In-FocusPrincipal: Stuart Williams

Vice Principal: Kelly Jacksonwww.catmoseprimary.com

17 DECEMBER 2012 KS1 Nativity

Christmas Lunch

Open Afternoon

Focus on: Beech Class

Christmas Festival

Christmas Play

Christmas Fair

Dinner Money

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KS1 NATIVITY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Last Monday and Tuesday, the KS1 children performed their nativity ‘Is there a baby in there?’ to a packed school hall of parents, relatives and friends. The children all did brilliantly, especially with the singing and narrating and all the staff were very proud of them. A DVD of the performance will be available to purchase at a cost of £3.50. Please order at the office if you would like one.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HAPPY CHRISTMASI hope that you and your family have a very happy Christmas and a peaceful New Year. I look forward to seeing all pupils back at School, fully refreshed, on Thursday 3 January 2013.

CHRISTMAS LUNCH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .The children, staff, helpers and governors all enjoyed a delicious Christmas Lunch last Thursday, it was a lovely festive event, complete with music and crackers. Our thanks go to the kitchen staff for all their hard work.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .FOCUS ON: BEECH CLASSIn Beech Class we have been consolidating our Literacy Work on Traditional Tales and comparing the settings of each story. Our favourite story was the Gingerbread Man and we were able to taste and make our own gingerbread biscuits.

We have also been feeling festive and changed our role play area into a Post Office where we can work as hard as Santa’s elves, wrapping and sorting Christmas presents.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .OPEN AFTERNOON 2012On Tuesday 11 December we held our Open Afternoon for any prospective parents. Each class demonstrated science-based activities, including a crime scene investigation and magnetic vehicles and visitors were shown round by Year 6 pupils. The children all behaved impeccably and were a brilliant advert for our school.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CHRISTMAS PLAYLast Monday, our KS2 children were invited to watch part of the Catmose College’s Year 10 Christmas Production. They all really enjoyed it; Freya Bishop (Silver Birch) said “ It was really funny” and Sally Herron (Silver Birch) said “my favourite part was when the children were remembering their own nativity play”.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVALCatmose Primary School choir were invited to sing at the Langham Christmas Tree Festival on Saturday 1 December. Here are our choir members with the Catmose Primary ‘Values Tree’ which was displayed at the festival. Each child contributed to the decorating of the tree by making a decoration which displayed their class values along with their photograph. The tree was then used by Oakham Congregational Church as part of their Water Aid Festival. Many people have said how much they liked it and if you did not have an opportunity to see it, it is now in the school entrance.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CHRISTMAS FAIROn Friday 7 December after school, Catmose Primary Friends held their Christmas Fair. It was a wonderful event with various stalls, games for the children, delicious refreshments and of course a very special visitor who was the main attraction. The total raised was approximately £650 and we would like to say thank you to all those who contributed for all their hard work.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DINNER MONEYA polite reminder that all outstanding dinner monies need to be paid for by the end of the term. We collect the money on behalf of Catmose College and it is their policy that all meals be paid for prior to being taken. We are afraid that if dinner money is not paid we will not be able to provide your child with a school meal next term.