Fox Weekly Newsletter – Friday 4th December
FOX PRIMARY SCHOOL
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NO CLUBS/GUITAR/BRASS
Saturday 5th December
Fox Winter Fair 12am opening
Monday 7th December
Y5P River Thames field trip
Year 6 sex education
Tuesday 8th December
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Wednesday 9th December
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Thursday 10th December
Phase C Christmas carol concert 6pm
Friday 11th December
Year 5 geography
fieldtrip to the Thames
Fox brass players
impressing their class
Ordering numbers in
reception
Reception have been
learning about different
animals and their
habitats all week
Building programme
Please see check emails for update
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Christmas Productions 2015
Rehearsals are well under way for the forthcoming Christmas Productions and both Mrs Hardisty and the children are
very excited about the performances. Here are some final details:
Due to limited space in the hall, we are only able to accommodate two adults per child for all the productions.
Phase C Christmas Concert - Thursday 10th December @ 6pm.
Theme: Different religious festivals of light.
Dress code: Black trousers/skirt and a plain coloured top (could be a Fox t-shirt). Feel free to accessorize with
tinsel!
If your child normally goes home at 3.30pm, please can they return by 5.45pm to their classroom, where their class
teacher will be ready to take them down to the hall.
We appreciate that many children have other commitments after school, especially at this time of year, but if you
can re-arrange activities that clash so that they can participate, we would very much appreciate it.
Phase A Production - Tuesday 15th December @ 10am.
Theme: Busy, Busy Bethlehem: A tale of two little soldiers.
Phase B Production - Wednesday 16th December @ 10am.
Theme: Cinderella from Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes
Please contact your child's class teacher if you are unsure about costume arrangements!
Table of Delights – theatre for Years 5 and 6
This week Year 6 and Year 5 saw the spectacular ‘Table of Delights’ at the Coronet. They were even lucky enough to
have the theatre to themselves. However, this was no ordinary performance – they were transported on an
interactive journey through the origins of food. They learnt about bread, spice, honey, beetroot and cheese and even
got to have a taste of the food after each act! It was a magical experience filled with flying sharks, singing bees and a
circus filled with cows! They have been talking about it all week!
Here are a few quotes from the children:
‘The Table of Delights was an – out – of – this – world experience!’
‘I was so impressed by the performance. The song ‘Breads of the World’ was my favourite.’
‘I would rate this show 5/5, because in just an hour you will learn about bread, hear the story of beetroot, see
captains sail seas and dance with the queen bee.’
‘The stage was so clever – it was a dining table!’
Violin lessons Tuesday 8th December
Violin lessons WILL be taking place on Tuesday 8th December. These will be last lessons of term.
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Weekly Theme – Chanukah
Chanukah, the Jewish Festival of Light, starts this Sunday December 6th! The celebration last for 8 days and spreads
a message of peace, love and light.
Channukah is celebrated at home by lighting a menorah (each night we light on additional candle to the number
from the previous night) and playing games with a dreidel. It is also the tradition to eat foods that are deep-fried in
oil, symbolizing the oil from the menorah used in the ancient temple. These foods include latkas, which are potato
pancakes, and doughnuts
Year 5 Jazz Concert DVDs for Sale
Year 5 Jazz Concert DVDs will be available to buy from Monday 30th November for £3. Please give the money to a
Year 5 teacher, who will give you a DVD. All money raised will go towards the charity hopeforjustice.org.
Tea Towels
Fox T- Towels feature the children’s own original drawings and names. The
drawings have been screen printed by hand to top quality cotton tea towels.
These will make ideal Christmas presents and keepsakes for children, parents,
relatives and friends.
They are available at £4.00 each or 5 for the price of 4 (£16.00).
Bring your own bag!
The Christmas Forest
The Christmas Forest, who is opening their pop-up shop in Kensal Green on November 27th, will provide our school
Christmas tree. They will be selling a fabulous selection of sustainably grown, freshly cut Christmas trees all
handpicked for their quality. There will be five different varieties and a huge range of sizes all displayed in a forestlike setting. Holly, wreaths, mistletoe and treats for the kids too. For every tree sold, they donate to plant a tree
in the African drylands through Tree Aid. tree aid.org.uk. 150,622 trees planted to date, changing lives for
thousands of some of the poorest families in the world. Come and wander through and pick your perfect Christmas
tree and enjoy an extra festive glow knowing your trees means something more, not just Christmas. Prices start at
£18. Parking and delivery available. christmasforest.co.uk 01865 427 067
https://www.christmasforest.co.uk/stores/kensal-green/ Open 8am- 10pm Monday to Sunday until December 24th.
