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Dates for your Diary:
Yr 4 Viking Day
Monday, 15th April &
Tuesday, 16th April
PTA Pop Quiz Wednesday, 17th April
7.00p.m.
Cross Country Tuesday, 23 April
Class photos
Wednesday 1 May
Bank Holiday Monday 6 May School Closed
SATs week
Monday 13 May To
Friday 17 May
Fun & Games Evening Friday, 17 May
Summer half term School closes on Friday 24 May at
3:20pm
Teacher Training Day Monday, 3 June
School re-opens on Tuesday 4 June
MICHAEL DRAYTON JUNIOR SCHOOL
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Best overall class attendance
September—March 2013— 3SU 96.56%
January—March 2013—3WA 97.27%
March 2013—3WA 98.44% Well done!!
Please do your best to ensure your child attends school every day
Welcome to the summer term! I hope everyone had a good break. Staff and children returned very enthusiastically and it is great to see so many things planned for this term. Our wildlife project continued to develop this week with a lot of children being involved in planting species that are attractive to insects and butterflies. Look at the Wildlife Learning Section of our website for more details. We are expecting some trees to be planted on the school grounds in the next week or so. Some willow arches have also been planted in the ‘quiet area’ near Year 6. These will need time to establish but should look great in the coming years. The recent teacher training day focussed on internet safety and although there has been work in school already, this will be reinforced in the future and there will be some workshops for parents and pupils. Another exciting development that is coming is a new ‘online’ maths package that will be available soon for pupils, both at home and in school. Miss Purdy’s class have been trialling ‘Mathletics’ and their feedback has prompted us to subscribe for a year. Children will be able to compete with themselves as well as all over the world. More details and log ons to follow. Have a good term. John Buxton
As part of their topic work, Year 5 experienced an ‘India Day’. The children had the opportunity to sample the culture of India, and participated in Bangra dancing, henna tattooing and sampled Indian food. The dance was enhanced by the children and staff dressing in Indian style clothing.
They all looked very colourful.
We are now collecting Sainsbury’s Ac-tive Kids vouchers, Nestle Box tops for books vouchers and from Tesco vouch-ers for Schools. These schemes will help provide new P.E., Cooking and ICT equipment. Please send in any vouchers you may get from your weekly shopping Thank You!
The school Cross Country will take place on Tuesday, 23rd April. Would
you please ensure your child has their kit in school on the day. The races will take place at approximately the following times:
Yr 3 9.30 a.m. Year 4 10.00 a.m. Yr 5 10.30 a.m. Year 6 11.30 a.m.
Parents and carers are welcome to come along and support.
The final teacher training day for this academic year will be on Monday 3 June. School will close for the summer half term holiday on Friday 24 May at 3:20pm and will re-open on Tuesday 4 June.
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The photographer will be in school on Wednesday, 1 May at 9.00, to take class
photographs only.
Some of our Year 6 children will be taking part in a bikeability
course over the next few weeks. This will teach them how to ride
their bicycles safely on the road
Year 3 will be having a ‘Pirate Day’ on Tuesday, 16 April.
Children can come to school dressed as a pirate and the day’s activities will include ori
enteering, art dance and food tasting.
Friday 19 April 5PR - AM & PM
Friday 26 April 4HO - PM
Friday 3 May 3GN - AM & PM
Friday 10 May 4PL - AM & PM
Friday 17 May 3SU - AM & PM
Friday 24 May 6TR - AM & PM
Friday 7 June 5BU - AM & PM
Friday 14 June 6FS - AM & PM
Friday, 21 June 3BA - AM & PM
Friday, 28 June Friday, 5 July
5CH - AM 4GR - PM 6GP - AM & PM
10:30am and 2:30pm start
Monday 13 May—Friday 17 May 2013
All Yr 6 pupils will be taking part in the Statutory Assessment Tests during this week. Please
ensure that no holidays are requested for this week as they will not be authorised.
Our P.T.A. are holding a ‘Pop Quiz’ Night on Wednesday, 17 April at
7.00 p.m. Come along and have a family fun night.
More details are being sent out separately.
To enhance their topic work, Year 4 will be experiencing a Viking Invasion on Monday, 15th
and Tuesday, 16th April. Children will have ‘hands on’ experience of Viking life.
The following after school clubs will be starting next week,
week commencing 15.4.13, unless stated below
Monday - Yr 3 Multisports
Yr. 5 Chess/I.T.
Yr. 6 Wildlife Club
Yr 4 Homework (starting 22.4.13)
Tuesday - Yr.5/Yr.6 Samba
Yr. 3 Homework (starting 23.4.13)
Yr. 5 Homework (starting 23.4.13)
Wednesday - Yr. 4 Multisports
Yr. 5 Football
Yr. 5 Cookery
Yr. 5/Yr. 6 Netball
Thursday - Before School Multisports (all years)
Yr. 6 Cookery
Yr. 5/Yr.6 Tag Rugby
More clubs will be offered in the next few weeks. Look out
for letters
Warwickshire Cricket Board will be coming in to school this term
to coach our Year 4 cricketers.
Live to Learn Learn to Live!
Please could all telephone messages from parents to pupils be done before lunchtime to enable us to put them in the class message folders? Thank You!
Atherstone Indoor Skate Park
Take your scooters, boards and blades to Atherstone Skate Park!
Opening times:
Mondays 5.00 p.m.-7.00 p.m. & 7.00 p.m.—9.00 p.m.
Thursdays 4.00 p.m.—6.00 p.m. & 6.00 p.m.—8.00 p.m.
Fridays 4.00 p.m.—6.00 p.m. & 6.00 p.m.—8.00 p.m.
All sessions £3 for 2 hours
Skate 2 sessions for just £4.00
Skate all week for £8.00
More details: 01827 719356 or
website: www.northwarks.gov.uk/skatepark
Red Honey Roast
Gammon Chicken Fillet Pork Patties Pizza Fish Fingers
Green Tri-colour pasta bake
Sweet chilli quorn
Fish pie Beef and
potato wedges Cheese and
egg flan
For Vegetarians ONLY
Quorn
sausages
Red Lamb grill in a
bun Chicken and
bacon pie Pork loin and apple sauce
Beef meatballs Battered fish
fillet
Green Big fishcake Sticky BBQ
quorn sausages
Farmhouse omelette
Jacket potato with cheese
Beany toma-to pasta
bake
For Vegetarians ONLY
Quorn burger
Red Pork
sausages Chicken korma
Fish Nuggets in a wrap
Roast beef and gravy
Breaded fish fillet
Green Cheese and
tomato omelette
Pizza Broccoli and tomato pasta
bake
Veggie crumble
Quorn cottage pie
For Vegetari-ans ONLY
Red Pork meatballs Baked Alas-kan salmon
Chicken fillet wrap
Spaghetti bolognaise
Haddock bake
Green Vegetable and sweet potato
curry
Macaroni cheese
Veggie Quorn sausage
casserole
Roasted vegetable flan
Cheese and potato pie
For Vegetarians ONLY
School Lunchtime Menu 19 November 2012— 21 October 2013
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Holy Trinity Church are
holding a Skittles and Supper
Evening at Hartshill
Community Centre on Saturday
20 April, 6.00 p.m. Tickets
£3.00.
Tel 02476 397183