St Michael’s Weekly Post
8th November 2024
It has been a busy first week back at St Michael’s! We hope you all had a lovely half term break. We have been so lucky to have the incredible artist Darrell Wakelam in school this week. He worked with the whole school to create a beautiful butterfly inspired piece of 3D art which will be displayed in the hall. The children all loved working together and Darrell was so impressed with their creativity! Rowan Class headed to Marlborough College this week for an amazing morning taking part in a netball festival. Four teams competed against lots of different primary schools, showing amazing determination and resilience, especially when results didn’t go their way. They can be very proud of how well they played. Well done, Year 5!
We bid a farewell to Mrs Crossan this week, we wish her all the best for the future. We are delighted that Miss Welch will now be part of the Acorn class team. We hope the children will enjoy getting to know her better over the coming weeks.
Odd Socks Day – Wednesday 13th November
The school council have requested for the children to wear odd socks to school on Wednesday please, in recognition of anti-bullying week. We would like everybody to wear odd socks to celebrate the fact that we are all different. We can’t wait to see what socks everybody wears!
Children in Need – 15th November
To support Children in Need next Friday 15th, children are invited to attend school in non-uniform in exchange for a £1 donation to the charity.
Parents Evening – 25th-28th November
Our parents evening will take w/c 25th November. Following on from Mrs Arkwright’s letter, please book your appointments via Reach More Parents (Weduc) from 5pm this evening. Any issues with booking, please let the office know.
Santa Dash – Saturday 7th December
Instead of a Christmas fair this year, by popular demand, the 3k Santa Dash is back! Do come along to support the school on Saturday 7th December from 9.30am. A 3k Fun Run starting and finishing at the school, for all children and adults to warm up into the festive spirit. Enjoy brunch and a hot drink afterwards, with opportunity to win from the tombola and to enjoy listening to the school choir sing a collection of carols. Click here to buy your family ticket now!
Picture News
Story: This year, Anti-Bullying Week takes place 11th-15th November with the theme, Choose Respect.
Question: What impact can bullying have on a community?
Virtual Picture News: www.picture-news.co.uk/discuss
Message from the Aldbourne Band
Join us for a magical screening of the Christmas film The Snowman alongside live music from the Aldbourne Band on Saturday 14th December. Tickets available at www.steam-museum.org.uk
Term 2
Full term dates are available on our website.
| Monday 11th November | Mandarin after school club commences 3.15-4pm | Whole School |
| Wednesday 13th November | Odd Socks Day as part of Anti-Bullying Week | Whole School |
| Friday 15th November | Children in Need – Non-school uniform | Whole School |
| Friday 15th November | River Lambourn Trip | Oak |
| Monday 25th November, Tuesday 26th November and Thursday 27th November |
Parents Evenings | Whole School Community |
| Friday 29th November | TD Day (children not in school) | Whole School |
| Saturday 7th December | Christmas ‘Santa Dash’ run followed by brunch (morning) | Whole School Community |
| Tuesday 17th December | School Nativity (2pm and 5:30pm) | Whole School Community |
| Wednesday 18th December | Panto – Dick Whittington (late return to school) | Whole School |
| Friday 20th December | Last day of term, parent Christmas workshop (am) | Whole School Community |
TD Days:
Friday 29th November 2024
Monday 24th February 2025
Monday 23rd June 2025
Friday 24th July 2025
