Littleborough Community Primary School

Littleborough Community Primary School

Getting Involved

Littleborough Community Primary School Council would like to thank everyone who was involved in our ‘Children in Need’ pyjama day on 15 November. We raised a grand total of £616.00 and we are very proud to be helping so many other children. Well done to everyone!

Once again we are holding our ‘Cake Decorating Competition’. This will be on Monday 2 Dec, and will be judged by Lesley from ‘Classy Cakes’ in Littleborough. The cakes MUST have been made and decorated by the children, and can be brought into class at registration on the Monday morning. The children will have the opportunity to view them during the day, after they have been judged. Cakes may be collected by the children from the meeting room at the end of the day. Winners will be announced during assembly on Friday 6 Dec.

Please be reminded that there is plenty of information on the schools website, including dates for your diary, e-safety and helpful hints and information about helping your child with Maths and Literacy – www.littleborough.rochdale.sch.uk

During Anti-bullying week your child has been learning about cyber bullying. Useful websites include www.beatbullying.org and www.bullying.co.uk/advice-for-parents/
www.nhs.uk/Livewell/Bullying/Pages/

Please remember that children under the age of 13 should not be accessing Facebook and other social networking sites, even through their parent’s log in.

Please encourage your child to use student jotter. If they are in Yr4, 5, 6 they will have been given a log in and a pack to bring home in the last academic year. This was to show you and your child how to use student jotter as a social networking site, following the schools e-safety rules. Student jotter also holds your child’s targets for Y2, 3, 4, 5, & 6.

As has been the tradition for hundreds of years, we will once again hold our annual Carol Service and Fancy Dress. This year’s fancy dress will be judged by a professional ‘theatre costume’ designer. Please note only homemade costumes will be paraded, and in the running for a prize.

If there are any parent’s who would be able to help us out financially, by ‘matching any funding’ we manage to raise, we would love to hear from you. In the past we have been lucky enough to have some parent’s who either own a business or work for a business that have been kind enough to either ‘fund match’ or ‘sponsor’ us. Please contact the school office if you can help in any way.

Please be aware that the Reception pets may be taken home at weekend and holiday’s by anyone in school. If you are interested please see Mrs Coupe.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank Mrs Irene Butterworth for seventeen years service in our school kitchen. We wish her well in here retirement.

Thank you to all the children who took advantage of our Bonfire lunch, many children have decided to have school dinners since this event, keep it up!

Enrichment

Nursery and Reception would like to thank all the parents who sent money in for our Hedgehog & Elmer days. We have adopted an elephant at Chester Zoo (we have a plaque on the wall there) and made a donation to the Hedgehog Rescue Charity.

Class 3 & 4 would like to thank parents who sent money for ‘Save the Children’. We bought two water filters, three school bags and three sets of warm clothing.

Class 10 would like to thank everyone for their support in raising money for their chosen charity ‘Plant a Tree Today’. We have raised enough money to buy 14 trees!

Thank you to all parents, for your co-operation with rehearsal’s after school, for the Christmas show ‘Shrek and Surewood’. The children are doing a fantastic job and are so enthusiastic. Could you please continue to help them learn their lines and songs. Thank you.

Netball after school on Tuesday continues to go well, and we thank everyone for continuing to support us.

Please could all parents of children in Y1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, return payment and slips for the pantomime trip a.s.a.p.

Some of our ‘After School Club’ children wanted to tell everyone what they liked about the club:

“We get milk, I enjoy playing with the lego and I enjoy the snacks.”
“I like all the food we have and all the activities like art. I also like looking at books.”
“I like having a snack and I enjoy colouring.”

P.T.F.A.

A fantastic turn out for the Halloween Disco’s. Both Infants and Juniors thoroughly enjoyed themselves and the costumes were amazing. Thank you to everyone who made this event such a success.

Thank you to everyone who supported our chocolate tombola at the Christmas lights on Saturday. Once again this was a great success and although it was cold, it didn’t rain!

Ladies Night is on Wednesday 27 November from 7.30 – 10pm. The tickets are £3.50 and this includes a glass of wine. There will be a fashion show and many stalls to tempt.

Our Secret Room dates are Monday 2 & Tuesday 3 December. It will be held in the dining room after school.

Our A.G.M. will be held on Tues 14 January at 7pm in the staff room. Everyone is welcome.

Donations

If you are having a clear out of toys prior to Christmas, please would you consider donating them to school for wet playtime. We desperately need Duplo, Stickle bricks, dressing up clothes, Dolls and prams, Garages and cars. Please leave at the school office thank you.

Notices

Here we are again with reminders for payments. If you have any fees to play please make sure that they are made in advance to avoid reminders. Thank you to those parents who pay on time, as it means we don’t have to chase payments. Our final day for banking will be Monday 16 December 2013. Please make sure all arrears/payments are made before this date. Thank you for your co-operation in this matter.
Please note that school closes on Thursday 19 December 2013.

Dates for your diary

28.11.13 P.T.F.A. Fashion Show 7.30pm.

02.12.13 Cake competition. Y4 to visit S.Barnabas Church during afternoon. Secret Santa.

03.12.13 Secret Santa.

09.12.13 KS1 Play.

10.12.13 KS1 Play.

11.12.13 Foundation stage play.

12.12.13 Foundation stage play.

13.12.13 KS2 dress rehearsal.

16.12.13 Y3, 4 & 5 Panto trip.

17.12.13 Y1, 2 & 6 Panto trip. KS2 Play.

18.12.13 KS2 Play 2pm & 7pm.

19.12.13 Carol Service & Fancy dress. Break up.

06.01.14 School re opens.