MATT TALBOT NURSERY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER
Themes: Christmas
DECEMBER: 2016
Winter
Shapes: Star/Diamond
Colour: Gold/Silver
Numbers: 0-2
HOW YOU CAN HELP:
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Visit the Library and find a book about the Nativity. Talk to your child about the Christmas Story.
Dress in warm winter clothing and go on a Winter Walk. During your walk encourage your child to look for signs of
winter.
3. Encourage your child to mark make by writing a letter to Santa. Encourage your child to tell you about what they have
written and record what they are saying at the bottom of their letter. Alternatively encourage your child to develop
their fine motor skills by cutting pictures from toy catalogues and sticking them on a piece of paper to show Santa
what they would like for Christmas.
4. App of the month: Doodle Buddy. This is a great app to explore mark making.
Children have experienced using this app in school this month to draw a
picture of their friend.
DATES TO REMEMBER:
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Mon 9th Jan:
Mr Hunter Principal of John Paul ll Primary School will visit the school at 1.00pm talk to Parents about Primary 1
enrolment for September 2016
Open Day for Enrolment September 2017 from 10.00am – 12 noon. Please note children are not
in school on this day.
Pantomime. Children will be going to the Waterfront Hall for the Christmas Pantomime -‘Aladdin’. The bus will
leave from the school at 9.15am sharp. Please ensure that your child arrives promptly to school that morning.
Christmas Dinner & Party for children. Special Santa Visit.
Dental Workshop with Lynn Johnston ‘Tooth Tales for Tiny Tots’.
Matt Talbot Nursery School Nativity Play at 10.00am in the Church of the Annunciation. Children will be
collected by parents from the altar after the show to go home.
Christmas Coffee Morning at 9.00am for parents, grandparents, extended family members and friends.
Visit to John Paul II Primary School for Christmas Play at 10.30am. Volunteers needed to walk children over.
The Litter Elf will visit the school at 9.30am to talk to the children about how they should dispose of litter during
the Christmas period.
No dinners School closed 12.00pm.
Mr Hulaballo’s Winter Wonderland, Music and Drama Workshop at 10.00am for parents and children.
11.00am Finish - School closed for Christmas Holidays
School reopens for Term II. This will be a full school day.
OPEN DAY
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Matt Talbot Nursery School is holding an open day for September
2017 intake on Thursday 1st December 2016 from 10.00am –
12.00noon. Application forms will be available on the day. Please
support our school and encourage family and friends who have
young children of nursery age to come along with their children to
see our school and meet the teachers and assistants. We look
forward to seeing you there.
Sun 11th Dec:
Kailha Fryers
Tues 27th Dec:
Cora McMullan
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TRANSITION TO PRIMARY 1
Mr Hunter principal of John Paul ll Primary School will be visiting
the school on Wednesday 30th November 2016 at 1.10pm to talk
to the parents of Children from Matt Talbot Nursery School who
will be enrolling in primary one in September 2017.
The Open day for John Paul ll Primary School will be on Tuesday
6th December 2016 from 9.30am to 10.30am or a meeting with
CHRISTMAS PANTOMIME
The children will be going the Christmas Pantomime,
Aladdin, in the Waterfront Hall Theatre on Friday 2nd
December 2016. The bus will depart from the school at
9.15am sharp. Please ensure your child arrives promptly
in full school uniform. All children will return to school
for lunch and should be picked up as normal at 1.30pm.
the Principal 5.00pm to 6.00pm.
CHRISTMAS DINNER
The children will be having a
Christmas dinner and party in
the Nursery on Thursday 8th
December 2016. Please ensure
that your child is in school on
this date for this yummy feast!
SANTA CLAUSE IS COMING TO
TOWN
Oh you better watch out, you better
not cry, you better not pout I’m
telling you why: Santa Clause is
coming to town. A certain special
visitor will arrive at the nursery on
Thursday 8th December 2016 to
visit all the best boys and girls in
the whole world.
