Netley Abbey Junior School Newsletter 14th February 2020

Year 7 Secondary Applications Please remember to submit your applications before the deadline of 31st October 2019.

All Hampshire school residents must apply via the Education Online Portal at: www.hants.gov.uk/admissions

People residing in Southampton must apply through their home local authority (Southampton), even if you wish to apply for a Hampshire school. Please visit the website: www.southampton.gov.uk

Should you need any assistance, please contact Mrs Stirrat in the school office.

It is hard to believe we are already half way through the academic year as we break up for Half Term. I do hope you are able to enjoy some relaxing family time.

Next term looks very busy with World Book Day, Parents’ Evening, Lower School Music Concerts and Year 3 are going to Butser Ancient Farm and experiencing a Stone Age Day.

The Friends are organising some exciting events, including Mother’s Day Shop and a Movie Night. Thank you to everyone that has supported with our ‘Winter Wellbeing’ initiative which has helped to raise

awareness of mental health and wellbeing of pupils in our school. The children have certainly enjoyed all the different activities. I do hope those of you who attended the Family Clubs this week, shared some

conversation and enjoyed a calm, fun start to the school day. I look forward to seeing the children back in school on Monday 24th February.

Sports News

Boys Football Event - Tuesday 4th February The quarter finals of the cup was up next for the Netley boys, this time coming up against Beacon View

School. A semi-final place was up for grabs so both teams desperately wanted the win. With both sides evenly matched, the boys dug deep and stole the first goal which quickly lead to our second. The visitors got a goal back with a stunning effort, giving us a 2-1 lead heading into half time. Both teams came out the gates, firing with end to end play. Netley dominated possession which lead to multiple chances on goal, we managed to

score two more goals giving us a 4-1 win and a place in the semi-finals! Well done boys!

The Team: Josh, Magnus, Reuben, Austin, Mylo, Evan, Joey, Abdelrahman and Ollie

Hockey Festival at Swanmore College - Tuesday 4th February Last Tuesday, our students worked super hard to compete in a hockey festival.

We played against Botley and Fair Oak Schools. We won two games and lost two, but sadly didn’t make it to the semi-finals. Our team were all very good ‘sports’ even when we lost our matches and worked very hard at

scoring goals to help us win some of the games. Written by Emily and Rachel

The Team: Emily, Summer, Kyle, Rachel, Joshua, Charley and David

Mrs K Kenway - PE Specialist & Mrs M Cull - PE & Sports Coach

Lower School Music Concerts - Spring Term Please see below for the dates of your child’s music concert.

Wednesday 25th March 2020 - Violin Concert (Castle & Wykeham) at 10.15am

Friday 27th March 2020 - Samba Concert (Grange & Priory) at 09.15am Thursday 2nd April 2020 - Recorder Concert (Denzil & Seaview) at 09.15am

Parents, Carers and Grandparents are very welcome to attend and each concert should last 30 minutes.

Thank you.

Pupil Voice This section is written by groups of children within our school and the following report is about Winter

Wellbeing.

This winter, we all had fun taking part in ‘Winter Wellbeing’. We have been learning how to look after ourselves and to understand our feelings and emotions.

At the beginning of January, our school hosted a ‘Photo Booth’ week. We were invited to the hall each

morning to wear something green and take silly or nice photos with our family and friends. We will be putting the photos onto Seesaw soon, so keep a close eye out for them.

On Thursday 23rd January our school took part in a ‘No Tech Day’ to help reduce our screen time and keep us happy during school. We learnt that if we stay off our electronics our eyes don’t hurt as much and we usually

go to sleep earlier. Thank you for those who took part at home!

Last week, each class took part in ‘Mindful Moments’ week. During our time to be mindful, we all sat down with some calming music and drew a peaceful picture. Sometimes, we sit there and close our eyes after break

time or lunchtime to calm down before we are ready to learn.

