6th Sept BJS Bulletin

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B U L L E T I NThe weekly newsletter to keep you updated with the highlights of 6th Sept 2019

Headlinesthe school week

PoIinnttesroefst Hello and a huge welcome back to academic year 2019/20! It is great to be back. A special
welcome to our new Year 3 families.
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We hope that your time here at BJS is the best we can make it. We will not always get
it right but are keen to make amends where we can.

I had a really good break and a bit of a rest and
am raring to go!

Changes since we were last here include brand new
toilets/lots of cleaning/curtain refurbishment/air
conditioning in four classrooms and lots more.
The toilets have to be my favourite. I have been
here for 16 years and used to teach where
Mrs Stevens is currently. I know what a difference they will make. A huge thank you to the
people who worked on all of our improvements and to Mrs Strefford who orchestrated all the
work! Thank you too, to the children in year 6 who came to say 'Thank you'.

New also for this year are some new strategies we
plan to use in school. Having read a fabulous new
book in the holiday called 'When the Adults Change,
Everything Changes'. I fancied trying a few new
things. It is a book written by behaviour expert,
Paul Dix.

SchAdatroeghetaoeaailinalllcs,csstlaituevanebirdttaisietlnilsmgtsheeesctiinon The first is 'Quiet and Calm' as we
are now a quiet and calm school with specific zones. Ask your children for more
information and what it means to them to be quiet and calm :-)

The second is that we use 'Wonderful Walking'. We would like children to always walk around
school purposefully and calmly. They also need to be looking where they are going so they
are keeping everyone safe. We are looking to see 'Wonderful Walking' in school and on the
bricked area at all times. All adults will be noticing when they are ‘Wonderful Walking’ and
will praise them. When they have forgotten they will remind them with…‘Please show
'Wonderful Walking'and will send them back so that they then can praise them
walking wonderfully...

Thirdly, we are looking for 'Over and Above' again in an effort to relentlessly look for things
to praise children about. When we spot them being helpful, caring, thoughtful, respectful
and ready for learning we will thank them for their hard work. 'Over and Above' is looking
for the children who are really going the extra mile for others.

I realise this might seem a little old fashioned to a few of you and some may say we already

Plantagenet Drive, Rugby, CV 22 6LB have these values...I am just keen to make it consistent so BJS can continue to strive to be
the best place it can for your children. Anyway, I am always looking to improve on what
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to improve too.

Have a lovely weekend,
Mrs Norton

Notices

Dear Parents and Carers,
I would like to formally invite you all to a welcome meeting for your specific
year group on the dates and times below. These are really important meetings
to help you to feel informed of what is ahead for your child/children in the

coming year. They are a great opportunity to meet with your child’s Class
Teacher, Year group team and meet our Assistant Heads.

Miss Lewis leads Yr. 5 and 6 and Mrs Thompson leads Yr.3 and 4.

Monday 9.9.19 - Yr3 3:30-4p.m, Yr4 - 4:15-4:30p.m.
Tuesday 10.9.19 – Yr5 3:30-4p.m, Yr6 - 4:15-4:30p.m.

The PowerPoint presentations used for each of the meetings will be available
via the BJS website if you are unable to attend.

For more information generally, please head to our website to sign up for our
news bulletin which comes out each Friday. Here is the direct link to the sign in

page: http://www.biltonjuniorschool.co.uk/bulletin/4582480830

Important: If you no longer wish to receive the BJS Bulletin please
click 'unsubscribe from this list' located at the bottom of this email

You can also link to our BJS facebook page which shows day to day some of the
things we get up to: https://en-gb.facebook.com/BiltonCofEJNR

Mrs Norton

New Toilets!

We are delighted to have our new toilets here at BJS and would like to say a Welcome to the Family Information Service
huge thank you to Symon Construction who worked incredibly hard over the newsletter!

summer with amazing results! In this edition you will be able to find
information on how to explain autism to
Darren, Howard and the team have been great!, thank you! children, tips on how to deal with stress during
a divorce or separation, a cyber crime survey
to help us see what, some important advice on
how to reduce the risk of a child choking and

much more!
Click here to find out more:
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/
UKWARWICKSHIRE/bulletins/25cf587

Notices

I have the freedom and choice to be
ambitious for my future

Notices If you shop shop at Ryman, they
are giving away school vouchers
EDUCATERERS for spending over £5. If you have

The price of a school meal will any vouchers can you please
increase to £2.30 from September. send them into school. :-)

5 day week will be £11.50 Just a little reminder that dogs are not
1/2 term payment of 39 will be £89.70 allowed on the school grounds.. If you
walk to school with your dog please tie
(Year 5 deduct 3 days for PGL trip) it up in a safe place away from children
Please use the SIMS PAY online system where possible, any credits for meals not taken
and adults who may not like or be
last year will carry over to September. afraid of dogs. Alternatively please wait
outside school premises with your pet.
NAME
CLASS Thank you for your cooperation with
this.
We are all getting back into the
school lunchtime routine, to help
with this can we that all lunch boxes
are labelled with the child's name
and class. It's a huge help to make
things run smoothly! Thank you.

