Inside this issue:

After School Clubs (p2)

Class Trips (p2 & 3)

PTFA News (p4)

Anti-Bullying Week (p5)

Achievements (p.6)

Lunch Menu (p.6)

Dates for your diary: (Subject to change)

Rec & Y6 Heights & Weights 14/11/19

Children In Need 15/11/19

Progress Reports Home 15/11/19

Y4 Birmingham Museum 18/11/19

Parents’ Evening - 7.00pm 19/11/19

Parents’ Evening - 5.30pm 20/11/19

Y5 Think Tank Visit 20/11/19

Y4 Lantern Parade Workshop 25/11/19

Mr Keen Visiting Y4,5 & 6 25/11/19

Reception Intake Open AM/PM 27/11/19

Rugeley Lantern Parade 29/11/19

Christmas Jumper Day 04/12/19

Christmas Lunch Day 04/12/19

KS2 Movie Munch 05/12/19

Rec - Y6 Flu Vaccination 06/12/19

Rec Visit to Birches Valley 12/12/19

Christmas Bingo 13/12/19

Tea With Santa* 16/12/19

Y1 & Y2 Visiting Conkers 17/12/19

Parent Forum Meeting 17/12/19

Carol Concert 18/12/19

Y2 German Market Afternoon 18/12/19

Party Day (TBC) 19/12/19

Toy Day 20/12/19

Break Up for Christmas 20/12/19

Return to School 06/01/20

Young Voices Concert 16/01/20

Issue 267 - 13th November 2019

Remembrance All Pupils took part in the two-minute silence on Monday, to honour those who fight on

behalf of our country. Our Y6 pupils visited Rugeley Cenotaph - leading the ceremony

for all schools, what a credit to our school they all were. With thanks to Rugeley British

Legion for organising this important community event, and to you all for purchasing

items in support of this.

Parent Forum Thank you to all parents who joined Mrs Blankley for our first Parent Forum

Meeting of 2019/20. It was agreed that the format of these meetings remain

‘informal’ enabling other parents to drop-in at any time. Parents in attendance

agreed to having their names shared, in order that you can approach them to

share feedback to the forum: Mrs Emma Davies, Ms Kelly Spencer, Ms Perdita

Lawton, Ms Katie Jones and Mrs Melita McNicholls. The next Parent Forum

Meeting is scheduled to take place on Tuesday 17th December, 9.00 to

10.00am; please do feel free to attend - or send your feedback via any of the

members named above. Thank you.

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Y5 and Y6 Residential Visits Y5 will visit Shugborough Monday 30th March (for 3 days

and 2 nights), returning on Wednesday 1st April. The cost

of this visit will be £90* available on ParentPay.

If your child cannot attend, you should have already informed

school; any cancellations will now be charged 30% of the total

fee. If school is informed of your child’s non-attendance after 29th

January 2020 this will increase to 60% of the cost.

Y6 will visit Laches Wood on Monday 15th June (for 5 days

and 4 nights), returning Friday 19th June. The cost of this

visit will be £245* (to include transport), available on

ParentPay soon.

If your child cannot attend, please inform school before 18th

November - after this date you will be charged 30% of the total

fee. If school is informed of your child’s non-attendance after 29th

March 2020 this will increase to 60% of the cost.

More details available nearer the time. Cancellations

after the given deadline will result in parents being

charged a minimum 30% of the overall cost.

After School Clubs - UPDATE! We will continue to offer a wide range of extra-curricular clubs this half-term, including:

KS1/2 Musical Theatre (now open to ALL year groups) - Monday after-school, (cost involved, book via Progressive Sports

Website)

Y5/Y6 Football & KS2 Running Club - will take a break until spring term.

All after-school clubs finish at 4.30pm.

We would like to thank our hardworking staff for giving up their own time, to offer Chancel children the opportunity

to attend these clubs. In the event that a club cannot go ahead, staff always ensure parents are made aware. Please

could we request that you extend our staff the same courtesy, ensuring they are made aware if your child cannot

attend a club for any reason - thank you.

Proposed 2021 Visit to France - NEWS! Thank you to those parents who attended the meeting

regarding the proposed visit to France in 2021. All

parents in attendance were keen for this visit to go

ahead, with the majority opting for a weekend visit

(Friday to Monday) in March - as this reduced the overall

costs to parents, while proving beneficial to the school

and all staff involved. Although exact costs have yet to be

agreed, this visit will potentially now cost in the region of

£340, which will include all travel, board, lodgings, visits

and a visit to Disneyland Paris! If you would be

interested in your child joining their classmates on this

visit, we are asking for a non-refundable £50 deposit to

be paid by no later

than Friday 14th

February, available to

pay via ParentPay.

