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Year 3 update including Ukulele Concert

What a busy half term we have had so far! 

Year 3 have been working hard and immersing ourselves into our project where we have learnt lots about ‘The Iron Man by Ted Hughes.’ Last week the children completed drawings and poems all linked to this and blew us away with their fantastic vocabulary choices. We will share some of these with you after we publish them this week. 

Tomorrow, Monday 5th December, we will be heading off to St Mark’s Church on Homestead road where we will meet Rev Nicola and take part in activities linked to the Christmas Journey. Please can you ensure your children have a warm coat, water bottle and a fruit snack to take with them. We will return to school in time for lunch. 

On Tuesday 13th December, we are inviting you to a short ukulele concert for your children. They have been learning to play since the beginning of September. Below shows the times of the concert, please only arrive five minutes before through the main entrance.

3C – 9.50am
3SB – 10.45am
3T – 11.40am   

We look forward to you joining us for these concerts. 

Year 3 Team  

2nd December Newsletter – Christmas Fayre and more

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This week’s top news & reminders

  • It’s Christmas Fayre time! We are really looking forward to seeing you and your family this Saturday 3rd December 12-3pm! More details in our FOSM section below.

    As well as building community and celebrating Christmas together, the fayre is one of our main fundraising projects, all of which will be going to support our outside projects. Thank you in advance for your generosity and support.

    And of course a huge thanks to our FOSM team for the hard work they have put in!

    • Need to know
      • Although you’ll be able to use a card on most things, some may only accept cash, so best bring some with you
      • A reminder that the car park will be closed. Please walk if possible or park elsewhere responsibly. The car park will be hosting burgers, chips, coffee and a bar!
      • TOKENS: Games and Activities will accept cash and tokens. You can use your card to buy tokens from the FOSM stall. (You can use leftover tokens from the summer fun day too!)
    • Key locations and timings
      • In the main reception area, you’ll find the Tombola, FOSM Shop, and Raffle, and also be able to buy tokens from the FOSM stall.
      • Refreshments will be in the church (including hots drinks and cakes)
      • Raffle winners announced at 2.30pm (main hall)
      • The main hall features over 10 external stalls, 15 Games and 4 fun activities, include decorate a ginger bread person and Christmas themed selfie wall with Balloons!
      • School choir performing in the main hall stage at 12.30pm (KS1) and 1.30pm (KS2) (see below for more choir info)
      • Don’t forget to book your Santa’s Grotto tickets!
      • For anyone visiting Santa’s Grotto in the first slot (12-12:15) please try to arrive for 11:50 and use the door directly into the hall, up the ramp.
      • Thank you for the generous donations towards the tombola!
  • Christmas Lunch Day – Thursday 15th December. Children may wear Christmas Jumpers on this day (on top of usual school uniform please) or decorate your school jumper! NO NEED TO BUY A NEW JUMPER!
  • Year R have now finished their nativity performances. They have been fantastic performing to their first audiences and we are so incredibly proud of them!
  • You raised a total of £230.68 for Children in Need – thank you!
  • St Mark's Careers Fair - Febuary 2023!

    We’re pleased to be running our St Mark’s Careers Fair again in February 2023! We need your help though. Can you run a stall on either 23rd or 24th Feb in the morning? Would your business, charity or organisation help? Do you know someone else who might? Find our details and sign-up here! Thank you.

  • FOSM PTA

    Notices:

    • Would you like a sneeky peak inside our grotto? Make sure to book your ticket to meet Santa!

    Upcoming FOSM events:

    • Sat 3rd Dec – Christmas Fayre 12-3pm!

    Regular Information

School Dates, Lunches, and Clubs

  • School Calendar

    Everyone

    December

    • Sat 3rd Dec – FOSM Christmas Fayre
    • Thurs 15th Dec – Christmas Lunch Day & Christmas Jumpers (pre-ordered or packed lunch) (see meals section for a reminder of the menu)
    • Fri 16th Dec – last day of term

     January 2023

    •  Tues 3rd Jan – school closed for INSET day
    • Wed 4th Jan – back to school

    Year Group Events

    Year 1:

    • Christmas Shows – Tues 6th Dec @ 10am / Wed 7th Dec @ 10am / Wed 7th Dec @ 2pm

    Year 2:

