School Newsletters
1st December 2023
Dear Parents/Carers
To appreciate the beauty of a snowflake you have to stand out in the cold but as I write this, I can see approximately five snowflakes outside the window – sorry but no snow day today!
Is my child too ill for school?
There is some useful information from the NHS about common childhood illnesses here: https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/is-my-child-too-ill-for-school/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
Carol singing
Last weekend our choir led by the wonderful Mrs Ellis sang at the switching on of the Christmas lights. It was a very festive occasion although it was freezing! We are next singing again on Saturday 2nd December at 2.00pm in Russells Garden Centre.
It’s cold outside!
With the weather looking like it will say in single figures for the next week or so, please make sure your child has their jumper and a warm coat with sleeves in school every day. If they want to bring a woolly hat and gloves please make sure they are labelled with their name.
Tree week
All week the children have been out and about collecting leaves and sticks to make lots of lovely things that we hope to share with you over the next week or so. Thank you so much for all the sacks of leaves we have been given! We have been working on identifying which trees we have in our grounds and some of us have been to the church to count the rings of a fallen tree.
Gonks
Kingfisher class have made gonks which they will be selling at the Christmas fair on Friday – it looked like great fun and great for the co-ordination and sewing skills. Please come and support our stall where we will be selling the gonks to raise money for our school forest.
Tinsel-tastic!
Thank you to everyone for the crisp packets and bags, we had such fun turning them into tinsel for our tree.
If you have seen our lovely tree in the hall, we have decorated it with our “tinsel”. Now it has lights, it looks lovely and festive!
Robin class
Robin class had a lovely walk around school finding leaves and even trying to make leaf angels! How many children can you see hiding in the leaves?
We took all the children on a nature walk around school this afternoon. I wonder what they found?
From the Church
Saturday 2nd December @ 10.30 – 11.30am Christingle factory in the church room West Wittering with generous provision of coffee & doughnuts
Sunday 10 December @ 10:00 - 11:00 am One Church Family (at St James)
Sunday 17 December @ 6:00 - 6:30pm Village Pump Outdoor Carols (Birdham triangle near the St James Centre) with mulled wine & mince pies
Sunday 24 December 24 @ 4:00 - 4:30pm Christmas Eve Nativity Service (at St James church, Birdham) This service is for pre-school & primary school age children. Seating limit of two parents/carers per group. Please dress up as a nativity character or animal.
Sunday 24 December @ 11:00 - 11:30pm Christmas Eve Midnight Mass at St Peter & St Paul Church, West Wittering
Monday 25 December @ 9:30 - 10:30am Christmas Day All-Age Service at St James Church, Birdham
And finally…
Welcome December. Bring on the hot chocolate, cold snow, warm sweaters and bright lights. 😊
Kind regards
Mr M McCadden
HEADTEACHER
Dates For your Diary:
Further dates will be added as they become available. Please look at the school calendar on the website for the most up to date information.
Our calendar is changing! We will be contacting everyone in the new year with how to find the new information; but hopefully by now you have all seen the ‘calendar’ in Class Dojo
December 2023
Friday 1st Christmas Fair & Santas Grotto (non-uniform day)
Wednesday 6th KS2 Carols by Candlelight – St James Church, Birdham at 6.00pm.
Please book seats via the office.
Friday 8th 2.30pm Whole School Nativity Live! More details to follow.
Monday 11th KS1 Nativity dress rehearsal (parents with small children welcome)
Tuesday 12th KS1 Nativity 1/2 – 9.30am
Wednesday 13th KS1 Nativity 2/2 – 2.00pm
Friday 15th Church Service at 9.30am in St James Church and last day of term
January 2024
Tuesday 2nd INSET Day 3/5
Wednesday 3rd First Day back
NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE
Academic Year 2022/2023
