parkgate junior school newsletter 14
Southold Road
PARKGATE JUNIOR SCHOOL NEWSLETTER 14
Watford
WD24 7DN Tel: 01923 243905 Fax: 01923 443660 Email: [email protected]
Head Teacher: Mrs S. L. Pipe NPQH BEd (Hons) Deputy Head Teacher: Mrs S. J.Croxford B.Prim Ed (Hons) 11th December 2015
Visit by Richard Harrington The whole school enjoyed the visit from Richard Harrington this morning. He talked about what MP’s do and the children held a vote which was hotly debated. We then moved outside to officially open the Basketball area. We all had a good bounce on the surface, including our MP! Although the basketball court is STILL not ready, we hope to be able to open it at the end of next week. The visit was a great success and it was fantastic for the children to get an opportunity to hear about what their MP does.
Year 5 Production Congratulations to the Year 5 children who put on a superb production of An out of this world Christmas. Thank you to all the staff and parents for their help preparing the children and providing fabulous costumes. After the performance a collection was held for Vision Africa, we will let you know how much was raised in our next newsletter. Rewards Morning Congratulations to Windsor, this term’s house point winners. They have enjoyed a fun packed morning making Christmas crafts and playing games.
New Hope Trust Don’t forget we will be holding a dress down day on Wednesday 16th December and asking children, who wish to take part, to bring in a donation of at least £1– to raise money for sleeping bags. Please hand in your donation by Monday 14th December. Football Match Report On Monday the school football team competed in their final match of the term against Orchard. Parkgate showed great determination working tirelessly on and off the ball, giving every ounce of energy they had. Unfortunately by half time they were 4-1 down but the whole team worked so well together that the team made it 5-2 by the final whistle. The entire team should be immensely proud of themselves; they played against a team ranked extremely highly in Watford and showed that the real key to being a successful football team is to work hard for the team and not show off as an individual.
Good Behaviour At Playtime Awards Raffle ticket winners drawn by Richard Harrington 1st—Usman Raja 2nd—Louie Atkinson 3rd—Alice Murphy End Of Term Just to remind you that we close at 1.30pm next Friday, 18th December. Attendance For The Week Congratulations to 6 Eagle for having the highest attendance last week and winning extra play. 3 Owl 97.9 3 Robin 97.3 4 Heron 98.4 4 Puffin 94.2 5 Parrot 99.3 5 Toucan 96.3 6 Eagle 99.7 6 Falcon 97.7 Overall school result for the week is 97.6%. We are getting nearer to our target of 98%! Carol Service — All Parents We are still looking for helper to escort year group 4,5 and 6 to the church. If you can help, please let the office know as soon as possible. Thank you. Congratulation to the following STARS OF THE WEEK Certificates presented by Richard Harrington
3 Owl 3 Robin 4 Heron 4 Puffin 5 Parrot 5 Toucan 6 Eagle 6 Falcon
Jake (people) & Julia (picture) Eve (self) & Muhammed (self) Ella (self) & Dillon (self) Grace (people) & Esmahaan (picture) Antwone (sefl) & Alyssa (word) Thomas (self) & Ryan (self) Ethan (word) & Sharnie (self) Tilly (word) & Zohra (logic)
PTA News A HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who helped set up, run stalls, tidy up afterwards and helped behind the scenes at the Christmas Fair especially - Helen Harverson, Sarah Beasy, Nicola Buckley, Colleen Kearne and her daughters Liz and Micha, Sabina Ross, Sarah White, Sarah Knight, Gill Ryan, Julia Dearing, Julie Wicks, Rik Parting, Mas Farabousheri, Jason Holling, Natalie Canderton, Matthew Taylor, Mr and Mrs White, Sarah Hughes, Aimee D’Ercole, Nickie Wilkinson, Secret Santa Teachers, Charlie Brisbane, Mrs Pipe and the PTA team. The grand total is a fantastic £1150! RAFFLE: Many congratulations to the following winners – please contact a member of the PTA, email us on [email protected] , or visit the office to claim your prize if you haven’t already done so: 1st N Tierney 2nd Katie Barry 3rd Julie Colville 4th Eve Hughes, Robin 5th Hannah Taylor, Eagle 6th Priyam Patel 7th Isabella, 3 Owl 8th Daisy Woodger 9th Kavindu 10th Adrian Lopez
Diary Dates: 14/12
Pantomime @ 9.30am—don’t be late!
