Dear parents and carers,
Christingle
We have now totalled up all the donations for the Children’s Society. We raised £306.16 which has been donated to help with all the work carried out by this charity – thank you for your generosity in supporting this.
Ash and Willow Cake Sale
Well done to the children in Ash and Willow class who raised £58 through their cake sale. This money has been donated to the Salvation Army. Thank you to everyone who donated cakes and purchased cakes to raise this money.
T1 Rugby
Yesterday, Beech Class children attended a T1 rugby festival at Gosford Hill School. We entered three teams and they all played magnificently and represented the school exceptionally well. The results are still being compiled by Mr Gough, so will be announced in next week’s newsletter.
Willow nativity
Christmas has officially begun with our youngest children performing in their nativity play this week. I was extremely proud of all of the children for the way they sang and participated so well. Thank you to Mrs Collett, Nikki and Jenny for preparing the children for their first Dr South’s performance.
Change to the lunch menu next week
Please note that next Thursday the menu choices have changed and will be as follows:
Red: Flipper dippers
Green: Veggie sausage roll
Orange: Jacket potato with cheese and beans.
Christmas Lunch
On Wednesday, we will be enjoying our Christmas lunch and orders should have been submitted to the office. Wednesday is also Christmas Jumper Day, so all the children are invited to wear Christmas jumpers for this event.
Nativity and Carol Service – Thursday 19th December
Everybody is invited to join us in the church next Thursday afternoon at 2.00pm when Ash Class will present their nativity. This is a lovely way to bring the term to a close – it is good to have a moment of quiet and reflection before the real frenzy of Christmas gets going!
Reception Admission September 2024
Don’t forget that if you wish your child to come here for Reception next September, you need to apply online by Wednesday January 15th. Even if you have a child already at the school, this also applies for younger siblings. Speak to the office staff if you need help with this. You can apply online using this link : Reception applications | Oxfordshire County Council
Clubs
Clubs officially finish this week but there will be yoga on Monday and Christmas cookery on Monday and Tuesday. General care is available on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday but not Thursday. The clubs’ letter for next term will be sent out early next week and you will then be able to book clubs for next term which will begin on the 6th January.
Christmas Bazaar
Thank you to all parents who have already brought in some gifts in preparation for the Christmas bazaar. We are still in need of donations of gifts so if you have yet to donate, we have extended the deadline for donations until Monday. There is an item on ParentPay which will allow you to purchase tokens for the children to use to buy their shopping. Please send your child in with a bag on Wednesday in order for them to bring home their shopping safely.
Parentpay
Thank you for your help with keeping your accounts up to date. As we approach the end of the term, please could you check your ParentPay accounts and clear any outstanding items such as cookery, trips and swimming.
This week we congratulated:
Willow Class: All of Willow Class for their brilliant performance in their Nativity play;
Ash Class: Aria, for learning to tie her shoe laces independently; Sara, for spotting the relationships between numbers in Maths;
Oak Class: Brodie, for showing great focus while practising his shading skills in Art; Rosie, for showing positivity and resilience in her times table practice.
Beech Class: Adrina, for improved effort and output in her writing; Charlotte, for incredible creativity in her writing and for using plot twists in her work;
Cooking: Alex, for good determination and focus throughout each session.
Our Christian value for the term is peace. Ask your children about the story of The Best Nest.
Dates for the year
17/12/2024 Beech Class trip to the Ashmolean
18/12/2024 Christmas lunch, Christmas jumper day and Christmas bazaar
19/12/2024 2.00pm Carol Service and Ash Class nativity
19/12/2024 End of term
20/12/2024 INSET Day – school closed
06/01/2025 Start of term
14/02/2025 Soup Lunch and Talent Show
17/02/2025 Half term week
26/02/2025 Junior Citizen Trip Beech Class
03/03/2025 Parent Consultations
04/03/2025 Parent Consultations
06/03/2025 World Book Day
14/03/2025 Red Nose Day
04/04/2025 2pm Easter Service
04/04/2025 End of term
21/4/2025 Bank holiday – school closed
22/04/2025 Start of term
05/05/2025 Early May Bank Holiday – school closed
23/05/2025 May Day celebrations
26/05/2025 Half term week
19/06/2025 Sports Day
03/07/2025 Oak and Beech production, 1.30pm and 6.00pm
07/07/2025 Beech Residential
09/07/2025 Ash and Willow production, 2.00pm
18/07/2025 Leavers’ Service
18/07/2025 End of term
21/07/2025 INSET Day – school closed
22/07/2025 INSET Day – school closed
Don’t forget – you can always check term dates at: https://dr-souths.co.uk/term-dates/