Mulan - End of Year Show
Year 6 are to present "Mulan" - one of the less well known Disney productions will transform the school hall into a mythical China, full of adventure, dragons, warriors and amusing characters. Show: Tuesday 17th July.
Rich Johnson Mountain Bike Rider
Rich Johnson came to the school in May and demonstrated all sorts of amazing stunts for the whole school. He also spoke at length about the benefits of a healthy diet and the importance of wearing a helmet. He has won many championships and has appeared on TV numerous times eg. on Blue Peter and Newsround. The children all clapped and cheered and wanted his autgograph! Visit Rich's site for more info: www.rjrideguide.com
Pentecost Assembly Wednesday 14 May 2008
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PA & The School Council collaborate!
The PA are to form a new partnership with the School Council who represent all the children in the school. Their ideas can be taken forward with a new impetus with the backing of Miss O'Donovan and PA members.
The next initiative will be the design of a new playground. The children are submitting designs involving new zones, markings and new games. The school and the PA will be providing funding for this project.
The School Playground Survey has produced some interesting results.
This is what KS1 would like to see in the playgrounds, facilities for: football, tennis, shooting the hoop, hopscotch, tag sppot, cricket markings, alphabet markings, distance markings, a painting wall and a reading zone on the prayer garden
This is what K2 would like to see in the playgrounds, facilities for: kingball, football, tennis, secured goal posts, cricket markings, free play area, painting wall
Developments will be posted shortly.
Fruit on Wednesday has been well established in line with our Healthy School status.
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Join the New Parents Association (PA). Email for further info: pa@olsjschool.net
NEXT meeting: Tuesday 3rd June at 7.45pm to discuss plans for the Summer Fair.
The PA, formerly known as the Friends of the School, is open to and represents all parents of the school, raising money and holding events to build a vibrant school community outside the classroom. More info here.
We now have a winner for our DESIGN A LOGO COMPETITION. Well done Chi Chi in Year 4. We are really pleased with the new logo.
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"Happy in Hackney"
The ‘HAPPY in Hackney’ Programme is an Early Years Health Promotion Programme promoting healthy environments and healthy lifestyles in early years settings. HAPPY means Healthy Activities and Practices with Pre-school Years. ‘HAPPY in Hackney’ is based on a similar tried and tested programme for under fives, established in another London borough. The initiative will promote healthy eating, physical activity and emotional health and well-being.
We are happy to report that the school has achieved this award which means a shiny plaque and more money for the school !
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History of the School
There has been much research going on by Fr. Nicholas, Sean Flood, and a few parents & parishioners regarding the history of the school site.
A booklet has now been printed and is available from the Office. It is extremely well presented and includes information on a recently discovered a link with our school and 2 key abolitionists of the slave trade: Oluaduh Equiano (aka Gustavus Vassa) & William Wilberforce.
The booklet documents changes on the school site premises from beyond Victorian times to the present with photos, research and anecdotes.
It is a tremendous collaborative effort and we hope you enjoy reading it!
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WoW - Walk to School on Wednesday
This initiative is working extremely well. Two thirds of pupils in every class now walk to school on a Wed!
More than 1.5 million children now take part in the National Walk to School campaign. 'Walk on Wednesday' or 'Walk Once a Week' (WoW) is the next step to keep them walking regularly. There are stickers, badges and stamp cards to keep children interested and motivated.
The school has joined in because walking to school is good for children's health. The children walk to school at least once a week. You choose whether that's on one particular day or whether any day of the week will count. You keep track of how often the children have walked to school with a post card. It relieves traffic congestion, it's good for the environment and it's also great fun!
Keep everyone fitter, healthier, greener and happier! At the end of each month pupils can be given a funky pin badge. There's a different design each month.
Check out these websites for further information:
www.walktoschool.org.uk
www.goodgoing.co.uk
www.livingstreets.org.uk
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HEALTHY SCHOOL STATUS
In order to acheive national Healthy School status the school had to show evidence of how it met criteria in the following 4 core themes:
• PSHE: personal, social and health education including sex and relationship education: PSHE provides pupils with the knowledge, understanding, skills and attitudes to make informed decisions about their lives
• Healthy eating: pupils have the confidence, skills and understanding to make healthy food choices. Healthy and nutritious food and drink is available across the school day. Please see our caterer's website for menus and more information: www.caterhouse.com. Caterhouse are fully compliant with all aspects of the School Food Trust standards.
• Physical activity: pupils are provided with a range of opportunities to be physically active. They understand how physical activity can help them to be more healthy and how physical activity can improve and be a part of their everyday life
• Emotional health and wellbeing (including bullying): Promoting positive emotional health and wellbeing to help pupils understand and express their feelings, build their confidence and emotional resilience and therefore their capacity to learn.
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TRAVEL PLAN
As a reult of our consultative Travel Plan from 18 months ago, we are pleased to announce that LB Hackney have produced a road improvement document, see details below and on the Parents Noticeboard. Our original Travel Plan included detailed information regarding how children travel to school, suggestions for other means of travel apart from the car and black spots in the local road layout. We'll let you know when the proposed changes will take place.
(Not our spelling on the following images!!)
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