Garden Club Fundraising Each Tuesday after-school, Mr Blankley will be selling: new, nearly new and used (clean) uniform

items at bargain prices. All funds raised from sales of these uniform items (T-Shirts, school bags,

coats, sweat-shirts, cardigans…) will go towards Gardening Club equipment; the first item this club

would like to purchase is a poly-tunnel for the school grounds, enabling the pupils to plant and

grow produce in all seasons. If you would like to support gardening club, while grabbing yourself a

bargain - please visit the front lobby, Tuesday after school, 3.30 to 4.00pm.

Our Future Planet We are all incredibly proud of our Y6 pupil Katie H, who loves wildlife. After hearing that the Green

Party are putting Climate Change before Brexit, she has joined the Youth Green Party. Katie will be

doing work in our school and community, in support of this, starting with a meeting at St Augustine’s

on 26th November at 4.30pm (Katie’s poster is on display outside the church). Children will also be

bringing Katie’s personally designed flyers home. Please help us to support Katie with this fantastic cause.

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Class Trips This Term The following class trips will be taking place during the

autumn term:

Y4 Birmingham Museum (ancient Egyptians)

18th November £14.50

Y5 Think-Tank Birmingham (Earth and Space)

20th November £20.00

Reception Birches Valley (visiting Santa)

12th December £12.00

Ys 1 & 2 Conkers (Winter Wonderland)

17th December £15.00

All charges available on ParentPay. If you would like

further information, please do not hesitate to get in

touch with the school office, or Mrs Blankley.

Reception Visit to Birches Valley Reception will be visiting Santa and his reindeer, at

Birches Valley, on the morning of Thursday 12th

December (children will return to school in time for

lunch). All children should wear normal school uniform,

with appropriate footwear, and a warm/waterproof

coat. The cost of this visit is £12.00, available now on

ParentPay.

Year 4 Trip Y4 will be visiting Birmingham Museum next Monday

18th November to consolidate their work on Ancient

Egypt. The pupils will participate in a mummification

workshop, produce artwork

on papyrus and handle

ancient Egyptian artefacts.

The cost of the trip is £14.50

and is now available on

Parentpay. We will depart

school at 9am so require all Y4

pupils to be in school by

8.45am on this day - all pupils

will need a packed lunch. We

will return in time to be

dismissed as normal at

3.30pm.

Year 1 and 2 Visit On Tuesday 17th December, pupils in Years 1 and 2 will

be visiting Conkers; where they will enjoy a magical

day, experiencing a world of enchantment aboard the

‘Santa Express’. School will provide each child with a

packed lunch on this day; but ask that you provide your

child with a drink. The cost of the trip is £15, which is

now available on Parentpay.

Year 5 Visit to Think-Tank Birmingham Next Wednesday 20th November, Year 5 will be spending the day exploring the Think Tank museum and all of its

exciting exhibits, before taking part in a presenter-led 360 degree planetarium show. During the show, pupils will

learn about the stars and constellations visible that night and discover how to spot planets in the sky.

We will then find out about the movements of the Earth, Moon and Sun and learn why we have seasons, leap

years and lunar phases. The session finishes with an inspirational flight through space. All of this is relevant to our

current science topic and aims to inspire and teach the children about our world and beyond. All children will need

to wear full school uniform, and bring a packed lunch with them - no glass bottles or fizzy pop please. The cost of

this visit is £20, available on ParentPay.

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PTFA If you would like to join the PTFA and support your child’s school,

please speak to any member of the PTFA.

Parents’ Evenings Appointments Parents’ Evenings will take place, as follows:

Tuesday 19th November—3.40 to 7.00pm

Wednesday 20th November—3.40 to 5.30pm

There will be one ten-minute appointment available

per child, which both parents should attend.

Appointments will be issued this Friday, along with

your child’s progress report.

PLEASE NOTE THERE WILL BE NO AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS ON

THESE EVENINGS.

Rugeley Lantern Parade - UPDATE! We will be taking part in this event, on Friday 29th

November. Y4 will be making the lanterns, and we

would like to invite parents in to support this project,

on Monday 25th November at 2.00pm. Please ensure

your child brings an empty 2 litre

plastic bottle to school for this

activity. All Chancel children and

family members will be welcome to

join us during the parade.

PTFA News Our next meeting is scheduled to take place in school on Wednesday 27th November, after school (a crèche will be

available). Please come along and join our group of hardworking volunteers.

