Hunter's Bar Junior

February Newsletter

Development of E-Resource

Plans are well under way to with this exciting development of the website. You will be able to find out more on Parents’ Evening.

The school’s website continues to be well used with approximately 70 hits each day. 

Visit to school in honour of Ted Wragg

Both the infant and junior schools are to be presented with a plaque next week in memory of a famous ex-pupil. Professor Ted Wragg has been acclaimed “the most popular educationalist in Britain” and wrote for the Guardian and Times Educational Supplement. His link with the Teaching Awards makes this presentation to the school all the more meaningful following Mrs. Harrison’s Teacher of the Year Award last year.

January newsletter

Welcome to the Spring Term 2008

SEAL

(Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning.) The topic for SEAL this term is:

GOING FOR GOALS

December Newsletter

Peer Mediator training

A report by Ned Cooper and Justine Shirley

On the 3^{rd and 4th}of  December 2007,  lots of Y6’s took part in two days of peer mediator training. They had lots of different role plays, games and were given a handbook to look through.

‘It was great fun,’ said Finlay Teather, one of the many peer mediators. The people in charge of the training were Mrs Smart and, with a little help from Mrs Brockelsby, they produced about 30 brilliant peer mediators. We are all looking forward to helping out on the yard.            

November Newsletter

Thank you to the H.S.A. and everyone who helped at the Winter Fair on the 25th November. It was a great success and very enjoyable!  It was well supported and raised in the region of £2000. The Book Fair raised over £400 just on that day, with the total amount still to be counted. This benefits school significantly as 60% of the profit is given back to the school in books. Indications are that we will benefit from around £700 worth – this is fantastic and will boost classroom libraries! We have been lucky to have had such amazing support from a number of parents, some of whom have dedicated a lot of time to school to make the above events a success. Thank you!

October Newsletter

This is quite a meaty newsletter in terms of information that will affect you after the half term break. Thank you for taking the time to read it.

Kirkstall Road entrance

This will be the first big difference for you after half term. Acting on police advice we are working with the infant school on improving the security of the site. Main access points to the site will be from Sharrow Vale Road and Junction Road. Kirkstall Road entrance will be locked during school sessions and also after school. The entrance will be open for periods at the beginning and end of the school day as follows:

From school opening until 9:10 a.m.

From 3:10 to 3:45 p.m.

May I remind parents / carers to always enter the school at the main entrance at reception. A number of people are still “popping in” at entrances that are open for children to exit.  I know this may not appear unreasonable but we do take the safety of your children seriously and we need to monitor who is on site and for what purpose at any one time. We all feel rather awkward about challenging visitors who do this because we do not wish to appear unwelcoming – so we politely ask you not to put us in this uncomfortable position.

Also… children are not to play football / ball games before and after school. We ask that while you are on site with your children that they do not climb in the garden area or on the annexe.

May 2006 Newsletter

Thank you!

..for supporting the work of the NSPCC in their FULL STOP campaign to create a safer future for children. The response from your children was fantastic and an amazing £2819.56 was raised.  The representative from the NSPCC was stunned by this response. It’s all credit to the caring nature of Hunter’s Bar families and I’m proud to pass on her heartfelt thanks.

March 2006 Newsletter

We had another excellent response to Parents’ Evening and teachers reported a high turn out. We notice the positive difference it makes to children’s happiness and well being at school when there is a good partnership between school and parents / carers. Teachers are very keen to meet with any parent/carer who for whatever reason was not able to attend on those evenings.

February 2006 Newsletter

Half term is now upon us – marking half way through this academic year. I wish all the children a happy half term break.

It has come to our attention that the city’s schools are experiencing significant levels of absence due to sickness, headache and fever. So far Hunter’s Bar pupils have remained comparatively healthy!

The best advice to help reduce the spread of infection is for you not to send your child to school when s/he is poorly.

Within schools and among family members, the single most important measure to reduce the spread of flu is meticulous attention to handwashing. Coughing or sneezing into your hands, or using a handkerchief, covers your hands with flu virus, which then can be readily transferred to other people's hands or hard surfaces, thus passing on the infection.

January 2006 Newsletter

A belated Happy New Year to you and welcome to the spring term.  During this term you will have an opportunity to meet your child’s teacher to discuss your child’s progress and what your child needs to do to improve. We usually get very good attendance at these evenings and this is a reflection of the excellent support you give your children.

November Newsletter

Please drop in
As part of our commitment to improving communication with parents and in seeking parents’ views for school’s self evaluation, governors are to hold drop-in sessions where parents can ask questions, make suggestions etc. Two governors will be available at each of these times on Wednesday 23rd November at 8:30 – 8:50 a.m. and again at 3:10 – 3:30 p.m. Please feel welcome to come along.