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of the 'Crocus' for parents.
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Junior School - Forthcoming Events
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Our main Open Morning will be on Saturday 13 October 2007 - from 10 am to 12.30 pm. There will also be an working Open Morning on Thursday 8th November 2007. But there
is no need to wait. Give us a ring and a tour can be arranged.
Contact Rachael Cooke on 01799 527235 or email adminjs@friends.org.uk
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Asthma Awareness Day - Thursday 20th Sept 07.
12 noon to 2pm in the Medical Centre, here at Friends'. Do just drop in if you would like to talk to a specialist asthma nurse from the Rectory Surgery with regard to your own or your child's asthma.
PTA Annual General Meeting - 20th Sept 07
Parent Teacher Association Annual General Meeting. This meeting will take place on Thursday 20th September at 7.30 in the Library with both Heads in attendance. The Committee welcome any parents and teachers that wish to come along. In order for the PTA to arrange sufficient refreshments, please email Susan McGee if you would like to attend at pta@friends.org.uk
Junior School
- News
To see 'News and Events' for the
Senior School click here
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Whole School Photo 7 Sept 07
The above is not the proof for this photo but one taken at the same time with a small digital camera. When we get the proof, details of how to order copies will be circulated to parents.
Job Opportunity
A Teaching Assistant will be required for Key Stage 1 from October. Click here to find out more.
'Robin Hood' June 2007
Junior School Play
Years 5 and 6
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Friends' Junior School National Curriculum results 2007
Key Stage One
English
Speaking and Listening 100% level 2 or above,
31% at level 3
Reading 100% level 2 or above,
15% at level 3
Writing 100% level 2 or above,
15% level 3 or above
Mathematics - 100% level 2 or above
Science - 100% at level 2 or above
31% at level 3
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Key Stage Two Test Results
English - 92% level 4 or above 46% at level 5
Mathematics - 81% level 4 or above 35% at level 5
Science - 100% level 4 or above 53% at level 5
Click here to see a detailed breakdown of KS2 results for 2007.
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All scores are well above the national average. Click here to see 2006 results. |
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Summer 2007 Newsletter
This is being mailed to all parents at the start of the summer holidays, but if you would like to download a copy then please click on the image on the left. |
| Each year we raise money for the Alex Ruffell Memorial Fund that supports Chidobe Primary School in Zimbabwe.
Click on the photo to find out more about this connection. |
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Friends and Families Day Saturday 19th May 2007
Click here to download the speech made by Andrew Holmes, the Head of the Junior School.
Many thanks to the PTA and their helpers who did such a spendid job with their BBQ on Saturday and raised £337 for the PTA.
Year 5 visit Audley End 2 May 2007
On a beautiful sunny morning, a group of Victorian servants; footmen and ladies’ maids, laundresses
and cooks walked to Audley End to begin their day’s work. With skirts swishing the grass and caps protecting their heads from the fierce sun, they made a memorable sight. Once at Audley End House, Mrs Warwick, the housekeeper, assigned the tasks – ox cheek soup was made, sheets washed and folded, and the cloud hedge inspected.
In the afternoon the children checked the servants’ quarters before wearily making their way back to school. What a relief it was to change out of their costumes!
Spring Term Newsletter |
This is being mailed to all parents but if you can't wait or are not on the list , click on the image on the right to see this online. |
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Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf
Year 3 and 4 pupils put on a fantastic production last Thursday entertaining a huge and enthusiastic audience in the Drama Workshop.Many kind and positive comments have been received. Graham Wigley’s enduring memory of the show was Wolf’s struggle with his nightie while singing his solo (well done Jack!). |
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A huge thank you must go to parents for their brilliant and inventive costumes. The children thoroughly enjoyed their chance to show off. Well done children in Year 3 and Year 4 and congratulations to Debbie Ballingall, Jane Manley and Martin Wilson.