Monday 16th December

3.30-5.00pm

Fish fingers and Chips

Delicious Crispy Cakes

£6 per pupil

Available now on

Parentpay

Thursday 5th December

3.30-5.45pm

Popcorn on arrival

followed by

Fish fingers and Chips

Delicious Crispy

KS2 Movie Munch Years 3 & 4 will be watching

Elf

Years 5 & 6 will be watching

Home Alone

Tea With Santa

£5 per pupil

Available now on Parentpay

Friday 13th December

Make sure you order your tickets by

Wednesday 11th December.

£2 per ticket

Food and drink will be available to

purchase.

Christmas Jumper Day The PTFA are organising their annual Christmas Jumper

Day to take place on Wednesday 4th December. All

pupils, and staff, will be invited to come to school

wearing a Christmas jumper, along with normal

uniform, for a donation of a prize towards Christmas

Hampers - the more

festive the better:

chocolate, smellies,

games, drinks… all

items will be raffled

during the

Christmas Bingo

Evening.

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Diabetes UK Following the diagnosis of a Y6 pupil with Type-1

Diabetes, a group of our Y6 children decided to raise

funds on behalf of Diabetes UK. We would like to say a

huge well done to these pupils for showing care and

concern for others, and for giving up their own time to

bake ’sugar free’ cakes while raising £50 for this cause.

Anti-Bullying Week Mrs Corbett organised activities to take place this week

in support of anti-bullying week; all children were invited

to wear odd socks yesterday. Please do encourage your

child to talk to you, or a member of staff, about bullying,

whether it be personal bullying, or the bullying of others

- helping us to stamp out this unwanted behaviour.

Pupil Wellbeing As a school that takes the wellbeing of its pupils

very seriously, we have several initiatives in

support of wellbeing, including: worry boxes,

feelings flowers, circle time, Massage,

assemblies, PSHE, Workshops and access to a

Nurture Counsellor. Chancel staff closely

monitor children, identifying when they appear

‘out of sorts’ or withdrawn - offering support

and a listening ear. If you are worried about

your child, please do not hesitate to get in touch

and we will be more than happy to help.

Children In Need Will take place this Friday 15th November, with a wide

range of activities for Chancel children, as follows:

Wear something spotty for £1.00 (one spotty item

only please, with normal uniform);

Dodgeball, each class will be given a timed slot,

enabling children to pay 50p to take part in a game of

this ever popular game;

Guess the sweets in the jar - 20p per guess;

Cakes for sale on the day - 50p each;

Children In Need items ranging from 50p - £1.00;

Multiplication activity sheet for KS2;

Colouring activity sheet for EYFS/KS1.

Please send your child in with loose change, enabling

them to take part in these fun activities. All monies

raised will be donated to this worthwhile cause.

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Roast Turkey

Stuffing

Roast & Mashed Potatoes

Vegetables

Cranberry Sauce

Pigs in Blankets

Festival Christmas Sausage Roll (v)

Festive Cup-Cake

Festive Shortbread

Yogurt

Fresh Fruit

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Stars of the Week Reception Alfie B & Amelie M

Year 1 Ava S & Lola S

Year 2 Max J-J & Noah J

Year 3 Kazik C & Scarlett H

Year 4 Vanessa Z & Sophia R-D

Year 5 Daniel G & Oliver M

Year 6 Leah D & Niamh T

Learning Warrior

Reception Reuben R

Year 1 Poppy H-W

Year 2 Freya R

Year 3 Daisy-Rose J

Year 4 Jack F

Year 5 Abigail D

Year 6 Honor E

Attendance w/e 25.10.19

1st Owls (Y3) 98.3%

2nd Toucans (Y4) 98.0%

2nd Eagles (Y6) 98.0%

4th Kingfishers (Y2) 96.7%

5th Chaffinches (Y1) 96.1%

6th Kestrels (Y5) 96.0%

7th Robins (Rec) 93.9%

Awards for Week Ending 8th November

* Next week’s menu

Christmas Lunch You should have received a letter regarding this

year’s Christmas Lunch, which will take place

on Wednesday 4th December (apologies for

any confusion). The cost of this meal will

remain at £2.20 per child. All pupils in

Reception, Y1 & Y2 are entitled to a Universal Free

School Meal, so a Christmas Lunch will be ordered,

unless you indicate otherwise. For all other classes

(including Nursery), please ensure your child’s

Christmas meal is ordered by no later than Friday

22nd November; orders cannot be accepted after

this date, due to kitchen staff having to source the

required amount of food.

Roast Turkey

Stuffing

Roast & Mashed Potatoes

Vegetables

Cranberry Sauce

Pigs in Blankets

Festival Christmas Sausage Roll (v)

Festive Cup-Cake

Festive Shortbread

Yogurt

CONGRATULATIONS! A huge well done to Mrs Kent, and

her team, in our school kitchen, for

being awarded five stars by

Environmental Health this week.