Overton St Helen's Primary School family news: Issue 10(26/27)
Weekly Round Up
This week has been a busy one with many things to think about and get busy with.
It was Remembrance Day on Wednesday this week and wearing our poppies with pride, we reflected on the brave men and women who were resilient through the world wars and those who serve in our armed forces today. We held a minutes silence to show our respect.
On Wednesday, a group of pupils represented the school in a Y3/4 Football competition. The opposition was tough and although we didn't progress on from the initial rounds of the tournament, Mr Saban was impressed with the team spirit and pride in which they wore their Overton colours. Well done team!
On top of all that, this week has also been all about our pumpkins and putting them to good use. Groups of pupils from each class have been working with me all week to make pumpkin cake, pumpkin pie and pumpkin soup - and we all got to sample the end results today in school. What's more, each pupil has brought home a pumpkin seed from our Atlantic Giant. Keep it somewhere safe and in the spring, plant it in a pot to begin with and then a place in your garden to see if you can produce a prize winner of your own.
What a week!
Children in Need
Thank you for sending in your donations for Children In Need; our pupils looked extremely colourful today! I am please to report that together, we raised £185.30 for the charity which I am sure will help towards the many amazing causes they support.
New Dining Tables and Chairs
We are in the process of purchasing new dining tables and chairs for the school hall - we are very excited at their arrival! The tables are already with us and the chairs are due to arrive next Thursday. At that point, we will have an enormous excess of tables and chairs to get rid of. Some are being re-homed at St Helen's Junior Church, however if anyone else would like some, perhaps for outdoor use in a garage or a shed, then please email to let me know. They are well worn but if anyone feels they could get use out of them, you are quite welcome to them.
They will need to be collected as soon as possible as we will be putting them outside to make way for our new ones. If for any reason our new chairs get held up, we will let you know via the text message system to delay coming to collect.
Shoe Box Appeal
This Christmas, St Helen's Junior Church are running the shoe box appeal, where families are welcome to fill shoe boxes with small gifts and supplies, to be sent as a Christmas present to children less fortunate than us. If anyone would like to join the Junior Church in putting a shoe box together, then please do so and send it in to school where we will pass them on to the Junior Church. Here is a list of recommended items for the boxes:
Soft toys - preferably new but clean & washed
Small Toys - yo yos, skipping ropes, toy cars, finger puppets, small puzzles etc
Small Games - Draughts/Playing Card
School supplies - Pack of exercise note books, felt tip pens, colouring pads, crayons, pencils, sharpener & rubber eraser
Calculators, A5 pads
Beanie hats & gloves
Baseball cap
Socks, tights - new
Combs, brushes & hair bobbles
Toothbrushes & toothpaste
Toiletries - shampoo, moisturiser, hairbrushes,
Sweets -packets NO CHOCOLATE OR GUM
Soap, flannels & sponges
Small tape measures, lightweight head scarves
Hot water bottles
PERSONAL TOUCH - A FRIENDLY HANDWRITTEN NOTE
3 weeks to go!
It's three weeks to the Christmas Fair and we are still on the lookout for raffle prizes and volunteers on the day.
You are now also welcome to begin bringing in donations for the fair:
Teddys
Wine
Small tombola prizes
Larger gift items for the Christmas Sleigh
Cakes - on the day!
Please begin to send in donations our way. It's not too early for us to start collecting and the more donations we get, the better the fair. Thank you so much in advance!
Anti-bullying Week
Next week is Anti-bullying Week. We will be using our worship times and having opportunities in each class, to reflect on this important topic and appreciate what makes each and everyone of us unique.
In order to mark the beginning of the week, and stress the important message about it being 'okay to be different', Monday will be 'Odd Sock Day'. We encourage all our pupils to wear odd socks proudly and in style.
Stars of the Week
Well done to Beau in Holly Class, Tommy in Elm, Holly R in Willow, Amelia in Beech and Emery in Oak Class who are our Stars of the Week for showing kindness and being a good friend, for pushing themselves and aiming high and for presenting work to a high standard.
Well done all!
Dates for the Diary
Mon 16th Nov: National Anti-Bullying week - with 'Odd Sock Day' on Monday 16th
Tues 1st Dec: Y5 & Y6 trip to Lancaster Uni
Fri 4th Dec: OSFA Christmas Fair (from 2.30pm onwards)
Tues 8th Dec: Maple & Holly Class Nativity 1st performance at 1.30pm
Wed 9th Dec: Maple & Holly Class Nativity 2nd performance at 1.30pm
Wed 9th Dec: Elm and Willow Class Carol Service at 6pm
Wed 16th Dec: Christmas Dinner and Jumper day - with village Reindeer Rush for St John's Hospice
Thurs 17th Dec: Christmas Orienteering event for the whole school
Fri 18th Dec: School Closes for Christmas break
