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EMMER GREEN PRIMARY SCHOOLThe EGsPress - NOVEMBER 2012

IT MUST BE NEARLY CHRISTMAS!

We are looking very festive already. It may seem early but in our

school we have so much going on we have to get ahead and we

certainly have done that this year. The decorations went up last

week throughout the school with a very special display in the

entrance hall. Each class has contributed with decorations they

have made in school and - what creative children we have!

PUDSEY CAME TO EMMER GREEN!

On Monday 16th November Pudsey Bear joined us as we talked

about Children in Need in a special assembly. We were all very

excited to meet our furry visitor and it was a great start to our

Children in Need activities. Sandy and Sally spent the week baking

cupcakes for the sale on Friday 16th, children and staff were all

invited to enter a cupcake competition with prizes for the winner

of each Year Group. All the entries were then sold and the

proceeds - a whopping 407 went to Children in Need. We were

also live on air on BBC Radio Berkshire as their Breakfast Show

reporter Nicki Whiteman spent the morning interviewing children

and visiting classes.

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Mrs Waite has had her baby! He couldnt wait (hoho) and came

3 weeks early. With a birth weight of 6lbs he is doing very

well and has been to visit us a number of times already!

Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Waite and baby Thomas.

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Christmas Fayre

The Christmas Fayre which took

place on Saturday 24th November

was another triumph for the

PTFA. Undeterred by a last

minute spanner in the works

(Ofsted), the organisers and

anyone who was available pulled

together and worked tirelessly to

get the show on the road. What a

great team! The event went off

without a hitch, it was incredibly

well attended and a fantastic

6,800 was made, all of which

will go to our school for the

benefit of our children. Thank

you particularly to Carys Strong,

all the stall organisers and

helpers and all who attended.

Thank you to all whocame to or helped atthe Gift Evening onThursday 15th

November. It was alovely start to the

festive season and agreat chance to getahead with ourChristmas shopping. .

Bags2School was achance for us all toclear out ourcupboards and wemanaged nearly atonnes weight ofbags! This means491 to the school anda non-uniform day for1EW - date to beadvised.


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Dates for your diary:

Tues 4th December2CF to Pizza Express

Wed 5th December2JL to Pizza Express

Fri 7th DecemberChoir to perform at St Lukes

Fri 7th DecemberChristmas Secrets Room

Mon 10th and Tues 11th

December9.30am Infant Christmas Play Mend the Manger10.45am FoundationChristmas Play Shine StarShine.7pm Carol Concert

Wed 12th December

9.30am Infant Christmas Play Mend the Manger

Thurs 13th DecemberChartwells Christmas Lunch

Wed 19th DecemberTrip to Pantomime

Thurs 20th DecemberWhole School Party Lunch -Non-Uniform Day

Fri 21st

DecemberNon-Uniform DayEnd of Term 3pm

Have a great holiday!

As always we have lots to report. I dont know how we

managed before with only a 2 sided Newsletter! Novemberhas been full of events, activities and a surprise visit

I would like to start by thanking you all for your support

last week when as you know we were inspected by Ofsted.

We are so proud of our school, our staff, our children and

the relationship between the staff and parents. We

naturally wanted our visitors to see this and with your

support and the continual dedication of all our staff, Ireally think we gave a true picture.

The inspectors left no stone unturned and are now

compiling their report. I will of course let you know their

results as soon as I receive them.

Other more scheduled visitors included the Life Education

Bus which comes once a year and is parked on the

playground. All children visit the bus and take part in

sessions relating to life issues ranging from keeping

healthy, feelings and friends. We also welcomed the Road

Safety Roadshow which again involved all classes being

taught valuable rules of the road in a hands-on and very

entertaining manner.

The Juniors have been on university courses, Foundation

have made memory bottles and Infants, choir andorchestra have started rehearsals..

All this and much more to come, please see the dates and

watch out for texts galore!

Tonia CrossmanHeadteacher


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SPORTS NEWSOn Monday 19th November the Year 6

Boys Football team travelled to

Micklands School for a 7 a-side

match. A spectacular performance

led to a 6-0 win for Emmer Green.

Well Done to all the team, a great

start to the season!

Tuesday 20th November saw the Year

5 Hockey team travel to HighdownSchool for a local schools Hockey

Tournament. In the pouring rain our

team won five matches and drew one.

Well Done to the team, a brilliant

performance with some stunning goals.

Thank you to Miss Maddock for

organising our team, to Miss Watt for

helping with training and to Mrs

Slaughter for going with Miss

Maddock and the team on the day.

We are verypleased with ournew wide pathoutside the front ofthe school. Wehope that the extraspace has madeschool drop off andpick up lesscongested.

Please can werequest that dogs

are kept on leadsheld by an adultwhen brought ontothe school grounds.Dogs must besupervised at alltimes as it is always

Another plea from local residents that we do not park on the grass

verges when picking up and dropping off children. Most importantly

it is dangerous to pedestrians and in addition the grass gets churned

to mud.

University CoursesDuring the first week back after half term, the Juniors attended our University

courses and graduated in their chosen subjects. A few weeks beforehand, children

took a prospectus home and sent in applications listing their preferred choices of

course. Subjects included Film Studies, Chemistry, Fashion Design, Art, Garden

Design, Animation and many many more. We had a special showing assembly where

feedback was given and where possible children could show their work. We hope

that this experience has been fun and memorable and has given the children an

Watch out for letters

home this week with

slips to order ticketsfor the Foundation and

Infant Christmas Plays

and the Carol Concert.

Childrens costumes

are lovely and they are

singing and acting

beautifully in

rehearsals!

Thank you to all who have

completed and returned the

Central OHA2 form. This means

that as and when trips and events

happen you will not have to

repeatedly fill in such forms. We

do however rely on you keeping

them up to date. Please let us

know if any medical or contact

details change. If you have not

yet completed the form please do

so as soon as possible as they will

be required for the pantomime

trip. Forms are available from the

school office or can be

downloaded from the website:

www.emmergreenprimary.com

Britain Since the 1930s

Years 5 and 6 rounded off their most recent topic with a dress-up

day. Children and staff came in dressed up and performed songs

from the decades to parents who all came in for a special assembly

in the afternoon.
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A Chat With..This month our Chat With features Charlene who

helps cook our school meals and it is always servicewith a smile. . .

Name: CharleneQuestions By:Abby & Zak 6KM

What meal do you enjoy cooking the most?

At home I enjoy making family roast dinners. At

school I make the best enchiladas.

Have you cooked in any other schools, if so how

many?

Only one other and only for 2 days!

What was your favourite TV programme as a child?

As a little child I loved Sesame Street and when I

was older I used to watch Sabrina the Teenage

Witch.What is your favourite present you have ever been

given?

My favourite present ever was a dolls house that my

Grandad actually made for me.

How long have you been working a Emmer Green Primary

School?

It will be a year next week!

What have you asked for for Christmas?

To have lie-ins on Sundays and to eat chocolate but

not get fat! (I know these will never happen but the

thought is nice!)

If your house was on fire what one item would you

save?

My photo albums

What is your favourite TV programme now?

The Simpsons

Thank you Charlene. Any budding interviewers out there please compile

a list of questions and let Georgina know which member of the school

staff you would like to put them to.

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