www.-jun..sch.uk Issue No. 401 19/07/2019 SJS Stars Of The Week  Y3AW: Miley McCoid  Y4JJ: Mika Butcher  Y5CS: Morgan Damms  Y6CP: Erin Rees  Y3KT: Ellie Gaymond  Y4RL: Jared Horner  Y5DW: Alfie Noden  Y6ER: Lexi-Giselle Kimpton  Y3RD: Naomi Naylor  Y4SS: Inza Sajid  Y5HK: Flynn Rogers  Y6MC: Ryan Beal Mr Tee: Precilia Tshibangu Y3/4 Yard: Harvey Stephenson Dining-Hall: Lillie Bowskill Mrs Foster: Arley Hughes Y5/6 Yard: Emma Tompkin

Farwell To... We are sure you would all join us in wishing our departing members of staff well as they move on to new appointments and thank them for their contribution to our children and families.  Mrs Hetherington is off to put her expert skills to great use across Sheffield in the Learning Support Service,  Mr Janiszewski has been appointed as a Year 4 teacher at a school in High Green and  Miss Hudson has been appointed as a Teaching Assistant in a school in . And a final message to our Year 6 children…

Welcoming... We are very pleased to officially announce that the following members of staff will be joining us in September:  Mr Gamban will be joining us as a Year 4 teacher from September. Mr Gamban was an absolute asset to our Year 4 and PE teaching teams this academic year during his initial teacher training placement and we are very much looking forward to him becoming a member of our teaching team.  Mr Shaw and Miss Tether will be joining us as Teaching Assistant Apprentices. This Week's Class Attendance Y3AW: 98.1% Y4JJ: 98.8% Y5CS: 95.8% Y6CP: 94.4% Y3KT: 98.5% Y4RL: 96.9% Y5DW: 99.1% Y6ER: 95.8% Y3RD: 100% Y4SS: 96.1% Y5HK: 95.7% Y6MC: 98.5% This week’s whole school attendance = 97.3%

Attendance We would like to say a very well done to the 123 children who have attended school every single day during the Summer term! Certificates will be coming home today. In particular, a special mention must go to the following

children as they have attended school every single day since September!!!

Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Jessica Bonner Oliver Hiley Tate Bond-Rothwell Lillie Bowskill Oliver Cunningham Freya Hollis Scott Morris Warren Dyson Fiona Daniels Broughan Thomas Evie Newton Tyler Lennon Madison Fletcher Faith Whiteley Flynn Rogers Ellie Mansell Timothy Hawksworth Evie Wilkinson Calais McCoid Macy Jones Luke McGee Freya Owen Lewis Milner Zoe Parsons Oscar Parsons Molly Shaw Ryan Warnock Luke Warnock We also have free ice skating vouchers (courtesy of Sheffield International Venues) for the 209 children who have achieved at least 97% attendance this academic year plus a further 49 children who have achieved at least 97% this term. These have been sent home today too.

Reading Around The World Y3 - Berlin Y3 - Athens Y4 - Moscow Y4 - New Delhi Felix Bond Luke Warnock Ryley Beresford Ryley Beresford Jessica Ferguson Jenson Dobson Samson Willis Y5 - Honolulu Y6 - Ottawa Y6 - Washington Freddie Gibbins Ryan Warnock Ryan Warnock We would like to give Ryan Warnock a very special mention for his efforts with our Reading Around the World scheme. The scheme was first introduced when Ryan joined Year 3 back in 2015. Since then Ryan has travelled to each and every reading destination. Congratulations, Ryan, on becoming the very first pupil to complete your passport!

Word Millionaire Congratulations to Daniel Fawcett who has joined our roll of Word Millionaires.

Roald Dahl Day Each year, the life and works of Roald Dahl are celebrated in schools across the country on his birthday, 13th September. As this falls so early in the academic year, we wanted to give parents plenty of notice that we will be inviting children to come as their favourite Roald Dahl character on this day. Please get your swizzfiddling thinking hats on and start planning the most whizzpopping outfit for your child to wear on Friday 13th September!

