Parkhill Junior School Newsletter 4 November 2016 Article 14 You have the right to choose your own religion and beliefs. Your parents should help you decide what is right and wrong, and what is best for you.
Dear Parents and Carers This year our annual ‘11 Million Takeover Day’ coincided with ‘Children in Need Day.’ It was an explosion of creativity, learning and autonomy for our children! If you needed a reminder of how remarkable our Parkhill Junior School learners are…. then this day served as that reminder! The next generation can look forward to a world of generous, ambitious and committed workers, leaders and professionals, courtesy of Parkhill Junior School. Also, we are pleased to declare that £265.19 was raised for „Children in Need‟ and we thank our community for their continued generosity. Drama workshops across school marked National Anti bullying Week, highlighting the importance of understanding what bullying is and the importance of speaking up. Brightening the dark days of winter was one of the aims of our Festival of Light. The parents and children of Parkhill Junior enjoyed food and activities while learning about Diwali, Hanukah and Christmas. Illuminating! Enjoy Learning!
Mrs D. Hughes-Mulhall Headteacher and Safeguarding Lead
School Dinners Payments for school dinners must be paid online or hand-delivered by an adult. Payments for school dinners will no longer be accepted via pupils. To register for online payments for school dinners please visit the ISS website . http://host.cypad.net/ISSEducationRedbridge/Index.aspx Any questions please call our ISS contact, Mrs Whisker, on 020 8550 5253.
Afterschool clubs There are no afterschool clubs during the last week of term. Clubs will resume from the 9th January 2107. (Please note that clubs end at 4:30pm. Children should be collected from the school hall.)
Coffee Mornings The last of our popular Thursday Coffee Morning for this term is on the 1st December. They will resume on 12th January 2017. Please see the spring term schedule on our website for this term‟s presentations and activities! 1
Uniform The children of Parkhill Junior School designed their uniform and they wear it proudly. Please ensure that the correct uniform is worn by your child. Jewellery: ear studs and watches are the only jewellery permitted. In the interests of health and safety, children‟s hair should be appropriately styled or tied back. Head scarves: must be navy blue, white, black or grey. Footwear: should be black, sensible and safe. Ugg boots are not permitted.
Safety and Safeguarding Top of our list of priorities - safety of our pupils. Reminder: we are a nut-free school. A severe reaction to nuts is very serious and possibly life-threatening. Parents and children must never bring any product containing nuts, on site. We encourage all our children to walk to school. Significantly reducing the volume of traffic around Parkhill Junior School and our feeder school Parkhill Infants’ is our ongoing challenge. Support us with this by walking, cycling or park further away and walk. Well done to our Junior Travel Ambassadors, who expressed all our views with their recent demonstration! Please be reminded that only Year 6 children are allowed to walk to and from school, without an adult. Written consent from a parent/carer is required. Children attending Breakfast Club, must be brought in to the Breakfast Club Team, by a parent/carer. (8:00 a.m start.) Bicycles: Children in Years 3 to 5 are encouraged to cycle to school but must be accompanied by a parent/carer. All children must wear a protective cycling helmet. During lunch hour, children are instructed to stay clear of the outer fence. This is to ensure that they do not speak to passers-by and vice versa. Please remind your child of this.
Thinking of employing a Private Tutor? Important Guidance for Parents and Carers. Visit the website below for more information http://www2.redbridge.gov.uk/cms/care_and_health/children_and_families/protecting_and_safeg uarding/safeguarding_children_board/publications_policies_and_pro/private_tuition.aspx
Appointments with Teachers. If you wish to meet with your child‟s teacher, to discuss a particular issue, please note that this can take place no earlier than 8:30 am and no later than 4:15pm, outside standard scheduled Parent Evenings.
ATTENDANCE ‘A day away from Parkhill, is a day lost.’ Attendance Champions for November are: 3C, 5F, 5C, 5SWand 6S! Wonderful!
PUNCTUALITY ‘A minute late for Parkhill, is a minute wasted.’ Punctuality Champions for November are: 4B and 6C. Well done! 2
The Welcome Bell rings at 08.55. Children should be in class, ready for registration by 09:00, when the second early morning bell rings.
REPORTING AN ABSENCE Please ensure that you advise the school of your child‟s absence on the same day of the absence. If the absence is reported by telephone please note that a written explanation of the absence must also be given to the school.
UNCOLLECTED CHILDREN School must be notified immediately, if there is a delay in your child being collected at the end of the day. Failure to do so, may result in the school contacting The Emergency Duty Team (Social Services) Late collection can cause a child unnecessary distress. Please remember, we are here to help.
APPOINTMENTS Dentist and doctor appointments must be scheduled outside school hours. Appointments during school hours will be recorded as unauthorised.
