Dear Parents/carers,
Children In Need:
Thank you very much for supporting our Children In Need non-uniform day today. You have all been very generous! All the donations will be sent next week. It is such a fantastic charity making a real difference to so many.
Elf on the Shelf:
The last chance to book Elf on the Shelf is Monday 28th November. This will take place at the Christmas Fair where our Elf on the Shelf will be available for you to take your own pictures. There will even be a gift for every child.
Virtual Santa:
The last chance to book for a Virtual Santa slot is Tuesday 29th November. This will take place in school where Santa will chat to your child all the way from the North Pole! Fortunately he will send over gifts in advance so each child will have something to bring home!
Non-uniform for hampers:
Please support our Christmas fair by wearing non-uniform and bringing items for the tombolas and raffle prize hampers. There is no set theme for the non-uniform, but please bring an item linked to your child’s class as listed below:
- EYFS – bottles
- Year 1- chocolate
- Year 2 – cakes
- Year 3 –biscuits
- Year 4 – sweets
- Year 5 – smellies
- Year 6 – Christmas themed
Silent Auction:
I have attached a poster highlighting the gifts available to bid for in the silent auction. Next week slips will be available for you to write out your bid. These will then be put into a box until the night of the Christmas Fair. After this the highest bid will win the gift. Bids must be no less that £5.00. Good luck!
Film Night:
If your child is coming to the Film Night on Tuesday please make sure they are picked up at 5.30pm. No child will be allowed to walk home on their own unless you give permission specific to this event. Your child will not be allowed to walk home without this, even if they do normally after school.
Tea-time Club:
There will be a number of events happening in Tea time Club leading up to Christmas. There is no need to book in for a specific day as if you miss an activity you can always do it on another day. However I’m sure this will be popular so make sure you book the days you need soon.
Events this half term:
Don’t forget to keep up to date with all the events that are taking place this half term. There are many different things happening so please pay careful attention to all the dates. A list of these are attached below.
Tesco Community Tokens:
Earlier this year we applied for the Tesco Community Grant to make improvements to our outdoor areas around school. We are pleased to say that our application was successful!
This means when you shop at Tesco and are given a little blue token to put in the box our school will feature on one of those boxes. This started on Saturday, 1st October and runs all the way through to January.
It would be amazing if you could support our school by choosing the ‘Gomersal St Mary’s box’ for your token. The more tokens we get the bigger the grant for school!
Our selected stores are:
- Cleckheaton Superstore, BD19 3HS
- Birstall Express, WF17 9EH
Coffee Morning:
All welcome to our informal Coffee /Tea mornings (drink and natter). These are held every Tuesday after dropping your children off at School (8.45 till 10.00am). Under school age children welcome too as there are lots of toys for them to play with. Please join us in the Children’s Centre with Mrs Priestley suppling the drinks and biscuits.
Thank You
Parent Workshops:
Tuesday Morning 9am-10.30am
Healthy Relationships with Food 31st January 2023
If you are interested in any of these courses, please see Mrs. Earnshaw to book a place.
(15 Places available for each course)
Financial Support:
Here is a website that might be useful if you are a family who are struggling with paying bills/debts/fuel costs/mental health/unemployment etc.
Cost of living | Kirklees Council
Training Days 22/23 reminder:
Here are the training days for the next school year:
| Tuesday 3rd January 2023 |
| Thursday 4th May 2023 |
| Monday 24th July 2023 |
| Tuesday 25th July 2023 |
Yours sincerely, Miss J. Barker
| Date | Event | Time and Location |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd December | Christmas Fair | 3.30pm – 5.30pm |
| 2nd December | At the Christmas Fair: Meet Elf on the Shelf and get a gift! Please feel free to take your own photos. We request a donation of £2.50 for this. Book on ParentPay in advance by Monday 28th November. | School |
| 6th December | Chat to Santa direct from the North Pole and get a gift! We request a donation of £3.00 for this. Please book in advance on ParentPay by Friday 2nd December. | School |
| 7th December | KS1 Nativity Only 2 audience members per child for each performance. Please try to leave smaller children/siblings at home. | St Mary’s Church 10am and 1.45pm |
| 8th December | A theatre company will be coming to school to perform a pantomime. We request a donation of £1.00 towards the cost of this. Please pay on ParentPay. | School |
| 8th December | Christmas Jumper Day for Save the Children Please make a donation. | School |
| 12th December | As a special leaving present to the children, Mrs Earnshaw is paying for Dazzling Darren to come to our school. He is a children’s entertainer and will be putting on two performances – one for younger children and one for the older children. There are no donations required. Children can wear Christmas jumpers on this day. | School |
| 14th December | Year 1 and 2 Christmas party (afternoon) No donations are required. Children can bring clothes to change into for the party in the afternoon. | School |
| 14th December | Early Years party (morning) If possible please can all Nursery pupils attend in the morning so they can be at the party. No donations are required. | School |
| 14th December | KS2 (Years 3, 4,5 and 6) Christmas Concert Only 2 audience members per child for each performance. Please try to leave smaller children/siblings at home. | St Mary’s Church 2pm and 6pm |
| 15th December | Early Years Polar Express Day Children can come to school in their pyjamas. | School |
| 15th December | School Christmas Dinner | Children will select Christmas dinner on the day |
| 16th December | Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 Christmas party Children can come in non-uniform, but please note that Year 6 will still have PE in the afternoon No donations are required. | School |
