Friday News Archive

Get Caught Reading Winners
The winners of our ‘get caught reading’ competition are:  Zain in Reception,  Milly in Year 1 and Lily in Year 5. We added an additional prize to be share by Ingo and Otis who were caught reading some very challenging books: Catch 22 and Crime and Punishment! I knew our readers at school were good but those two are amazing!!!!

Book Fair

Children and their parents/carers have enjoyed browsing through the lovely book fair this week. Ms Davies has raised quite a lot of money so far. I’m not sure we have achieved Ms Davies target of a £1000 but we have certainly raised a few hundred pounds which have yet to be counted. Thank you to everyone for supporting the book fair. The money raised will go towards buying more books for the school.

Year 5 Pizza Express

Year 5 enjoyed a visit to Pizza Express on Tuesday. They especially enjoyed eating the pizza they had created!

Soundmakers performance

Year 5 have been developing their musical skills over the last few weeks. They have all learnt to play an instrument and are ready to perform for their parents and carers on Thursday morning at 10 am.

Full Governors Meeting

Last night we held our final full governors meeting for this academic year. Minutes of the meeting will be available in the new term. Meeting minutes always have to be agreed at the following meeting which is why it takes a while for them to reach the governors notice board.

Friday Morning Sing-a-long

Do come and join us in the hall for a sing-a-long with Mr Brazil on Friday mornings before school. No special singing skills are required other than an urge to have a bit of fun. Everyone is welcome just come in through the hall doors from the playground.

On-Time Teds

This week’s Key Stage 1 winners are Year 2 and in Key Stage 2 the winners are Year 5. Well done to both classes for being on time for school!

PTA Summer Fair

The PTA summer fair will take place on Saturday 20^th July 12.00 till 4.00. So do put that date in your diary. The fair was originally booked for Thursday 18^th July so make sure you rub that out in your diary.

Open Afternoon

Our open afternoon takes place from 2.00 pm on Thursday 18^th July. This is an opportunity to look through all of your child’s work for this year and some of it you will get to take home with you.

Sports Day Survey

Thank you to everyone who has returned the sports day survey. We have yet to fully analyse the response but the overwhelming majority of you enjoy sports day at the Withdean Stadium. The ideas and suggestions for improvements we now need to be look at and consider in more depth so that our sports day is even more fun in the future.

Congratulations to…

Safia in Year 3 is now the proud owner of a fabulous pink violin. Safia was the highest bidder for the silent auction at Nursery clothes sale. She will be trying out her new violin in her school violin lessons with Mrs Dansoh. Well done Safia!

Free Parenting Talks – Positive Parenting

Summer Break

Our last day of the school year is Wednesday 24^th July and will re-open for the new academic year on Thursday 5^thSeptember. Nursery will open on Monday 10^th September.

Hooray!

The summer has finally arrived! Thank goodness. I hope you all enjoyed half term and welcome back to the final half term of the academic year.

Sports Day Results

Once again we had an amazing sports day event at the Withdean stadium. Thank you so much for joining us and cheering the children on. It is such an exciting and special event each year. I have said previously that this year would be the last sports day at Withdean, but I received such a positive response from so many of you as you left on Friday, that I am reconsidering this decision. To help us at school make an informed decision we have sent home questionnaire for you to complete and return to school.
The results of this year’s sports day are as follows:

1^st: Red     Joint 2^nd: Yellow and White      4^th: Blue       Joint 5^th: Purple and Green

Cricket

Mr Brazil was unable to join us for Sports day as he was with a group of year 6 children playing in a cricket tournament. The team won 2 out of their first 3 games and so got as far as the quarter finals. Well done team!

Tennis

Ms Busby took a group of Year 3 children along to Preston Park on Tuesday 4^th to take part in ‘The Road to Eastbourne’ mini-tennis tournament. Well done to all these children who represented the school really well.

Year 4 Gaveston Hall Residential

Year 4 arrived safely back at school on Wednesday 5^th June after their residential trip to Gaveston Hall. They had a wonderful time with days packed full of a wide variety of fun activities. The children really made the most of their trip and were a credit to Middle Street. Well done Year 4 and thank you to all the staff who worked hard to make this trip such a success.

