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MAYHILL JUNIOR SCHOOL NEWSLETTER | ISSUE NO 5 | 13TH NOVEMBER

Dear Parents and Carers,

TONIGHT!

Remember, remember, the 13th November – Internet Safety briefings for Parents. 7.00 – 8.30pm at Mayhill

in the school hall. This is led by Paul Hay who delivers up-to-date briefings for parents across the country.

Staffing Update

We are sadly going to be saying farewell to some members of our team who have offered a huge amount to

the devlopment of Mayhill. Karina McCorry who helps run our school office will be moving on to new

challenges shortly before the end of term and Mrs Rowlands, our HLTA and support for 4CG will be leaving

Mayhill as her family are being posted over the Christmas break. Both will be very much missed and we are

hugely grateful for all of their good will, professionalism and effort over their time here. Rachel Rylance, who

shares the office role with Karina, will also be leaving the school due to her family being posted but not until

the end of February 2020 so we are now starting to seek two new staff to join our team.

If you’re interested, or know someone who might be, further information is available on our website here.

Remembrance

On Monday, the Mayhill choir beautifully supported our

Remembrance assembly with a rendition of Remember Me.

They do it so well! Our choir will be performing their songs at

the end of year curriculum exhibition on Thursday 19th

December after school, so please do come along and support

them!

A big well done also to James M and Eleanor D who read out

poems their classes had written last year – remembering back

to when they written them to celebrate 100 years of the RAF.

Amazing Fund Raising Efforts! News in! After all the money has been counted, the Mayhill Pentathlon raised a brilliant £920. Lauren M, Mia R, Emma T, Theo M, Braidon A and Mimi L amongst others rasied a huge amount so THANK YOU!

NSPCC Speak Out. Stay Safe. Programme

The NSPCC are in school tomorrow delivering their Speak out. Stay safe. Programme.

This is a nationwide programme for every primary-school-aged child in the UK and

Channel Islands. With the help of their friendly mascot Buddy, they will present an

assembly to the children in school as well as a workshop for Years 5 and 6 on 15th

November.

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To raise money for NSPCC on Friday 15th November we will be doing the following:

Having a MUFTI Day - the children can come to school dressed in their own clothes but with contrasting socks. Suggested donation of £2.

We will be holding our own Great British Bake Off Cake Sale - we would like the children to get baking at home and create bakes based on the theme of ‘Healthy or Energizing Treats’. We ask that NO NUTS are used please. A Star Baker will be selected from each class. All the cakes and treats will be sold at break time. Suggest £1 for spending at the cake sale.

The children will also be taking part in the Big Morning Move with Joe Wicks, so please make sure they have their PE kits with them.

Understanding the Mayhill Habits

Critical Thinking

Curiosity

the desire and ability to ask good

questions

Reasoning

the ability to explain why and justify

a position with logical evidence

Open-mindedness

the ability to see and explore other

viewpoints and to be fallible and

change one’s mind

As we support our children to improve in the Mayhill Habits, it is important to agree a common understanding and

language behind it. By doing so, we can help the children to evaluate their own strengths and understanding when

we praise them for e.g. ‘critical thinking’. Within school, we then take this a step further by designing some of our

lessons in a way that facilitates learning in these areas. Our aim, over the next term or two, is to create a really

child-friendly way of helping them to self-assess themselves against these habits so that they know how to

improve further.

If you have any other ideas about how we can improve our school further, do please contact myself or through

your child’s class teacher.

Mr May

Head Teacher

WHAT’S COMING UP?

Come Dine with your Child – 4CG

Parents and carers of pupils in 4CG will be coming for lunch on Thursday 14th

November at 12.30pm.

Autumn 2020 – Residential Meeting

There will be a meeting for all parents and carers of current Year 4 & 5 pupils at 3.25pm to inform them of the

Residential Trip taking place next Autumn. All welcome. Letters will be sent home at the event and the following

day for those who did not attend.

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Come Dine with your Child – 4A

Parents and carers of pupils in 4A are invited in to have lunch with their child on 21st November. Deadline for

order is 14th November.

Book People Book Fair – 18th – 22nd November

We will have the Book People Book Fair in school from the 18th November until 22nd November. Leaflets were sent home before half term.

NON-UNIFORM DAY – 22nd November FOMS are holding a non uniform day on Friday 22nd November in exchange for a donation of chocolate to be used over the Xmas festivities, so any chocolate bar, box, tin will be fab!

5D Class Assembly

Parents and Carers of children in 5D are invited to their class assembly on Tuesday 26th November at 9am.

All welcome.

Flu Vaccinations

The school nurse will be coming into school on Wednesday 27th November to perform flu nasal vaccines for

Years 3 – 6. Forms were sent home last week and will need to be returned by Friday 15th November.

Year 3&4 Christmas Production

The Year 3 and 4 pupils are learning the lines and songs for the Lower School

Christmas Production of ‘Bah Humbug – A Dickens of a Christmas Carol’, which

will be held on Tuesday 10th December at 1.45 and 6.30pm and Wednesday 11th

December at 6.30pm.

For both evening performances your child will need to be dropped off at school earlier

Year 4 at 6:00pm Year 3 at 6:10pm

Tickets will be sold online via Ticketsource and a letter will be coming home

early next week about how to purchase tickets. Please make your selections carefully as we will not be able

to offer refunds or exchanges. Tickets are limited to 3 per family in the first instance, please respect the

ticket limits.

Military Families Coffee Afternoons

We are going to begin holding coffee afternoons for Military families on the penultimate Friday of each

halfterm. This will provide an opportuniy for discussion with the parents of our Military children regarding a

variety of issues including; Service Premium, deployment notifications, ELSA and Mayhill Heroes. The next

coffee afternoon will be held on Friday 13th December at 2pm in the Community Room within school and we

welcome all parents of military children.

