Junior News

Mrs Katie Lee, Rossall Head of Junior, Infant and Nursery Schools	Notes from KML This weekend is an important time of the year; Scholarship examinations for entry into Years 3 and 5 in September 2012. There has been tremendous interest for both year groups and the teachers will be busily marking into the afternoon on Saturday. Pupils applying for academic scholarships, if successful, will be invited back on Monday for an interview. Music auditions and sports trials will be held on Monday morning followed by an interview. I would like to wish all our internal candidates good luck on the day; they should just imagine it is a normal school day and enjoy it. I am pleased to report that £1100 was raised at the Christmas Fair, many thanks to all the parents who assisted with this event. The children thoroughly enjoyed it and will now benefit from the funds. . Hopefully everyone did receive their newsletter by email; I have had no response to my request of last week. It would be most cost effective if parents would be happy to receive an electronic version rather than a paper copy. As from the first Friday in February, a paper copy of the Rossall Reporter will only be available on request. . OPEN DAY - We are holding an open afternoon on Thursday 29th March from 2.00pm. This will be a great opportunity for our current Pre School parents to visit the Reception class and have a talk to Mrs Senior. We hope that parents are seriously considering Rossall as an option, especially as the children are settled into their surroundings, are familiar with the teachers and enjoy the Rossall way of life. If parents have any queries please contact either Mrs Murray (01253 774228) or Mrs Lee (01253 774222) NEXT WEEK'S CALENDAR Monday 23rd January tbc Sports trials and Music Auditions for Scholarships 2.00pm Swimming gala v St Pius (a) Wednesday 25th January 9.00am Y4 visit to Maritime Museum, Lancaster 1.30pm U11 Hockey v Casterton (a) 2.30pm U11 Rugby v Highfield (h)
	World Schools Biathlon Congratulations to Emily McNeill and Louisa Rogerson who have both qualified for the semi-final World Schools Biathlon 2012 in Macclesfield. . Emily’s combined swim and run time means she is Rank 1 of the North West area. . Good luck for the final!
	Class Activities To see what the Junior pupils have been doing in class please click on the individual links below Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6
	ROSSALL JS RECOGNISED It is wonderful to see our school represented in The Blackpool Evening Gazette Education awards 2011. . Kathryn Watson and Mrs Senior were nominated and shortlisted for two different categories, Pupil of the Year Awards (Junior) and the Inspirational Teacher award. . We wish them well at the glittering awards presentation evening at the Barceló Imperial Hotel on Tuesday 29 th November.
	SPEECH AND DRAMA NEWS (Report from Mrs Mistry) 24 students in Junior and Dragon took a variety of LAMDA exams this week. These included some Acting, some Speaking of Verse and Prose and even a Devised Drama exam, which for those of you who don’t know involves 2 scenes on a given subject, practised, but nevertheless improvised by the learner, not an easy task (well done Kirsty)! . The examiner, who has recently hosted an exam session as far away as Hong Kong, travelled from his home in Shropshire to take the exams for us and commented that the children were “all lovely.” . Results We had 11 students gaining Merit and 13 gaining Distinction! The achievements are as follows: . Gaining a Merit in the Preliminary exam Sam Ayoma Max Boyd Angus Brindle Benjamin Kirkwood Felix Mistry . Gaining a Distinction in the Preliminary exam Meagan Baxendale Harry Gordon Nayana Mistry Georgia Oldham Pippa Rogerson Isaac Wiggans . Gaining a Merit in Grade 1 Speaking of Verse & Prose Ellie Kozakiewicz Luca Carpenito . Gaining a Distinction in Grade 1 Speaking of Verse & Prose Charley Clarke Edward Hockings Alex Marsden . Gaining a Merit in Grade 2 Acting Grace Gordon Hannah Pook Emily Salt Ben Scammell . Gaining a Distinction in Grade 3 Acting Lydia Bannister Nunn Kathryn Salt . Gaining a Distinction in Grade 2 Devised Drama Kirsty Swarbrick . A fantastic first start to the LAMDA exams for many of the students and continuing success for the others, well done everyone! More exams in March. . Well done everyone. I am really proud of you all!
	VISITING AUTHOR We were very fortunate to welcome Mark Walden to Rossall on Wednesday to address an audience of around 180 pupils from Juniors and Dragon along with pupils from local primary schools. . The children listened intently to Mark as he explained how in fictional stories there is much said about the hero, but very little about the villain. Where do villains learn to be bad and make all the contraptions for their evil trade? We heard how in his novels the villains are selected to attend a special school continuously for six years. They master the arts of outwitting the ‘goodies’….not too many secrets were given away, but it did capture the imagination. . The series of ‘HIVE’ books were available for purchase and were personalised by Mark.