Book Fair and Competition

Ms Davies from Year 3, who is also our lead teacher in Literacy, is holding a book fair next week. She has set herself a rather challenging target of raising £1000 to spend on new books for the school. The fair will be open at the end of every school day next week, and every £1 that is spent will give £1 towards books in school. If you are unable to take your child to the fair after school, they can buy a book when they visit during school. Reception, Y3, Y4 and Y5 will go on Monday 17^th and Y1, Y2 and Y6 will go on Tuesday 18^th June. Please send money for books in a labelled envelope.
There is a competition running for this event. Children (or a pet) should be ‘caught’ reading in unusual places. A photograph should then be taken of the reader and sent into school either by email or  handed in at the office. Please make sure the photo is clearly marked with the child’s name and year group. There are book token prizes for competition winners. To celebrate the end of our book fair week, please come to school dressed as a favourite book character on Friday 21^st June.

Polite Reminder

Please leave the school grounds promptly after collecting your child at the end of the day and after clubs. If you have a child attending an after school club, please leave the school grounds and return to collect your child at the end of the club. Please do not wait in the front playground or allow your child to play on the climbing equipment at the end of the day. This causes disruption for the after school clubs that may be running in that area. We need the school to be vacated to allow it to be properly cleaned and to avoid disturbing the teachers who are working in their classrooms preparing lessons etc for the next day. Thank you.

Nursery Sale

Thank you to all who donated and bought from the sale. We raised £180 to go towards buying new outdoor equipment for our Nursery.

On-Time Teds

Last week’s Key Stage 1 winners are Year 2 and in Key Stage 2 the winners are Years 5 and 6.
This week’s Key Stage 1 winners are Year 2 and in Key Stage 2 the winners are Years 4. Well done to all these classes for being on time for school!

Lost Property

Calum in Y4 has lost his sleeping bag – did anyone take it by mistake from Gaveston Hall? Also missing are his dark blue B & H Albion training coat and black zipped fleece. Thank you!

Summer Break

Our last day of the school year is Wednesday 24^th July and will re-open for the new academic year on Thursday 5^th September. Nursery will open on Monday 10^th September.

Friday News Online

This is the last paper copy of the Friday News. After half term you will need to access the Friday News via our website: www.middlestreet.org

 Please remember to find a few minutes to read the Friday News as it will contain, as always lots of information and dates of holidays and events etc.We will have a few paper copies each week for those of you without easy access to the internet. Paper copies will be available from the office. Do let me know how this almost paperless method of publishing the Friday News works for you over this coming half-term trial period.

Tag Rugby Tournament

 We have an excellent Tag Rugby team who made it through to the finals yesterday. Mrs Jones and Miss Bish had nothing but praise for the team. The attitude, energy and enthusiasm of the team were amazing! They didn’t win but they played really well coming 5^th overall. Congratulations!

Punch and Judy Fun

Yesterday years 1 and 2 children went down to the Brighton Fishing Museum as part of the work they are doing on their learning journey. While they were there a Punch and Judy show was put on for them. They had a great time finding out about and enjoying all the fun of the seaside

Year 6 Girls Cricket

On Wednesday this week Mr Brazil took our newly formed girls cricket team along to a play in an inter schools cricket tournament. The girls played well after a bumpy start. They learned a great deal about cricket and are already perfecting their bowling and batting skills. Well done girls and thank you for being such fabulous team players!

Emil and the Detectives Winners at Theatre Royal

The winners of the Emil and the Detective completion recently run in school went off to meet Michael Rosen this afternoon. Mr Brazil  went along with the children to the Theatre Royal for this exciting event.

Sports Day

Sports day takes place in the first week back after half term on Friday 7^th June. The event takes place at the Withdean Stadium where we will meet you at the beginning of the day. We are planning that this will be the last time we hold a sports day at Withdean. We are hoping to find a venue which is more suitable to our needs for the children to be more active and involved during the sports day event.

Nursery Fund raising Clothes and Toys Sale

Nursery staff are holding a children’s clothes sale to raise funds for the nursery. The sale takes place on Thursday June 13^th from 3.15 in the nursery. Donations of clothes and toys in good condition will be greatly appreciated. Please hand in donations to the office or directly to nursery.