15/12
Christmas Carol concert
16/12
Christmas dinner
17/12
Christmas activity day
18/12
END OF TERM—FINISH @ 1.30PM
4/1
Inset day
5/1
Start of Spring Term
Yours sincerely
Sarah Pipe Headteacher
PARKGATE JUNIOR SCHOOL NEWSLETTER 14
Watford
WD24 7DN Tel: 01923 243905 Fax: 01923 443660 Email: [email protected]
Head Teacher: Mrs S. L. Pipe NPQH BEd (Hons) Deputy Head Teacher: Mrs S. J.Croxford B.Prim Ed (Hons) 11th December 2015
Visit by Richard Harrington The whole school enjoyed the visit from Richard Harrington this morning. He talked about what MP’s do and the children held a vote which was hotly debated. We then moved outside to officially open the Basketball area. We all had a good bounce on the surface, including our MP! Although the basketball court is STILL not ready, we hope to be able to open it at the end of next week. The visit was a great success and it was fantastic for the children to get an opportunity to hear about what their MP does.
Year 5 Production Congratulations to the Year 5 children who put on a superb production of An out of this world Christmas. Thank you to all the staff and parents for their help preparing the children and providing fabulous costumes. After the performance a collection was held for Vision Africa, we will let you know how much was raised in our next newsletter. Rewards Morning Congratulations to Windsor, this term’s house point winners. They have enjoyed a fun packed morning making Christmas crafts and playing games.
New Hope Trust Don’t forget we will be holding a dress down day on Wednesday 16th December and asking children, who wish to take part, to bring in a donation of at least £1– to raise money for sleeping bags. Please hand in your donation by Monday 14th December. Football Match Report On Monday the school football team competed in their final match of the term against Orchard. Parkgate showed great determination working tirelessly on and off the ball, giving every ounce of energy they had. Unfortunately by half time they were 4-1 down but the whole team worked so well together that the team made it 5-2 by the final whistle. The entire team should be immensely proud of themselves; they played against a team ranked extremely highly in Watford and showed that the real key to being a successful football team is to work hard for the team and not show off as an individual.
Good Behaviour At Playtime Awards Raffle ticket winners drawn by Richard Harrington 1st—Usman Raja 2nd—Louie Atkinson 3rd—Alice Murphy End Of Term Just to remind you that we close at 1.30pm next Friday, 18th December. Attendance For The Week Congratulations to 6 Eagle for having the highest attendance last week and winning extra play. 3 Owl 97.9 3 Robin 97.3 4 Heron 98.4 4 Puffin 94.2 5 Parrot 99.3 5 Toucan 96.3 6 Eagle 99.7 6 Falcon 97.7 Overall school result for the week is 97.6%. We are getting nearer to our target of 98%! Carol Service — All Parents We are still looking for helper to escort year group 4,5 and 6 to the church. If you can help, please let the office know as soon as possible. Thank you. Congratulation to the following STARS OF THE WEEK Certificates presented by Richard Harrington
3 Owl 3 Robin 4 Heron 4 Puffin 5 Parrot 5 Toucan 6 Eagle 6 Falcon
Jake (people) & Julia (picture) Eve (self) & Muhammed (self) Ella (self) & Dillon (self) Grace (people) & Esmahaan (picture) Antwone (sefl) & Alyssa (word) Thomas (self) & Ryan (self) Ethan (word) & Sharnie (self) Tilly (word) & Zohra (logic)
PTA News A HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who helped set up, run stalls, tidy up afterwards and helped behind the scenes at the Christmas Fair especially - Helen Harverson, Sarah Beasy, Nicola Buckley, Colleen Kearne and her daughters Liz and Micha, Sabina Ross, Sarah White, Sarah Knight, Gill Ryan, Julia Dearing, Julie Wicks, Rik Parting, Mas Farabousheri, Jason Holling, Natalie Canderton, Matthew Taylor, Mr and Mrs White, Sarah Hughes, Aimee D’Ercole, Nickie Wilkinson, Secret Santa Teachers, Charlie Brisbane, Mrs Pipe and the PTA team. The grand total is a fantastic £1150! RAFFLE: Many congratulations to the following winners – please contact a member of the PTA, email us on [email protected] , or visit the office to claim your prize if you haven’t already done so: 1st N Tierney 2nd Katie Barry 3rd Julie Colville 4th Eve Hughes, Robin 5th Hannah Taylor, Eagle 6th Priyam Patel 7th Isabella, 3 Owl 8th Daisy Woodger 9th Kavindu 10th Adrian Lopez
Diary Dates: 14/12
Pantomime @ 9.30am—don’t be late!
15/12
Christmas Carol concert
16/12
Christmas dinner
17/12
Christmas activity day
18/12
END OF TERM—FINISH @ 1.30PM
4/1
Inset day
5/1
Start of Spring Term
Yours sincerely
Sarah Pipe Headteacher
