After what feels like a whirlwind of a term, we have finally made it to the Easter Break! We are immensely proud of how well our children have coped this term with the disruptions due to covid. Despite the difficulties, there have still been some brilliant wider learning opportunities that have taken place: Our Y5 team were simply fantastic at producing a reduced version of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" as were the the children, who performed a challenging play in shakespearean language with so much confidence; Our Y3 children enhanced their learning of their history topic with their Roman Day and our Y6 visited our local church, St Peter's to extend their knowledge of the Easter story. I would also like to thank all the staff at FPJS for being simply brilliant this term at coping with lots of unplanned changes, pulling together and always with a smile on their faces- it really is a team effort here! We currently have a vacancy for a lunch controller- see advert below if you want to join us!

Thank you so much parents for completing our survey. The results, displayed below,are overwhelmingly positive in all areas. Where some parents have ranked some aspects lower, we have taken on board any feedback given and will look at opportunities for development. Mr Wallace will be writing separately with more infomation on this in due course.

We return on Monday 25th April at the usual time. Please can we remind parents that parking continues to be problematic along Oaken Grove, and where possible, please do not park or turn along Oaken Grove during congested times. We have recently had a number of complaints from residents about parents who are blocking drives or parking illegally. We have alerted RBWM to ongoing issues and parents could face fines if rules are not adhered to. Try and walk or cycle to school with your child if you possibly can and do not drive up the school drive during drop off and pick up times (including school club times).

Hopefully, the sun will make an appearance for the Easter break and our FPJS families can enjoy lots of fresh air and family time together!

Enjoy the break!

Anna Clark, Head of School

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Coming up next term: Dates for your diary

Mon 25th April: Term 5 begins
Fri 29th April: Y3 visit to Ufton Court (email sent 18/3)

Deadline for Jubilee card competition (see below)

Mon 2nd May: Bank Holiday Monday
Tues 3rd May: Y5 Swimming sessions begin (every Tuesday afternoon see email 9/3)
Thurs 5th May: First area rehearsal for Hexagon choir (Y5/6)- see email sent 8/4 and link below)
W/B 9th May: Y6 National SATS tests week Monday- Thursday morning

Y5 CLASS ASSEMBLIES

Following a fantastic unit of English, each of the Year 5 classes have now performed a shortened version of A Midsummer Night's Dream to family members and the rest of the school.

With only two weeks rehearsal time, the children had to learn their complex, Shakespearian lines quickly alongside understanding their meaning. From this, they then had to carefully consider how their acting would help the audience to understand the story line. The children then performed on stage with a forest set, stage lights, sound effects and full costume!

We are so proud of the enthusiasm the children had for the project and how brilliantly they performed. Once again, they showed excellent team work by supporting each other through the process, helping each other with lines and even giving and receiving acting tips! We are amazed by their level of understanding of the play and how well they conveyed the complex plot through their intonation and acting skills.

Really well done Year 5! You should all be very proud of yourselves!

Y5 SAMBA PERFORMANCES

One performance hasn't been enough for Year 5 over the last few weeks! The children have not only been working hard on their productions of A Midsummer Night's Dream, but have also been rehearsing as part of their samba band! Last week they had the opportunity to perform to the rest of the school, showcasing all of their learning from the last two terms.

During our music lessons, the Year 5's have been learning about the Afro-Brazilian routes of Samba music and how this is an important part of the annual carnival celebrations. The children have also been trying out all of the different instruments including surdos (bass drums), agogô bells and ganzás (cylindrical rattles).

The children then chose their favourite instruments and performed as a samba band. There was a real carnival atmosphere to the music with call and response vocals alongside multiple rhythms played simultaneously.

Each class performed brilliantly and showed excellent skill when it came to playing their instruments together. Well done Year 5!

Y6 EASTER CRACKED

St Peter's church kindly opened their doors to a visit from year 6 to explore the Easter story and also look at the history of some other Easter traditions - including chocolate eggs ! As always it was entertaining and informative and we would like to thank them for inviting us.

