Royal Russell

Junior School

Bulletin

Summer Term

Monday 4th May

BANK HOLIDAY – School Closed

Tuesday 5th May

Y5 Bikeability all week

3.45pm – 5.30pm Boys U10A Cricket vs St Christopher’s The Hall (H)

7 – 8pm Year 3 and 4 Parents’ Meeting: Senior School Transfer and

Year 4 CCF sleepover and Year 5 Residential Trip Details

Wednesday 6th May

11am – 12noon Y3-6 Maths Magician Show

1 – 4.00pm Y5 Maths Challenge

3.10 – 7.30pm U8 – U11 London Schools Gala @ James Allen’s Pre Prep (A)

Friday 8th May

7.15am Junior School Bushcraft Weekend in the Brecon Beacons departs

Sunday 10th May

8pm Junior School Bushcraft Weekend returns

CLUB

Shelter building!

We worked as a team and it was

great fun! (Yasmin Y4)

TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS - OUTBOUND - FRIDAY 8TH MAY 2015

Arrive @ RRS between 7 – 7.15am

Check in with travel group leader (leaders to be allocated next week) Hand over any medication and pocket money

Depart RRS at 7.30am ETA Acorn, Llangorse is between 1-1.30pm

PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU HAVE HAD A GOOD BREAKFAST BEFORE DEPARTURE

REGULAR STOPS EN ROUTE

A PACKED LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE SCHOOL FOR THE OUTWARD JOURNEY

PLEASE GIVE YOUR CHILD £5 POCKET MONEY FOR THE JOURNEY FOR SERVICE STATION STOPS

– THEY MAY WISH TO PURCHASE ADDITIONAL SNACKS AND DRINKS

TRAVEL IN COMFORTABLE CLOTHING (SEE KIT LIST) THIS WILL BE PACKED AWAY AT BASE CAMP AND WORN FOR THE RETURN JOURNEY

TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS – RETURN - SUNDAY 10TH MAY 2015

Depart Acorn, Llangorse @ 3pm

Arrive @ RRS at approximately 8.00pm

WE WILL HAVE A HOT LUNCH AT BASE CAMP BEFORE DEPARTURE

REGULAR STOPS EN ROUTE

PLEASE PROVIDE £10 FOR THE RETURN JOURNEY WE MAY NEED TO PURCHASE SUPPER OR AT LEAST SNACKS ON THE WAY HOME

MUST BE GIVEN TO GROUP LEADER ON DEPARTURE FOR SAFE KEEPING

Summer Uniform • Girls in Reception upwards may now wear the maroon and white striped dress summer

dress and WHITE socks. In Nursery Summer uniform shorts may be worn. Boys can

continue to wear shorts and if the weather is very hot we will take the decision in

school for them to remove ties, whilst keeping shirts tucked in!

• Football tops, socks and leggings should now be packed away. House or white polo

shirts with white socks MUST be worn for PE and Games

• All children should have a named water bottle in school and a named school sun cap

.

• You are also encouraged to apply ‘once a day’ sun cream before your child

comes to school and if necessary please send in a bottle of clearly labelled sun

cream and we will ensure that your child applies this at lunchtime.

It was very sad at the weekend to hear the shocking news of the earthquake in Nepal.

As a school we would like to give our support and thoughts to all families and

communities who have been affected by this disaster.

There will be a collection box in the office should you wish to make a donation to

the Nepal appeal.

Communication, Language and Literacy

Reading the stories of Mr Bump and Mr Jelly.

Looking at the letter ‘j’ and distinguishing it from the letter ‘i’ in formation

as it has a long tail that goes underneath it. Reinforcing that this is the letter ‘jay’ that makes a ‘j’ sound as in jelly. Whereas the letter ‘g’ is

called ‘jee’ and usually makes a ‘g’ sound like at the start of ‘girl’.

(At this point we usually overlook the fact that g and make the j sound in some words such as huge and giant but if they come up in words within

books you are sharing, you can say its an exception.)

Sharing words beginning with ‘j’.

Writing our names on the whiteboard. Writing simple cvc words as labels.

Attempting to label our Mr Men using the new letters we have learnt.

What’s happening in Nursery during week beginning 4th May 2015

Additional Focused Activities

General news updates & reminders

Monday 4th May is a Bank Holiday so there will be no school.

Please remember that all medicines must be handed in to the Medical Centre.

If your child is running a temperature please do not bring them to school.

Please ensure your child has been handed to staff in the Nursery playground by 8.30. Putting away their own things is an essential aspect of their learning.

Personal, Social & Emotional Development

Talking about our School Code of Conduct

Be Safe, Be Kind, Do your Best.

