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Pictures of the Christmas story from local schools ■ AWAY IN A MANGER: Jenna Coway and Hayden Webster featured as Joseph and Mary with the baby Jesus in the traditional Nativity, A Christmas Story, performed by year two pupils at St Patrick's RC Junior School. Another picture showing St Pat’s at Christmas can be found on page 3 AC081209Bstpat-04
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■ MELTHAM MOOR PRIMARY SCHOOL: Reception class youngsters were ‘star performers’ PC151209Dnativity-03 when they staged their show The Fidgety Angel for family and friends
■ MELTHAM MOOR PRIMARY SCHOOL: Key stage two pupils performed their Christmas show Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf for family and friends PC151209Dnativity-04
■ MELTHAM MOOR PRIMARY SCHOOL: Children from key stage one performed The Tale of Two Birthdays PC151209Dnativity-01 for family and friends
■ HOLME SCHOOL: All 32 pupils staged a performance of the Tales of Hans Christian Andersen for an audience of parents and friends PC141209Hnativity-01
■ MELTHAM MOOR PRIMARY SCHOOL: Seasonal smiles from two nursery youngsters at the school, who were chosen to play the parts of Mary and Joseph in a traditional Nativity performance PC151209Dnativity-02
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■ ASHBROW JUNIOR SCHOOL: Children took part in a Christmas Extravaganza, performing carols and poems PW141209Bashbrow-02
■ ST PATRICK’S RC JUNIOR SCHOOL: Principal cast members in the school’s production of A Christmas Story. All 180 pupils in key stages one and two performed in two separate productions AC081209Bstpat-02
■ ASHBROW INFANT AND NURSERY SCHOOL: Children gave two performances of a traditional nativity play called The Baby to parents, family and friends JH091209Mashbrow-01
■ HOPTON PRIMARY SCHOOL: There was a traditional Nativity production involving all the children at the Mirfield school AC041209Bhopt-01
■ THURSTONLAND JUNIOR SCHOOL: All 60 pupils at the school took part in a traditional Nativity performance in St Thomas’ Church in the village AC111209Ethurs-03
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■ HIGHBURTON FIRST SCHOOL: (Above) Children in key stage two classes presented a festive show called Witnesses for friends and parents and (below) school youngsters from key stage AC151209Chigh-01/AC151209Chigh-02 one are seen on stage during their performance of their seasonal production The Inn Keeper’s Breakfeast
■ HEPWORTH PLAYGROUP: A ‘costume drama’ for the preschool production of The First Christmas at Hepworth Village Hall PW171209Mhepworth-01
■ CASTLE HILL SCHOOL: Foundation and primary children aged three to 10 staged a nativity play for parents and other pupils at the school PC141209Gnativity-01
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■ SPRING GROVE PRIMARY SCHOOL: Years one and two performed a play called Census Sums about the census office counting the people going to Bethlehem. The whole school sang songs to PC141209Dnativity-01 accompany the play
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■ LONGLEY SCHOOL: Parents and friends were treated to a traditional Nativity by pupils
■ WILBERLEE JI SCHOOL: The school presented Five Gold Rings, an adventure in the 12 Days of Christmas. The whole school took part in the production, which was staged at zz181209wilberlee-1 Slaithwaite Civic Hall
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■ BIRKBY JUNIOR SCHOOL: A Christmas Show was performed by children for an audience of parents and friends PC161209Anativity-01
■ HUNNY POT NURSERY: Twenty-two youngsters aged between three and five took part in a Nativity at the Rawthorpe Lane, Dalton nursery AC181209Bpot-01
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■ DENBY CE FIRST SCHOOL: Pupils performed the Nativity story set in a modern AC141209Adenby-01 newsroom at St John’s Church in Upper Denby
■ MOORLANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL: Year two children staged the show Christmas Around PW161209Bmoorlands-02 the World, to family and friends ■ NIELDS J, I AND N SCHOOL: Foundation stage pupils at the Slaithwaite school staged a PW071209Bnields-01 production of Christmas Spells Christmas (A Slawit Nativity)
■ THE MOUNT SCHOOL: The whole school performed The Christmas Dove and the Woodcutter. Hermione Bagnall played Mary, Will Keefe played Joseph, Isabella Wood played AC141209Cmount-01 the dove and Rahul Kumbhani played the woodcutter
■ MOORLANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL: Reception and year one pupils performed Christmas with the Aliens for family and friends PW161209Bmoorlands-01
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■ DRYCLOUGH INFANT SCHOOL: A Nursery Rhyme Nativity was performed for parents by 98 PW161209Fdryclough-01 reception class children
■ SOUTH CROSLAND CE JUNIOR SCHOOL: Pupils staged a Nativity play for parents and friends AC141209Bcrosl-01
■ DRYCLOUGH INFANT SCHOOL: About 200 year one and two children took part in A Tale of Two PW161209Fdryclough-02 Birthdays, a show for parents
