Achieve Together, Learners Forever
Website : www.deansbrookjuniorschoool.co.uk
Contact us at: office@deansbrookjnr.barnetmail.net
December 2014
Hello,
This will be the last newsletter of the term and
I want to take this opportunity to thank you and
your children for supporting the school so
brilliantly. I would like to say a special thank you
to all those parents who have supported the
school discos and cake sales, it really is
wonderful to see our community working
together.
All the staff would like to say…”Have a great
Christmas Holiday and a fabulous New Year”!
PARENT PARTNERSHIP AWARD
Deansbrook Junior has been through a rigorous
external assessment and has achieved the
Leading Parent Partnership Award. Well done to
Mrs Beadle ,Mrs Emami, our Parent Partnership
team and of course all the parents in the school
and for working with us to achieve this national
award.
STANDARDS IN SCHOOL
We have just completed our Autumn monitoring
programme. All the teachers were observed
teaching a series of lessons and all were
observed to be good or better. The quality of
writing being produced by the children is
exceptional, please ask your child’s teacher to
show you their work. Standards continue to
improve in maths and the children are enjoying
using our Steps to Success (see attached
example on reverse). Please ask your child how
this helps them learn?
CAROL CONCERT
On Friday 19th December, all the children will be
attending a Carol concert at John Keeble
Church, if you do not wish your child to take part
in the concert please send a letter to the school
before Friday 12th December. Children not
attending will need to be collected from school
at 10.30am.
Unfortunately we cannot accommodate parents
at this concert- sorry.
CHRISTMAS LUNCH- NON-UNIFORM
Children can come to school wearing no uniform
on Thursday 18th for the Christmas Lunch.
REMINDER - CHRISTMAS DAY LUNCH
GIFTS
Before Friday 19th, we are collecting gifts for
the Mill Hill Churches Christmas Day Lunch. If
you can donate to this brilliant event please send
in your donated gifts. Ideal gifts may include
chocolate or toiletries and so on, the children
will wrap these gifts and present them at the
Carol Service. Thanks.
ARTIST IN SCHOOL
Over the next two weeks, every child is taking
part in an art project. They will be working with
Steve Porter, a real artist, to produce some
large art works for the corridors and air raid
shelter. Watch out for the grand opening in the
New Year!
WINTER PE KIT
Children should wear jogging bottoms and a
jumper for outdoor PE session. Trainers are also
essential for outdoor lessons.
CLEANER VACANCY
Please contact Hetty Smith in the school office
for details.
CONTACTING STAFF BY EMAIL
Please feel free to email your child’s teacher if
you have a concern or question. Use the office
email address and type the name of the teacher
in the message bar
LAST DAY!
Remember we close at 1.30 on Friday 19th
December, please ensure all PE kit and packed
lunch boxes are taken home for the holidays.
School reopens on Monday 5th January.
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The
most certain way to succeed is always to try just
one more time”.
Thomas A. Edison
BARNET SCHOOLS SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS
On the 13th November 2014, 16 pupils took part in the Barnet Schools Swimming Championships. Congratulations to
Naomi Ogunniyi 4L who came 1st in her 25m freestyle heat & 2nd overall,out of 22 schools. Dahlia Taleb 4C came
2nd in her year3/4 girls 25m breaststroke heat & 3rd overall. Georgia Black 4G also came 2nd in her 25m
backstroke heat & 4th overall. The freestyle relay team of Sammy 4L, Simon 4C, Naomi 4L, Isabel 4G, Coen 5AM,
Adam A 6R, Hannah 5JM & Laura 6K did very well coming 2nd in their heat & 6th overall, which is our best result
ever, in this particular event. Well done to all the others who took part in the gala, Dinuk 4G, Ionut 4C, Bayley
5JM, Martin 5AM, Grace 6K & Eszter 6R.
NETBALL NEWS!
On the 2Oth November our netball team played their 1st match of the season away to Goldbeaters. It was a very
close game & after the 3rd quarter the score was level 2-2. However, in the final quarter Deansbrook played
exceptionally well scoring 5 more goals making the final score Goldbeaters 2- Deansbrook 7. Well played to all
those who took part, Laura & Rica 6k, Blessing, Victor & Adam A 6R & Mihnea & Naana 6M.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Weds 17th Dec – 4G – Last day for Forest Schools
Thurs 18th Dec – Xmas Lunch
Fri 19th Dec – Break up for Xmas, SCHOOL CLOSES AT 1.30PM
Mon 5th Jan – School re opens
Weds 7th Jan - 4C – First day for Forest Schools
STEPS TO SUCCESS -