 Book Fair and Competition

 Ms Davies from Year 3 who is also our lead teacher on Literacy is holding a book fair in June. She has set herself a rather challenging target of raising £1000 to spend on new books for the school. The school gets 100% commission on any books sold during the book fair. The book fair will take place over the week beginning 17^th June. There is a competition running for this event. Children (or a pet) should be ‘caught’ reading in unusual places. A photograph should then be taken of the reader and sent into school either by email of handed in at the office. Please make sure the photo is clearly marked with the child’s name and year group. There are book token prizes for competition winners

Parent/Carer Governor Elections

Today at noon was the closing time and day for voting in your new parent/carer governors. The count has taken place and I am pleased to announce that Hannah Jefferies and Alex Currie are our new governors replacing Benita Matofska and Angie Atter. Thank you to everyone who took the time to vote. We had a very good response.  I would like to take this opportunity to welcome Hannah and Alex to the Middle Street governing body and to thank Benita and Angie for all the time and effort they have put in to being excellent and very supportive governors.

Year 4 Gaveston Hall Residential

Year 4 will return to school on Monday 3^rd and will then be whisked away for a 2 night residential at Gaveston Hall. They will be there with a number of children from other schools in our City Centre Partnership of schools. The event takes place every year and is organised and partly funded from the partnership budget.

On-Time Teds

This week’s Key Stage 1 winners are Reception and Year 2 and in Key Stage 2 the winners are Year 4. Well done to all three classes for being on time for school!

Comic Book Club News

There will be no comic book club on Wednesday 5^th June.

Lost

Sol from Year 3 has lost his coat. It is navy, padded with a hood and with a grey lining. Please hand in to the office if found.
Victoria from Year 6 has lost her green jacket please hand back to Victoria or the office if found.
Felix has lost his black sports bag with his trainers and tracksuit inside. Please check if you have the right PE bag on your peg or at home.

Kitchen Assistant Vacancy

We have a vacancy in our school kitchen for a kitchen assistant. 10 hours a week. If you are interested speak to Jo in our school kitchen or ask at the office to put you in contact with Jo.

Half Term Break

School finishes today for the half term break and begins again on Monday 3^rd June. Have lovely holiday!

Summer Break

Our last day of the school year is Wednesday 24^th July and will re-open for the new academic year on Thursday 6^th September. Nursery will open on Monday 10^th September.

Emil and the Detectives Competition

The winners of the Emil and the Detective competition are: Caitlin and Eliot from Year 4, Maya, Tia, Kai and Flo from Year 5, Lillie, Phin, Jody, Daisy, Sadie, Sol and Jalil from Year 6. The children will have the opportunity to meet the author and guest director of this year’s Brighton Festival; Michael Rosen at the Theatre Royal next Friday. Congratulations and well done to all those children.

Book Fair and Competition

Ms Davies from Year 3 who is also our lead teacher on Literacy is holding a book fair in June. She has set herself a rather challenging target of raising £1000 to spend on new books for the school. The school gets 100% commission on any books sold during the book fair. The book fair will take place over the week beginning 17^th June.

Parent/Carer Governor Elections

Do remember the closing date for voting is Friday 24^th May. The ballot box can be found at the school office.

Space Invaders Competition Event

Cocoa ‘s film entry has reached the Under 11s finals of the Space Invaders competition run by the University of Sussex. Cocoa will be attending the screening of competition finalists on May 20^th at the Sallis Benny theatre. Everyone is invited along to the event. The winners will be announced at the end of the evening. During the event there will also be a public debate about young people and their use of social media, online gaming and other new technologies. There will be youth friendly refreshments available. The event is free and I am sure will be of interest to many of you.

Class Photos

The photographer will be in school on Thursday 23^rd May photographing each class.

On-Time Teds

This week’s Key Stage 1 winners are Year 1 and in Key Stage 2 the winners are Year 4. Well done to both classes for being on time for school!

