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Whole School March Newsletter 2021
Thu 31 Mar 2022Dear Parents,
The school councillors at Mudeford Junior School unanimously voted to hold a non-uniform day in school on Friday 25th March to raise money and support the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. For the non-uniform day, the councillors asked the children to dress in yellow and blue, the colours of the Ukrainian flag, to show solidarity and to make a donation to UNICEF to help them undertake emergency work in Ukraine. The School Council would like to thank everyone for their support and donations which raised the fantastic sum of £793.33 which has been sent to UNICEF.
At Mudeford Junior School we promote a broad and balanced curriculum. Before half term the children learnt about community and global issues during Community Cohesion Week with various outside agencies, speakers and trips off site. Topics covered included, recognising and appreciating diversity within the community, the global recycling and sustainability issue and the importance of health and mental wellbeing.
School Trips
Year 3 Historical Study of the Iron Age
Year 3 will be visiting Hengistbury Head as part of the National Curriculum Historical Study focussed on the Iron Age on Friday 1st April. On this trip Year 3 will be learning how we can learn about British history. Following their visit the children will be able to create a picture of what people were doing and what the headland looked like thousands of years ago.
Year 4 Historical Study Ancient Technology Centre, Cranborne
We are delighted to have the opportunity for Year 4 to visit the Ancient Technology Centre in Cranborne. The Centre delivers an authentic, hands on experience for the children, bringing to life all the different periods the children have studied during Year 3 and 4; the Stone, Bronze and Iron Ages, the Romans, Anglo Saxons and Vikings. The children will be able to explore reconstructed buildings of the times and will take part in skills and crafts, such as blacksmithing, felt making and willow weaving, following processes that have remained unchanged for thousands of years. Both Year 4 classes will be visiting the Ancient Technology Centre on Thursday 19th May 2022.
Year 5 Trip to Winchester Science Centre
We are really excited that we have booked to take Year 5 for a brilliant, action-packed trip to Winchester Science Centre on Tuesday 5 July 2022. Winchester Science Centre is an interactive science and technology centre with the largest standalone planetarium in the UK. The children will have the opportunity to take part in exciting hands-on science experiences and workshops on the theme of Space.
Year 6 Residential Trip
Our Year 6 residential visit to PGL Osmington Bay outdoor education centre will be between Friday 10 June and Monday 13 June 2022. The residential includes a full programme of activities led by qualified staff and has included in the past, abseiling, climbing, raft building, rifle shooting, zip wire and giant swing. The balance of the full cost is due by Friday 1st April 2022.
Upcoming events
Monday 4th April - Swimming for year 3 concludes on, this being the last of 20 sessions for year 3.
Next Thursday 7th April, we will be having our Easter Egg Hunt (orienteering activity). The children will ‘eggsplore’ the school field to find the symbols hidden on the eggs. Once they have found the symbols they then need to crack the code working as a team. It will be a scramble to the finish to win an Easter egg. Every child will receive a chocolate egg for taking part.
Sports Day will be held on Tuesday 24th May. We are anticipating that parents will be invited to attend and support the event.
Discos have been booked for the summer term. All children will be invited for their year appropriate disco.
School Discos
Year 3 and 4 Disco will be taking place on Friday 20th May, 5.30 – 7.00pm.
Year 5 Disco , Friday 20th May 7.20-8.50pm.
Year 6 Disco will be held on Tuesday 19th July 7.00 - 9.00pm (Leavers Disco)
Parents’ Evenings
We are planning to hold face to face Parents’ Evenings during the second half of the summer term. Parents will be invited to book a 10 minute slot to discuss their child’s progress and share their work from the school year.
Years 3,4,5 on Tuesday 7th and Wednesday 8th June.
Year 6, Wednesday 22nd and Thursday 23rd June.
The School Council are undertaking an ambitious project and will be meeting several representatives from various sports equipment and design companies with the aim of creating and installing a ‘Daily Mile’ circuit around the school grounds.
As school life slowly returns to normal, it is our hope to re-establish the PTA over the next few months. If you would be interested in supporting the school in fundraising and organising events, please let the school office know.
Kindest regards
Mark Partridge
Headteacher
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School Council Letter in support of the Ukraine humanitarian crisis
Fri 18 Mar 2022Dear parents/ carers,
The school councillors at Mudeford Junior School have unanimously voted to hold a non-uniform day in school on Friday 25th March to raise money and support the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. For our non-uniform day, the councillors would like children to dress in yellow and blue, the colours of the Ukrainian flag, to show solidarity.
There are thousands of people currently fleeing their homes to seek shelter from the ongoing war. Global charities are working to help as many children, families and people as possible. The school councillors have decided to donate any monetary donations to UNICEF as we are a UNICEF Rights Respecting School; you can find out more on www.unicef.org.uk Please donate as much or as little as you like.
Although the councillors originally voted on donating items, on reflection and after some careful research, they have decided that a cash donation is the most effective way to support the Ukraine crisis. The UNICEF website states: We’re currently not accepting any items for the emergency appeal. These kind offers are really appreciated, but any donated items will need to be sorted, cleaned and transported which could impact our response, so please consider making a monetary donation instead to our emergency appeals. The best way you can help support our emergency work in Ukraine is to donate money to the appeal.
The school councillors feel that often donated items might not be the most cost effective due to the transportation costs this involves. They feel that it is better if charities buy items locally or from countries in the affected region as this can stimulate the local economy and will also have a lower environmental impact.
Thank you for supporting the councillor’s suggestion of a non-uniform day wearing yellow and blue to support the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. Please give what you can, your donations will help to protect children in Ukraine.
Yours sincerely,
Miss Egan and The School Councillors
Chair of School Council: Bethany
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Community Community Weel 14 - 18 February 2022
Mon 14 Mar 2022At Mudeford Junior School we really value the opportunity for the children to learn about the wider world. Before half term the children had a wonderful week off timetable exploring local and global issues. The poster below is the overview showing what the children explored in each year group.
It was a fantastic week and the children learnt so much. We hope that much of this learning has helped them to become informed and knowledgeable and that its positive impact will be shown in the decisions they make in their lives
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E Safety Education and advice
Mon 14 Mar 2022Dear Parents,With children spending more and more time online we continue to promote the need to keep our children safe online whilst still allowing them to have fun and enjoy all that the internet offers. Year 5 and 6 have had the great opportunity of attending an e-safety workshop led by Andrew Williams (E-safety consultant from SWGfL) He provided us with some very useful advice and guidance for Parents and Caregivers about keeping children safe online.Two videos can be found in E-safety section of our Video Resource CentreParents Q&A VideoOn this video, Andrew Williams (SWGfL) answers some of your questions about the easiest ways to keep your children safe online; how to keep children safe in terms of content on YouTube; managing children's friends online; where to find more information about keeping children safe online; what the biggest online risks are and the best service platform APPS available to parents in order to provide the best protection online. Thank you to the parents who e-mailed in with questions for Andrew.Andrew's Parenting Online training videoOn this video, Andrew Williams (SWGfL) gives lots of advice for parents and caregivers about how to keep children safe online.More information about E-safety and useful websites can be found on our school website in the E-safety sections.Thanks for your support.
