SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM’S WELCOME

Next week sees the great ADVENTure start. I know that the children are really getting excited

about the lead up to Christmas and all that that entails. Our youngest children have been busy

rehearsing their Nativity plays and I am looking forward to the EYFS production next week. KS2

will begin learning a range of Christmas songs in Assemblies next week.

Don’t forget that the children and staff will be enjoying their Christmas Dinner on Wednesday

12th December and that the Christmas Disco is on Thursday 13th. We are also looking forward to

the FOAP Christmas Fayre on Friday 14th December straight after school. The children are able to

wear their Christmas Jumpers and mufti on the 14th in return for a bottle for the tombola. In the

spirit of Christmas, the children are also invited to wear their Christmas jumpers once again on

Friday 21st – this time with school uniform on the bottom. We are NOT expecting a voluntary

contribution for this as we are aware that this is a very costly time of the year for families.

TEAM POINTS

Water 529

Fire 512 Earth 509

Air 458

Yours faithfully,

Rob Veale, Kate Standing, Nina Gambier,

Hannah Townsend & Michaela Groves

Senior Leadership Team

NEWSLETTER 30 NOVEMBER 2018

CHRISTMAS FAIR

Stories with Santa/Secrets Room

Tickets are selling fast for Stories with Santa and the Secrets Room but we still have a few left! Story

with Santa is £2 per session and the Secrets Room is £2.50. To book your tickets, visit:

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/friendsofatwoodprimaryassociation/209627

Donations

Donations for the Christmas Fair can be brought in at drop off on Thursdays and Fridays up until

the morning of the fair (14th December) and should be left on the decked area outside the library.

Afternoon Nursery children can leave any donations in the bucket outside the office. Below is the

class guide to the donations FOAP are asking for:

Nursery - Boxed cakes - Christmas cakes, mince pies, stollen, panettone, yule logs, puddings etc.

Reception Savoury nibbles - Crackers for cheese, cheesy/spicy nibbles, nuts, luxury/sharing crisps,

popcorn etc.

Year 1 Savoury preserves - Chutney, pickle, relish, cranberry jelly, salsa etc.

Year 2 Sweet preserves - Jam, marmalade, lemon curd, honey, etc.

Year 3 Sweet treats - Chocolates, sweets, Turkish delight, fudge, selection boxes etc.

Year 4 Drinks - Box of tea, bag or jar of coffee, hot chocolate, Shloer etc.

Year 5 Bottles - Wine, olive oil, flavoured oil or vinegar, dressings, etc.

Year 6 Biscuits - Cookies, shortbread, gingerbread, selection box, etc.

All Years- donations of new/as new Christmas stories, DVDs, activities, games, Christmas themed

party bag fillers etc and baskets for hampers

Raffle

There are some fantastic prizes up for grabs in the raffle this year, including:

2 course dinner for 2 –De Vere Selsdon Estate

3 course dinner for 2 and wine – Jury’s Inn Croydon

1 night B&B at Jury’s Inn Watford

4 tickets to Cinderella - Sanderstead Dramatic Club

2 tickets to Bocketts Farm

Family pass to Hobbledown Farm

Round of Golf for 4 at Farleigh

3 months membership, t-shirt and Kung fu suit from Kung Fu Schools

Family pass to Kidspace

4 Dance classes with Theatre Bugs

One month’s membership and tuition at Explore Learning Purley

£10 Usborne Voucher from Carolyne Froy

£10 voucher for Relax Therapy

Donation from Pure Flowers

Voucher for portrait session, 8x6 mounted print and £100 voucher towards wall art or

package at Memory Gate Photography Studios

Tickets cost only 50p each – please help us sell as many as you can. If you need spares, we have

some in the office. Raffle ticket stubs and money should be returned to the office by Friday 14th

December.

If you or anyone you know is able to donate a raffle prize, please let FOAP know.

Mufti Day/Christmas Jumpers

Children are invited to wear mufti to school on Friday 14th December, along with their Christmas

jumpers, in return for a bottle for the bottle tombola. Please bring all bottles to the decked area

outside the library at drop-off.

Volunteers

If you can offer help with setting up, during the day, or clearing away, the Friends of Atwood would

love to hear from you! Contact Kim O’Toole on contactatwoodpa@gmail.com

FOOTBALL PRIZE DRAW

The Friends of Atwood are running a prize draw to win a fantastic football themed prize:

2 seats in a viewing box for the Crystal Palace vs Cardiff game on Boxing Day!

Under 18’s are allowed into the box if accompanied by someone over 18 years old.

The closing date is Tuesday 18th December at 12 noon and the winner will be notified on

Wednesday 19th December.

Tickets cost £5 each. To purchase yours, visit:

www.tickettailor.com/events/friendsofatwoodprimaryassociation/209627

BINGO & BUBBLES

Thank you to everyone who helped with another successful FOAP Bingo & Bubbles night. Great fun

was had by all, and an amazing £450 was raised. Congratulations to all the winners!

Photo courtesy of Vicki Rudman

LUNCHTIME SUPERVISOR

We are currently looking to appoint lunchtime supervisors to start as soon as possible. If you or

anyone you know is interested, please see the vacancies page on the school website for full details.

http://www.atwoodprimary.academy/about/vacancies/

GIVE US A HAND TO RAISE £50 GRAND!

Our fundraising efforts are off to a good start with our totaliser

currently reading £6363.94, largely thanks to our circus and dads’

football events. As you know, we are aiming to raise £50,000,

holding regular mufti days and other events to help with our target.

If you would like to contribute, there is also an option on your

child’s School Gateway account to donate to our School Fund.

Thank you to all our parents, pupils and staff for your ongoing

efforts to support us!

