Colleges Mail 02/12/2019

Dear Parents/Carers

Here is our ‘This Week at Colleges We Are’ for your information.

Nursery

Practising our Christmas songs and making our Christmas cards and biscuits.

Daisy Room

Continuing with making our winter and Christmas decorations.  Also looking at winter themed books.

Christmas Singing – Tuesday 10 December

The children would like to invite you to come along and join us for Christmas singing in the Family Room, doors open at 3.00 p.m. for 3.15 p.m. start.  You are welcome to join your children for open house Christmas crafts in the Nursery/Daisy Room from 2.00p.m.  We will be collecting donations for Save the Children. 

Christmas Singing – Friday 13 December

The children would like to invite you to come along and join us for Christmas singing in the Family Room, doors open at 11.00 a.m. for 11.15 a.m. start.  You are welcome to join your children for open house Christmas crafts in the Nursery/Daisy Room from 10.00 a.m.

Surprise

Shhhhh………as a surprise (don’t tell the children) Father Christmas will be visiting the Nursery and the Daisy Room on Wednesday 11 December.

Christmas Jumper Day

Please join us in wearing your Christmas jumpers on Friday 13 December.  All donations will be collected for Save the Children, if your child does not attend on this day Christmas jumpers may be worn any day of this week.

Gifts for Giving

We will be holding our ‘Gifts for Giving’ sale this week.  To enable us to go ahead we would be grateful if you could donate items as gifts for men and/or women.  All donations greatly appreciated.

Parent Consultations

The parent consultations for Daisy room parents are continuing this week.

Christmas Lunch

The children who stay for lunch on Wednesday 4th December will be sharing Christmas lunch together on this day.

Christmas Parties

The children will be having Christmas parties on the last day of term, Wednesday 18 December.

Arbury Court Christmas Lights

The Mayor of Cambridge will be officially switching on the Christmas lights on Tuesday 10 December at 3.30 p.m.  You are invited to go along with your children to join others see the switch on, sing Christmas songs, hot chocolate, marshmallow and mince pies, all welcome.

School Admissions

Have you applied for your school place for September 2020?  Applications must be made by 15 January.  For further information please visit www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/admissions

If you have any questions please contact the office and we will be happy to help.

Regards

Faye Nunn

Administration Assistant

Save the Date

(Please note: dates and times may be subject to change.  Newly added or altered dates will appear in red)

Autumn Term 2019 Staff Training day – Wednesday 4 September
Term Start date – (see individual sheet for your child’s start date)
Cake Sale
Wednesday 16 October
Staff Training day Friday 18 October
Half Term Mon 21 October – Fri 25 October
Ark Farm Wednesday 30 October
Helen Alderton – Photographer Wednesday 30 October
Storysack Library Information Wednesday 6 November
Children in Need Wednesday 13 November
Parent Consultations w/c 11 & 18 November
Christmas Lunch Wednesday 4 December
Gifts for Giving Wednesday 4 December
Christmas Singing Tuesday 10 & Friday 13th December
Christmas Jumper Day Friday 13 December
Christmas Parties Wednesday 18 December
Autumn Term Closes Wed 18 December 2019
Spring Term 2020 Staff Training day Mon 6 January 2020
Term starts Tuesday 7 January
Half Term Monday 17 February – Friday 21 February
Spring Term Closes Wednesday 1 April
Summer Term
Term starts Monday 2o April
May Day Bank Holiday Monday 8 May
Half Term Monday 25 May – Friday 29 May
Staff Training day Friday 22 May 
Summer Term closes Tuesday 21 July