Below there are some wellbeing challenges that you could try at home:

Written by Joey, Peyton, Layla, Sienna and Josie-Jo

at Netley Abbey Junior School

Special Mentions Congratulations to the following children who were all awarded a Special Mention for using the

Netley Learning Model in class. Max (Heath) Alfie (Beach) Summer (Sellwood) Madison (Westwood) Rose (Seaview) Holly (Denzil) Declan (Grange) Aliyah (Wykeham) Harvey (Priory) Alfie (Castle) Isaac (Moore) Esme (Crescent) Charlie (Westwood) Caleb (Seaview) Tilly (Sellwood) Evie (Beach) Noemie (Heath) Daisy (Castle) Ollie (Denzil) Harry (Moore) Charlie (Priory) Owen (Wykeham) Seb (Grange) Annabelle (Crescent)

Year 5 - Wonder Dome On Monday 3rd February, Year 5 had the Wonder Dome in school. When inside, the children got to

experience some detailed photographs of space projected onto the side of the dome including all the planets in our Solar System. Our host Steve, talked through the different features of the planets and the children got

to ask him several questions. It was a great way to end our topic on Space and Steve commented how impressed he was at what the children knew already.

Mr Archer - Year 5 Class Teacher

HC3S - Catering Assistant at Netley Abbey Junior School The school kitchen require a Catering Assistant working 10 hours a week.

For more information and to apply, please visit www.careers.new.org.uk and select Hampshire County Council and search HC3S or click on the following link:

https://careers.newjob.org.uk/HCC/job/Southampton-Catering-Assistant-Netley-Abbey-Junior-HC3S-24424-%28W%29-HAM/584063501/

The closing date is 23/02/2020

Dates for Your Diary Monday 24th February 2020 - Back to School Monday 24th February 2020 - Library Open 3.30pm - 4.00pm Friday 28th February 2020 - Year 3 Stone Age Day Monday 2nd March 2020 - Life Bus in School Monday 2nd March 2020 - Library Open 3.30pm - 4.00pm Tuesday 3rd March 2020 - Life Bus in School Wednesday 4th March 2020 - Life Bus in School Thursday 5th March 2020 - Life Bus in School Thursday 5th March 2020 - World Book Day Friday 6th March 2020 - Minstead Information Meeting at 3.30pm Monday 9th March 2020 - Library Open 3.30pm - 4.00pm Wednesday 11th March 2020 - Parents’ Evening 3.30pm - 5.30pm Thursday 12th March 2020 - Parents’ Evening 3.30pm - 7.00pm Monday 16th March 2020 - Library Open 3.30pm - 4.00pm Friday 20th March 2020 - NSPCC ‘Speak Out, Stay Safe’ Visit Friday 20th March 2020 - FONAJS Mother’s Day Shop at 3.30pm Monday 23rd March 2020 - Library Open 3.30pm - 4.00pm Wednesday 25th March 2020 - Violin Concert (Castle & Wykeham) at 10.15am Thursday 26th March 2020 - FONAJS Lower School Movie Night at 3.30pm Friday 27th March 2020 - Samba Concert (Grange & Priory) at 09.15am Monday 30th March 2020 - Library Open 3.30pm - 4.00pm Thursday 2nd April 2020 - Recorder Concert (Denzil & Seaview) at 09.15am Friday 3rd April 2020 - Year 3 Butser Farm Trip Friday 3rd April 2020 - Break up for Easter Advance Inset Days and Early Closures 2020 Thursday 2nd July 2020 - Inset Day (date changed from Monday 6th July) Friday 3rd July 2020 - Inset Day Wednesday 22nd July 2020 - Early Finish at 1.15pm Mrs Shirley Nicholas-Bond Headteacher

Netley Abbey and Butlocks Heath Educational Trust Fund Did you know we are a local charity with funds available to help children and young people living in the

Parish of Hound (Netley Abbey and Butlocks Heath)? We support the education and development of young people up to the age of 25 by awarding funds for

educational and sporting activities, equipment and trips. We are now welcoming applications for funding from groups, clubs and individuals. Applying is quick and easy via our website: www.nabhet.co.uk