 Congratulations to…

Calum in Year 4 who took part in the English Primary Schools Chess Association under 11s tournament last Saturday. Calum was part of the Sussex team which won the tournament! I received a letter from the Sussex Junior chess ambassador praising the major contribution Calum made to their success winning all his three games. Well Done Calum! See more details at www.sussexjuniorchess.org

Louie from Year 1 who entered a design competition for the Windows 8 phone. Louie had an idea for what he wished the phone could do. His design was for characters on the phone to be able to zap enemies. His artwork was sent to New York and he won the chance to have the famous artist -Dave Devries re-create his artwork and Louie’s design is now on the Windows 8 phone app (turn over to see Louie’s original design)! Well done Louie!

The winners of a competition to win tickets for a puppet show: Woodland at the new Theatre Emporium are Jay, Mannie, Jools, Betsy and Barnaby. All entries for the competition are on display at The Emporium. Well Done!

 Lost

Victoria from Year 1 has lost her green jacket. It went missing on Tuesday. Please check to see if you have taken it by mistake.

Felix from Year 4 has lost a black sports bag with his trainers and tracksuit.

Friday News On line

Next week is the last week the Friday News will be handed out in class. After half term you will need to access the Friday News via our website: www.middlestreet.org

We will have a few paper copies each week for those of you without easy access to the internet. Paper copies will be available from the office.

Comic Book Club News

There will be no comic book club on Wednesday 5^th June.

Half Term Break

School finishes for the half term break on Friday 24^th May and begins again on Monday 3^rd June.

Summer Break

Our last day of the school year is Wednesday 24^th July.

Reception Class Assembly

Our delightful reception children enthralled us all in assembly today with their lovely performance. They shared with us through song and dance their learning about different countries and cultures over the last term. Well done reception you were brilliant!

Cricket Tournament

On Thursday 16^th May a group children from years 5 and 6 will be competing in a ‘Quik Cricket’ mixed competition at Preston Park.

Tag Rugby Tournament

Our Tag Rugby team will be competing in a tournament on Monday 20^th May.

Visit to Jamie’s Italian

Year 6 will be relaxing after their SATs tests next week by visiting Jamie’s Italian in Black Lion Street. The children will be going along there on Friday the 17^th of May in the morning.

Parent/Carer Governor Elections

We have had 4 nominations for the two parent/carer governor vacancies.  You will receive home today ballot papers upon which you will be asked to vote for the 2 parents you wish to take up the two vacant positions on our governing body.

Nursery Clothes and Toys Sale

Nursery staff are holding a children’s clothes sale to raise funds for the nursery. The sale takes place on Thursday June 13^th from 3.15 in the nursery. Donations of clothes and toys in good condition will be greatly appreciated. Please hand in donations  to the office or directly to nursery.

Emil and the Detectives Competition

Children from reception to year 6 have had the opportunity in school to enter a competition to win one of thirteen tickets to meet Michael Rosen and talk about his favourite book; Emil and the Detectives. The lucky winners will attend the event at the theatre Royal on Friday 24^th May.

Space Invaders Competition Event

Cocoa‘s film entry has reached the Under 11s finals of the Space Invaders competition run by the University of Sussex. Cocoa will be attending the screening of competition finalists on May 20^th at the Sallis Benny theatre. Everyone is invited along to the event. The winners will be announced at the end of the evening. During the event there will also be a public debate about young people and their use of social media, online gaming and other new technologies. There will be youth friendly refreshments available. The event is free and I am sure will be of interest to many of you.

On-Time Teds

This week’s Key Stage 1 winners are Year 2 with 2 late marks and, in Key Stage 2, the winners are Year 5 with 1 late mark. Well done to both classes for being on time for school!

What to Wear

The summer sun keeps attempting to break through, so now is a good time to remind everyone about appropriate summer clothing. Please could you ensure your child wears tops which cover their shoulders and avoid tops with thin straps. The playground can be a bit of a sun trap, where it is easy for children to become quickly and badly sunburnt. Do remember to rub suncream on their faces, arms and legs before coming to school. Please could children avoid wearing flip-flops to school. They should be wearing sandals which fit their feet securely across the top and back of their feet. We have had so many accidents when children wear flip flops in school at playtimes and when moving around school.

