Our new dinner menu launches in the first week after half term on Tuesday 5th November (Monday 4th November is an INSET day). The new menu is full of ideas from the School Council, in response to Pupil Questionnaires from before the summer holiday. The new menu sees Pizza as a main option for all children, rather than being a halal/vegetarian option, a reduction
Dear Parents and Carers, You may remember our previous correspondence regarding the leadership and management of Ridgeway Infant and Gayton Junior Schools earlier this year. The governors of both schools agreed that the best course of action for both schools was to facilitate Mrs Dale and Mrs Hill as Acting Headteachers to explore the effectiveness of joint, collaborative working and how this joint working
We launched our free Gayton Junior School app this week. Please have a good look around: the app will allow you to return permission slips, update your contact details and provide us with absence information. It will also allow us to send you key messages to keep you all up-to-date and there is an events calendar which you can download to your device! The
Your child should have brought home a letter this week about the launch dates of our brand-new free app from Parentapps that will greatly improve the way we communicate with families. This will be the only way we communicate with parents by message from now on – the app will replace the previous Groupcall text message system, so it is really important that you
Apologies: due to some printing errors on names and some stories missing their endings, we are doing a recall on all Wonderful Writers books that were sent home yesterday. Please return your books to school ASAP and we will send home a new copy. Many thanks.
We took part in #SaferInternetDay2019 on Tuesday 5th February. This year’s theme was ‘Together for a Better Internet’ – everyone has their part to play in making the internet a safe place for our children. During the day we shared “5 Top Tips” for keeping children aged 7-11 safe online via the school’s Twitter account (@GaytonJunior). The top tips can be found below:
From 1st September 2018, the price of our school meals will be increasing to £2.20 (£11 for a full week). The menu remains the same and will start with Week 1’s meals on Monday 10th September (click here to view the menus). Children can still change between dinners and packed lunches by telling their class teacher each morning. Please ensure they pay for their
GOOD BYE! We are sorry to be saying good bye to Mrs Clarke, one of our Year 6 teachers, at the end of term. She has gained a well deserved promotion as Deputy Headteacher in another school. Mr Chapman will move into Class 11 and Ms Hallam will be teaching in Class 5 in September. Mrs Fletcher is retiring after working at Gayton for
Our recent newsletter highlighted the risks to children who are playing Fortnite online. Click here to read a BBC article raising issues that are concerning the NSPCC about the game, including data that suggests 25% of children playing the game had been contacted online by strangers. The NSPCC has detailed advice for parents on keeping children safe online and identifying if grooming is taking
You may be interested in having a look at the Everybody Plays website, which gives you a really comprehensive, step-by-step guide that will talk you through setting up parental controls on the Xbox One. There are some great features which enable you to activate some of the most extensive parental controls seen on a console. Please click the link below to visit their website.
