John Bramston Primary School
‘If you believe you can achieve…’
NEWSLETTER 11 Attendance Winners
18-2-11 Congratulations to:
w/b 7/2/11 – Y2S for best
Dear families, attendance in KS1, and Y3C
Over the past few weeks we have celebrated our children’s learning by awarding for best attendance in KS2
a large number of Star Learner Awards and our Certificates. Well done children. w/b 14/2/11 – Y1C for best
A really big well done must go to Year 6 for achieving Headteacher Awards for attendance in KS1, and Y6OL
being such excellent Ambassadors when they visited Hainault Forest High.
for best attendance in KS2
Community Links and Thank you…
• Thank you to Hainault Forest High School for having our Year 6 – Moving and This week our attendance was
Grooving! The children thoroughly enjoyed the range of activities put on by
Hainault and for the very warm reception!
94%
• Thank you to Thamesview Infant School in Barking and Dagenham for visiting
our school last week.
• Well done to the group of Y6 pupils who entered into the Enterprise Challenge.
OUR ATTENDANCE
Their entrepreneurial skills impressed us all! Well done Scott, Thomas, Subha, TARGET IS
Merin and Hizir! 95%
• Thank you to Alex MacNeill (Chair), William Worth (Parent Governor), Keith
Varnes (Parent Governor), Stuart Cheek (Parent Governor), Andrew Peters
(Parent Governor), Gayan Kodituwakku Arachchi (Community Governor),
Brian Walker (Community Governor), Valerie Thompson (Community
Governor) and PC Andy Pope (Community Governor) for their link visits over
the past few weeks.
IMPORTANT CHANGES TO HOW OUR CHILDREN START IN THE MORNING.
After half term we are changing how the children enter the school and we are trialling this new method for a
term. On Monday 28th February, children will not be expected to line up in the playground. Instead, classroom
doors will open at 8.55 am and will stay open to the start of the school day at 9.05 am. All teachers will be
in their classroom for the 10 minutes before school – children are to come into school as soon as they arrive in
the playground, hang up their coats and do some independent learning. The teacher will explain what this
means to the children.
In this way, the start of the school day will be calmer for our children, and valuable learning time will not be
wasted by lining up and walking to classes.
Please note the classroom door will close at 9.05 and any pupils arriving after that time will be registered
as late.
PLEASE BE CONSIDERATE TO OUR WALKING BUS – HELP
NEIGHBOURS –
• DO NOT PARK IN FRONT OF WANTED.
THEIR DRIVES, Do you walk to school?
• DO NOT PARK ON THE YELLOW Do you want to help others walk
CHEVRONS
• DO NOT PARK IN THE STAFF to school?
CAR PARK If so, please contact either Mrs
Park further afield and walk the last 5
minutes – stay healthy, keep our children
Coppin or Ms Harris – or simply
safe! tell the classteacher.
HEADTEACHER: Miss AMANDA JENNINGS, B.A.Hons. P.G.C.E., N.P.Q.H
Telephone: 0208 5OO 4640 Fax: 0208 501 2933
e-mail:
[email protected] www.webfronter.com/redbridge/johnbramston
John Bramston Primary School
‘If you believe you can achieve…’
School Leadership: JRSO’s
Ms Harris – School Business Manager Vahgisha and Thamima (Y5) are our Junior Road Safety
Mr Williams – Phase Group Leader for Y5 and Y6 Officers. They are responsible for helping to promote road safety
Miss Gould – Phase Group Leader for Y3 and Y4 in our school. If you do have concerns or suggestions about
Mrs Whiteson – Phase Group Leader for Y1 and Y2 improving road safety even further, please use the Families
Mrs Coppin – Phase Group Leader for N and R suggestion box in the foyer area to write a message to the JRSOs.
Mr Lee – Inclusion Teacher and member of Core Leadership February tip – During half term please remember:
Team 1. THINK! Find the safest place to cross, then stop.
Mrs Kaur – Assistant Headteacher 2. STOP! Stand on the pavement near the kerb.
Mrs Smith – Deputy Headteacher
3. USE YOUR EYES AND EARS! Look all around for
Miss Jennings - Headteacher
traffic, and listen.
If you would like to meet with any of the above please contact the
school office and they will make an appointment with the 4. WAIT UNTIL IT’S SAFE TO CROSS! If traffic is
appropriate personnel. Many thanks. coming, let it pass.
Get your voice heard!...... 5. LOOK AND LISTEN! When it’s safe, walk straight
The next Headteacher’s surgery will be held on Weds 9th March across the road.
between 3.30pm and 4.30pm. If you would like to come and 6. ARRIVE ALIVE! Keep looking and listening.
speak to me about anything to do with school (things that we COMPETITION
could improve, things that are working well, or just come to say Design a mascot for road safety. This needs to be done on A4
hello) please contact Mrs Punter for a 10 minute appointment. paper and given in after half term. Deadline – Friday 4th March
2011. There will be a boxed placed outside the main hall. Good
luck.
Homework Policy – thank you to all the children and families If you would like to email your child’s class
who fed back to us regarding our homework. A new policy has teacher, please collect an email protocol from the
been written and will be in effect from 28th February. A copy of school office.
this can be found on our website.
Supermarket Vouchers Invitation for Year 5 Parents
Reminder that we are collecting Sainsbury’s and Tesco vouchers On Wednesday 16th March we would like to invite Year 5
and Nestle Cereal box tops to help build up our school resources. parents to come along and have a school dinner with their child
Any vouchers you would like to donate can be deposited in the at lunchtime. If you are interested in coming along, please let the
relevant boxes outside the school hall. school office know by Friday 11th March.
Maths Course for Parents World Book Day
We are going to be running a short course for parents to show We will be celebrating World Book Day on Thursday 3rd March.
them how we teach written calculations in school. These classes The children can come into school dressed as their favourite
will help you support your children at home. The course will run book character in exchange for a £1 donation. All monies
for 5-6 weeks. It will begin on Weds 9th March at 9.05am in the received will go towards buying literacy resources (eg. reading
school hall and continue every Wednesday. Each session should books for the children).
last no longer than an hour. If you are interested in attending,
please contact the school office.
Dates for your Diary…
18/2/11 – Break up for Half Term Holiday 08/3./11 – am Y2S visiting Hainault Forest
28/3/11 – Children return to school 9.20 Y1J Class Assembly
01/3/11 – Housing Advisor in school 09/3/11 - 9.05 Parents Maths Club
03/3/11 – World Book Day am – Y2E visiting Hainault Forest
07/3/11 – Y4 Trip to Museum of London 10/3/11 - am Y1 visiting Hainault Library
Y6 Junior Citizenship Visit 5-7.30pm Open Evening
am - Y2C Trip to Hainault Forest
3.30-5.30pm Open Evening
HEADTEACHER: Miss AMANDA JENNINGS, B.A.Hons. P.G.C.E., N.P.Q.H
Telephone: 0208 5OO 4640 Fax: 0208 501 2933
e-mail:
[email protected] www.webfronter.com/redbridge/johnbramston