Exciting musical opportunity for Y5 and Y6 singers

Our school will be performing in the joint schools Hexagon Concert which takes place on Thursday 16th June. This is a great opportunity for primary schools from RBWM to get together and perform to a large audience of enthusiastic parents and friends. The theme of the concert is "Change is Coming"and we will be singing a selection of songs about the ocean and what we can do to protect it.

We have been invited to take a maximum of 45 pupils to perform in the concert and we are expecting a high number of children to be interested in taking part. Therefore, we will be holding auditions for Year 5 and 6 pupils on Thursday and Friday 28th and 29th April.

For more details, please click on the following link:

Hexagon Choir letter (for Y5 and Y6 only)

Y3 ROMAN DAY

As part of Y3's learning on Romans, we enjoyed a brilliant Roman day on Wednesday.

Our morning started with learning on Roman numerals; using these numerals to crack codes, jokes and riddles. Later in the day, we moved between the teachers to make our own Roman head wreath, learn about gods and goddesses and find out about the musical instruments that the Romans would have used.

In the afternoon, the children designed and made their own mosaics too.

A fantastic way to conclude our learning on the Romans!

Amazing Art!

Congratulations to Erin B in class Cormorant who entered a national art competition entitled "art for activism".

Erin's amazing piece will be displayed in the Houses of Parliament in the coming weeks. She explained that her piece is about how diabetics should not be judged for what their "normal" is. Erin says, "There is no normal apart from your idea of it".

We are immensely proud of Erin's fantastic artwork and her thoughtful words.

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COMPETITION TIME!

We are very excited to let you know that we have received a letter from the Mayor inviting two children from our school to attend a very special Platinum Jubilee Children's Party on Monday 23rd May in the Guildhall, Windsor.

After a welcome by the Town Crier the children will be shown the museum on the ground floor of the Guildhall and then taken upstairs to the main chamber which will be set up for them to make Platinum Jubilee crowns. Wearing these, the children will be served specially baked Platinum Jubilee cake and a drink.

In order to decide which children are chosen to represent our school at this very special event, we are launching a competition. We would like our children to create their own design for a Jubilee birthday card for the Queen.

Please submit all entries to Class Teachers by Friday 29^th April where will review entries. The top entries in each year group will receive house-points for their house and the top card in Y3/4 and the top card in Y5/6 will be chosen to attend the Platinum Jubilee Children's Party.

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Star of the week newsletter 12 2022

Well done to all our stars this week!

Our stars are chosen from following the values of the school: Passion, Well-being and Respect.

We also chose children who have made exceptional effort in their work or attitude to learning.

Our stars are in a downloadable format if you want to print to keep!

TT Rockstars & Cracking TT

Well done to all our children who are back on to practising regularly with their times tables!

The photos in this edition show the top children in each year group and the children who have made the most progress in the last 2 weeks.

Well done to Melissa in Y3 Robin for receiving her mastering her times tables award!

Year Group Updates

Year 3 News

Another busy half term has come and gone and we can't believe it's the Easter holidays already.

This half term, we've really enjoyed our learning on the Romans and pizza making as part of our technology. Our recent English lessons have been all about the book Journey and we've worked so hard to write our own sequels to the story. In maths, we've finished off our learning on fractions and will be moving onto time.

In science, we have been learning about the Arctic; conducting a whole range of experiments to help us learn about the different adaptations required for animals to survive in the freezing conditions. One of our favourites was the 'blubber' experiment where we covered our hands in lard (or vegetarian alternative) to experience exactly how blubber works to keep animals warm - we'll be washing the tables down for days!

Enjoy a well earned rest over the holidays and we look forward to seeing you refreshed in the summer term.

Mrs Lawrence-Davis Y3 Team Leader

Year 3- What are we learning?

Ask your child the following questions to see what they have learnt:

Tell me about how penguins/polar bears adapt to survive in the Arctic.

What do the words numerator and denominator mean?

Tell me about the story you wrote for your Journey sequel.

Our current reads we are enjoying in Y3...

