NEWSLETTER 07/04/2017
http://www.dunchurchjuniorschool.org.uk
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Dear Parents,
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Events for week commencing Monday, 24 April 2017
Monday
Lunch time
12.30pm
Recorder Club
Afternoon
2pm
3S- Swim £3.83 per week
After School
3.30-4.30pm
Code Club (Years 5 and 6)
3.30-4.40pm
Fit2Dance kidz
3.30-4.30pm
Gardening Club (SPACES AVAILABLE)
3.30-4.30pm
Year 6 Boys Football
3.30-4.30pm
Year 5/6 Girls Football
Tuesday
Lunch time
12.30pm
Brass Club
Afternoon
1.30pm
School Nurse to see Year 5 children
2pm
3FR- Swim £3.83 per week
After School
3.30pm-4.30pm
Orchestra
3.30pm-4.30pm
CCFC Football Club
3.30pm-4.30pm
Rock Solid Club (Years 4-6)
3.30pm-4.30pm
Mad Science Club “Agent Lab”
Wednesday
Lunch time
12.30pm
Choir- Music room
After School
3.30-4.30pm
Year 4/5 Boys Football
3.30-4.30pm
Cookery Club
3.30-5pm
Film Club
3.30-4.30pm
Signing Club
3.30-4.30pm
Year 3/4 Girls Football
3.30pm-4.15pm
Year 3/4 Hotshots Basketball
4.30-5.15pm
Year 5/6 Hotshots Basketball
Thursday
Cake sale in school to raise money for the Young Carers Project
Lunch time
12.30pm
Cru Club
After School
3.30-4.30pm
Chess Club
3.30-4.30pm
Theatre Club
3.30-4.30pm
Netball Club (Years 5 and 6) (SUBJECT TO INTEREST)
3.30-4.30pm
Year 3 Boys Football
Friday
Morning
8.55-9.15am
Celebration Assembly
After School
3.30-4.30pm
Athletics Club
3.30-4.30pm
Spanish Club
3.30-4.30pm
Imagineering Club
3.30-4.15pm
Cheerleading Club
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNORS Please note that the head teacher’s absence is continuing due to illness. A
further update will be provided at the start of next term. Leadership of the school will continue to be divided among:
Mrs Read – Deputy Head; Mrs Miller – Assistant Head and Mrs Aspinwall – Assistant Head/Business Manager.
LETTERS GIVEN OUT THIS WEEK: Whole School: Curriculum Summaries
STAYING SAFE ONLINE Over the next few weeks, we will be sharing some top tips for staying safe online that can
be shared with your children. This week’s top tip: Block It-Don't befriend people that you don't know. If you receive a
message from someone you don't know or you receive an offensive message then block the sender.
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WARWICKSHIRE YOUNG CARERS- CAKE SALE IN SCHOOL On Thursday 27 April, there will be a cake sale in
school to raise money for the Young Carers project. We would be very grateful for any donations of cakes/biscuits
for the children to sell. If you would like your child to buy a cake please send them with money on the day.
GOODBYE Today we say goodbye to Jane Baynes, one of our cooks, who has worked in our school kitchen for 9
years! We would like to thank her for all of her hard work and we wish her all the best for the future.
INSTRUMENTAL LESSONS Children who play musical instruments in school were given letters to take home
reminding parents that fees for the Summer term are now overdue. Please make payment on ParentPay by today,
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7 April 2017.
PTA EGG DROP Thank you to the PTA for organising a very enjoyable Egg Drop, the children thoroughly enjoyed
watching their eggs being thrown from the hall roof. There were some very imaginative creations on display. Thank
you to the parents who helped on the day and to Mr Bell for throwing the eggs off the roof and helping with the clear
up afterwards. Well done to 5M who won.
STRANGER AWARENESS Following an incident near a school in the Rugby area, we have been asked to remind
parents to reinforce the stranger awareness message to children.
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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY Summer Concert - May 24 at 7pm. Could members of the choir and orchestra please
keep this date free in your diary. Children who play instruments in school will be informed by their instrument teacher
if they are invited to participate in the concert. Letters will be given out at the beginning of next term with all details.
