Dear Parents / Carers
Weekly Attendance - Attendance at the Junior School this week 95.6%, year to date 95%. We are aiming for an average of 96% this year.
Comic Relief - a massive thank you to everyone for supporting this charity day - between both schools we have raised over £250 which is brilliant
Young Arts Painting Competition winners - congratulations to Theo in Year 5 and Brytini in Year 6 who won prizes in the recent Year 5 and Year 6 art competition. There will be an awards ceremony for winners in Chalfont St Peter library this weekend
Author Event on Wednesday 22nd April - Tor Freeman - Join Tor for an engaging and creative session that brings her illustration process to life. Through guided drawing and visual storytelling activities, she introduces pupils to the techniques behind her work, offering an interactive and inspiring experience designed especially for primary school audiences.
Second in a hilarious full-colour graphic novel series by the award-winning Tor Freeman, perfect for fans of Jamie Smart's Bunny vs Monkey. Come with Shirley as she falls down a hole into the Under-Underworld... Shirley follows her cockroach companion George into the Under-Underworld and finds herself immediately crowned as queen. With Peels, a banana-skin royalist, Shirley travels across the junkyard of this new world to rescue George and confront the Huge Beast who has been terrorising the land. Click here for the Order Form Letter
Year 5 - individual pupil letters have been sent home today. This letter explains how to provide Bucks with your details via an online form. This will enable you to receive 11+ results in October. You can also complete the online form to withdraw your child from the test. There will be an information meeting in May to discuss the Secondary Transfer process.
Year 6 Food and Nutrition Lesson - Please can each child bring in one piece of empty food packaging (box, carton, packet) for Monday's lesson. Please can it have the 'traffic light' nutritional information on the packaging. Thank you
Parking near the school - please can we ask parents not to park in the Middle Meadow area as we have had complaints from residents who have been unable to access their drives. There is free parking up by the playing fields with a level footpath all the way to the school gates.
Netball report - the Green team played their final match in the league on Wednesday evening. They won 10-7 against Chalfont St Peter Academy after an exciting game. Esmé was player of the match and this win means that CSG have won their league. Congratulations to all players and a massive thanks to Mrs Farshchi for coaching the club this year.
PTA Fundraising Update:
We hope all the mums, nans, grannies and special women enjoyed the Mother's Day gifts! We raised £270.44.
We also donated leftover plants from the Mother's Day sale back to the school which were used for Mrs. Rock's after school club and were well received.
We hope the children all enjoyed the Easter Disco last Friday! We raised an incredible £1773.23 for the school.
PTA Reminders:
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Last day for collection for Easter Hampers Monday 23rd March 2026 to allow the fairies time to collate and make them pretty for the draw on Thursday 26th March. Any donation chocolate, sweets, Spring or easter related is gratefully received. Thank you to the lovely class mums who have helped- you're amazing!
PTA Update:
Thank you to our fabulous class mums who are working to compile the chocolate/sweet/Easter themed hampers. If it is easier for you to drop donations (which are gratefully received) the office is also happy to take these. If you are able to donate a small chocolate or egg/bag of sweets/easter themed hamper item it is very much appreciated. We are asking for donations to your class mum or office up until Monday 23/03/2026.
PTA Dates:
- Easter Bake Sale on lower playground (weather permitting) - Thursday 26th March 3:25pm
- Easter Hamper raffle draw - Thursday 26th March 12:00. Tickets now available via classlist. Got to be in it to win it! Classlist- Shareable Link here.
PTA Fundraisers:
- My School Lottery
- Shopping Voucher Scheme - orders to be in by early April 2026.
- Charity Clothing bin - at Parsonage Road entrance behind the fence, open in school hours.
- Movement for Good - voting details on Classlist - it takes two minutes to do and the more votes for Chalfont St Giles Junior School the more chances we have to win. It is a voting scheme to win £1000
- Nominate link here Charity number: 1086120 Name: CHALFONT ST GILES JUNIOR SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION Category: Education
Summer term clubs - details of school led clubs will be sent out shortly. The following external clubs will be running.
- Tuesday - Cookery club - flyer
- Tuesday - Captiv8/ PFO
- Wednesday - Tennis club
- Thursday morning - Gym club
- Friday - Dance club flyer
Toy donations - thank you so much for the generous donations of cars and figures this week. If anyone is having a clearout and has some Hama beads they don't want any more, Rocky Road would be very grateful to receive them.
Lost Property - a reminder that the lost property box in the Dining Hall will be emptied over Easter. If you are missing items please take a moment to check what is in the box.
Our School Amazon Wish List - link to the Junior School gift list can be found here
https://amzn.eu/fVdAqFF. Thank you for the very generous donations that we have received this week.
