AJK Weekly News
Friday 17th April 2015
AJK Attendance
Our Term 5 curriculum
Reception topic for the term: Space
Texts: Whatever Next, Man on the Moon, Beegu
Understanding the World: Space, naming and ordering
the planets, space travel, the Universe
1st: Donaldson 100%
Creative: Planet papier-mâché, Astronaut collage, star
painting
2nd : Carle 98%
Year 1 topic for the term: Mother Nature
3rd: Rosen 97%
Texts: Oi Get Off Our Train, The Great Kapok Tree
4th: Jeffers 88%
Science: Plants - identification, classification, parts of a
plant - dissecting
Extra extra playtime for Donaldson
Class. BRILLIANT!!!!!
Geography: World geography - endangered plants and
animals
Computing: Creating a talking book based on a well
know text
Art: Mother Nature Designer - artists inspired by Nature
- Andy Goldsworthy
Please help your child to understand their topics even more by talking to them about their learning at home or taking them to the
library or on a visit to find out more. If you would like any more
information please see Miss Edwards and she will speak to the
class teacher or myself about your question.
New facilities unveiled
Our Year 7 students were very pleased to find
their new science laboratories, music rooms and
sports facilities had been completed over the holiday. We are also very excited about this in the
primary school because we will be able to access
these superb spaces too. This week, the school
council went over to check them out for themselves!
Astroturf
Year 1 started their
Mother Nature topic off
this week with a visit to
the park
Sports hall
Dance studio
Gym
Music room
Science lecture theatre
Parent information:
Uniform: Thank you so much for your excellent efforts in smartening up your child’s uniform over the holidays. Nearly all of the children are now in the correct uniform - which as you know we take very seriously at
AJK. I just want to make sure you are all clear that summer dresses are not part of our uniform policy. In hot
weather girls can wear short sleeved shirts and a skirt without tights (Shekinah is modelling this beautifully).
Mr Collins and I have also decided that boys can wear school shorts for the summer months. These can be
purchased from Lyons - a uniform shop on the Hertford Road. On hot days we will also let children remove
their ties and undo their top buttons - but they must come to school with their ties on and top buttons done
up. Next week I will be writing a letter to you all about the changes we have decided to make with regards to
our uniform seller from September 2015.
Book donations: We are creating quiet reading corners in both of our playgrounds. If you have any children’s books at
home that you would like to donate please send them in to Miss Edwards. All donations greatly received! Thank you in
advance.
Pupil Premium Funding: Please do let Miss Edwards know if your circumstances have changed and you think your
child may be eligible for Pupil Premium funding. We allocate this money to reduce the cost of school trips for Pupil
Premium funded pupils and have planned extra interventions or enrichment activities for them in school.
Sainsbury’s vouchers: Thank you to everyone who has already sent in vouchers. We’re still collecting so please keep
shopping in Sainsbury's when you can. We will be able to buy lots more sports equipment for the children if you do!
Important dates:

Thursday 30th April at 8.30am: Parent workshop—helping to develop your child’s talking
at home. Please come to this excellent workshop led by Clare Wilson—Ark School’s
Speech and Language Consultant

Monday 4th May: Bank holiday—school closed
AJK Scholars of the Week
Definition of a scholar: a person who is highly educated or has an aptitude for study
Pupils chosen to be the scholar of the week are selected because they consistently demonstrate our KEATS values:
Kindness
Effort
Aspiration
Tenacity
Success
This week’s scholars of the week are:
Meriam in Rosen Class
Cagan in Carle Class
Jehovani in Donaldson Class
Kaleb in Jeffers Class
Well done all of you for being AJK scholars of the week!