School Meals

The menu for this week is Week One as follows:

Monday

Chicken Curry
Pasta Bake (Veggie)
Rice
Peas, Sweetcorn

Arctic Roll

Tuesday

Sausages
Cheese Flat (Veggie)
Mashed Potatoe
Broccoli, Runner Beans

Chocolate Cracknell

Wednesday

Roast Beef
Vegetable Crumble (Veggie)
Roast Potatoes
Carrots, Cabbage

Jelly

Thursday

Chicken Wraps or Shepherds Pie
Jacket Potatoe (Veggie)
Broccoli, Mixed Vegetables

Apple Crumble and Ice Cream

Friday

Fish Fingers
Cheese Whirl (Veggie)
Chips
Beans, Peas

Sponge & Custard

Available every day - home baked wholemeal bread. Freshley prepared salad bar. Desserts available daily - yoghurt or freshly prepared fruit salad.

Jacket potatoes will be available every day with either cheese, beans, egg or tuna fillings but these must be pre-ordered in the morning.

Please remember that as from Monday, 19th April, the cost of a dinner will be £1.80 per day. Payments should be made on a Monday morning in an envelope marked with 'school dinners', your child's name and class and amount enclosed.

Outstanding Attendance Achievement

The following children have achieved 100% attendance from September to April - a fantastic achievement. Those of you who achieve 100% attendance in July will be taken on a rewards trip, so keep up the good work.

Symone Adeyemi, Ethan Ansell, Thomas Ansell, Brea Bennett, Devon Bennett, Jake Brown, Cole Byrne, Harry Byrne, Toni Case, Lucy Dighton, Alice Edwards, Thomas Edwards, James Flux, Madeleine Flux, Charlotte Gibbons, Emily Gibbons, Emma Gray, Jake Griffin, Olivia Hall, Chloe Harper, Jake Nickels, Harry Prothero, Bradley Scott, Tegan Stock, Victoria Umoren, Georgia Whiteaker

Attendance Achievement for Spring Term

Many congratulations to the following children who have achieved 100% attendance for the Spring Term:

Holly Adams, Symone Adeyemi, David Adeyinka, Jonathan Age, Ethan Ansell, Thomas Ansell, Daina Baker, Samuel Baker, Molly Ballard, Katy Bannister, Samuel Barella, Brea Bennett, Devon Bennett, Jake Brown, Cole Byrne, Harry Byrne, Toni Case, Callum Clarke, Zak Curley, Lucy Dighton, Emma Diss, Marney Dobson, Jonathan Drake, Alice Edwards, Thomas Edwards, Jack Fairman, Carmen Field, James Flux, Madeleine Flux, Charlotte Gibbons, Emily Gibbons, Emma Gray, Harry Green, Sam Green, Jake Griffin, SophieGully, Joe Gurnham, Samuel Gussin, Olivia Hall, Henry Harding, Chloe Harper, Lara-Jo Harris, Laurel Harris, Rosie Howes, Stephanie Jones, Danielle Kemp, Chloe Knowles, Travis Lake, Aimee Langridge, Jack Langridge, Hannah Lloyd, Zoe Lloyd, Morgan Lowe, Harry McInally, Sam McInally, Jake Nickels, Amelia Parker, Harry Prothero, Rhys Richards, Marianne Richardson, Caitlyn Rogers, Louise Russell, Bradley Scott, Charlie Simpkins, Lauren Slade, Michael Smith, Tegan Stock, Holly Tuppen, Victoria Umoren, Joe Webster, David West, Rebecca West, Elleanor Weston, Harry White, Georgia Whiteaker, Reece Williams.

The following children achieved 99% attendance for the Spring Term. Well done!

Justine Baylis, Adam Brown, Joe Carson, Jack Cochrane, Lucy Gray, Joshua Harrod, George King, Drew May, Ryan Wilden

Special Points of Interest

We will be celebrating St. George's Day on Friday, 23rd April. There will be a special school meal on that day. More information after the holiday.

School re-opens on Monday, 19th April, 2010.