Seagulls Football Club Under 7s Squad

The Seagulls Football Club is creating a new squad of under 7’s for the 2013/14 season. Children who are aged 6 (currently in year 1) are invited to take part in introductory sessions starting tomorrow Saturday 11^th May 10.00 until 11.30. Other sessions will take place on 18^th, 25^th May and 1^st June. If your child is interested contact Iain Barron on 07739732332 or email clubsecretary@seagullsfc.co.uk
The sessions take place at Lancing Prep School, Hove in the bottom field at the school.

Half Term Break

School finishes for the half term break on Friday 24^th May and begins again on Monday 3^rd June.

Summer Break

Our last day of the school year is Wednesday 24^th July.

May Day Morris Dancers

The Brighton Morris men and women arrived at Middle Street on Tuesday to celebrate May Day with us. They performed several dances for us and ended with a sunny song about the end of winter and arrival of summer. We were joined by the Mayor of Brighton and Hove Councillor Bill Randall who thanked us for letting him join in the celebration. Thank you Brighton Morris men and women the children really enjoyed your visit.

Children’s Parade News

The children’s festival parade has finally arrived. All children joining the parade should be accompanied by an adult. School staff are not able to take responsibility for unattended children.
Our flag number in the children’s parade is 73 and our assembly point is in Gloucester Road. Please arrive before 10.30 in time to begin the parade. Our float/theme is the Yellow Submarine so come dressed as characters from the film or in bright colourful clothes.
Samba band should arrive by 10.15. Please wear the T-shirt and don’t forget your instrument. At the end of the parade, samba players will take their instrument home with them. Instruments, T- shirts and bandanas should be returned to the school on Tuesday morning. Thank you to everyone who has helped prepare for this year’s parade. Your help has been greatly appreciated. Well done you are superstars! See you all tomorrow.

Congratulations to…

Ammabelle from Year 3, who is one of the winners of the Brighton Banner Competition 2013. Ammabelle’s banner can be found hanging in the city alongside other winners. Each Banner has the child’s name along with the school’s name. The banners are hanging in Western Road, North Street and at the entrance to Bond Street and Market Street. Well done Ammabelle!

Cricket Match

Children from years 4 and 5 went along to Hove Cricket ground on Wednesday with Mr Brazil. The children were there to watch the Sussex v Warwickshire game. They also got the opportunity to tour the ground, meet some England players and play some cricket themselves. 

Reception Class Assembly

Reception will be performing in assembly on Friday 10^th May. Assembly begins at 9.10 and Reception parents and carers are invited in to watch.

Class Photo Day

The school photographer will be in school on Thursday 23^rd May to take photographs of each class. So remember to do your hair and wear your favourite clothes

On-Time Teds

This week’s Key Stage 1 winners are Reception with 3 late marks and in Key Stage 2 the winners are Year 5 with 7 late marks. Well done to both classes for being on time for school!

Sports Day Change of Date

A reminder that we have had to change the sports day date Sports day will now be held on Friday 7^th June 9.00 – 12.00 at Withdean Stadium. We are planning for this to be the last year we hold sports day at the Withdean stadium. We are hoping to find a new venue which will make it easier to run sports day in a different format.

Parent/Carer Governor Vacancies

Today is the last day we can accept nominations to become a parent governor. If we have more than two nominations we will hold a ballot. I will let you know the outcome in next week’s Friday News if not before.

Road Safety Reminder

We have noticed several children running ahead of parents and carers on their way to school. Please remember that delivery lorries and other traffic are often moving around (and drivers getting stressed) in the roads around the school. So please take great care on your way to and from school.

May Day Holiday

The school is closed for the May Day bank holiday on Monday 6^th May.

Half Term Break

School finishes for the half term break on Friday 24^th May and begins again on Monday 3^rd June.

Summer Break

Our last day of the school year is Wednesday 24^th July.

Glee Performance

Glee club performed in Wednesday’s assembly. They performed their dance routines brilliantly (I think some members of the audience joined in too). Well done Glee club (and Miss Bish) you were amazing! You can watch their performance on our website.