CHRISTMAS COFFEE MORNING
We are holding a coffee morning in
the Nursery on Wednesday 14th
December 2016 at 9.00am. All
parents, grandparents, family
members and friends are very
welcome. We look forward to seeing
you there.
TRANSITION TO PRIMARY 1
John Paul II Primary School Christmas Show
The Open day for Holy Trinity Primary School will be on
Wednesday 7th December 2016 from
with their teachers and friends on Monday 19th December 2016
9.30am to 10.30am.
The children are invited to visit John Paul II Primary School
at 10.30 to watch their Christmas show. All children will return
to school for their lunch and stay until 1.30pm. Please ensure
you child comes to school on this date dressed in full school
uniform. If you can volunteer to escort pupils to John Paul ll
Primary School and back to Matt Talbot Nursery School please
let the class teacher know.
Christmas Nativity Show
The Nursery Nativity Show will be held in the
Church of the Annunciation on Friday 16th
December 2016 at 10.00am. Everyone is very
welcome mummies, daddies, grannies,
granddads, family members and friends.
There will be no dinners and the children will
go home after the show.
LITTER ELF
Litter Elf from Belfast City Council will visit the Nursery on
Tuesday 20th December 2016 to talk to the children about how
they should dispose of litter during the Christmas period.
NO DINNERS
There will be no
dinners on
Wednesday 21st
December 2016
School will close
COMPETITION WINNERS
CHRISTMAS BALLOT
Matt Talbot Nursery School have
won the Christmas Card Competition
Toy hamper for a boy and
toy hamper for a girl.
for the Upper Springfield Events
Group. There will be a Santa Claus is
coming to town event on Thursday 8th
December 2016 at the Upper
Springfield Development Trust from
5.30pm.
Thank you for supporting
Matt Talbot Nursery
School.
MR HULLABALLO’S WINTER
WONDERLAND
On Thursday 22nd December 2016 at
10.00am the children from Matt Talbot
Nursery School will join Mr Hullaballo and
his cast of colourful puppets on a magical
winter wonderland through costume, music,
story and song. Parents and grandparents
are welcome to come and join us for this
session. Children will go home after this
workshop at 11.00am due to no dinners.
at 12.00pm due
to staff training.
THANK YOU
A GIFT FROM SANTA
We would like to thank
Carly’s daddy for helping the
Personalised letter and Santa Books are available from the
school by putting up posters
excellent gift for children at Christmas time generating a
for our open day in the local
area.
school at a cost of £5 per child. This would be an
lot of excitement. To see a sample or complete an order
form contact Miss Claxton before Monday 5th December
2016.
COLD WEATHER
As the weather is colder please
ensure you send your child to
school wearing warm clothing
and with a coat. In school
children spend time outside
playing most days of the year.
ADVERSE WEATHER POLICY: INFORMATION FOR PARENTS
Procedures used in the decision to close Matt Talbot Nursery School in the event of adverse weather conditions.
A decision to close the school would never be taken lightly and would involve all staff members.
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A decision will be made, as far as possible, before 8.30am as to whether the school should be open or needs to
be closed.
2. Parents will be sent a text to the one main mobile number which was given to the school.
In the event of closure, the school will send a message to Cool FM/BBC Website/BBC NI News along bottom of
the screen) using a prearranged security code to allow them to broadcast the information to the general public.
DENTAL WORKSHOP
HAPPY CHRISTMAS
The children have been participating in the 1,2,3
The principal and staff of Matt Talbot Nursery School would like
Dental Project throughout the year and as part
of this Lynn Johnston will visit the children on
Tuesday 13th December 2016 to read them
stories using puppets to help them understand
the importance of healthy eating and dental
hygiene.
to thank all parents for their continued support and wish you all a
very Happy Christmas and Peaceful New Year. See you all
Monday 9th January 2017.