Below are some of the texts that Year 3 have been enjoying as part of their comprehension lessons and for pleasure:

Ice Palace - Robert Swindells

Journey, Quest, Return - Aaron Becker

Where the Wild Things Are - Maurice Sendak

Year 4 News

What a brilliant half term it has been in year 4! From making exhibitions for Norden Farm, a road safety talk and talent shows, it has been a busy, busy six weeks!

This week, we had the privilege of watching an incredible year 5 performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Some of our year 4 children have already been thinking about which parts they would like to try out for next year!

Each class has made a class encyclopaedia this week based on their imaginary animals. The work produced has been incredible and year 4 have made a brilliant effort to use scientific and formal vocabulary.

In maths, everyone has managed to have a go at the practice multiplication tests this week. The real test isn't until June, but it has been great to see just how well our year 4 students are doing; many of them are already getting 25/25!

Two weeks ago, year 4 made maths games as a group. Today, they took these games over to year 3 and taught them how to play their games - we definitely have some teachers in the making!

In the photos, you can see our incredible impressionist art, which we have been having great fun making this half term.

We wish you all a very happy Easter. Enjoy a well deserved break.

Mrs Barbosa, Y4 Team Leader

Year 4- What are we learning?

Ask your child the following questions to see what they have learnt:

Which 5 letters are used in Roman numerals up to 100 and what numbers do they represent?

Tell me about the upper, middle and lower courses of the River Thames and which places it travels through.

Can you name the 5 groups of vertebrates and describe some features of each group?

Our current reads we are enjoying in Y4...

Below are some of the books that Year 4 have been enjoying, as part of their book talk lessons and for pleasure!

The Wild Robot - Peter Brown

The Undefeated - Kwame Alexander and Kadir Nelson

Overheard in a Tower Block - Joseph Coelho

Year 5 News

We have been so busy with our many performances in Year 5 over the last few weeks, it has been amazing that we have managed to fit in anything else!

In maths, we have been recapping on our understanding of telling the time. This has included a focus on telling the time accurately with analogue clocks, 24 hour time and time reasoning challenges. Following this, we have been analysing and understanding timetables. Very important for future journeys on trains and buses!

In DT, we are now well on the way of creating our sock creatures. Having learnt a number of different sewing techniques, the children are now working on creating their creatures using their pattern alongside their chosen sock and thread. We are very much looking forward to the final results.

Our geography work on South America is almost complete. To bring together all of our learning this term, the children have been designing and making their own leaflets as a tourist guide to Brazil. These have highlighted the main features and attractions of Brazil, including everything a tourist from the UK may need to know.

We wish the children a very well earned rest during the Easter holidays and look forward to welcoming them back to even more exciting learning opportunities in the new term.

Miss Moakes, Y5 Team Leader

Year 5- What are we learning?

Ask your child the following questions to see what they have learnt:

What is the same and what is different about 12 hour and 24 hour time?

How is Brazil different to England?

Which is your favourite samba musical instrument and why?

our current reads we are enjoying in Y5...

The Year 5 children would like to recommend the following books:

The Last Bear by Hannah Gold

Factopia by Kate Hale

Rumble Star by Abi Elphinstone

Year 6 News

As well as exciting trips to the church for Easter Cracked, we have been busy trying to finalise the audition process for the play - at the time of writing we are hoping to finish and give parts before Easter but due to lots of absences this process may take a little longer. The standard has been very high and we have been delighted with how many children have had a go at singing and acting auditions.

The CAMs are now nearly finished and the skills in sawing , measuring and drilling are coming along nicely. This very practical project has given the pupils a real chance to see how mechanisms can create exciting moving objects and how you have to troubleshoot as a you go along to get the best finish and make sure the moving parts do what you want.

In computing this term we have been using Python to code and generally this has been an overwhelming hit with the children. This is a language used by Google, Instagram and Pinterest to name a few and really introduces them to how to build a program from scratch to make games , pictures and apps.

We hope year 6 have a restful holiday (and do a little bit of homework every day to keep the brains ticking over for SATs ) and come back ready for an exciting summer term. Well done on working so hard and coping with lots of changes!

Miss Johnson- Y6 Team Leader

Year 6- What are we learning?

Who was Pythagoras and why was he important?

What are hyphens and when are they used?