    • Christmas Shows – Tues 6th Dec @ 10am / Wed 7th Dec @ 10am / Wed 7th Dec @ 2pm
    • Hillier Gardens – 23rd June 2023

    Year 3:

    • Christmas Carol Service – Mon 12th Dec @ 2pm / Tues 13th Dec @ 7pm / Wed 14th Dec @ 10am

    Year 4:

    • Christmas Carol Service – Mon 12th Dec @ 2pm / Tues 13th Dec @ 7pm / Wed 14th Dec @ 10am

    • New Barn residential trip: Wed 14th – Fri 16th June 2023

    Year 5:

    • Christmas Carol Service – Mon 12th Dec @ 7pm / Tues 13th Dec @ 2pm / Wed 14th Dec @ 2pm
    •  Meeting about Residential Trip Nov 23 – Weds 11th January at 6pm
    •  Trip to Ufton Court – Thurs 9th Feb

    Year 6:

    • Tues 6th Dec – Evacuation Day (please come dressed as an evacuee!)
    • Christmas Carol Service – Mon 12th Dec @ 7pm / Tues 13th Dec @ 2pm / Wed 14th Dec @ 2pm
    • Tues 17th Jan – SATs information evening in main hall

⭐ Star Learners ⭐

Star Learner Awards:

Year R
Puffins – Liam, Parrots – Oliver, Penguins – Lucas

Year 1
1P – Evie, 1M – Archie, 1CL – Ishan

Year 2
2B – Isla, 2G – , 2BB – Holly

Year 3
3C – , 3T – Riaz, 3SB – Claudia

Year 4
4W – Abi, 4S – Daniel, 4PR – Mia

Year 5
5SP – Daniel, 5DS – Theo, 5F – Leo

Year 6

6P – Isla, 6B – Amelia, 6C – Aarav

Star Reader Awards:

Year 1
1P – Lena, 1M – Arlo, 1CL – Harley

Year 2
2B – Yousha, 2G – , 2BB – Vinelle

Year 3
3C – , 3T – Dylan, 3SB – Tilly

Year 4
4W – Beatrice, 4S – Effie, 4PR – Finley

Year 5
5SP – Josh, 5DS – Annabelle, 5F – Henry

Year 6

6P – Chloe, 6B – Bethany, 6C – Zion

Rock Stars

Amazing effort:

Year 3
3C – Jackson, 3T – Jenson, 3SB – Benjamin

Year 4
4W – Joshua, 4S – Lottie, 4PR – Isabelle

Year 5
5SP – Seth, 5DS – Elizabeth, 5F – Leo

Year 6
6P – Oliver, 6B – Mikey, 6C – Alastair

Most active class in each year group:

Year 3: 3SB

Year 4: 4W

Year 5: 5F & 5SP

Year 6: 6B

NumBots best effort:

Year 1: Maddi L (1M), Lily (1CL), Caleb (1M)

Year 2: Callie (2G), Alfie P (2G), Gracie H (2BB)

Music of the week!

Troika by Sergei Prokofiev (1891 – 1953)

Prokofiev was a Russian composer and pianist. He died in 1953 and is one of the most famous composers of the 20th century.

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25th November Newsletter – Christmas Updates, FOSM Video and more

This week’s top news & reminders

  • Christmas Performance tickets. Firstly a big thank you goes to Pam Ruffles for her hard-work behind the scenes working on ticket allocation – a big task and much appreciated! All requests for tickets have now been sent by email. Please check your junk folder for an email from office@stmarksce.org.uk and contact us if you have not received your ticket(s). You may have received multiple ticket emails if you requested additional tickets. All of these will be valid and provide your total ticket allocations. If you have spares that you don’t need please let us know.
  • Non-uniform days this week – Tuesday 29th Dec (Year R only) & Thursday 1st Dec (Years 1-6). Please see our FOSM section for details of what you can bring for a tombola donation if you’d like to contribute
  • Flu vaccinations reminder – the school nursing team are giving vaccinations on Wednesday 30th Nov. They will only vaccinate children that have completed the form (deadline is Friday 25th midnight). If your child is unwell in the week leading up please let the school nursing team know on 01962 831111 or here
  • Spring term After School Clubs – thank you to those that have applied for a club. We are in the process of allocating places and confirmation emails will be sent out this coming week. We will let you know if any clubs still have availability.
  • Agents of Change

    Could you be our next agent?? We would like to help our children become agents of change by supporting our school charity:

    The Mud House Children’s Foundation.

