Hooray SATs Have Been Sat!

Year 6 children are celebrating the end of their SATs tests today. Their final test was this morning. All the children made a huge effort and worked hard on all their tests. Well done Year 6 and now you can look forward to your ‘Little Canada’ residential trip in June.

Year 1 Enjoy Visit to Allotments

Year 1 visited Moulsecoomb Community Project allotments today. They had a great time meeting one of the gardeners and finding out how they can help their plants to grow healthy and strong.

Year 4 Residential Trip

Ms Whiting and Year 4 children are looking forward to their one night stay at Telscombe Youth Hostel. Next week they will be spending a couple of days exploring the local area of Telscombe and enjoying a giant sleepover at the youth hostel on Wednesday 21st May.

Sports Day

Our Sports Day this year is on Thursday 26th June in the morning. It will, as usual take place at Withdean Stadium. More details to follow soon.
School Association Coffee Morning
The next School Association coffee morning will take place on Wednesday 4th June at 9.00 am in the Family Room.

School Association Summer Fair

The School Association are holding a summer fair in school on Saturday 21st June.

Please Use the Bike Racks!

Message for children and adults. Please could everyone who cycles to school lock their bikes upright to the bike racks provided. Lots of children are leaning bikes and scooters against the main gate, lying them on the ground or propped against the seating. The bikes that are not correctly parked are causing problems and are a risk to the children’s and adults safety.
Some bikes appear to have been left sad and alone for a number of days. Please could they be collected and taken home. Thank you.

Outstanding Payments

Please could Year 4 parents please ensure they have paid in full for the trip to Telscombe youth hostel and returned completed medical forms.
Please keep up to date with payments for the Year 6 Little Canada residential trip in June.

Christmas Performance DVDs on Sale

You can now purchase a DVD of the Middle Street December 2007 Christmas shows. You may buy the DVD from the school office for £5. What a bargain for such a wonderful show!

Congratulations to…

Hannah Dunsmore in Year 6 who has won a Gold Medal whilst taking part in the Brighton and Hove Gymnastics competition.

Half Term Break

We finish for the half term break on Friday 23rd May and return to school on Monday 2nd June.

Children’s Parade

Thank you to everyone who came along and joined us for the Children’s Parade on Saturday. We had a really good turnout and everyone being dressed in black and white ensured we stood out in the crowd. It was wonderful to see the effort everyone went to in creating great and imaginative costumes. The very large crosses, circles and flags looked fabulous too!

Girls Football Tournament

Our Year 5/Year 6 girl’s football team played yesterday in a tournament held at Waterhall. They played extremely well and were awarded certificates in assembly today.

Year 5 Visiting Synagogue

Year 5 children are visiting the Brighton Synagogue on Thursday 15th May as part of their RE topic.

On–Time Teds

The most punctual classes this week were Year 1 and Year 3. Well done to both classes for making the effort to get into school and into class on time.

Year 1 visiting Allotments

Year 1 will be travelling by train to visit the Moulsecoomb Community Project allotments next Friday. They will be meeting one of the gardeners and finding out how they can help their plants to grow healthy and strong.

Tag Rugby Tournament

A team of Year 5 and Year 6 children are taking part in a Tag Rugby tournament on Monday 19th May. The team has been training regularly for this event with a tag rugby coach and Ms Whiting.

Dinner Money Debts

Mrs Walker is wondering if the troubles suffered by Northern Rock are going to happen to us! We have a huge dinner money debt as so many parents are not keeping up to date with payments. Please check at the office what you owe and please keep up to date with payments.

Too Much Jewellery

Please could I remind you that children should not be wearing jewellery in school unless there is a special reason for it. It is a health and safety requirement and the rule is there to ensure your child is not at risk of injury.

Sports Day

Our Sports Day this year is on Thursday 26th June in the morning. It will, as usual take place at Withdean Stadium. More details to follow soon.

School Association Coffee Morning

The next School Association coffee morning will take place on Wednesday 4th June at 9.00 am in the Family Room.

School Association Summer Fair

The School Association are holding a summer fair in school on Saturday 21st June.

Half Term Break

We finish for the half term break on Friday 23rd May and return to school on Monday 2nd June.

Children’s Parade

Parade takes place tomorrow. The theme for Middle Street is Noughts and Crosses. Everyone attending the parade should wear black and white. Feel free to be as imaginative and flamboyant as you wish. The children have made flags to carry. Thank you to Mrs Holton and Mrs Purdy who have assisted the children with making flags. Our flag (position) number at the parade is 61 and children and families joining the parade should assemble in Gloucester Street by 10.00. The Samba band should meet Mr Brazil in Gloucester Street at 9.45.