Celebrations

Excellence awards

3SV -Leo B for a super start to the year 5JE - Sophie H super explanations in
- fantastic positive attitude maths investigations this week
3ES - Jaiden P for a fantastic start to 5SS - Leon G for his super start to
BJS and always doing the right thing year 5
3ED All of 3ED for a fantastic start to 5AL - Jayden B for his great focus in
BJS lessons a great start to Year 5

4MB - Oliver G positive hard working 6CC - Maisey W always doing the
start to the year right thing in class
4FM - Evie D For great thinking in our 6KC - Ishaan B for his excellent
maths investigation and for being a participation in discussion
fabulous role model 6JB - Jack G for having a positive
4AT James B for a super, hard working and enthusiastic start to year 6
and conscientious start to the year

Features Message from Robert
Macfarlane

I wanted to write to write to thank you for your lovely,
generous, heart-lifting message about our book The
Lost Words, and how the children there have
responded to it. I couldn't believe the variety of
technique and vision apparent in the art you sent!
Incredible. Everything from field-guide style studies
and notes, through a Flower Fairies attentiveness to
the bluebell, to the sequinned wren. Fabulous. Jackie
and I have been so heartened to see The Lost Words
producing such a creative responses in terms of art,

music and words, at a time when the arts broadly are
under budgetary pressure in our schools.

Thank you for sharing this, and please send my
congratulations to your teachers and your pupils

alike.

Help name our hare!

In July Tony Davies,Artist in
Residence, joined the
children at school to

work with them to produce
their very own 5ft hare,
which now has pride of
place in the school’s
meadow area!

Can you help name
him/her?

There is a box in school for you to
post any ideas you may have

I have the freedom and choice to be
ambitious for my future

Activities and Events

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Activities and Events

Special lunchtime meal

Le Club Francais & El Club After School Football (FDS)
Espanol Monday-Thursdays

Start again Monday & Thursday Forms need to be picked up from
next week, contact details reception
available from the office.
(sessions start Monday 9 September 3.30-
4.45pm) & returned before first
session please.

Martial Arts before school club Storybox drama group
(Fridays) will restart shortly,
awaiting confirmation. Starts Wednesday 18 September
Y5 & 6
Open Evening
Tuesdaye 10th September Thursday 19 September Y3 & 4
Letters were sent to class earlier
2020 intake this week, spares can be picked
18:00-20:00.
Open Evening for current Y6 up from the school office
students and parents - all

welcome.

Booking is not required. T: 07971073530 / 07849168639 www.funstareducation.co.uk
Additional parking is available E: [email protected]____ _____

at Rokeby Primary School. Our StreetDance club offers children a chance to learn the coolest commercial
& hip-hop moves to the latest songs whilst having fun in a relaxed and safe
The Avon Valley School environment. We incorporate challenging games which teach children life
Thursday 19 September 2019 6.30pm
skills, self- confidence and encourage them to be active. Our most important
– 8.30pm. aim is to have FUN. What better way to end the day!!

The Headteacher, Miss Alison Davies, We run a motivating awards system where each month one child who we feel
will speak at 6.30pm and 7.15pm, has excelled and improved considerably will receive a Funstar trophy, there
followed by tours of the school.
may also be the opportunity to show off their talent in assemblies and to
parents.

Bilton Junior Funstar StreetDance -(3.30pm - 4.30pm) Friday’s.-13th Sept -
13th Dec 2019 – 13 sessions @ £3.50 = £48.10

*Children are requested to wear their own comfortable clothes, Trainers,
pumps or bare feet. No jewellery. Long hair must be tied up.*

TO APPLY: please go to www.funstareducation.co.uk registration/payment
tab. Then select the click here link for term time classes.

Limited spaces are available therefore places will be given on a first come first
serve basis. (Please note previous attending children are required to register).

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Activities and Events

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Dates and Contact Details

Fundraising Update

The BJS PTA are incredibly proud to have raised
over £8,000 in 2018/19 for the school, funding
the purchase of many extra items which cannot be

met with the school budget.
Please come along to the meeting if you can,

everyone is welcome!

Don't forget when you shop on AmazonSmile, the AmazonSmile
Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible
products to the school!

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