Dear Parents/Guardians,
Year 5 Science Oxford Trip We are writing to inform you of an upcoming Year 5 trip that will provide your child with the opportunity to visit Science Oxford as part of the science curriculum. This trip is scheduled for Friday 17th May 2024. The main objective of the trip is to explore different working scientifically skills through workshops and different activities, which will support the children’s learning of science at school and deepen their knowledge and understanding. The activities will be led by staff at Science Oxford, assisted by IVJS staff. Pupils will need to arrive at school by 8:30am and they will travel to Science Oxford by coach. They will leave Science Oxford at 2:15pm and should be back at school for collection at 3:15pm. The children will be wearing their school uniform and will need to bring a packed lunch. Please be aware the children will be required to walk for 5-10 minutes from where the coach will drop us off to the centre and may need a coat depending on the weather. The cost of the trip per pupil will be £10, if you are happy to contribute, you can make a payment on your School Money account. Please confirm whether you would be happy for your child to participate in this trip. Paper copies have been sent home with your child so please return the slip or email permission to office@ivjs.school. Should you have any questions or concerns about the trip, please do not hesitate to contact the Year 5 team. Yours sincerely, Miss Fletcher, Miss Marshall and Ms Wick
Dear Parents,
Do you have any spare time and interested in volunteering? We would love to hear from you and how you could best help support our school. We have a few initiatives that would really benefit from the help of parents and if you believe you can volunteer some of your spare time, we would be very happy to hear from you. If you are interested in volunteering please complete the form below and we will be in touch to discuss opportunities with you. Many thanks, Sarah Short Year 6 Teacher Dear Parents/Guardians of Year 6,
We are really excited to be trialling an online learning package called CENTURY (www.century.tech) and their vision is for every teacher and learner to have access to intelligent tools that help them succeed. It is both web and app based and once logged in the AI technology creates a learning path tailored to match the needs of each individual child. It can be accessed online via laptop, tablet or phone. Year 6 have been chosen to trial using CENTURY for their homework over the next 5 weeks because they are getting closer to secondary school and this method of completing homework will set them up for success next year. During this half-term, no homework will be set in books in Year 6 whilst we trial this package. All of the children have their own password and have already gone online - so far they have really enjoyed using it! Please contact Mr Clifford if you feel that you may have difficulty accessing homework online. Paul Clifford Deputy Head Teacher & Attendance Leader The Iver Village Junior School Activity clubs for next half term are now available to book!
PLEASE NOTE, IF YOU PAY BY CHILDCARE VOUCHERS, PLEASE EMAIL THE SCHOOL TO RESERVE THE CLUB PLACE YOU REQUIRE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND WE CAN ALLOCATE THE SPACE, IF THERE ARE SPACES AVAILABLE. Mondays:
Clubs start Monday 15th April and run for the full 6 weeks of the half term, the exception being Cricket which will be 5 weeks due to the Bank holiday and Ukulele which runs for 5 weeks. All clubs are 3.15pm to 4.30pm with pick up at the front of the school. Clubs cost £7 per club and can be booked for the full half term, £42 (£35 for Cricket and Ukulele). We are still offering a discounted rate to any children entitled to Pupil Premium (the discounted cost will show automatically to anyone entitled). Should you have any issues logging into your School Money account, please email office@ivjs.school. How exciting... FISA's 'Wonka' bars are now up for pre sale on our School Money Shop!
FISA are selling chocolate bars with a twist - some of the bars will have a golden ticket with some fantastic prizes! Bars will be on pre sale until Monday 25th March and FISA will be handing out the sold chocolate bars at the end of the day on Wednesday 27th March where you can unwrap to reveal if you have won a prize! Please note that the chocolate bars will not be for sale on the day they must be pre-ordered. Use your child's school money account to pre-order. Dear Parent/Carer,
Year 3/4 Swimming This term, we have an EXCITING opportunity! We have hired a pop-up swimming pool for 3 weeks. Within this time, we are able to offer Year 3 and Year 4 the opportunity to start to develop their swimming skills as part of the PE curriculum. Having the pool on our site means that we will not have to waste time travelling to the pool and as a consequence the children will have more time in the water! By the time a child is ready to leave primary school they should be able to swim, know how to get out of trouble if they fall into the water, know the dangers of water and understand how to stay safe when playing in and around it. This includes understanding and adhering to national and local water safety advice, being able to use appropriate survival and self-rescue skills if they unintentionally fall in or get into difficulty in the water, and knowing what to do if others get into trouble. Year 3 children will have 2 lessons on Monday 25th and Tuesday 26th March and Year 4 will have 2 lessons on Wednesday 27th and Thursday 28st March. This will then be continued and developed next year. The company supplying the pool will also supply a qualified swim teacher and a lifeguard. There will always be a member of IVJS staff with the children who is also trained in school swimming lessons. Your son/daughter will be taught the national swimming curriculum which includes the following skills and strokes: ● how to enter and exit the water, ● floatation, ● submerging, ● rotating from back to front and front to back and regaining an upright position, ● pushing and gliding and an understanding of streamlining, ● aquatic breathing, ● moving effectively and efficiently through the water using alternating and simultaneous strokes on front and back, such as front crawl, back crawl, breaststroke, side stroke, ● swimming longer distances and for increasing amounts of time, ● using swimming skills and strokes for different purposes such as water polo and synchronised swimming, ● survival and self-rescue skills: treading water, Heat Escape Lessening Position (HELP) and Huddle positions, floating and resting in the water, attracting attention, sculling and swimming in clothes/buoyancy aids, ● water safety: knowledge and understanding of different water environments, how to stay safe when playing in and around water including recognising flags and warning signs and understanding national and local water safety advice, ● what to do if others get into difficulties: stay safe: shout, signal; throw, do not go into the water; raising the alarm 999, ● play competitive games such as water polo and apply basic principles suitable for attacking and defending. To help us group the children according to their swimming ability we would appreciate you filling in the form on the paper copy of the letter sent home or emailing office@ivjs.school with permission to take part and roughly how many meters they can swim. Your child will need to bring:
Parents should be aware that the pool forbids the wearing of earrings. If your child has a verruca, they will still be expected to attend swimming but they must wear a verruca sock. Goggles Whilst they are not considered to be essential, we recognise that children who swim frequently or whose eyes are susceptible to irritation may prefer to use goggles for swimming. They may help maintain the required body position and improve vision through the water. Therefore, parents may request that their child uses goggles during the lessons by filling in the form below. I should inform you that it is your responsibility, as parent, to teach your child to put on and take off goggles in the correct and safe fashion. Our advice would be to read the manufacturer’s instructions for putting them on and taking them off. This is important to ensure protection of eyes from impact damage through stretching the eyepieces away from the face with wet fingers. Please ensure that goggles are of a good quality. Goggles should be British Standard Institution (BSI) Goggles which includes makes such as Speedo or Zoggs, which will include instruction on the package for the correct way to put them on and take them off. You should be aware that on occasions your child will be asked to remove their goggles in order to safely perform certain aquatic activities. If you would like your child to wear goggles during swimming lessons in school, please complete the form or email office@ivjs.school with permission. Please note, that it is your responsibility to ensure the goggles are in good condition and that your child knows how to take them on and off safely. There will be occasions when they may be asked to remove their goggles. No goggles may be worn without the signed form/emailed consent. |
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