Happy Christmas!

Wishing everyone at FJS a merry Christmas!  We return to school on Tuesday 4th January 2011.

Our school production of Wind in the Willows has three performances:-

Monday 13th December at 1 30 pm and 7 pm

Tuesday 14th December at 7pm.

Rehearsals are well under way, and the children and staff are working

very hard. If you have very young children please purchase tickets for

the matinee on Monday.

Tickets on sale now and selling well. If you have purchased tickets they

will be sent home via the children on the 9th December. If you have

requested reserve tickets and payment has not been made, please

collect these tickets from the school office by Friday 10th December.

Year 3's Air Raid Shelters!

For year 3's home learning project this half term they were asked to create an air raid shelter from WW2, here are some of the fantastic creations!
Year 3's Air Raid Shelters on PhotoPeach

YEAR 3 EVACUATION SLEEPOVER POSTPONED DUE TO SNOW

School remains closed on Friday 3rd December

Due to icy and difficult conditions for staff and children travelling into school.

A decision on opening the school will be made by 7am on Friday

Please check back here, on the website or on our twitter page http://twitter.com/fordingbridgej

SCHOOL CLOSED DUE TO SNOW (2.12.10)

Check back on the website, blog and twitter for updates

FJSA COFFEE MORNING - 26th Nov

Up, Up and Away!

To start the new year 5 learning unit, Up, Up and Away, year 5 today let off a balloon each!  The weather was perfect and the balloons looked amazing against the bright blue sky!

If you find a balloon, click here

Children in Need

We will be raising money for Children in Need on Friday 19th November.  Children may come into school in non-school uniform for a donation of 50p.  Please bring in cakes for our afternoon cake sale (parent's welcome to buy cakes from 2:45pm) and remember to make your games to play in the afternoon and some coins so that you can play other people's games!

Blue Peter Competition

Looking for something to do?

Blue Peter and Buckingham Palace are giving you the chance to design an emblem that will be used in the celebrations of The Queen's Diamond Jubilee in 2012, marking her 60 years on the throne.
The winning emblem will be seen by millions of people around the UK and the World, and will appear on everything from posters to commemorative teacups!
To enter, here's what you need to do:

• Design your emblem on an A4 sheet of paper
• Don't include an image of The Queen
• Do include a crown somewhere on the design

An emblem is a simple picture that represents something significant. For this competition, your emblem should represent The Queen's Diamond Jubilee. Look at these simple guidelines, then see the Inspiration page for a few ideas:

• Your emblem design should be creative. Make it stand out from the crowd! How will it be different from everyone else's design?
• Your emblem design should be simple so don't add too much detail! It can be colourful, but needs to look good if converted to black and white.
• Your emblem design should be relevant and easy to recognise. In other words, it should make people think of The Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
•  Check out Dos and Don'ts, find inspiration for your emblem design, and read the FAQs. For a full list of the rules, and the address for your entries, see the Terms and Conditions.

Wave 105 Weather Kid

Will the weather be sunny, rainy, windy, hot or cold?
Become a Wave 105 Weatherkid and you can read the weather forecast on Simon Clarke's Afternoon show at 3.30.
Just imagine you’ll be the star of the playground. We'll send you a certificate and you'll also get a LIMITED EDITION badge and sign for the back window of Mum and Dad's car so that everyone will know there is a Wave 105 Weatherkid on board!
So if you're year 1 and above and would like to have a go then fill out the form below! (And don't worry if you're not an expert, we will help you with what to say).

Click here to find out more http://www.wave105.com//Article.asp?id=947262

Time Capsure Winners!

Recently 3JF took part in a competition organised by Fordingbridge Society to celebrate its 25th anniversary. The children were asked to describe either their favourite place in Fordingbridge or what they thought Fordingbridge would be like in 25 years time, the winning entries are to be placed in a time capsule. Three of our children were chosen as winners in the competition and have been invited to a prize giving evening.


Congratulations to:-
Thomas Sweeneyn(1st prize)
Olivia Ridout & Romy Rust
(Joint 2nd prize)

Have a great half term!

Don't forget to get your monsters ball disco tickets when you get back to school!  Available from the school office - £2!

