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St Christophers C E School

Email: office.3555@st-christophers.oxon.sch.ukwww.st-christophers.oxon.sch.uk

NewsletterNo 6: 23rd November 2012

What a fantastic sight it was seeing all parts of the St Christophers school family-

parents, children, governors and staff working together to tidy up the school a couple of Saturdays ago. It seemed a

never-ending battle clearing up all the leaves, but I hope you agree at how much better the school was looking after

all the efforts. Thank you!

I do hope you found the parents evening informative. I know we ran a little bit behind on some appointments so my

apologies for that. Any suggestions on how we could improve these evenings would be most welcome.

It has been a very frustrating week for me not being in due to my bad back and having to postpone the parents

information evening, but rest assured I have spent the time collating all your questionnaire responses and am looking

forward to being back next week.

Absent from School?If your child is absent from school for any reason,

please dont forget to let us know. Absences are

recorded in our registers with the appropriate

reason code, i.e illness, holiday, medical appointment

etc. Where no reason is given the absence is

recorded as unauthorised and may be investigated

by the Educational Welfare Officer. Please

remember that requests for holiday should be

authorised before booking. See website for

Absence Policy for further details.

Please notify us about the absence by telephoning

school on 01367 860318 and selecting option 1 to

leave a message. Thank you.

Quick Reminders Friday 30th November Non School Uniform

for SCPA donations of tombola goodies.

Friday 30th November deadline forScholastic Book order details attached

Friday 30th November deadline for

Christmas Dinner orders details attached

SCPA CHRISTMAS FAYRE

SATURDAY 8H DECEMBER 2012 11AM

EVERYONE WELCOME!

In addition to our text system, school closures will be broadcast on:

HEART FM 102.6 FM GWR 96.3 FM

BBC Radio Oxford 95.2 FM

Or check local radio station websites

Missed a Newsletter?

If you have missed a newsletter, they are available on our

website www.st-christophers.oxon.sch.uk

BREAKFAST CLUBDAILY FROM 7.45AM (PRE BOOKED) 3.00

8.15AM (DROP IN) 2.00

Booking forms for December now available from

Mrs Brindle or the School Office

CHILDREN IN NEED 2012

WE ARE DELIGHTED AND PROUD TO ANNOUNCE

THAT THE SUM OF

310.54

WAS RAISED BY THE CHILDREN, STAFF,

FAMILIES & FRIENDS OF ST CHISTOPHERS

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORTSCHOOL UNIFORM St Christophers uniform can

be ordered from:

www.simplyschoolwear.co.uk

Tel: 0800 404 6644 or tesco.com/ues

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School Lunch Menus!Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Week Commencing 26th

November 2012

PizzaWith Jacket Potato

Seasonal Vegetables

Apple Crumble & Custard

Chicken & Bacon PastaSeasonal Vegetables

Chocolate Sponge withChocolate Sauce

Roast Pork, YorkshirePudding, Roast Potatoes& Seasonal Vegetables

Krispy Cake

Cottage Pie

& Seasonal Vegetables

Flapjack

Breaded Fish Fillet,Chunky Chips

Peas/Baked Beans

Neapolitan Ice Creamwith Fruit

Week Commencing 3rd

December 2012

Beef Burger in BapWith diced potatoes

Seasonal Vegetables

Chocolate Marble Cake

with Custard

Sausages in onion gravywith mashed potatoesSeasonal Vegetables

Sticky Toffee Pudding

with Custard

Roast ChickenYorkshire Pudding, Roast

Potatoes & SeasonVegetables

Jelly with Fruit

Pasta BolognaiseChoice of Vegetables

ShortbreadWith glass of milk

Breaded Fish Fillet,Chunky Chips

Peas/Baked Beans

Ice Cream Sponge Roll

Also available every day: Yoghurt, Fresh Fruit & Water - 2.00 per meal.

Che ues for dinners lease make a able to Oxfordshire Count Council.

Diary Dates26th November 27th November 28th November 29th November 30th November

3.15pm Nature Club

Swimming Ginkgo &Willow

3.15pm Hockey Club7.30pm Cotswold Voices

Forest School Cherry &Year 1

3.15pm Zumba

Year 4 Violins

Lunchtime Bookshop

3.15pm Football Club

Non School Uniform Day8.00am Volleyball &

Breakfast2.45pm Celebration

Assembly3.15pm Drama Club

3.15pm Outdoor GamesClub

Cook4 Books - Cherry

3rd December 4th December 5th December 6th December 7th December

3.15pm Nature Club

Swimming Ginkgo &Willow

3.15pm Hockey Club7.30pm Cotswold Voices

Forest School Cherry &Year 1

3.15pm Zumba

Year 4 Violins

Lunchtime Bookshop

3.15pm Football Club

8.00am Volleyball &Breakfast

2.45pm CelebrationAssembly

3.15pm Outdoor GamesClub

10th December 11th December 12th December 13th December 14th December

7.30pm Cotswold Voices

Mobile Library

2.30pm Year 4

Violins Assembly

Lunchtime Bookshop

3.15pm Football Club

2.30pm Willow ClassAssembly EveryoneWelcome

17 December 18 December 19 December 20 December 21s December

3.15pm SCPA BookshopSale in School Hall

7.30pm Cotswold Voices

Christmas Dinner Day(pre-ordered)

9.15am Cherry & MapleNativity

Ginkgo, Oak & WillowEvening Carol Service at

St Matthews Church

Last Day of Term

1.30pm Finish

CHRISTINGLE SERVICE - SUNDAY 16TH DECEMBER 2012 AT ST MATTHEWS CHURCH,

LANGFORD 4PM EVERYONE WELCOME !