Brighton Morris Men

We hope you all enjoyed the start to the month of May, which we celebrated with the Brighton Morris Men. What a wonderful way to start the day with so much dancing and fun. Many children got the opportunity later in the morning to join the Morris men learning and then performing a traditional dance. If you are interested in seeing more of the Brighton Morris Men a list of dates and performances (held at pubs obviously!) is on the notice board in the foyer.

Year 1 Assembly

Lara made a wonderful duck and Eve a great farmer when Year 1 performed the story of ‘Farmer Duck’. The whole of Year 1 put on a stunning performance of the story for their parents and 2 Junior classes. The 3 narrators were also very impressive speaking very clearly so that everyone could here the story.
Well done Year 1!

Football Tournaments

The Year 6 football team played at Varndean College on Wednesday. They played very well. The same team with some additions from Year 5 played in a tournament at Waterhall on Thursday. The team drew 4 and won 2 games. They did very well overall in the tournament. Well done to all who played in the tournaments. The Year 5 and 6 girl’s football team is playing in a tournament on Thursday 8th May.

School Association Coffee Morning

The next School Association coffee morning takes place on Wednesday 7th May at 9.00 am in the Family room as usual.

Governors Resources Committee Meeting

The Governors Resources Committee are meeting on Thursday 8th May. The focus of their meeting will be budget for the next financial year.

Half Term Break

Don’t forget we have a May Day holiday this Monday 5th May. We finish for the half term break on Friday 23rd May and return to school on Monday 2nd June.

Great Fire of London- Not!

Year 2 were left feeling rather disappointed today. They had planned to safely re-enact the Great Fire of London in the school playground with a model of London. The session had been planned carefully with risk assessments etc and with the agreement (or so we thought, following several discussions on the phone with them) of the Fire Service who were booked to come along to support and ensure the fire was safely extinguished. When the crew arrived they refused to allow the fire to be lit and said they had no knowledge of our plans. We will of course be looking into why we were misinformed. Year 2 did get to explore the fire engine and have a chat with the fire fighters.

Fire Brigade Visit Nursery

The Fire Brigade visited the Nursery today. The children were able to find out all about fire fighters and enjoyed exploring the fire engine. Most of all they enjoyed using the fire hose and squirting water at passers by!

Children’s Festival Parade

The Children’s Festival Parade takes place on Saturday the 3rd of May. The theme for Middle Street is Noughts and Crosses. Everyone attending the parade should wear black and white. Feel free to be as imaginative and flamboyant as you wish. The children will be carrying and waving flags. Many thanks to all those parents and children who have been coming along to the parade workshops. Your creations look wonderful. Our flag number at the parade is 61 and children and families joining the parade should assemble in Gloucester Street by 10.30.

The Samba band will be joining the parade. They are practising with Mr Brazil after school today and next Friday after school.

No Choir after School Club for the next 2 weeks.

School Council to Meet the Mayor

Mr Collins and the School Council will be having tea and biscuits in the Mayors chambers with Brighton’s Mayor Mrs Carol Theobald. The children will be meeting the Mayor for tea on Monday the 28th of April.

Gym Festival

Ms Whiting will be taking along a team of children from Year 4 to represent Middle Street at a Gymnastics Festival to be held at Dorothy Stringer School on Wednesday the 30th of April.

Football tournaments

The Year 6 football team is playing at Varndean College on Wednesday the 30th of April. A team of Year 5 and 6 boys are playing in a football tournament at Waterhall on Thursday the 1st of May. The Year 5 and 6 girls’ football team is playing in a tournament on Thursday the 8th of May.

School Association Coffee Morning

The next School Association coffee morning takes place on Wednesday the 7th of May at 9.00 am in the Family room as usual.

Payments Urgent!

If your child is in Year 6 and going to Little Canada in June or in Year 4 and going to Telscombe Youth Hostel in a couple of weeks we urgently need final payments.

Mrs Walker is also requesting as soon as possible any outstanding dinner money, please.

Congratulations to…

Gabriel Davis-Winstanley in Year 5 who has been signed by Brighton and Hove Albion’s Centre of Excellence. Well done Gabriel!

On Time Ted Winners (Class Punctuality Awards)

This week Year 2 won the Key Stage 1 ‘On Time Ted’ and Year 3 won the Key Stage 2
‘On Time Ted’. Well done to those classes.

Half Term Break

Don’t forget we have a May Day holiday on Monday the 5th of May. We finish for the half term break on Friday the 23rd of May and return to school on Monday the 2nd of June.