AUTUMNTERM 25THOCTOBER2019 - JENNETT'S PARK SCHOOL
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Autumn Term 25th October 2019 Dear Parents and Carers, SIAMS. A big thanks to everyone for their good wishes for our inspection. No official news but we are smiley still . New holiday dates at the end of the newsletter for 2020– 21. We do not grant holidays at other times of the year for children of statutory school age. Book Fair - Help to support Jennett's Park by visiting our book fair, running from 5th November- 8th November. Every book you buy at our Book Fair, helps us to earn free books for our school! With your generosity, we will hopeful- ly be able to buy class sets of books, and update our class libraries. The book fair will be held in the music room, and will be open during both parent's evenings, and from Wednesday to Friday- 3.30pm -4.00pm It is a great opportunity for the children to explore a variety of exciting books, and to get them excited about reading, all whilst raising money for the school! Thames Hospice – We raised an amazing £390.40! Thank you to our generous community! ‘Michelle on the move’ from radio Berkshire came to Jennett’s Park– 23rd October podcast– listen here — https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p07pssw2 School Photos - Place your order online by 7th November and you can benefit from free delivery to school. Over the past two weeks, we have been very lucky to receive visits from Eileen Browne, writer of Handa’s Surprise, and Rob Lloyd Jones, author of Wildboy. Eileen read her stories with nursery, and Reception and Year 1 were lucky enough to have workshops with her. Rob Lloyd Jones came in this Wednesday, and took a whole school assembly, which we hope inspired the children to contin- ue to read, and to try a range of books. Rob also lead workshops with Year 5 and 6, where they created their own plot for a story of their choice! Flowers - On Friday 11th October 2019 , Carolina and I ( Maya ) were chosen to help our Headteacher, Mrs Savage, decorate the Reception fence with fake flowers and vines. We did this because recently Mrs Savage has tried to plant real flowers but unfortunately they all died due to lack of water. As you walk in through the office entrance, you will see an array of colour in pots hanging from the fence. Also, we wrapped fake vines to create a more natural effect. We hope it makes you smile - it did us! Congratulations to Sarah and all the staff in the Harrison's school kitchen who gained another 5* rating from environ- mental health. Bravo! A sign of how well you work. Have a lovely holiday. If you are visiting any fireworks keep warm and keep safe. Elizabeth Savage - Headteacher
Black History Month We had a wonderful time celebrating Black History Month this year. The children enjoyed our visiting authors Valerie Bloom, who shared some of her poetry through actions and songs and did workshops with some of the classes. Al- so, authors Eileen Browne and Judith Makaniankhondo Nyirenda shared their books with KS1 and EYFS. We also know that many classes were involved with a variety of fun activities relat- ed to the celebrations. We still have one more visit from a Steel Pan company who will be visiting us early in the new term. Please talk to your children about all the things they have learned. Once again, thank you for your support. From Mrs Agbaje EMA leader In Canaries this week we have enjoyed a free writing week where we have been creating characters, set- tings and problems based on ourselves to use in a story for a writing competition.
YEAR 2 VALERIE BLOOM REPORT Year 2 loved having Valerie Bloom in to visit us. It was amazing to hear and learn some Jamaican words and to watch her perform amazing poetry that often ended up with us laughing! In Canaries, Valerie kindly taught us how to write poetry which every child was able to access. This poetry was about someone we love alongside our favourite foods, flowers, places and drinks. Some of our completed poems are as follows: Mum You are the ham and pepperoni on my pizza The lemon in my 7Up The fragrance in my red and pink rose And the great people in my London You are the Spooky party's in my Halloween Edwin You are the ketchup in my burger The flavour in my coke The scent of my daisy And the smell in my KFC You are the BBQs in my summer Jessica and Mia You are the honey on my toast The fizzy bubbles in my Coke Cola drink The memories in my poppys And the Ice in my smoothie You are the best place in my town - Tangs Canaries have enjoyed repeating the Pindar Cake song over and over as much as they can before Mrs Uhlig-Harris tells them to stop!
Black History Month, October 2019
We welcomed Judith Makaniankhondo Nyirenda to
school on Monday 14th October. Judith is a local
author, who lives in Binfield. She is originally from
Malawi. Judith has published a dual language book,
written both in English and Chichewa. She is pas-
sionate about there being more to learning language
than just words and is keen to promote both the vis-
ual and tactile aspect of language too.
