NEWSLETTER

You can now catch up on all our

Sporting News via Twitter.

www.twitter.com/alvechurch_pe

You can also catch up via home page

of our website.

POPPY DONATIONS

Thank you to everyone

for sending donations for the Poppy

Appeal. We filled two collection

cans and will hear in the next few

weeks how much we raised and will

keep you informed.

TICKET UPDATE

Thank you to all your Star Wars fans for

your ticket orders. We are pleased to

share that over 700 of us will be attending

the preview of Rogue One on the evening

of 15th December at the Empire Cinema Rubery. Please be advised that

tickets and refreshment packs will be handed to your child in school on the

15th. We are awaiting final timings from the Cinema and will send you an

overview closer to the date.

For now, get your Star Wars Costumes ready and light Sabres Charged!

WELL DONE Year 6

We are pleased to share that

the bake sale we all enjoyed

before half term raised £25.59

for Dementia UK and £137.74

for Brain Tumour Research.

Well done team!

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Gardening Club had a fab time

making winter hanging baskets at

Cofton Nurseries. They also very

kindly donated some large planters

for school that pupils were allowed

to plant up.

Look out for us at

the Alvechurch

Christmas Craft Fayre

on November 26th!

We will be selling

lavender bags, bird

feeders (both made

by gardening club

members) and

plants.

On Wednesday 9th November a group of KS2 and KS3 pupils visited the

Ryland Centre to take part in a New Age Kurling competition. With only a

few having played before, it was set to be a challenge for them all to play

against other schools! They worked brilliantly together in their teams,

encouraging and supporting each other in all of the games. In the end, our

KS2 boys team made it through to the final against a team from Chadsgrove

and they WON! They received a well deserved medal and are moving on to

represent Bromsgrove in the next round of the competition. A very well

done to all for taking part and representing Alvechurch Middle School.

Thank you and well done to all the boys (30+) who have attended year 5 football

training since September. Due to the dark nights and deteriorating weather it has now temporarily finished but will resume again in March where all pupils will be welcome to at-

tend.

23rd November Activities Week Information Evening—Parents of Years 6,7 & 8 (parents only)

26th November PTA Christmas Craft Fair

29th November Whole School Theatre Trip ~ George’s Marvellous Medicine (1.30 show)

30th November Ex-servicemen’s tea party 13.45-15.00pm – square hall

8th December Y5 Parent Event ~ Learning Journey Celebration

9th December Y7 Parent Event ~ Learning Journey Celebration

12th December Star Wars Premier Empire Theatre

14th December School Christmas Lunch

Term Ends Friday 16th December 2016

SPRING TERM 2016

3rd January Teacher Training Day

4th January (Wednesday) School Open to Pupils

5th January Y8 SPOZ

12th January Y5 Space Centre Visit

17th January Parent subject Meeting 4-7pm (please book your appointment)

20th January Y7 Birmingham University Radio Station

23rd January Parents subject Meeting 1.30-3.30 & 4-6pm (please book your appointment)

26th January Parents subject Meeting 1.30-3.30 & 6-8pm (please book your appointment)

27th January Y7 Holocaust Memorial Day

17th February Teacher Training Day

Half Term Monday 20th February – Friday 24th February 2017

8th March School Class Photos

10th March PTA Family Night

24th March Where Next Flowers

Term Ends 7th April 2017

SUMMER TERM 2017

24th April Term Starts and school opens to pupils

1st May May Day Bank Holiday

8th – 11th May Y6 SATs Week (No music lessons this week)

12th May Sponsored Walkathon

15th May Assessments Week – Y5,7,8

22nd May Arts Week

Half Term Monday 29th May – 2nd June 2017

5th June Teacher Training Day

3rd July Activities Week

14th July End of Year Reports sent home

14th July PTA Hog Roast ~ Everyone Welcome!!

AUTUMN TERM 2016