Junior Newsletter 15th April 2011

Issue 27

Lunch Menu

Meals from Monday 2^nd May will be menu number 4. The Junior Lunch Rota for this week will be Year 3 at 12.15, Year 4 at 12.25, Year 5 at 12.35 and Year 6 at 12.40.

Forthcoming Events

Friday, 15^th April - Staff Development Day

Monday, 2^nd May - Year 5 depart to Derwent Hill

Tuesday, 3^rd May - Pupils Return in summer uniform

(please remember that the school uniform shop will not be open during the Easter holidays).

Wednesday 4^th May - St. John's Assembly Rev Derek

Thursday 5^th May - Years 1&2 visit Durham Castle

Friday 6^th May - Year 5 arrive back from Derwent Hill

Friday 6^th May - American Baseball begins,Yrs 5 to 7

After School Activities

Please note that a new calendar of activities for the Summer Term will be in operation from week beginning 9^th May. Classes will not operate in the final week beginning 11^th July.

Swimming Classes - Summer Term

During the Summer Term, Years 3 and 4 will be swimming at the Raich Carter Centre. Classes will begin on Tuesday 10^th May and finish on Tuesday 5^th July. All children should be wearing the correct swimming costume or trunks. New style trunks for boys can now be pre-ordered from Mrs Walls in the school shop. Please note that we have a Swimming Gala scheduled to take place at the Raich Carter Centre on 23^rd June from 1.30pm for all junior children. Only children wearing the correct swimming costumes will be allowed to participate in this event.

Email Distribution List

If any parents would like to be added to the newsletter distribution list and also receive any last minute Junior School information regarding trips, meetings etc then please let Miss McArdle in the office know of your preferred email address for this purpose.

Year 4 Visit Washington Old Hall

As part of their studies, Year 4 visited Washington Old Hall this Wednesday to experience what a Tudor Banquet must have been like. The children had a fantastic time and really enjoyed the visit. Thank you to Mrs McVay for organising this and to the staff at Washington Old Hall.

Spring Music Assembly

Well done to Koosha, Zoe, Marc, Becky, Ruth, Naini, Emma, Louise, India, Kate, Christopher, Matthew, Bobby, Grace, Helen, Ruth, Michael, Alice and Alicia for producing a superb music assembly this week in front of their parents. The children played with so much professionalism, enthusiasm and concentration - they were a credit to the school and a delight to listen to!

Summer Performance

For our forthcoming junior school summer performance we would welcome contributions of fabrics, threads, ribbons and wools etc in greens, browns, yellows and oranges. All would be gratefully received by our budding artists!

Summer Uniform

By now, all parents should have received a letter reminding them that all children should be wearing the correct summer uniform upon their return to school on May 3rd. At Sunderland High School Juniors, we expect our pupils to aspire to the highest standards of appearance.  As part of this, we require all pupils to wear the appropriate Sunderland High School uniform. We ask all parents who send their children to our school to support the school uniform policy, including those children who attend our Nursery. It is the responsibility of parents to ensure that their child has the correct uniform and that it is clean and in good repair. Infant boys in particular should be wearing shorts of the plain variety and without additional side pockets. Girls should be wearing the correct summer dresses. We expect parents to name all items of clothing with sewn-in name tags or indelible pen as expensive uniform can often be mislaid by children. We thank you for your support in this matter.

Early Morning Club

Now that the weather has greatly improved, the early morning club will be supervised outdoors by the same members of staff. Should the weather be too wet or cold to do this then we will of course revert back to the school library. The early morning club operates from 8am until 8.30am. Could parents who use this facility please ensure that children are not left unsupervised at the school before 8am?

Advance Notice

We hope to be able to distribute the summer term calendars to parents before we break for the Easter holidays - they are presently at the printers. A key week to note is week commencing 20^th June as many activities will take place then - especially our sports afternoons if the weather permits!

Year 6 & 7 French Play

Well done to the children of Year 6 & 7 who performed a wonderful short French Play this week in Main School. It was truly wonderful to see our Juniors working so well with our Senior children!

Thank you!

To Mrs Frost and Max for donating books to our school library.

Congratulations

To the following children who are celebrating birthdays over the Easter holidays: Evie Hall, Alice Liddle, Maggie Ward, Macy Donoghue, Samuel Edmonds, Andrew Foster, Jasleen Gill, James McGeorge, Marek Karasek, Navraj Gill, Kirsten Willis, Scarlett Price and Jack Marshall Steabler