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Click here to listen to this audio clip of 'Thought for the day' by Clifford Longley on 26th February 2007 about Quakers and their role in the abolition of slavery. For printed version click here. (copyright 2007 BBC) |
Clifford Longley is an author, broadcaster and journalist who has specialised since 1972 in the coverage and analysis of British and international religious affairs. Click here for BBC Radio 4's website to listen to other 'Thoughts for the day'.
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King Hal visits Year
4
Henry VIII visited Year 4 on 11th January
in all his finery! He gave children lots of gory and gruesome
Tudor facts and taught them to joust hobby-horse style. The
day was a great success.
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Year
5 Residential Field Trip to Norfolk September 2006
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to see more.
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Year 6 Residential Trip
to Wales September 2006
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The Calendar for the Spring Term 2007 can be downloaded by clicking
here. A link is also available on the Parents'
Page.
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Friends' School Christmas
Words and Music
Held in St Mary's Church, Saffron Walden on 13th December
2006.
A great success. Thank you to all.
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U-9 Netball v another
local school.
15th November
A decisive victory
for our first match of the season, 7 – 0 to us! Brilliant
team play by all members of the U-9 Netball team. A special
mention for Katherine Hawkins who scored some excellent
goals, well done!
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Paint the
Planets
A group of local three and four
year olds enjoyed a creative 'Paint the Planets' afternoon at Friends'
Junior School last week where they were shown how to use
different media to build their own imaginative universe.
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Remembrance Day and White Poppies
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Why are some wearing white poppies? Click on the
poppies on the left to find out more. Also click
here to find out more about the Peace Pledge Union. Their
shared belief is that war and violent conflict are neither necessary
nor inevitable. Their shared aim is to work towards creating
a just world free from war. |
Friends' Junior School enjoyed a day in rosy hue as they held a
PINK DAY to raise money for Breast Cancer Care. This coincided with
two of their mums, Alison Whitfield and Kathleen Hutchinson, setting
off on a sponsored climb of Ben Nevis, Scotland, also to raise money
for Breast Cancer Care. The sum raised by the school was £129.00
which will be given to the charity via the mums who returned triumphant
from their walk at the weekend. October 2006
'Reception children went for an Autumn adventure walk around the
school grounds collecting conkers, sycamore seeds, mushrooms, leaves
and twigs whilst revising their letter sounds'
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Where do we
live?
Many thanks to parent Olly Stephens for producing this Google
map. It is based on postcodes and does not show exact
locations of properties. We hope that parents will find
this interesting and useful without being too intrusive.
Click on the map image on the right to see the full version.
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Term Dates for 2007
- 2008
In pdf
format or in rtf Word
format
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Latest copy of 'The Avenue'
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here or on the image on the left to download a copy
of our latest newsletter, for Summer Term 2006.
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'Dream On'
Junior School
Play for Years 5 and 6 on 28th and 29th June 2006
Click on the photo to see more of this production.
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Friends' Junior Schools' Joint Choir 31st March - 2 April 2006
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Friends' Junior School National Curriculum results 2006
Key Stage One
English
Speaking and Listening 100% level 2 or above
38% at level 3
Reading 100% level 2 or above
31% at level 3
Writing 89% level 2 or above
13% level 3 or above
Mathematics - 94% level 2 or above
13% at level 3
Science - 100% at level 2 or above
44% at level 3
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Key Stage Two
English - 94% level 4 or above
38% at level 5
Mathematics - 82% level 4 or above
41% at level 5
Science - 100% level 4 or above
53% at level 5
all scores are well above the national average
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All scores are well above the national average. Click here to see 2005 results. |
Click here to see Senior School exam results for Summer 2006
EMERGENCY SCHOOL CLOSURE
In cases of extreme weather conditions or if any other event causes us to close the school:
We will publicise this information on the News page of the School website. We may also make use of ParentMail.
If appropriate we will also endeavour to broadcast this information on the following local radio stations:
Radio Cambridgeshire on FM 96 or MW 1026
BBC Radio Essex on FM 103.5 or MW 765
Radio Q 103 on FM 103 |
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