Our Lady of Lourdes Newsletter – Friday24th November 2017
Up and Coming Events for November – December 2017
30/11/17 – Harry Potter visit Year 5
2/12/2017 PTA Annual Christmas Fayre – please, if you can support the PTA organisers on this venture. You will all see the new school sound system and lighting over the performance schedules this year. All this equipment paid for by the PTA fundraisers.
Times and dates of all the Christmas Productions have been circulated on the SCHOOL APP, School website and last week’s newsletter. I will include these dates again on this week’s newsletter.
Non – Uniform Day – Friday 1st December
The pupils are allowed to wear their own clothes next Friday 1st December and to support the PTA fayre, we ask the pupils to bring in a bottle as a way of a contribution towards our Tombola.
Cake Competition – Friday 1st December
Calling all Our Lady of Lourdes bakers! Bring in your best home-made decorated cake for the PTA to judge. There will be a KS1 winner and a KS2 winner, with lovely prizes! To enter please make sure your cakes are named and taken to the Benedict Building on the morning of Friday 1st December.
Toy Competition
The PTA are asking the pupils to bring their pre-loved toys that are still in good order for other children to play with. The class with the most toys will win a prize – an afternoon of creative fun! Just bring in your toys from Monday 27th November to your own class teacher.
Family Kitchen – Saturday 2nd December
The PTA would love parents to bring in food that can be sold from the family kitchen on the day of the fayre. It may be a family favourite or a special cultural cuisine. Please bring these into the family kitchen in the school hall on Saturday 2nd December.
Road Safety Week
This week, our school has been taking part in UK Road Safety Week, coordinated
by Brake, the road safety charity. The children have been learning about road
safety and the importance of drivers keeping their Speed Down to Save Lives.
In the UK speeding is still a major problem. Itcauses needless crashes, untold suffering and
stops people living safe and healthy lives.Simply put, it is a driver’s speed that will
determine whether they can stop in time and, if they can’t stop,how hard they will hit.
At school: We have discussed road safety with the children, in the classroom. We have talked about using roads safely by following the Green Cross Code; about the dangers of fast traffic; and about how walking and cycling is good for our health and the environment.
At home: Please help us make local roads safer by reinforcing the same clear messages
at home!In particular, we ask you to:
· cross roads safely with your child and teach them the Green Cross Code
· make sure your child holds an adult’s hand around roads until they are at least eight
· help your child learn about safe walking/cycling routes in the area, especially any
traffic-free paths or quiet roads with slow traffic and good pavements
· if you drive, protect children (and adults) by slowing down and going 20mph or below around homes, schools and shops.
Christmas Performance Times and Dates
Tuesday 05/12/2017 / 1.15pm for 1.30pm start / Christmas Performance Year 22.15pm (approx.) start / Christmas Performance Year 4
Wednesday 06/12/2017 / 9.30 am start / Christmas Performance Nursery AM & PM
Thursday 07/12/2017 / 1.15pm for 1.30pm start / Christmas Performance Reception
2.15pm (approx.) start / Christmas Performance Year 5
Friday 08/12/2017 / 1.15pm for 1.30 start / Christmas Performance Year 1
2.15pm (approx.) start / Christmas Performance Year 3
Have a great weekend
Edward Cottle