GADE VALLEY JMI & NURSERY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER
GADE VALLEY JMI & NURSERY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER Issue 45 13th November 2015
Football Matches
On Wednesday 4thNovember we played Pixies Hill School in a football match. We won 13-1, as you can imagine there were plenty of hat-tricks, these were from Niall, Josh and Alex. The rest of the goals were scored by Connor (1), Tyrese (1) and Leo (2). We were solid in defence thanks to Jake and Joe and our goalkeepers kept strong throughout. The whole team were committed and showed respect to the opposition. Pixies played well and had a great attitude despite the defeat.
whistle blew. We now look forward to our game next week and hope for a better result. Ella & Tijana Our next matches are: Gade Valley Girls vs St Albert the Great Girls – 18th November 3.30pm at Gade Valley. Gade Valley Boys vs St Cuthbert Mayne – 18th November at Gade Valley. Gade Valley Boys vs St Cuthbert Mayne – 2nd December away at St Cuthbert Mayne. Year 3 Trip to St Albans
Josh and Niall
The girls also had a football match on Wednesday 4th, they won 7-0! It was a good game and the other team played extremely well. Our goal scorers were Tijana (2), Ella (1), Sadie (2), and two own goals. The team was very determined and confident and did not lose sight of what was important – fair play!
Tijana and Ella
On Thursday 12th November, Gade Valley girls took on a very strong Bridgewater School team. Sadly we lost the game 2-0. Although we did not succeed, we kept trying hard and remained confident until the final
We had a brilliant day in St Albans last week. We saw the Hypocaust in the Park and visited the Roman Ampitheatre where we were able to walk right into the centre of the arena. At the Museum we took part in an artefact handling session and investigated lots of objects that have been found around St Albans. We found out that some of the objects invented and used by the Romans are
still used today, such as: buttons, bricks and farming tools. We’re looking forward to telling you more about our trip at our sharing assembly on Wednesday, 25th November.
Pedestrian Training Year 2 have been walking around the local area, learning how to cross roads safely. The children would like to share some of the things they have learnt “Always look behind you before you cross the road just in case a fast car is coming” Drew “We were looking at lights on the backs of cars and what they mean” Jamaica “We looked at different signs and what they are for, and what the lights do”
Neve
“We learnt that when there is a zebra crossing we must always stop”
Luca
Breaking Bread with the Elderly
Tri-Golf Year 2 won 2nd place at the Tri-golf tournament at Cavendish School! Last week Year 2 took part in a Tri-golf tournament at Cavendish School. They tried lots of different activities, including Tunnel Ball and Building Bridges, which helped them to practise their golf skills. We're very proud of them because they came in second place out of the 18 school teams competing in the tournament and they were only 4 points behind the winners! Congratulations Year 2!
On Wednesday 4th November, Year 6 hosted residents from a local care home for tea and cake. The afternoon was a huge success and the children really enjoyed talking to our guests. We are currently investigating the opportunity for the Year 6 children to visit the care home where they will sing Christmas carols and deliver mince pies. More details to follow. Children in Need
The children looked fantastic today with all their spots! The wrist bands were a great success, with the sale of these and the donations given on the day raised £310.00 Well done everyone!
We also held a special assembly where KS1 teachers battled against KS2 teachers. They had to compete in a number of tasks including pin the eye patch on Pudsey, how many skips could be achieved in 30 seconds and creating a ‘mummy’ in the quickest time! The outstanding winners were our KS2 teachers!! The gauntlet has been laid down ready for next year!
CHAMP of the Week
‘CHAMP’ of the week – 06.11.15 for being Attentive: Oliver Parkins - Nursery Grace Conroy - Reception Ciian Hammond - Year 1 Ryan Carter - Year 2 Pia Ashton - Year 3 Caleb Simpson - Year 4 Emma Edes - Year 5 Jake Scourfield - Year 6 ‘CHAMP’ of the week – 13.11.15 for being Motivated: Laurence Black Paige Chandler Luca Ricaldone George Smith Oliver Allen Jodie Kempton Christian Paddon Connor Chapman
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Nursery Reception Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6
Clubs End Dates
Christmas Activity Workshop Mrs Plimsaul will be running her Christmas Activity Workshop on Thursday 26th November from 3.15pm5.00pm. The cost of the workshop is £5.00. Please send in your payment and child’s name on a clearly marked envelope.