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Christmas Lunch – 13th December

The school menu for Christmas Lunch will be sent home next week. To indicate your child’s meal preference that day, please complete the form and hand into the school office by Tuesday 3rd December 2019. All children must return the reply slip – either to book their meal or confirm they will bring a home packed lunch by the deadline. This is the only menu options available that day. It will NOT be possible to order a school lunch on the day and there will be NO exceptions.

SPORT MATTERS

Year 3 have been getting to grips

with a range of sports skills in PE,

improving their agility, balance

and co-ordination. Great technique

in this photo girls!

Meanwhile, Y5 continue their

term’s Rugby coaching with

London Irish. Loving the Mud!

Fixtures this term

3rd December – Year 3 & 4 New Age Curling!

Wanted! Do you have any old football boots with half decent studs that are no longer wanted? If so,

the school is always keen to help rehouse them to other children who may be in need. Please send

them in, marked for the attention of Mrs Allen.

Reminder: If your child wears tights to school – they will need socks as tights are not allowed in

PE lessons. This is one they often forget!

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SCHOOL NEWS

Applying for a Place in Year 3

The applications portal opens on Thursday 1st November and closes on 15th January 2020. You will be

notified if you have been successful on 16th April 2020. www.hants.gov.uk/admissions

School Menus

There has been a change to school dinner menus this halfterm. Electronic copies of all options were sent out

to every family. Follow the link to see the menus on the school website

https://www.mayhill.hants.sch.uk/page/?title=School+Meals&pid=22

IMPORTANT HOUSEKEEPING

Office Opening Hours

The school office is open from 8.30 – 4pm every day.

Future Postings and House Moves

It is important that you let the Office know if your child will be leaving Mayhill at some point

during the academic year. If you know you will be moving please contact the Office as soon as

possible. Thank You.

AND FINALLY…

Please regularly check the ‘Dates’ section of the newsletter and the website calendar as this is being added

to every fortnight.

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FRIENDS OF MAYHILL

UPCOMING EVENTS

Friends of Mayhill welcomes all new committee members & helpers. Your help is hugely appreciated so

please get involved.

Friends of Mayhill welcomes all new committee members & helpers.

Your help is hugely appreciated so please get involved.

CAKE SALE

Thank you for all the cakes donated & to all the children for eating them - we made £141!

PENTATHLON

We are still working out how much we’ll make back on gift aid, but you collected a huge £920 in

sponsorship money. Thank you so, so much! This money has kickstarted our 2019-20 year fantastically.

DISCO - 21.11.19

Years 3 & 4 - 5pm-6pm. Years 5 & 6 - 6.15-7.15pm. Forms sent home this week.

NON-UNIFORM DAY - 22.11.19

Please come to school in your ‘home clothes’ in exchange for some chocolate.

We will be using the chocolate over the Xmas festivities, so any chocolate bar, box, tin will be fab!

ODIHAM CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANZA - 30.11.19

Come and support your school stall, we will have lots of treats in store for children & grown ups!

4pm -8pm

SECRETS ROOM - 6.12.19

Throughout the day the children come to our ‘grotto-style’ shop to buy Christmas gifts, for all the

family. There will be a fantastic choice for mums, Dads, uncles, aunts, grandparents…everyone...even

their pets! Consent form will be sent home soon.

MAYHILL CHRISTMAS FAIR - 19.12.19

After school, 3.15-4.15pm

CLEARING OUT UNWANTED GIFTS???

Fom’s would love to take any unwanted gifts off your hands.

We’ll make good use of them throughout the year!

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KEY DATES NOV

14th NSPCC Speak Out, Stay Safe Assembly Whole School

14th 4CG Parent Lunch

15th NSPCC Speak Out Stay Safe Workshops Yr 5&6

18th – 22nd Book People Book Fair

21st 4A Parent Lunch

21st Disco 6 -5pm, 6.15 – 7.15pm

22nd Non Uniform Day

26th 5D Class Assembly

27th Flu Nasal Vaccinations – Whole School

DEC

2nd Last Week of Clubs

6th Secrets Room

10th 6M Class Assembly

10th & 11th Year 3 and 4 Production at 6.30pm

13th Christmas Jumper Day

13th Christmas Lunch

13th Militray Families Coffee Afternoon at 2pm

17th House Colour Day

19th Curriculum Exhibition – Whole School 3.15pm

19th Christmas Fair 3.15 – 4.15pm

20th Last Day of the Autumn Term finish at 1pm

JAN

6th INSET DAY

7th First Day of Spring Term

9th Happy Bag

21st 3B Class Assembly

21st Year 5 Parent Lunch

28th 4A Class Assembly

FEB

4th 6R Class Assembly

4th Year 6 Parent Lunch

12th Parents Evening 5 – 7.30pm

13th Parents Evening 3.30 – 6.00pm

17th – 21st Half Term

MARCH

5th World Book Day

10th 5P Class Assembly

12th Year 4 Maya Workshop

31st 4CG Class Assembly

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APRIL

3rd Last Day of Spring Term

20th First Day of Summer Term

21st Author Visit

22nd Happy Bag

MAY

4th Life Education Bus

5th Life Education Bus

5th 3S Class Assembly

8th Bank Holiday Friday

25th – 29th Half Term

JUNE

1st INSET DAY

2nd Year 6 Hampshire Fire and Rescue

10th Year 5 Living Rainforest

12th Year 3 Wisley Gardens

22nd Class Photos

JULY

22nd Last Day of Summer Term