George Mitchell School
Weekly Primary Phase Newsletter
Friday 4th December 2015
Issue number: 50
Dear Parent and Carers,
Another fabulous and exciting week! Only two weeks to go and so
much to squeeze in! Please read this week’s Newsletter
thoroughly so you don’t miss out on Christmas Events. Have a
lovely weekend, Mrs Williams
GMPTFA NEWS
The GMPTFA have been busy planning our Winter Fayre that is
taking place on Tuesday 15th December 3.15-5.30pm.
As well as a local author (Inderjit Puaar - Bradley the Bus) we are
also expecting a visit from Father Christmas and his elves! The
school choir will be providing some Christmas Cheer; there will be
refreshments, art activities, face painting, lucky dip and games. The
Secondary Phase have been working on a 'Dragons Den' enterprise
and will be selling Candles, Mugs, Christmas Cake and Baubles.
There will also be bric-a-brac and 'Books for Free'.
We will be having a meeting after school on Tuesday 8th December
for those of you that can't make the Thursday Coffee Mornings.
Please come along and sign up to help run a stall or provide
refreshments. If you can't come along to any of our meetings, but
could lend a hand, the sign-up sheet is at the School Office at the
Primary Phase. We look forward to seeing you all at the Fayre to
share in the festive cheer and enjoy a glass of mulled wine and
mince pie.
What’s been happening this week?
Year 3 visited the Sky
Garden in the centre
of London this week;
they looked over the
whole of London and
did sketches of what
they could see.
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SCHOOL NURSE IS NEXT IN SCHOOL ON 17 of DECEMBER 9am
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Book Fair in school to raise money for our children – 8 , 9 and
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10 of December 3.30-4pm in Hall.
Hasan helped me to colour in the title for the new display in
the Hall. Do you know what these letters stand for?
George Mitchell School presents a
Christmas Concert
An All Through School Event
Thursday 10th December
Top Hall at Secondary Phase
£2 for adults and £1 for children
LIMITED NUMBER OF TICKETS AVAILABLE
On Thursday, the whole school met Tanya Compas
from Team London. She was a true inspiration to
children and the adults who listened to her. She taught
us about self-belief, never to give up and that working
together we can achieve so much in our community.
Tanya then did a workshop with Year 6 who are now
planning a project to support vulnerable people in our
community. WATCH THIS SPACE FOR FUTURE PROJECTS.
IMPORTANT CHRISTMAS DATES
8th, 9th and 10th December 3.30-4pm
Christmas Book Fair at Primary Phase
!0th December - Christmas Concert
15th of December Early Years Christmas Nativity
15th of December GMPTFA Winter Fair
15th of December School Christmas Lunch
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17 of December Afternoon Class Christmas Parties
18th December School closes for Christmas Holidays at
1.45pm
News and Views
What is climate change?
In December, world leaders will gather in Paris, France, to
try to hammer out a deal to tackle global warming. The
planet's climate has constantly been changing over time.
However, the world is heating up more quickly than in the
past. Many scientists believe that human activity is having a
bad effect on global temperatures.
The full impact of climate change on the world is still
uncertain. Scientists say that if the planet's temperature
eventually goes up by more than two degrees Celsius, sea
levels will rise so much that low lying coastal areas and
islands could end up under water. Extreme weather like
heatwaves, droughts and storms could happen more often
and become more severe, and a third of all animal species
could be wiped out. What do you know about climate
change?
Highest Class Attendance
Year 5 Leopards 97%
AGAIN!
GMPTFA
The ever increasing GMPTFA
meet every Thursday morning
at 9am for an hour. This week
there was a lot of laughter! The
GMPTFA are getting this ready
for the Christmas Fair. If you
want to help, please come
along.
Stars of the Week
Year 1 Ladybird – Eduard
Year 1 Giraffe – Mustafa
Year 2 Tiger – Nawfel
Year 2 Elephant – Shiham
Year 3 Zebra – Ahmed
Year 3 Lion – Mustafa
Year 4 Shark –Laibah
Year 4 Dolphin – Alishba
Year 5 Moose – Saffa
Year 5 Leopard – James
Year 6 Panda –Alisha
WELL DONE TO ALL THESE CHILDREN
Monday –Sausage and caramelised onions or
Vegetable samosas and Warm Garlic Bread, mashed
potatoes, mixed rice, peas and broccoli with a choice
of Fresh Salad. Pineapple Upside Down Sponge and
custard, Organic Fruit Yoghurt or Fresh Fruit
Tuesday –Homemade Beef Burgers, Quorn Sausage
in a roll or Salmon Fillet in a wholemeal crumb with
wholemeal Bread and spicy jacket wedges,
sweetcorn and peas with a choice of Fresh Salad.
Chocolate Cracknel Finger and custard, Seasonal
Fresh Fruit Salad
Wednesday –Chicken Pie Quorn Tikka Masala with
garlic bread, mixed rice and mashed potatoes,
broccoli or organic carrots and fresh salad. Rice
Pudding, Fruit Jelly and Fresh Fruit
Thursday –Lasagne, Vegetable Soya Mince Pasta
bake; Jacket Potato with Cheese or Tuna, Tomato
Bread, sweetcorn and roasted vegetables and Fresh
Salad; Ginger Cake and Custard with Fresh Fruit, or
Fresh Fruit
Friday – Fish Fingers, Roasted Vegetable Enchilada or
Breaded white fish fillets with Garlic and Herb Bread,
chipped potatoes, garden peas, beans and Fresh
Salad; Banana Cake and Custard, Organic Yoghurt
and Fresh Fruit
Volunteers needed for LADDERS and
George Mitchell School Creative Club’s new
project
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£5 will be paid when helping children and tutors.
For more information about how to get involved
email:
[email protected]
Would you like flexible
Nursery hours for your child?
We are making changes to what we provide for
our Nursery children at George Mitchell School.
Children are entitled to 15 free hours a week but
from January 2016 you can now decide how you
want to use these hours for your child; either half
or full days.
We are also offering parents extra sessions
at a reasonable and competitive rate.
Drop into the Nursery Main Office at our Early Years
Phase on Vicarage Road to find out more or email
[email protected]