Goodbye Andrea Orlandi

Yesterday we sadly had to say goodbye to our star Albion player Andrea. Andrea has been coming in to school regularly over the year as part of the Albion’s Seagulls Schools Partnership. Andrea has spent time in classes across the school taking part in a variety of activities. He also gave us a special wave at the Albion match that many of us attended. Andrea has been great to work with and we wish him lots of luck in the future and have no doubt that we will see many more fabulous goals from him! Thanks Andrea from everyone at Middle Street!

Comic Relief

Our comic relief day raised £150. Thank you everyone for joining in and donating.

Well Done Cocoa

Cocoa from Year 5 film entry has reached the Under 11s finals of the Space Invaders competition run by the University of Sussex. A preview of Cocoa’s film can be watched on Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKx-VgihNxw  (see other entries here). Cocoa will be attending the screening of competition finalists on May the 20th at the Sallis Benny theatre. Everyone is invited along to the event. The winners will be announced at the end of the evening. Congratulations Coco, we are all very proud of you.

Parent and Carer Governor Vacancies

A reminder we are currently electing 2 new parent/carer governors to our governing body. The closing date for nominations is Friday the 3rd of May.

School Sports Survey

If you would like to take part with your child in the Education Select Committee’s school sports survey please access the link below to complete the survey
www.parliament.uk/education-committee. The survey is open until the 24th of May. If you want to make your feelings felt about the Olympic legacy and the value of sports and the importance of physical exercise, if you want the government to know your views here is your chance.

Nursery Open Afternoon

Mrs Denyer and the Nursery staff had a wonderful open afternoon yesterday. They welcomed new and familiar faces to the nursery for tea, cake and an opportunity to find out more about Middle Street Nursery. We still have nursery places for September, so do contact the office if you are interested.

On-Time Teds

This week’s Key Stage 1 winners are Reception and Year 2 with late marks each and, in Key Stage 2, the winners are Year 3 and Year 4 with 3 late marks. Well done to all four classes for being on time for school!

Sports Day Change of Date

A reminder that we have had to change the sports day date Sports day will now be held on Friday the 7th of  June 9 till 12 at Withdean Stadium.

Youth Theatre Half Term Programme

A new theatre in London Road, Emporium launches their youth theatre programme during May half term. Learn a new skill each day. Find out more on their website www.emporiumbrighton.com or contact Melody Roche (mum of Matilda in year 4).

Please Update Contact Information

If you change your mobile phone number please remember to provide the school office with the new number. We have a several numbers which seem to be out of date.

Friday News Online

After half term the Friday News will no longer be handed out in paper form in class. To read the Friday News you will need to log on to our website and read it there. We will have a few paper copies available for those of you who do not have a computer. The school office will have copies available at the end of the day on a Friday. We will trial this for a half term and see how we get on. Do let me know over that half term how it’s working for you. I’ll be interested in your views and whether it is something we can continue with in the future. We could save a lot of trees if it works.

May Day Holiday

The school is closed for the May Day bank holiday on Monday the 6th of May.

Half Term Break

School finishes for the half term break on Friday the 24th of May and begins again on Monday the 3rd of June.

Summer Break

Our last day of the school year is Wednesday the 24th of July.

Spring has Sprung!

Has Spring arrived? I do hope so! Welcome back to everyone and I hope you had a chocolate filled Easter break. We have some new children joining us this term so on behalf of the middle street families and staff I warmly welcome you to Middle Street.

We are also welcoming Emma Goddardto the Reception class team. Emma is covering Abi St Claire’s maternity leave.

We had a fabulous turn out for our Friday morning sing along. Lots of parents and children joined us to sing before the start of the day today. Do come along and join us on Friday mornings at 8.35 in the school hall. Everyone is welcome.

Mini Marathon Runners

We had a number of children who ran in the Brighton (mini) Marathon on Sunday. They are: Harry from Year 2 who raised £200 for Barnados. Charlie from Year 6 came second. Other children who ran were Josh from year 2, Louie, Isabella, Sophia and Greta from Year 3. Lily and Eliot from Year 4 and Lillie and Jahlil from Year 6. Well done to everyone we are so proud of you all. Well done to those parents who ran too.

Children’s Parade News

Our flag number in the children’s parade is 73 and our assembly point is in Gloucester Road. Please arrive for 10.30 in time to begin the parade. Our theme is the Yellow Submarine and you can find ideas for costumes over the page.

