Another Friday, another non-uniform day.  Today’s Mufti -Day was because the children had to bring in donations for the PTA Christmas Hampers and once again Little Heath parents have been very generous. I would like to thank you all for the lovely Christmas goodies that you have sent in today –I am certainly going to be purchasing some tickets for the hampers when they go on sale next week. I also promised you last Friday that I would tell you how much we raised for Children in Need this week and I am happy to report that we raised an impressive £279.

As well as a Mufti-day we also had the Year 4 Assembly this morning. I always love class assemblies and this morning Year 4’s assembly was about their learning that they have covered this term and the class presented it really well - they should feel really proud of themselves. I would also like to thank Ms Davis, Mrs Proudlove, Miss Russon and Mrs Meadows for all their support in helping the class put their assembly together.

I do not think that we can deny any more that Christmas is definitely on the way and getting in the spirit of the occasion the PTA have organised a Christmas wreath-making class in school next Thursday night. I love to see all the wreaths on the doors at Christmas and if you attend this class you have a chance to give it an extra personal touch by making it yourself. I do think that there are a couple of spaces still available so if you are interested and have not booked a spot contact the school office to see if you can take part.

I hope you all have a fabulous weekend. I am sure that you will all be getting busy now with preparations for Christmas but I hope you can still find some time to relax before we all meet again on Monday morning . 

 I have been looking at spots all over today. We have not had an outbreak of Chicken Pox in school but the children have all been wearing something spotty in aid of Children in Need. We have been collecting in the donations but if you still have to donate online please do so and then we can send our donation off to Children in Need. I know that times are difficult but this is a very worthy charity that does a lot of good so if we can donate as much as we can I know that the money will be used to make a difference to children who really need the support.

Next week in school we have another mufti day on Friday. This time it is in aid of the school because the PTA would like the children to bring in an item to put in a Christmas Hamper so that we can have our annual Christmas Hamper raffle which is a great fundraiser for the school. Before you send the item in can you check that it will still be in date until at least Christmas which, in case you do not know, is December 25^th. In a few weeks, we will be asking you to purchase raffle tickets to try and win one of these hampers and I assure you that as someone who has won one in the past, they are well worth winning. My family still talks about the year we had extra treats at home because I won a Christmas hamper.

Another thing that we have to look forward to next week is the Year 4 assembly. This is on Friday as well and I know that all the Year 4 children are looking forward to performing in front of their family and the school. May I remind those of you who have young children that if you are bringing them to watch the assembly (and we do love them to join us) if they do create a disturbance you take them out of the hall. There is a lot of preparation that goes into putting the assemblies on and the children performing are usually nervous so they need to be able to focus on what they need to do. A fractious child can distract them from their presentation, which could impact their confidence in doing something like this again in the future. Thank you for your co-operation in following our request.

I hope you all have a great weekend. I think we can all agree that autumn has definitely arrived and our weekends will soon be spent in getting ready for Christmas which is very exciting but also a lot of hard work so try and enjoy some relaxation time while you can.

 

 Another week has flown by -  I cannot believe that we are nearly halfway through November -the ‘C’ word will definitely soon be entering our vocabulary. This time last week we were preparing for our annual firework display. I am sure that if you attended you will agree that it was a great evening and it all went very well. I would like again to thank everyone who supported the event and I would like to give special thanks to the members of the PTA who organised the whole event. It takes an awful lot of work to put an event like this together and without their commitment Little Heath would not be such a well – resourced school.

I am sorry but I need to have a little moan again about names not being on uniform. I am constantly going around the school picking up ‘lost ‘uniform but I can only return about 50% of it as it does not have any name label. If you could please check your child’s uniform over the weekend and make sure it is all clearly labelled that would be much appreciated. Can I also ask that if you are marking it with a pen that it is one that has indelible ink so that it will not disappear if an item of clothing is left outside in the rain.

Next week is another busy week in school. It is Anti-Bullying Week and we start that on Monday with ‘Odd Socks Day’ which helps celebrate the differences between people. On Friday it is ‘Children in Need’ day and this is a charity that we always support. The children can come into school not wearing uniform as long as one of the articles of clothing is spotty.  The children can bring in a donation of at least a pound into school or you can make the donation using the link found on below (it is also on the newsletter).

https://www.justgiving.com/page/little-heath-primary-school-1699441348829

We have not got all the excitement of the fireworks this weekend but I am sure that you will still have an enjoyable time. I look forward to seeing you all on Monday (wearing your odd socks).

 I hope you all had a great half-term. It was lovely to get an extra hour’s rest on Sunday although the darker nights are not a good thing. I know the start of autumn and the colder weather can be depressing but there are so many good things to look forward to in this half-term that it makes the cold damp conditions much easier to bear.

One of those things that we have to look forward to is our Fireworks display which is taking place tomorrow night. This is always one of the highlights of the school calendar and is thoroughly enjoyed by all who attend. It is a really good fundraiser for the school so I do hope to see many of you there. Even if the weather is not great as long as you wrap up well the weather does not matter when you are watching the visual spectacle of fireworks exploding in the sky. I do hope that I see lots of you there. If you see me, please do speak to me because sometimes it is hard to pick up faces in the dark and if I do not acknowledge you it is because I have not recognised your face.

Another thing to look forward to is our first Sharing Assembly which is on Monday morning. If your child is taking part, you will have received a letter I do like to see children sharing learning that they are proud of and I think that having to present it to an audience is a great skill to develop for their future life. I know that many of the children do get nervous before doing this but then feel very proud of themselves when they have completed their presentation.

That is all for now. I do hope you have an enjoyable weekend and I hope to see many of you at the fireworks tomorrow night.