Issue:

Summer Term 2016

Issue: One Friday 22 April 2016

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,

Amazing Effort! As you can see, we are slowly but surely getting towards our goal of raising £27,000 to improve and deepen our pool. This is a great effort

and a big thank you must go to Pebble Beach Restaurant (Barton on Sea) for their very generous donation of £5,000! Also, a big thank you to the North Bournemouth

Rotary Club for pledging £500 from the proceeds of their Donkey Derby on Monday 2 May at Pelhams Park. Please keep on collecting sponsors before we swim the

Channel next week! EVERY LITTLE HELPS! Ask your children to tell you about Zack who visited our assembly today.

SO what is my child being taught? Curriculum Information Evenings for Parents Years 3 and 4: Tuesday 26 April at 7pm

Years 5 and 6: Thursday 28 April at 7pm These meetings are in the school hall and you will find out about recent changes in how children

are taught to spell, read and learn their mathematics. We look forward to seeing you at these very informative meetings.

The Rag Bank is back! ~ The very popular Rag Bank is in its new home at the front of the school in the small visitors’ car park so please

fill it up with your bagged-up old clothes, textiles and shoes (in a bag tied together).

SOS-Save our Swimming Pool Appeal Our Sponsored ‘Channel Distance’ Swim will take place on Wednesday 27 April. Good luck everyone!

Please make sure your sponsorship forms are in school by Monday 25 April. All sponsorship monies should be in by Friday 6 May 2016.

If you would like to make a donation via our Justgiving page: https://crowdfunding.justgiving.com/MSJ-

SaveOurSwimmingPool we would be very grateful for your support. Thank you.

SOS Wristbands also available at £1.00 each.

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

1st Katie Farrow (No. 69) 2nd Chanelle Claridge (No. 2)

3rd Tricia Streatfield-Weeks (No. 41 )

MESSAGES FROM MSJ PFA Diary Dates

Thursday 19 May ~ DISCO

RY, Y1 & Y2: 4pm to 5pm Y3-6: 5.15pm-6.30pm

Tickets: £3.00 each. Flyers coming home next week

Saturday 25 June ~ WINTON CARNIVAL

Please save this date in your diary as we will be entering

this year’s carnival procession. Would you and your child

like to take part?

More details to follow ….

SOS - SAVE OUR SWIMMING POOL

Do you work for a company that offers Charity Match

Funding? Would they match our Sponsored Swim? Do

you have any foreign coins lying around at

home? The school will be collecting them

towards our SOS Appeal.

‘Meet the Lifeguards’ ~ The RNLI Lifeguards

came in on Monday to speak to all the

children about keeping safe in and

beside the sea.

“It was really good fun dressing up. We

learnt that if the red

and yellow flag is

flying, then lifeguards

are patrolling the

beach and it is safe to

swim but if the red

flag is flying, it is

never safe to go in the

water.

By Finlay L, 1Bu

WOW - Walk or Wheels on Wednesdays ~ it’s time to leave the cars at home and get fitter! All children walking or ‘wheeling’ (bikes and scooters) to school on Wednesdays will get a sticker in their WOW Passport and full passports mean prizes! Get your wheels ready for the Bike-it Breakfast!

SAVE OUR SWIMMING POOL !

If you would like to make a donation please visit our

Justgiving page : https://crowdfunding.justgiving.com/

MSJ-SaveOurSwimmingPool

Letters / Emails Issued: Whole School: Walk or Wheels Passports Whole School: ‘What Learning Looks Like’ Info Evenings Whole School (exc Y5): SOS Sponsored Swimathon Year 6: Year 6 SATs Monday 9 - Thursday 12 May 2016 Year 5: SOS Sponsored Swimathon - 27 April 2016 Year 5: PSHE - Relationships and Sexual Education Years 5 & 6 boys: Cricket Club Year 4 Swim Team: Swim Gala on 5 May 2016 Year 4: Kwik Cricket Festival Bourne Academy 29 April Year 1: Pupil-Led Parent Conferences Selected Pupils: Quad Kids Athletics Competitions Letters Home can be found in the Parents Course on ‘Moodle’ .

