We cannot deny that the Festive Season is definitely here.  As I type this preparations are taking place for our Christmas Bazaar and the excitement from the children is very high – goodness knows how they are going to be by the end of term. We do try and keep lessons as normal as possible in between all the events to help keep them on an even keel as we have a very late finish this year and if they get overexcited we can experience lots of disputes.

I hope you do not think of me as a Christmas Grinch because I do love this time of year. An event that has made me especially happy is the arrival of a new trophy in the school. The children involved actually won it a long time ago but the Rotary Club who organised it did not get the trophy to me until well after the event. As you know we always take part in The Rotary Sponsored Swim every year as we help them to raise money for their charities. In recent times they have donated 50% of the money raised by the children to their respective schools and this year we were lucky enough to receive a check for £534. This is particularly good because we only had 3 teams take part from our school. One of our teams called ‘The Little Heath Nemos’ were the recipients of the trophy that we received because they managed to raise the most money of all the teams that took part. Through their efforts they managed to raise a very impressive £838. Let us hope that this great achievement inspires more teams to take part next year.  I will let you know when we are recruiting.

Next week the rehearsals for Foundation and Key Stage One will step up to make sure the children are ready for the following week when they perform for their families and friends. We also have the Scholastic Book Fayre arriving so this will be a good opportunity to buy some Christmas presents at a convenient place and will save you having to trail around a shopping centre. More details of when the Book Fair will be open will follow shortly. Some of the children in Year 1, 2 and 3 also have their flu immunisations on Thursday afternoon but luckily this is just a squirt up the nose for them so it is not too traumatic an experience and will help them remain healthier throughout the winter.

Have a good weekend and I will see you all again next week.