents / carers are

welcome to come along for a chat, to voice any concerns or to have the opportunity to share their opinions! Hope to see you there.

1st place Yr6 Oak (99.1%) 2nd place Yr5 Sycamore (99.0%) - 3rd place Yr2 Willow (98.2%)

There is no winner this week! Let’s work harder to achieve better punctuality!

This year my son has progressed massively with early intervention and different teaching methods. The school is welcoming, warm and friendly.

Year 5 Parent

SCHOOL NEWS Wednesday 15th May 2019

John Perryn’s new garden

Why the walk to school matters? Happier children – its been proven that children who do some form of exercise, do better in class because they’re refreshed. Less congestion –during morning peak traffic times, one in five cars on the road are taking children to school, contributing to congestion, air pollution and carbon emissions. Cleaner air – the school run alone is responsible for generating 2 million tonnes of CO2 per year. Imagine what we could achieve if we began converting some of these rides into these strides.

Dates for the Diary

Monday 13th May - Summer Term Afterschool Clubs Week 3

- World Fair Trade Day - Year 6 SATs Week (Good luck!)

Wednesday 15th May

Read with your Child Parent Workshop (3:45pm)

Thursday 16th May Year 1 Trip to Perivale Woods

Friday 17th May Apple Class Assembly (all parents of Apple class children are welcome) 9:10am

Monday 20th May - Summer Term Afterschool Clubs Week 4

- Walk to School Week

Tuesday 21st May Head Teacher’s Coffee Morning (9:10am – all are welcome)

Thursday 23rd May - Lower KS2 (Year 3-4) Open Morning for Parents 9:10am

- Everyday Magic in EYFS

Friday 24th May - Chestnut Class Assembly (all parents of Chestnut class children are welcome) - 9:10am

- Last day of half-term – finish normal time 3:15pm

Monday 3rd June Children return to school at 8:45am

Tuesday 4th June EYFS Stay and Play 9-10am

Wednesday 5th June

Inset Day – Eid – pupils do not attend

Thursday 6th June Year 6 Citizen Trip

Friday 7th June - Class Photos - Celebration Assembly

Monday 10th June - Healthy Eating Week - Year 6 Chessington Trip

Tuesday 11th June Leaver’s Football Tournament

Wednesday 12th June

KS1 Open Morning for Parents (9:10am)

Thursday 13th June Head Teacher’s Coffee Morning (9:10am – all are welcome)

Wednesday 19th June

Upper KS2 Open Morning for Parents (9:10am)

Thank you to everyone who came dressed in red, donated £1 and bought

red noses from the office!

John Perryn raised £723.20 for Comic Relief!

Big thanks to our caretaker Pedro Marques for creating such a beautiful new space in our garden area.

In the future we will be growing our own vegetables and fruits, and installing a fountain so the children are able to have sensory

lessons outside.

Living Street is the UK charity for everyday walking and wants to encourage every family that is

able to walk to school, to do so.

This year Walk to School Week is from Monday 20th May to Friday

24th May – be sure to get involved!

“We want a nation where walking is the natural choice for everyday local journeys. Our mission is to achieve a better walking

environment and inspire people to walk more.” - Living Streets

Please remember… Class photo day is on Friday 7th June. Please

remember to dress your child in full school uniform. Thank you.

REMINDERS FOR PARENTS

Class Assemblies

- Reception Apple Class – Friday 17th May - Yr 6 Chestnut Class – Friday 24th May

All parents with children in Apple and Chestnut classes are invited to attend. Assembly starts at 9:10am

Parent Workshops

All parents are invited to attend the following workshops and find out more on how you can support your child in school and at home.

RSE Workshop – Years 1-6 Tuesday 30th April (9:10am)

Read with your Child Workshop Wednesday 15th May (3:45pm)

Remember… there is also a Head Teacher’s Coffee Morning on Tuesday 21st May, all parents are welcome!

Reading

EYFS – Me and My Sister by Rose Robbins

Years 1-4 – Grandma Dangerous and the Egg of Glory by Kita Mitchell

Years 5-6 – Guardians of the Wild Unicorns by Lindsay Littleson

School Uniform is sold on the following days:

Mondays from 3:00pm – 3:30pm

Wednesdays from 9:00am – 9:30pm

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PLEASE do not send medication into school with your child. You need to bring it to the school office and complete a medical form in order for staff to administer any medication to your child.

If you are changing your details (e.g. address, mobile number or email address) please inform the office ASAP so we can update them on our system.

If you or your child has a hospital / doctor / dentist or any other appointment that means you have to drop them to school late or collect them early, please remember to inform the office the day before.

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for all the latest news, information and regular

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of events and trips!

If your child is going to be collected by a family member or a family friend that has not collected before, they must come to the office to collect. It is your responsibility to inform the office of the pick-up arrangements prior to home time.

