Weekly Newsletter

Upcoming Dates

Tuesday 16th and Wednesday 17th September

• School photos

Thursday 18th September

• Year 5 trip theatre trip

Weeks beginning 22nd and 29th September

• SEND parent meetings

Tuesday 23rd September

• Year 2 trip to Bath

Monday 6th October

• PSJ Stay and Play begins (For nursery age children) 8.30am

Tuesday 7th October

• Year 1 Harvest @ The Methodist Church @ 9:30am

• Year 2 Harvest @ The Methodist Church @ 10:30am

Wednesday 8th October

• Year 3, 4, 5 Harvest @ St John's Church, @ 1:30pm

• Year 6 trip to Parliament

Friday 10th October

• Reception and pre-school Harvest in the school hall, @ 10am

Monday 20th October

• PSA Disco for Reception, 5pm - 6pm

• PSA Disco for Years 5 & 6, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Wednesday 22nd October

• PSA Disco for Years 1 & 2, 5pm - 6pm

• PSA Disco for Years 3 & 4, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Thursday 23rd October

• Year 3 trip to Bristol Museum

Friday 24th October

• INSET Day - no school for pupils

Tuesday 4th November

• Parent-Teacher Pupil Progress Meetings

Wednesday 5th November

• Parent-Teacher Pupil Progress Meetings

Friday 21st November

• Non-Uniform Day in exchange for tombola prizes

Message from Mrs Noall

This week our children have been asked to think about if they would like to apply to become Pupil Voice representatives for their class. Please talk to your child at home and encourage them with this if they wish to apply. 

News and Events

School photos - Tuesday and Wednesday

A reminder that pupil photos are taking place this week. If your child would normally be coming to school in their PE kit, we recommend they come to school in their uniform and bring their PE kit to change into. If you have younger/older children and would like a sibling photograph, there will be two opportunities to do this:

• Tuesday, after school

• Wednesday, from 8am

As the photographer will be based in the New Build Small Hall, our Breakfast Club will happen in the main school hall on both mornings.

Uniform

We have taken delivery of new stock if you are needing more school uniform.

Clubs

Clubs sign up will be released on Arbor on Tuesday 16th September at 6pm.

School clubs this term are:

Orchestra with Mrs Taylor on Tuesday 3.15pm-4pm

Junior Choir (Years 1,2,3) with Mrs Taylor  Wednesday 12.30-12.55pm

Senior Choir (Years 4,5,6) with Mrs Taylor Thursday 12.00-12.30pm

Cross Stitch (Years 5/6) With Mrs Noall/Mrs Dando Wednesday 3.15pm-4pm

All clubs will start Week Beginning 22nd September and run for 10 weeks. Club dates will be available on the Arbor sign up form. 

We have no set homework club but all children are welcome to complete homework activities in the library during lunchtime with a member of SLT. 

Please see the Evo Sports section below for details of additional sports clubs that run from Monday - Thursday with a link for signing up. 

Parent Governor Vacancy

We are currently looking for a new Parent Governor to join the Governing Body of our school. This opportunity has arisen due to one of our governors reaching the end of their term. 

The definition of parent includes a person who has actual custody or care and control of the child, and includes a guardian and a long-term foster carer.

Parent Governors play a crucial role in representing the views of parents/carers and helping to shape the direction of our school. If you're interested in making a difference, we encourage you to apply. Further information can be found here

All parent/carers will receive an email today with a nomination form. The deadline for nominations will be Tuesday 23rd September at 8am.

Any queries please contact scallicott@peasedown.mnsp.org.uk

Em Wilkinson's Photography

We are very lucky to have a professional photographer in our Parent community.  Emma Wilkinson (from Em Wilkinson’s photography) has taken many stunning pictures of our children at work and at play over the past two years. I know that being able to share these images with you after our school events has meant a lot. In the summer, Emma was able to extend her talent to the Year 6 leavers' party and production. She is now looking to expand her business and has a portfolio of images, mostly from our school, ready to share with other school leaders. When joining our school, you are given the opportunity to opt out if your child's image is being shared by the school for its publicity. Therefore, we are now extending this to ask parent if they DO NOT wish for their child's image to be held and published within Emma's portfolio, to let us know via this google form. 

Sign here to opt out 

More Music News! 🎶

Exciting News:

We are incredibly grateful to have received funding from the PSA to purchase some fantastic new musical instruments for our lessons. Thanks to their generosity, we’ve been able to buy:

• A full class set of recorders

• Enough xylophones and metallophones for every child in a class to use

• A selection of soft mallets to help keep the volume down – protecting little ears is very important to us!

We’re also thrilled to be offering whole-class brass tuition this term! Year 5 and Year 6 will be learning to play the pocket trumpet. The pocket trumpets arrived today, and we can’t wait to get started!