LEAVE REQUESTS DURING TERM TIME Holiday requests during term time remain completely unauthorised and subject to a fine. PLEASE NOTE that in keeping with local authority policy, a penalty fine has increased to £120.00 per child per parent, in Redbridge.
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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY Please be advised that we update the ‘Dates for your Diary’ with every newsletter. DATE
EVENT
6th December 2016
Years 3 and 4 End-of-Term Performance to Year 3 Parents and Carers
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7 December 2016
Years 3 and 4 End-of-Term Performance to Year 4 Parents and Carers
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Friday 9 December 2016
The Parkhill Christmas Fayre
13th December 2016
School Christmas Dinner for Children
Friday 16th December 2016
Big Breakfast for Parents, Carers and Community.
Friday 16th December 2016
Last day of term School closes at 1.30pm Holidays
Monday 19th December 2016 to 2nd January 2017 3rd January 2017
Training Day—school closed to children
4th January 2017
Children return to school. Hurray!
8th February 2017
Parents’ Evening (1)
13th to 17th February 2017
Spring Half Term Break—school closed
22nd February 2017
Parents’ Evening (2)
27th March 2017
3rd to 17th April 2017
Year 5 End-of-Term Performance to parents ‘The Generation Celebration.’ Last day of term School closes at 1.30pm Spring Break—school closed
29th May to 2nd June 2017
Summer Half Term Break—school closed
21st July 2017
Last day of term and the school year 2016-2017 School finishes at 1:30p.m. for children
31st March 2017
Please note the change to the last day of the autumn term: from Monday 19th December 2016 to Friday 16th December 2016.
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P.E. This half term in P.E, Year 4 have been developing some exciting new skills. Indoors, we have been learning skills such as body tension and core strength through ballet. Outdoors, we have used our creativity, teamwork and competiveness to invent our own games. Who could have guessed that creating your own games could be so much fun?
Viking Day As part of Year 4’s continued learning about the Vikings, we had Viking day! We learnt more about: the daily life of Vikings, how law and punishment took place, what/how weapons were used and much more!
Teeth In science, we have been learning about teeth, including the different types of teeth and how to keep them clean and healthy. We also had an oral hygiene expert come to visit us who gave us some interesting tips. Smile! 6
Year 5
We have had a very busy and enjoyable November! Greek Day Year 5 were lucky to have a Greek visitor come in and talk about everyday Ancient Greek life- from slaves to warriors to democracy! They were fortunate enough to see and interact with Greek artefacts. “We enjoy learning and discovering new things each term! We can’t wait to do more D&T next term.” 5C
“It was fun getting to hold all the weapons, I couldn‟t believe how heavy they were.” (Mehmet 5C)
“We were part of a Greek wedding.” (Daany 5SW)
Barbican Year 5 were given songs inspired by Roald Dahl‟s „George‟s Marvellous Medicine‟ to sing at the Barbican. Wow! They sang with the London Symphony Orchestra and outperformed all the other schools from across London! Magnifique!
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Coming up… Another exciting month coming up ahead: -STEM day! (Your teacher will tell you what materials to bring in for this.) -OATTOTCT competition!
Year 6 Time flies when you’re having fun! The month of November has been jam packed with excitement! From visiting the Science Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum; raising money for Children In Need and celebrating the Festival of Lights. We are thoroughly enjoying learning! Victoria and Albert Museum We had a fantastic opportunity to visit the Victoria and Albert Museum where we saw artefacts of original creations, made especially for the Great Exhibition. “I really enjoyed how we explored the mueum and saw lots of different artefacts from the Great Exhibition” – Adam 6S
Science Museum At the Science museum, we watched a 3D film in the IMAX and learnt about how we see really small or fast objects. We also enjoyed exploring the new Statoil Gallery with a life-size friction slide! “I really enjoyed the visit because it was very exciting- I saw a lot of things that I have never seen before.” – Raman 6C
Festival of Light To celebrate festival of lights, we all took part in activities such as mendhi designs and making delicious Indian sweets. “I really enjoyed seeing all of the work that the children in the school have been doing. It was really nice to celebrate each other’s cultures” –Neeti 6U
Well done to Ria 6S, Abhay 6C and Simman 6U
Coming up…We have been working very hard on creating our own books. From printing the designs in the style of William Morris to binding the pages together with a needle and thread! We can’t wait to bring home the completed book!
on receiving a Golden Letter for your excellent Rights Respecting behaviour!
Keep up the fantastic work Year 6. Continue to Enjoy Learning and Growing Together! Miss Uppal, Miss Sprenger, Mrs Castellanos and the Year 6 team!
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