Donations of oranges will be greatly received on Monday 10th December 2012 so the children can make

their christingles thank you in kind anticipation.

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FESTIVE FEAST CHRISTMAS MENU DINNER

This year will be held on WEDNESDAY 19TH DECEMBER 2012. The menu will be as printed below. This lunch is

always a very fun event and most children generally take part. Tracy, our cook, needs to know numbers in

advance so please send in the slip by Friday 30th November 2012. The cost is 2.00 per child. We will endeavour

to sit the children with packed lunches in the hall at the same time, so they dont miss out on the atmosphere!

Menu

Roast Turkey served with Chipolata Sausage and Stuffing

Roast Potatoes

Seasonal Vegetables

Chocolate & Vanilla Christmas Ice Cream

.FESTIVE FEAST CHRISTMAS MENU DINNER DAY REPLY SLIP

WEDNESDAY 19TH DECEMBER 2012Please tick

My child/ren usually has a school lunch and would like to be included in the Christmas Dinner Day

Lunch. I will pay for lunch in the usual way/I am entitled to Free School Dinners. My child/ren does not usually have a school lunch but would like to have a Christmas Dinner Day Lunch

and I enclose payment of 2.00*/4.00*/6.00*/8.00* for my child/ren. *(delete as appropriate)

My child will not require a school lunch on this day and will bring in a packed lunch.

Name(s) .....

Classes ....

Please return by FRIDAY 30th NOVEMBER 2012 thank you.

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD

If you popped in to school at the beginning

of term you would have seen the boxes

mounting daily ready for collection by AnnJerome on behalf of Operation Christmas

Child.

We did manage a quick count and in excess

of 65 were collected from St

Christophers! The boxes have now begun

their journey for the children to receive in

time for Christmas.

SCHOLASTIC BOOKS

We are sending home in Book Bags today the latestScholastic Book Club magazine.

Please look through as there are some very good

offers!

Orders to be returned to the school at the latest by

Friday 30th November 2012

Cheques payable to St Christophers CE School please.

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Help us keep the spread of germs in school to a minimum by

following this advice from the NHS.

CATCH IT germs spread easily. Always carry tissues anduse them to catch your cough or sneeze.

BIN IT germs can live for several hours on tissues.Dispose of your tissue as soon as possible.

KILL IT hands can transfer germs to every surface youtouch. Clean your hands as soon as you can.

PLEASE NOTE that if your child has unfortunately

had sickness and/or diarrhoea the recommended periodby the Health Protection Agency & the School Nurse,

for children to be kept away from school is 48 hours

from the last episode of diarrhoea and/or vomiting.

The Lunchtime Ladies will be holding a toy

and book sale at the SCPA Christmas Fayre

on Saturday 8th December 2012. They are,

therefore, requesting donations of any good

quality toys or books or unwanted gifts

which they can then sell.

All proceeds will go towards resources for

lunchtime activities that all the children

have the opportunity to participate in at

lunchtimes.

.

We did have a limited amount of spare swimming

kit and towels for the children. This has now all been

handed out and appears not to have been returned.Please could you check at home and return to the school

office as appropriate. If you have any spare kit or

towels you would like to donate these would be greatly

appreciated. Thank you.

WILLOW CLASS

ARE PLEASED TOINVITE ALL FAMILIES & FRIENDS

TO JOIN US ON

FRIDAY 14th DECEMBER 2012

2.30pm

WE WILL BE SHARING SOME OF

THE WORK THE CHILDREN HAVE

BEEN ENJOYING THIS TERM

EVERYONE WELCOME!

We have already collected 130

tokens which have been sent off and

banked so we can receive bonus tokens!

If your family eats Nestle cereals, please

remember to tear off the token on the top

of the box and bring it in to school. It

takes as little as 10 tokens to get one bookso the more tokens we collect the more

books we can receive for school thank you

YEAR 4 VIP VIOLIN ASSEMBLY

THURSDAY 13TH DECEMBER 2012 2.30PM

Parents, friends and families are invited to join the Year

4 Children on Thursday afternoon in the school hall.

The children have worked very hard over the term and

are looking forward to sharing their music talents with

you.

3RD BRIZE NORTON GUIDES CHRISTMAS FAIR

MONDAY 3RD DECEMBER@ THE MILLENNIUM CENTRE, STANMORE CRESCENT,

CARTERTON, 7.30PM START

RAFFLE / REFRESHMENTS / STALLSAND LOTS MORE !

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