We’re proud to be working in partnership with the Midsomer Norton and Radstock Silver Band. If your child enjoys playing the pocket trumpet, there may be an opportunity for them to join the band and continue their musical journey outside of school! We will post more details about this in a few weeks.

Instrumental lessons:

Instrumental lessons will begin next week. If you have signed your child up for these lessons, please ensure they bring their instrument and any required books to school on their lesson day.

Your child’s instrumental teacher should have already been in touch with the specific day and time of their lesson. If you haven’t received this information, please contact the teacher directly.

Instrumental lessons offered at PSJ are:

• Guitar

• Ukulele

• Flute

• Fife

• Clarinet

• Piano

• Violin 

• Drum kit

All instrumental lessons are available to book via this link.

https://uksouthglos.speedadmin.dk/registration#/  

PSJ Music Bursary:

If your child is in receipt of Free School Meals, they are eligible to apply for the PSJ School Music Bursary, which can help cover the cost of instrumental lessons. For more information, please have a look at our school website:

https://www.psjprimary.co.uk/school-office/music-lessons/ 

Music Clubs this term:

This term, we are offering 2 Choir clubs and Orchestra: 

Sunshine Voices: Years 1-3 - Wednesday Lunch Time - 12.30 - 1

Rainbow Singers: Years 4-6 Thursday Lunch Time - 12 - 12.30

Orchestra: Years 3 - 6 Tuesdays 3.15 - 4pm.

If your child is interested in joining any of the Choirs or Orchestra, please sign up via Arbor. 

FREE Music Centre Discovery Days:

Have you ever wanted to discover what it’s like to…..

Play in a wind band

Play in an orchestra

Play in a big band

Play in a guitar group or rock band

Sing with others?

Now there’s a free opportunity to find out at one of our Music Centre Discovery Days which are happening across the WEMA region in September.

Our free-of-charge sessions are the ideal opportunity to experience the fun of playing or singing with others and meet new friends! Take your abilities to the next level!

Sign up now if you’d like to take part in a session near you: Music Centres - WEMA

PSHE information for parents

In response to a parent survey in the summer, we know that some parents would like more information about our PSHE (Personal, Social and Health Education) units. Here are some links that you may find helpful:

How we teach PSHE at PSJ - website link 

Jigsaw Information Leaflet for Parents

Being Me in My World Overview

Reminders

Water Bottles

Please be reminded that children should only have water in their drinks bottles - not flavoured water, juice or squash.

Rain Coats

Please ensure your child has a coat every day. We are experiencing very changeable weather and several children have been caught out when they have not got a coat to put on.

Early Breakfast Club sessions

Please remember that children who arrive at Breakfast Club before 8am will need to pay. Please register your children for these early sessions following this link: Breakfast Club YR - Y6 Registration 

Class News

Find out what we have been up to on our class pages and on Face Book.

Home Learning

The button below will take you to this week's home learning for every year group. Home learning is designed to enable children to practice skills they will need in school and so it is really important that they spend some time over the week on this home learning. 

Attendance Matters

Well done everyone on a great start to the year with regards to attendance. Shout Out to Year 1 and Year 3 who each have attendance that is above 98% so far this year.

SEND Updates

SEND Parent Meetings

Please make sure you have confirmed a time with your child's class teacher for your meeting to discuss their SEND Support Plan.

PFSA Updates

Second hand uniform

Do you have any uniform that no longer fits but could be given a second chance in a new home? If so, we are happy to take it from you and add it to our second hand uniform supplies.

Do you need some new uniform? Please contact Catherine if you need to look at our second hand uniform supplies, or come along to rummage at our parent progress meetings in November.

Reception Updates

OPAL and Forest School Updates

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Evo Sports at PSJ

EVO Sports have had a fantastic first week back at PSJ and it was lovely to see all the children (although we had seen a lot in our Summer Holiday Club ). Despite the unpredictable weather we have had lots of fun in PE  and our Lunchtime and After School clubs. 

There are still spaces left for: 

Mon - Y1 and Y2 football 

Tue - Y3, 4, 5 and 6 hockey

Wed - Y3 and Y4 football

Thur - Y5 and Y6 football 

Please click the link below to book:

https://evo-sports.childcare-online-booking.co.uk/ 

Many thanks 

Mr Lucy EVO Sports 

We are really excited to be starting another year delivering the after-school programme. Each week will bring a new theme, creating amazing learning experiences as well as honing each child’s creativity. There will also be a sports activity for those who still have plenty of energy at the end of the day and each week will culminate with ‘feel good Friday’ where we may create, do or perform something special to end the week on a high note.

This week we started our creations for a competition we have entered where children need to design a food friend! We also got creative with the giant domino's and had lots of fun outside. 

PSA Updates

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