St. Edward’s CE Primary School

St Edwards C of E Primary School

Winter Fair

Our winter fair is this Friday 22 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. 

Stalls: Chocolate Tombola; Bottle Tombola; Face painting; Pint Pots; Christmas Tattoos; Photo with Santa; Name The Teddy; Lucky Dip; Raffle; 50/50; Lucky Straws; Refreshments – Meat & Potato Pie and red cabbage. Pizza.

Cake Stall – we are having a Bun Bake-Off with a Christmas theme and then we will sell the buns at the fair. There will be a prizes for overall winners.

Give Nature a Home

We are running a competition in school to design and make a cardboard bird house. The competition closes on 6th December. If you would like a template, please let the school office know. Prizes will be awarded from the RSPB.

School Assembly

You are welcome to come and watch your child in their class assembly. Class 5FL is on Tuesday 26 November at 1.20pm.

Christingle Service

The whole school will be walking to St. Martin’s Church on Friday 13 December for a service at 10.30pm. We will be leaving school at 10am if any parents would like to join us.

St. Martin’s Church

This year’s church fair will be held on Saturday 23 November.

Operation Christmas Child

A Big Thank you for all the shoe boxes – we collected 93 which are going to children in Romania and Belarus.

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.

Christmas Productions

Reception – Thursday 5 December at 2pm. Tickets are limited to 2 per family – young children are allowed at the performance but will count as one of your places. Please fill in the slip on the back of this week’s newsletter to order tickets and return it to your child’s class teacher.

Years 1 & 2 – Tuesday 10 December at 2pm. Wednesday 11 December 6pm. Tickets are limited to 2 per family – young children are allowed at the 2pm performance only and will count as one of your places. Please fill in the slip on the back of this week’s newsletter to order tickets and return it to your child’s class teacher.

Year 6 Victorian Music Hall – Monday 16 December 6.30pm.

Senior Citizens/Grandparents

On 12 December, grandparents and senior citizens in our community are invited to come to school for Christmas lunch at 1.30pm followed by performances by Year 1 & 2 and 6 children. The choir will also be performing. There will be a slip on the back of next week’s newsletter to book places.

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 3.

Swimming Training

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

Primary School Applications

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

Stars of the Week

Well done to last week’s Stars of the Week

Harvey Thompson RP; Amelie Towers RP; Harry Thompson RD; Freya McGarry 1B; Alisha Williamson 1B; Emily Hicks 1B;Matthew Brown 1G; Skye Howells 2R; Thomas Lam 2R; Dylan Newell 2R; Archie Anstess 2B; Evie Burke 2B; Sam Ellis 3L; Kenzie Pickering 3G; Jawad Ali 3G; Mason Agg 4S; Mia Charnley 4S; Katie Nolan 4P; Mollie Fairhurst 5F; Ethan Brierley 5FL; Leah Pollitt 5FL; Jada Dolan 6C; Iman Ali 6C and Reece Fielding 6G.