Considering the consequences if we do not act accordingly.

Discussing the Behaviour Peg Chart and the Camel Chart.

Mathematics

Saying the number that is one more or one less in practical contexts.

Finding numbers in the jelly tray and saying what would be one more or one less.

Understanding The World

Making jelly. Exploring the texture before the hot

water is added. Observing the change of the jelly cubes melting and then noticing the change from

liquid to solid again when the jelly sets.

Exploring the uses of technology available to us in the classroom. Putting our Colour Magic skills into

practice.

Physical Development

Finding ways to make strips that could be used to create our Mr Bumps

for example tearing or cutting paper or fabric.

Developing skills for Sports Day on the Sports pitches.

Understanding the idea behind flat racing of starting on a signal and running in one lane.

Expressive Arts and Design

Design and make our own Mr Bump based on the picture we have seen in the story. Using a variety

of self chosen materials.

Continuing our work on circular patterns, pouring paint in the large tray creating circular tracks using cars, in the tray and on large paper.

Mixing paint to make a colour to paint Mr Jelly.

Adding red food colouring to make pink play dough. Using the pink playdough to make Mr Jelly.

Mr Men

Stories

Mr Bump and Mr Jelly

Look listen and Note.

Please let us know if your child uses programmable toys such as floor robots or

remote controlled toys at home.

Communication, Language and Literacy

News writing – what have you done over the bank holiday weekend.

Writing about the life cycle of a butterfly.

Caterpillars sentences – create your own sentence , muddle it up and encourage your friend to put it in order.

Retelling the story of the ‘Hungry Caterpillar’.

Revise and revisit previous learnt sounds and apply the sounds independently in our writing. Phonics games on IWB and carpet area using clipboards and mini white boards. Continuing to practise correct letter formation.

Continue to develop sentence structure using capital letters, finger spaces and full stops in the correct context. Encourage the children to read through their work and check it.

What’s happening in Reception during week beginning 4th May 2015

Additional Focused Activities

General news updates & reminders

Please remember to apply sun cream on your child, weather depending. If you would like to bring sun cream into school please make sure it is clearly named and it can go in the box in the classroom. Please also remember to bring a sun hat which is clearly named in everyday for your child.

If your child is going home with someone different please email the school office or the class teacher to inform them.

Please ensure your child is on the playground ready to come into school with their class by 8.30 every morning. Putting away their own things is an essential aspect of their learning.

*Please label every item of your child’s belongings before sending them into school.

Personal, Social & Emotional Development

Continuing discussions about the weather changes and the effect it has on ourselves and the environment.

Forest School taking part in child led activities. As well as the main focus activity.

Working along side our buddies.

Mathematics

Creating your pattern using a circle to create your own caterpillar.

Counting in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s and creating your own caterpillar.

Looking at lines of symmetry.

Understanding The World

Cooking – Using vegetables to create repeating patterns to make a caterpillar.

Forest School - sewing laurel leaves.

Looking at the life cycle of a butterfly.

Physical Development

Continuing to develop team games and working with one another.

Practising different skills in preparation for our Sports Day. Underarm throw, overarm throw, long jump, hurdles, relays and sprinting.

Threading to create your own caterpillar.

Expressive Arts and Design

Write Dance . circles

Painting symmetrical butterflies.

EVERYTHING

CHANGES

A flying visit from the Chancellor

Royal Russell were delighted to welcome George Osbourne for a flying visit on Thursday where he stopped to talk to our Senior School Election Candidates.

Greeted by our Sixth Formers

You can even download the free app linguascope.com!!

Username: rrschool

Password: bonjour

This week Years 3, 5 and 6 enjoyed learning French and Spanish using the Linguascope website on their laptops

(Year 4 starts next week). This was exciting as they can all learn languages by

playing educational games which suit their own individual pace and level.

We want to make language learning through ICT a regular occurrence and there are lots more

ideas for the weeks ahead. Mrs Bird

Daniel Hayden on Saturday, representing Royal

Russell in the U11 Boys Tumbling National finals in Stoke on Trent.

