Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Scholastic Book CLub

  Sat 23 Nov 2019

  Don’t forget that our latest Scholastic Book Club is now online at http://schools.scholastic.co.uk/christchurch. There are hundreds of fantastic children’s books to choose from, and every £1 you spend on this month’s Book Club will earn 25p for our school in Scholastic Rewards.

   

  Please place your order online by November 30th, 2019.

• Christmas Newsletter

  Mon 18 Nov 2019

   

  EVENT	WHO	DATE	TIME
  Letters to Father Christmas	Families	5.12.19	5.30-6.30pm (Classrooms & School Hall)
  FRIENDS Breakfast with Santa	Families	7.12.19	9.30-11.30am (School)
  Carols by Candlelight	Families	10.12.19	6.00-7.00pm (Church)
  Christ Carol Service: CHOIR ONLY	Choir	12.12.19	10.30am
  FRIENDS Christmas Wrap	Children	13.12.19	9.00-12pm (School Hall)
  Nativity	Families	17.12.19	2.00-3.00pm (Church)
  Nativity	Families	18.12.19	2.00-3.00pm (Church)
  Reception Sing-a-long	YR Parent/Carers Invited	19.12.19	9.15-10.15am (School Hall)
  Christmas Dinner	Children & Staff	19.12.19	12-1pm (School Hall)
  Christmas Parties - £1 donations towards Entertainment and Cake	Children & Staff	20.12.19	All day
  NON SCHOOL UNIFORM - £1 donations	Children & Staff	20.12.19	All Day
  LAST DAY OF TERM, Merry Christmas!	All	20.12.19	3.15pm

   

  Christmas Cards

  In an attempt to be more environmentally friendly, we would like the children to send just one Christmas card this year to their whole class. This removes the problem of some children not getting as many cards as others, and also encourages our children to look after the environment.  Your children can bring their card in from the 2^nd December and it will be displayed within their classroom. Please do not send your child in with Christmas cards for anyone else. If your child does want to send cards to their other friends, this will need to be done outside school.

   

  Letters to Father Christmas 5.12.19

  Thursday 5^th  December 2019 5.30-6.30pm. This is for our infant children and you may find it easier to leave siblings at home.  However, if childcare is an issue they are very welcome. Starting in your childs classroom there will be a story then the children will write a letter to Father Christmas. The letter can then be posted in our magic post box in the hall. Children are welcome to wear pyjamas but they don’t need to. 

   

  The Friends Breakfast with Santa 7.12.19

  The Friends will be holding a Breakfast with Santa on Saturday morning, information has already been sent out via the Friends.

   

  Carols by Candlelight 10.12.19

  Carols by Candlelight will be held in the church, on Tuesday 10^th December from 6-7pm.  This is an event for the whole family so please come along and join us in singing a variety of Christmas songs and carols.  It is usually a lovely event and we would love to see as many of you as possible.

   

  Christ Carol Service 12.12.19

  The choir will be going to a carol service at Churchill Retirement Living on Maywood Crescent in Fishponds, at 10.30am, parents and carers have already been notified, parent helpers will be required, please let Miss Gould know if you can help.

   

  The Friends Christmas Wrap 13.12.19

  The Friends will be holding their Christmas wrap on Friday 13^th December. This will be held in the morning, 9-12pm. Children will purchase presents for their grown-ups.  Look out for the details on newsletters and the Facebook page.  They will need volunteers and it is a lovely event!

   

  Christmas Nativity Year 1 and Year 2

  The performances will take place on: Tuesday 17^th and Wednesday 18^th December.  All performances will start at 2pm.

   

  All Y1 and Y2 children will take part in each performance but Year 1 children will be taking the main character parts, with Year 2 children singing songs.  Reception will not be taking part in the event.  They will be going to church to watch on a different day.  Year 1 parents will be seated downstairs and Y2 upstairs.

  Tickets will be limited to 5 per family in total but you can split your request to one per day if that is more convenient.  Pre-school children will not need a ticket.   As the church has so much more flexible space we are not as restricted on space, which is lovely. 

  If you would like tickets, please complete the section on parent pay.  Your tickets will be sent home with your child, in their book bags.  Please keep them safe. As they will need to be presented at the door on the day of the performance. There will be a suggested donation of £1 for each ticket.

   

  Reception Sing-a-Long Coffee Morning 19.12.19

  We feel it is too much for our YR children to sit through the performances in church. We wish to make it a more intimate Christmas event for our Reception children, so on the 19^th December at 9.15am we will invite parents/carers in to school for coffee and tea (cake donations would be appreciated) with the children singing Christmas Carols. A £1 per person ticket donation would be appreciated, maximum 2 tickets per child.  As we know it is expensive, we do not expect children to have bought Christmas jumpers, but if you have some accessories, hats, tinsel etc. that would be terrific.

   

  Christmas Dinner 19.12.19

  Christmas dinner will be on Thursday 19^th December. The menu will be displayed in the office window, as well as on the school Newsletter. This is for the CHILDREN only.

   

  Christmas Parties 20.12.19

  The Christmas parties will be on Friday 20th December in the afternoon.  All children may wear suitable non-uniform clothes to school that day but please bear in mind that they do need to go outside at playtime and lunchtime (including footwear). This year we will not be asking for donations of food from parents/carers. We will be having an entertainer in the hall and will provide every child with a cake and drink. Children with food allergies etc. will be catered for.

   

  All the dates are in the calendar, so please subscribe: https://www.christchurchinfants.co.uk/diary/subscribe/

   

   

• Van Gogh Stars at Christ Church

  Mon 18 Nov 2019
  With our topic being Under the Stars this term, the children all painted their own versions of Starry Night by Van Gogh.  These were then displayed at Christ Church during their coffee morning on Friday for everyone to see.  We think they looked totally amazing!

  

• Amazon Smile

  Mon 18 Nov 2019
  This festive season, shop on AmazonSmile at https://smile.amazon.co.uk/ch/1038487-0, and Amazon donates to Friends Of Christ Church C Of E Vc Infant School, at no cost to you.
  
   

• Under the stars topic launch

  Mon 04 Nov 2019
  Today we launched our new topic for this term of 'Under the stars' and all the children and staff came in dressed in their pyjamas .  We had a super day making all types of stars and listening to stories.  Mrs Martin even held Collective Worship around a bonfire (pretend one) in the hall!