St. Edward’s CE Primary School

St Edwards C of E Primary School

Give Nature a Home
Marje Gillespy from the RSPB has been in to talk to our eco-committee. We are running a competition in school to design and make a bird house. She has shown us how to make a bird house from cardboard. If you would like a template, please let the school office know. Prizes will be awarded from the RSPB.

Swimming Training
Years 5/6 swimming training is on Friday mornings. Children need to be at Castleton baths for 8.30am. Swimming training is now £1.50.

Children-In-Need
The kitchen staff have kindly donated 2 Pudsey Bears for us to raffle for children-in-need. Children will be going round the classes selling raffle tickets for
20p each. The raffle will be held next Friday at the fair.

Scholastic Book Club
Any orders need to be in by Monday, 18 November at the latest. Thank you.

School Assembly
You are welcome to come and watch your child in their class assembly. Class 5F is on Tuesday 19 November at 1.20pm and Class 5FL is on Tuesday 26 November at 1.20pm.
Morrison’s Vouchers
Please send any vouchers into school as these have now finished.

Dinner Money
Dinner money is now £1.90 per day - £9.50 per week. Money needs to be paid either weekly in advance on a Monday morning or on a daily basis.
Our menus are on a three-weekly cycle and next week we will be on Week 2.

Winter Fair
Our winter fair is on Friday 22nd November from 3.20pm onwards. If anyone can help either at the fair or setting up on the day from 1.15pm, we would really appreciate it.

Pint Pots
Please fill your plastic pint pot with wrapped sweets, pencils, crayons, small toys, hair accessories, etc. Please send them into school as soon as possible – we will be selling these at the fair. Thank you.

We are in desperate need of clean soft toys for our pick-a-lolly stall if anyone has any spare. Thank you.

We have already received some donations for our raffle but would be grateful for any donations towards the raffle which is our biggest fund raiser. Thank you.

St. Martin’s Church
This year’s church fair will be held on Saturday 23rd November.

Reception Need
If anyone has any green, red or brown wool, Reception would appreciate it for making Robins. Thank you.

Music Lessons
Please make sure children have their instruments with them.
Guitar – Monday morning
Cornet – Wednesday lunchtime
Please make sure all fees are up-to-date. Thank you.

Rochdale Christmas Guide
Your child will be receiving a Christmas booklet – if you look closely at the front cover, you may recognise some of our children, parents and staff.

Anti-bullying Week
Next week is anti-bullying week and children will be doing activities in class around this subject.

Stars of the Week
Brodieleigh Hardie RD; James Heys RP; Ryan Hill 1G; Libby Power 1G; Aimee Boileau 1B; Olivia Curran 1B; Sebastian Crompton 2B; Noah Irvine-Blasberg 2B; Rebecca Slack 2B; Lily Fletcher 2R; Ella Barker 2R; Georgina Lowe 2R; Bethany Smith 2R; Ella Barker 2R; Paige Davies 3G; Tyler Cosgrove 3G; Oliver Crompton 3L; Rebecca Ellison 4S; Jordan Taylor 5F; Josh Butterworth 6G and Dylan Lancaster 6C.
Well done to 2B and 2R who received Class Awards for all their hard work.

Primary School Applications
If your child is due to start primary school next September, the closing date for admissions is 15 January 2014.