Big Book Boost The Book People will be launching their Big Book Boost this September. Every time a parent, friend or even ex- pupil of our school places an order over £10 with The Book People, a further £1 is donated to school for us to spend on books. We shall let you know more about this great fundraiser for school books in September. Y4 swimming Y4RL will be the first class to begin their 12-week swimming block this September. The first swimming session will take place on Friday 6th September during the afternoon. On the first day back, children in Y4RL will receive a letter containing important information about the timings for the afternoon and what they need to bring to each lesson. If you are thinking of purchasing swimming attire over the summer, girls are required to wear a one-piece swimming costume and boys will need swimming shorts or trunks, which must be shorter than knee length. If you have any queries then please do not hesitate to contact Miss Laycock.

The Hub Food Bank The Hub Food Bank are now in their 6th year of supporting families in our community. They have asked us to share the following information with our families: 'With the long school holiday nearly upon us we would like to remind you that we are able to help during this holiday if parents are struggling to find meals for children who would normally have a meal at school.' The Hub are clearly a great service and are happy to help. Please do drop in at 512 Manchester Rd, Stocksbridge, Sheffield S36 2DU. Their phone number is: 0114 288 5315.

And finally... As the end of the academic year comes to an end, it is an opportunity to reflect on yet another incredible year at Stocksbridge Junior School. We would like to thank every member of our magnificent staff for their determination to make a difference each and every day, to our superb team of governors for working tirelessly in the background to ensure we strive towards our aims, to our wonderfully supportive parents for working alongside us to ensure our children get the best education possible and, most importantly, to our children for making every day count through their love of learning and desire to grow and develop into the most wonderful young people.

We wish everyone a safe and enjoyable Summer break and look forward to seeing you in September! Best wishes from Mrs Gaymond & Mrs Ross

Events Coming UP Next Academic Year... Please note: The 2019/2020 academic year begins for children on Tuesday 3rd September as Monday 2nd September is a Curriculum Day for staff training. Sept 2 3 4 5 6 First day of the 2019-20 Y4RL Swimming Curriculum Day academic year Y4 Whitby Balance Due Read Around the World: Set off on your journey to your 1st destination Sept 9 10 11 12 13 Y4RL Swimming

Roald Dahl Day

Sept 16 17 18 19 20 School Photographer Parent Attendance Y4RL Swimming for Class Photographs Workshop

Y6 Robinwood & SATs Meeting Sept 23 24 25 26 27 Y4RL Swimming Y4 Trip to The Deep Macmillan Coffee Morning

Sept 30 Oct 1 2 3 4 Y4RL Swimming Read Around the World: Earliest date for arriving at your 1st reading destination

Oct 7 8 9 10 11 Y4RL Swimming School Photographer for Siblings and Individual Photos

Oct 14 15 16 17 18 Y4 Parent Session Y3 Parent Session Y4RL Swimming Book Fair in school for Y5 Parent Session two weeks Nasal Flu Vaccinations Halloween Film Night Y6 Parent Session

Oct 21 22 23 24 25

Parents’ Evening Parents’ Evening Non-Uniform Day (£1) Curriculum Day

For events further ahead, please check our school calendar on our website.

Family Fun & Games Stocksbridge Christian Centre, Cedar Road are hosting their Family Fun Day on Saturday 20th July 2019, from 10:00am until 1:00pm. There will be table games & skill games for families to enjoy plus light snacks and refreshments available. Everyone welcome.

Friday 26th July 10:00am-11:30am 7+ years Booking directly to provider at www.greentop.org Green Top Circus

Monday 29th July 10:30am-12:00noon Pre-school No need to book Bear Hunt

Tuesday 30th July 10:30am-11:10am Babies and toddlers Booking required to Stocksbridge Library Rhythm Time

Monday 5th August 10:30am-12:00noon Pre-school No need to book Lion Hunt

Friday 9th August 10:00am-12:00noon All ages No need to book Space Chase Day

Monday 12th August 10:30am-11:30am 5+ years Booking required to Stocksbridge Library Brightbox – Light-up Alien Masks

Friday 23rd August 10:30am-12:30pm 5+ years No need to book Road Safety

Friday 30th August 10:30am-12:30pm 7-12 years Booking required to Stocksbridge Library Make your Own Space Globe

Children under 8 years of age must be accompanied by a parent or carer.