‘Do Not Let Kindness and Truth Leave You’ proverbs 3:3
ST MARY’S SCHOOL
AUTUMN TERM 2015 – NEWSLETTER 4
Monday 28th September 2015
www.stmarys-shackleford.surrey.sch.uk
CITIZENSHIP AWARD
This week this award has been awarded to:
Year R –
Sapphire Latimer
Year 1 –
Max Canham
Year 2 –
Bethan Westbury
Well done to you all
COMMUNICATION
We will continue to communicate the majority of our notifications via email but on occasion, e.g. snow
days or cancellations of after school clubs we will instead send a text message. Please ensure we
always have your up to date email address and mobile phone number.
ST MARY’S JACKANORY STYLE DVD
On Wednesday 30th September we will be recording a Jackanory style DVD with Wizard Productions,
a local company in Witley. Each class will be retelling a story on the DVD plus individual teachers.
SUPPORTING THE SYRIAN REFUGEES
CLOTHING COLLECTION
PLEASE REMEMBER ……
A local resident has set up ‘Just a Little Something’ which is co-ordinating donations and collections
for the Syrian refugees.
The items that are needed include: men’s, women’s and children’s clothes especially warm coats and
waterproofs, tents and sleeping bags. These need to be in good condition and bagged up.
If you have any of these items we will be holding the collection on Monday 28th September. Please
bring these items to St Mary’s at drop off on this day. (Please note do not bring items at pick up as
the collection will have been made!)
STARTING JUNIOR SCHOOL IN SEPTEMBER 2016
Year 2 came home yesterday with information from Surrey County Council about applying for a junior
or primary school for your child/children to join in September 2016. There was also a letter from
Waverley Abbey School.
The Open Evenings and Open Mornings for local Junior schools are as follows:
Waverley Abbey School–
Monday 5th October from 6-8pm
Friday 9th October from 9.30-10.30am
Chandler School –
Friday 2nd October @ 11.am 2/10 at 11am
Thursday 8th October @ 1.30pm
Wednesdays 14th October @ 10 am
Tuesday 20th October @ 11am
Tuesday 3rd November @ 1.30pm
Wednesdays 11th November @ 10am
Friday 20th November 9.30am
Monday 223rd November @ 1.30pm
Tuesday 1st December @ 9.30am
Tours take about 40 mins and parents need to call Chandler to book a
place – 01428 683071
Godalming Junior School – Friday 6th November @ 11am
Friday 13th November @ 9.00am
Friday 20th November @ 11.00am
FUNDRAISING FOOTBALL FUN
A reminder that we have been offered heavily discounted tickets to watch exciting matches in their
home stadium. This initiative gives you, your family and friends the opportunity to go and see
professional football matches in a world class stadium at a hugely discounted rate. We are allocated
4 fixtures per season and our first fixture is Reading V Charlton Athletic Saturday 17th October
@ 3pm. This year tickets can be purchased online only and the link is https://next.fatsoma.com/stmarys-school/huk7hfwu/reading-vs-charlton-athletic The booking deadline for this match is Friday
2nd October.
SPECTACULAR DAY – THE FARM IN AUTUMN ON WEDNESDAY 7TH OCTOBER 2015
Just a reminder that our first Spectacular Day for this year is coming up on Wednesday 7th
October. It will be based on ‘The Farm in Autumn’ with a science focus. All children should dress up
in a farm related costume for the day. Any parents, who have had a DBS check and would like to help
on the day, please let Sarah in the office know.
HARVEST SERVICE
There will be a family Harvest Service at St Mary’s Church on Sunday 11th October @ 10.30am. All
families very welcome to attend.
CLUBS
The clubs that running this week are:
Football – Monday lunchtime
Dance - Monday
Gardening – Monday
Art – Monday
Italian – Monday
Tag Rugby – Tuesday
Board Games – Wednesday – please bring a board game
Drama - Wednesday
DIARY DATES
AUTUMN TERM
Monday 28th September
Collection at St Mary’s for ‘Just a Little Something’
Wednesday 30th September
Wizard DVD Storytelling
Wednesday 7th October
‘The Farm in Autumn’ Spectacular Day
Sunday 11th October
Family Harvest Service at St Mary’
Monday 26th Oct – Friday 30th Oct
HALF-TERM
Wednesday 25th November
Owls, Owls, Owls
Wednesday 9th December
Xmas Production dress rehearsal
Thursday 10th December
Xmas Production @ 6.30pm
Friday 11th December
Xmas Production @ 6.30pm
Friday 11th December
Flying Pizza Theatre Company @ 1.30pm
Friday 18th December
Christingle Service @ 10.00am
Friday 18th December
END OF TERM @ 1PM
SPRING TERM
Tuesday 5th January
INSET DAY
Wednesday 6th January
Children start back
Wednesday 3rd February
‘Space, The Final Frontier’ Spectacular Day
Monday 15th – Friday 19th February
HALF-TERM
Wednesday 16th March
‘Castles’ Spectacular Day
Thursday 24th March
END OF TERM @ 1PM