Issue 84 Friday 8th May
Welcome to Issue 84 of the Fortnightly Bulletin.
The next issue (Issue 85) will be out on Friday 22nd May. In the next two weeks
Year 2 and Year 6 will be taking their SATs tests; we wish them lots of luck
and look forward to seeing their results soon!
The winning candidate is : Jon Spriggs
MALIN BRIDGE ELECTION : THURSDAY 7TH MAY
Yesterday, pupils, school staff and
parents came to the Malin Bridge
Polling Station to vote for their
favourite candidate. Over the last
few weeks, the candidates have
campaigned hard to get their
messages heard by talking to the
voters and putting posters up
throughout school; they have
definitely managed to get their
voices heard throughout the Malin
Jon Spriggs
Bridge Primary community. Election
day finally came!
The votes have been counted and it
was announced earlier that out of
our four candidates (Jon Spriggs,
Laylah Savage, Jack Smedley and
Kya Taylor) Jon Spriggs is the new
Prime Minister of Malin Bridge
Primary! The votes were extremely
close; there were only 6 votes
Laylah Savage
Kya Taylor
between Jon and Laylah in the end!
Jon’s win is testament to his tireless
campaigning and approachable
nature. We are sure he will make a
fair and fun leader and will spend
the £350 to make Malin Bridge
even better! Well done to you all!
Turn over for photo highlights of
the day...
Stephen Betts & Robbie McGrath
Jack Smedley
CONTACT US via the school office / using the letter box in the Infant or Junior Building / by phone 0114 234
1379 / by email [email protected] / through our website www.malinbridgeprimary.co.uk
Malin bridge election (may 2015) : Jon Spriggs wins the election by 6 votes
Pupils, staff & parents
came out to vote...
Jon
Spriggs
Thursday 7th May 2015
Issue 84 Friday 8th May
LOST PROPERTY
Please come to our lost property collection on Tuesday
12th May after school in the Junior Yard and see if you
can find any missing belongings! We have already
handed back many named items but have been left with
many unnamed items which we need to return. Any lost
property left behind at the end of this half term will
either be put in Uniform Recycling or donated to the
Firefighters Collection on Wednesday 10th June.
OFFICE UPDATE
Carmen Kalnars
As we are now going into the fourth
system that will allow you access all
weeks. As usual, we will be
week of this half term, we would
your school communications via
collecting payments in school but
really appreciate it if you could
your smartphone/tablet in a handy
there will also be an option to order
settle any outstanding club
app or via your computer. We will
online via The School Photographic
balances to enable us to pay the
be using PMX exclusively from the
Company website. Please email
club leaders. You can do this online
start of the next half-term so if you
Carmen if you have any questions
via SIMS Agora or by bringing an
haven't verified your account
relating to photographs:
envelope with a cheque or cash in it
already (and thanks to the many
[email protected]
with your child’s name, class and
parents who have) you still have
You may have received a
name of club written on the front
time. If you do not verify your
Parentmail on Tuesday asking you
into school. If you haven’t already
account, there is a chance that you
to notify us if your child has
set up your SIMS Agora account,
may miss out on vital school
recently had chicken pox or
please feel free to come to the
communications. Please contact
measles or if they have been in
office for assistance. It is a very
the office if you have any questions
contact with them. There is a child
useful way of keeping track of club
or have not received your
returning to school after being ill
payments, dinner money balances
verification text/email. We're
who has a low immune system and
and trip balances. Why not give it a
happy to help.
these viruses could be of risk so we
go?
Thank you for your support with
urge you to please inform of us any
ParentMail is improving! Over the
the class photographs, we are
exposure as soon as possible so
next two weeks we will be con-
looking forward to getting the
that we can all help to keep the
verting to ParentMail X (PMX)- a
proofs back in the next couple of
child well.
The Office Team
SAINSBURY’S VOUCHERS
Thank you to everyone who has collected vouchers so
far. We have just received notification that it is now
time to cash in our vouchers and order some gardening,
cooking and sports equipment from Sainsbury’s Active
Kids. If you do have any more at home, please bring
them in as soon as you can! Last year we got lots of
brilliant games and cooking equipment.
Jordann Naylor
Issue 84 Friday 8th May
WHAT’S GOING ON?
CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION : WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TO
KEEP YOUR CHILD SAFE
An evening event for parents and carers on
WEDNESDAY 20TH MAY at 6.30pm
NSPCC Building on George Street, Sheffield, S1 2PF
This informal session will provide an opportunity for parents/carers to meet with local agencies involved in combating child
sexual exploitation in Sheffield. Parents and carers are key to protecting children and young people from exploitation through direct contact or via the Internet – and this event will provide information and help parents/carers to know what to
do if they are concerned.
Please come along – however booking is essential as places are limited
To book ring 0114 2734530 or email; [email protected]
Ukulele lessons and lunchtime club
...with Kathy Cookson
Are you interested in learning how to play the ukulele? No experience is needed, all you need is a ukulele and some enthusiasm!
For anyone who doesn’t know what a ukulele is, it’s basically a small guitar with 4 strings instead of 6. It’s also one of the cheapest
instruments to buy and is extremely popular around the world.
My name is Kathy Cookson, I’m a Malin Bridge parent who also has over 5 years’ experience teaching ukulele privately and in
schools. I am offering ukulele lessons at Malin Bridge and after half term I am starting up a Ukulele club. The lessons and club are for
any children in Years 3-6.
