Over £150 was raised by Charlotte last week after she took part in a sponsored silence, and also helped organise and run a coffee morning! The money was presented by the Year 5 pupil to Sebastian’s Action Trust during the visit to Bluebells yesterday. What a thoughtful – and quiet – thing to do! Well done Charlotte; we are all very proud of you!

A huge thank you to Mrs Strachan for speaking to our pupils today. They heard about what it’s like working as a duty manager for the Anvil and Haymarket theatres, and how our learning behaviours continue into the workplace! Brilliant! Mrs Strachan finished by leaving us a quote from Dr Seuss- see below

Several of our school council took a trip to Bluebells, the residential centre run by Sebastian’s Action Trust. It provides respite breaks for very ill children and their families. We’re supporting the charity because we want to help children and families who are less fortunate than ourselves, and who need our help. Our pupils were quite moved by all that they saw. A wonderful opportunity.

The penultimate week before the Easter holidays promises to be a busy one!

 

Monday – Assembly learning about democracy.
Tuesday – Year 4 football team play Fairfields- good luck everyone!
Wednesday – Non Uniform Day- take part by bringing an Easter Egg for the Variety club, who will give them to children in need. Also, some of our school councillors are going to visit Bluebells, the residential home of Sebastians Action Trust. Mrs Strachan also speaks to us about working in the theatre!
Thursday – Second Hand Uniform Sale at Infants – 3pm-3:45pm.
Friday – Celebration assembly. Draw takes place for a £50 Easter Meat Raffle- 3pm at the Infants.

 

Don't forget to book your place for the Easter Egg Hunt from Monday 23 March (tickets available from Infants).

We enjoyed watching the eclipse together this morning. It was too cloudy outside, so we watched the event on iPlayer. Quite a spectacular few moments!

 

A letter went out today announcing Mrs O’Brien’s retirement, which is well deserved after working at KFJS for over 27 years!

Well done to our fantastic Y5/6 football teams who took part in a large tournament in Southampton last week. Both teams won 3 games and lost 2, and needless to say their sportsmanship was very good. We're very proud of them. There are more games on Monday against local schools.

On Monday, we had a great visit from Maria Miller, our local MP. She spoke about what life was like for her at school, how she had to work very hard, and how a teacher once told her that she could achieve anything if she put her mind to it. She also spoke about what it is like to be an MP. The children asked very good questions, and after the whole school assembly, the school council asked some more questions. Maria also asked the pupils what they would like to see improved in Basingstoke. Maria finished off the visit with a tour of the school.

We're excited to have Maria Miller visit us on Monday morning, to share her thoughts on our ongoing theme of Aspirations!

 

Year 6 workshops continue on Monday and Tuesday after school.

Friday is Red Nose Day!
Non-Uniform Day Bring 50p and come in a Onesie or pyjamas. You can wear red if you’d rather!  Make a funny Hat Enter our competition to make a funny hat to wear. Entry fee 50p. Cake Sale Design your own cupcakes. These will be sold at break time for 20p each.

Kathy Gare our Parent Support Advisor will be running a 2 x Triple P groups over the next term.

Groups run for 5 weeks

 Daytime Course starts

Monday 11^th May

9.30-11.30am at Chalk Ridge Primary School

 Evening Course starts

Wednesday 25^th March

6.30pm-8.30pm at Cranbourne Business & Enterprise College

 Triple P is a Positive Parenting Program that promotes good communication

and strong relationships between parents and children.

This positive approach to parenting helps parents promote their children’s development

and manage their children’s behaviour in a constructive and caring way.

For more information or to book a place call

Kathy 07598331764