NORTH NEWTONCOMMUNITYPRIMARY SCHOOL

Church Road,

Headteacher: Mr. David Gliddon North Newton,

Chair of Governors: Mrs. Sarah Cook Bridgwater,

Somerset.

Tel/Fax: 01278 662140 TA7 0BG

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Dear Parents,

DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS

Happy birthday to all those children who are celebrating a birthday in December:

Maddison Hillier age 5

Samuel Irish age 9

Bethany Warren age 9

Ellen Laurence age 11

TAUNTON AND SOMERSET MUSIC AND DRAMA FESTIVAL

Congratulations to the following children on their recent successes at the Taunton and Somerset Music and Drama Festival held last month:

Phoebe Peppe88% Distinction

(Verse Speaking, won her class)

Grace Palmer 86% Commended

Isabelle Lane87% Distinction

(Special mention in her class)

Imogen Wilson86% Commended

Isabelle Pendry86% Commended

Ruby St. John87% Distinction

(Solo Acting, won her class)

Isabelle Pendry 88% Distinction

Eve Palmer 84% Commended

Bethany Little 85% Commended

Megan Owen 83% Merit

Jessica Briggs 86% Commended

Sarah Shaw 85% Commended

Ellen Laurence87% Distinction

(Prepared Reading, won her class)

Charlotte Burgess 88% Distinction

(Special mention in her class)

Lottie Furzer 86% Commended

Lottie Furzer 84% Commended

Isabella Wilson 86% Commended

Imogen Wilson 85% Commended

Isabella Wilson 86% Commended

(Solo Mime, won her class)

Aimee Hillier 86% Commended

(Special mention in her class)

Logan Simmonds 83% Merit

Isla Furzer 86% Commended

(Special mention in her class)

Chester Draper 83% Merit

Marta Hermansen 83% Merit

George Grindrod 86% Commended

(Special mention in his class)

Phoebe was also invited to perform at the Festival's Prizewinners concert on Sun, Dec 1st. A fantastic

achievement.

CHRISTMAS THEATRE TRIP

Children will be visiting the theatre later this month:

Years R-2 (Hedgehogs and Foxes classes) – Weston Playhouse to see “Jack and the Beanstalk” on Thursday, 12th December, 2013.

Years 3-6 (Squirrels and Badgers classes) – Octagon Theatre, Yeovil to see “Snow White” on Tuesday, 17th December, 2013.

If we have not received a consent form for your child a further slip is attached with this newsletter.

SCHOOL MEALS
Menus for school meals are now being emailed to parents at the start of each week. Hard copies are available for parents not on email and for those parents who would prefer a hard copy – available from the School Office.
Sadly we have been receiving a large number of late orders for lunches and also multiple requests for meals on one order - this is causing extra work for Taylor Shaw staff. Please would you ensure that orders are received no later than first thing on the Thursday preceding the week meals are required and that a separate menu is used for each child.

CHRISTMAS DINNER
Taylor Shaw will be providing a Christmas Dinner on the last day of term – Friday, 20th December. We do hope that all the children will join in this meal, however those children that do not wish to join in the meal will enjoy their lunch along with the others in the village hall. The order for the Christmas lunch will be distributed next week.

CHRISTMAS PLAYS

The children are busy preparing for their Christmas performances which will take place on Wednesday, 18th December at 10.00 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. and Thursday, 19th December at 6.30 p.m.

This year the plays being performed are: Hedgehogs and Foxes Classes: “A Midwife Crisis” and Squirrels and Badgers Classes: “Snow White”.

Tickets: The children will be performing in the Village Hall and due to fire regulations we must control entry to ensure safety. We shall therefore be restricting families to four tickets per performance, purchased in advance from the School at £1.00 per ticket. Please complete the slip attached requesting the number of tickets you require, indicate the performance you wish to watch and return with payment as soon as possible (cheques payable to “North Newton Community Primary School”). Please note: the performance will start at 6.30 p.m., doors will open at 5.45 p.m., seats will not be numbered. Any unsold tickets will be made available from Monday, 9th December, 2013. Monies received help us to pay for village hall hire charges, party food and expenses associated with all our activities at this time of year.

CHRISTMAS PLAY DVD

As in previous years we shall be filming our school plays and then offering you the chance to purchase a copy to keep or give to someone as a present. We shall be selling DVDs only and each class play will be available on a separate DVD.

The cost will be £3.00 for each class performance or two classes for £5.00. Multiple copies of the same show will also be at the discounted price (see scale on return slip). Cheques should be made payable to “North Newton Community Primary School” please.

DVDs will be produced as soon as possible but I should advise you that this will not be before Christmas.

STARTING SCHOOL SEPTEMBER 2014
Do you have a child who is due to start school in September 2014? (dob between 01/09/2009 - 31/08/2010). If so, you need to apply for a school place before the closing date of 15th January 2014.
For further information you can view the “Starting School - A Guide For Parents” booklet and apply on line at: or you can request a paper application from Somerset Direct on 0845 4564038.
Please be aware, even if you currently have a sibling at this school, you MUST still make an application, failure to do so may result in your younger child not getting a place at this school.

NEWT FESTIVAL – Friday, 11th and Saturday, 12th July, 2014

Tickets for the 2014 Newt are now available on-line at £20.00 for a whole weekend ticket. The cost will be much higher for those that pay on the day and a limited number of day tickets will be on sale. Spread the word!!

Yours sincerely,

D. P. Gliddon

Headteacher

TICKET ORDER FOR CHRISTMAS PLAYS

CHILD’S NAME ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..…

I/We should like the following tickets for the Christmas Plays:

Wednesday, 18th December, 10.00 a.m.No. of tickets required ……….

Wednesday, 18th December, 6.30 p.m.No. of tickets required ……….

Thursday, 19th December, 6.30 p.m. No. of tickets required ……….

I enclose £………….. (£1.00 per ticket) (please make cheques payable to “North Newton Community Primary School”)

Signed …………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Parent

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

CHRISTMAS PLAYS DVD ORDER

NAME ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………

WEDNESDAY EVENINGTHURSDAY EVENING

Hedgehogs/FoxesNo. required …………….Hedgehogs/FoxesNo. required …………….

Squirrels/BadgersNo. required ……………Squirrels/BadgersNo. required ……………

Cost:1 @ £35 @ £11

2 @ £56 @ £13

3 @ £77 @ £15

4 @ £9

TOTAL ENCLOSED £………………..

Signed ………………………………………………………………….………………….………….……. Parent