Reminder dates:
Disco - Thursday 4th November (Years 3 & 4 6:15-7:45pm Years 5 & 6 8:00-9:30pm)
Year 3 WW2 Living History Day - Friday 5th November

See you at school on Monday November 1st!

Have a good week!

Monsters Ball

Year 4 trip to the New Forest!

On Wednesday 6th October, Year 4 went on an
interesting trip to the New Forest.
Our first stop was the brilliant deer sanctuary at
Bolderwood where we saw a herd of deer. Then
we went to the Canadian Memorial where there
were a lot of flags and poppies.
Next we went to the airfield at Stony Cross and
saw a map showing how the airfield looked
during WW2.
Our next stop was the Rufus Stone where William
Rufus was killed by an arrow.
After lunch in Lyndhurst we went to the Verderers
Court and also saw the grave of Alice in
Wonderland.
Finally we went to the museum where we found
the answers to some of our questions about the
history of the New Forest.

by Sandra, Tilly, Joshua, Jade, Josh

Safety Day!

At 9 am we started an exciting, marvellous day -
‘I forgot it was safety day’ said Amy.
Year 5 started the day by doing some safety day puzzles.
Mrs Ball split us into groups by pulling names out of a pot
and said that we needed to do our planning. We made
clever moving rooms, which highlighted different types of
hazards.
We looked at hazard filled rooms so that we could learn
about dangers in the home.
At the end of the day we looked around at all the different
rooms and clever models which had been made.
It was quite difficult, although it was fun!

Year 5 go to Hampton Court

On Tuesday 21st September the Year 5 children went on an
amazing visit to Hampton Court Palace to research their project
on the Tudors.
During the trip they participated in many fun activities including
investigating Henry VIII, they looked at artefacts belonging to Henry himself!
After the investigation everyone had their lunch.
After lunch we all trekked into the gardens of the huge palace. With the trip drawing to a
close we all traipsed over to the gift shop and bought all sorts of stationery and the odd
plastic sword!!
It was a great day.

By Nathan and Charlie

YEAR 5 UPDATE - 4:45pm return to FJS

Year 5 are on their way back to FJS and are due back approx 4:45pm

Monday 6th September - Back to school!

Welcome Back!

Hope you had a great summer break!

Monday 6th September

Year 3 website

Have a look at the new year 3 website - find out more about FJS if you're starting in year 3 in September!

Click here to view it!

Summer Fun! Holiday: 23rd July - 6th September

Have a great summer holiday!

For ideas of what to do over the break have a look at the links below!

http://www.summerfun4kids.co.uk/

http://www.visit-hampshire.co.uk/site/things-to-do-in-hampshire

http://www.dayoutwiththekids.co.uk/search.php?county=hampshire

http://www.ymca-fg.org/

http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/hampshire/hi/things_to_do/default.stm

Last Day of Term - 23rd July 1:15pm

We finish for the summer holidays on Friday 23rd July at 1:15pm!  Have a great summer holiday!

Clarice Cliff!

Year 3 have designed and made pieces in the style of Clarice Cliff, have a look, they could be worth lots of money in a few years!

Sports Day - 1st July!

Remember you PE kit and trainers, it's sports day!

Healthy Day Photos!

All year groups had lots of fun on Friday for healthy day!  Some of the activities included making healthy fruit kebabs, smoothies, line dancing, and sports activities!
Healthy Day on PhotoPeach

Healthy Day - Friday 25th

It's healthy day on Friday!  Don't forget to bring in a piece of fruit and an interesting fact about it!  Each class has a great day of healthy eating and sporting activities planned!

Flower Arranging Day - Friday 18th June

Don't forget to bring some flowers and a container (oasis will be provided by school) in on Friday for our annual flower arranging event. All entries will be judged and points award to house teams (one point also for taking part!)

Here are some photos from last year to give you some ideas!

Back to school - Tuesday 8th June

Hope you had a great half term! Don't forget there is an INSET Day on Monday 7th June so children will need to return to school on Tuesday 8th June; unless they have a space booked with Kidzplay who will be running a session throughout the day.