HOME TIME MESSAGES

If someone else is picking up your child, or you have a home time message that needs to be delivered

to their class, please could you ensure you let the office know by 2:45pm at the latest, unless it is

unavoidable or an emergency. The office gets extremely busy towards the end of the day, and we

cannot guarantee that messages sent in after this time will be delivered. If you have a late message,

do please call the office on 0208 657 7374 rather than emailing, as staff do not always get the chance

to check these at busy times.

CHRISTMAS WREATH WORKSHOPS

Two of our talented mums are running Christmas wreath workshops in December. They also sell

beautiful hand-made baubles which can be personalised and would make lovely gifts. For full details,

please see the flyer at the end of the newsletter (after the diary dates).

CO-OP COMMUNITY FUND

Atwood has been selected as one of the recipients of the Co-op’s Community Fund. If you shop in

the Co-op, your shopping can earn money for the school, which we will be putting towards the new

sensory room. For more details, visit the link below.

https://membership.coop.co.uk/causes/29447#

CRAFT FAIR

Sanderstead WI are holding a craft fair within Sanderstead Library from 10:00am – 2:00pm on

Saturday 1st December. For more information, visit:

http://www.sandersteadwi.btck.co.uk/Gallerylatestnews

MDL TENNIS FUN DAY

MDL Tennis are holding a Fun Day on Christmas Eve from 9:00am – 1:00pm which might help burn

off a bit of that pre-Christmas excitement for the children! Full details are on the flyer below.

SEN NEWS

SEND Parents’ Meeting

Mrs Townsend is holding another SEND parent meeting on Thursday 6th December. The meeting

is open to all parents - those of SEND children and anyone who may have concerns about their

child's development. Refreshments will be provided, and Jane Speller, a Representative from

Croydon PiP (Parents in Partnership) will be joining us to talk about what the organisation has to

offer and also to have informal chats with parents.

The meeting starts at 8.45 am and parents should enter the library straight away from the

playground. We should be finished by 10:00am.

If you would like to come along, please could you message Mrs Townsend on the email below to

confirm your attendance.

hcolbron.306@lgflmail.org

ATTENDANCE

Week

ending

23rd Nov

Week

ending

30th Nov

Infants

(highest)

Green

97.2%

Yellow

98.2%

Juniors

(highest)

Jade & 5I

98.1%

6HB

99.3%

Whole School

(weekly) 94.9%

96.2%

Whole School

(year to date) 96.6%

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Here are some useful dates for your diary for the Autumn Term. Some of these dates are

provisional: we aim to keep the dates as they are; however, there might be reasons why we need

to amend dates. If this is the case, we will let you know as soon as possible. Newly added items are

in red.

Mon 3rd Dec – Fri 7th Dec – Year 5 Bikeability Course

Mon 3rd Dec – Junior Choir singing at Whitgift Centre

Wed 5th Dec - Parent Gym 6th Session – 9:00am – 11:00am

Wed 5th Dec – EYFS Christmas Production – 9:30am and 2:00pm

Wed 5th Dec - Year 2 to Methodist Church between 12:30pm – 2:30pm

Fri 7th Dec – EYFS Christmas Making Day

Fri 7th Dec – 6HB Class Assembly

Wed 12th Dec – Christmas Lunch for pupils and staff

Wed 12th Dec – Reception Parents Phonics Session – 2:45pm

Thurs 13th Dec – Years 1 & 2 Christmas Concert – 9:30am and 2:00pm

Thurs 13th Dec – Discos

Years 1-3 – 4:40pm – 6:00pm

Years 4-6 – 6:30pm – 8:00pm

Fri 14th Dec – MUFTI DAY – in return for a bottle for the Bottle Tombola

Fri 14th Dec – Christmas Fair (after school)

Tues 18th Dec – Year 3 Egyptian Exit Point

Thurs 20th Dec – Christmas Panto for children

Fri 21st Dec – Christmas Jumper Day (Please wear school uniform on the bottom half! No

donation required).

Fri 21st Dec - LAST DAY OF TERM!

Mon 7th Jan – First day of Spring Term

Fri 18th Jan – 5R Class Assembly

Fri 25th Jan – Christmas Jumper Day

Fri 1st Feb – 5I Class Assembly

SCROLL DOWN FOR EVENTS AND FLYERS!

Christmas Wreaths

We are selling beautiful handmade Christmas

Wreaths – please get in touch for details. Prices start

at £25.

Workshops

Make your own beautiful seasonal wreath with

drinks & nibbles provided – venue in Sanderstead.

Wednesday 12th

December 10am-12

noon & an evening workshop – 7pm-9pm - £35pp.

Christmas Baubles

We have a limited amount of our personalised &

handmade Christmas Baubles left in stock. Our Robin

bauble can be painted with any name, initial or small

message – a great gift for your Teacher! All complete with a

gift box .

Love of all things creative / Juggling work & being a mama / Creating

beautiful handmade crafts for sale in Sanderstead

@craftymumsandco @craftymumsandco

www.craftymumsandco.com

Christmas Wreath

workshops

Make a beautiful seasonal wreath with

drinks & nibbles provided – venue in

Sanderstead

Thursday 6th

December 10am-12 noon - £35pp

Please contact Kirsty 07779594438, kirstykam@outlook.com

Or Lorna 07977202081 lornarosemary74@gmail.com

Love of all things creative / Juggling work & being a mama / Creating

beautiful crafts for sale in Sanderstead

Follow us!! @craftymumsandco @craftymumsandco

www.craftymumsandco.com

Please also get in touch for: Christmas wreaths to buy, other dates for workshops,

and beautiful Christmas baubles for sale