To view a gallery of images of Prize Day, please click here......	INFANT & JUNIOR PRIZE DAY 2011 Scholarship Awards Academic Charlotte Tebbutt Pippa Rogerson (Year 2) Lydia Bannister-Nunn Connor Jordan Music Emily Hall Samuel Ayoma (Year 2) Kathryn Salt Kirsty Swarbrick Sport Daisy Porter Bradley Sharples . Prize Winners BURGESS PYP AWARDS for demonstration of the qualities of a life long learner Year 6 Henry Hockings Year 6 Caitlin Metcalfe Shepherd Cup Dramatic Expression & Creativity Lewis Eagles-Martin Burgess Shield Exhibition Endeavour Award Meaghan Fisher Burgess Shield International Learner Mai Sakamoto Year 5 Emily Salt Year 5 Hannah Pook Year 4 Amelia Quirk Year 4 Louis Mawer Year 3 Charley Clarke Year 3 Edward Hockings Year 2 Felix Mistry Year 1 Suzanne Carter Reception Daniel Eaves . ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT for high achievement in Assessments & Classroom Year 6 for English Lydia Bannister-Nunn Year 6 for Mathematics Charlotte Tebbutt Year 5 Alexander Davidson Year 4 Louisa Rogerson Year 3 Eleanor Kozakiewicz Year 2 Samuel Ayoma Year 1 Rebecca Schofield Reception Chloe Warr . PROGRESS AND ENDEAVOUR for positive attitude and effort throughout the year Year 6 Alexander Eastham Year 5 Aimee Barker Year 4 Shahna O’Flynn Year 3 Scott Whittaker Year 2 Max Boyd Year 1 Holly Cumpsty Reception Oscar Mistry . INDIVIDUAL AWARDS Headmistress’ Prize Kathryn Salt Téo Beaumé Year 6 Rossallia Cup for Outstanding Achievement Kathryn Salt Year 6 Commitment Cup Samuel McGailey Year 6 Fajemirokun Prize for Initiative Annabelle Ollington-Hayes Lee Reading Lydia Bannister-Nunn The Aveyard Reading Georgia Oldham Year 6 A Joy to Teach Imogen Hockings Year 6 Markham Cup Lydia Bannister-Nunn Garvin Trophy Musical Endeavour Kirsty Swarbrick Walker Trophy Young Musician Emily Hall Roberts Cup Sporting Endeavour Harrison Monteiro Heald Trophy Sporting Excellence Bradley Sharples Year 6 Miss Kath Prize Good Manners Téo Beaumé Year 6 Higgs Happiness Mae Daines Year 2 Ivell Endeavour Nayana Mistry Year 2 Forsyth Friendly Georgia Oldham Supreme House Champions
	SPORTS DINNER AND AWARDS IN MONDO’S We held our first dinner on Thursday evening to make the various presentations and awards for sports players. As a reminder of all the season's successes there was slide show consisting of picture taken at sporting events throughout the year. After a buffet supper, the various awards and trophies were presented by Mrs Lee and Mr Condon. Sam and Ashley were on hand to assist in the proceedings. Full details of awards are listed below. I am sure there will be one or two disappointed players who didn't receive awards, but all players were acknowledged for their efforts and performance over the season. This new event will hopefully encourage all players to be motivated to receive such awards in the future. Congratulations to all our teams. LENT TERM AWARDS The following pupils were acknowledged during the final assembly for their achievements. INFANT PROGRESS CERTIFICATES Reception Emerson Porter Grace Brindle Year 1 Rebecca Schofield Holly Cumpsty Year 2 Nayana Mistry Isabella Wright JUNIOR EXCELLENT CERTIFICATES Year 6 Kathryn Salt Kirsty Swarbrick Emily Hall Year 5 Emily Salt Kathryn Watson Jasmine Wright Year 4 Louisa Rogerson Grace Gordon Naomi Hall Amelia Quirk Year 3 Charlie Clarke Edward Hockings Scott Whittaker INFANT TROPHIES Highest Achievement Katherine McMahon Effort Megan Baxendale Music Sam Ayoma Creative Arts Georgia Oldham Boys Games Harry Gordon Girls Games Oliver Barker Ballet Nayana Mistry Jazz Angus Brindle Speech & Drama Harry Gordon Rugby Passlow Trophy Will Hockings Rugby Most Improved Player Sam McGailey Rugby Tackling Trophy Alex Eastham Rugby Top Try Scorer Bradley Sharples Intelligent Sports Player Bradley Sharples Rugby Player Of The Year Harrison Monteiro Commitment To Boys Sport Téo Beaumé Most Promising Player Louisa Rogerson Most Improved Player Jasmine Wright Jemima Riley Commitment Jasmine Wright Top Goal Scorer Grace Gordon Anderson Trophy Courage/Determination Hannah Pook Player Of The Year Aimee Barker
Eric Ollerenshaw OBE MP	STUDENT COUNCIL INTERVIEWS A MP (Report by Bradley and Imogen) The Student Council met Mr Eric Ollerenshaw OBE, MP for Lancaster and Fleetwood. . We were prepared with lots of different questions that we were desperate to ask. He answered all our questions giving us a clear idea of some of the things he did, who his role model was (Churchill), his views on petrol prices and how he would like to change some aspects of the education system if ever he became Prime Minister. . At the end of the talk we presented him with a DVD of Rossall School as a memento of his visit.
	ARTS WEEK – ROSSALL THEATRE SCHOOL in FOOTLIGHTS The Junior pupils introduced the acts and performed in the Footlights show in Big School. . With singing and dancing from Hairspray, the group certainly brightened up the stage. . In the finale they joined the Chapel Choir in the songs from Les Miserables. . To see more pictures please click here...
	JUNIOR CHAPEL CHOIR on Tour. The Junior Choir and musicians performed at St Lawrence’s Church, Barton. . The programme included individual, duet and group instrumental pieces whichwere complimented by a variety of songs the children love to sing. The children were outstanding in all that they did and they represented our school with pride. . The packed audience was most appreciative and has asked that we return at Christmas time. .
	BREAKFAST CLUB for children in Years 3 to 8 inclusive . Drop off at Anchor House from 7.40am onwards (those children wanting breakfast should arrive no later than 7.50am) . £2 per child per day . Places are limited to 10 per day so please book early to avoid disappointment! . To book your place, please contact Michele Metcalfe (01253 774260) m.metcalfe01@rossall.org.uk or Mrs Morris (01253 774222) j.morris@rossall.org.uk .
	Clubs To find out more about club activities this term, please click here...

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