Ukulele lessons are suitable for children who want to learn faster, or would feel more comfortable not learning in a large group. The
cost would be £4 for a shared 20 minute lesson or £8 for an individual lesson.
The cost of the Ukulele Club is to be confirmed but will be free for any child who is already having lessons, however numbers will be
limited. As well as learning how to play the instrument, the club will encourage singing and performance skills, hopefully leading to
performances for parents at some point!
If you would like to have lessons please contact me by email or telephone to make arrangements. To register your interest in the
ukulele club please send me the name of your child, and their form and the school will contact you before half term with further
details. Kathy Cookson: 07867 527853. Email: [email protected] / www.kathycookson.co.uk
Issue 84 Friday 8th May
STANDARD SETTERS
Well done to everyone who has achieved a certificate over the last two weeks. We have rewarded children for
being ‘Determind Learners’ and for being ‘Polite Pupils’; both fantastic qualities to have!
01.05.2015 - Determined Learner
3A Harrison Froggatt
3H Megan Whitby
FS2 A Allysa Swart
3/4O Isobel Loxley
FS2 BL Eliana Holloway
4TG Riley Edge-Thompson
FS2 R Ehlia Mithra
4W Sophie Ducker
1C Jay McComb
5B Lewis Kwasnica
1M Jemiah Le Vallois
5J Grace Roebuck
1/2V Haithum Hamud
5/6W Isobel Pigott
2C Benjamin Knapp
6N Jayhden Hobson
2G Sophie Burchill
6S Summer Taylor
24.04.2015 - Polite Pupil
3A Kirsty Connor
3H Amelia Pickering-Smith
FS2 A Freya Heap
FS2 BL Mae Richardson
FS2 R Don Dewsnapp
1C Grace Easter
1M Cody Trueman
1/2V Emily Mohan
3/4O Lauren Wragg
4TG Luke Selwood
4W Nieve Ibbotson
5B Helin Arslan
5J Scott Froggatt
5/6W Caitlin Trueman
2C Katarina Gregory
6N Brooke Kirby
2G James Rogers
6S Marcus Cowen
#SAVEKIDSLIVES WITH ROAD SAFETY
For the third year in row the United
Nations have launched their Global
Road Safety Week. Every day more
than 500 children globally are killed
on the roads and thousands more
are injured. Around the world,
people and organisations are sharing
their messages of road safety in a bid
to reduce the number of child
casualties and to Save Kids Lives.
Their #Safies (selfies but with a road
safety message) are being shared on
the internet and social media such as
Twitter and Facebook with the hope
that their messages reach a large
amount of people. We would like
you to create your own road safety
message using the template we will
send out next week. It can be about
any aspect of road safety and can
include any mix of text and pictures.
Be creative! Prizes will include
goodie bags and vouchers! Please
send your #Safies to Kay Roe:
[email protected]
Good Luck! The closing date for
entries is: 15th May 2015
=
Kay Roe
Issue 84 Friday 8th May
PTA UPDATE
Hello! Come and join us tomorrow at our first Car Boot Sale this year! Sellers
need to arrive at 9am; the car boot will be open between 10am and 12pm.
PTA
Carol Lynn (PTA Member)
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
18th May: PTA meeting at 6.30pm (Staff Room)
6th June: Car boot Sale
8th June: PTA meeting at 6.30pm (Staff Room)
12th June: Firefighters’ Bag Collection
25th June: DISCOS (Infants: 3.30-4.30pm / Juniors: 5-6pm)
4th July: Car boot Sale
OUR NEXT MEETING:
Monday 18th May
(6.30pm - Staff Room)
EASY FUNDRAISING
If you shop online (Amazon, Tesco,
Argos, John Lewis, Next etc.) then
this is one of the easiest ways to
raise money for your kids. Please
go to http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/
malinbridgepta to sign up (it only take
2 minutes!) Whenever you shop
online through this website you
raise money for your kids and it
costs you nothing. It works just like
Giftaid only your kids benefit! And
you only need to register once!
2.
Here are some examples of how it
works:
3.
Argos – 0.75%. Example:
Mark bought 7ft trampoline
enclosure £199.99. £1.50
donated to PTA.
4.
Tesco – weekly food
shopping. Tesco offers 5%
1.
Amazon – 1.5% of your
purchase donated by Amazon
to Malin Bridge PTA. Example:
Amy bought 2 books, some
birthday invites & birthday
balloons for £24.99 from
Amazon through easy fundraising website. Amazon will
donate £0.37 to Malin Bridge
PTA.
John Lewis – 1% of your
purchase donated to PTA.
Example: Luke bought a
washing machine for £350
from John Lewis through easy
fundraising website. £3.50
donated to PTA.
donation of the Delivery
Charge.
5.
Hastings - I bought my car
insurance with Hastings
through the Easy Fundraising
website yesterday. One year
comprehensive cover cost
£352, Hastings donated £19
to PTA.
There are over 2700 retailers – I’m
sure you will find one you shop
with! You can make bigger donation from train tickets
(trainline.co.uk), insurance, flight/
hotels & mobile phones
(Vodafone)! Give us a try and let’s
raise money for your kids in school.
CONTACT US
[email protected]
OR VIA THE SCHOOL
WEBSITE