Archive for November, 2008
Posted on Friday, November 21st, 2008
Dear Parents/Carers
Multi-Agency Coffee Morning – Thursday, 4th December
From 9.00am to 10.30am, our next multi-agency coffee morning will be held in the community lounge. This was a great success last time with approximately 20 parents came and met with our school nurse, parent support adviser and our educational welfare officer. This time we will also be joined by the locality team manager who has access to many different services you as a parent may want to call upon. Younger siblings are very welcome.
Dates For December
- Tuesday, 9th December
Year 5/6 Christmas Concert, in the church, with performances at 2.00pm and 6.30pm.
- Wednesday, 10th December
Year 3/4 Christmas Concert, in the church, with performances at 2.00pm and 6.30pm.
- Thursday, 11th December
Now – Monday, 8th December
Year 1/2 Christmas Concert, in the church, with a performance at 6.30pm.
- Friday, 12th December
Reception Christmas Concert, in the school hall, with a performance at 10.00am.
- Wednesday, 17th December
Camhill’s Christmas Café after school in the hall. We hope to have Father Christmas coming to visit and there will be various Christmas items, cakes, and toys for sale. We have a few parents making cakes, please could we have a few more volunteers.
Pudsey Bear Winner
Congratulations to Liam Flack in reception. He was the winner of our Pudsey Bear competition on Children In Need day.
Dramawise
A Part Time Performing Arts School
As promised, here is further information on the exciting new drama club we are hosting at the school come January (letter to follow shortly).
Message From The Director – We will be opening up a new branch of Dramawise in Bar Hill Primary in January. There will be two session. The first will be for those aged 7 to 10 years from 4.45pm to 6.45pm and for 11 to 16 years from 6.00pm to 8.00pm.
These sessions will be based on acting, mime, improvisation, interview techniques, audition techniques and all aspects of theatre production.
There will be a chance for those who wish to enter Festivals of Speech and Drama and to be in musical productions at The Junction and Corn Exchange in Cambridge. There can also be one to one training for those wishing to apply to drama school entrance.
Dramawise also has its own professional Agency, so that those who wish may have professional auditions for Theatre, Television and Commercial advertising. The emphasis is on fun with learning. All our tutors have been trained in theatre and are CRB checked, several being licensed chaperones.
These sessions are led by Frances Brownlie LGSM, LRAM, ADB. For more information please phone Frances on 01223-832288 or email me at frances.wyse@btinternet.com
Christmas Hampers
We are hoping to raffle Christmas hampers again this Christmas. We would be most grateful for donation of items for the hampers. Please can they be in by Monday, 1st December.
Many thanks
Lin Whyte
Headteacher
Posted on Friday, November 21st, 2008
Dear Parents
We will be spending a couple of hours on the school garden on Sunday, 30th November from 1.30pm to 3.30pm. We would appreciate some help if you could spare the time.
There will be hot drinks, juice and sausage rolls to keep us going.
Do have a read of the attached letter and let us know if you can help.
Many thanks
Lin Whyte
Headteacher
Gardening Day – Please help!
Posted on Friday, November 21st, 2008
Dear Parents
Attached is information about our upcoming school book fair. (27th November – 2nd December). We are looking for some Year 5 or 6 children who are willing to help Miss White at the fair.
Many thanks
Lin Whyte
Headteacher
Book Fair 2008
Posted on Friday, November 7th, 2008
Dear Parents/Carers
Children In Need – Next Friday, 14th November
We will be fundraising for this worthwhile cause next Friday. The theme will be ‘back to front’ clothes and/or ‘spotty’ clothes. The cost to come dressed up is 50p.
Also, we hope you will be able to donate cakes/biscuits, etc which we will sell to the children at breaktime. The cakes will be 10p to 20p.
We will also be filling a big pudsy bear with coppers to try and make him fat!
We hope you will be able to make this day a big success.
Free Netball Coaching
Free netball coaching for children in Years 5 and 6 at Swavesey Village College netball courts starting this Wednesday, 12th November from 4.30pm to 5.30pm. It will meet weekly until up to the Christmas holidays and will be run by Helen Stepney the netball community coach.
Just turn up next Wednesday if you are interested. The netball courts are at the back of Swavesey near the sports centre.
Lost Property
Lost property will no longer be kept in a large box at the end of the hall. It will now be kept for the week and on the Friday it will be displayed just outside the front door of the school office.
Items that are not claimed will be donated to charity.
It is vital that all items that come to school with your child are named. If names are sewed in or marked with permanent marker or biro, we can get those items back to the child’s classroom.
National Anti-Bullying Week 17th – 21st November
During this week we will be exploring many ideas under the theme
“Being Different – Belonging Together”
As part of this week, the school will be selling official Anti-Bullying Week multi-coloured blue silicone bracelets for the cost of £1.00 per bracelet.
We will also be participating in the national ‘Blue Wednesday’ on the 19th November. This is a free non-uniform day when the children are encouraged to wear/be in blue – the wackier the better – to symbolise unity (belonging together).
Dates For December
- Tuesday, 9th December
Year 5/6 Christmas Concert, in the church, with performances at 2.00pm and 6.30pm.
- Wednesday, 10th December
Year 3/4 Christmas Concert, in the church, with performances at 2.00pm and 6.30pm.
- Thursday, 11th December
Year 1/2 Christmas Concert, in the church, with a performance at 6.30pm.
- Friday, 12th December
Reception Christmas Concert, in the school hall, with a performance at 10.00am.
- Wednesday, 17th December
Camhill’s Christmas Café after school in the hall. We hope to have Father Christmas coming to visit and there will be various Christmas items, cakes, and toys for sale.
- Friday, 19th December
School Christmas Lunch and end of term discos.
Yours sincerely
Lin Whyte
Headteacher
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