Newsletter 22.11.24
Mr J Sharp
Past - Present - Future
Well, we’ve had a ball celebrating 60 years of learning in our school building. Monday was 60 years since our current school building was officially opened on 18th November 1964. 60 years on, we are preparing for the possibility of moving into a new school building within the next 5 years and with the possibility of many more memories to be made and learning to take place in a brand new building. The idea is so exciting at the same time as being quite humbling that this will be the next part of our All Saints Story.
Our school’s history is so rich and full with so many memories, many of them some of our school council were lucky enough to hear about from some of the pupils that started in our Nursery 60 years ago when we first moved from the old building. One of the main stories that stood out was that the old building wasn’t seen as fit for purpose because the toilets were outside and that the playground was the street behind the school!
We are SO proud of our school and our children. They have had the best time learning about the different decades that we have been in our school building and they all enjoyed sharing this in Assembly this morning - I am sure they will have told you some stories!
Here’s to looking forward to the future and being thankful for all our school has done for so many in the past.
Thank you to ALL who have been involved in making All Saints the special place it is.
NEWS AND UPDATES
Parent Portal
Use this for updating contact details, child medical information, permissions, payments and seeing your child’s reports.
Next Friday will be own clothes day and we ask that children can bring in chocolate (either a big bar, small bar, box of chocolates, etc.) for our chocolate tombola for our Christmas Fair on 13th December at 3.15pm!
Please be aware that our gates are locked a few minutes after 8.50am, which is the latest time one of our classes starts the school day. If your child arrives at 9am, then they are already between 10-15 minutes late.
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Please be aware that our gates are locked a few minutes after 8.50am, which is the latest time one of our classes starts the school day. If your child arrives at 9am, then they are already between 10-15 minutes late. 🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨
Good Attendance Draw!!
Don’t forget, for every week that your child has an attendance of 96%+, they are allocated a digital ticket for a draw that will take place every half term. The more weeks with an attendance of 96%+, the more chances to win!
Services and Events
Parish Sung Eucharist Sundays 10am - 11am
Sermon, music and Holy Communion
Place of Welcome Thursdays 10am - 12pm
Time for a brew and a chat
More information from Father Andrew can be found here
Community News and Support
World Festivals and Celebrations
24 November (Sunday) MARTYRDOM OF GURU TEGH BAHADUR (1675) Sikh
Under orders from the Moghul emperor, the ninth Guru was executed in public opposite the Red Fort in Delhi, so sacrificing his head rather than his faith, on behalf of Kashmiri Hindus, who had turned to him for help.
Our decade outfits and some of the things we have been getting up to this week - remember to keep an eye on Seesaw or Class Dojo for news and events for each class:
I think this week has been one of my most enjoyable weeks in the 20 years I have been teaching. Seeing the children so engaged about celebrating our birthday and learning about the different decades has been amazing, on top of the fantastic learning that is going on every day as it is. Our Decade Assembly this morning was definitely a huge highlight for me but then, it is so hard to pick out just one this week with party day on Monday, our Afternoon Tea and meeting past pupils on Wednesday and then today’s decade assembly and finishing off the week with the Pantomime! I am sure there have been some stories told at home!
I really would like to thank all of the staff and families for the fantastic effort that has been put into making this week such a success.
It has certainly been a change in temperature this week and we have been sent quite a few challenges our way. Please make sure you are safe this weekend when you are out with the reports of a storm coming and the remains of the ice / snow. Take care.
Hope that you all have a lovely weekend and I look forward to seeing everyone back on Monday!
Mrs Flatman