    The charity has been working hard to enhance access to education and improve the quality of life for children and communities in the most rural regions of northern Tanzania.

    We are currently working with the charity to help fund a chimney for each mud house so that their homes won’t be full of smoke.

    How are we raising funds?

    Our Christian Voice Ambassadors will be leading a worship to the school on Monday 28th November and will be selling bracelets made by the Masaai tribes during the week.

    Bracelets in the charity colours are available at a special introductory price of 50p or £1 and will be sold on the playground at lunchtimes.

    All proceeds will go directly to the charity.

    Can the children still help without donations?

    Yes! Our children will also be writing letters to the children.

    Are there any other ways to help?

    You can also support the charity by donating at our Christmas performances or by attending the stall run by our Christian Voice Ambassadors at our Christmas Fair.  All proceeds will go directly to the charity. 

    Good work agents!

  • FOSM PTA

    Notices:

    • Please spare 2 minutes to watch our video on upcoming events!

    • Upcoming non-uniform days:

    • Book your visit to Santa’s Grotto at the Christmas Fayre here

    • Can you help at the Christmas Fayre? Can you spare an hour or so to help run a stall or provide breaks to others? Please email secretary.fosm@stmarksce.org.uk to let us know what you can do. An hour’s help would make all the difference! Thank you

    • Have you entered the Christmas Raffle yet? 

    • Order your St Mark’s Advent candles! Available until stocks last – Order Here

    Upcoming FOSM events:

    • Tues 29th Nov – Year R Non-School Uniform (tombola donations)
    • Thur 1st Dec – Years 1-6 Non-School Uniform (tombola donations)
    • Sat 3rd Dec – Christmas Fayre 12-3pm

    Regular Information

Year R outdoor space update

Just look at our new and improved Year R space! We’ve got a bit more work to do, but the children should hopefully be using it before Christmas. Thank you so much to….

  • to FOSM for helping to fund it, and parents for donating
  • the many volunteers that have helped make this happen
  • onsite Outdoor Facilitator, Mr Calver
  • our Site Manager, Mrs Barbour
  • and anyone else who has pitched in to help!
25th November Newsletter – Christmas Updates, FOSM Video and more
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School Dates, Lunches, and Clubs

  • School Calendar

    Everyone

    November

    • Tues 29th Nov – FOSM Non-uniform Day (Year R only) for Tombola Donations
    • Wed 30th Nov – Flu vaccinations in school

    December

    • Thurs 1st Dec – FOSM Non-School uniform (Years 1-6) for Tombola Donations
    • Sat 3rd Dec – FOSM Christmas Fayre
    • Thurs 15th Dec – Christmas Lunch Day (pre-ordered or packed lunch) (see meals section for a reminder of the menu)
    • Fri 16th Dec – last day of term

     January 2023

    • Tues 3rd Jan – school closed for INSET day
    • Wed 4th Jan – back to school

    Year Group Events

    Year R:

    • Nativity Performances – Thurs 1st Dec @ 10am / Fri 2nd Dec @ 10am

    Year 1:

    • Christmas Shows – Tues 6th Dec @ 10am / Wed 7th Dec @ 10am / Wed 7th Dec @ 2pm

    Year 2:

    • Christmas Shows – Tues 6th Dec @ 10am / Wed 7th Dec @ 10am / Wed 7th Dec @ 2pm
    • Hillier Gardens – 23rd June 2023

    Year 3:

    • Christmas Carol Service – Mon 12th Dec @ 2pm / Tues 13th Dec @ 7pm / Wed 14th Dec @ 10am

    Year 4:

    • Christmas Carol Service – Mon 12th Dec @ 2pm / Tues 13th Dec @ 7pm / Wed 14th Dec @ 10am

    • New Barn residential trip: Wed 14th – Fri 16th June 2023

    Year 5:

    • Christmas Carol Service – Mon 12th Dec @ 7pm / Tues 13th Dec @ 2pm / Wed 14th Dec @ 2pm
    • Meeting about Residential Trip Nov 23 – Weds 11th January at 6pm
    • Trip to Ufton Court – Thurs 9th Feb

    Year 6:

