RIBCHESTER NEWS
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ST WILFRID’S CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL
Welcome to the latest Newsletter
and the end of another busy week.
Today we had another enjoyable
time at the Pantomime.
The holidays are almost upon us as
we draw to the end of a very busy
and very enjoyable term. We still
have a few events left before we
finish for Christmas.
Warm Clothing
During this cold snap, please could
we ask that all children come to
school with suitable coats, hats,
gloves, substantial shoes/wellies
for playtimes.
Dinner Money
Please could all outstanding dinner
monies be paid by Monday 15th
December.
Next half term’s dinner money will
be £66.
St. Wilfrid’s Church
Toy Service
th
Sunday 7 December 10.30am
On the eve of the feast of St
Nicholas (a.k.a. Santa Claus) we
invite you to bring a new toy for a
child, or a gift for an adult, to be
given to those in need this
Christmas.
We shall be giving the gifts to
Blackburn Salvation Army for
their Christmas Present Appeal
Gifts
are
distributed
to
disadvantaged families and single
people,
referred
by
Social
Services.
All toys must be new and in their
original packaging, and please
leave all gifts unwrapped
For more information please see
the back of this newsletter.
If you are unable to make the
service and still wish to make a
donation then you can send it into
school on the Wednesday for the
school service.
‘Baubles – A Tree-mendous
Nativity’
at St. Peter’s and St. Paul’s
Wednesday 10th December at 2pm
Thursday 11th December at
6:30pm
This year the Infants will be
performing
their
Nativity
–
‘Baubles’.
There are two performances:
 Wednesday 11th December at
2pm
 Thursday 12th December at
6:30pm SOLD OUT
For the evening performance please
can we ask that all children who are
taking part in the Nativity be at the
Church for 6:00pm.
School Council
Save the Children – Christmas
Jumper Day
Friday 12th December
For our first School council event,
our school is supporting ‘Christmas
Jumper Day’ on the 12th December.
It can be any Christmas themed
jumper or decorate your own. We
ask for a donation of £1, all money
will go to Save the Children.
Danielle and Rohan
School Councillors
Christmas Lunch and Parties
Thursday 18th December
The children will be allowed to wear
their own clothes for this special
5th December 2014
day but please make sure they
have a coat and appropriate
footwear for the playground.
End of term Advent School
Service
th
Friday 19 December at 2:00pm
You are invited to attend our end
of term service in St Wilfrid’s
Church at 2:00pm on Friday 19th
December. After the service we
will return to school and children
can be dismissed early.
Headteacher Awards
Week ending: 28th November
Calder Finley Bretherton
Hodder Rowan Taylor-Harling
Ribble
Eleanor Boardman
Wyre
Billy Welsh
Week ending: 5th December
Calder Finlay Hart
Hodder Stefan Šabanović
Ribble
Joseph Holgate
Wyre
Tia Kilshaw-Seal
Congratulations!
Attendance
September – November
For
2014
Calder
97.01%
Hodder 97.49%
Ribble
97.36%
Wyre
97.04%
Well done to everyone who has
helped
towards
this
good
attendance up to the month of
November 2014.
Diary of Dates:
9th December
9th December
10th December
11th December
12th December
12th December
17th December
18th December
19th December
19th December
Y5 to Longridge High School – 8:45am – 1:00pm
PTFA meeting – 8pm
FS/KS1 Nativity performance – 2:00pm
FS/KS1 Nativity performance – 6:30pm
Ribble Sharing Assembly – 9:00am
Christmas Jumper Day (Save the Children)
PTFA Christmas Fair
Christmas Lunch and Christmas Parties (pm)
School Advent Service – 2pm
School closes for Christmas Holidays
5th January
15th January (Thursday)
School re-opens
Closing date for Primary School Admissions (September 2015)
After School Clubs:
Tuesday:
French (whole school) – Mrs Sweeten-Dewhurst
Tuesday
Dodgeball (Year 3-6) – Prosport Coaching – final session 9/11/14
Wednesday
Junior Crafty Kids Art Club (Years 3 -6) – Mrs Talbot & Mrs Swan
Fairtrade Friday – Afternoon breaks
Carton of Juice/Hot Chocolate = 30p
Biscuit = 20p
Fairtrade Friday dates:
Friday 9th January
Friday 6th February
Friday 6th March
Blackburn Salvation Army for their Christmas Present Appeal
Gifts are distributed to disadvantaged families and single people, referred by Social Services.
All toys must be new and in their original packaging, and please leave all gifts unwrapped
Suggested Gift ideas
0-3 years
Soft toys, colourful and fun educational toys, cot mobiles, baby clothes, bath toys, CDs of suitable music and
nursery rhymes
3-5 years
Dolls and action figures, cars, lorries, soft toys, colourful and fun educational toys books, CDs (music and
nursery rhymes), suitable DVDs, colouring sets, pencils, crayons, books, puzzles, dressing-up costumes
5-9 years
Educational games and toys, stationery (colouring sets, pencils, crayons, school sets), CDs and family friendly
DVDs, books, puzzles, word search, crosswords, skateboards, sports equipment and clothing, dolls and action
figures
9-12 years
Games and toys, sports equipment and clothing, stationery, CDs, DVDs, books, T-Shirts, hair ornaments, gloves,
scarves, hats
13-16 years
Sports equipment and clothing, CDs, DVDs, books, toiletries (please try to ensure non-allergenic ingredients if
possible), gloves, scarves, hats, T-Shirts, hair ornaments and other fashion accessories.