Hobb Lane

Hedge End, Southampton Hampshire, SO30 0GG

Telephone: (01489) 782295

E-mail: admin@freegrounds-jun.hants.sch.uk

Website: www.freegrounds-jun.hants.sch.uk

Headteacher: Mrs Deborah Johnson, BEd, MSc

No. 4 School Newsletter November 2017

Tesco Bags of Help Scheme – Vote for Freegrounds Junior School to receive funding for

our outdoor library and reading garden. From Wednesday 1st November you can collect your blue token when you pay for your purchases - big or small. You may need to ask for the blue token during the transaction.

You can vote at the following Tesco stores:-

Tesco Extra, Bursledon Towers, Bursledon Tesco Express, Shamblehurst Lane, Hedge End Tesco Express, Tanhouse Lane, Hedge End

Please can you ask your friends and family to vote for us and help us to make our outdoor library

and reading garden a fantastic learning environment for our children to enjoy.

Children In Need

On Friday 17th November we will be fundraising for Children In

Need. Pupils can wear non school for the day with a

donation of £1. The theme is to wear anything spotty (optional).

We will also be holding a cake sale during and after school (If cakes

are left!). Please bring in money for the cakes, prices ranging from

10p—£1, all proceeds go to Children In Need. Please can pupils

bring in cakes, homemade or shop bought. Please remember to

have your name and class on the cake boxes if you would like them

returned.

Please remember we are a NUT FREE school!

Performances

Over the last few weeks children in each year group have been sharing some of their learning

with you - their parents, family and carers. Having a real audience really helps to give the work

pupils are doing a real purpose. Thank you so much to those of you who came to see Year Four

and Five’s gymnastic demonstrations, Year Three’s music performance and Juniper’s Remem-

brance assembly (Hawthorne and Sycamore class are performing next week). All our children

have performed with great confidence and did themselves and the school proud.

Thank you for your continued support and we look forward to seeing your at our Open Afternoon

on Friday 15th December.

Freegrounds Junior School Association

Film Night

Thank you for all the support for the Film Night we raised approximately £440, which is a great step towards our total of £5000 for the year.

Winter Wonderland Christmas Fayre - Saturday 2nd December

This year we are going to be holding our Christmas Fayre on a Saturday and we are calling it

our ‘Winter Wonderland’ Christmas Event. It will run from 11.30—2.30pm. More information will come out nearer the time but please save the date as we would love to see

you there!

If you are able to volunteer to help at the event, please inform the office and we will pass your

name to the FJSA.

Rotary Club Shoebox Appeal 2017

Last week at school, the house captains were very busy

sorting out the shoebox appeal. In total we had 98

shoeboxes and we would really like to thank everyone

who completed one. We counted all the boxes and sorted

them into house groups, and we have finally got the

results for the house competition we set. In the end

Bramley donated the most with 34 shoeboxes, then

Empire with 27, Russet with 21 and finally Winston with

16.

We are very happy and thankful for all the shoeboxes that we managed to donate. They will all

be going on a plane in the next few weeks to Albania, Montenegro, Moldova and Romania. All

the children who receive a shoebox will be really happy. Once again thank you for bringing them

in. Hopefully we get a letter/video of them receiving their gifts.

Witten by Ella and Sophia On behalf of the House Captains

Sports Desk

Dodgeballers!

This week, Wildern School saw six schools from our partnership join

together in a Dodgeball Festival. There were also events at Botley and

Wyvern to cater for the interest. This was a fun event designed to enable

children to experience a competitive event. Freegrounds took a team of

eight mixed Year 4 and 5 children, who

represented the school with a great attitude. Not only did the team have a

great time, but they won 4 of their 5 games and drew the other! Not only

was this a super achievement, but they were by far the fairest team too!

Well done Freegrounds!

Cubby Hole Reminder

Coats and bags have always been a problem to store in

schools and so we have introduced cubby holes for

pupils in all year groups which has really helped to keep

the shared areas tidy and reduce the amount of lost

property collected each term! Drinks bottles, PE kits

and home /school diaries are stored in the classroom

and so it is just a coat and small bag to go into their

cubby hole. We have reminded the children that we are

like a high class airline with only limited storage! The

cubby holes measure 32cm wide x 25cm high x 33cm

deep. Please can we ask that children only bring in the

resources they need for school e.g. home-school diary, reading book, water bottle and lunchbox.

Large bags are not necessary and do not fit in the cubby holes. Thank you for your support with

this. (NB. If they are wet, coats will be stored in the classroom).

Flu Immunisation Programme for Year 3 and 4

On Thursday 9th November, the school nursing team came into to school to

administer the flu immunisation to Year 3 and 4 children. The children were all

very brave, and when the nursing team left they complimented them on their

beautiful manners and very good behaviour.

Freegrounds Junior School - Governor Profile

Kate Dench - Chair of Governors Kate was appointed as Parent governor in November 2014. She was elected as Chair in March 2015 after the governing body reconstituted.

Within the governing body, she inspires an open and transparent culture and is dedicated to supporting the school and oversees the robust monitoring of our pupil's progress. Kate has three children, one who has been through Freegrounds Junior School, one currently at the school and one in Freegrounds Infants School.

