The results of the parent survey undertaken at Wednesday’s parents’ evening indicate that an overwhelming majority of parents are happy with school and all that we do here. Thank you for the suggestions offered to further improve provision for pupils and parents. If any parent is terribly unhappy with any aspect of the school I would hate to think that they could only express it anonymously on a survey. My door is always open to discuss issues and hopefully find a way forward for us all.
A very big thank you to the PTA for organising the Autumn Fair last week. It was a resounding success and raised £850. Thank you to parents for donating, helping out and or visiting the fair and spending lots of money. It was a great afternoon and well done to the PTA who have a number of new members.
On bonfire night the rain poured and the wind howled, that was when these fierce rivals competed for supremacy. An unstoppable shot smacked into the back of the net, the helpless St Philip’s goalkeeper might as well have thought the ball had teleported from the boot to the goal.
Bang, bottom corner of the goal with a shot from close to the halfway line. 2:0. It was then an epic race for survival. Lewis Cooney jumped up from a corner and beautifully headed the ball into the net.2:1. That brought us hope.
Then there were chances wasted, champions revealed. Penalty, and the ball was whipped into the back of the net 3:1. To add to our misery another goal was scored, it rolled along the squelchy floor.
We went home dripping wet, exhausted, muddy every one of us felt like an icicle.
By Joel Thornton
There has been a slight change to our Christmas itinerary so please note these dates:
Tuesday, December 3rd - Christmas Bingo 6.15pm.
Saturday, December 7th - Breakfast with Santa 9.30-10.30am.
Wednesday, December 11th - Reception, Year1 and Year 2 Christmas Play 9.00am.
Wednesday, December 11th - School Christmas Dinner
Thursday, December 12th - Reception, Year 1 and Year2 Christmas Play 2.00pm.
Friday, December 13th - Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 Christmas Play 9.00am.
Friday, December 13th - Christmas Disco 1.00-3.00pm.
Monday, December 16th - Infant Parties 1.30-3.00pm.
Tuesday, December 17th - Years 3 and 4 Parties 1.30-3.00pm.
Wednesday, December 18th - Years 5 and 6 Parties 1.30-3.00pm.
Thursday, December 19th - School Carol Service 2.00pm. SCHOOL CLOSES 3.00PM.
The school Autumn Fair takes place next Friday, November 8th from 1.45-3.15pm. Thank you to all those families who have donated items for the fair. We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible on the day.
November 11th to 15th is Anti-Bullying week and school is launching its anti-bullying project with a “Wear Blue Day” on Monday November 11th in exchange for wearing as much blue clothing etc. as possible.
Blue wrist bands will be on sale from Monday priced £1.00.
The children are allowed to wear football kits on this occasion.
The money raised from the Giant Sleepover at School in July was put to good use in opening the way to the school sponsoring a child in Ghana. Our sponsored child is Clement Botwey who is 7 and lives with his mum and one sibling. This was a School Council initiative and all praise goes to them and all our pupils who have embraced the idea so enthusiastically. Details about Clement and Compassion, the organisation we are working with are overleaf. The sponsorship of Clement will be launched officially at the Harvest Assembly next week.
Mrs. Bostock has asked me to urge parents with some time to spare to take advantage of the three courses Hugh Baird Staff have offered to run at our school.
Each course will last 5 weeks and cover – Basic DIY, Floral Design and Nail Art.
The courses can only take place if we have enough up-take so please do join up and support us in this.
To book a place or get further information please see Mrs. Bostock at school. She is usually on the playground before and after school and can also be contacted by calling into the office.
The children had a wonderful time last Friday when two Chefs spent the day in school cooking with our pupils in Years 1 to 4
The hall was set up as a kitchen and every child was provided with an apron and hat and their own workstation to follow instructions and produce some fabulous dishes.
This fantastic event was sponsored and paid for by One Vision as part of their work with schools on healthy lifestyles. We can’t thank them enough for giving St. Philip’s such a wonderful day.
On Tuesday 7th October, Rimrose gave St. Philip's a shock. But all defeats gain experience. Our team pressed into the opposition again and again, everyone played beautifully, but errors and counter attacks proved costly. There were many substitutions but no one could change the game around. It was a match of strength and skill and we had plenty of it. It was just not our day.
By Joel Thornton