Year 3 Egyptian Day

Year 3 Egyptian Day

10th June Floral Carpet St Mary's Church

This beautiful collage was created  by Year 4 and Year 6 pupils for the Floral carpet that will be created in St Mary's Church, Fordingbridge. The carpet and the artwork will be available for viewing from the 10th June for four days. Do try and go and see it if you can.

Environment Week Photos

We have been enjoying the lovely weather this week and have been getting outside as part of environment week. We have been taking part in lots of different activities from pond dipping to environmental art. Here are some great examples from year 5!

Half term: 31st May - 7th June

We finish for half term on Friday 28th May at 3pm and the children return to school on 8th June, the school is closed on Monday 7th June for staff training. Kidz Play is running on Monday 7th June please see Tara or ask at the school office for more information.

Have a great half term!

Wizkid User Guide - Ebook

Click to view the Wizkid User Guide as an ebook:

Tidy up Day

Come and join us on Sunday 23rd May 10-3pm. If you can spare an hour or two please come along and help us tidy up the grounds, weeding ,clearing, installing water butts. We will refresh you with biscuits, drinks and feel free to bring a picnic to enjoy the surroundings !
Hope to see you there!
Further details and information from reception and
Mrs Musselwhite

Country Dance Festival - 21st May

Don't forget the Country Dancing Festival coming up on Friday 21st May in the afternoon. Come along to see traditional country dances, special year group dances, cheer leading and even join in yourself!
FJSA will also be holding a plant sale.


Check out more diary dates here:
http://www.fjs.hants.sch.uk/diary.html

Year 3 - Visit from the Egyptian Museum Collection!

Year 3 have been studying the Egyptians and we were lucky enough to have a visitor from a museum who bought lots of ancient Egyptian artefacts with him! We were in groups and had a go a different activities from making our own museum, writing our name in hieroglyphs, identifying objects and sorting out the fake from the real. Here are some of the amazing objects that we looked at!

Egyptian Artefacts on PhotoPeach

Fairthorne Manor Photos!

Year 4 experienced a fantastic two days at Fairthorne Manor, we had lovely weather and enjoyed all the different challenges and activities!

ICT Curriculum Evening - 29th April

Don’t forget the ICT Curriculum Evening on Thursday 29th April with sessions taking place at 3-4pm and 7-8pm.  More information will follow after Easter.

Find out more about our new online learning platform, Wizkid!

What is Wizkid?
It’s a Learning Platform.

A Learning Platform is a collection of online tools for learning, teaching and management of learning.
Wizkid can be accessed from any computer or device connected to the internet. (Even on a Wii or iphone).

Children will have access to a wide-range of educational content, links and games.

Some of the benefits for children:

• Personal and secure online space
• A fun and safe place to learn
• An easy way to access activities based on current learning
• Individual learning tools
• Greater responsibility for learning

For more information on Wizkid visit our website - here you can download the information powerpoint from the curriculum evening and view the userguide.

Year 3 - DT Books

As part of DT week year 3 made pop up books, we've just been over to read our books to year 2 and now we'd like to share some of the pages with you!

Easter Holidays - 2nd - 16th April

For things to do in Hampshire over the holidays - click here

Dates for your diary...

• School Disco - 18th March
• Lead Learner's Coffee morning - 19th March
• Next INSET DAY - 7th June

CANCELLED - Premier Sports Activities, 8th March 2010

INSET DAY - 8th March

School closed on the 8th March due to staff training.
Premier Sports will be providing a fun range of multi skills sporting activities for children on Monday 8th March, 8:30am - 3pm while the school is closed for INSET day (activities to be based in the infant school)
Visit http://www.premiersport.org/ to book a place (£12.95 per child). 

Have a good half term! Don't forget Pancake day - recipes here!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/bluepeter/thingstodo/bakeit/pancakes

You will need:
•120g plain flour
•2x eggs
•210ml milk
•A pinch of salt
•1 tablespoon melted butter
•Some oil for cooking

Click here for the method

More recipes here - click here

Pictures of the new extension!

We were really lucky to have the school extension finished at the beginning of the year.  FJS has a new reception area, music room and small group teaching room!  Have a look at the pictures here:

New FJS website launched!

Please take some time to look around the new Fordingbridge Junior School website

Welcome to the FJS news blog

Keep updated with the latest news from FJS here.