Newsletter 19th December 2003

Lower School Production 'Michaelmas Mouse'

Upper School Production 'Captain Christmas'

Charity Donations

Friends - Christmas Raffle prizes

Technology - Diorama

Christmas Parties

Judo

Clubs

Swimming in Spring Term 2004

Chess Match

Football

Snails

Friends of Innsworth Meeting

Inservice Day

Lower School Production 'Michaelmas Mouse'

What a treat we had from the Lower School. The singing was wonderful and the enthusiasm just radiated from the whole of the Lower school. The acting was superb with every word being clearly spoken. The children really did deserve the applause that they received. Thanks must be given to everyone involved in making the production possible, the children, the parents, 'Friends' and staff.
Although a production like this takes so much time the gains from it are immeasurable. Performing in front of an audience boosts everyone's self esteem and confidence and this then impacts on other aspects of the children's lives. Back to top

Upper School Production 'Captain Christmas'

Our second treat of the Christmas season was 'Captain Christmas' from the Upper School children. Once again another magnificient performance was given as a result of great effort from all involved. Well done Upper School, you did us proud. Back to top

Charity Donations

We raised a total of £209.32 for Barnardos over the four Christmas Presentation evenings and £103.45 for CLIC for today's non-uniform day. Back to top

Friends - Christmas Raffle prizes

Thank you for sending in such super prizes for the raffle. Several hundred pounds was raised through the raffle and this has now made it possible to purchase the largest Interactive White Board available instead of one of the smaller ones.

Over the Christmas period the 'Friends' raised approximately £2000 and after paying for the children's Christmas Parties and other expenses, a profit of £1,400 remained. Well done to all the Committee! Back to top

Technology - Diorama

The whole school had a super morning on Wednesday with everyone taking part in the diorama competition. Judging was made very difficult because of the creative efforts that came from so many children. Indeed the standard was very high across the school. Class 2 was awarded the certificate for best whole class effort. A special thank you to Mrs MacKenzie for providing such a delicious treat for the winning class.

The individual winners were:
Year 3
Winner: Thomas Alcock
Runner Up: Lucy Windsor
Highly commended: Georgina Reay and Yasmin Andrews-Urvoy
Year 4
Winner: Anna Wilson
Runner Up: Adam Gibbons
Highly commended: Jemma Boyce, Vicki Gilbert, Cara Valente and Jasmine Bryan
Year 5
Winner: Oliver Booth
Runner Up: Ben Rogers
Highly commended: Katrina Humphris and Scott Griffen
Year 6
Winner: Laura Fordyce
Runner Up: Annabel White
Highly commended: Ross Morgan and Roxanne Sandall Back to top

Christmas Parties

The parties are over for another year! Thank you all for the generous amount of food that was sent in: some classes had enough for feeding the whole school today!

I'm sure that the children are now well and truly into the Christmas Spirit. Back to top

Judo

The children were given a letter about Judo on Wednesday. If you wish your child to take part, the slip should have been returned today! Please telephone school if you did not receive this letter and wish your child's name to be included. The cost will be £38 per term and the first session will be held on Friday 9th January 2004. Back to top

Clubs

All school run clubs will resume in the week beginning 12th January.

A letter will go out at the beginning of term regarding the tennis coaching sessions.

Drama clubs will start in January for the Lower School with Mrs Evans and for the Upper School children with Mr Holsgrove. A letter will be sent home regarding these clubs in the New Year. Back to top

Swimming in Spring Term 2004

The Year 3 and 4s will be swimming in the Spring term. The Year 3s will have their sessions on Wednesday and the Year 4s on Fridays. Any parents willing to go on the reserve rota will be much appreciated. The first swimming session for Year 3 children will be on Wednesday 21st January and for Year 4 on Friday 23rd January. Letters will be sent home after Christmas. Year 5 and 6 children who swam this term and have achieved a badge will have a letter home in the New Year. Due to limited time it was not possible for Miss Stocken to write all the letters and get them sent out before Christmas. Back to top

Chess Match

A chess match took place on Wednesday 10th December against St Mary's C of E Primary School. The score was 13 - 11 to us. A well fought match. Back to top

Football

The team have now entered an intermediate football knockout competition, which will be taking place late January / early February. This is the first time we have entered this competition and we are hoping to do well.
League matches: The last team played was Kingsholm and the score was 3 all involving the 'A' team. We also played a 'B' team for the first time in the league and we won 2:1. Well done to all our football squad.
Finally, the next event on the horizon for football will be the indoor 5-a-side event, which is usually held at Oxstalls Secondary School in late January. Back to top

Snails

Mr Jones still has some African snails in need of a good home. If you are interested, please contact him. Back to top

Friends of Innsworth Meeting

The next meeting of the Friends of Innsworth will be held on Wednesday 14th January at 6.30 p.m. Back to top

Inservice Day

Monday 5th January 2004 is an Inservice Day for staff. The first day of term for the children will be Tuesday 6th January.

'Thank You' for all of the Christmas cards and gifts that we have received. Your sentiments are warmly appreciated.

May I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and hope to see you all during the coming term. Back to top