What is a radius and what is its relationship to diameter?

our current reads we are enjoying in Y6...

Silverfin - Charlie Higson

Black Beauty - Anna Sewell - a classic

Mortal Engines - Philip Reeve

Head Students Update

The head students have had a very productive term and have achieved many of their goals they set themselves in September. These include:

-Purchasing ideas/ kindness boxes for each year group (pictured)

-Organising lots of inter house competitions

-Improving the school environment- with lots of hanging baskets, planting bulbs and organising litter picking

-Beginning their work towards being an accredited Eco Award

-Introducing "kindness" assemblies

We are very proud of their positivity, kindness and eagerness to help Mrs Clark and Mr Wallace seek ways in which to improve our school!

FPJS Staff news

Miss Sargood to wed

Congratulations to Miss Sargood, one of our Y3 teaching assistants who is due to get married over the Easter holidays. We are very excited for Miss Sargood and her soon to be husband who have unfortunately had to put off their wedding twice due to Covid. Fingers crossed the sun will shine and it will be a beautiful day for you both! Miss Sargood will return to school as Mrs Ridley.

Moving on...

Goodbye and Good Luck to Ms Eggleton, one of our lunchtime controllers who has worked at FPJS for a number of years. Ms Eggleton is moving on to pastures new with an exciting opportunity with a childcare company. We are seeking new staff at FPJS- see link!

Miss moakes is getting married!

Congratulations to Miss Moakes, Y5 team leader who is finally getting married to her soon to be husband Vince during the Easter holidays. Due to Covid, Miss Moakes has had to postpone her wedding a number of times but is finally going ahead with the big day- in France! We hope Miss Moakes and her future husband have the best day ever. Miss Moakes will inform us of her new name when she returns!

Sports Update

PE News!

What a fantastic spring term is has been! Over the last few weeks we have covered many different sports and physical activities during our PE lessons including basketball, dance, football and indoor fitness sessions. A big well done to all the pupils who keep working hard and always give their best when it comes to PE. Despite the weather not always being to kind to us, It has been a successful term and we look forward now to moving onto our summer terms after Easter, which will include various sports especially using the school field! Have a wonderful Easter break and we will see you in a few weeks!

Please do stay safe and most importantly remember to STAY ACTIVE!!

By Mr Kemp / Mrs Winter

PE Stars of the Week

Class Swan - Ben, Letiicia

Class Heron - Omayma, Dillon

Class Comorant - Alex, Ethan H-B

Class Kite - Daniel, Ali

Class Eagle - Zoe, Abbie

Class Kestrel - Alexandros, Scarlett K

Class Swift -Chloe, Katherine

Class Kingfisher - Daniel, Duncan

Class Skylark - Sam, Isabel

Class Wren - Max, Ilyana

Class Robin - Evie S, Seline

Class Finch - Albie, Priyah

Well done to all the PE Stars!!

Year 5/6 Football Match

On Tuesday 5th April the FPJS football team travelled a short distance over to All Saints School for what would be our 4th fixture of the season. With a few regular team members being absent, this meant Mr Kemp had to call up 2 new players into the squad for this game. The game started well with FP scoring early on from a lovely solo goal by Patryk. Moments later we managed to double our score line to 2-0, again from great play down the right hand side. This didn't seem to last long though as FP somehow managed to give away a silly penalty which gave the hosts a chance to get back into the game at 2-1. However with Ted, Remy and Patryk linking up well down the middle, James was through on goal to slot home a tidy finish, which meant FP lead 3-1 at the break. Many changes were made at half time and this did not stop us continuing some wonderful free flowing football with more goals coming from Elliot and Patryk again with 2 more. The final score finished an astounding 6-1 victory for FP, a marvellous team performance with every player chipping in and contributing well to the team. Thank you to Toby and William C who stepped up to help out the team at such short notice, but with 4 brilliant goals and setting up the other 2 with great assists, the player of the match had to go to Patryk!

May our great run continue into the remaining fixtures we have, to see if we can get ourselves into a top 2 finish.

Kickboxing Congratulations!

