Newsletter for week ending 18th December 2015

School Nativity Service
It was wonderful to see so many of you at our Nativity Service in the church on Tuesday. Thank you for coming and thank you for your very positive comments! The re-enacting of the nativity story was beautifully carried out by our Reception pupils and it is particularly poignant that it takes place in the church setting. It has become a special annual tradition of the school.

Christmas ‘Thanks’
Thank you to all families for supporting our request that all children take part in our annual whole-school Christmas dinner. A festive time was had by all. Thank you to all staff for serving the children and a special ‘thank you’ to Mrs Sheridan for preparing and cooking over 100 Christmas dinners!
Continuing with the subject of food, thank you also to Mrs Burnell for baking a cookie for every child in the school as part of their Christmas party food on Thursday.
And thank you to everyone - governors, PTA, parents and volunteers – for all your support this term and for the many Christmas wishes we have received - on behalf of the pupils and staff of Stadhampton School a very Happy Christmas to you all!

Swimming in Term 3
Swimming will start for pupils in Class 2 on Monday 11th January 2016. They will have 5 sessions through to the February Holiday. As always, we are most grateful to receive a donation of £2 per child per swimming session towards the cost of the transport. Cash or cheques made payable to Stadhampton Primary School please for £10 if you would like to pay for the cost in one go. Thank you.

After School Club Updates
We currently have places still available for Multisports and Dance Club which start in January 2016.

Lost Property
A reminder that any unnamed items remaining in the lost property box will be disposed of after the children have all departed on Friday 18th December – please check for any long lost items!

PTA News

We are pleased to report that the total raised at the Winter Fair was £1137. Thank you to everyone for their amazing support of the PTA this year. On behalf of the committee we would like to wish you a merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Friday Cake Club
Congratulations to Jemima O’Brien, the lucky winner of last week’s cake, kindly donated by Mrs Walker. A reminder to Mrs Gravett that she is on the rota for 8 January 2016, the first Friday after the Christmas holidays.

DIARY DATES:
Friday 18 December End of Term Assembly at 9.05am. Parents/Carers welcome to attend
School finishes at 1.30pm for pupils.

Christmas Holiday Sports Course at Stadhampton School
The Christmas Holiday Sports Course led by Michael Hopkins, a qualified PE teacher, on Monday 21st has been extended to a second day. There are still places available for both days. The course runs from 9-3pm and is open to all pupils (not necessarily just Stadhampton School) aged 4-11. The cost is £10 for the day and bookings can be made directly by e-mailing m.hopkins07@hotmail.com




We wish you all a very Happy Christmas and fulfilling New Year! We look forward to seeing everyone on Tuesday 5th January 2016.