We are now in Advent and as such are rapidly approaching the festive period in school.  nativity rehearsals are well under way so we thought we’d just remind parents of what is happening and when in December.

Christmas Church Service: Tuesday 13th December 2pm:  All parents welcome to join us celebrate Christmas in John the Baptist Church with Reverend Mark Dayborne and the Open the Book Team.

Christmas Lunch: Wednesday 14th December: Christmas Lunch – don’t forget to pre-order a Christmas meal.

Wear One Thing Christmassy: Wednesday 14th December

Fireflies’ and Grasshoppers’ Nativity: Wednesday 14th December 6pm and Thursday 15th December 2pm – Have you booked your tickets for the evening performance of the Nativity?  All proceeds going to Birmingham Children’s Hospital.

Wear Something Blue Day: Friday 16th December – We are inviting children to wear something blue on the last day of term for donations to Birmingham Children’s Hospital where Jake is receiving his treatment.

Please see the following link which gives all the information for Santa’s visit to Ditton Priors on December

Dance along with the Raving Santa

Thank you very much to everyone who gave so generously to the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal. We have heard today that the school raised £107.36 and the total for the Ditton Priors area was £1,797.68. Once again thank you very much.

RBL Poppy Appeal

School Christmas Dinner will be served on Wednesday 14th December, please see the menu below. As we are unable to change the menu for individual days in ParentPay, if your child would like Roast Turkey please select the roast option (which is Turkey on that day) and if your child would like the vegetarian option please select the vegan sausage casserole. All meals must be pre-booked in ParentPay (and paid for if applicable) at least 48 hours in advance. If you would like your child’s ParentPay activation letter, please contact the school office.

Christmas Dinner 14th December

Please find attached a letter providing information regarding changes to school uniform.  We hope that parents see these changes as a positive step, and will see the many benefits these changes will bring.

School Uniform Changes

St John the Baptist Church in Ditton Priors will be holding their annual Christingle Service this coming Sunday, 27th November at 4pm. Everyone is welcome.

Christingle 2022

The children are now in first place….can we stay there until 7.30pm tonight?!

Brown Clee have entered the Times Tables Rock Stars Maths Week England national competition called ‘England Rocks’ for the past 3 years, and if you look at the wall in Reception you will see the success that the children have had!
This week sees their 4th attempt to reach the wall of fame, and today is the final day of the competition….at the moment the school is in 2nd place!

The winning school is the one with the highest average number of correct answers per student, and the competition closes at 7.30pm today! There is a 60 minute limit playtime per student each day so we really need every point we can get.

Well done Brown Clee….this just shows what you can do if you work together…let’s show that team-spirit and really all put our 60 minutes in and see if we can earn another certificate….there is a place on the wall waiting!

Families in receipt of Free School Meals are able to access a programme of free activities during the Christmas holidays, an information leaflet with a unique code will be sent out nearer the time.

Below is a copy of the leaflet showing what activities are being offered along with links to a promotional video and to the Shropshire Council HAF programme. Many of the activities also include paid for places and details of how these can be booked can be found on the activity information page.

HAF WINTER 2022 What’s On

https://www.shropshire.gov.uk/schools-and-education/holiday-activities-and-food-programme-haf/

Thank you to parents who attended our Parent Feedback sessions last week; we hope you found them informative and helpful.  We really value the partnership between home and school, as it is invaluable in order to help children be the best they can be.

We handed out the following leaflet regarding reading at home – and in case parents have misplaced it, or were unable to attend the sessions, here it is again.  We can not stress enough how important it is that children read every day!  Reading impacts learning across all subjects, and yes we teach reading, and practice it in school – but it is impossible to hear children all read individually.

If children are not fluent readers it can have significant negative impact on their future – so please, have a read of this leaflet and then open a book and read with your child!  C

Little Explorers are holding their Christmas Fair on Saturday 26th November at Cleobury North Village Hall between 10am and 1pm and entry is free. There will be lots of stalls and also refreshments. Please see the poster below for more information or call 01746 712506.

Little Explorers Christmas Fair

Young people use the internet for a variety of activities including games, research and homework and, of course, for accessing social networking sites. Whilst they are confident with the technology children are not always able to make the right decisions about what they access, who they talk to and what they might post about themselves and others on the internet.

Our website provides lots of information and guidance on the risks involved online, along with how you can help teach your children to avoid these risks.  These can be found if you click the following link:-

We would also like to share the following guidance

Child_Online_Safety_for_Parents_guidance_booklet

At our upcoming parents feedback sessions, we will be providing further information regarding the risks involved with children and the online world.

Ditton Priors Firework Party will be held on Saturday 12th November on the village playing field. Gates open at 6pm with the fireworks at approximately 7pm. As well as fireworks there will be –

* Draught beer bar
* BBQ
* Sweet Stall
* Face painting
* Raffle
* Popcorn
* Glow stall, Starlight Balloons

and much more (see poster below for information).

It is £4 per adult and £1 per child to enter so only £10 for a family of four or £5 for a single parent.

If you or anyone else has any questions, please don’t hesitate to give Garry Aulton a call on 07890 033435.

fireworks poster