Bolnore Village Primary School Updown Hill, Bolnore Village, RH16 4GD

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Volume 4, Issue 21, 22 November 2010

‘It takes a village to raise some money.’

Bolnore Village Bears in School

Bear With Me DaY We had a fabulous time – everyone brought in their bear and we

had a special assembly about Children in Need. We raised over £100. The children have voted to send a little of this to Kenya to help our Friendship School with funds for their

Christmas Party. (Estimated cost of £38 for 200 children to have a Christmas celebration.) For more information about St Francis

Day Centre please see our website – Go to Our community/international links. Lots of photos to look at.

WAY IN FOR CLUBS

Please use the side entrance by the hall

for clubs as the office is not always

manned.

Cuckfield Christmas Tree Theme… We’ve voted for

‘Tree Trash’ with decorations made

from recycled materials – in

partnership with Bolnore Arts Group.

Food Festival in Year 1 Friday 26

November. Miss Mason says

“We’d love to taste more nut-free food

from different countries. All

contributions most appreciated!”

10 k RUN Miss France and Miss

Dugard are doing a sponsored 10k run in

February in Chichester. Join in or sponsor

them? More information coming shortly.

All funds raised will go to buy local books for

the children in our Friendship school in

Kenya.

STARTING SCHOOL 2011 Mrs Allen is showing prospective parents around at 10 am on Friday 26 November. Please join us if you would like to hear about Early Years

Foundation Stage at our school. Please let us know if you need

any help with the online application.

FISH TANK Does anyone

have an unwanted fish

tank that they can donate to the

Reception Unit? Please see Miss

France.

PARENT VOICE GROUP

Any concerns? Questions? Ideas about how we can be even better as a school? Come in for tea and mince pies on Wednesday 1 December at 3.45 pm in the Orchard Room by the office. See you there!

BUG BUSTER WORKSHOP – run by parents for parents

The date keeps crawling around but it is definitely Thursday 25 November at 2.45 pm in the Hall. Find out more about how to keep the school

‘LOUSE FREE’. Say no to Headlice!!!!

WELLIES IN SCHOOL

From January we would like

all our children to keep a pair of wellies in

school so that we can go out

and about whatever the

weather!

Look at these fantasic curly gs!!! Reception have been working

really hard learning how to write using cursive

script.

WELCOME TO WAKE N SHAKE!

Thank you to Debbie Reynolds who leads our Wake N Shake on a Monday morning. Make sure you’re there by 8.40 am to join in with the Groovy Moves! Grown

ups TOO! Let’s get everyone moving!

YEAR 2 SCHOOL

TRIP Willow Fire Birds are off

on the mini-bus to Brighton to visit

CLOUD 9.

They will be making up their very own ice-cream as part of their Fire and Ice Topic. Tasty heh?

HELMET TIME! Dear Father Christmas,

Please buy me a scooter helmet as

scootering is dangerous

and Mrs Allen is worried I might have

an accident. Also the local

residents have spotted

some accident hot spots and 19

children went by without

helmets.

British Sign Language (BSL) – Taster Sessions Silence in the corridors? Can

this be true? Yes! The children have been holding

doors open and signing ‘Thank you’.

Please join us with your children on Thursday 2nd

December and Wednesday 8th December from 3.30 – 4.00pm, in the Orchard

Room for a child orientated taster session in BSL.. We’re hoping to start a club if there

is sufficient demand. Signed…Cassie Yeend

OPERATION ASH CLOUD : YEAR 2 are having a week of Volcano Mania and will be making their very own volcano. Demonstration to volcanic parents on Friday after school.

ROAD SAFETY WEEK NEXT WEEK : Puppet show on Thursday morning. Please return any Learning Review evaluations to the office – Many thanks.

Christmas is coming…………

Next time : Update on the School Development Plan…