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Newsletter 26th November

Message from the Headteacher

This week has seen the school community really pulling together. We keep smashing our fundraising target for the swimming pool, and we've even received some special donations from Olympic swimmers Adam Peaty and Rebecca Adlington!

Secondly the donations of money, Raffle prizes and goods for the Christmas Fayre have been flooding in too. I am really looking forward to all the festivities after school next week.

One of our parents has kindly offered to design the bookplate for our birthday books, which are coming in. Thank you to all who have so far donated. A headteacher from another school has suggested that I set up an Amazon wish list, so books aren't replicated and we get a good range of titles. I will post the link to this next week.

I would like to make another couple of requests! We have recently been investing in new resources for the playground to enrich the children's experiences at playtime. We have kindly been given a donation to purchase more bikes for the playground. These are always extremely popular with the children and are fabulous for fitness and co-ordination. We currently have a few bikes that are slightly broken, with missing pedals or wonky handlebars, and it would be brilliant if these could be restored to add to the collection. If any of you are able to offer your skills of bike fixing or maintenance, we would be extremely grateful.

As well as this, we would very much like to build a shelter for the bikes in the playground to keep them dry. If anyone could spare some time to help, we would again very much appreciate it.

Have a restful weekend, and hopefully I will see some of you at the church for the Frost Fayre tomorrow.

Kerry Devane

Message from the School Nurse Team

Hello, our names are Maggie (Mclinden) and Victoria (Carnegie), we’re your School Nurse Team. We want your child to be the healthiest they can. We can help with things, like bed wetting, healthy teeth, managing infections, emotional wellbeing, healthy eating and exercise.

It’s the time of year when there are lots of infections about, but there’s lot you can do to help keep your children as healthy as they can be.

· The annual school flu immunisation programme takes place between Oct & Jan co-ordinated by the School Age Immunisation Team (SAINT) at Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, please consider agreeing for your child to take part. Tel: 0300 323 0032.

· To minimise the spread of seasonal bugs, think ‘Catch it, Kill it, Bin it’ for sneezes and keep up with regular hand washing.

· Please support School manage covid local outbreaks by observing any changes put in place, they’re there to keep us all safe.

· If you’re worried about your child being ill contact your GP / NHS 111. You can also check out The Spotty Book 2021 produced by NHS England & NHS Improvement SW (online).

If you have a question for us, we have a confidential text messaging service called ChatHealth (text 07480 635515). This is open Mon-Fri 9am-5pm and is staffed by the School Nursing team.

Please follow us on Facebook at mendipschoolnurses or Instagram Mendipschoolnurse .

Dates for your Diary

Week beginning

29th November Christmas Fair (see PTA news)

Saturday 27th November Glastonbury Frost Fayre

Tuesday 30th December at 5pm. Stories by Candlelight

Wednesday 8th December Christmas Dinner

Wednesday 15th December @10am Holy Thorn Ceremony - details to follow.

PTA News

Next week is CHRISTMAS WEEK. Please bring some pennies with you each day to get involved. From 3pm in the main school playground every day, events will happen as follows:

Monday - Bric-a-brac and Second Hand clothing sale

Tuesday - Jar selling stall

(cake donations welcome today for tomorrow)

Wednesday - Hot drinks and cakes

Thursday - Name the Elf and colouring competition winners

Friday - Raffle draw and tuck shop

Please also keep an eye on our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/stjohnsinfantsglastonbury

We are so excited! If you are able to help out at all, please contact Gemma or the school office.

Thank you!

Raffle

It's not too late to grab some tickets for our raffle being drawn next Friday. There are over 40 amazing prizes to be won. Here is a list of just a few of them.....

Abbey Tearooms voucher

Middlewick Farm Shop Voucher

Tropiquaria entry ticket

Wookey Hole Caves family tickets

Abundiflora - Gift wrapped pot plant

Bishop’s Palace Family Ticket

Burns the Bread £5 Voucher

Cirque du Silk - voucher for 30 minutes private tuition, aerial silks or aerial hoops

Earthfare hamper

Glastonbury Abbey family day ticket

Glastonbury fruit and veg stall - 2 x £10 vouchers

Prosecco

Hundred Monkeys - tea and cake for two

Melissa’s Massage Therapies 2 x gift vouchers for 30 minute back, neck and shoulder massages, plus scented candle and Estée Lauder toiletries

The Rodney Stoke Inn voucher for 2 main meals

Macmillan Theatre Family ticket for Jack and The Beanstalk panto

Sew Over The Moon Crafty goody bag and £5 voucher

The Sheppey Inn £50 voucher

Somerset Rural Life Museum ticket for 2 adults and 2 children

Strode Theatre Pair of film tickets

Weston Pier 2 x unlimited passes

Attendance

Our target for attendance is 95%

Whole school attendance this week was 88%.

Top class this week is Owls with 96% brilliant!

Top year group this week is Year 1 with 90%

There were 9 children who were more than 10 minutes late this week. The total lost learning time was 8 hours and 20 minutes.

Achievements

Jack R has received his level 4 award for trampolining. We are so proud of you. Keep jumping Jack!!

Class Ambassadors

The school ambassadors have been working brilliantly together. They are always on the lookout during playtimes to make sure that children are being kind and safe. The children have made posters to remind everybody about walking safely through school. They have also made an amazing Christmas wreath which will be hung on the door to our school reception. Well done to all our ambassadors this term!