    • Tues 6th Dec – Evacuation Day (please come dressed as an evacuee!)
    • Christmas Carol Service – Mon 12th Dec @ 7pm / Tues 13th Dec @ 2pm / Wed 14th Dec @ 2pm
    • Tues 17th Jan – SATs information evening in main hall

⭐ Star Learners ⭐

Star Learner Awards:

Year R
Puffins – Thomas, Parrots – Luca, Penguins – Léa

Year 1
1P – Jack, 1M – Jude, 1CL – Jennifer

Year 2
2B –Alvaro, 2G – Maxwell, 2BB – Finley

Year 3
3C – Mia, 3T – Noah, 3SB – Emily

Year 4
4W – Emily, 4S – Jasper, 4PR – Thea

Year 5
5SP – Kody, 5DS – Elliott, 5F – Alfie

Year 6

6P – Tom, 6B – Mikey, 6C – Ava

Star Reader Awards:

Year 1
1P – Gabriel, 1M – Albie, 1CL – Jessica

Year 2
2B – Amaira, 2G – Eva, 2BB – Theo

Year 3
3C – Liam, 3T – Leo, 3SB – Armaan

Year 4
4W – Dexter, 4S – Chloe, 4PR – Jai

Year 5
5SP – Charlotte, 5DS – Bethany, 5F – Imogen

Year 6

6P – Irebami, 6B – Amelia, 6C – Owen

Rock Stars

Amazing effort:

Year 3
3C – Jackson, 3T – Jenson, 3SB – Benjamin

Year 4
4W – Angelina, 4S – Lottie, 4PR – Isabelle

Year 5
5SP – Seth, 5DS – Elizabeth, 5F – Chloe

Year 6
6P – Irebami, 6B – George, 6C – Charlie

Most active class in each year group:

Year 3: 3SB

Year 4: 4W

Year 5: 5F

Year 6: 6P & 6C

NumBots best effort:

Year 1: Esme A (1CL), Ivy (1CL), Alfie C (1P)

Year 2: Isabelle (2G), Max H (2B), Gracie S (2B)

Music of the week!

Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy from The Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893)

Tchaikovsky was a Russian composer of the Romantic period. Lots of his music has been used in ballets. This piece of music is from The Nutcracker which is all about a nutcracker that comes alive on Christmas Eve.

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Keep Calm and Carry On!

Dear Parents and Carers,

What a wonderful time we have been having in Year 6! The children have been exceptional and have shown such enthusiasm when finding out so many historical facts during our history topic, ‘Keep Calm and Carry On’.  

This week, we have started making our Woolton pies. Having learnt all about rationing, the children were tasked with producing a vegetable pie, just like those made in WWII. With only one rationed item allowed on their ingredients list, the children chose a selection of vegetables to fill their pies with. From broccoli to sweetcorn, swedes to potatoes, the choices were endless! In the kitchen, the children have shown such politeness and inquisitiveness and they have been absolute pleasures. The pies were a great success, enjoyed by many. Miss Pettitt thoroughly enjoyed taste testing 6P’s dishes, too! All children will have participated in the preparation, cooking and tasting process by the end of next week.

We were also incredibly lucky to have a visit this week from Mr Stiles who enjoyed sharing his knowledge about his wartime experience including what is was like to be evacuated from Southampton as a young boy in 1939. His story can be found here:   https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/35/a5942135.shtml 

The children were delightful and listened with such interest. After the talk, the children were able to ask Mr Stiles some questions and see some special memorabilia that he had brought in such as a baby’s gas mask, books and newspaper articles. It was such an interesting and informative talk – we are all so very grateful to Mr Stiles for giving up his time for us. As well as sharing his story so passionately with the children he is a keen fundraiser for a special charity close to his heart. We would like to make a contribution on behalf of Year 6 to help the Motor Neurone Disease Association. This charity is focused on improving access to care, research and campaigning for people affected by motor neurone disease. Please send in your donations, however big or small, to class with your child by Friday, 2nd December and we will forward all contributions as well as letters of thanks from the children to Mr Stiles.

We cannot wait for our ‘Evacuation day’ on Tuesday 6th December where all children will need to come to school that day dressed as a wartime evacuee. Further information can be found on the website post and has been emailed to parents.

Please remember, to Keep Calm and Carry On!

Best wishes,

The Year 6 Team.

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