Diary dates for next week:
Monday 23rd March
- Year 5 visit to Chalfont St Peter Churches - details here and Google form here (Year 5 children will need a packed lunch today)
- Year 3 PE day today - children to come to school in school PE Kit
- Year 6 SATS practice tests - no music lessons this morning
- Music lessons - No Piano lessons with Ms Cicvarova, BMT - no lessons this morning due to SATS practice
- Music lessons - No Brass lessons with Mr Re, BMT - no lessons today due to SATS practice
- Year 6 SATS practice tests - no music lessons this morning
- Year 5 will sit CAT tests in school - details here
- Year 4 visit to Neasden Temple - details here (Year 4 children will need a packed lunch today)
- Music lessons - Guitar lessons with Mr Atkinson, BMT - no lessons this morning due to SATS practice
- Music lessons - Violin lessons with Ms Windram, BMT- no lessons this morning due to SATS practice
- No Lego club with Mrs Rooney in Acer Class - finished for this term
- No Drama Club with Mrs Thomson - finished for this term
- Music lessons - Piano lessons with Ms Cicvarova, BMT - in the Music Room during the afternoon (no lessons today)
- Captiv8 Life / PFO Football Club on the School Field from 3:45pm to 4:45pm - pickup from the back of Main Hall (club will run on the lower playground today due to match)
- Cookery Club with Smart Raspberry in the Dining Hall from 3:30pm to 4:30pm
- NO Rocky Road club with Mrs Rock & Mr Shankland today - finished for this term
- NO Year 5 & 6 Netball club with Mrs Farshchi - finished for this term
- Girls U11s football league match - home v CSP Academy - details have been sent to selected players (Captiv8 in hall today)
Wednesday 25th March
- Year 6 day trip to Go Ape in Black Park - details here (Year 6 children will need a packed lunch today)
- Year 5 PE day today - children to come to school in school PE Kit
- Year 5 will sit CAT tests in school - details here
- Music lessons - Cello lessons with Mrs Sackman-Smith, BMT- in the Music Room this morning
- Music lessons - Piano lessons with Ms Cicvarova, BMT - in the Music Room this afternoon
- Year 5 Maple class - swimming lessons - details here - children to wear PE kit and to bring in swimming kit with towels (& goggles if required)
- Tennis club with Mark Schofield on Top Playground from 3:30pm to 4:30pm
- NO Year 5 & 6 Girls Football Club with Mr O'Sullivan - finished for this term
- Netball Gold Team match - away v Stoke Poges - details have been sent to selected players
Thursday 26th March
- Gym Club (Before School) with Springbucks in the Main hall - from 7:45am to 8:45am - entrance via Parsonage Road entrance only
- Year 4 PE day today - children to come to school in school PE Kit
- Music lessons - Piano and Woodwind lessons with Mrs Wayman, BMT- in the Music Room this morning
- No Art club with Mrs Starrs - finished for this term
Friday 27h March
- Early doors opening - parents are welcome to pop into class, to read with your child or look at work books, from 8:45am until 8:55am (gates will be open from 8:40am on Fridays)
- Year 6 PE day today - children to come to school in school PE Kit with something red
- Music lessons - Piano and Woodwind lessons with Mrs Wayman, BMT - in the Music Room at the start of the day
- Music lessons - Drum lessons with Teach me Drums - in the Music Room during the day
- No Dance Club today
- Last day of term - early finish at 1:45pm
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Future dates (changes in bold)
Monday 23rd March - school led clubs have now ended for the term - new clubs will start after the Easter holidays and details will be sent out shortly
Monday 13th April - start of new term today
Friday 17th April - U11 Boys Football Match vs Seer Green at Home - Team manage Mr Holmes - details TBC
Wednesday 22nd April - Tor Freeman author visit - Order Form Letter (order deadline is 11am on Tuesday 21st April)
Thursday 23rd April - Year 5 six-a-side football Festival at Robertswood School - team manager Mr O'Sullivan - details TBC
Tuesday 5th May - Year 4 to attend Songs of Praise service at village church (11:30am to 12 noon service – family and friends are invited to attend)
Wednesday 6th May - Year 3 Egyptian Day workshop - details here
Thursday 7th May - Year 4 Frisbee PE Festival during the afternoon - children to wear school PE kit today - form here
Thursday 21st May - Year 5 parent info meeting - moving up to secondary, 11+ and Year 6 trip - date and details TBC
Tuesday 2nd June - Year 3 to attend Songs of Praise service at village church (11:30am to 12 noon service – family and friends are invited to attend)
Friday 5th June - Year 4 day visit to Woodrow High House activity centre near Amersham - details here (packed lunch needed today)
Monday 6th July - Year 3 Day trip to PACCAR - details here (packed lunch needed today)
Tuesday 14th July - Year 4 to attend Songs of Praise service at village church (11:30am to 12 noon service – family and friends are invited to attend)
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Community Events - details of some clubs and local activities are given here
Westwood Park Girls football club is seeking players - details here
Hope you all have a lovely weekend