BA NEWS NOVEMBER 2017

IN BRIEF:

Thank you for all your

donations for the Harvest

Festival. Thank you to Mrs

Hayward for delivering all

the items to the Lord’s

Larder in Yeovil…

Please can we respectfully

remind everyone to use

the paths around the

school as the grassy area

is becoming very muddy.

Thank you...

Next Monday will be the

last KS2 multi skills club.

Sadly Premier Sports

have decided to cancel it

due to lack of interest.

There are no plans to put

on anything else at this

time…

Congratulations to our

football team who have

made it through to the

second round of the Da-

vison Cup...

Christmas activities

Christmas is nearly here again! I thought it might be useful

to give you advanced warning of the many activities we have

going on in December. Can I say a huge thank you to all the

staff who work very hard to make these events possible;

often giving up their free time to do so as all these activities

are in addition to the basic curriculum entitlement we offer

as a school.

Friday 1st Dec: KS1 Christingle in the church at 9.30am. Parents

very welcome.

Sunday 3rd Dec: PTA Christmas fair 11-2pm. Please come and

support us. The choir will be singing at 11.30am.

Monday 4th Dec: KS1 nativity dress rehearsal 10am. Pre school

children very welcome at this performance.

Wednesday 6th Dec: KS1 Nativity 6.30pm.

Thursday 7th Dec: KS1 Nativity 2pm; Y6 to sing at Senior Citizens’

Christmas lunch at BA Social Club

Friday 8th Dec: Choir perform at the Cheap Street Church carol

service 2.30pm (Year 6 choir members will be taken to the church

by coach from Orchard Gym).

Tuesday 12th Dec: Whole school to visit The Octagon Theatre for

the Christmas Panto 12.30pm.

Wednesday 13th Dec: Whole school Christmas lunch and party.

Please can the children bring party clothes in a bag to get

changed into at lunchtime.

Friday 15th Dec: School carol service at 9.30am in the church.

Everyone welcome.

Carols around the tree at 2.45pm in the hall. Everyone welcome

but please be aware that this is a very popular event and it may

be standing room only.

22nd Class 3 sharing assembly for par-

ents 3pm

23rd Class 1 newcomers assembly 3pm

24th Non uniform day for the Christmas

fair

29th Class 4 sharing assembly for par-

ents 3pm

Dec 1st KS 1 Christingle service 9.30am—

all welcome

3rd PTA Christmas fair 11-2pm

4th KS1 nativity dress rehearsal 10am

6th KS1 nativity 6.30pm

7th KS1 nativity 2pm; Y6 carol singing

at BASSC

8th Choir singing at Cheap Street

Church Christmas Concert 2.30pm

12th Whole school pantomime to

Octagon leaving school at 12.30pm

13th School Christmas lunch and party

15th 9.30am Carol Service in church

2.45pm Carols around the tree

18th Christmas Holidays

Jan 3rd Children back to school

DIARY DATES—

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER

The roots to grow,

The wings to fly.

Spirituality day—Sarah and Abraham

On Monday 20th November, we held our Autumn spirituality day in which we focussed on journeys and transformation. We looked at the story of Abraham and Sarah and explored the themes and concepts through a variety of activities. The

children shared their learning in a whole school assembly at the end of the day.

Some activities across the school: Year 6 exploring journeys through drama and dance; Year 1/2 debating

what they would pack in a suitcase; Year 3/4 exploring constellations; Reception and Year 1 thinking about

stars and how they are unique and special; Year 4/5 designing and making tents for their journey. More

photos on the reverse of the newsletter and more to follow on our website...

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INSET DAYS: 2nd Jan 2018; Friday 29th June 2018; Wednesday 25th July 2018.

SCHOOL CLOSURE IN THE EVENT OF ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS

The decision to close the school is never taken lightly. We do try very hard to keep the school open at all

times, but some of our staff have to travel quite some distance to school and if they cannot make it, it is

not always possible to open and run the school safely and within the law. Senior staff are almost certainly

required as they have knowledge of health and safety, medical and safeguarding procedures. Sometimes,

it is necessary to wait until it is light to make an informed judgement but we do try to make a decision as

early as feasibly possible.

If the school has to close, you will be sent a text message as soon as possible. Please do not ring the

school as there may be no one on site. You can also check the school website:

www.bradfordabbasprimary.co.uk or visit: http://mapping.dorsetforyou.com/closedservices It will also be

posted on Facebook. It is really important that we have up to date contact details for you so if you are

lucky enough to have a new mobile for Christmas, please let the office have the number as soon as pos-

sible.

Children in need 2017

You raised: £101.80. Thank you for your generosity.

Remembrance day

KS2 walked up to the war memorial in the village and took part in the two minutes silence remembering

all those men and women who were killed during the two World Wars and other conflicts. At one time the

day was known as Armistice Day and was renamed Remembrance Day after the Second World War. I

will let you know how much we raised when we get confirmation.

We’re on the web: www.bradfordabbasprimary.co.uk

@BAPrimary Twitter

Like our Facebook page

Other news items Final thoughts…

If you have anything you would

like to add that you think other

parents ought to know about

the school or village, please let

me know either in person or by

email:office@bradfordbbas.dors

et.sch.uk before the 20th of

each month.

Kind regards

Miss Emma Grunnill

Headteacher

KS1 Nativity

This year, we decided to go back to having one evening and one

afternoon performance as we have done in years gone by. Last year,

the children were exhausted doing two nights and many were ill and

couldn’t attend in the evening. Having one afternoon makes it a more

enjoyable experience for them. Most schools do performances during

the day only (for this reason) and some even charge parents for tickets.

Thank you for your understanding in school requesting that pre-school

children come to the dress rehearsal—KS1 children have been working

very hard to line their lines and it is a real shame if we can’t hear them

during the performances.

Every family will have two tickets for the evening performance (due to

the capacity of the hall) —there will be no spares however we do have

spares for the Thursday afternoon.

Spirituality day continued…

Year 1 and 2 explore the theme of trust through

being blindfolded; Year 3 and 4 explore the prob-

lems that Sarah and Abraham may have encoun-

tered in their journey; Year 6 write Psalms and

Year 5/6 write prayers.