Welcome to Bulletin #12

It’s been quite the week! While the snow is fun and looks pretty, it does present us with some challenges, to say the least. The aftermath, the slush and ice, is probably even worse!

We will always try to remain open. Many parents and carers need to go to work and depend on us being open and many do critical jobs in society – NHS, Police, Fire Service, to name but a few. We have all sorts in our community, including plenty who don’t get paid if they fail to turn up for a shift themselves and not forgetting the self-employed for whom keeping working is so crucial.

We have faced some criticism and resistance to being open, but the great majority of our community seem pleased that we do and we have no intention of changing our philosophy on this.

It looks warmer (but wet and blowy) next week. We’ll cope with whatever comes our way!

Lots of news and a busy diary to follow in the bulletin, including details of an important consultation, on which we would welcome your views…

School Year Consultation

Our Christmas Charity

JINGLE JOG!!!!!

FOP Big Christmas Raffle and Non-Uniform Day

KS2 Christmas Performance

Year 6 Hoodies

Year 6 Residential

Table Tennis League Update

Snowy Fun

Fun in the snow!

Snowy fun!

Diary

Today – Friday 22nd November: Friends of Parkdale Y3/4 Disco

Next week...

Nothing to report!

Further ahead…

Wednesday 4th December: KS1 Nativity, Reception Nativity, KS2 Panto Trip

Thursday 5th:  KS1 Nativity, Reception Nativity

Friday 6th: Christmas Dinner, Jungle Jog, Christmas Jumper Day

Tuesday 10th: Reception and KS1 Conkers Christmas Trip

Thursday 12th: Y2 trip to Newstead Abbey

Week beginning Monday the 16th: Christmas party week

Thursday 19th: KS2 Christmas Concert

Friday 20th: Last day of term and ‘back-up’ day for KS2 concert in the event of bad weather on Thursday.