Judith visited the Nursery and Reception classes to
share her new book, Happy Birthday Vana! The chil-
dren gave Judith a warm, Jennett’s Park welcome and
showed great listening skills as Judith read her book
aloud. Happy Birthday Vana! tells the story of Judith’s daughter’s fifth birthday.
Judith shared some of the things that are significant to her family during their birthday celebrations, and our
children enjoyed talking about their own birthday celebrations and things that are important to them.
Thank you to Mrs Agbaje for asking Judith to visit us here at Jennett’s Park and to Judith for the time spent
with our children sharing your first published book.
Jennett’s Park Primary School PTA
Storybook Scarecrow Trail
Well done and thank you to children, staff and parents for donations and
creativity!
Look at the fabulous scarecrow scenes that have been created by each of
our phases at school. Each scene is located next to one of the four school gates.
We do hope you will have the chance to take part in this community event and
enjoy trying to guess the storybook characters.
Competitions and Challenges
I love a competition. These are the new competitions and details/ deadlines . Please make sure all names are clear. If
you are entering from outside the school please ensure we have your contact details.
Competition Description Open Entries Prizes Closing Date
Name to to
Young writers https:// Ks2 Mrs Entered online and Online
www.youngwriters.co.uk/ Merrills Youngwriters choose-
31st October.
competitions/primary-
For Pupils
school.php
Our 15 favourite poets will
In school by 15th
each win a monster goody
October for posting
A great competitions online bag crammed full of
here Poetry Monsters prizes!
Plus, there’s a bookmark
and sticker for every en-
trant and pupils chosen for
publication will receive a
certificate!
Pupil winners will be cho-
sen from entries received
in the Autumn Term 2019.
2019 Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal
As we draw closer to Remembrance Day, 11th November, after half term we will be offering you and the
children the opportunity to purchase commemorative Poppies from the school.
Our Year 6 children will be selling them at lunchtime and after school from Monday 4th November . All
donations are welcome but the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal has suggested the following product
donations:
Zip pulls—50p, Wristbands - 50p, Reflector Key Rings - £1, Snap Bands - £1, Adult Pins - £1.50 and for a
donation, the traditional paper poppies will also be available.
Jennett's Park CE Bottle tops for Remembrance Day
In addition to our assemblies on 12th November we love to decorate the school with these
bottle top hangers. Please can you donate cut bottle bottoms to the office where they will be
transformed with the help of masonry paint into hangers that remain on site all year.
Coats
Please ensure that your child brings a coat to school every day. Weather changes throughout the day and by
break time and lunchtime it could be very cold and raining.
The BBC have just launched a fabulous new ‘Own It’ app for children.
I would urge all parents to take a look and install it for those children
starting to use social media and the internet more widely. The main
aim of the app is to ensure that young people have a healthy experi-
ence in the digital world. . It looks amazing! https://www.bbc.com/
ownit/take-control/own-it-app
Parents Evening - The booking system for parents evening is open for Recep-
tion to Year 6 parents. There will be a sign up sheet in the classroom for Nursery
parents. You will find a ‘Parents Guide for Making Appointments’ attached.
A reminder that you will only be able to sign in to the system with the details you
have provided the school. If you experience problems signing in, please email sec-
retary@jennettspark.bracknell-forest.sch.uk. This will enable us to resolve any is-
sues for you.
Items we need at JPCE
Item Date added Deliver to
Packs of cards September 2019 Mrs Venediktou
Books of any sort of age June 2018 Office
range 2- 11
Puppets/ Dressing up April 2018 Mrs Savage
clothes
Lego April 2018 Office
Storage boxes/ trolleys March 2018 Office
Outstanding Owl and Rainbow Promise Learners
Each week children are chosen for showing Owl learning
behaviours or following our Rainbow Promise.
Our Rainbow Promise underpins everything we do at school. Just
as the Rainbow was a sign of God’s promise to Noah that from
that moment God would enable Noah and the people of the earth to flourish and
experience life in all its fullness. So as a school community we promise to do our
best to enable all the pupils and adults of our school to flourish academically and
professionally so that they might reach their potential.
