11.11.2022

We have had a fairly quiet week in school. With the weather turning wetter and colder, please can we encourage all children to come to school with appropriate outdoor clothing. This includes appropriate outdoor PE kit and trainers too as we will try to get out whatever the weather! As always, a spare pair of socks in their PE kit wouldn’t go a-miss either. Thank you. The infant children all enjoyed their Forest School session with children from Hornby St Margaret’s and, despite the weather, all had a brilliant time building shelters, making sun catchers and making our own animals from Percy the Parkkeeper stories.
As everyone will now be more than aware, we have started to prepare for our Christmas performances. This has caused quite a bit of upset this week. As always, when we are closer to being ‘ready’ we will send out a letter with any requirements for costumes. We do have lots in school already, so often these are just plain staple pieces which accompany what we already have in school. Please don’t panic we will give plenty of notice if we require any items for your child/rens parts in the play.

National Anti-Bullying Week – 14th – 19th November is anti-bullying week. The theme this year is ‘Reach Out’ – lets come together and reach out to stop bullying. To kick start the week, on Monday we will be wearing odd socks to show our individuality! and we will be doing some work on this in school.  Some useful information for parents about what is classed as bullying & how to help your child if they are being bullied or are bullying others is available online; https://www.bullying.co.uk/advice-for-parents

The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal – a huge thank you to all who donated to the poppy appeal, it was lovely to see so many of the children wearing poppies or bracelets.

Boxes of Hope – we sent off our boxes to Romania this week – we hope they bring some joy to children in Romania this Christmas. Thank you to all those families who brought them in.

Malham Residential – June 2023 – please find a letter attached for all junior children.

Eco School – Mrs Mather and the Eco Club children will be planting some daffodil bulbs to grow and sell as ideal gifts for Christmas. Please let us know via email if you would like to order one (or more) so we know how many to plant. Thank you.

After School Film Club – children in after school Film Club will be watching Sonic 2 over the next 2 weeks. 

Infant Homework – please can all Y1 and 2 parents keep checking in their child’s maths homework folder as some children have new number facts to be practising. Others also have a homework task to complete. Folders should be sent into school every Wednesday.
Reception children please keep practising your tricky words. Don’t forget to cut them up to make flash cards. You can also go over your sounds and practise forming letters. Thank you.

Christmas Activity Day – 23rd November 2022 – please could children start to collect cardboard tubes eg kitchen roll tubes for our activity day.

PTFA News –
Mufti Day – children can come to school in their own clothes on Thursday next week, in return for any item suitable for a Christmas Hamper, which will be raffled off over the Festive period. Thank you.   
Santa’s Grotto – the PTFA have very kindly organised for Father Christmas to visit us at school on Thursday 15th December. He will be all set up in the Hobbit House (aka Santa’s Grotto!) All children will be taken down in groups and will all receive a gift. The PTFA are asking for £5.00 donation per child towards the cost of the gifts. Please send in to the school office in a named envelope. Thank you.
The Grand Christmas Raffle – the PTFA are working really hard to get together some fantastic prizes, so we would like to raise as much money as possible. If you know of any local businesses who may like to donate any gifts / vouchers etc. please do let Rachael Booth know. So far we have vouchers from The Orange Tree, The Highwayman and The Nailhut, amongst others. Children will come home with an envelope of raffle tickets to sell to family and friends towards the end of next week.
Autumn 300 Square – each square is £1, the winner will be drawn at the Festive social and will win £150!! (or 50% of the number of squares sold) and the other £150/50% will go into PTFA funds!
Please speak to Rachael Booth or send money to the school office in a clearly marked envelope and we will pass it on to the PTFA.
Festive Social – all parents / carers / grandparents / family and friends are all warmly invited to come to in to school for some festive refreshments and Carol singing from 3.15pm on Thursday 15th December where we will also be drawing the Christmas raffle and the Autumn 300 square.

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