The Newsletter of Fairisle Junior School

February 2017

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Sainsbury’s Active Kids 2017 is Launched

I am very pleased to announce the launch of this year’s Sainsbury’s voucher scheme. Last year we collected over 30,000 vouchers and we bought PE resources to further enhance the children’s sporting experience at school.

Everyone who sees our children doing PE is amazed at some of the fantastic equipment they have to use. This year our target is 40,000 vouchers and we want to buy more inclusive equipment.

PLEASE HELP US — THANK YOU!

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Fairisle wins Federation Fitness Event

Fairisle Junior hosted the first Federation event of the year last Friday, putting on a series of intense physical challenges for our partner schools. Children from Fairisle Junior, Newlands, Oakwood, Mansel Park and Shirley Warren battled it out with a series of events that included a ‘bleep test’, a cross country run and boxercise.

Well done and congratulations to Fairisle Junior who finished with the highest score. The next Federation sports event will take place after the Easter holiday.

Website: www.fjslive.net Twitter: @FairisleJS

A Message from Tania about Healthy Eating

A big thank you to everyone who has viewed the recipes we put onto the school website (Community section), there are some new additions for you all to try. These are recipes that have been tried and tested by the school cooking groups, we hope you will enjoy them. It is also a tricky time to navigate through all the health advice that we see/hear in the media, I would like to draw your attention to the Change4Life website; it is crammed full of tips and sound advice as well as free apps to download. Lastly, a big concern is the huge amount of food waste we are all generating. There is a good website called Love Food Hate Waste which is full of ways to use up leftovers and spare ingredients, this is a great way to save a few pennies which is always welcome. Tania

Meet our new Chair of Governors

For those who do not know me I am Steph Thurston, and my son is Daniel and he is in 5CJ. I have been a parent governor since January 2014 and I have just been elected as our chair. I work as a manager for Tesco at Bursledon, although I have worked at Millbrook until recently. As the chair I work closely with our senior leaders to ensure our children get the very best of everything and I help Mr Howard and the team to Expect Success.

We do need another Parent Governor. If you are interested or would like more information about the role, please call in at the school office.

Attendance and Punctuality — Spring Term 2017

I am overwhelmed that attendance at Fairisle Junior has been brilliant during this term once again. Since Christmas, a staggering 159 children attended school on-time every day (169 this time last year and 147 in 2015) and 72 children have attended on-time every day since September (62 this time last year and 43 in 2015). I would like to say a huge ‘well done’ and congratulations to everyone (and their families of course!) .

The following children came to school on time every day during this half term from Tuesday 3rd January to Friday 17th February and those children in bold type have attended on-time every day since September. Overall attendance since September is a fantastic 96.7%. Very well done!

Baktash Ahmad Czarina Aranda Dylan Argent Grace Arthur Lilly Baddams Teo Badea Mikey Baker Tamzin Baker Logan Bannister Lewis Barker Angelika Betkowska Jessica Bolt Blake Bowers George Bowers Abigail Brown Jack Browne Casey Butler Tyrese Butler Demi Byworth Eryn Carter Jayden-Joshua Carter Aleah Cepe Leah Christey Julia Chruslicka Adam Chruslicki Layla Clement McKenzie Clothier Layla Cullen Lukasz Dabrowski Lily Davies Anna Bella de la Rosa Natalia Diakowicz Bogdan Dumitrascu Ryan Dutton Michelle Dyrda Lacey-Mae Eagan Owen Ebbutt Oskar Ellward Joey English

Bethany Farrer Brooke Fields Courtney Fields Hannah Furnell Nicholas Furnell Haydon Furness Libby Gaete Mia Gaete Thomas Gilbert Thomas Grant Amy Haime Jake Harding Daniel Harris Jaydon Harvey Noah Harvie Daniela Hazova-Skordouli Magan Hedges Grace Hill Grace Hollins Ryan Horsfall Lena Hyjek Ana Jardim Andreia Jardim Evie Jewell Fletcher Kilford Nadia Krakowska Maksymilian Kruszynski Angelie Lacea Brooke Lewis Eden Lewis Mackenzie Linton Madison Linton Mia Linton Sophie Lipscomb Ethan Love Breanna Manliguez Anna Mazzacurati Noah McIntyre Ellis Meacher

Gracie Smith Charlie Smithen Madison Snook Jack Stephens Devon Strange Aislene Stubbs Leo Stubbs Kamil Suski Oliver Suski CJ Swanborough Missey Swanborough Romi Swanborough Kacper Szwed Aneesah Tajamal Charlie Taylor Adam Taylor-Nixon Tristin Teare Jack Thorn Daniel Thurston Oakley Tracy Damian Turanski Sophia Undecimo Callum Vanhear Emily Vickers Ty Vickers Abbie Waddingham Jamie Wadhams Mitchell Wagner Connor Waller Matthew Warrener Oliver Wilkins Kayleigh-May Wilson Sharna Wilton Corie Woolley Jacob Wynne-McPherson Kadie Wynne-McPherson Gracie Yorke Fred Young

Ethan Meacher Moira Mendaros Isobel Milne Hannah Minns Robert Minns Sandro Mirandela Rhys Morris Anna Moughtin Takudzwa Munyanyi John Murray Khloe Naval Ben New Bethany New-Laxton Milly New-Laxton Angel Newman Dylan Newman Patrick Nolan Laila Nouioua Gabrielle Orbita Giselle Orbita Erin Panes Jake Parker Libby Parker Ashley Payne Daryl Payne Karla Payne Charlie Pearce Bobbi Pearman-Redding Stephen Pender Plamena Petkova Shaun Pritchard Noorul Qurashi Katie Randall Keeley Randall-Coles Lacey Ridout Louis Sansome Declan Saunders Connor Shoobridge Destiny Shotter

School Updates

Please remember that the Fairisle Schools are closed on Monday 27th February for staff training and that the children return after the half term break at 8.50am on Tuesday 28th February.

The lunch menu will remain on the winter menu after the holiday.

Thank you very much to everyone who participated in our Stripes for Saints day today. We raised a total of £181.10 for our Learning Leaders’ Playground Fund.

Very best wishes to all our children and families who are accompanying the team to Wembley.

Have a Great Day and we all hope you get a result!