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:

Jessica B, 5M, Orla B, 4D, Erin L, 3G, Jackson McL, 3G, Jasmine G, 3D, Maryam B, 2R,

Evie F-H, 2R, Harry F, 2R, Isabel C, 2F GOLD AWARD ~

Well Done and Congratulations !! A Headteacher’s Commendation Award is a very special

achievement and is the culmination of completing a combination of 5 other awards (Our Rainbow Awards, Golden Apples and/or

“Credit Card” Award Certificates)

Diary Dates Mon 25 April ~ Code Club Trip to JP Morgan Tues 26 April ~ 7pm Assessment Information Evening for Y3 & 4 Tues 26 & Wed 27 April ~ Year 1 Pupil-Led Conferences Weds 27 April ~ MSJ SOS Sponsored Swim Weds 27 April ~ 3.30pm Y5 Parents Viewing Sex Ed Video Wed 27 April ~ 3.45-5.45pm Quad Kids Athletics at Winton Academy Thurs 28 April ~ 7pm Assessment Information Evening for Y5 & 6 Fri 29 April ~ Year 4 Kwik Cricket Skills Festival

Mon 2 May ~ School Closed for May Day Thurs 5 May ~ Year 4 Swimming Gala at 2 Riversmeet w/c Mon 9 May ~ Year 6 SATs w/c Mon 16 May ~ KS1 SATs Weds 18 May ~ 3.45-5.45pm Quad Kids Athletics at Winton Academy Wed 18 May ~ 3.30pm Y6 Parents Viewing Sex Ed Video Mon 23 May ~ Class 4H visit to Ancient Technology Centre Mon 23 May ~ Year 6 Height & Weight with School Nurse Tues 24 May ~ EYFS to visit Honeybrook Farm Tues 24 May ~ Year 6 Parents Evening in 6D re Glamping Trip Weds 25 May ~ Bike-It Breakfast Weds 25 May ~ Class 4D to visit Ancient Technology Centre

Half-Term Holiday: Monday 30 May to Friday 3 June (inc) Tues 7 June ~ School Class and Team Photographs Tues 7 June ~ 10am-3pm Year 6 Kwik Cricket at Winton Academy Tues 7 June 6pm-9pm Year 5 Secondary Transfer Evening for Parents Thurs 16 June ~ 7pm Summer Instrumental Concerts & Tues 21 June (Change of date from 14 June) Mon 20 to Fri 24 June ~ Year 6 Residential ‘Land & Wave Glamping’

Tues 28 June ~ Year 6 Leavers’ Service at Christchurch Priory Fri 1 July ~ School Closed for INSET Day

Tues 5 July ~ Sports Day at Winton & Glenmoor Academy (Thurs 7 July—Reserve Sports Day) Fri 15 July ~ Reports out to Parents Fri 15 July ~ 5pm PFA SUMMER FAYRE Wed 20 July ~ 9.30am Leavers’ Service Playground or Hall if wet Wed 20 July ~ School ends at 12.30pm (No Lunch)

Mr Carey, the School Crossing Patrol Officer for the afternoons in Victoria Park Road has now retired and so the Road Safety Team are looking for a replacement officer to cover Monday to Friday

afternoons from 15.10-15.45pm. Full uniform and training is provided and pay is £7.29 per hour. For full details please refer to the website at: https://www.jobsatbournemouth.com/traffic-management-school-crossing-patrol/19773.job As there is currently no crossing patrol in Victoria Park Road during the afternoons, please ensure that if your child walks home alone, they take extra care when crossing this road. Thank you.

Parking around the school -

please be considerate!

Parking around the school is very difficult at drop-off and pick-up

times and we urge parents to leave

cars at home and walk to school or park away from school whenever possible. Thank you to the

vast majority of parents who park thoughtfully and safely around the school.

In the past, the police have encouraged the school to report

careless and dangerous parking, so please can all parents

park considerately in the future.

Also, please note that the car park in Victoria Park Road is for staff use only and should not be used by parents for drop

-off or pick-up. Similarly, parents should not park in the bus

space in Vicarage Road as they will get a parking ticket from the warden.

Charisse in 4D has lost her JD Bug scooter which is black with red writing on it that says ‘Charisse’. If you’ve seen it, please let her know.

START THE DAY THE SAMBA WAY! ~ SAMBA CLUB ~ Open to Years 2~6

PLACES AVAILABLE Club meets on Thursdays 8.25am - 8.55am

£5.00 for 10 sessions from Thurs 28 April 2016 Payment to be made through WisePay.

Please download a registration form from Moodle or ask at the School Office.