Tales from the Riverbank

Date: 17th December 2010

Issue: 11

Rustington Community Primary School

Dates for your Diary:

17th December-Last day of the Autumn term 3rd January-Bank Holiday 4th January-First day of the Spring term. 12th January—Year 3 trip to Look and Sea 3rd February—Year 4 Weald and Downland Museum Trip 15th February—Year 1 trip to Paradise Park 21-25th February—Half term 28th February-Inset Day

Bethlehem Star Last week Rustington Community Primary School was ‘Thee best inn’ place to be. Year 1 and 2 children per-formed ‘The Bethlehem Star’ a nativity with a modern twist. It was the Christmas story told from a journalist’s point of view. Reporters visited all the key characters to gain the best scoop. They visited Inn Keepers, Shepherds, Kings and of course Joseph and Mary. Thank you to all the parents who attended the nativity and for all the excellent costumes they provided. The collection raised £177.14 for Worthing Churches Homeless Project.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year All the staff at Rustington would like to wish parents and children a very merry Christmas and New Year and we look forward to seeing you again on Tuesday 4th January.

Parent Governor

The Parent Governor elections closed today. 124 ballot papers were received from parents. Mrs Jane Priest has been elected to the Governing Body for four years.

Christmas Carol Service At the beginning of this week children from years 3,4 5 and 6 took part in our Christmas carol service held at The Church of St Peter and St Paul in Rustington. Parents joined us for this occasion and a collection raised over £240 for Worthing Churches Homeless Project.

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Christmas Sleep Out Kits Year 6 Business Enterprise pupils have been hard at work for the last few months raising local sponsorship to help with their Christmas project. The aim of the project was to create ‘Christmas Sleepout Kits’ for the homeless people of Worthing. The pupils worked closely with Louise Brooks from Worthing Churches Homeless Project to agree suitable items as gifts. They have been really enterprising and have raised over £200 in cash, and many boxes of soaps, scarves, hats and chocolate as presents. Mrs Watt gave the pupils each a red bag to decorate and fill over the 6 weeks for a homeless person. She has been delighted by the hard work and creativity shown by the pupils, as well as the tremendous generosity of local groups and parents in the community. Louise Brooks and Sue Stevens from Worthing Churches Homeless said “Christmas is a very hard time of year for homeless people. The bags the children have made and filled will bring so much happiness and joy to our clients. We are very grateful for what they have done”. We would like to say a huge thank you for all the donations towards the sleep out kits. We know that many of the children brought in their own money.

Parking There have been a number of complaints from parents about cars being parked inconsiderately at afternoon pick up times. Please show consideration to others when picking up your child at the end of the school day.

Poppy Appeal The children did a grand job collecting money from staff and children during this years Poppy Appeal. We received a letter of thanks from The Royal British Legion for raising £101.94.

Sleep out kits consisted of: Bottle of water Bar of soap Deodorant Toothbrush Toothpaste Chapstick Shower gel Biscuits Tissues Hairbrush

Puzzle book Pens / Biros Notebook Playing cards Set of Dice Gloves Hats Scarf Thick socks Chocolate bars Torch and Batteries Handcream

Donations from: Body shop Richard Goodman Estate Agents Parkside Evangelical Church Rustington Methodist Church Parents and Pupils from Rust-ington Community Primary School

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Dance Club Dance club will continue in the New Year on a Thursday between the time of 3.30-4.15pm for ages 5-7 and 4.15-5pm for age 8 and upwards. The sessions will consist of street dance, free jazz and modern dance, the sessions are designed to build technique, work within a team and build confidence. The classes will start on the 13th January and run every Thursday leading up to the 17th February, the total cost for these sessions will be £15.00. To reserve a place please collect a letter from Mrs Bailey and complete the slip and if you would like more information or your child would like to join this club for the first time please phone Danielle Heppenstall on 07863 105 453.

Eco Fashion Day On the 26th of November the school had its Eco Fashion day. This was to raise environmental awareness and to educate the children further about the continued fight against global warming. Swapping, sewing and designing were the order of the day, with the children having the chance to revamp old and interesting clothes in to outfits that they can be proud to wear again! Staff kept the activity really open and allowed the children to bring in their own materials and design what they liked, including scarfs, belts and hats. At the end of the day the children voted for the top 3 in their class, and then in the Friday assembly the first place designs from each classed were modelled in a fun-filled catwalk fashion show as a climax to the event!

Rustington Community Primary School A River of Learning

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North Lane, Rustington, West Sussex, BN16 3PW Tel: (01903) 785271 Fax: (01903) 850743 E-mail: office@rustington.w-sussex.sch.uk Website: www.rustington.w-sussex.sch.uk

We are happy to place advertisements for parents (space permitting), for a fee of £5 on the understanding that this in no way implies that the school endorses the services or products advertised.

Contact Details If you have changed your email address, mobile number, home address or home telephone number please can you pass on this information to either your child’s class teacher or Mrs Flint

REDSHOE DANCE www.redshoedance.co.uk

Ballet and Contemporary Dance Classes 2yrs – 18+

@ Angmering Community Centre

For more details please contact

Charlotte Honour 07929418035

charlotte@redshoedance.co.uk

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Illness If your child shows symptoms of either vomitting or diarrhoea, DFE guidelines are that the child should not return to school for 48 hours.