DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL
EAST BOLDON JUNIOR SCHOOL Newsletter 9 - November 2017 Website: www.eastboldonjuniors.co.uk Head Teacher: Mr T Shenton
Tel: (0191) 5362030 E Mail: [email protected]
“Oh no he isn’t!” The school is very pleased to announce that the pupils will be treated to a visit to the Customs House to watch this year’s panto ‘The Lambton Worm’ in December. Everything has been paid for by our wonderful PTA. It is great to treat the children to something nice and rewards everyone for their generosity. More information coming soon. Year 5 @ the Word Half of Year 5 had a fantastic time at The Word this week.
They created descriptive writing in Story World; programmed Lego vehicles and performed a TV interview in front of the green screens. The other Y5 class are going next week. Lots of fun and learning! School email address You may have noticed that the school’s email address has changed from [email protected] to [email protected]. Far less complicated and it complements our website nicely. Any emails to our previous address will still reach us. Parents’ Evenings This term, parents’ evening will take place on November 20th and 21st. Letters came home this week. Please complete the slips and return them to school, so that time slots can be allocated. Thank you
Sports Tournaments As part of our ongoing quest to have pupils writing for purposeful events, we asked the girls’ football team to produce match reports for this week’s games. Match 1: Our first match was against Mortimer B team. Early in the game, Eva delivered a brilliant ball to Beth, who placed the ball into the back of the net. Moments later, we were awarded a free kick on the edge of the box. Beth forced a save and Lydia pounced on the rebound to make it 2-0. The game was wrapped up when Faith scored our third and final goal. Match 2: This match was challenging. After surviving an early chance from the St Oswald’s striker, EBJ improved and gained plenty of possession. The St. Oswald’s keeper made two good saves to keep the game to 00. Two clean sheets keeping us high up in the table. Written by the football team: Beth (capt), Chloe, Erin, Esther, Eva, Faith, Grace, Holly, Lydia and Millie.
On the 9th of November, Year 4 took five teams to the Quicksticks South Tyneside Hockey Finals. The standard was very high but after some very closely fought and competitive games (particularly when two East Boldon teams had to face each other in the semi-final) one team reached the final and another the third place play off. Unfortunately, we lost the final but we came out winners by a golden goal in the third place play off. Thank you to all the staff and parents who came along to help and support our children.
Head Teacher’s Awards Imogen Dunbar has shown a high level of care for her friends in school. Coby Hampton produced a Remembrance Day poster that we displayed in school this week (the Y4 pupils have been inspired by this and produced a beautiful display). Let’s Celebrate! Writers of the week Year 3 – Isla O’Callaghan and Charlotte Hawthorne Year 4 – Rosa Morris and Nathan Petre Year 5 – Jack Moffatt and Harvey Ritson Year 6 – Daniel Burton and Beth Hall Stars of the week Year 3 – Elizabeth Lister and Freya Morrison Year 4 – Annie Devine and Ted Knight Year 5 – Arnie Rea-Mackey and Jake Stoker Year 6 – George Cattanach and Evie Richardson Times Tables Rockstars In the battle of the bands, the classes are battling it out to see which class earns the most points. Year 6 completed their challenge last week. Class 1 scored 33653; Class 2 scored 22107. Years 3, 4 and 5 are in the middle of their competition. The current scores are: Class 4 12837 v 24391 Class 5 Class 6 49302 v 30087 Class 7 Class 8 24938 v 26991 Class 9 Win, lose or draw, all of this times tables training means one thing – quicker and more accurate recall of times tables. Well done, everyone! The school is looking at rewards for the most improved and fastest mathematicians in each cohort.
Term dates for your diary This half term: 31st October – 21st December Spring Term: 8th January – 9th February 19th February – 29th March Please note the INSET day: Friday 22nd December 2017 Parents’ evenings: November 20th and 21st Child Safety Reminders: Medicines If your child requires prescribed medication, please contact the school office. Parking Please take care when parking cars to pick up or drop children off at school. Children’s safety is paramount. The Police visit all schools regularly to check that children are safe when arriving at, or leaving, school.
