December 16th
IMPORTANT - LUNCH ORDERS LUNCH ORDERS MUST BE PLACED BY NO LATER THAN TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING WEEK’S REQUIREMENTS. NO ORDERS CAN BE TAKEN AFTER THIS TIME. If your child is absent please contact AIP directly on 01432 376091 Meals must be cancelled by 9:30am in order to claim a credit. MILK REMINDER - DON’T FORGET TO REGISTER FOR MILK WITH COOL MILK. at www.coolmilk.co.uk if you wish for your child to receive milk. NUT FREE
Holmer C of E Academy
Please remember we are a nut free school. Please support us with this by ensuring you do not send any products containing nuts including Nutellla, nutty cereal bars and peanut butter in children’s lunch boxes. BREAKFAST CLUB Breakfast club can be booked online via School Money. Alternatively please book on line and request a bar code from the school office and pay at any paypoint machine. ( The nearest available to school is the petrol station next door). Bookings need to be made by 4pm the previous day. This enables the correct number of staff to be employed. Once maximum capacity is reached we will not be able to take any children who turn up on the day having not booked a place. Please ensure you book in advance to prevent this situation arising. Thank you for your cooperation. DIARY DATES All dates are available on the latest news / diary dates tab of the school website
03/01—Inset day—school closed 04/01—Pupils return 06/01—Class Assembly 4BH 09/01—Swimming starts for Y1 11/01—Swimming starts for Y4 12/01—Class Assembly 1S
Newsletter December 16th May God’s gifts of peace, love and joy be with every family this Christmas!
As we finally begin the wind down to Christmas, we can reflect upon all the children have achieved this term. Children, staff and indeed families have all worked exceptionally hard and deserve a much needed break. Particular thanks to those of you who work tirelessly to support our school and your children. Such support makes a big difference and is always valued. So, without further ado, we wish each and every one of you a wonderful Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year. J. Maund
Headteacher
Holmer C of E Academy telephone number:01432 273301 School website: http://www.holmerceacademy.co.uk School email address: [email protected]
Follow us on Twitter @HolmerAcademy
Nativity Year R polished their halos and prepared to make room at their Inn during this year’s performance of Wriggly Nativity. The children did exceptionally well at learning their song words and were incredibly brave when performing to their audiences. We are sure the children made you very proud! A huge well done to all involved and many thanks to staff and parents who helped with costumes. Year 1 and 2 Christmas Play It hasn’t only been our pupils in Year R who have been busy performing. Children in Year 1 and 2 have also been working incredibly hard to put on their own performance of Christmas Around the World. Not only did they dazzle us with lots of fascinating facts of how Christmas is celebrated in other countries, but the acting was brilliant and the singing was sensational. Enormous thanks again to all involved and congratulations to the children for putting on such a great show. Choir Our school choir have been very busy recently and have performed for the residents of the Coldwell and Holmer Court Nursing Homes, and additionally at Hereford Cathedral. Yet again, the children sang beautifully and made us very proud. A particular thank you to Mrs. Brandreth for all her hard work with our pupils. Well done!
Donkey Service Some of our children were lucky enough to be invited to Hereford Cathedral to participate in their Donkey Service. For those of you who are unfamiliar with this service, it involves real donkeys! Upon arrival, cathedral staff chaperoned our pupils and provided them with costumes and a brief rehearsal. Caydon Cooke and Jasmine Dytor took on the prestigious roles of Joseph and Mary, with Jasmine proving herself to be somewhat of an accomplished donkey rider! By all accounts, it was a wonderful service and one which has created memories which will last a lifetime.
Christingle As you will recall, the value for the month of December is fellowship. Never was this more evident than during our Christingle service this morning. To see the whole school gathered under just the candlelight at the start of the service, was a truly magical moment. The carols were sung beautifully, as were the solos. The readings were read particularly eloquently and all children should be commended on how they conducted themselves throughout the entire service.
PTFA
Some reminders!
Thank you to the PTFA who have yet again surpassed themselves with their fundraising efforts. Last week’s Christmas Fayre was hugely popular. Such was the success of the tombola that we had to call upon the services of some special helpers to form a production line in making additional prizes during the event itself. By the end of the afternoon, there wasn’t a prize left in sight; just lots of happy children! Similarly, last night’s disco was absolutely brilliant. The children danced their ways through corridors, indulged in delicious hot-dogs and proudly displayed their newly purchased neon-flashing rings at anyone who passed by.
