November 2015

On Friday 18 December we’re inviting all pupils and staff to take part in Text Santa Christmas Jumper Day. Thousands of people up and down the country will be wearing their Christmas jumpers and we would like to join in the fun.

Everyone will be asked to wear their silliest, sparkliest or cosiest Christmas woollies and make a donation of £1, to help Macmillan Cancer Support, Make-A-Wish UK and Save the Children give hope to families in difficulty at Christmas.

If your child does not have a festive sweater already, just dig out a plain jumper and decorate it with tinsel, baubles or homemade snowflakes.

To find out more visit the website at itv.com/textsanta. Tune into ITV on the evening of the 18 December for the Text Santa Christmas Jumper Day show, to see how your child’s support will give hope to even more families in difficulty, here in the UK and abroad.

We’d really appreciate your help to make Christmas Jumper Day a huge success.

With your support we’re looking forward to a woolly fun day!

At Lea Forest one of our key values is Respect, both for each other and our environment. A dedicated team of children and their families from Nursery all the way up to Year 6 gave their time to help improve our environment by planting trees in our Forest School area and on our Academy field. We hope that as they grow we will see more wildlife in our community and allow us to better use our outdoor spaces. Our second planting day is now fully booked, so we may need to arrange another session soon!

School Photographs: Thursday 26 November Plant a Tree: Friday 27 November and Friday 4 December 1.30pm and 3.30pm

Meeting regarding Christmas Fayre: Tuesday 24 November and Tuesday 1 December 9.00am to 9.30am

Non Uniform Day - Friday 27 November

Non Uniform Day - Friday 4 December

Christmas Dinner: Wednesday 9 December – Letters will be sent out nearer to the time.

Christmas Fayre: Wednesday 9 December 3.30pm to 5.30pm

CLASS PERFORMANCES FOR PARENTS - Letters will follow shortly

Nursery and Reception Christmas Production:

Tuesday 15 December

Year 1 and Year 2 Christmas Production:

Wednesday 16 December

Year 3 and Year 4 Carol Concert:

Thursday 17 December

Year 5 and Year 6 Carol Concert:

Friday 18 December

Christmas Parties:

Thursday 17 December

Christmas Jumper Day:

Friday 18 December

Autumn Term Ends:

Friday 18 December

You will have received a letter offering you the chance to sponsor a tree. Your child will then have the opportunity to plant their tree and attach a tag so that they can keep an eye on it while it grows. If you would like your child to take part in this fantastic opportunity please return the slip along with a minimum donation of £1 to school by Wednesday 25 November

We are inviting all pupils and staff to take part in Save the Children’s Christmas Jumper Day. Thousands of people up and down the country will be wearing their Christmas jumpers and we would like to join in the fun. Everyone will be asked to wear their silliest, sparkliest or cosiest Christmas woollies and make a donation of £1.00 to help save children’s lives around the world. IDEA: If your child does not have a festive jumper already, just dig out a plain jumper and decorate it with tinsel, baubles or homemade snowflakes!

Thursday 26 November The photographer will be in school and children will have their photograph taken by themselves and with any brothers and sisters in the school.

Having spoken to Mr Bowden’s family we would like to create a memorial to him in school. Many parents spoke to us during the week that he passed away asking if they were able to donate money in his memory.

We will need to raise money in order to create the memorial and know some parents of current and past pupils will want to contribute to the fund. We will be meeting with the family in a few weeks to discuss what they would like the memorial to be and at present we do not know how much money we will need to raise.

If you would like to make a donation, please send money into school in an envelope marked ‘Mr Bowden – Memorial fund).

It was lovely to see so many parents at Parents Evening this week and to hear so many positive comments about the school. If you were unable to attend this week, please speak to your child’s class teacher at the end of the school day who will be pleased to arrange an appointment time to see you.

Thank you very much to all the parents who took the time to complete the Parent Survey on line. Your comments are very valuable to us. Your comments help support us to continue to move the school forward and improve our provision for the children. Please remember you are always welcome to arrange an appointment to speak with staff if you have any concerns.

On the 9^th December we are hoping to organise a Christmas fayre. We need the support of our parents to do this. Support will be required on the following dates:

17^th November 9:00 – 9:30

24^th November 9:00 – 9:30

1^st December 9:00 – 9:30

9^th December 13:00 – 18:00

If you are interested in supporting us with this event please come to the conference room (via the school office) on the 10^th November at 9am where we will share and gather ideas.

Thank you!

Miss Rose and Miss Evans

Family Event at The Library of Birmingham 'Come Stitch With Us' Birmingham Embroiderers’ Guild invites you to join them for a friendly sewing session

First Saturday of the month, 11am - 2pm, Cafe Mezzanine, Library of Birmingham Guidance: All ages and abilities are welcome, though children need to bring an adult. For more details email: birminghamembroiderersguild@gmail.com or visitwww.birminghamembroiderersguild.com