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Grove Park Primary School Mr Leigh Thompson, Interim Headteacher
www.groveparkprimary.co.uk
12th December 2014 Newsletter No 14
KS1 Christmas Concert
This amazing spectacle of colour and warmth took place on Tuesday and I am sure the added effect of parents
waiting in almost sub-zero temperatures confirmed that winter is now with us. The children looked absolutely
delightful in their costumes (thanks to parents and carers) and performed their hearts out in front of an
enthusiastic audience. As I said on the day there has been so much work put into the performance which is often
overlooked or forgotten. The logistics of managing 120 Y1 and Y2 children take some skill and forethought!
Well done to all of the staff for achieving this feat of organisation.
The school has received a range of feedback regarding the format, organisation and overall impact upon which the
school will reflect for future such events. We were quite overwhelmed by the number of people attending and
therefore it may make sense to have two performances next year to ease the congestion. This may also help to
reduce the tension, as parents were very keen to get to their seats. Another suggestion was to ‘ticket’ the event
and limit each family to a certain number. The school will also consider how parents and carers will be able to see
more of their child in action throughout the performance.
Early Years Performance
Well done to all of the children in the Nursery and Reception who gave us a splendid performance this morning at their Christmas Concert. They performed to a packed house with great confidence and remembered all of their
lines and actions to the songs. They looked fantastic in their costumes and thanks to all of the parents and carers who provided them. I am sure that all the families will take away some lovely memories from today.
A final thanks to all of the staff and volunteers who made it such a wonderful event.
The Christmas Fair was a huge success! The conditions were perfect on the day, the frosty air, the smell of pine
trees and the aroma of coffee… and that was even before you entered the school! It was lovely to meet so many
new faces throughout the day and the many positive comments about the general atmosphere at our fair. The
school would like to thank Melanie and the whole PTA team who made this experience so enjoyable for everyone.
The organisation of the event was first class and the setting up and clearing up were carried out with military
precision. The sum raised on the day will be in excess of £6,000 which is a true reflection of the whole school
community’s continued commitment to improving the learning experiences of all our children.
Remember - be on time at five to nine!
Please make sure your children are in school on time.
This week’s attendance winners are …..
1st 97.3 Blossom
2nd 95.4 Y2 Maple
3rd 95 Y1 Hazel
On Thursday Years 5 & 6 definitely started to feel very festive when our local elderly residents came in for the
afternoon. Year 6 looked extremely smart in crisp white shirts and beautifully designed bow ties. They welcomed
our guests, showed them to their seats and served them a lovely tea. We found out lots about their lives in
Chiswick and even about their lives in World War 2. There was the much awaited raffle, beautiful singing from
Years 5 and 6 and finally a visit from Father Christmas with presents for all our guests. It was a another lovely
occasion and we thank Ms McCarthy, Coleen Hiscocks, Debbie Harewood, Imogen Tongyoun and Alex Willis for
organising this wonderful occasion, Cindy Kuypers for arranging the beautiful carol singing, all the staff and
children for their help and, of course, Santa himself (Tyree Engeham)! We are keen to invite a few more guests,
so if you have an elderly relative or neighbour who lives very close to Grove Park and would like to come along
next year please let Lottie in the office know, so she can add them to the mailing list.
Christmas Dates for the Diary KS2 Christmas Carols Concert:
Wednesday, 17th December 6:00pm
Tuesday, 16th December: KS1 see
‘Rumpelstiltskin’ in school.
Tuesday, 16th December: KS2 go to see ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’ at Richmond
Theatre.
Wednesday, 17th December: Christmas lunch for
children.
Thursday, 18th December: Christmas parties
Friday, 19th December: Last day of term
BREAK UP AT 2:15
Reminder that Reception application forms for September 2015 have to be submitted by
Thursday, 15th January 2015.
Music Spring 2014
If your child has music tuition in school,
please return your forms for next term.
Please ensure your prompt payment: You can pay for
music lessons via ParentMail2 or cheque made payable
to Grove Park Primary School.
Year 1 trip to Richmond
This week Year 1 visited the Museum of Richmond.
We tried on Victorian clothes and played with
toys from the past. We learnt about toys our
grandparents might
have played with and put toys in order from
the oldest to newest.
Code Club
Mr Charlesworth and Miss Burgess are very proud of Code Club. This week, they completed the international
Hour of Code during 'Computer Science Week' Thou-sands of other schools in other countries took part.
Our thanks to our two student helpers who come in
from Imperial College every Thursday!
'I thought it was brilliant! The 'Frozen' coding game
was extremely difficult. It was exciting to take part!
Mimi Leonard Year 6
Congratulations ‘Grove Park’ for being in the top 1,000 primary schools in the country.
Check it out http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/leaguetables/11285744/Primary-league-tables-2014-top-1000-
Aktiva forms can be submitted to [email protected] or to the school office on Thursday, 18th December from
8:00am, no forms will be accepted before then. Places will be allocated on a first come first serve basis.
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THANK YOU !!!!
The Christmas fair was a magical success, we raised over £6K. Well done to everyone who took part from
volunteers to visitors we hope you enjoyed the day. It was great to hear the lovely comments regarding the
new layout and the general feel, we love positive feedback!
A big thank you to Mr Hardman and Mr Thompson who helped set up very early on Saturday morning
and stayed until the very end. Thank you to the teachers who gave up their time to volunteer on the
mulled wine stall, Ms Kuypers and Adam Blackburn for helping us organise the entertainment, Kat
Piotrowski for arranging the Christmas Fair committee with military precision so we could select some
amazing prizes for our Raffle and Silent Auction and a very special thank you to the class reps!!! The run
up to Christmas is one of their busiest, from the start of term in September collecting and updating the
class list to organizing volunteers for the Disco, Christmas Fair and now the teachers collections. They all
did an amazing job!.
The following people won the silent auction. We have either left a message or have been unable to contact
you. Please email us or contact 07903 742363.
Lamont & Dominic Taylor
The following people have won either the Food Raffle or the Main Raffle. We have either left a message or
have been unable to contact you. Please email us or contact under 07411009595:
Foodie Raffle: -
Catie Wilson, food raffle ticket#37, L Albery, food raffle ticket# 97
Main Raffle:-
Frank Pomroy, ticket #1150, Ed Burns ticket# 927, Angelique ticket# 141, 149, Elsa Freitas ticket#
291, Joanna Bird ticket#1613, Michelle M. ticket# 1835, A Auld ticket# 1342, Sue White ticket# 434
Next week we will confirm the date for the Quiz Night and the Summer Fair so keep a look out!
Have a lovely weekend
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