The Rainbow is also a symbol of the diversity of our school community, but as a
church school we recognise that we are all created and valued by God, and so as a
school community we commit to care for and value each other.
The dove symbolises our need to persevere in some aspects of life as it is not
always the first time we find success. It was not the first time that Noah had tried to
find dry land and so we much seek strength within ourselves
and from God to achieve.
These are our Values we try to live each day
Love Forgiveness
Patience
Honesty
Respect Support
Peace Kindness & Joy
Our Owl Learning Behaviours are:
C - Collaboration
O - Optimism
P - Perseverance
P - Pride
I - Inspiration
C - Challenge
MD - Managing Distractions
Rainbow moments are chosen for showing the rainbow promise.
Our Rainbow Moments this week are…...
Robins Maisy
Woodpeckers Molly
Stonechats Daniel S
Whinchats James
Canaries Olivia
Yellowhammers Lyla
Greenjays Sophie
Parakeets Whole Class
Kingfishers Harleigh
Macaws Alex
Mockingbirds Ella
Peacocks Ethan
Sabrewings Afua
Sunbirds Feively
The Owl learner behaviours are: Challenge, Optimism, Perseverance, Pride, Independence, Collaboration and Managing
Distractions
Our Owl Learners this week are:
Robins Rosemary H
Woodpeckers Kurt
Stonechats Daniel H
Whinchats Ollie
Canaries Ethan
Yellowhammers Joseph
Greenjays Hayden
Parakeets Dylan
Kingfishers Megan R
Macaws Mylo
Mockingbirds Peter
Peacocks Sienna K
Sabrewings Saffron
Sunbirds Ben K
Attendance Facts for parents
Your child’s attendance at school is an important factor on the results they may be able to
achieve as they progress through their education. Our teachers can’t teach children who have
not turned up to school! The table below shows just how much impact time off can have, the
lower the attendance, the harder it is to catch up with peers.
We expect children in school every day unless illness prevents this, help us to help your
children and keep giving your children the best chance to succeed in school!
96%-100% Your child has the best Good.
attendance chance of success! Your child is able to take full advantage of
every learning opportunity offered to them!
90-95% Your child has missed at Requires improvement.
attendance least 2 weeks of learning, Your child has missed a significant amount
that could be 10 literacy of learning and will have to work hard to
lessons and 10 maths lessons. catch up and avoid gaps in their knowledge,
85%-89% Your child has missed at Unsatisfactory.
attendance least 4 weeks of learning, Your child is now at risk of
that could be 20 literacy underachieving. They will need extra
lessons and 20 maths lessons. support from you ta catch up on missed
work.
80%-84% Your child has missed at Poor.
attendance least 5 ½ weeks of learning, Your child’s poor attendance has had a
that could be around 30 significant impact on their learning and
literacy lessons and 30 maths they will find it hard to catch up. These
lessons. gaps in their learning are likely to cause
them difficulties as they continue their
learning in following years.
Below 80% Your child has missed at Inadequate.
attendance least 7 weeks of learning, Your child is missing out on their
that is more than a whole education. They will now struggle to catch
term’s worth of maths and up without significant additional support
literacy. from home. You are at risk of prosecution.
Attendance
Attendance should be 96% or above. Please note, the school will not authorise leave unless
under exceptional circumstances if a child is over 5 years and therefore of statutory school age.
Absences
All absences should be reported by telephone or email before 9.30am. Thank you.
Well done Sunbirdsto with 99.6% attendance this week .
