Longroyde Junior School

Friday 16th January 2015Headteacher

R.J.Fox

No 418

Contact us atLongroyde Junior SchoolLongroyde RoadRastrickBrighouseWest Yorkshire HD6 3ASTel (01484) 715300Fax (01484) 401810Email admin@Longroyde. calderdale.sch.ukweb sitewww.longroyde.weebly.comTwitter @Longroyde

Working Together, reaching for Individual

Goals

Hooters out of school club

New Assessment Arrangements Please make sure you have seen the letter sent home this week regarding the change to assessment this year.

SEND is the new name for what used to be called SEN. The new name is Special Educational Needs and Disabled. Our new SEND policy is available as a paper copy from the school’s office an electronically on the web site at www.Longroyde.weebly.com If you have any questions or queries about the school’s policy please speak to Mrs Richmond Flinn. The new policy doesn’t change our commitment to ensuring the best education for every child possible.

New Menus at school We have new menus starting this week, the menus are on the school’s web site. We are receiving some very positive comments about our school food at the moment so if your child hasn’t tried it yet now might be the time.

PFA Meeting Please make every effort to attend our forthcoming PFA Meeting on Monday next week. The meeting is held in the old library from the end of school so please feel free to come along and bring your child/children with you. The meetings are never long and we are making a real difference to the children’s experience of school through them. Please help us to decide what we will organise and how we will spend our funds. We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible.

A Reminder to all parents of children with medical conditions that a form needs to be completed and returned to school if you need us to adminster medicine in school. Please advise us also if your child has a condition we should know about.

New Choir members needed We are looking to recruit some new choir members for our lovely choir who rehearse each Monday with their conductor, Mr Lambert and their pianist, Mr Baxter. There is no charge for this activity and it starts after school on Mondays from 3.20-4.30pm. We have a concert coming up soon and new music to practice so please let the office know if your child wants to join.

Tooth Decay Did you know that tooth decay was the most common reason for hospital admissions for children aged 5 to 9 between 2012 to 2013?

Next Week 19 th -23rd January 2015 Monday Lunchtime (all year groups) Library 12.40-1.15pm.School Choir 3.20-4.20pm. Tuesday Lunchtime (all year groups) Library 12.40-1.15pm.Guitar lessons pm. WednesdayLunchtime (all year groups) Library 12.40-1.15pm.P Bones 12.20-1.20pm.Library 12.30-1.15pm.Brass Group 3.20pm-4.00pm ThursdayWoodwind and Guitar lessons pm. School Band 12.45-1.15pm.P-Clarinet and Flute lessons pm.Friday Lunchtime (all year groups) Library 12.40-1.15pm. Rewards Assembly 9.05 (All Welcome, refreshments served afterwards)

This week’s Behaviour Ambassador Lunch took place in Restaurant J5 on Tuesday. Thank you to Mrs Clarke and Mrs Mitchell for setting out the room and well done for all the children who received this lovely accolade.

REWARDS

Best Attendance this week J2 and J3 (99.4%) Whole School Attendance this week 97% Whole School Attendance this year so far 96.3% Best Behaved Class of the Week J7 Tidiest Class of the Week Pupil’s Choice Samaad Bashir, Libby Bush, Gracie Mae Pearson, Chanay Lloyd, Scarlett Rhodes, Meghan Knowles, Maia Foster Housepoint Winners 1st Earth 19,233, 2nd Water 10,830, 3rd Air 8,586, 4th fire 7,510 Star of the Month Awarded at the end of the month

Musical Opportunities are expanding at LJS As you will know, our school has always provided plenty of opportunities for children to enjoy music making and there has never been a better time for your child to get involved with this. The latest string to the LJS Music Bow is our Woodwind teacher Mrs O’Donaghue who comes into school each week teaching children to play the flute and clarinet. She currently has nine pupils but there is room for more and your child would be very welcome. The cost for these lessons is minimal and could be free (depending on circumstances, terms and conditions apply). Junior school is a wonderful time to learn an instrument before the pressures of GCSEs kick in. Please speak to Mr Fox or anyone in our office if you are interested in any instrument lesson. We also offer the chance to join our Orchestra and Brass Band if your child would like. Both of these are entirely free of charge.

REWARDS

Rising Star Maymunah, Akram, Kailah Pearson, Demaya Webster, Holly Bland, Hisham Khalil, Katie Walton, Maisie Rathmell, Caitlin Archibald Accelerated Readers Super Reader Malaika Naeem (2), Peter Ashley (4),Joseph Whittaker (5), Advanced Reader Tayibah Nasar and Classic Reader (4) Zara MahmoodWell done to everyone at LJS for enabling us to come first in the whole of Calderdale in a league table covering 33 different measures broken into four categories, teaching, attainment, progress and attendance. The award is testimony to everyone’s hard work including pupils, staff and parents.

This Week 12 th -16 th January 2015 Monday Lunchtime (all year groups) Library 12.40-1.15pm.School Choir 3.20-4.20pm.Tuesday Lunchtime (all year groups) Library 12.40-1.15pm.Guitar lessons pm. WednesdayLunchtime (all year groups) Library 12.40-1.15pm.P Bones 12.20-1.20pm.Library 12.30-1.15pm.Brass Group 3.20pm-4.00pm ThursdayWoodwind and Guitar lessons pm. School Band 12.45-1.15pm.P-Clarinet and Flute lessons pm.Friday Lunchtime (all year groups) Library 12.40-1.15pm. Rewards Assembly 9.05 (All Welcome, refreshments served afterwards)