Tel: (0191) 5362030 E Mail: [email protected]
“Oh no he isn’t!” The school is very pleased to announce that the pupils will be treated to a visit to the Customs House to watch this year’s panto ‘The Lambton Worm’ in December. Everything has been paid for by our wonderful PTA. It is great to treat the children to something nice and rewards everyone for their generosity. More information coming soon. Year 5 @ the Word Half of Year 5 had a fantastic time at The Word this week.
They created descriptive writing in Story World; programmed Lego vehicles and performed a TV interview in front of the green screens. The other Y5 class are going next week. Lots of fun and learning! School email address You may have noticed that the school’s email address has changed from [email protected] to [email protected]. Far less complicated and it complements our website nicely. Any emails to our previous address will still reach us. Parents’ Evenings This term, parents’ evening will take place on November 20th and 21st. Letters came home this week. Please complete the slips and return them to school, so that time slots can be allocated. Thank you
Sports Tournaments As part of our ongoing quest to have pupils writing for purposeful events, we asked the girls’ football team to produce match reports for this week’s games. Match 1: Our first match was against Mortimer B team. Early in the game, Eva delivered a brilliant ball to Beth, who placed the ball into the back of the net. Moments later, we were awarded a free kick on the edge of the box. Beth forced a save and Lydia pounced on the rebound to make it 2-0. The game was wrapped up when Faith scored our third and final goal. Match 2: This match was challenging. After surviving an early chance from the St Oswald’s striker, EBJ improved and gained plenty of possession. The St. Oswald’s keeper made two good saves to keep the game to 00. Two clean sheets keeping us high up in the table. Written by the football team: Beth (capt), Chloe, Erin, Esther, Eva, Faith, Grace, Holly, Lydia and Millie.
On the 9th of November, Year 4 took five teams to the Quicksticks South Tyneside Hockey Finals. The standard was very high but after some very closely fought and competitive games (particularly when two East Boldon teams had to face each other in the semi-final) one team reached the final and another the third place play off. Unfortunately, we lost the final but we came out winners by a golden goal in the third place play off. Thank you to all the staff and parents who came along to help and support our children.
Head Teacher’s Awards Imogen Dunbar has shown a high level of care for her friends in school. Coby Hampton produced a Remembrance Day poster that we displayed in school this week (the Y4 pupils have been inspired by this and produced a beautiful display). Let’s Celebrate! Writers of the week Year 3 – Isla O’Callaghan and Charlotte Hawthorne Year 4 – Rosa Morris and Nathan Petre Year 5 – Jack Moffatt and Harvey Ritson Year 6 – Daniel Burton and Beth Hall Stars of the week Year 3 – Elizabeth Lister and Freya Morrison Year 4 – Annie Devine and Ted Knight Year 5 – Arnie Rea-Mackey and Jake Stoker Year 6 – George Cattanach and Evie Richardson Times Tables Rockstars In the battle of the bands, the classes are battling it out to see which class earns the most points. Year 6 completed their challenge last week. Class 1 scored 33653; Class 2 scored 22107. Years 3, 4 and 5 are in the middle of their competition. The current scores are: Class 4 12837 v 24391 Class 5 Class 6 49302 v 30087 Class 7 Class 8 24938 v 26991 Class 9 Win, lose or draw, all of this times tables training means one thing – quicker and more accurate recall of times tables. Well done, everyone! The school is looking at rewards for the most improved and fastest mathematicians in each cohort.
Term dates for your diary This half term: 31st October – 21st December Spring Term: 8th January – 9th February 19th February – 29th March Please note the INSET day: Friday 22nd December 2017 Parents’ evenings: November 20th and 21st Child Safety Reminders: Medicines If your child requires prescribed medication, please contact the school office. Parking Please take care when parking cars to pick up or drop children off at school. Children’s safety is paramount. The Police visit all schools regularly to check that children are safe when arriving at, or leaving, school.