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday during the Easter Holidays to:

Maisey Collen Alex Dormer

Shae Lewis Siobhan Cross

Asa Gregory Travis Lake

Demi McCallum Louise Russell

Patsy Porter Lewis Cutting

Samuel Barella Lewis Evans

Max Jex Adam Brown

Hannah Lloyd Harry McInally

Toni Case Victoria Umoren

The Time Out Zone

Our new Time Out Zone is used in various ways. In order to clarify procedures, children may attend the Time Out Zone for several reasons, some of which are indicated below:

• to discuss grievances with the Behaviour Supervisor in order to seek resolution
• as a time-out space to calm down and re-focus any inappropriate behaviour
• to stop disruptive behaviour in class that prevents others from learning effectively and
• for consistently refusing to follow school rules or reasonable instructions

It may be necessary for the Behaviour Supervisor to telephone parents if their child has had to spend more than half a lesson or if they are missing more than three play or lunchtimes in one week, or if they have been sent to the Time Out Zone more than three times in a week.

It is hoped that by providing such an area, pupils will be able to find solutions to disagreements they may have with their peers and that the vast majority of pupils will find their learning time less disrupted by a minority of pupils who find managing their own behaviour in the classroom difficult.

East Tilbury Junior School Dance Troop - 'Trip the Light Fantastic'

On Tuesday, 19 children from Years 3 and 4 demonstrated their dancing talents by performing at the St. Clere's Dance Festival. They performed an Olympic inspired dance to 'Don't Stop me Now'. Well done to all the children who have been working really hard towards the event and who put in an amazing performance:

Holly Adams, Rebecca West, Ellie Childs, Bailey Wilden, Emma Gray, Alice Edwards, Mia Seeley, Toni Case, Jasmine Yeomans, Alice Bigland, Jack Robinson, Rory Cox, Mason Campbell, Mitchell King, James Flux, Varney Daniel, Ryan Page, George King and Derry Mager.

Special Points of Interest

Dinner Money - with effect from 19th April, 2010, school dinners will increase to £1.80. The cost of 5 days dinner will now be £9. The menus will also be changing from this date. Copies of these menus will be sent out with the newsletter next week.

Congratulations to 3/4LC who achieved top attendance this week with 99.3%.

Merit Awards

Merit Awards were presented to:

18th March, 2010

3/4AM Rebecca West - For thoughtful RE work
3/4GM Harley Thake - Excellent ICT work
3/4HW Lewis Cutting - Good scientific explanation
3/4LC Jonathan Age - Very good diary writing
3/4TL Bradley Beszant - Fantastic big writing
5/6AR Joshua Foster - Always working hard and being a role model
5/6AW Jonathan Drake - Hard effort in literacy
5/6ME Laurel Harris - A creative Clarice Cliff design in art
5/6PD Zoe Lloyd and Lauren Westpfel - Brilliant art work
5/6SD Selena May - Hard work and good ideas in literacy

25th March, 2010

3/4AM Zak Curley - Working hard to improve writing
3/4GM Whole class - Working well together in their class assembly
3/4HW Emily Stevens - Improving literacy work
3/4LC Olivia Sharpe - Always working hard and trying her best
3/4TL Tyler Swann - Working very hard in big writing
5/6 AR Oliver Hill - Making a good effort in all subjects
5/6AW Georgie Campbell - Good art work
5/6ME David Adeyinka - Making a good contribution in science
5/6PD Caitlyn Rogers - Trying hard in big writing
5/6SD Sam Baker - Trying hard in literacy

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday this week to

Lewis Ashdown

Holly Butcher

Daniel Pond

Football Report

On Monday, 22nd March, ETJS played Giffards Primary. After a superb performance and win the previous week, the whole team were eager to make it two consecutive wins. East Tilbury did not let themselves down. Their continuing drive and determination from start to finish resulted in an outstanding team performance.

Every player showed their best individual performance of the season by far with some impressive team goals. The goal scorers were Harry Gregory (4), Jake Nickels (1) and Harry Woodrow (5).

The final score was 10-0 to East Tilbury. The whole team were awarded Man of the Match.

Harry Woodrow and Jake Nickels

Water

Please ensure that your child has a filled bottle of water with them on a daily basis. Bottles must have sports tops. With the warmer weather children need to rehydrate more frequently. Water fountains in the playground are only used at playtime and lunchtime. Plastic water bottles can be purchased at the school office for 65p. Bottled water is on sale at breaktime at a cost of 30p.

Co-op Chelmsford Star Community Card

Please help the school to raise funds by collecting one of the Community Cards we have received from the Co-op. The card can be used in any Chelmsford Star Co-op and points are added to it each time you shop. Points are then converted into cash to which the Co-op add an extra 50% to the funds for our school. If you would like a card, please call into the office and collect a card.