Easter Service
On Tuesday 24th March from 9.45am-10.15am, we would like to invite all families to our Easter Service at All Saints Church.
We also need a number of parents to help walk to the church with the children. We will leave school at 9.15am and return by 10.45am. If you can help, please let us know below.
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Hot Cross Buns
The children will receive a hot cross bun, following the Easter Service, to take home with them on Tuesday 24th March. We would like a couple of parents to help bag these up for us, either in the morning around 11am or in the afternoon around 2pm. If you are able to help, please let the office know.
Easter Competitions
- All entries brought in: Tuesday 24th March and Wednesday 25th March
It's that time of year again for our annual Easter Competitions!
We would like the children to bring their entries into school on Tuesday 24th March and Wednesday 25th March so that we can judge them and award the winners on Thursday 26thMarch. Please don't bring them in before these dates as we don't have enough space to store them.
We are planning to have an Easter Hat parade on Thursday 26thMarch at which the Year 2 children can show off their Easter Hats to the rest of the school.
The details of the competition for each year's groups are shown below. The categories are:
Reception – Easter Basket
Create an Easter basket using recycled materials and using some of the symbols of Easter that you have been learning about.
Year 1 – Easter Garden
An Easter garden is a traditional way of remembering what happened on Good Friday and usually includes a hill. As the bible says, Jesus was crucified on a hilltop, three crosses, a stone to represent the stone across the entrance to the tomb. Some simple instructions for a garden are shown below.
Year 2 – Easter Hat
An Easter hat is any new hat worn traditionally on Easter Sunday. It is the tail end of an English tradition of wearing new clothes for Easter and is in keeping with the spirit of renewal and redemption at this time of the year.
For our Easter hats, we would like you to take the theme of renewal further by reusing and recycling materials for your hat.
World Down Syndrome Day
We will be marking World Down Syndrome day in school on Friday 20th March. The children will be learning about Down Syndrome during school worship and on Friday 20th we are asking the children to come to school wearing bright, colourful socks that will get noticed. The idea is that people will ask them why they are wearing the socks, and they will be able to say 'I am wearing these socks to raise awareness for Down Syndrome!'
What is Down Syndrome?
- Down syndrome occurs naturally – there is no known cause.
- Down Syndrome (or Trisomy 21) is a condition in which a person has an extra chromosome.
- Most people have 23 pairs of chromosomes – 46 in total. People with Down Syndrome have an extra chromosome added to the 21st pair – 47 in total.
- Chromosomes act like an instruction manual that defines how our bodies look and how they work.
- People who have Down Syndrome usually have an intellectual disability. This is different for each person.
- Some health conditions are more common in people with Down Syndrome.
- Around 1 in every 800 babies will be born with Down Syndrome.
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Class-led Worship
We have been holding class-led worships over the last few weeks. Each class is basing their worship on their class value, and we would like to invite parents/carers to join in with the worship. Each class worship will be from 9am-9.30am. We are limiting 2 tickets per family. Please book your tickets below if you haven't already.
Bee Class: Thankfulness – Thursday 12th March Book Tickets
Ant Class: Kindness – Thursday 19th March Book Tickets
World Book Day
Ahead of World Book Day, you should have received a World Book Day Book Token in your child's school bag today, as books are available NOW in store.
Dressing up
As you may know, World Book Day is just around the corner. We are thrilled to celebrate this special day and encourage all children to join in the fun by dressing up as a character from a book they love.
Making the day meaningful
We kindly ask that children bring along a copy of the book featuring their chosen character, if possible. This will give them the chance to share the story behind their costume with their classmates.
Children will have the opportunity to:
- Share who they’ve dressed up as and explain why they chose that character.
- Show their book to a friend and discuss their favourite parts.
We hope this day sparks creativity, inspires a love of reading and brings stories to life in a fun and engaging way!
Thank you for your support, and we can’t wait to see the wonderful characters brought to life on World Book Day!
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You should have received a World Book Day Book Token in your child's school bag today, as books are available NOW in store.
PE Day Changes
As a reminder, there will be changes to PE days starting after half-term, for spring 2 only. Please see below the amended PE days when your child will be required to come to school in their PE kit.
Reception: Tuesdays
Year 1: Mondays and Wednesdays
Year 2: Thursdays and Fridays