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HOTSHOTS BASKETBALL Hotshots will be restarting on Wednesday 26 April. The club will be running for 12
weeks. A note will be given out after the Easter break with details of the cost for the Summer term.
NETBALL CLUB After the Easter break, Miss Kerr is hoping to run a Netball club for children in Years 5 & 6 on a
Thursday after school, 3.30-4.30pm. The cost of this club will be a £9 admin fee payable on ParentPay once your
child’s place is confirmed.
PHOTOGRAPHY/MEDIA CLUB This club will not be running in the first week of the Summer term. Information will
be sent out at the start of the next term if the club is continuing.
ORCHESTRA / CODE CLUB The £9 admin fee is due for these clubs for the new term. Please make payment on
ParentPay.
FOOTBALL CLUBS The cost of the Year 5/6 Girls football club and Year 6 Boys football club (Mondays) for the
Summer term will be £25.00 (for 10 weeks). The cost of the Year 3/4 Girls football club (Wednesdays) will be
£22.50 (for 9 weeks). The cost of the Year 4/5 Boys Football club (Wednesdays) will be £25.00 (for 10 weeks), and
the cost of the Year 3 Boys Football club will be £25.00 (for 10 weeks). If your child is continuing next term, please
complete the form attached and make payment on ParentPay. Refunds for any cancelled sessions this term will be
processed next week.
IMAGINEERING CLUB – NEW / CONTINUING MEMBERS The cost of next term’s Imagineering Club will be
£27.00 (9 weeks). There are spaces for new members. If your child would like to start / continue this club, please
complete and return the form attached and make payment on ParentPay.
SPANISH CLUB – NEW / CONTINUING MEMBERS The cost of Spanish club for next term will be £30.00 (10
weeks). If your child would like to start / continue this club, please complete and return the form attached and make
payment on ParentPay.
ATHLETICS CLUB Athletics Club will be continuing next term, for 10 weeks. The club will run on the following
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dates: 28 April; 5 , 12 , 19 , 26 May; 9 , 16 , 30 June; 7 , 14 July. The cost for the 10 weeks will be £40. If
your child would like to continue, please send in cash in a named envelope, together with the consent form
(attached).
SWIMMING FEES The cost of swimming lessons for the first half of the Summer term is £19.15 for children in 3KR
and, due to the May Bank Holiday, the cost for children in 3S is £15.32. Payment should be made on ParentPay.
DINNER MONEY The cost of dinner money for the next half term is £56.40 or £11.75 weekly or £2.35 daily.
Payment may be made via ParentPay.
WALES RESIDENTIAL VISIT The next instalment of £20 for children who are participating in the Wales residential
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visit is due today, Friday 7 April. Payment should be made via ParentPay.
CASTLETON RESIDENTIAL VISIT The next instalment of £35 for children who are participating in the Castleton
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residential visit is due today, Friday 7 April. Payment should be made via ParentPay.
LOST PROPERTY Calum Gibson has lost his new coat- it is a navy blue anorak, age 11. Would parents please
check their child’s belongings and ensure that they have the correct items.
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MESSY CHURCH~ JOSEPH Saturday 29 April, 10.30am-12.30pm at Dunchurch Baptist Church, Coventry Road,
CV22 6RF. Crafts, story and lunch for all the family. £1 each. To book a place, please email Lesley on
[email protected].
