Archive for July, 2014

18th July 2014

Monday, July 21st, 2014

And Now the End is Near…

So another year comes to an end and what a fabulous and great year it has been. It is time to say goodbye to a brilliant Year 6 who begin their new adventures at secondary school in September. Good luck Year 6! Some of our lovely nursery children are moving on to reception classes across the city so good luck to them to in their new schools. We are also saying good bye to Grace in year 3 as she moves to a lovely little school in the country. Good luck Grace.

Please Remember to…

As the end or term is now almost upon us, please remember to take PE kits home, check lost property, children’s drawers, phones and other items left at the office, scooters, bikes and anything else you can think of and take it all home please. You would be staggered by the amount of things we send to charity at the end of a year. If you leave it here it will be gone by the time September comes around. Please also return all library books before the summer holidays.

Years 5 and 6 Music Festival

Years 5 and 6 celebrated the end of their learning journey by holding a music festival. The event took place on Thursday afternoon at the Friends Meeting House in Ship Street. The children raised £80 which will be donated to Brighton Oasis Project a charity which supports women and children affected by substance misuse.

World War One Centenary

Children across the school have been learning more about World War One and its impact on people’s lives. Children have taken part in activities, found out about their own families links with the war and visited Brighton Museum.

Stunning SATs Results.

The end of Key Stage 2 SATs are not the be all and end all and certainly do not provide the full picture of a child’s abilities and interests. However the children do work really hard to achieve better than their best in the tests. We are so proud of each and every one of them not just because they have done so well but because of their positive attitude to learning and to school generally. To celebrate their achievements I would like to share with you this year’s SATs results which are: Reading:

97% Level 4+ 63% Level 5, Maths: 97% Level 4+ 53% Level 5. Well done Ms Moriarty and Year 6

Meet the Teacher

Children today met their new teacher and teaching assistant. This morning they left assembly with their new teacher and teaching assistant and spent time in their new classrooms.

Reports

You should have received your child’s end of year report today. If it has not arrived home please contact the school office.

Summer Fair

Thank you to everyone who helped to put on a fabulous summer fair last Friday. Thank you to everyone who came along to support and whose generosity helped raise £400 toward the school football kit. A special thank you to Rosie and Jay Jackson who donated £100 towards food and drink and who also helped on the day. Well done everyone and thank you to Jo Bishop who took the lead on organising the fair for us.

Playground News

Thank you to all parents, carers and families who have contributed items for our play pods. Later in the year we are hoping to have some fake grass in the front playground and more planters etc.

Sports Funding

We are also very excited as we have been awarded a substantial amount of funding from Sports England to develop our playgrounds for sporting activities. More information about that in the future.

On-Time Teds

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

On Time Ted Prize

This term’s winners of the £25 prize are Year 1 and Year 5. Thank you to both classes for being so very punctual for school this term.

School Photos

Individual photos of children will be taken next week. Years 3,4,5 & 6 on Monday and Nursery, reception, Years 1 and 2 on Tuesday. Details to follow re: ordering. Please note today is the last day to logon and order your child’s class photo from www.lovepics.co.uk

How To Help With Learning in the Holidays

Mrs Jones has put together some ideas to support your child’s learning over the summer holidays. Please turn over to find out more.

Congratulations to…

Aira in year 6 who has completed the 8 day readathon for Winston’s Wish bereavement charity. Aira has read 8 books in 8 days. If you wish to contribute a donation and add to the £300 Aira has already raised please go to www.justgiving.com/AiraHS   Well done Aira!

Summer Holidays

The last day of term is Wednesday 23rd July. We return to school on Thursday 4th September. Nursery will return on Monday 8th September.
An enormous THANK YOU to everyone, children, parents, carers and school staff for making Middle Street the fabulous and unique school that it is!
Have a restful and fun summer break and we will see most of you again in September.

11th July 2014

Friday, July 11th, 2014

Year 1 Class Assembly

We enjoyed an amazing assembly this morning. Year 1 children dressed as pirates shared lots of interesting facts about the life of a pirate. To end we (of course) sang ‘what shall we do with the drunken sailor?’. Well done Year 1 you were fabulous!

Nursery Sports Events

Nursery held their sports day events on Tuesday and Friday. They had great fun with all their races and activities. Parents and carers came along to join in the fun.

Cricket Fun

On Tuesday children from years 3, 4, 5 and 6 joined Mr Brosnan for a day at the cricket club to watch Sussex v Northampton.

Keyboard Performance

Bronnie and Flo from year 6 shared with us their brilliant keyboard skills by performing ‘somewhere only we knew’. Ruby and Maia joined them singing the backing vocals.