A delightful insight into sibling life is delivered through appealing animal characters in this simple and effective picture book. The narrator explains that he and his sister enjoy lots of different activities, but many of the same things too. Offering a suitably balanced picture, we also see both the high’s and low’s – even the squabbling and occasional sense of injustice, inevitable in any sibling dynamic. And reassuringly, we see that, ultimately, the relationship is one of mutual love.

Ollie is looking forward to a spot of treasure hunting with his best friend Piper during the holidays, but his plans are hijacked by the arrival of his annoying cousin, Thomas. Thankfully, things liven up when Grandma Dangerous drops in. After snaffling a few cucumber sandwiches and procuring a hacksaw, the eccentric pair hurtle away in Grandma’s hot air balloon. In their haste, they leave behind an extraordinary object, which Thomas identifies as a priceless Fabergé Egg, stolen from a St Petersburg museum 30 years earlier.

The first time Lewis spots an unfamiliar Creature tracing a path across the moor he thinks he might be dreaming – or perhaps has even died of fear. After all, he is dangling from a precariously swinging rope half way down a sheer cliff face. His friend Rhona thinks it’s more likely that he imagined it. When the pair discover that Lewis’s vision was real, and that they have stumbled upon the world’s last remaining wild unicorns, they are forced to turn detective in order to save the magical animals from ruthless exploitation.

SATs Week

Good luck to all our Year 6 and Year 2 pupils doing their SATs during May! Keep calm, don’t panic and just do your best. Here are a few stress-busting tips…

Attendance

At John Perryn, we have an attendance target of 96.1%. It is of upmost importance that children and parents are striving to maintain attendance as close to this target as possible.

After School Clubs

Who are we?

After School Clubs for the summer term will be running from Monday 29th April until Thursday 11th July. If you still want your child to sign up to clubs, please come to the office.

We still have spaces available in:

PLEASE NOTE that payment is done online using School Money. If you are having problems paying online, please

call or visit the school office and speak to a member of the admin team for assistance.

If your attendance is on 90% that means you’ve still missed 19 days of school!!

Payments for Summer Term clubs need to be paid by Friday 10th May.

Street Dance - Tuesday (NEW – yr 1-3)

Gymnastics – Tuesday (yr 4-6)

Carnival Drumming – Wednesday (yr 3-5)

Multi-Sports – Wednesday (yr 1-3)

Lego – Wednesday (yr 1-3)

Tennis – Thursday (yr 4-6)

Spelling & Writing – Thursday (yr 1-3)

Football Girls – Thursday (yr 4-6)

Get an early night – get some good night’s sleep and wake up feeling refreshed in the mornings

Take a break – make sure you take regular breaks during revision and do something you enjoy and helps you relax for a while

Focus on you – focus on doing the best you can, that’s what matters. Everyone is different so try not to worry about what other people in your class are doing.

Today two of our marvellous year 6 children Samir and Chaymaa, interviewed the assistant head teacher Mrs Anna Eva Lebiszczak.

Describe yourself in depth

“I am a loyal and caring person towards my friends, colleagues and family. I enjoy making people happy and like spending time with my loved ones.“

What do you think makes an outstanding lesson?

“I think what makes a good lesson is for the teacher to have a professional and positive relationship with the children and also to make sure that each child makes progress throughout the lesson. It also has to be an exciting lesson, which makes the children intrigued in their learning and eager to participate.”

Name 3 of your strengths

“I am a hardworking teacher always eager to help and I am a fair person, that genuinely enjoys working with children.”

What is your leadership style?

”I am supportive and like to incorporate ideas and value all members of staff. I work hard and try to encourage others to do the same. I take pride in my profession.”

Personally, do you think John Perryn Primary School is a

friendly and supportive school for new children to attend from

all races and backgrounds?

“Definitely, as the teachers go out of their way to help all children feel welcome and supported. We are a ‘Rights Respecting School’ and there is a big focus on that and the children all follow the John Perryn Way, making the children aware of their actions and behaviour towards others. I think that children feel that staff really care about their wellbeing and welfare as well as their academic success.”

KS1 News

Year 1 News Year 1 have been enjoying making slime! They have been practicing writing recipes and would like to share one with you….What colour would your slime be? If you want to have a go at making slime at home… year 1 have the perfect recipe for you to follow but make sure you have an adult to help you.

100ml PVA Glue

Half a teaspoon of bicarbonate soda

Glitter!

Food colouring

1 teaspoin of contact lens cleaner

Gel food colouring

1. Squeeze the glue into a mixing bowl (look for a bottle in a 100ml

size if possible so you won’t have to measure it out). Add the

bicarbonate of soda and mix well.

2. Add a drop or two of your chosen gel food colouring. Less

colouring gives a pastel colour; the more you add, the brighter the

colour. Mix until well incorporated.

