Key Dates for the Diary

18th February - 22nd February 2019

HALF TERM

25th February 2019 Year 3 trip to The Tate

Modern

27th February 2019 Year 1 trip to the

Childhood Museum &

Year 6 Parent SATS Meeting

7th March 2019 World Book Day

18th & 19th March Parents’ Evening

5th April

School Closes at 1.30pm for the Easter Holiday

8th April - 22nd April

Easter Holidays

School reopens on Tuesday 23rd April 2019

Dates for Class

Assemblies Start time - 9.00am

13th March - Year 1

20th March - Reception 27th March - Year 2 3rd April - Year 6 1st May - Year 5 8th May - Year 4 15th May - Year 3

Dear Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ

Thank you for forgiving our

wrongs,

Help us to do the

right thing,

Thank you for our homes and

families,

In Jesus' name,

Amen.

Ajah, Year 6

Faith Group

Vacancy - PTA chicken officer!

Easy job - about an hour a month to sort the holiday rota and buy the food, with the help of a big group of volunteer parents via the chickens' very own WhatsApp group. It's great way to meet new St Judes families, make sure this fantastic project keeps going and of course get as much time with the chickens as you and your family wants! Please contact Kitty (George Y6) on 07798 653059 or kitty.ussher@gmail.org if you are interested. I'm needing to find a replacement as George will move to secondary school in the summer. Thank you! Kitty (George Y6)

We are planning our first ever Wellbeing Week which will run from Monday 29th April to Friday 3rd May. We are planning lots of exciting opportunities for children to learn about the importance of physical and mental wellbeing, including a yoga session for every class. We are also keen to include parents so have booked in a Sleep Hygiene workshop with our Educational Psychologist on Wednesday 1st May. We will be in touch nearer the time with timings and more information about what the week will entail. If you have any questions about the week, please get in touch with Ms Jones or Mr Cutts who are leading this initiative.

Year three children will have their photograph taken as part of The Tate Modern Gallery Exhibition on the first day back after half term. Please remember to look immaculate in the correct school uniform.

Saint of the Week

Jordan in Class 2 for always helping children in reception at playtime.

The Punctuality winners are Year 1 with ‘0’ lates.

Keep up the good work!

Class Four are the Dojo Team champions this week. This outstanding class were awarded 90 Dojo Points

for ‘Motivation’ and 88 Dojo Points for ‘Have a go Hero’.

Congratulations Class Four, you have been outstanding this week!

Worker of the Week

Afrah in Reception class for making an amazing rocket at home, bringing it to school and then choosing to write a caption about it.

St Jude's Online Safety Newsflash

Meet our Safer Internet Day ambassadors…

On Safer Internet Day our children were given the opportunity to answer a range of questions and offer

their advice around the theme of consent, with ‘Question Walls’ located in a range of positions around our

school. Martha, Lois, Daniel and Linda’s contributions were identified as outstanding and were recognised

during Monday’s Collective Worship. They were awarded a certificate and ‘safe online time’ 30 minute

voucher.

Martha: ‘We can take control of our lives better online by learning how to be safe and talking to our adults.’ Lois: ‘Try not to spend too long on the internet. You may feel grumpy and say something unkind to some-body.’ Daniel: ‘You should ask an adult immediately if you see something you don't know is right or wrong.’ Linda: ‘I would feel upset and embarrassed if someone said something unkind about me online.’

KG Doodles Easter Holiday Club

The KG Doodles Easter Holiday Club will run daily in the Creative Learning Hub from 7.45am – 5.30pm, and will include a breakfast for the children. Children will need to bring a packed lunch and snacks for the rest of the day. Daily activities will include drama, music, sports and craft activities, all facilitated by the KG Doodles team. The daily rate will be £40 per child. There will be a discount for siblings.

Thank you to the PTA for their wonderful support and hard work towards organising the Valentine’s Disco!!

As always - this event was extremely well attended and lots of fun was had by all …. there were some amazing dance moves too!

Swimming Award

Congratulations to Matilda, Toran, Isaac, Christian, Noah,

Summer, Izzy and Benji for competing so enthusiastically at the

swimming gala! You showed great resilience and determination

during the swimming races and were fantastic ambassadors for

our school.

NEXT PTA MEETING Our next PTA meeting will take place on Friday 8th March at 09:00 in the Creative Learning Hub to discuss events for the coming term. All are welcome, including younger children. This is a great opportunity to come and hear about what the PTA are up to and to have your say in other events and how you would like the funds to be spent. OTHER PTA DATES FOR 2019

Quiz Night date TBC

Fun Run ‍♀ Saturday 18th May

Summer Fair Saturday 29th June

PTA EMAIL LIST If you would like to be added to the PTA mailing list, please email us on stjudespta@gmail.com and we'll add you! Thank you! Your PTA