Class Photos

Class photos are now available to buy from www.lovepics.co.uk. You should have received a text with login and password details. If you have not received the text please let us know.

World Cup Dressing Up Day

Next Monday is a fund raising day for more new books for school. We are asking everyone to dress up in the team colours from one of the world cup teams and donate £1 towards new books. Not sure any of us will want to dress in the Brazil colours!

Soundmakers Performance

Children from year 5 have been learning to play a musical instrument this term They will be performing music they have composed on Thursday morning at 10. Parents and carers are invited to join us for the performance.

End of Learning Journey Celebrations – Invitations

Years 1 and 2 parents are invited in to look at their child’s learning journey bookon Monday afternoon next week from 2 pm.
Year 3 and Year 4 Parents and Carers are invited to join the children on Monday 21st July at the West Pier
Reception are holding their learning journey celebration in the hall from 2 till 3 on Wednesday 16th July
Nursery are having an end of year celebration at the paddling pool by the West Pier on Friday 18th July.

Years 5 and 6 Music Festival

Years 5 and 6 are celebrating the end of their learning journey by holding a music festival. The event takes place on Thursday afternoon at the Friends Meeting House in Ship Street.

Leavers’ Assembly

Year 6 leavers’ assembly takes place on Tuesday 22nd July at 1.30 pm.

Climbing Wall Adventure

Year 5 are off to Withdean  next Tuesday to try out the new climbing wall.

Year 6 Transition Event

The city centre partnership of schools is holding their year 6 transition to secondary school event on Friday next week. The children all meet up with their teachers and are put into their new school groups. They then take part in a day of meeting new friends, lots of activities and fun.

On-Time Teds

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

Second Hand Book Sale

We are holding a second hand book sale next Wednesday 3.00 till 3.45 in the main playground. There will be lots of adult and children’s books to buy. Just in time for the summer holidays.

Win Up to £5000 for Our School Library

National Book Tokens have £5000 of book tokens to give away to schools. We would love you to nominate Middle Street library. In doing so you get the chance to receive £100 of National Book Tokens for yourself. To find out more and how to nominate the school please go to www.nationalbooktokens.com/schools

Summer Holidays

The last day of term is Wednesday 23rd July. We return to school on Thursday 4th September. Nursery will return on Monday 8th September.

4th July 2014

Friday, July 4th, 2014

Strike Day

The school will be closed on Thursday 10th July due to strike action by Unison, GMB and NUT.

Swimming Gala

A group of children took part this week in a swimming gala at Prince Regent pool. The boys freestyle relay team came third overall. Caitlin and Calum came second in the breast stroke, Alfie came second in the front crawl and Harvey came second in the backstroke. They were up against all Brighton and Hove primary schools. Well done team you have been splashtastic!

Soundmakers Performance

Year 5 children have been learning a musical instrument. They are now ready to perform the music that they have composed together. Their performance takes place on Thursday 17th July at 10 am. Year 5 parents and carers are invited to join us for the performance.

E Safety and Personal Safety

Children across the school are finding out more about how to keep themselves safe on line and during out of school and in school everyday activities. The talks are helping children to recognise potentially dangerous situations and how to keep safe.

Nursery Sports Events

Nursery are holding their sports days on Tuesday 8th at 11.am and Friday 11th July from 2.00pm.

New Site Manager

It is with great pleasure, I announce that Joe Matejka has been appointed as our permanent site manager. Joe has taken over from Tony Evans who unfortunately was not able to continue in the role as site manager due to unexpected personal reasons. Thanks Tony for all you did in the short time you looked after us. Welcome Joe to the Middle Street team. Do say hello to him when you see him around or on the gates in the mornings.

PTA Summer Fair

The PTA are holding a Middle Street summer fair next Friday afternoon. The PTA need helpers on the day and donations of cakes, cookies, good quality raffle prizes, bottles of wine or beer etc.  If people want to get involved, they can call Jo Bishop on 07956 878344, and there will be a meeting in Pret A Manger  by the clock tower on Monday at 9.15am.

Playground Development

Please see the reverse of the Friday News how you can help us improve the play opportunities for our children.

Win Up to £5000 for Our School Library

National Book Tokens have £5000 of book tokens to give away to schools. We would love you to nominate Middle Street library. In doing so, you get the chance to receive £100 of National Book Tokens for yourself. To find out more and how to nominate the school please go to www.nationalbooktokens.com/schools  Good luck!

On-Time Teds

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

Lost

Luka in year 1 has lost his favourite sweater. It is blue with a capital K on the front with red trimming. It has his name inside. Please return to the school office if found. Thank you.

Summer Holidays

The last day of term is Wednesday 23rd July. We return to school on Thursday 4th September. Nursery will return on Monday 8th September.