3. Add the contact lens solution and mix. The slime will begin to

form, going stringy before coming away clean from the bowl into a

ball.

4. Once it has formed, take it out and knead it with your hands. It

will be sticky at first but after about 30 seconds you’ll have a

smooth and pliable ball. Add glitter at this point, if desired, and

work in with your hands. Store in a pot with a lid.

Where does your slime come from??

Can you create a story for your slime?

Once upon a time a magical mermaid lived beneath the glittering waves….

Can you finish my story?

Hocus pocus! You have a ball of slinky

Year 2 News The Great Exhibition! Year 2 visited The Victoria & Albert Museum for an exciting trip through time… we walked right back to The Victorians to explore The Great Exhibition. We discovered the origins of the three famous museums in Kensington. Did you know that there was a great Palmhouse built named The Crystal Palace to house intricate works of art presented to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Delegates arrived from all over the world to buy tickets to The Great Exhibition…enough money was raised to build the three ornate museum buildings which you see today… do you know what they are?

Lower KS2 News

Year 3 news

During year 3 enabling enterprise week, the children worked in teams to produce a class recipe book based on a theme chosen by the class. After researching suitable recipes, they thought about how they could be adapted or improved before actually making the recipes. The children learnt about the world of publishing and TV production by producing their own finished recipe book and filming food demonstrations in the style of a cookery programme. Finally, the children delved into

the world of marketing to promote the special food fair they will organise and run to help promote and sell their class recipe book.

Year 3 have produced some excellent book reviews for their essential reads… The children are very excited and enthusiastic to take home the next book! Encourage your child to take home one of

the essential reading books!

Lower KS2 News

Year 4 news As part of Power of Reading, we are looking at the story, ‘The Great Kapok Tree’. Year 4 have designed some exciting displays to engage the children! As part of their writing journey, they have so far written in role as animals trying to protect their home. In addition, they have become rainforest experts and researched the effects of the logging industry and deforestation.

Taking on the ever-growing chocolate industry, students worked in teams during year 4 enabling enterprise week to create a new chocolate brand that grapples with real world trends in the chocolate bar market. Teams presented their new chocolate brand to a panel of Dragon’s Den style judges and referred to the mathematical skills and processes they applied to get to their final product. They worked on a number of enabling enterprise skills to complete the challenge such as team work, aiming high and using their imagination.

In our phase, we are encouraging children to read as much as they can. We have created a list of books which are called ‘essential reads’, your child will be lucky enough to have the opportunity to take these fantastic books home to read! Once they have completed one of these books, they will be able to create their own book reviews… These will even be displayed!

Walk for Water

PTAF Summer Fair

The Summer Fair at John Perryn is on

Tuesday 9th July from 15:30 to 17:30!

Please help your school on the day with:

- Setting up stalls,

- Selling food and drinks,

- Running games and craft stalls

Just email the PTA (johnperrynpta@outlook.com) or ask in reception. We look forward to seeing you all there!

On Friday, 3rd May, John Perrynjoined ‘We Walk For Water’ to provide clean, fresh water to people around the globe. The sponsorship money will go towards the We charity. Thank you for all your support in raising money for this important charity and for all the children who took part throughout the day.

John Perryn Children’s Centre

For your information… On Thursday 23rd May, John Perryn Children’s Centre will be used as a polling station. The primary school will be open as usual.

Further Reminders

Please support John Perryn Children’s Centre

At the moment the London Borough of Ealing have a consultation about the future of children’s centre’s in Ealing.

Ealing Council, along with most local authorities, is facing the toughest financial challenges in recent times. Our government grant has been reduced by £143.7m, equivalent to a

reduction of 64% over the past 10 years. We need to reach as many families as possible, ensuring all voices are heard!

This consultation will be open until 17 May 2019. You can take part by completing

either an online survey (see link - https://www.ealingfamiliesdirectory.org.uk/kb5/ealing/directory/advice.page?id=HMp-

cgCO5Vw), or a printed survey and hand it in to a member of staff at any children's centre.

Thank you to the parents who have cleared their outstanding debts for their child’s school dinner meals, school trips and after school clubs.

We have been in touch with each parent who still have outstanding payments and will continue to pursue this. Payments for trips and clubs can be done using our online ‘School Money’ system. Harrisons debt needs to be paid directly to them online or via telephone.

If this does not change, meetings with Mr Diaz will need to be arranged. Children whose school lunch accounts continue to be in debt will need to start coming to school with packed lunches.

It has come to our attention that parents / carers / family members are smoking close to the main school and children centre entrances and as such

the smoke can be smelt inside the buildings. We kindly ask that anyone wanting to smoke does so further away from the school buildings at a safe distance so it does not affect the school environment for children, staff and

other parents. Thank you.