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Text Box: Last Choir Standing? - Almost We are extremely proud of our choir who have once again excelled themselves in a major competition. They took 2nd place in the Spirit of Christmas carol competition which was open to all primary schools throughout Cheshire and the surrounding areas, and we were the highest placed school in Chester itself. The children sang ‘In The Bleak Midwinter’ and the beautiful ‘Chinese Cradle Song’ and they really made a lovely sound.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Text Box: Learn Something New Two new clubs have been set up this term. We have welcomed Amanda Mills and Nick Gilliam into school to teach dance and guitar respectively. Both clubs have got off to a most successful start with 15 children thoroughly enjoying a variety of dance styles, and 8 children already playing simple tunes on their guitars. It is good to have such a breadth of interests for the children to choose.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Text Box: Bells and Stained Glass Pilgrim Day at the Cathedral was a trip into the past for Year 5. This annual visit is a great favourite with the children. A series of workshops teaches them about the life and history of this ancient building. Such diverse activities as hand-bell ringing, stained-glass window making and calligraphy, to name but a few, make it an exciting as well as an instructive day. Dressing as monks and eating in the Refectory in silence is always a challenge! The day ends with an act of worship in which every school is presented with a candle to mark the occasion. Charlotte Cross received the candle on behalf of our school.      

 

Text Box: Fun for Charity £840.50 was the magnificent total we raised for the NSPCC. Congratulations to everyone who contributed to this amazing amount. The younger children had fun finding and colouring the pictures of the NSPCC mascot, Will Stop, while the older ones worked hard learning spellings for a sponsored spell.   Harvest Festival was once again a lovely occasion and was, for the first time, in a different venue. All Saints Church in Hoole was the perfect setting for our service and the wonderful array of produce was taken later to the Save the Family centre at Plas Bellin. Our families are unfailingly generous and all the gifts are very much appreciated by the charity.  Helping and thinking of others in this way is a very important part of education and is something we must encourage in our children.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Text Box: Poetic Pieces A fantastic day was had by all of us when we were visited by a real live poet – Neil Stevens. His dynamic personality, not to mention his set of tribal drums, really inspired the children to participate enthusiastically and produce some original writing. He brought poetry to life in a wonderful way. It was certainly unusual to see children spending their playtimes for some days afterwards writing poetry in the playground!        

 

 

 

 

 

Text Box: Trees Galore  As part of our Christmas celebrations, we took part in the Hamilton Street Methodist Church Tree Festival. Our tree was one of 18 trees in the Church, each one decorated by a different organisation. Ours was decorated in the school colours of blue and gold and some of the decorations were made by the children. The trees will remain in the Church until after Christmas and are certainly worth a visit.  As I write, we are busy preparing for the events of next week. We hope that as many people as possible will join us to celebrate the festive season. The Carol Service in the Cathedral on Wednesday morning is always a lovely end to a very busy term.  

 

Text Box: Soggy Sandwiches   Sports day looked like being a washout as we all sat under the dripping trees on the Dean’s Field munching our sandwiches but just as we clearing away the debris, the rain stopped and the sun struggled to come out. With the exception of a few events that we felt to be unsafe on the damp grass, the sports went ahead and the children enjoyed themselves enormously. I think the picnic in the rain actually added to the excitement.

Text Box: Soggy Sandwiches   Sports day looked like being a washout as we all sat under the dripping trees on the Dean’s Field munching our sandwiches but just as we clearing away the debris, the rain stopped and the sun struggled to come out. With the exception of a few events that we felt to be unsafe on the damp grass, the sports went ahead and the children enjoyed themselves enormously. I think the picnic in the rain actually added to the excitement.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Thank You

 

A very big thank you to the staff for all their hard work in making this another successful term. Their good humour and their willingness to give so generously of their time and talents is always much appreciated.

 

 

We wish you all a very happy and peaceful Christmas.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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