11th November, 2011.

Dear Parent/Carer,

Children In Need

Mrs Patton’s class assembly will be on Friday 18th November. The theme will be ‘spots’ and it will also be a non-uniform day. Wear spots on Friday and bring in a £1 donation.

Attendance

Well done to Mrs Rollings’ and Mrs Ford’s classes with 99% attendance last week. Also congratulation to Mr Conlon’s class with 98% and Mrs Joseph’s class with 97% attendance.

Team Points

St Matthew’s Team won last term’s Team Points competition. This means St Matthew will have a non-uniform day on Wednesday 16th November.

St Joseph’s Parish Christmas Fair

The Parish Fair is taking place on Saturday 26th November and begins at 2.00pm. Please support the Parish by coming along and having some Christmas fun.

Christmas Party

On Friday, 9th December, the PTFA will be holding a children's Christmas party from 3.30-5pm. There will be a disco, games and refreshments. Numbers are strictly limited, so keep your eye out for the leaflet that will be going out in book bags next week.

Past Pupil Success

Well done to Jamie Prideaux, a past pupil, who has just become the youngest Dragon Tang Soo Do Master in the world (aged 22). after being invited to grade by the Grand Master of the Korean Martial Art, which was a great honour. He is now a fifth Dan Master and runs his own club with his fiancé Kristie at Kingswood Foundation on Monday Evenings.

St Bernadette’s Catholic Secondary School

If your child is transferring to St Bernadette’s school next year or in the future, there will be a meeting on Thursday 17th November at 9.00am to discuss transport problems with other parents.

Celebration Assembly

There will be a celebration assembly on Monday 14th November at 9.15am, where the following children will receive their Headteachers Award –
Joseph Nurse, Sydney-Kay Haberfield, Rebecca Davies, Jade Johnson, Emily Nurse, Kameron Bains-Doyle and Kamal Smallwood.

These children will receive our new Superstars Sports Awards:
Helene Jim, Milly Wiercioch-Giles, Talia Scott and Vanessa Wabissa

Dates for Diaries

Friday 18th November - Y5P assembly for Children in Need
Tuesday 6th December - Choir to Cabot Circus
Tuesday 6th December - Y5/6 St Fagan’s
Thursday 8th December - Christmas Lunch
Monday 12th December - YR Nativity Play – 2.30pm
Tuesday 13th December - YR Nativity Play – 9.30am
Tuesday 13th December - Infant Party
Tuesday 13th December - Carols around the tree
Wednesday 14th December - Carol Service
Friday 16th December - End of term 2

Best wishes

Matt Condon
Headteacher