Thank you to those parents and carers who have helped with preparations for the children’s parade. We would love more helpers so please come along and join in on Wednesday and Friday after school in the hall. We also need donations of white sheets. If you have some spare, please drop them off to the Nursery or the school office.

Parent/Carer Governor Vacancies

We have 2 Parent /Carer governor vacancies. You will be receiving shortly more information about how to go about becoming a school governor and nomination forms.

Sports Day Change of Date

We have had to change the sports day date (my fault!). Sports day will now be held on Friday 7^th June 9.00 – 12.00. As usual the event will take place at the Withdean Stadium.

New School Counsellor.

We have a new school counsellor working with us. Her name is Ruth Lazarus. Ruth is a trained and experienced play therapist and will work in school on a Monday morning. If you would like to meet Ruth do contact the school and we will organise this for you. 

Nursery Open Afternoon

We are holding a Nursery open afternoon for prospective parents on Thursday 25^th April from 3.45 until 5.00. We have places for Septembers intake so do tell your friends and colleagues in fact anyone you know with nursery age children to come along for cake, tea and a play and to find out more about our wonderful Nursery.

Nursery Fund Raiser

Nursery is holding a clothes sale in May. Please have any good quality clothes that you are able to donate to the nursery for the sale. The date of the sale is to be confirmed.

On-Time Teds

This week’s Key Stage 1 winners are Reception and Year 2 with 2 late marks each and in Key Stage 2 the winners are Year 4 with 2 late marks. Well done to all three classes for again being very punctual. An impressive start to the new term,

May Day Holiday

The school is closed for the May Day bank holiday on Monday 6^th May.

Half Term Break

School finishes for the half term break on Friday 24^th May and begins again on Monday 3^rd June.

Let’s Dance

On Wednesday evening I joined year 3 at the Dome to attend the Let’s Dance annual dance festival. The whole evening was amazing with so many talented dancers of all ages. Our lovely Year 3 children were absolutely fabulous and so confident on stage. They performed their jitterbug dance to ‘Reet Petite’ with style and flair! We were all so proud. Their costumes looked brilliant under the bright stage lights. Thank you to Stella’s mum who made the first girls costume and to Mrs Purdy who made the rest. Thank you too to the staff who took the children along and to all the parents who were cheering the children on from the auditorium

Children’s Parade Workshops

Mrs Purdy has arranged workshops to help prepare for the children’s parade during the Easter holidays. Mrs. Purdy would love parents and carers to come along and help in making the props including a large yellow submarine. The workshops will run every day from Monday 8^th April until the Friday 12^th April. If you are able to help, please sign up for a couple of hours, or more on the list in the school office.  Workshops in the holiday run from 10 until 3.There will also be workshops running on Fridays after the holidays on Fridays at the end of the school day from 3,15.

Brighton Festival News

Michael Rosen has chosen ‘Emil and the Detectives’ as the ‘Young City Reads’ book for Brighton and Hove children to ‘group read’ over the festival period. It is very exciting that the whole city is going to read this humorous and original book at the same time. Year 5 and Year 6 are reading the book in class as part of their guided reading sessions. Many other children are reading the book in school too. We will be running a competition over the coming weeks full of questions about the book. The prize for the winners will be a chance to meet Michael Rosen and talk about the book. Look out for details in future Friday News’.

Sugar Sugar

Year 1 and Year 2 looked rather wonderful in their bee costumes. They performed their bee dance yesterday afternoon to their parents and carers to celebrate the end of their learning journey.

Learning Journey Celebrations

Years 3 and 4 children are inviting  their parents and carers in next Wednesday 27^th March to celebrate the end of their ‘Tomb Raiders’ learning journey.

Parents and carers should arrive for 2.30 and are asked if they could contribute nibbles for the celebration. You can find a nibbles list to add your name to in the year 3 and 4 classrooms.

School Dinner News

Next Thursday there has been a change to the menu it is now chip day!

