St Christophers C E School

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Newsletter
No 8: Wednesday 19th December 2012

Dear Parents/Carers Great effort springs naturally from great attitude. Pat Riley.
What a great attitude our school family has and that is so evident from all the effort that has been put in over this first long-term, but in particular the last few weeks. Thank you to Little Faringdon for their donation following their efforts in putting on the Firework display. Thank you to the SCPAs effort in putting on the Christmas Fayre; what an amazing event! The children have shown a great attitude in their learning and I have been left speechless following our recent musical celebration assemblies and todays lower school Born in the Barn production. I just know that tonights Carol Service will be such a special occasion. A massive thank you to all the staff and parent helpers for their tireless work! So that just leaves one big thank you and that is to you parents for all the support you have provided both your children and the school. I wish you all a joyous and restful Christmas and I look forward to seeing you in the New Year.

Mr Shaw Goodwin - Headteacher Quick Reminders

Friday 21st December 2012 - school finishes at 1.30pm Tuesday 8th January 2013 new term starts and back to school. Oak & Willow Class are swimming so please remember to bring kit! Wednesday 9th January Forest School for Cherry and Maple Year 1 please remember to bring outdoor warm clothes.

TO:
The loyal team of volunteers who come in each week to support the children. Our warmest thanks go to:Mrs Cutmore Mrs Daft Mrs Dixon Mr Finlay-Wilson Mrs Horner Mrs Robertson Mr Watt Mr Cutmore Mrs Dallyn Mrs Driver Mrs Genge Mrs Richards Mrs Sherratt Mrs Wheaton

to everyone who joined us on Sunday for the Christingle Service. We are pleased to announce that we raised 85.55 for the Childrens Society.

THANK YOU

BREAKFAST CLUB
DAILY FROM 7.45AM (PRE BOOKED) 3.00 8.15AM (DROP IN) 2.00 Booking forms for January now available from Mrs Brindle or the School Office SCHOOL UNIFORM St Christophers uniform can be ordered from: www.simplyschoolwear.co.uk Tel: 0800 404 6644 or tesco.com/ues
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& the SCPA

Emergency School Closures

In addition to our text system, school closures will be broadcast on: HEART FM 102.6 FM GWR 96.3 FM BBC Radio Oxford 95.2 FM Or check local radio station websites

Monday

Tuesday
Sausages in onion gravy with mashed potatoes Seasonal Vegetables Sticky Toffee Pudding with Custard

School Lunch Menus! Wednesday Thursday

th

Friday

Week Commencing 7 January 2013 Roast Chicken Yorkshire Pudding, Roast Potatoes & Season Vegetables Jelly with Fruit Pasta Bolognaise Choice of Vegetables Shortbread With glass of milk Breaded Fish Fillet, Chunky Chips Peas/Baked Beans Ice Cream Sponge Roll

Inset Day

Week Commencing 14th January 2013 Gammon & Pineapple With Jacket Potato Seasonal Vegetables Cinnamon Bun Lasagne Seasonal Vegetables Syrup Sponge with Custard Roast Beef Yorkshire Pudding, Roast Potatoes & Seasonal Vegetables Oak cookie with glass of orange juice Chicken Pie Seasonal Vegetables Lemon Cake With Custard Breaded Fish Chips, Peas or Beans Ice Cream with Toffee Sauce

Also available every day: Yoghurt, Fresh Fruit & Water - 2.00 per meal. Cheques for dinners please make payable to

Oxfordshire County Council.

DINNER MONEY Thank you to those parents who send in money in advance on a Monday or on the day the meal is eaten. Some meals are however, currently outstanding so please do not wait for a brown reminder envelope these are not sent out as a routine way to pay! Please ensure all dinners are paid up to date by the end of term thank you.