Robins 97.3%
Woodpeckers 93.0%
Stonechats 96.7%
Whinchats 90.3%
Canaries 96.7%
Yellowhammers 96.9%
Greenjays 94.0%
Parakeets 95.3%
Macaws 94.3%
Kingfishers 94.3%
Peacocks 92.4%
Mockingbirds 95.2%
Sabrewings 95.7%
Sunbirds 99.6%
Did you know there is a church which meets every Sunday on
Jennett's Park? St Francis and St Clare meets in our school hall
every Sunday with refreshments and crafts from 11am and a ser-
vice at 11:30am. We are a very family-friendly church and part of
the Church of England. To find out more, visit our website:
www.jennettsparkchurch.orgAUTUMN TERM 19/20 – DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Monday 28th October 2019 Half Term
Monday 4th Back to school
Tuesday 5th November 2019 Year 1 assembly 9am
Parents Evening 3.45pm to 6.00pm
Scholastic Book Fair - 3.45pm to 6pm
Wednesday 6th November 2019 Scholastic Book Fair - 3.30pm to 4.pm
Thursday 7th November 2019 Parents Evening 5pm to 7.30pm
Scholastic Book Fair - 5.pm to 7.30pm
Friday 8th November 2019 Cake Sale
Be a buddy Day—Non school uniform for free
Scholastic Book Fair - 3.30pm to 4pm
Black history Steel Pans
Monday 11th November 2019 Friendship Week
Tuesday 12th November 2019 Remembrance Assemblies in the Community Centre 1pm Ks1 and 2pm KS2
Friday 15th November 2019 Reception to Yr 6 Nasal Flu Vaccination
Diwali Workshop
Tuesday 19th November 2019 Year 3 Assembly - 9am
Friday 22nd November 2019 Mufti/Dress Down Day in Return for Tombola Prizes, PTA Cake Sale,
Friday 29th November 2019 PTA School Fayre 5-7pm
Monday 2nd December 2019 Charity Week
Year 6 Bikeability
Tuesday 3rd December 2019 Nativity Dress Rehearsal
Wednesday 4th December 2019 Early Years Christmas Nativity - 1.30pm (includes afternoon Nursery)
Thursday 5th December 2019 Early Years Christmas Nativity - 9.30am (includes morning Nursery)
Friday 6th December 2019 Hobgoblin Theatre performance to EYFS and KS1
Monday 9th December 2019 KS1 Dress Rehearsal
Tuesday 10th December 2019 KS1 Christmas Performance - 9.30am
Thursday 12th December 2019 KS1 Christmas Performance - 4pm
Friday 13th December 2019 Christmas Jumper Day for Save the Children
Monday 16th December 2019 Grandparents Christingle Making - 9am to 10.15am
Thursday 19th December 2019 Last Day of Term—1.30pm Finish
Monday 6th January 2020 INSET Day
Tuesday 7th January 2020 Children Return to School
Friday 14th February 2020 PTA Cake Sale
Monday 17th February 2020 Half Term
Friday 14th February 2020 PTA Cake Sale
Friday 8th May 2020 CHANGE OF DATE FOR MAY BANK HOLIDAY
Monday 11th May to Thursday Year 6 SATs
14th May 2020
Monday 18th May 2020 Year 2 SATs
Friday 12th June 2020 Sports Day - KS2 (9-10:15) KS1 (10:20 - 11:15)Term Dates 2019/2020
Autumn Term 2019
Half Term Monday 28th October - Friday 1st November 2019
End of Term Thursday 19th December 2019 1:30pm
Spring Term 2020
Professional Training Day Monday 6th January 2020
Start of Term Tuesday 7th January 2020
Half Term Monday 17th February - Friday 21st February 2020
End of Term Thursday 2nd April 2020 1:30pm
Professional Training Day Friday 3rd April 2020
Summer Term 2020
Start of Term Monday 20th April 2020
Half Term Monday 25th May - Friday 29th May 2020
End of Term Friday 17th July 2020 1:30pm
Professional Training Days Monday 20th and Tuesday 21st July 2020
Term Dates 2020/2021
Autumn Term 2020
Professional Training Days Tuesday 1st September 2020 Day 1
Start of Term Wednesday 2nd September 2020 - Children return
Professional Training Day Friday 23rd October 2020 Day 2
Half Term Monday 26th October - Friday 30th October 2020
End of Term Friday 18th December 2020
Spring Term 2021
Professional Training Day Monday 4th January 2021 Day 3
Start of Term Tuesday 5th January 2021
Half Term Monday 15th February - Friday 19th February 2021
End of Term Thursday 1st April 2021
Summer Term 2021
Professional Training Day Monday 19th April 2021 Day 4
Start of Term Tuesday 20th April 2021
Half Term Monday 31st May - Friday 4th June 2021
End of Term Tuesday 20th July 2021
Professional Training Day Wednesday 21st July 2021 Day 5You can also read
