BMJ Weekly Newsletter

Head Teacher: Mrs Marie Hill Newsletter: 11th October 2019

Deputy Head: Mr Mark Bennett Issue Number: 6

Welcome to another edition of the Attendance

Brinsworth Manor Junior School Newsletter. Well done to Osprey and Turtle classes 100% and
Our School Values 99.2% attendance. As you will know our annual
Politeness, Fairness, Friendship, Trustworthiness, school target is 96.5%. Thank you to all of our parents
Happiness, Pride, Respect, Determination, Courage, who continually support us to achieve our
Honesty, Teamwork and Cooperation. attendance target. Please remember to phone
Our values are important because they help us to school and leave a message if your child is unwell
grow and develop. They help us to create the future and off school.
we want to experience. They make us into the Plastic water bottles
people we want to be and enable us to live in a We provide your child with a plastic water bottle
society that cares for one another. that can be used throughout the day – however if
you wish your child to have bottled water from
Crucial Crew home then please send this with them in the
On Monday, Y6 visited the Lifewise centre at morning. Please do not bring large water bottles,
Hellaby. They took part in an enactment of Youth milk drinks, fruit juice or fizzy drink. As we are an
Court, they learnt about road safety and fire risks at Eco School please remember to take your plastic
home. A great day was had by all. bottles home to recycle them.
PE Days
Under 11 Boys Football Competition Monday am – Year 5
On Tuesday the Under 11’s boys football team took Wednesday pm – Y4
part in a boy’s School Football Competition. They Thursday pm – Y6
played really well and finished second. They did not Friday pm – Y3
lose any games or concede any goals. Well done to Jewellery
everyone who played. For safety reasons, can we please ask that children
do not wear earrings for P.E. If the piercing is new
Wednesday Football Fixture Night and they cannot be removed, then can we ask that
On Wednesday Brinsworth Manor Juniors Under 11’s your child brings tape to cover them.
played Canklow Woods away. In a well fought
match, Brinsworth Manor Junior won by 10-0! They School Disco
were a credit to their school - well done to everyone The friends of Brinsworth Manor are holding school
who took part. Next week the Under 9’s take on discos on Wednesday 23rd October. Y3/4 from 5pm-
Brinsworth Howarth at home. 6pm. Y5/Y6 from 6.15pm-8pm. Tickets cost £1 and will
be on sale in the hall at break time from next week.
Book and Cake Sale Over the counter Medicines
On Wednesday 23rd October we are having our In an effort to save money the NHS is no longer
Book and Cake Sale from 2.30pm-4.00pm. Come prescribing medicines such as calpol. Instead
along and peruse the books we have for sale and parents will be advised to buy calpol over the
buy a delicious cake. counter(OTC) at pharmacies. Some pharmacies
will label medicines purchased OTC so that they
Macmillan Coffee Morning/Afternoon 7th November can be administered in school when your child is
We will be supporting Macmillan this year by holding poorly. Weldricks Pharmacy on Brinsworth Lane
a coffee morning on 7th November for Y3 / Y4 from will provide this service.
9-10am and a coffee afternoon for Y5/Y6 2-3pm.
Dinner Money
Parent Consultation Week School dinners cost £2.10 per day or £10.50 per week.
Parent Consultation week will be held from Tuesday Dinners should be paid for in advance either weekly
on a Monday morning or monthly if you prefer. Alerts
26th-Friday 29th November. Please note the slight
can be set up on Parentpay to let you know when
change to dates and put in your diaries. Booking will
the balance is zero. Information is available in the
pace!
be online as usual and you will be invited to book
office.
online, closer to the week.
Teacher Training Days 2019/20
Young Voices (Children will not be in school on these days)
The choir have been given letters regarding ordering Friday 25th October
tickets, t-shirts and DVDs for the Young Voices Friday 20th December
concert at the Sheffield Arena on 9th January 2020. Monday 1st June
All tickets, t-shirts and DVDs must be ordered and Monday 20th July
paid for on Parentpay by Monday 4th November
2019. We are only able to order tickets, t-shirts and For enquiries: Brinsworth Manor Junior School
DVDs that have been paid for by this date. Telephone number: 01709 828505
 For the new academic year…

English Instructions
Year 3
Mrs Rowbottom Maths Addition
Miss Tracey
Miss Bletcher Stone Age
Topic

Year 4 English Narrative

Mrs Ramsden/Mrs
Weatherall Maths Multiplying by a 2 digit number
Mrs Ellis/Miss Moore
Topic Vikings
Miss Guest

English Narrative
Year 5
Mrs Barden Maths Word Problems
Miss Webster
Miss Howlett Who governs our country?
Topic

Year 6 English Newspaper report

Miss Hill Fractions, decimals and percentages
Mrs Hobson Maths
Mrs Thomson Ancient Greece
Topic

Please bring your PE Kit

Reminder about Inclusion Support Attendance

Week beginning 30th September 2019
Please remember that if you would like to discuss
any absence, behaviour, medical, safeguarding, Y3 Miss Bletcher Eagle Class 97.1%
online safety or any pupil-parent issue please Y3 Mrs Rowbottom Falcon Class 99.1%
contact the Inclusion Team as soon as possible for Y3 Miss Tracey Osprey Class 100%
an appointment. We really like to hear your views
Y4 Miss Guest Jaguar Class 97.4%
and will always try to help where we can.
Y4 Mrs Ellis/ Miss Moore Leopard
98.8%
Class
Mrs Roebuck/Miss Stringer – Inclusion Support
Y4 Mrs Ramsden/ Mrs Weatherall
Mrs Weatherall – Inclusion Lead/ SENDCo. 93.2%
Tiger Class
Y5 Mrs Barden Dolphin Class 97.7%
Attendance and Punctuality
Y5 Miss Webster Seahorse Class 93.8%
Excellent attendance has a direct positive impact Y5 Miss Howlett Turtle Class 99.2%
on the achievement and attainment of your Y6 Mrs Thomson Chameleon Class 96.8%
child.
Y6 Mrs Hobson Gecko Class 98.3%
Our annual school target is 96.5%
Please ensure that your child arrives promptly to Y6 Miss Hill Iguana Class 98.4%
school. The gates open at 8.20am and school
doors open at 8.30am. Please supervise your WHOLE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE 97.4%
children on the school yard until they enter
WHOLE SCHOOL TARGET
school. Doors close at 8.50am, if your child enters 96.5%
after this time please enter via the main school
reception.