WEEKLY BULLETIN Dear Parents and Carers, We have come to the end of a fantastic term, and we have really enjoyed this final week. It was brilliant on Monday to welcome over 20 Senior Citizens to our Christmas Tea Party! Owl Class did a super job of preparing the food for the event, and for serving food and drink throughout the afternoon. They also performed several Christmas carols to entertain out guests. Our visitors really enjoyed their afternoon and we were equally pleased to have them in school. On Monday evening, the festivities continued as we held our Christmas concert at Fauls church hall. All of the children sang beautifully, and the different age groups told two very different Christmas stories during each half of the performance. Well done to all who took part – it was a really enjoyable evening – and thanks to everyone who came along to watch. The hall was full! On Wednesday, we all sat together to enjoy our Christmas dinner, and then it was time for the nursery and reception children to shine, as we went along to church for our Nativity performance. Our youngest children did their teachers proud - they performed their roles perfectly! The rest of the school did a fantastic job of telling the story through their songs, and again, the event was very well attended by parents and the community. Today we have enjoyed our Elf Run and Christmas Jumper Day – two great opportunities to raise money for charity. Thank you to everyone who has supported these by making donations and/or taking part. We also enjoyed a visit from a very special guest this afternoon, who I am sure your children will tell you about this evening! After this busy end to the term, I am sure that pupils and parents alike are looking forward to a well-earned break over Christmas. From all of us here at Lower Heath, I would like to wish you all a very merry Christmas and a happy new year. We look forward to welcoming the children back on January 6th, and holding our Launch Day on January 7th to introduce our new topics. With best wishes, Mrs Deborah Sadler - Headteacher
Issue 27 Friday 20th December 2019 Award Winners Congratulations to this week’s Headteacher Award winners, who are: Robin Class: Connor, Lexi-Mai, Oscar & Olly Skylark Class: Molly, Madeleine, Gracie-May & Alys Kingfisher Class: Mateen, Blake, Danielle & Isaac Owl Class: Owen, Ava, Annabell R, Evan & Daisy Well done also to Emilia, for raising funds for a cancer charity in her own time, by selling reindeer food at Holly Farm!
Birthday Celebrations Happy Birthday to: Miss Vigon, Miss Kempson and Bertie, who all celebrate their birthdays this week, and to Lacey E, Charlie W and Elliot who will all celebrate their birthdays during the Christmas break!
đ&#x;“ť Owl Class Pupils’ Radio Broadcast đ&#x;“ť BBC Radio Shropshire’s Ryan Kennedy came into school on Monday and interviewed a group of children from Owl Class! They discussed their recent topic with Ryan, talked about our Christmas concert and told him about some of their hopes and plans for 2020! Ryan is featuring our school on his “School Reportâ€? slot this coming Sunday.
Term Date Reminder The school will close on Friday 20th December and reopen on Monday 6th January. A list of term dates can be found on our website, please click here to view.
You can hear the children just after 8.30am on 96FM, Digital Radio, Freeview channel 721 or at bbc.co.uk/radioshropshire. Tune in to listen to our children sharing their views!
Thank you A huge thank you to Mr Gough for being our DJ at the disco last week! He gave up his evening and brought all of his disco equipment along for us. It was a super event and we very much đ&#x;Žśđ&#x;Žśđ&#x;Žśđ&#x;Žśđ&#x;Žśđ&#x;Žśđ&#x;Žś appreciate Mr Gough’s support!
Lower Heath CE Primary School
Lower Heath, Nr Whitchurch, Shropshire, SY13 2BT T: 01948 840524 | E: head@heath.shropshire.sch.uk | W: www.lowerheath.co.uk
Topic Launch Day Tuesday 7th January: Topic Launch Day As usual, children are invited to come into school on Launch Day in any costumes linked to their topic, and during the launch day, they will complete exciting activities to engage them in their theme for the term. Here is a brief overview to enable families to think about possible launch day costumes: Robin Class (including nursery): Robin Class will be completing a topic called ‘Roots, Shoots and Muddy Boots’. Children will be learning about plants and animals, and where our food comes from. They will be looking at farming in the local area and comparing our rural location to an urban location. Children will also be learning about healthy eating and nutrition, and will do some cooking. Children Lower CEDay Primary Lower Nr Whitchurch, Shropshire, SY13 2BT could come toHeath our Launch dressed asSchool farmers, chefs, fruits Heath, or vegetables!
T: 01948 840524 | E: head@heath.shropshire.sch.uk | W: www.lowerheath.co.uk Skylark Class: Skylark’s class topic will be ‘Working on Water’. They will learn about the oceans, seas and rivers, about some famous ships in history. They will earn about marine animals in science and in Design & Technology, they will build their own boats! On Launch Day, they could dress up as sailors, ship captains, or even some sea creatures! Kingfisher Class: Kingfisher’s class topic will be ‘Active Earth’, where they will explore volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis. They will look at the geography behind these features, as well as the causes and effects of the them. Children could come to Launch Day dressed as scientists, explorers and geologists. Owl Class: In Owl Class, the topic will be “Tribes”. Children will look at Anglo-Saxon invasions, settlements and kingdoms and consider the land use, trade links and natural resources in these settlements. Children could come to school on Launch Day dressed as an Anglo-Saxon, or even someone from another tribe from any part of the world. We hope that lots of children will take part in this opportunity to really get involved in our new topic in such an enjoyable way.
Wishing you all a very happy Christmas
Lower Heath CE Primary School
Lower Heath, Nr Whitchurch, Shropshire, SY13 2BT T: 01948 840524 | E: head@heath.shropshire.sch.uk | W: www.lowerheath.co.uk