Kate is passionate about improving public services. She has worked in community develop-ment for over 5 years, supporting local communities to improve their lives through various health and wellbeing initiatives, training/involvement opportunities, improving access to services and reducing social isolation/youth anti social behaviour. Prior to this, she worked in various engagement and improvement roles within the NHS.

The FJS value that resonates best with Kate is 'curious'. She shows this by asking 'why?', is always excited and welcomes change and is creative in seeking new ways of working.

http://freegroundsjunior.schoolvle.org/index.php/vision-and-values/

Learning to Learn (The 5 ‘R’s)-Winners Massive congratulations to the following pupils for being awarded Learning to

Learn certificates for resilience last half term.

Lunchtime Award

Each Friday, our Lunchtime Assistants nominate up to 6 pupils who have demonstrated our

school behaviour code by being caring, helpful, polite and kind at lunchtime during the week.

Each pupil is presented with a certificate in our Celebration Worship on a Friday afternoon and

they are invited to sit at top table with Mrs. Johnson to eat their lunch the following Monday.

We would like to share with you the names of the pupils who have been nominated.

Ash Elm Ella Belcher

Oak Rory Mangan

Zachary Dicker

Beech Isabelle Parnell-Skinner

Maple Owen Cooper Pine Billy Povah

Cedar Gracie Stanley-Ridoutt Larch Courtney Head-Haig

Willow Thomas Wyeth Juniper Darcey Maxted

Hawthorn Ellesse Blake Sycamore Brooke Bevan

Vincent Robinson Rhianna Spencer Jamie Lewis

Samuel Taylor Anwesha Dey Kim Spencer

Molly Rooney Denisha Skilton Tom French

Tom French Joe Cook Emily Yates

Eryk Gorniak Evie-Rose Illman Taylor Chandler

Max McIntosh

This half term we are focusing on a new Learning to Learning skill–

Independence. To launch this new Learning to Learn skill Mrs Hawkins

led an assembly where we explored how to be independent in our

learning. During the assembly Miss Hindley willing volunteered to learn

how to juggle 3 balls using different independent learning techniques

such as; asking a friend, using resources e.g. the internet or a book,

being positive and resilient or seeking feedback to know how to improve.

We can’t wait for assembly next week to see how she is getting on!

All classes will be doing some further work on independence and the

Learning Council are going to be thinking about how to celebrate when children have displayed

the Learning to Learn skill of Independence.

2017-18 Diary Dates

Monday 13th November - Travelling Books 3.30—4.00pm all welcome Tuesday 14th November - Remembrance Assembly—Sycamore - Travelling Books 3.30—4.00pm all welcome Wednesday 15th November - Remembrance Assembly—Hawthorn - Travelling Books 3.30—4.00pm all welcome Thursday 16th November - Year 6—Openbox Theatre—WW1 workshops Friday 17th November - Children In Need—Non School Uniform and Cake Sale Tuesday 21st November – Year 3 and 4 parent maths workshop morning and opportunity to see maths in action 9.15—11am Thursday 23rd November - Year 6 SATs talk to parents 6.30—7.30pm Tuesday 28th November - Year 3—Warburton Bakery in school—Elm Class Wednesday 29th November - Year 3—Warburton Bakery in school—Oak Class Friday 30th November - Year 3—Warburton Bakery in school—Ash Class Saturday 2nd December - FJSA Winter Wonderland Christmas Faye 11.30am—2.30pm Wednesday 6th December - Prospective Year 3 Open Morning for parents Thursday 7th December - Prospective Year 3 Open Morning for parents Tuesday 12th December - Christmas Lunch Wednesday 13th December - iRock Christmas Assembly Concert—Details to follow Friday 15th December - Open afternoon for parents from 2.30pm Wednesday 20th December - Christmas Parties—all year groups Thursday 21st December - INSET Day -School Closed for children

Christmas Holidays - Friday 22nd December 2017 - Thursday 4th January 2018

Wednesday 10th January - Year 6 visit to Medina Mosque Friday 12th January - Openbox Theatre Panto—Whole school—Details to follow Monday 15th January - Year 6 Parents Evening—3.45—7.00pm Wednesday 17th January - Year 3 visit to Winchester Cathedral Thursday 18th January - Year 6 Parents Evening—3.45—7.00pm

Half Term - Monday 12th February 2018 — Friday 16th February 2018

The school website www.freegrounds-jun.hants.sch.uk has a link to the calendar on the front page

Health and Safety

Due to safeguarding, please can all parents/carers report to the school office if they need to see a teacher, make an appointments, use the toilet facilities or look for lost property. I’m sure you can

appreciate the importance of doing this to ensure the safety of the children in our care.

Health & Safety

COATS—With the cold weather well on its way can we please ask that you ensure your child wears a named coat to school as all children go outside at lunchtime and breaktime.

WATER BOTTLES—Staying hydrated even in the winter months is very important. Please can all children bring a named water bottle to school everyday.

Please note that we are a NUT FREE school. Please take care to check that items in packed lunchboxes do not contain nuts.