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WHAT’S ON: Mon 9th Dec - Pantomime Trip Fri 13th Dec - Christmas Jumper Day Fri 13th Dec - FOMS Christmas Party Games Night, CANCELLED Sun 15th Dec - Middleton Village Christmas Service at The Pathway, 6.00pm Mon 16th + Tues 17th Dec - EYFS + KS1 Christmas Play Tues 17th Dec - KS2 Christmas Play Wed 18th Dec - Christmas Dinner Fri 20th Dec - School closes for Christmas Holiday Tues 7th Jan - School re-opens for

Autumn Term: Issue 13 Friday 6th December 2019

STARS OF THE WEEK

NURSERY - Andrew

CHERRY BLOSSOM - Mia

WILLOW - Jessica D LARCH - Stevie

OAK - Connie

~PRESENTATION AWARDS~

NURSERY - Noah, for continuing a rhyming string and hearing the initial sound in words.

Well done! CHERRY BLOSSOM - Alvinamarie, for some super reading. Well done!

WILLOW - Charlie R, for a super drawing of his Christingle. Well done! LARCH - Jack W, for some great computing work. Well done!

OAK - Ellie R, for making a great start to her ‘Jumanji’ narrative. Well done!

INFORMATION:

CHRISTINGLE ASSEMBLY

On Monday 2nd Dec, the whole school spent some of

the morning making Christingles with their class

teachers and in the afternoon they brought them into

the main hall for a Christingle Assembly, which was led

by Rev Alison Wallbank. Alison explained the

meaning of the Christingle and why it is an important

part of Christmas. photos on page 2……….

FOMS CHRISTMAS PARTY NIGHT

Unfortunately, our FOMS have had to cancel the

Christmas Games Night which was due to be held on

Friday 13th. They are in the process of rearranging the

Games Night which will now be held in the New Year

- something for the children to look forward to.

TICKETS FOR CHRISTMAS PLAY

Just a reminder that tickets are on sale in the school

office for the Christmas play, 'Everyone Loves a Baby'.

Pupils in Nursery, Cherry Blossom and Willow will be

taking part in this lovely Christmas story. Tickets are

£2.00 per adult, no charge for children.

KS2 CHRISTMAS PLAY

Pupils in KS2 have been rehearsing their Christmas play

which is called, ‘Christmas Cheer, Achoo!’ The

performance will be held on Tuesday 17th December

in the school hall at 6pm. Tickets will go on sale on

Monday 9th December, available from the school office

priced at £2 per adult - no charge for children.

AFTER SCHOOL GYMNASTICS

Please be advised that the After School Gymnastics

coaching which had been moved to Tuesday 10th

December (for one week only) has been cancelled due

to unforeseen circumstances.

GUITAR + UKELELE CONCERT

On Thursday 12th December at 11.15am, pupils in

Willow class and pupils from the guitar group are

holding a music concert. All parents/family members are

more than welcome to come along and enjoy the music.

PANTOMIME TRIP

Just a reminder that the whole school will be going to the

Pantomime on Monday 9th December. All pupils will

need to bring a packed lunch to school and there will be

no Nursery provision that day.

CHRISTMAS JUMPER DAY

Our school will be supporting the ‘Save the Children’

charity on Friday 13th December by joining in with

Christmas Jumper Day. All pupils and staff can come to

school wearing their special jumper and we ask is for a

suggested donation of £1.

FOOTBALL COACHING

Please be advised that Football Coaching will not take

place on Monday 16th December, a refund has been

issued to KS1 pupils and an amendment to KS2 pupils.

Football Coaching will recommence on 13th January 2020.

If you would like your child to attend, please complete a

form and return to the school office. A form is in the

document section of this app, or available from the school

office.

‘where many hearts make a school’

MERIT AWARDS

Well done to

High Force!

~ ATTENDANCE - THIS WEEK ~ Our school target this year for attendance is 96.6% and we ask for parents to

support us by ensuring your child is in school, because if they’re in school

they’re learning.

Our school target is: 96.6%

Our current percentage from September 2019 to this

week is: 95.8%

CROSS FELL 07

HIGH FORCE 08

COW GREEN 01

KIRK CARRION 04

Cherry Blossom 92.7%

Willow 95.0%

Larch 88.8%

Oak 90.0%

DANCE/EXERCISE CLUB We are excited to announce that Dawn Benson is offering a FREE 'Dance and Exercise' club which will be open to both girls and boys, aged 5 - 8 years old. This exciting new club will be held every Monday morning from 8.00am to 8.40am and will commence Monday 13th January 2020 (excluding Monday 20th January 2020) and run up until the Easter holidays. The fun and active programme aims to help build self-confidence alongside the benefits of regular exercise and there may be the opportunity to take a small exam and gain a qualification. School PE Kits will be required. Please register your child with the school office as soon as possible and no later than Wednesday 8th January 2020.

CHRISTINGLE ASSEMBLY