Please note the end date for clubs running this term: Kew Dance – Monday 14th December Computer Club- Monday 30th November Dodgeball GameOn Yrs 1, 2 & 3 – Monday 7th December 2015 Mini-Olympics GameOn – Yrs 1 & 2 – Tuesday 15th December Science Club – Years 1-6 – Tuesday 15th December 2015 Sewing Club (lunchtime) – Years 2, 3 & 4 - Tuesday 1st December 2015 Art Club for Reception pupils – Wednesday 25th November 2015
Netball – Wednesday 16th December 2015 Kickboxing – Thursday 3rd December 2015 Newspaper Club – Thursday 26th November 2015 Drama Club (lunchtime) – Thursday 10th December 2015 Football – Friday 4th December 2015 Clubs January 2016 The following extra-curricular clubs will continue in January 2016 starting from the week commencing Monday 18th January 2016. Computer Club – KS2 - Monday 18th January 2016 Art Club – Reception – Wednesday 20th January 2016 Newspaper Club Years 5 & 6 – Thursday 21st January 2016 Football Club KS2 – Friday 22nd January 2016. Netball Club - Years 4, 5 & 6 will begin on Wednesday 6th January 2016. Lunchtime clubs will also start the week commencing 18th January 2016; these being Art Club with Mr Giles, Drama Club with Miss MacPhail, Story Club with Ms Twydell and Choir with Mrs Hobbs. Drama Club with Miss MacPhail will be run slightly differently due to the large numbers attending. A separate letter will be sent out to you. Our Kew Dance, GameOn and Kickboxing clubs will be sending letters to you before the end of the term regarding their start dates and costs.
Gade Valley Choir The choir are currently preparing to perform a song at the dressing of the tree this year on Monday 30th November 2015. Year 5 Cycle Training Year 5 have been taking part in cycle training all this week. They were lucky enough on Wednesday to cycle down to the War Memorial in Boxmoor. Staffing News We are pleased to announce that Mr Paul Downie will be taking over from Mr Atkins as the new Site Manager in December. We will be sorry to be losing Mrs Burrowes (Year 3 Teaching Assistant). We wish her well in the future. The school have appointed Mrs Karen Bankole as the new full time Teaching Assistant from January 2016. Reminders Friday 20th November – Scooter Training Years 2, 3 & 4 Wednesday 25th November – Netball match – Gade Valley vs Bridgewater School – at home from 3.15pm. Wednesday 25th November – Open Evening 6.00pm – 7.00pm Thursday 26th November – Christmas Activity Workshop - 3.15pm. Thursday 26th November – Year 2 History off the page
Friday 27th November – Mufti Day – Children to bring in items for Christmas Fair Parent’s Sharing Assembly – 9.00am and 9.30am – Stay and Play / Stay and Learn F/KS1. Christmas Fair – Saturday 28th November Monday 30th November – 9.00am Parents Assembly – Decorating the Christmas tree. Letters Home
Christmas Activity Workshop
Community News Ladies Pamper and Psychic Evening – 6th December at Chaulden Community Centre, an evening of relaxation, rejuvenation, Psychic readings, shopping and fun - 4.30pm – 7.30pm. For further information contact Rachel Smith 07714 003705
Football Matches
On Wednesday 4thNovember we played Pixies Hill School in a football match. We won 13-1, as you can imagine there were plenty of hat-tricks, these were from Niall, Josh and Alex. The rest of the goals were scored by Connor (1), Tyrese (1) and Leo (2). We were solid in defence thanks to Jake and Joe and our goalkeepers kept strong throughout. The whole team were committed and showed respect to the opposition. Pixies played well and had a great attitude despite the defeat.
whistle blew. We now look forward to our game next week and hope for a better result. Ella & Tijana Our next matches are: Gade Valley Girls vs St Albert the Great Girls – 18th November 3.30pm at Gade Valley. Gade Valley Boys vs St Cuthbert Mayne – 18th November at Gade Valley. Gade Valley Boys vs St Cuthbert Mayne – 2nd December away at St Cuthbert Mayne. Year 3 Trip to St Albans
Josh and Niall
The girls also had a football match on Wednesday 4th, they won 7-0! It was a good game and the other team played extremely well. Our goal scorers were Tijana (2), Ella (1), Sadie (2), and two own goals. The team was very determined and confident and did not lose sight of what was important – fair play!
Tijana and Ella
On Thursday 12th November, Gade Valley girls took on a very strong Bridgewater School team. Sadly we lost the game 2-0. Although we did not succeed, we kept trying hard and remained confident until the final
We had a brilliant day in St Albans last week. We saw the Hypocaust in the Park and visited the Roman Ampitheatre where we were able to walk right into the centre of the arena. At the Museum we took part in an artefact handling session and investigated lots of objects that have been found around St Albans. We found out that some of the objects invented and used by the Romans are
still used today, such as: buttons, bricks and farming tools. We’re looking forward to telling you more about our trip at our sharing assembly on Wednesday, 25th November.
Pedestrian Training Year 2 have been walking around the local area, learning how to cross roads safely. The children would like to share some of the things they have learnt “Always look behind you before you cross the road just in case a fast car is coming” Drew “We were looking at lights on the backs of cars and what they mean” Jamaica “We looked at different signs and what they are for, and what the lights do”
Neve
“We learnt that when there is a zebra crossing we must always stop”
Luca
Breaking Bread with the Elderly
Tri-Golf Year 2 won 2nd place at the Tri-golf tournament at Cavendish School! Last week Year 2 took part in a Tri-golf tournament at Cavendish School. They tried lots of different activities, including Tunnel Ball and Building Bridges, which helped them to practise their golf skills. We're very proud of them because they came in second place out of the 18 school teams competing in the tournament and they were only 4 points behind the winners! Congratulations Year 2!