Well done the the children pictured who have gained their white, yellow or green belt following recent gradings!

Year 5/6 Football Competition

On Wednesday 30th March, FPJS made a short trip over to Courthouse School, where we were invited to play in a private football competition held by Maidenhead United Football Club. A total of 12 teams competed in this event and FPJS were fortunate enough to take two teams. The FPJS WHITE team had a very tough group that included Courthouse, Dedworth and Cookham Rise. After playing 5 games they managed to have 5 points on the board which unfortunately put them 3rd in the group, meaning they just missed out on a place in the semi-finals. However FPJS RED team had an outstanding run of group games and managed to finish on 11 points, with no goals conceded. This meant they progressed to the semi finals to play top of the other group Dedworth. After a fast and thrilling 8 minute game the score remained goalless with both teams having opportunities to pinch the win. A special mention to William C who somehow made an UNBELIEVABLE double save in the dying moments of the game to keep his no goals conceded record in tack. Extra time was upon us and the golden goal rule applied for 3 minutes until a dreaded penalty shootout would determine the outcome of the match. With no team taking advantage of the golden goal, the game went to a penalty shootout with FPJS to take first. Again with outstanding goalkeeping from Will, FPJS won the shootout 3-1 after 5 penalties, with Eduardo wrapping it up with a thunderous penalty. We went onto to meet Oldfield in the final, who we previously played in our opening fixture, with the game being a stalemate and finishing 0-0. After an enthralling 8 minutes we sadly did not have enough to win the final, as the score finished 1-0, in which the Oldfield striker took his goal extremely well on the volley. This meant FPJS RED team finished runners up in the whole competition.

A BIG WELL DONE to all of the players involved in both teams, it was a fantastic morning of football with plenty of healthy competition, free flowing football and a great attitude from each individual.

Year 5/6 Hockey County finals

On Tuesday 29th March, FPJS travelled to Bisham Abbey Sports Centre for the Hockey county finals, the first time in FPJS history the school has represented our local area of Ascot & Maidenhead in Hockey. It was a very tough and challenging competition with many excellent teams participating to be crowned champions of Berkshire. Overall, FPJS finished 10th in Berkshire, which is such a fantastic achievement. The pupils certainly gained a lot from the experience in what turned out to be a fast paced tournament. The children and staff were incredibly lucky to meet a few of the GB Women's Hockey team, who chatted to the kids about their experience in the Olympics, the love of Hockey and the dedication it takes to become a top elite athlete. Also we were fortunate enough to feel and hold what a Bronze Medal was like, as GB Women's team finished 3rd in the last Olympics.

Year 6 Netball Team vs FPJS STAFF

What a wonderful way to officially finish the netball season, with the year 6 team taking on a mixed staff team full of plenty of talent and experience. A slow start from the teachers only meant a slender 1-0 advantage after the first quarter. Then with Mr Kemp taking responsibility to make some rotations and changes it saw the teachers gain another 2 goal advantage, meaning it was 3-0 at the half way point. Credit to the year 6 team as they did not show signs of quitting or giving up without a fight. They managed to pull a goal back during the 3rd quarter courtesy of Lily G. Onto the 4th quarter we went and with Miss Johnson at the helm nobody could stop her adding to the score sheet twice in a matter of minutes, with outstanding play from the teachers, where Mrs Bryant was in total control at Centre of the court. Again with Lily adding a consolation goal near the end this meant the score finished 5-2 to the teachers! Well done to Miss Kent who was player of the match!

Thank you to all the staff who took their time to come and play, as well as the wonderful support we had from many others on the side-line. We look forward to arranging other upcoming staff events in the future.

Housepoints update 8.4.22

Useful Information For Parents

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raring 2 go windsor & Maidenhead magazine- spring edition

Our spring digital magazine is full of great ideas to enjoy everything that Spring offers… crafting, gardening and enjoying park life that’s just on the doorstep. We’ve got a great feature on ‘10 ways to love the Earth’ (pg 26) to encourage parents and kids to get out and about and learn more about the environment in a fun way along with lots more things to do… Click on the link below for the digital magazine:

Raring2Go Magazine

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