Longroyde Junior School News… Thursday 26 th February 2016 Headteacher R.J.Fox No 464 Contact us at Longroyde Junior School Longroyde Road Rastrick Brighouse West Yorkshire HD6 3AS Tel (01484) 715300 Fax (01484) 401810 Email admin@Longroyde. calderdale.sch.uk web site www.longroyde.weebly.co m Twitter @Longroyde Working Together, reaching for Individual Hooter s A Fantastic £313.03 was raised for BBC Children in Need this year; a certificate has been received in school. Thank you to everyone who PFA now have their own Facebook page; find them at: Longroyde Junior School PFA. Football Team off to a Flyer Well done to the school football team under their manager Mr Hurst who beat Salterhebble 5-1 this Wednesday at the LJS Stadium. On Thursday at Withinfields the match was cancelled. We are hoping this Well done to Oliver Blamires! On Sunday, Oliver competed in a swimming gala at the new Huddersfield Leisure Centre. He did 100m breaststroke in the open age range World Book Day This much anticipated day is stacking up to be a real treat on Thursday next week. We have book shop visits or each class and activities in school too. There are competitions and a reading competition for older children at Rastrick Library against other schools. Thank you to Mrs Hemingway our literacy Manager for organising the day and to Mrs Mc Free Family Learning is back next week with Mother’s Day Pots. Join us at school for lots of fun between 3.20-4.50pm on Thursday 25 th February 2016. Please complete the slip available and hand it in at the Thank you to the Williamson girls, Ella and Charlotte, who have drawn us some lovely owls. We love to see children’s art work in school so let us see PFA News… Mother’s Day Gifts These will be on sale during break times at school from next Tuesday priced at £1.50. As always these will run out quickly so please make sure your child gets theirs early. Disco Thanks Thank you to all the parents who helped at the recent Valentine’s Disco. It was a great night enjoyed
A Fantastic £313.03 was raised for BBC Children in Need this year; a certificate has been received in school. Thank you to everyone who contributed in any way.
PFA now have their own Facebook page; find them at: Longroyde Junior School PFA.
Football Team off to a Flyer Well done to the school football team under their manager Mr Hurst who beat Salterhebble 5-1 this Wednesday at the LJS Stadium. On Thursday at Withinfields the match was cancelled. We are hoping this match will be re-arrranged soon.
Well done to Oliver Blamires! On Sunday, Oliver competed in a swimming gala at the new Huddersfield Leisure Centre. He did 100m breaststroke in the open age range and he came third receiving a bronze medal.
World Book Day This much anticipated day is stacking up to be a real treat on Thursday next week. We have book shop visits or each class and activities in school too. There are competitions and a reading competition for older children at Rastrick Library against other schools. Thank you to Mrs Hemingway our literacy Manager for organising the day and to Mrs Mc Guire for supporting her with activities in the library too.
Free Family Learning is back next week with Mother’s Day Pots. Join us at school for lots of fun between 3.20-4.50pm on Thursday 25th February 2016. Please complete the slip available and hand it in at the school office.
Thank you to the Williamson girls, Ella and Charlotte, who have drawn us some lovely owls. We love to see children’s art work in school so let us see your art work from home if you have done any.
PFA News… Mother’s Day Gifts These will be on sale during break times at school from next Tuesday priced at £1.50. As always these will run out quickly so please make sure your child gets theirs early.
Disco Thanks Thank you to all the parents who helped at the recent Valentine’s Disco. It was a great night enjoyed by all.
REWARDS Best Attendance J1 (99%) Whole School Attendance this week 95.6% Whole School Attendance this year so far 96.9% Tidiest Class of the Week J5 Best Behaved Classes of the Week J3
Our school Attendance Target is 97% this year. Attendance + Punctuality = Achievement
REWARDS
Pupil’s Choice Zaki Choudhry, Alex Brooks, Lucy McGuire, Lola Hill, Joshua Dines, Erin Massey, Maryam Arouge, Honey Beal Rising Star Wayne Marsh, Asrah Elsafar, Humma Ali, Scarlett Rigby, Bethany Robson, Freddie Bangali, Mason Watmore Brooke Gledhill House Points 1st Earth 1,835, 2nd Fire 1,365, 3rd Water 1,290, 4th Air 910 Star of the Month
Next Week 29th February – 4 th March 2016
Monday Library (all year groups) 12.40-1.15pm. Guitar lessons pm. Tuesday Library (all year groups) 12.40-1.15pm. Guitar, Brass, Clarinet/Flute lessons pm. Y5/6 Football Training 3.30-4.30pm.Wednesday Library (all year groups) 12.40-1.15pm. Brass Group 3.20-4.00pm Thursday School Band at lunchtime. Clarinet & Flute lessons pm. Friday Rewards Assembly 9.00am All welcome. Cheerleading 3.20pm.
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World Book Day and Reading Week Longroyde are happy once again to be supporting World Book, but more than tis, there will be activities going on throughout the week. I thought it might be helpful to explain to parents what these will be.
Monday Special Assembly with a library Who Wrote? competition at lunchtime. Tuesday Library Guess Who? competition at lunchtime. Wednesday Special Assembly with a library Book Cover competition at lunchtime Thursday World Book Day, Years 3-5 visiting Just Books with their vouchers. Radical Reading Competition. Activities throughout the day in class including book plates. Friday Special Assembly with library Who’s the Author? competition at lunchtime. Newsletter special edition featuring photographs from the week. Rewards assembly will award prizes from the week including 50th person to borrow a book, 500 word story competition and others from the week.
Children have been asked to bring a book from home on Thursday this is so they can glue a book plate which they will create into their book. This can be the start of their home library which we are encouraging them all to have. If you are not happy for your child to glue a plate in just let us know.
Would You Believe It? St Matthew’s Church Holiday Club is opening its doors on Sunday 20th March between 11.30am and 3.30pm. Children aged u to 1 years are very welcome. All you need do is bring a packed lunch. There are application forms in the office and there is no charge at all. The theme this year is Would You Believe It?
This Week 22nd – 26 th February 2016
Monday Book Week activities all week. Library (all year groups) 12.40-1.15pm. Guitar lessons pm. Tuesday Library (all year groups) 12.40-1.15pm. Guitar, Brass, Clarinet/Flute lessons pm. Mixed Dancing 3.20pm. Y5/6 Football Training 3.30-4.30pm.Wednesday Some Y6 children to Rastrick Library Library (all year groups) 12.40-1.15pm. Brass Group 3.20-4.00pm Thursday World Book Day. School Band at lunchtime. Clarinet & Flute lessons pm. Friday Rewards Assembly 9.00am All welcome. Cheerleading 3.20pm.
Book Week Fun Here is a sample of the fun we will have next week during Book Week. We have several competitions for the children to join in with. One is a mystery reader competition. Can you guess the mystery staff reader enjoying Harry Potter?