On Wednesday 4th November, Year 6 hosted residents from a local care home for tea and cake. The afternoon was a huge success and the children really enjoyed talking to our guests. We are currently investigating the opportunity for the Year 6 children to visit the care home where they will sing Christmas carols and deliver mince pies. More details to follow. Children in Need
The children looked fantastic today with all their spots! The wrist bands were a great success, with the sale of these and the donations given on the day raised £310.00 Well done everyone!
We also held a special assembly where KS1 teachers battled against KS2 teachers. They had to compete in a number of tasks including pin the eye patch on Pudsey, how many skips could be achieved in 30 seconds and creating a ‘mummy’ in the quickest time! The outstanding winners were our KS2 teachers!! The gauntlet has been laid down ready for next year!
CHAMP of the Week
‘CHAMP’ of the week – 06.11.15 for being Attentive: Oliver Parkins - Nursery Grace Conroy - Reception Ciian Hammond - Year 1 Ryan Carter - Year 2 Pia Ashton - Year 3 Caleb Simpson - Year 4 Emma Edes - Year 5 Jake Scourfield - Year 6 ‘CHAMP’ of the week – 13.11.15 for being Motivated: Laurence Black Paige Chandler Luca Ricaldone George Smith Oliver Allen Jodie Kempton Christian Paddon Connor Chapman
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Nursery Reception Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6
Clubs End Dates
Christmas Activity Workshop Mrs Plimsaul will be running her Christmas Activity Workshop on Thursday 26th November from 3.15pm5.00pm. The cost of the workshop is £5.00. Please send in your payment and child’s name on a clearly marked envelope.
Please note the end date for clubs running this term: Kew Dance – Monday 14th December Computer Club- Monday 30th November Dodgeball GameOn Yrs 1, 2 & 3 – Monday 7th December 2015 Mini-Olympics GameOn – Yrs 1 & 2 – Tuesday 15th December Science Club – Years 1-6 – Tuesday 15th December 2015 Sewing Club (lunchtime) – Years 2, 3 & 4 - Tuesday 1st December 2015 Art Club for Reception pupils – Wednesday 25th November 2015
Netball – Wednesday 16th December 2015 Kickboxing – Thursday 3rd December 2015 Newspaper Club – Thursday 26th November 2015 Drama Club (lunchtime) – Thursday 10th December 2015 Football – Friday 4th December 2015 Clubs January 2016 The following extra-curricular clubs will continue in January 2016 starting from the week commencing Monday 18th January 2016. Computer Club – KS2 - Monday 18th January 2016 Art Club – Reception – Wednesday 20th January 2016 Newspaper Club Years 5 & 6 – Thursday 21st January 2016 Football Club KS2 – Friday 22nd January 2016. Netball Club - Years 4, 5 & 6 will begin on Wednesday 6th January 2016. Lunchtime clubs will also start the week commencing 18th January 2016; these being Art Club with Mr Giles, Drama Club with Miss MacPhail, Story Club with Ms Twydell and Choir with Mrs Hobbs. Drama Club with Miss MacPhail will be run slightly differently due to the large numbers attending. A separate letter will be sent out to you. Our Kew Dance, GameOn and Kickboxing clubs will be sending letters to you before the end of the term regarding their start dates and costs.
Gade Valley Choir The choir are currently preparing to perform a song at the dressing of the tree this year on Monday 30th November 2015. Year 5 Cycle Training Year 5 have been taking part in cycle training all this week. They were lucky enough on Wednesday to cycle down to the War Memorial in Boxmoor. Staffing News We are pleased to announce that Mr Paul Downie will be taking over from Mr Atkins as the new Site Manager in December. We will be sorry to be losing Mrs Burrowes (Year 3 Teaching Assistant). We wish her well in the future. The school have appointed Mrs Karen Bankole as the new full time Teaching Assistant from January 2016. Reminders Friday 20th November – Scooter Training Years 2, 3 & 4 Wednesday 25th November – Netball match – Gade Valley vs Bridgewater School – at home from 3.15pm. Wednesday 25th November – Open Evening 6.00pm – 7.00pm Thursday 26th November – Christmas Activity Workshop - 3.15pm. Thursday 26th November – Year 2 History off the page
Friday 27th November – Mufti Day – Children to bring in items for Christmas Fair Parent’s Sharing Assembly – 9.00am and 9.30am – Stay and Play / Stay and Learn F/KS1. Christmas Fair – Saturday 28th November Monday 30th November – 9.00am Parents Assembly – Decorating the Christmas tree. Letters Home
Christmas Activity Workshop
Community News Ladies Pamper and Psychic Evening – 6th December at Chaulden Community Centre, an evening of relaxation, rejuvenation, Psychic readings, shopping and fun - 4.30pm – 7.30pm. For further information contact Rachel Smith 07714 003705
