Driffield Junior School

Latest Newsletters

• 23 Mar 2020
  Parent advice letter

  Please read the attached letter.

• 23 Mar 2020
  Coronavirus - supporting your child's emotional wellbeing

  Please see the attached information from the Educational Psychology Service, which you may find useful.

• 20 Mar 2020
  School Closure - action required

  Please see the attached letter.

• 19 Mar 2020
  School Closure Update

  Please read the attached letter.

• 17 Mar 2020
  Coronavirus update

  Please see the attached letter.

• 09 Mar 2020
  DJS PSA Easter Bingo!

  The PSA are organsing an Easter bingo and are looking for help getting some prizes together. Any donations of chocolate gifts (such as Easter eggs) would be gratefully received. Please hand these to the office by Friday 27th March. For every donation received you will get a raffle ticket towards our egg-cellent raffle!

• 24 Feb 2020
  It's Disco Time!

  Our Whole School Disco will be held on Friday 28th February from 6pm until 7:30pm.
  Tickets will be on sale over morning break times in the lower school library on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday this week. Children will need to take £2 with them to the library and they will be given their ticket there and then.

• 14 Feb 2020
  Year 4 - Multiplication Tables Check information

  Please read the attached information regarding recent announcements about the Multiplication Tables Check for all year 4 children.

• 11 Feb 2020
  Science Week

  Please see the attached letter for details of this exciting week.

• 10 Feb 2020
  School Club Information for next term

  Two of our after school clubs will be finishing this week: Cheerleading for years 5/6 and Guardians of Ancora.
  All other clubs will run as normal after half term.
  Three clubs will begin after half term: Netball for all year groups, Cheerleading for year 3/4 and a new group for Guardians of Ancora will commence. Please see the attached application form. Copies are available at the school office.
  If you wish to remove your child from any club list, Please let us know. Otherwise, they will remain on the register and attendance will be expected after the holidays.

• 05 Feb 2020
  Pancake Day lunch menu

  We have a special lunch menu on 25th February to celebrate Shrove Tuesday. Please see the attached menu choice.

• 05 Feb 2020
  Valentines Lunch

  Special lunch menu for Friday 14th February

• 31 Jan 2020
  Parent Survey

  Thank you to everyone who responded to our questionnaire. Please find attached a summary of the results.

• 29 Jan 2020
  Y6 Residential Kit List

  Please see the attached document for the suggested clothing list for the residential visit.

• 28 Jan 2020
  Y5 Visit to the Swimming Pool

  Reminder: Please see the attached letter.
  This was sent out as a hard copy a couple of weeks ago.

• 24 Jan 2020
  Cello Lessons

  Please see the attached letter for more information.

• 14 Jan 2020
  Y6 Victorian Day

  Monday 27th January
  To make the day special, everyone is invited to dress in Victorian style clothing.
  Following the Victorian day we will be undertaking a tour of Driffield.
  Please see the attached letter for details .

• 20 Dec 2019
  Y3 Visit to Murton Park

  Please see attached letter for details

• 17 Dec 2019
  Thank you

  We have received the attached thank you letter from Malawi.

• 17 Dec 2019
  Reminder

  On Thursday the whole school are going to see the pantomime Peter Pan.
  We will walk down to the showground so please make sure your child has a waterproof coat with a hood and suitable shoes. We will take inhalers and other emergency medication we have in school with us. Year 3 and 4 will be visiting in the morning and year 5 and 6 in the afternoon. We are hoping to have the year 5 and 6 children back to school by 3.30 but please be aware there is the possibility that we may be a few minutes late.

• 11 Dec 2019
  Music Lessons

  We have a few places for Year 4 children who would like to learn to play the flute or clarinet through the Schools’ Music Service. Please see the attached letter for further information.

• 06 Dec 2019
  Year 6 Rain Forest Topic

  Following their studies into the rain forest, children have written letters to people who they think can make a difference. Some have written to the Queen, the Prime Minister, chocolate companies, etc. The attached letters have been written to all our parents. Please take time to read their letters.

• 03 Dec 2019
  Illness

  We have received the attached advice from Public Health England regarding the flu-like illness and diarrhoea/vomiting illness currently circulating in schools.

• 25 Nov 2019
  Facebook lunchtime concerns

  Please see the attached letter.

• 25 Nov 2019
  Message for Y3 parents

  Message for year 3 parents.
  Tomorrow, our Year 3s will be walking around Driffield.
  The weather forecast is not looking good but we still aim to head out despite this.
  We ask that your child comes to school tomorrow with the following:
  school uniform
  thick, waterproof coat
  old trainers or wellies
  hat and gloves
  vegetable or fruit snack (for children in 3G and 3W on the morning trip)
  water bottle
  school bag (to carry things around in)
  Thank you