Dear Parents

This week we have been looking at how it is good to be different as part of anti-bullying week. It was great seeing all the odd socks and tights on Monday! Across school we have been looking at the story of Wonder all about being different.

On Monday we are being visited by the Director of Education, Richard Crane, as part of his work around seeing how schools have returned in the autumn term. We look forward to welcoming him to school.

We are also looking forward to welcoming the children and staff from year 2 and year 6 back to school.

Mrs Harrison

Year 5 Year 5 have been enjoying making and testing their own catapults.

They have also been reading and performing The Highwayman poem

by Alfred Noyles.

Christingle Continuing from the successful Christingle service last year all the children will be making their own

Christingle on Monday 30th November.

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Well Done Well done to the following children for

receiving Headteacher awards this week:

Year 1 … Layton

Year 2 … Halle

Year 3 … Kaiden

Year 4 … Oliver

Year 5 … Eva, Alfie and Mia

Year 6 … Lealand, Katie, Freddie

Attendance

This week’s attendance champions

are Year 3 and 5.

Well done to them!

Reading Champions

Well done to all those children who have been reading regularly at home and enjoying our reading challenge.

It is lovely to see children reading as much as they can.

Keep up the great work everyone!

Well done to the following people for reaching 10 reads on our challenge.

Year 1

Esmae, Lejay, Will, Maddison and Harley

Year 3

Leo, Ethan, Summer, Eevie, Leon

Year 4

Jaycas, Harry, Benjamin, Logan R

Year 5

Lacey, Ava, Joseph, Evie, Lyndsey, Mia, Eva, Lola, Olly, Corey, Meghan, Emily, Layla, Jackson

Looking forward to seeing lots more people achieving 10 reads next week!

COVID Reminders

Thank you to all parents and carers who have followed our request to wear face coverings on the yard at the beginning and end of the school day.

We do appreciate your support.

Remember the main symptoms of coronavirus are :

A high temperature

Persistent cough

Loss of taste and/or smell

If you, your child or a member of your household show any of these symptoms then you must all start to self isolate straight away, then book your test as soon as possible. No one from your household should leave your home unless it is to get a test.

If you are self isolating then please inform school as soon as possible so we can organise home learning for your child. We also ask if you are having a test to let us know the result.

If you are unsure about anything then please contact school. We are here to help.

Information can also be found at:

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

Please can I also take this opportunity to remind everyone of the importance of following the national restrictions that are

currently in place.

To stay at home wherever possible.

Not to meet with people socially or for activities other than those you live with either inside or outside.

You are able to meet one other person to exercise with outside.

Wherever possible to work from home.

Upcoming Dates

Monday 30th November Class Christmas Post boxes open and Christingle

making Tuesday 8th December Last day for Christmas post box

Friday 11th December Christmas Jumper Day Tuesday 15th December

Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 Christmas Dinner Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 Christmas Class Parties—please come to school in your party

clothes. Wednesday 16th December Christmas Craft Day

Thursday 17th December Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 Christmas Class Parties—please come to school in

your party clothes Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 Christmas Dinner

Friday 18th December Privilege Day and break up for Christmas Monday 4th January 2021 Teacher Training Day—no children in school

Tuesday 5th January 2021 Children return to school

CHRISTMAS

As we all know Christmas is going to be very different this year for us all. Unfortunately we are not going to be able to visit the church for carols or undertake the nativity in the same

way. We do however what to make some parts as normal as possible.

Christmas Cards

All children enjoy sending cards so we want to give them the opportunity to do so. To help prevent items crossing households sealed post boxes will be placed in each classroom from

30th November. Children will be able to post their cards in the box from the 1st December until 8th December. On Friday 11th December teachers will open the boxes and the cards

will given out all at once after a time of quarantine.

Christmas Dinner and Christmas Parties

As we are having lunch in our own classrooms we are going to have Christmas dinner and Christmas class parties on different days.

Reception, Year 1 and Year 2

Christmas dinner on Tuesday 15th December

Christmas Class Party Thursday 17th December

Years 3, 4, 5 and 6

Christmas Class Party Tuesday 15th December

Christmas dinner on Thursday 17th December

We will be holding a Christmas Craft Day on Wednesday 16th December for all children.

Further details will follow.