■ FLOCKTON FIRST SCHOOL: The 74 pupils staged two performances of Rock Around the Flock, a variation on the Nativity PC141209Cnativity-01 story
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■ LEPTON J,I AND N C OF E SCHOOL: (above) Kensie Booth and two year pupils who took part in a traditional nativity perform
■ KAYES FIRST SCHOOL: (Above) The Foundation Nativity at the Clayton West school (right) the youngsters enjoying themselves in their Christmas pageant and (far right) Ross Whitmore and Lauren Moxon are under the spotlight playing the Ugly Sisters, central (s) characters in the traditional festive season pantomime Cinderella
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â– MOUNT PLEASANT J,I AND N SCHOOL: Key stage one youngsters at the Lockwood school in a scene from their production of The PW141209Epleasant-01 Sleepy Shepherd
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■ HONLEY CE JUNIOR SCHOOL: Representatives from each year group took part in The Mystic Nativity
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■ BEECH SCHOOL: A total of 70 nursery, reception and year one children at the Golcar school performed Jesus’s Christmas Party for parents and friends
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■ WELLHOUSE JUNIOR AND INFANT SCHOOL: The whole school took part in An Out Of This World Christmas
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■ OUR LADY OF LOURDES PRIMARY: Children in the nursery and reception classes at the Bradley Boulevard school presented a traditional Nativity
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■ PADDOCK JUNIOR AND INFANT SCHOOL: Reception class children performed a traditional nativity for their parents PC151209Cnativity-03
■ PADDOCK JUNIOR AND INFANT SCHOOL: Key stage one children performed a traditional nativity for their parents PC151209Cnativity-02
■ PADDOCK JUNIOR AND INFANT SCHOOL: Children from years five and six staged their Christmas play for an audience of parents PC151209Cnativity-01
■ PADDOCK JUNIOR AND INFANT SCHOOL: Lower key stage two pupils in their Nativity. Children from years three and four sang French songs for their modern take on the Nativity story PC151209Cnativity-04
■ HOLMFIRTH JUNIOR AND INFANT SCHOOL: Shepherds and angels were to the fore as youngsters staged a traditional Nativity for parents and friends zz151209holm-1
■ MELTHAM CE PRIMARY SCHOOL: Forty-six foundation stage children performed their traditional Nursery Rhyme Nativity to a packed audience of family and friends zz151209meltham-1
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■ HUDDERSFIELD GRAMMAR SCHOOL KINDERGARTEN: Toddlers performed The First Christmas at the Luck Lane PC151209Bnativity-01 school
■ GREENSIDE INFANT AND NURSERY SCHOOL: Parents were entertained when 118 children performed their Christmas show,Tinsel PC161209Gnativity-01
■ HUDDERSFIELD GRAMMAR SCHOOL: Children from the school’s senior choir sang for residents beneath the Christmas tree at the new Plover Mills housing development in Lindley AC121209Atree-02
■ LOWERHOUSES CE, J, I AND EARLY YEARS SCHOOL: A traditional Nativity was performed by 168 of the school’s children PC161209Dnativity-01
■ KIRKBURTON CE FIRST SCHOOL: The reception class performed the traditional Nativity while Years one to five put on Around the World, a play about different Christmas celebrations AC111209Dkirk-02
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■ FIXBY JUNIOR AND INFANT SCHOOL: Keystage one pupils gave a performance of The PW071209Afixby-01 Christmas Alphabet
■ NETHERTON INFANT SCHOOL: The children enjoyed taking part in a performance of Shepherd Little zz151209netherton-1
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■ FIXBY JUNIOR AND INFANT SCHOOL: The X-Mas Factor was the show presented by the PW071209Afixby-02 school’s keystage two pupils
■ MARSDEN INFANT SCHOOL: Parents were entertained when 145 children performed Mary’s Knitting PW161209Hmarsden-01
■ HINCHLIFFE MILL JUNIOR AND INFANT SCHOOL: The whole school gave two performances of Hosannah Rock for parents, family and friends AC081209Ahinch-01
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■ LINDLEY JUNIOR SCHOOL: The year six children were the stars of How The Grinch Stole zz181209lindley4 Christmas and the Inspectors Call
■ LINDLEY JUNIOR SCHOOL: Children in year four put on a show called Out Of This zz181209lindley2 World Christmas
■ LINDLEY JUNIOR SCHOOL: Hosanna Rock was the title of a Christmas show performed zz181209lindley-3 by the year five children
■ LINDLEY JUNIOR SCHOOL: Year three children performed a show called Countdown to zz181209lindley-1 Christmas
■ NETHERTHONG PRIMARY SCHOOL: The Foundation Stage children from the school performed a Nativity at All Saints Church in the village for pupils, staff and family.The reception and early years children performed a traditional nativity for parents and older children at the zz181209netherthong-1 church
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