bulletin 16.11.18

BJS Bulletin

BILTON C OF E JUNIOR SCHOOL

Plantagenet Drive, Rugby, CV 22 6LB 16TH NOVEMBER 2018

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BILTON C OF E
JUNIOR SCHOOL

SPECIAL POINTS
OF INTEREST:

Flu Dear Parents,  encouraging others to socially exclude
Immunisations
for Year 3, 4 & 5 It has been a fun week in school this week, centred someone

The NHS team will around Anti- Bullying. Tuesday saw odd socks day  damaging someone's social reputation or
be in school
Tuesday 20 with us all joining in to wear odd socks. Being social acceptance.

November 2018. slightly OCD myself this was hard but I managed it! Cyber bullying can be overt or covert bullying
We took a fabulous photograph in school during behaviours using digital technologies, including
BJS assembly. 420 children with their legs in the air! see hardware such as computers and smartphones, and
Christmas photo :-) software such as social media, instant messaging,
Services at
St. Marks Church As part of the assembly we talked about the four texts, websites and other online platforms. Cyber
Tuesday 18.12.18
Yr 3 / 5—10am types of bullying which are: bullying can happen at any time. It can be in public
Yr 4 / 6—2pm
All welcome Physical bullying which includes hitting, kicking, or in private and sometimes only known to the
tripping, pinching and pushing or damaging target and the person bullying. Cyber bullying can
property. Physical bullying causes both short term include:

and long term damage.  Abusive or hurtful texts emails or posts,

Verbal bullying includes name calling, insults, images or videos

teasing, intimidation, homophobic or racist remarks,  Deliberately excluding others online

or verbal abuse. While verbal bullying can start off  Nasty gossip or rumours

harmless, it can escalate to levels which start

affecting the individual target.  Imitating others online or using their log-in

Social bullying sometimes referred to as covert We told children that bullying is not accepted at BJS
bullying, is often harder to recognise and can be and we do our very best to eradicate it. If a child or
carried out behind the bullied person's back. It is children are repeatedly being treated in this way
designed to harm someone's social reputation and/ then please contact us and we will deal with it. We
or cause humiliation. Social bullying includes: also discussed that as a 'No Outsiders' school we
are not 'bystanders' we do not stand by saying
 lying and spreading rumours nothing, we tell an adult.

 negative facial or physical gestures, Please contact us if you feel your child is being
menacing or contemptuous looks bullied or is concerned with friendships, we will do
our best to help.
 playing nasty jokes to embarrass and
humiliate Kind Regards, as usual, Mrs Norton :-)

 mimicking unkindly

Punctuality Congratulations go to Oak & Chestnut Houses this week for perfect time keeping along with years 4 and 5
who all got the Golden Pocket Watch Award.

Well done and thank you to all of those who were in school by 8.50am each day and ready to
learn!

Congratulations also go to Stephanie W who got the individual attendance award this week for improved
time keeping.
Year 4 Festival of Food
Thank you everyone who attended the
Year 4 World Food Festival. It was an
inspirational launch to this term’s topic
and a great taste of what is to come!

Snap shot of staff training...a selection of staff received AED training with Rod Puffer after
SADS provided the school with a portable iPad SED. Here at BJS we are committed to being
ready for every eventuality. Hopefully we never have to use it for real...!

...when you see online bullying

Lunch Time Top Table Thank you to all that sent in or contributed
towards the Shoe Box Appeal—47 boxes were
Service Respect
sent off to T4U
Freya F—3ES Grace H—3ED
Abel T—4AT Alexia S—3ED

Responsibility

Lennon H— Every week Mr. Wilson and his team awards
6CC children for demonstrating our Christian values during
lunch time, the nominated children get an invitation to
Ozzy H—3SV
join the top table on the Friday of that week.

Year 5 & 6 Year 3 & 4

Please start Please start saving kitchen
saving glass jars roll tubes to make crackers
ready to fill with for the Christmas Fayre
sweets for the
Christmas Fayre Thank you

Thank you

Excellence Awards

This week’s Excellence Awards were presented to
the following children during Thursday’s assembly:

3ED—Gabriel O for great focus on his learning this week

3ES—Leah G for excellent maths work—Well Done!

3SV—Alfie A for his enthusiasm and determination in all
that he does and for bringing in a Stone Age axe

4DB—Ashley-Rose W for her perseverance in maths—
well done!

4FM—Mia E for great ideas in R.E

4AT—Alfie G for his confidence in independent maths
work

5JE—Sarah E for great effort in her maths this week

5SS—Lonnais L for his amazing defending skills during
benchball

5AL—Nicole B-W for really being proactive in class
discussions

6KC—Freya B for being consistently hardworking

6CC— Evie J for her enthusiasm for learning and sharing
her fossil collection with us

6JB—Lola T for an excellent formal letter about the
Staffordshire Regiment museum

PTA NEWS [email protected] SAVE THE DATE
Saturday 1st December 11am to 2pm
Dates for your Diaries:  Friday 15th
March—Grown ups BJS Christmas Fayre
 Saturday 1st December— Quiz Night
Wednesday 10th April—Easter School—Diary Dates
Christmas Fayre  Egg Competition
 Friday 18th January—Family Friday 7th June—Family Bingo 2018/2019
Saturday 22nd June—Summer School Closes Friday 21st December 2018 at
Bingo  3.30pm

 Friday 8th February—School Disco 

Monday 7th January 2019—Teacher Training Day

School Information School Opens Tuesday 8th January 2019
Monday 18 February to Friday 22nd February
 School gates open at 8.30am, doors open at 8.40am 2019—Half Term
 School starts at 8.50a.m - Any child arriving after this time is late and School Closes Friday 12 April 2019 at 3.30pm
School Opens Monday 29 April 2019
will be marked as such. Monday 6th May 2019—School Closed Bank
Holiday
 School finishes at 3.30p.m Monday 27 May to Friday 31 May 2019—Half Term
 If your child is ill and going to be absent please either telephone us on 01788 810675 (you can leave a Monday 3 June 2019—Teacher Training Day
School closes Thursday 18 July 2019 at 3.30pm
voice mail if the office is closed or busy) or email us on [email protected] Fri 19 July & Mon 22 July - Teacher training

 If you feel you need to meet with a teacher face to face please email the school office

[email protected]

 If you need to talk with a teacher over the phone or have a general enquiry for them please email

[email protected] Our teachers are busy with your children in the classrooms all day
however they will get back to you as soon as possible.

 If you would like to share concerns or contact Mrs Hodgson our Home/School Support worker, please

call the office, pop into school or email her directly on [email protected]

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