All Saints’ School Gresford

The Early Years Cake Sale was a huge success and we raised over £180 for the ‘Well Appeal’. A big thank you to everyone who donated cakes and also to those who bought cakes.

Dear Parents

Arrangements for Christmas

We are using our P.E. slots for Concert practise and therefore no P.E. kits are required until Monday 8^th December.

Dress Rehearsal Wednesday 3rd December at 9.00 am.

Afternoon children to attend and to be collected at 10.30am please. All children to attend dressed in their costumes. Reception children to bring school uniform in a bag to get changed into.

Christmas Concert Friday 5^th December at 9.30 am.

Arrangements as for Wednesday and remember you are invited to the production “The Bossy King”. Coffee and tea will be served in the school canteen following the concert. As all parents have given consent for photographs you may take photographs during the performance. Morning Nursery Parents may either take their child home at the end of the performance or return for them at 11.30 as normal. Afternoon children to return at 12.35 for the afternoon session.

Coverdale Puppet Show Thursday 4^th December

If Parents of morning Nursery children wish their child to attend the puppet show please return your child to school at 1pm and collect them at 2.15pm. If your child is attending Playgroup Plus you must notify PG+ staff who will accompany your child if you so wish.

Christmas Dinner Day 17^th December

It is intended to have all the Nursery children in for the morning of Christmas Dinner on 17^h December. Nursery children will finish at 11.30 and will need to be collected or School Staff will transfer Playgroup Plus children to the Cedar Rooms. Places for Playgroup Plus will need to be pre-booked.

Party Day Thursday 11^th December 2008

No morning session for Nursery Children. All Nursery children to be in school in party clothes for 1pm.

Reception to come to school dressed in their party clothes and they will be photographed with Father Christmas during the morning session. (Proforma to follow!)

Photographs

Nursery children will be able to meet Father Christmas on Tuesday 9^th December to have their photo taken (Proforma to follow!) Father Christmas will visit in the morning and afternoon for both Nursery sessions.

Christmas Cards.

If your child is bringing in cards to share with friends please ensure both Christian name,   surname and class are on the envelope to avoid any confusion and stress to staff!!!

Happy Christmas when it comes!

Early Years Staff.

As part of our ‘Global Fortnight’ Early Years are holding a cake sale on Thursday 20th November to raise money to go towards providing a well to a village in India so that people can have safe water to drink.

It would be much appreciated if all children could bring in some cakes (bought or home-made) for us to sell to to the rest of the school on that day. Cakes will be sold for a minimum donation of 20p each.

Thank you for your support.

Here are some photographs taken during our ‘Global Fortnight’. As you can see the children took part in a range of activities and had great fun!

On Monday 10th November we will be starting our ‘Global Fortnight’ to raise children’s awareness of the wider world and their place in it. Our aim is to create a sense of wonder and excitement about the world in which we live. We have chosen India as a focus for this.

 We have lots of exciting activities planned for the next two weeks. Children will:

* Use photographs, books and the Internet to explore similarities and differences in the everyday lives of children in India.

* Explore traditions and customs.

* Learn aspects of each others’ language e.g. greetings.

* Celebrate positive aspects of the Indian culture such as the festival of Diwali. Children will be able to come to school dressed in traditional Indian costume on Thursday 20th November.

* Experience Indian music and dance.

* Have the opportunity to taste Indian food. (Please let us know if your child has any food allergies).

 We hope that this will be a very positive and enjoyable experience for all the children.