Dan Dares

Dan from Albion in the Community has been running 80 miles a day aiming to complete 520 miles. He is raising money for Albion in the Community. Dan and Albion in the Community work closely with Middle Street running after school clubs and many other activities. If you would like to support Dan please donate via the website www.albioninthecommunity.org.uk   or go down to the library where you’ll find Dan puffing and panting on the treadmill. Find him on twitter using #comeondan

On-Time Teds

This week’s Key Stage 1 winners are Reception and Year 2 with 2 late marks each and in Key Stage 2 the winners are Year 3 with 2 late marks. Well done to all three classes for again being very punctual.

The winners of the end of term £25 punctuality prize are: Reception and Year 2 share the key stage 1 prize and Year 4 win the key stage 2 prize. Well done to those children in the three classes for all being so punctual over the term

Parent/Carer Guide

Sara Bragg from Year 1 has asked me to remind you all about an information sheet she would like to produce for parents and carers to help everyone understand the various acronyms used in school and education generally. If you have any suggestions you would like to see in the guide please let Sara know by leaving a message in the suggestions box on the front desk or you can email Sara on s.bragg@brighton.ac.uk

Another Baby Coming Soon

Abi St Claire our Reception TA leaves for her maternity leave next week. Emma Goddard will cover Abi’s maternity leave. Good luck Abi!

Easter Break

The last day of term is Thursday 28^th March and we return to school for the summer term on Monday 15^th April.

Nursery Return Date Tuesday 16^th April

Wear a Wig Red Nose Day

We had some interesting hair dos and wigs worn today for Red Nose Day so well done to everyone. Lots of children have organised and taken part in various sponsored activities and you will have read about them in last week’s Friday News. Ruby Sparks Wilson who is having her hair chopped today has raised £1100 ! Emmeline, Bronnie, Flo and Marli raised £25 from their half term cake sale. A group of girls have held a sponsored silence today and this morning Alfie in Year 5 did 1144 sponsored jumps on his pogo stick. Over last weekend Annie Mae from Year 1 with Maddie, Mili and Finn from Year 2 helped organise the Tidy Street Cake sale. They baked and sold their cakes raising £148.83p. Well done to all those children who got themselves organised to raise money for Red Nose Day and thank you to all the children and families who have supported and sponsored them.

Get Reading

In Monday’s assembly Norah Carr from the library service launched the ‘Get Reading’ project in our school. This is an exciting new project to encourage a love of reading. Your child should have a joining postcard to be completed and returned to school. In return your child will receive a special limited addition library card.

Albion Ladies Team Assembly

Next Monday’s assembly is led by Kim Stenning from the Albion’s ladies team. Albion in the Community has set up specialised girl’s courses. Low female participation has been identified as a priority area for development nationally and from Sussex FA. Kim is a great role model for the girls and is an excellent example of how women’s football can develop. She will talk about the women’s football team and her experiences. Later she will visit children in their classes from Year 2 upwards.

Snow Thank You!

Well that snow certainly took us all by surprise on Monday evening and Tuesday morning! I have heard all sorts of stories of horrendous and long car journeys, slipping and sliding and abandoned cars! It was very annoying to have to close the school for a day but the roads and pavements were treacherous and not one single bus was running. So hopefully that’s it for this year! No more snow please and thank you!

Parent and Carer Consultation Evenings

Thank you to everyone who came along to our parent and carer consultation evenings. If you were not able to make it we will telephone you and arrange another time for you to come in. Year 5 parents and carers who were booked in for Tuesday evening (snow day) Mr Smart will meet with you at the time you booked for this week on Tuesday 19^{th next week. If you have a problem with your original time do let Mr Smart know.}

Let’s Dance

Year 3 are performing at the Brighton Schools Let’s Dance event on Wednesday 20th March. The children have been rehearsing and are just about ready to perform their jitterbug dance.

On-Time Teds

This week’s Key Stage 1 winners are Reception and Year 2 with 2 late marks each and in Key Stage 2 the winners are Year 3 with 2 late marks. Well done to all three classes for being very punctual.

 Full Governors Meeting

 This terms full governors meeting took place yesterday evening. Minutes of Governors meetings can be found on the governor’s notice board in the school foyer.

 Easter Break

 The last day of term is Thursday 28th March and we return to school for the summer term on Monday 15th April.

 Nursery Return Date Tuesday 16th April.