Festive activities during December at St Helen's

Dear Parents & Carers,

I wanted to take this opportunity to wish you and your families a very Merry Christmas. May it be filled with peace, hope, love and joy. May the new year also bring blessings to you and your family.

Thank you once again for your continued support and commitment.

With very best wishes

God Bless

Miss Doherty x

Below are some highlights from December at St Helen's, enjoy!

Rudolph Run

Our Charity Fun Run in aid of Brentwood Catholic Children's Society. Thanks to your kind donations we raised over £250

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Carol Singing

Our School Choir sang at Stratford Station and Trafalgar Square to raise money for HCPT (Hosanna House Children's Pilgrimage Trust). On both occasions we raised just over £973.

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Christmas Lunch

Once again Carol our head chef and her team cooked a delicious Christmas dinner with all the trimmings and decorated our hall for our special lunch.

Strings Orchestra

At the end of term, Strings Club put on a concert for their parents as well as the rest of the school at the end of the Raffle.

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Our Nativity Plays

Every Phase Group put on a wonderful Nativity Play for, retelling the important story of Jesus' birth, and reminding us of the true meaning of Christmas.

Preschool, Nursery & Reception - Early Years

Year 1 & 2 - Key stage 1

Year 3 & 4 - Lower Key stage 2

Year 5 & 6 - Upper Key stage 2

Santa's Grotto

Fr Christmas set up his Grotto in our Small Hall. All of the children went to visit him and received a small gift.

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End of Term Mass

Key Stage 2 celebrated the end of Term with a Mass of Celebration with music and singing from our Strings Orchestra and Choir.

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Raffle and Class Parties

At the end of term, we had our annual Christmas Raffle, raising money for FOSH (Friends of St Helen's) to help buy new resources for the children. And of course we had class parties too!