E-Newsletter No: 57 16th January 2020 www.st-andrewscofe.essex.sch.uk Next Week: Winter Menu Wk1

St Andrew’s CE VC Primary School

Please remember that occasionally dates listed below are yet to be confirmed or may have to change due to unforeseen circumstances. We will try to give as much notice as possible if dates change.

COMING HOME: NEW ON WEBSITE:

BULLETIN BOARD BULLETIN BOARD EYFS Thur 2nd Apr: Class Assembly 10.15am

Year 1 Thur 26th Mar: Class Assembly 10.15am

Year 2 Thur 5th Mar: Class Assembly 10.15am

Year 3 Fri 20th Mar: Class Assembly 10.15am Any plastic milk containers would be greatly appreciated, thank you

Year 4 Thur 13th Feb: Class Assembly 10.15am

Year 5 Thur 12th Mar: Class Assembly 10.15am

Year 6 Thur 27th Feb: Class Assembly 10.15am

IN THE EVENT OF SEVERE WEATHER A TEXTMAIL WILL BE SENT TO PARENTS. INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED FROM THE HOMEPAGE OF THE SCHOOL WEBSITE OR BY PHONING THE SCHOOL.

PLEASE ENSURE THE SCHOOL HOLDS YOUR CURRENT PHONE NUMBER TO RECEIVE ALL TEXTMAILS.

Please ensure children have appropriate waterproof footwear and wear coats during cold/snowy weather. Don’t forget their school shoes if they come to school in wellies. Thank you.

Please note that Year 4 and Year 6 Class Assembly dates have been changed

DIARY DATES

Christingle Service 11am at school - All welcome

Closing date for Design a Dessert entries - see page 3 for more information

NSPCC Number Day - Non-uniform £1 donation

Individual pupil & family photos

Safer Internet Day

HALF TERM

Non-Pupil Day

Thur 5th World Book Day

Easter Assembly 9.15am - All welcome

10am-12.30pm Sat: Feb 1, Mar 7, Apr 4 & 2.30-5.00pm Wed: Feb 19, Mar 18, Apr 15

E-Newsletter No: 57 16th January 2020 www.st-andrewscofe.essex.sch.uk Next Week: Winter Menu Wk1

St Andrew’s CE VC Primary School

Dear God, Thank you for all of the homes and people that God made. Thank you for all the holidays we celebrate like Christmas and Easter and that we can spend them with our families.

Help us think about people who don’t have homes, family or money to buy food. Amen. By Liam and Alexander L (Year 2)

Allergy Awareness As we have several children who have allergies, we would like to remind you of the potential severity of

reactions and in particular of nut and seed allergies which exist within school. We request therefore that you please be mindful when choosing food and drinks for packed lunches and avoid

products containing any type of nut, such as peanut butter and chocolate spread (including NUTELLA), or sesame seeds, for example burger bun style bread rolls. Thank you for your co -operation.

Please keep us informed of any medical issues/medication of which we need to be aware.

Dance Workshops

This week Darren has visited St Andrew’s again and organised dance workshops for each class

based on their continent for our themed week. In Year 4 our continent was Oceania so our

dance reflected part of their tribal history - the Haka. We had to put our heads down and bend

our knees most of the time. We had to look scary because a long time ago the tribes would

have been fierce especially with their faces painted. We made lots of strong movements with our arms and

stamped our feet. Some parts of our dance were slow and strong and other parts were quite quick. We did not

dance in pairs or groups as each tribe member would have stood on their own so we danced individually.

To start with we were a bit scared as we thought it would be hard to learn, but it was easier than we thought!

Once we were in character it was quite easy to keep looking fierce and not laugh. We would like to thank

Darren for coming back and teaching us some more brilliant and fun dances.

By Rosa and Harry (Year 4)

Continent-themed Week

When we returned to school in January, each class was given a continent to research and base our

work upon. Year 6 were given South America. We used atlases to find the capital cities of each

country and their population. We learned about deforestation, its effects on the animals and how to

stop it by planting new trees whenever some are cut down. Brazil is the main country affected by

deforestation. There are 12 sovereign countries in the continent of South America. There are lots of

carnivals and celebration in South America, particularly in Rio so our dance showed this. We wore bright and

colourful feathered masks and garlands round our necks or held flags while we danced different steps including

the salsa. It was nice to come back to a themed week after Christmas and we now know a lot more about this

part of world. By Lily and Maddie (Year 6)

Important Safety Alert

We have been notified by the Essex Child and Family Wellbeing Service that text messages are

being sent to parents purporting to be from school nurses. School nurses DO NOT send text

messages as their first point of contact so if you receive a message asking for information about

your child please do not reply.

You can check the authenticity of any text received by contacting the Essex Child and Family

Wellbeing Service Single Point of Access on 0300 247 0015.

Open the Book Assembly

Yesterday we played servants in the Open the Book assembly. The story was called The Two Kings and was

about King Saul and a shepherd named David. Goliath, a giant, challenged King Saul to fight him but King

Saul was worried because neither he nor his soldiers were brave enough to fight him. However, David was

positive enough to take on Goliath and, with his belief that God would help him, he defeated the giant.

King Saul was delighted at first but then became jealous of his people seeing David as a hero and wanting him as

king. King Saul started to plot to kill David. We have to wait until next week’s assembly to find out what happens…

We enjoyed taking part in this assembly because we read out lines and had the chance to act individually, as usually

we act out parts within a group. It was also fun because Mr Payne played Goliath and he fell to the floor when David

(Miss O’Keefe) killed him with a slingshot. They both did a great job and no harm was done to Mr Payne!

By Chloe and Priya (Year 5)

Design a Dessert Competition Would you like to design a dessert and help the kitchen staff prepare it for everyone to enjoy?

Simply draw your dessert, list the ingredients and write the instructions to make it. See page 3 for more details.

Parking Reminder It has been noted that cars are continuing to park on the yellow markings outside the

school, mainly in the mornings. Parking is prohibited during the times stated on the signs and those who choose to park at these times risks receiving a penalty. It has also come to

our attention that cars are being parked over residents’ driveways. Please park responsibly and respectfully.