22nd 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.
- 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
- 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 6th December – Christmas Cake Cafe
- Friday 13th December – Wrens-Year 6 visiting the Panto
- Friday 13th December – Christmas Bazaar with fun, games, stalls and all things ‘Christmassy’! (all welcome!)
- Wednesday 18th December – Christmas Carol Concert – 6pm St James Church – Colwall
This week’s Stars of the Week
| Reception Sienna and Alex | |
| Year 1 Lirael and Douglas | |
| Year 2 Louis and Ava | |
| Year 3 Helen | |
| Year 4 Jude and Dotty | |
| Year 5 Sam and Grace | |
| Year 6 Henry and Aggie | |
| Mrs Harrison’s Star of the Week: George | |
| Forest School Star of the Week: Arthur |
Thank you for bringing your bottles in to school to help us with our fundraising for our Christmas Bazaar.
As a school staff team, we have decided to organise a Christmas Bazaar which will provide both fun and games for the children and also some shopping opportunities to pick up some Christmas goodies.
All proceeds from this event is being transferred towards the Outdoor Classroom project in the hope of reaching the target and getting it built this academic year!
This week we are requesting donations for ‘Edible Treats’. All things food related welcome. Please ensure that the expiry date is after 13th December.
Christmas Bazaar (Friday 13th December)
Year 6 Book of the Month!
Each month, Mr Bradford buys a new book and reads the first chapter to the class. Anyone who would like to read the book first gets their name put in a hat. The lucky recipient of this month’s book is Lia. We hope you enjoy reading it.
This month’s book is ‘Impossible Creatures’ by Katherine Rundell.
Christopher is stunned when he discovers a passage to the Archipelago: a cluster of magical islands where all the creatures of myth still live and breed and thrive in their thousands. There he meets Mal: a girl from the islands, who is in possession of a flying coat and a baby griffin, and who is being pursued by a killer. Together they embark on an urgent quest to discover why the creatures are suddenly perishing, voyaging across the wild splendour of the Archipelago, where sphinxes hold secrets and centaurs do murder, in a bid to save both the islands and the world beyond them from a rising evil – before it’s too late.
Snap shot of the week
In Year 4 we have been investigating materials as they change state. We completed a science experiment using different temperature water which we measured with thermometers and then timed how long it takes for the chocolate to melt.
Year 4
Dan Vallance joins the Governing Body as Parent Governor
Dan moved to Malvern with his wife and family in 2021, and his eldest son attends Colwall Primary School.
Dan graduated from Imperial College London with a 2:1 Honours degree in Mathematics, and is a now Chartered Accountant with 20 years’ experience in the Civil Service. Throughout his career, he has implemented governance frameworks, enhanced financial and budget management processes, successfully negotiated strong funding settlements with HM Treasury, and held senior stakeholders to account over the delivery of multi-billion pound programmes.
Dan now wants to use his knowledge and experience to help Colwall continue its journey of providing an excellent learning experience for its pupils.
Dan will be a welcome member of the Full Governing Body, and has already been roped in to join the Finance Committee!
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
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