15th November 2024
Key Information
- Head lice- There have been a number of cases of head lice in school. Please can you check your child/ren regularly. Information can be found on the NHS website or at your local pharmacy. Thank you.
- Staff Car Park – Please note that children should not be allowed to enter the Staff Car Park. Please ensure that your child does not go in this area at pick up or drop off time.
- Christmas Card Orders – The deadline for ordering Christmas Cards/Items is Monday 18th November, to ensure they are back in time for Christmas. You should have received order details for your child. Please make orders online.
- Arrival time – Please remember that the school gates now close in the morning at 8.45am. Children arriving after this time must be accompanied to the school office to sign in.
- Shoe boxes – We have hats & gloves available outside the office. Please feel free to pick up these items to add to your own shoe boxes
- Last week school dinners – We will be having a Christmas meal on the last day of term. The menu for this week will be put on MCAS two weeks before. We will put a reminder on the Newsletter when this week’s meals are bookable.
Events
- Monday 18th November – Deadline for ordering Christmas Cards
- Wednesday 20th November – Deadline for Teams4U Shoe Boxes
- 4th & 5th December – 9.30am Nursery & Wren Nativity
- Tuesday 10th December – 2pm – Year 1 and 2 Nativity
- Wednesday 11th December – 9.15am – Year 1 and 2 Nativity
- Friday 13th December – Christmas Cake Cafe
- Wednesday 18th December – Christmas Carol Concert – 6pm St James Church – Colwall
This week’s Stars of the Week
| Reception Joshua and Rosie | |
| Year 1 Isaac and Lily | |
| Year 2 Matty and Reuben | |
| Year 3 Lyra and Finlay | |
| Year 4 Harrison and Joey | |
| Year 5 Noah and Tom | |
| Year 6 Harrison and Evie | |
| Mrs Harrison’s Star of the Week: Morgan (year 1) | |
| Forest School Star of the Week: Olivia and Penelope (year 5) |
Clerk to the Governing Body
We are looking for a new Clerk to the Governing Body here at Colwall CofE Primary School and Nursery. This is a wonderful position for someone looking for part-time work from home (6/10 hours per half term to suit) and who can commit to approximately 4/8 hours attending meetings at the school (2 to 3 meetings per half term)
The position would suit someone who is a strong administrator, has excellent knowledge of word, xls and is digitally savvy. Full training for the position is given and we are looking for a start date of beginning of January (or earlier) to ensure a full handover.
For an information pack please contact clerk@colwall.hereford.sch.uk
Snap shot of the week.
We had a lovely spotty day for Children in Need. We raised £147.55. Thank you to all those who donated.
Children in Need!
Snap Shot of the Week
Year 1 have been exploring greater than and less than in their maths lessons this week! They have enjoyed building towers to show their understanding of the concept in a fun and practical way
Year 1
Snap shot of the week.
In Science we are looking at rocks! Today, we used chocolate to form the different types of rocks – sedimentary, metamorphic and igneous!
Year 3
Snap Shot of the Week
Year 5 have started looking at negative numbers in Maths. We used counters and marbles to play a game and help us work out our answers!
Year 5
Events and Competitions
National Student Poem Competition
We are proud to announce that following the success of 2024’s National School Song Competition, we are delighted to introduce the First Ever National Student Poem Competition.
We believe that writing increases creativity, self-esteem and confidence for all children and teenagers across the UK.
Your poem can be any subject (no profanities or themes of an offensive nature allowed) and can be uploaded easily with no fuss from a mobile or laptop.
The winning poem will receive a £500 voucher plus have their poem illustrated in The National Student Poetry Journal and the chance to have their poem turned into a song. 5 runners up with receive vouchers and will also be in the Journal along with 50 other entries.
The cost of entry is £9.99 per poem which will benefit our amazing Charity Partner Grief Encounter who undertakes crucial work for young people across the UK. www.griefencounter.org.uk.
Parent Information
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