Diary Dates
7TH January 8th January Swimming Oak & Willow Class 7.30pm Cotswold Voices 14th January 15th January Swimming Oak & Willow Class 3.15pm Nature Club 3.15pm Hockey Club
3.15pm Zumba

9th January

10th January

11th January

INSET DAY

Forest School Foundation & Year 1

Year 4 Violins

2.45pm Celebration Assembly

16th January

17th January Year 4 Violins Lunchtime Bookshop 3.15pm Football

18th January 8.00am Badminton & Breakfast 2.45pm Celebration Assembly 3.15pm Outdoors Games Club

Forest School Foundation & Year 1

7.30pm Cotswold Voices

'Church @ 4'
A relaxed service of songs, prayers, Bible readings and a talk. Groups for children aged 3-12, and toys for babies and toddlers. Begins 6th January 2013 at 4pm in Bradwell Village Hall. 1st Sunday of every month from then onwards. For more information contact:

Rev'd Patrick Wheaton - 01367 860846 Rev'd Alex Ross - 01993 824871

Thank you for supporting the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal and helping us raise a St Christophers best of 43.24 towards this years appeal.

If your child is absent from school for any reason, please dont forget to let us know. Absences are recorded in our registers with the appropriate reason code, i.e illness, holiday, medical appointment etc. Where no reason is given the absence is recorded as unauthorised and may be investigated by the Educational Welfare Officer. Please remember that requests for holiday should be authorised before booking. See website for Absence Policy for further details. Please notify us about the absence by telephoning school on 01367 860318 and selecting option 1 to leave a message. Thank you.

Absent from School ?

CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS IN THE BENEFICE

Please join us this Christmas time to celebrate the great news that God is with us in his Son Jesus Christ at:

Christmas Eve
4pm Crib Service 11pm Midnight Communion Filkins Langford

Thank you to all the children that have helped Cherry Class at lunchtime and a big THANK YOU to Sophie New, Ben Ross, Euan Tyrrell & Jessica Valentine for emptying the post boxes

Christmas Day Family Communion at:

9am 10.30am Kelmscott Filkins

SCPA BOOK SHOP

EVERY THURSDAY LUNCHTIME
for reserved books and stamps Dont forget your pennies in a sealed envelope please!

It was great to see so many families and friends at the Christmas Fayre. This event has raised a whopping total of 1036.67 for the school and would not have been possible without the many volunteers before and on the day. We had a great time and look forward to seeing you at the next event! SCPA.
If your family eats Nestle cereals, please remember to tear off the token on the top of the box and bring it in to school. It takes as little as 10 tokens to get one book so the more tokens we collect the more books we can receive for school thank you

Help us keep the spread of germs in school to a minimum by following this advice from the NHS.

CATCH IT germs spread easily. Always carry

tissues and use them to catch your cough or sneeze.

BIN IT germs can live for several hours on tissues.

Dispose of your tissue as soon as possible.

KILL IT hands can transfer germs to every surface

you touch. Clean your hands as soon as you can.

PLEASE NOTE that if your child has unfortunately

had sickness and/or diarrhoea the recommended period by the Health Protection Agency & the School Nurse, for children to be kept away from school is 48 hours from the last episode of diarrhoea and/or vomiting.

News from Ginkgo Class

We have all settled in to the class well and the children are such an enthusiastic group that it has been a delight to be teaching them. Our topic has involved lots of work on the Romans and we have learnt about the invasion and settlements, their way of life and the Roman legacy. I think that one of the highlights of this topic has to be the delightful Roman mosaic tiles that we made, which took a great deal of care and precision to produce.

The topic culminated in producing our own Roman newspaper. This involved research into a subject of their own choice to write an article suitable for the Roman period. The articles were written appropriate for the style of a newspaper report with a snappy headline and a quotation from an eye witness. Boudicca seemed to capture the imagination of a number of the children and there were several good reports about her. Other articles included chariot races, gladiators and Roman schools. Here is a taste of the Roman News:

BOUDICCA BEATEN
In AD61 the trouble began. The Romans wanted more of Britain but Boudicca was not going to give up her throne. There was a huge rebellion..By Jamie W

GREATEST GLADIATOR FIGHT ENDS IN DISASTER Simac

killed Gimac, the champion, at the new stadium in Colchester. The crowd burst on to the battlefieldBy Samuel
By

CHARIOT CHEATER!
Cordius tied his people on to the chariot. That is what you call cheating! We interviewed Baras, a strong girl champion. She said, I am the champion and I never fall off..By Lily

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I think that some teachers thought that I was a bit crazy when I decided to teach the whole class how to make huge 3D snowflakes. However, they didnt let me down and they all persevered and some even decided to make miniature versions. Merry Christmas,

From Mrs Penn