Tomorrow you should receive a letter/slip telling you what coloured ‘house’ your child is in. There are 4 houses - red, green, blue and yellow and the children are put into these for events like sports day and to earn housepoints.  Once the children are out in a house they usually remain in that one unless new classes are imbalanced and we try to put siblings in the same coloured houses. 

Next Thursday (the last day of term) we would like the children to wear a top to school in their given colour so that they can really get to know which colour house they are in and to have some fun activities in their teams. They will also need these t-shirts later in the year for other events and sports day. Please try and borrow if you don’t have anything in that colour to reduce buying new items. 

On the last day of each term we always ask the children to wear non-uniform to celebrate the end of a term and to raise vital funds for the school. This time we will be collecting donations so that we can buy some lovely books to support next terms topic and some much needed glue sticks and white board pens. There is no requirement to donate but we are always extremely grateful if you can spare a small amount such as £1. 

Thanks for your support.

Term 2 
Day 1 Monday 4th November

Under the Stars Topic
To launch our topic of Under the Stars which will be focusing on immersing the children in rich stories and drama we will be holding a story telling day and would like the children to come to school in nightwear such as pyjamas and onesies. These need to be practical and thy should wear shoes not slippers and be able to go to the toilet easily! 

Day 2 Tuesday 5th November 
Pantomime in school - Jack and the Beanstalk
To continue with the storytelling theme we have booked the fabulous theatre company we used last year to bring to life the story of Jack and the Beanstalk. Last year we were all wowed by the Panto at school and it really did feel like a proper visit to the theatre so we hope you won’t mind paying for this. You should see a payment request via the new school app of £3.60 per child. We will not make any profit from this event and will just be covering the cost of the production. 

Thanks.

Our new Scholastic Book Club is up and running! Go to http://schools.scholastic.co.uk/christchurch to browse the latest books and order online. For every £1 you spend on this month’s Book Club, our school will earn 25p in Scholastic Rewards.

Please place your order online by November 10th, 2019