Do you use Twitter? If so, check our Twitter account for all of our latest news and photos. You can find us here: @HolmerAcademy Don’t forget to also make the most of our website: http://www.holmerceacademy.co.uk You can sync your google calendar to add our key dates, hop over to the Maths page to print off Froggy Maths sheets to practise or check out year group pages to keep up to date with what’s happening in individual year groups. In addition to this, all our key information can be found on our website, so you never know, you might even save yourself a trip to the office!
Holmer C of E Academy
Please remember we are a nut free school. Please support us with this by ensuring you do not send any products containing nuts including Nutellla, nutty cereal bars and peanut butter in children’s lunch boxes. BREAKFAST CLUB Breakfast club can be booked online via School Money. Alternatively please book on line and request a bar code from the school office and pay at any paypoint machine. ( The nearest available to school is the petrol station next door). Bookings need to be made by 4pm the previous day. This enables the correct number of staff to be employed. Once maximum capacity is reached we will not be able to take any children who turn up on the day having not booked a place. Please ensure you book in advance to prevent this situation arising. Thank you for your cooperation. DIARY DATES All dates are available on the latest news / diary dates tab of the school website
03/01—Inset day—school closed 04/01—Pupils return 06/01—Class Assembly 4BH 09/01—Swimming starts for Y1 11/01—Swimming starts for Y4 12/01—Class Assembly 1S
Newsletter December 16th May God’s gifts of peace, love and joy be with every family this Christmas!
As we finally begin the wind down to Christmas, we can reflect upon all the children have achieved this term. Children, staff and indeed families have all worked exceptionally hard and deserve a much needed break. Particular thanks to those of you who work tirelessly to support our school and your children. Such support makes a big difference and is always valued. So, without further ado, we wish each and every one of you a wonderful Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year. J. Maund
Headteacher
Holmer C of E Academy telephone number:01432 273301 School website: http://www.holmerceacademy.co.uk School email address: [email protected]
Follow us on Twitter @HolmerAcademy
Nativity Year R polished their halos and prepared to make room at their Inn during this year’s performance of Wriggly Nativity. The children did exceptionally well at learning their song words and were incredibly brave when performing to their audiences. We are sure the children made you very proud! A huge well done to all involved and many thanks to staff and parents who helped with costumes. Year 1 and 2 Christmas Play It hasn’t only been our pupils in Year R who have been busy performing. Children in Year 1 and 2 have also been working incredibly hard to put on their own performance of Christmas Around the World. Not only did they dazzle us with lots of fascinating facts of how Christmas is celebrated in other countries, but the acting was brilliant and the singing was sensational. Enormous thanks again to all involved and congratulations to the children for putting on such a great show. Choir Our school choir have been very busy recently and have performed for the residents of the Coldwell and Holmer Court Nursing Homes, and additionally at Hereford Cathedral. Yet again, the children sang beautifully and made us very proud. A particular thank you to Mrs. Brandreth for all her hard work with our pupils. Well done!
Donkey Service Some of our children were lucky enough to be invited to Hereford Cathedral to participate in their Donkey Service. For those of you who are unfamiliar with this service, it involves real donkeys! Upon arrival, cathedral staff chaperoned our pupils and provided them with costumes and a brief rehearsal. Caydon Cooke and Jasmine Dytor took on the prestigious roles of Joseph and Mary, with Jasmine proving herself to be somewhat of an accomplished donkey rider! By all accounts, it was a wonderful service and one which has created memories which will last a lifetime.
Christingle As you will recall, the value for the month of December is fellowship. Never was this more evident than during our Christingle service this morning. To see the whole school gathered under just the candlelight at the start of the service, was a truly magical moment. The carols were sung beautifully, as were the solos. The readings were read particularly eloquently and all children should be commended on how they conducted themselves throughout the entire service.
PTFA
Some reminders!
Thank you to the PTFA who have yet again surpassed themselves with their fundraising efforts. Last week’s Christmas Fayre was hugely popular. Such was the success of the tombola that we had to call upon the services of some special helpers to form a production line in making additional prizes during the event itself. By the end of the afternoon, there wasn’t a prize left in sight; just lots of happy children! Similarly, last night’s disco was absolutely brilliant. The children danced their ways through corridors, indulged in delicious hot-dogs and proudly displayed their newly purchased neon-flashing rings at anyone who passed by.
Do you use Twitter? If so, check our Twitter account for all of our latest news and photos. You can find us here: @HolmerAcademy Don’t forget to also make the most of our website: http://www.holmerceacademy.co.uk You can sync your google calendar to add our key dates, hop over to the Maths page to print off Froggy Maths sheets to practise or check out year group pages to keep up to date with what’s happening in individual year groups. In addition to this, all our key information can be found on our website, so you never know, you might even save yourself a trip to the office!
