Newsletter 2 Friday 25 September 2015

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1 Newsletter 2 Friday 25 September 2015 Jupiter Community Free School Dates for your Calendar 14/10/15 Circus Workshop 22/10/15 Individual School Photos 23/10/15 End of Term 26/10/15-30/10/15 Half Term 20/10/15 Harvest Festival 9am 04/11/15 Parent Consultations 05/11/15 Parent Consultations 06/11/15 Flu Vaccination (Nasal Spray) 12/11/15 Open Evening /11/15 Occasional Day School Closed 07/12/15 Year R & 1 Christmas Concert 1.30 pm 08/12/15 Year R & 1 Christmas Concert 9.15am 09/12/15 Year R & 1 Christmas Concert 1.30 pm (Grandparents Only) 15/12/15 Christmas Lunch Dear Parents EidMubarak to all our families celebrating this joyous and peaceful festival. It is delightful to see how well all of the children have settled in. The school is looking a much busier place now with 93 children willing to learn. The routines are becoming more established as we get to know the new children and the families. I thank all the staff for joining together with the same goal of making sure each child is well cared for and happy in their work. The team is exceptional and all go an extra mile for the children. Please read the class newsletters as you will be amazed about what has been happening this week. I hope you have a great weekend. Warm regards 18/12/15 Party Buffet Lunch 18/12/15 Term ends 2.00pm No Clubs Staff News CONTENTS PAGE Message from the Principal 1 Calendar Dates Staff news Macmillan Coffee Morning 2 School Information 3 Trending on Facebook 4 House Groups 5 Principals Award 6 We are currently looking to recruit 2 cleaners. Please refer to the Jupiter Community Free School website for more details. Kindness & Respect Award 7 1

2 Macmillan Coffee Morning Wow!! What an amazing turnout we had to our coffee morning. It was fantastic to see so many parents and other family members in classrooms with the children enjoying toast time. Thank you for all your support and for donating so generously. We have raised a staggering 195!!! That is amazing considering we only have and. This will be sent off to the Macmillan Cancer Charity. 2

3 School Information Virtues At Jupiter we focus on a different Virtue (behaviour) with the children to highlight how people should behave towards each other to create and maintain a happy society. Our virtue for the next few weeks is: Friendliness - Showing or expressing liking, goodwill, or trust. Tending or disposed to help or support; favourable Voluntary Toast Donations At Jupiter we have toast time every day at 10am. This helps energise the children's brain and bodies until lunchtime. We really appreciate if a contribution of 3 per term can be made towards this morning snack. Request for Tissues Could we please ask if you would be able to donate a box of tissues to school. We do use tissues a lot in the classroom and with the winter months approaching we anticipate a lot of coughs and sneezes!. We appreciate any donation you can make. Extended Learning Clubs for Year One children Monday: Handwriting Tuesday: Art Wednesday: Drama Thursday: Construction Friday: Puzzle Club Parents You will have received some information and a consent form concerning the flu vaccination which is being offered to all children in Year s 1 & 2. Could we please ask that you return the completed form by : Wednesday 30 September

4 Trending on Facebook Jupiter Community Free School now has its own Facebook Group! Please follow the link below to request to join the group: 24 September at 09:39 The children have started this morning with beautiful singing in assembly and celebrating children who have been nominated this week for the Kindness and Respect Award and the Principals Award 24 September at 12:19 Please note the date of the Harvest Festival has changed. It will now be on Tuesday 20 October at 9am followed by an official opening of the school by Lord Salisbury. Parents can donate Non-perishable food (Tins, packets - No Fruit or Meat) would be welcomed that we will donate to a local charity (not yet chosen). 21 September at 15:19 Please can I remind all parents that if you are picking your child up from Chill Out club do not ring the entrance buzzer as the staff are upstairs with the children. Please ring the school number when you arrive and a member of staff will bring your child downstairs to the door. Thank you. 21 September at 14:29 We have seen some amazing cutting skills by during their theme this afternoon! 4

5 Our School Houses When children arrive in school they will be placed in a school house. There are opportunities for children who behave very well to earn a house point from any adult around. These house points will be added up each week and the winners announced in Awards assembly. Our school houses are: Mercury Venus Daniella N David N Finley O Maisie B Sean W Noah D Lily G George O Ethan J Freddie F Emmanuelle T Kacey T Brandan W Kayleigh W Kieran P Luyanda D Noah P Ignacy W Isobella H Jessie P Harry W Rayaan F Ava B Haris K Anoushka R Mars Saturn Scarlett B Archie C Louie C Reagan B Robert I Aniela S Alex Brooks Lily O Evie M Jeremiah L Colby C Ellis S Mary M Liberty H Sonny C Arahn N Darcey S Sophie M Tasmai B Dineth B Leon W Erika P Ronnie M Maximus N Freya W Neptune Pluto Ryan H Ryan Y Julian C Daisy-May H Emily P Marcus G Emilee O Charlie W Victor K Mia C Skye N Amelia B Leni M Jasmine K Almos O Riley C Tulah H Charlie H Isabel F Matthew H Jake B Tayla W 5

6 Principal's Awards Principal s Awards Thursday 17 September 2015 (These are recommended by the classroom staff for a variety of reasons that are above and beyond general expectations) Foxes - David For his impressive handwriting. Deer - Victor For continuing his excellent work at home producing super homework. Rabbits- Eve For amazing detail on her picture of her family. Badgers - Charlie Hiller For being able to identify words that rhyme. Hedgehogs - Isobella For her wonderful picture of her family. Principal s Awards Thursday 24 September 2015 (These are recommended by the classroom staff for a variety of reasons that are above and beyond general expectations) Foxes - Isabel For clearly showing each circus act as an illustration. Deer - Emilee For super illustration of circus acts. Rabbits- Christopher I was amazed this week in Maths at his ability to independently figure out a repeated 2d pattern. Badgers - Sonny For working independently to think of things beginning with t. Hedgehogs - Dineth For his amazing effort with his homework about his family. 6

7 Kindness and Respect Awards Kindness and Respect Awards Thursday 17 September 2015 These are awarded for displaying the Virtue of the week (Consideration) or displaying exceptional kindness and respect to others. Foxes - Leni Deer - Emily Rabbits - Marianne Badgers - Riley Hedgehogs - Lily For being considerate to mini-beasts outside of school. She shared that she was sad to let her butterflies go but wanted them to fly. For showing great consideration for the new member of class. She looked after him without being asked, showing great maturity. For being considerate to another child in our class who was crying. She used kindness to console him. For being considerate to his peers by helping them when they are not sure about something. For showing the virtue of consideration when talking about our learning environment. Kindness and Respect Awards Thursday 24 September 2015 These are awarded for displaying the Virtue of the week (Consideration) or displaying exceptional kindness and respect to others. Foxes - Kieran For showing consideration for the adults in class. Deer - Tulah For always being considerate of others by being kind and polite. Rabbits- Nathan For showing kindness and consideration to another child in our class who was upset. Badgers - Kacey For being considerate to others by putting her hand up to answer a question instead of calling out. Hedgehogs - Ryan For always showing consideration to his friends and the adults in the classroom. Should you have any issues or comments related to any content in this newsletter please contact the school office or Executive Principal. We aim to live by our values of protecting the environment so will therefore strive to avoid producing paper copies of information wherever possible. This information is supplied on our Website and by . Parents not able to access the technology are supplied with hard copies on request. 7