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READY STEADY FUN RUN – Sunday 21 May This year's Ready Steady Fun Run takes place at Rugby &
Northampton Athletic Club on Sunday 21st May at 10am. This annual event is a fun morning for all the family, when
participants can enjoy exercise at the same time as raising funds for the local community. The main 5K race is
suitable for all abilities (age 8+) and is followed by children's races on the track. Medals and goodies will be provided
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to all runners and there are prizes for the winners. Early bird discount available until 21 April at £10. Advance entry
£12 or £15 on the day. 8-16 years £5 advance entry or £6 on the day. Enter online at www.randnac.org
KWIK CRICKET COACHING Kwik Cricket Coaching at Rugby Cricket Club, Webb Ellis Road, Rugby. If your
children wish to learn how to play cricket then please come along to 90 minute coaching sessions every Sunday at
10:30-12:00 commencing 23rd April (subject to dry weather conditions). The sessions are open to both infants and
junior aged children and will cost £3.50 for one child or £6 for two. The sessions are run by ECA recognised coaches
to provide cricket skills, fun match practice using soft balls as well as some useful exercise. Additionally, the children
will have a drink and biscuit during a mid-session break plus a sandwich and lolly at the end of the session. Parents
and carers can watch from the pavilion with a tea or coffee during the session. If you would like further information
please contact Chris Carr at [email protected] /07740075670. Directions - you will find the club entrance
just before the tennis courts on Webb Ellis Road
EASTER ACTIVITIES Heritage and Culture Warwickshire have a range of activities at Market Hall Museum and
Warwickshire libraries over the Easter holidays. Please visit http://heritage.warwickshire.gov.uk/easter-holiday-funat-market-hall-museum-and-warwickshire-libraries/ for details.
STAR OF THE WEEK AWARDS go to Reuben Fallon, Dorothy Tsang, Matthew Hayman, Edward Wright, Zak
Fernandes-Coffey, Alana-May Griffin, Aaron Hill and Freya Goddard.
All that remains for me to do is to wish you all a happy and peaceful holiday. We look forward to seeing the children
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back at school on Monday 24 April 2017.
Yours sincerely
Mrs D Read
Deputy Head
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------YEAR 5/6 GIRLS FOOTBALL (Mondays 3.30-4.30pm)
Summer term 2017
My child…………………………………………………………………….. in class…………… would like to continue Year 5/6 girls
football.
I will pay £25.00 on ParentPay.
Signed………………………………………………………. Parent/ carer
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------YEAR 6 BOYS FOOTBALL (Mondays 3.30-4.30pm)
Summer term 2017
My child…………………………………………………………………….. in class…………… would like to continue Year 6 boys
football.
I will pay £25.00 on ParentPay.
Signed………………………………………………………. Parent/ carer
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------YEAR 4/5 BOYS FOOTBALL (Wednesdays 3.30-4.30pm)
Summer term 2017
My child…………………………………………………………………….. in class…………… would like to start/ continue Year 4/5
boys football.
I will pay £25.00 on ParentPay.
Signed………………………………………………………. Parent/ carer
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------YEAR 3/4 GIRLS FOOTBALL (Wednesdays 3.30-4.30pm)
Summer term 2017
My child…………………………………………………………………….. in class…………… would like to start/ continue Year 3/4
girls football.
I will pay £22.50 on ParentPay.
Signed………………………………………………………. Parent/ carer
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------YEAR 3 BOYS FOOTBALL (Thursdays 3.30-4.30pm)
Summer term 2017
My child…………………………………………………………………….. in class…………… would like to start/ continue Year 3 boys
football.
I will pay £25.00 on ParentPay.
Signed………………………………………………………. Parent/ carer
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------IMAGINEERING (Fridays 3.30-4.30pm)
Summer term 2017
My child…………………………………………………………………….. in class…………… would like to start/ continue Imagineering
Club.
I will pay £27.00 on ParentPay.
Signed………………………………………………………. Parent/ carer
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SPANISH CLUB (Fridays 3.30-4.30pm)
Summer term 2017 (10 weeks)
My child…………………………………………………………………….. in class…………… would like to start/ continue Spanish
Club.
I will pay £30.00 on ParentPay.
Signed………………………………………………………. Parent/ carer
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ATHLETICS CLUB (Fridays 3.30-4.30pm)
Summer term 2017 (10 weeks)
My child…………………………………………………………………….. in class…………… would like to start/ continue Athletics
Club.
I enclose £40.00 in cash.
Signed………………………………………………………. Parent/ carer
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------NETBALL CLUB- YEARS 5 & 6 (Thursdays 3.30-4.30pm)
Summer term 2017
My child…………………………………………………………………….. in class…………… would like to start Netball Club.
I will pay £9 on ParentPay once my child’s place at the club is confirmed. .
Signed………………………………………………………. Parent/ carer