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Whole School Attendance to date: 97.76%
QPR Christmas Soccer School
‘QPR Christmas Soccer School is running at Westway Sports Centre on the 21st and 22nd December 2015. For boys
and girls ages 5-14yrs old, this is the perfect opportunity to keep the children active over the Christmas break. For
info or to book visit www.qprcourses.co.uk. Anton Santos, Schools & Community Officer . T: 0208 740 2583 | M:
0748 300 6837 | F:0208 749 0994
Winter Fair 12pm Tomorrow
We are looking forward to seeing all of you tomorrow at the fair. Thank you everyone who has put in so
much effort already and given so many wonderful donations.
Please bring your raffle stubs in tomorrow. If you want to sell anymore today, there are extra books in
the office.
Swap Shop is also happy to accept stuff tomorrow - just bring it along to the fair.
Lastly, calling all cooks, please don't forget to bring food for the cafe.
We hope you all enjoy it
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Stars of the Week
Class
Student
Achievement
RB
Lena
Lena has loved learning about animals this week. She has shared
some super facts with us all and the sharks tooth she made was
incredible. Superstar Lena.
RC
Alexandre
Alexandre is such an enthusiastic member of our class. He shows
excellent speaking skills and loves to come up to the front and be the
teacher! We love having you, Alexandre!
1B
Harriet
Harriet has written a creative, engaging story based on 'The
Gruffallo'. Her writing is bursting with imaginative ideas and she is
always keen to share these with the class. What a star!
1H
Peter
2DB
Gherardo
2B
Matthew
3B
Runa
3F
Marta
4T
Matthew
Peter has put a lot of effort into his learning this week. He has shared
his natural history knowledge with the class and in Geography
participated in a team collage, where he produced some amazing
pictures of different forms of transport. Well done Peter!
His incredible effort in everything he does! What an all-round super
star this young man is! A shining example to other children that hard
work really does pay off. We are all so proud of you Gherardo and
know what a great asset you are to our class! Truly deserved!
Matthew is a star every week! He is incredibly kind and well
mannered and he puts his best effort into all that he does. His
numeracy work is always outstanding, but it is his literacy this work
that has been especially impressive! We are lucky to have you in
our class Matthew.
Runa is a star every week! She always tries her best in all lessons
and is an extremely kind, considerate and helpful member of 3B.
This week we were particularly impressed by Runa's formal letter,
written from the perspective of a teacher, in which she included an
excellent range of complex sentences and formal language. Well
done Runa - you would make a fantastic teacher! Keep up the
amazing work!
Marta has had a fantastic start to her school life at Fox. Miss Flood
and the rest of 3F are so impressed with how she has settled in and
approaches each lesson with great enthusiasm. We cannot wait to
see what Marta will bring to the rest of the year!
Matthew has been incredibly dedicated during problem solving this
week and has even taken a problem home to give it more time and
focus. He has shared his approach in class and helped others with
the problem, using great communication to apply teamwork to a
tricky task. Well done.
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4W
Isabel
5J
Aleksandra
5P
Leyla
6R
Nikolas
Nikolas has truly found his voice this week! He has been throwing
himself into all of our Christmas production rehearsals and singing
with real enthusiasm. We cannot wait for Thursday!
6G
William
For being such a keen and enthusiastic participant in class this
week. William is always willing to share his ideas and puts 100%
effort into all of his learning. Well done William, you are a pleasure to
have in the class.
Isabel has been on fire this week! She truly loves learning and her
suspenseful writing in our Christmas Carol literacy unit was truly
spine tingling! She is a kind and enthusiastic classmate and sets a
wonderful example to younger children in the school with her
impeccable manners. Keep up the good work!
For the excellent opening to her spy narrative, that she wrote this
week in literacy. Aleksandra used precise vocabulary, a range of
sentence types and detailed description of her characters. We
cannot wait to read the rest of your writing!
Leyla has been working very hard this week. She is always focused
and ready for each lesson. She was an exceptional peer editor today
and helped her partner improve his work.
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