On Friday 19 January we held an afternoon tea for all of our wonderful grandparents and other family members. Whilst the visitors enjoyed a drink and a piece of cake, each class went onto the stage and sang a song to entertain. This was a very popular event and the children thoroughly enjoyed it!
Our first Enterprise Week was a huge success. The children were all extremely busy for the whole week, making cards, gifts and games, which cumulated in a Christmas market on Friday 15 December. Read more to find out who came first and won the competition for making the most profit!
Just a reminder that there is still time to book your place on the Fussy Eaters Workshop on Thursday February 8th 1.15pm.
As requested we will be making a Chocolate Beetroot Cake, and discussing different recipes for healthier desserts.
Your contributions and ideas for the launch of our new menu in March will also be greatly appreciated and this workshop will provide the time and opportunity to discuss these.
As you are aware I have been slightly out of commission for the last few weeks due to an operation on my arm; however I am happy to report that recovery is going well, and I am slowly getting back to normal, raring to go with new menu ideas, workshops and healthy eating inspiration for our children.
We experienced a new dish on the menu this week, Nandos Style Chicken with Mango Salsa; this proved to be a hit with the children really enjoying it!
I have attached the recipe for you to try at home if you so wish.
Please come along to the workshop, it will be great to see you. Remember spaces are limited.
Many thanks
Mrs Quinn
We would like to say first and foremost how proud we were of all of the children on our first Year 2 school trip to Leeds Castle on Friday 12th January. We were extremely lucky with the weather and the children behaved beautifully and represented Joydens Wood Infants extremely well demonstrating all of our school values.
The children loved walking around the castle and learning about Lady Bailey and all of the other owners of Leeds Castle. A couple of lucky children were even invited to cross the security rope to see what was behind a secret door in the wall (a bathroom!) We had a lovely picnic lunch courtesy of Mrs Quinn and then the children had some free time to play in the amazing adventure playground where they had loads of fun!
Back in the real world, following up from our trip, we have created story maps based on our day, followed by detailed recounts of the trip. We have had some absolutely fabulous writing. We have been tackling time in Maths, learning how to tell the time to 5 minute intervals! This is quite a tricky concept to grasp but the children have worked so hard to understand the difference between times past the hour and times to the hour – please practise this at home!
In Science the children have been investigating different materials, making predictions about which materials would be best to build a castle. They will test their predictions by building their own castles and deciding whether their material choice was the most appropriate.
Their next step question was to decide whether Tom was right to make an umbrella out of cardboard. Do you agree? Discuss some ideas with your children why this may or may not be such a good idea!
Library Club
Every Monday and Friday lunchtime, the school library is open between 12:15 and 12:45pm – come alone for some relaxation or with a friend and share a book.
Book Swap Stop
It’s totally free and a great way of recycling reading material! Visit the Book Swap Stop in the main reception area and begin swapping; bring in a book you no longer wish to own (in good condition) and take a new one, to keep, in its place.
Miss Hately and I are looking forward to hearing from you at the next Parent Forum. Make sure you book a place!
We are very excited to be launching Master of Mathletics where children will be able to compete against each other in Mathletics competitions!
Welcome back after hopefully a lovely and relaxing Christmas break. We are ready and raring to go in a fresh, new term and the children have settled in really well back into the routine of school.
Walking to school is a fantastic way of keeping healthy and looking after the environment. Plus you can even win prizes for yourself, your class or maybe the whole school!
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