Date Event

Tuesday 5th May 7 – 8pm Year 3 and 4 Parents’ Meeting: Senior School Transfer and Year 5 Residential Trip

Friday 8th May 7.15am Junior School Bushcraft Weekend in the Brecon Beacons departs

Sunday 10th May 8pm Junior School Bushcraft Weekend returns

Wednesday 13th May 8.45am Year 3 Assembly

Thursday 14th May 7 – 8pm Year 1 and 3 Transfer to Upper Juniors Parents’ Meeting (including Y2 pupils)

Monday 18th May ALL WEEK Ride and Stride Week

3.45pm – 4.45pm Music Café

Summer Term Key Dates 2015

Date Event

Wednesday 20th May 8.45am Year 1 Assembly

Friday 22nd May 3.30pm Half Term Begins

Monday 1st June 8.30am Half Term Ends

Monday 8th June Choir Trip: The Battle of Trafalgar choral project with the London Mozart Players

Tuesday 9th June Year 2 Trip to Greenwich Observatory

Thursday 11th June Reception Trip to Gatton Park

Thursday 11th June 6.30 – 7.30pm Summer Serenade Concert

Friday 12th June Upper Junior Sports Day

Sunday 14th June All Day London Loop Fundraising for Teens Unite

Summer Term Key Dates 2015

Date Event

Monday 15th June 1 -3.30pm Upper Junior Reserve Sports Day

6pm Junior School New Parents Strawberries and Champagne Reception

Wednesday 17th June Year 3 Trip to the National Gallery

Nursery Trip to the British Wildlife Centre

Junior School Reports available for Parents

6 - 8pm Year 7 New Pupils and Parents Strawberries and Champagne Reception

Friday 19th June Year 4 CCF Sleepover

Saturday 20th June 7pm – 1am 1853 Society Summer Ball

Tuesday 23rd June 4.30 – 7 pm Parents and Pupil ‘Open Book’ Viewing

Saturday 27th June 9am – 12noon Royal Russell Day

2 – 7pm Headmaster’s XI vs Parents XI Cricket Match

Summer Term Key Dates 2015

Date Event

Monday 29th June 1-3pm Junior School Moving On Afternoon(Reception to Y6)

7pm Year 6 Production of “Sherwood Hoodies”

Tuesday 30th June 7pm Year 6 Production of “Sherwood Hoodies”

Wednesday 1st July Year 6 Trip to Chessington

1.15 – 3.15pm Lower Junior Sports Day

Thursday 2nd July 9 – 9.15am Year 2 Final Assembly

10am – 12noon Lower Junior Reserve Sports Day

1 – 2pm RRJS Got to dance

Thursday 2nd July 2.30pm – 3.15pm Upper Junior Prize Assembly

3.30pm End of Term

Summer Term Key Dates 2015

SuperCamps The Uk’s no.1 For childcare during the school holidays

Fantastic holiday activity camps

Royal Russell School Monday – Friday 8am – 6pm

Activities for ages 4-14

May Half Term * Summer 10% off Super Camps in 2015 for

Royal Russell School parents

*Use the following code to claim your 10% discount:

RRMAYSUMMER15 (expires 08.05.15)

An exciting television series for Channel 4 will follow four, five and six years olds as They take their first steps towards independence and embark on the new

challenges of going to school.

The Series will follow their development from the moment they meet for the first time, through the forming of relationships to learning social rituals and friendly competition.

The entire process will be observed and monitored by leading scientists and child psychologists who will provide occasional comment on the children’s stages of development.

We are currently looking for children aged four, five and six years old and their

parents to take part in this television series. Your child would be needed for up to three weeks of filming during the summer holidays.

If you are interested please email us at getintouch@rdftelevision.com or call 020 7013 4594

Twitter: @SLO4YO Facebook: http://bit.ly/SLO4YO All communications with us will be treated in confidence.

Give Golf a Go – Free Junior Lesson A great opportunity for your child to see

How much fun golf can be. Sign up today to register and should your Child enjoy the lesson we have a host of

Junior coaching activities available. Golf ball and equipment are included.

How to Book Your Place 1) Register at: www.farleighfox.co.uk/academy to obtain a free lesson voucher. 2) Come into Farleigh or call us on 01883627711 to book your lesson. 3) Present your voucher upon arrival at your lesson.

Farleigh are proud to be working With Junior Golf Passport, which

Is the National Structured Learning Programme for children aged 6-12 years, endorsed by the Professional Golfers Association.

A Nine Week course is £80.

Digital Parenting Magazine

This week your child has been given a free magazine from Vodafone called

Digital Parenting. It has lots of advice, hints and tips about using technology

at home with your children. Some of the stories this month are:

• “No tech at the table”

• “Who owns what you post on social media”

• “How our kids are growing up online”

• “How tech can enhance a child’s learning”

If you would like a digital download of the current magazine then please click

here:

http://www.vodafone.com/content/parents/digital-parenting/magazines.html

(You can also access previous editions via this link)

We are once again collecting vouchers for the Sainsbury’s Active Kids programme.

The collection box can be found inside the foyer

outside the Headmasters office.

Thanks for your support.

Sainsbury’s Active Kids 2015