Claires Court Bulletin
NURSERY AND GIRLS
BULLETIN NO 11 - AUTUMN TERM 2016
Email: hep@clairescourt.com
Website: www.clairescourt.com
Location: SL6 6AW, United Kingdom
Phone: 01628 411480
Facebook: www.facebook.com/clairescourt
Twitter: @clairescourt
NEWS FROM THE HEADS
With some dark nights and mornings plus a real cold snap biting at us having mulled wine and mince pies has seemed appropriate at our Junior Christmas Shows this week. It was a privilege to be invited to see our younger actors and singers put on such a professional and skilful performance to a hall full of parents, aunts, uncles and grandparents.
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“Take every chance, drop every fear and always reach for the stars!”
Something magical happened this week; it has been all about the Christmas Productions! We enjoyed the Upper Junior production on Wednesday evening and again on Thursday afternoon along with the Lower Juniors. For both “Hey Ewe” and “Ebeneezer”, the girls demonstrated superb acting and dancing skills as well rapping and some break dancing could be seen too!!
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Thank you PTA
It’s not just the children that have fun in the nursery! Thanks to the huge generosity of our PTA a new toy for outside has arrived and the Nursery Leaders just had to try it out, much to the enormous amusement of your children!! A real opportunity to build on team spirit and working cooperatively as the riders steer it around the playground.
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Dates to remember - please don't forget to look on our website for all information/dates
Tuesday 6 December - Lower JG/Nursery Christmas Production
Wednesday 7 December - G3 to G6 Junior Choir at Young Voices Xmas Concert
Thursday 8 December - GR to G6 Trip to Windsor Christmas Panto
Friday 9 December - Christmas Lunch Day for Transition, Girls & Sixth Form
END OF TERM ARRANGEMENTS
ACTIVITY PROGRAMME/STUDY/EARLY BUSES
Activities and Study will end on Thursday 8 December (Living Tennis will be on as per the schedule) and early buses are in operation on Monday 12 December/Tuesday 13 December
MONDAY 12 DECEMBER
Nursery party morning - all Nursery children are invited.
TUESDAY 13 DECEMBER
Junior Girls Y3-Y6 2.30pm Carol Service All Saints Church
Senior Girls Y7-Y9 9.30am Carol Service St Lukes Church
Senior Girls Y10-Y13 10.30am Carol Service St Lukes Church
WEDNESDAY 14 DECEMBER - end of Autumn Term
Nursery and Lower Junior Girls (Reception to Y2) 'Carols Around The Tree' 11.15am in The Chapel - parents are invited
Nursery - full day as usual until 3.30pm
Junior Girls - Finish 12.00noon
Senior Girls - Finish 12.15pm
Buses home are in operation
If you are collecting from CCJB first then your daughter will be supervised until 12.30pm
There is no After School Care available except for Nursery children who finish at 3.30pm
CHRISTMAS JUMPER DAY - Friday 9 December (Nursery, Girls & Sixth Form)
Help support Save The Children charity by donating £1.00 to wear your Christmas Jumper to school on this day.
Copas Turkey Offer
Order online using code ‘CCS16’ to earn the School PTA £5. Anyone collecting their turkeys that they ordered on this offer will be able to go and say hello to a couple of Santa’s helpers and have their picture taken too. As well as meeting the reindeer there will be many other treats including wine tasting, cooking and carving demonstrations, a choir and Father Christmas himself.
Nursery & Junior Girls Christmas Productions
The Junior Girls Christmas Productions of "Hey Ewe" and "Ebenezer" have already been filmed by Wizard Video Productions Ltd and you should have received an order form and our Nursery "Once Upon A Time" will be filmed on Tuesday 6 December - we will place all orders at the end of term so please ensure you send the order and payment into the School Office by Wednesday 14 December to enable us to get the DVD's in asap in January.
"Ebenezer" G3-G6
"Hey Ewe" GR - G2
"Once Upon A Time" Nursery Children
OTHER INFORMATION - please read
CHRISTMAS HAMPERS
We are still collecting for the Salvation Army Christmas Hampers - thank you to everyone who has contributed so far - last day for sending items in will be on the morning of Friday 9 December:
Nursery - Biscuits
Lower Junior – Fruit Cakes
Upper Junior - Toiletries/Non-alcoholic beverages including tea/coffee
Years 7 & 8 - Luxury Items
Years 9 & 10 - Tin Food/Preserves
Year 11 - Novelty Items
SCHOOL NURSE REQUEST
The vaccination letters have gone out to G9-G11 please could you return your response before the end of term. Preparing your child for primary school is an exciting, but busy, time for parents. An important part of your plans should be checking that your child is up-to-date with their immunisations. Please click here for more information.
UNIFORM REQUEST
Please can we remind you that all uniform should be named as it is easier to be returned to the rightful owner when found.
BREAKFAST CLUB
The Breakfast Club is available in the School Dining Hall from 8.15am until registration Monday to Friday - a variety of items are on sale from croissants/pain au chocolate/fruit and yoghurt.
RESILIENCE TALK
Thank you to all those parents of KS4 pupils who attended the talk on Building resilience in adolescence, and of course thanks to Rachael Williams who was presenting. We will be sending out links to her presentation and to other useful resources to everyone who attended the talk by the end of next week so do look out for these in your inbox.
REPORTING ABSENCE - CALLING THE SCHOOL
Please check you have the right number in your phone
Nursery, Girls & Sixth Form
If your daughter/son is unwell please telephone the School Office on 01628 411480 by 9.30am on each day of the sickness (you can leave a voicemail message if 'out of hours' and this will be picked up) and then follow up with a letter as they return to school. For medical appointments please send a note into the class teacher prior to appointment where possible notwithstanding emergencies then a telephone call will suffice. Thank you for your co-operation - it does save us a lot of time chasing up absences.
PLEASE NOTE: The registrar's’ number as listed on the website should only be used for admissions/ moving up enquiries.
HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES
A full & exciting programme of festive fun is now available for the Christmas break
Monday 19th to Friday 23rd December
There is something for everyone – from crafts to textiles, cookery to football, winter Olympics to pantomime, games, singing, and a special visit from Mr S Claus……...
Click here to find out more
LIBRARY NEWS
Library book returns
Is your library book loved? Or is it out in the cold?! There will be the usual Amnesty Book Box outside the Senior Library next week so please return any unwanted library books before the end of term… and take another to read for the holidays! The Junior and Senior Girls’ libraries are full of seasonal suggestions, so take a look at one of our festive displays. Or why not download an eBook for the Christmas break? Just see the library database on the Claires Court Hub.
The final overdue letters of the term will also be going home this week. Please note these are just reminders although if you receive your ‘third and final’ letter you may be billed for the full replacement cost! Don’t pay for your reading! Why buy when you can borrow?!
MUSIC
A letter went home last week with the final arrangements for the day.
What to bring: Packed supper
Dress: Dark bottoms and either white top or Young Voices T-Shirt (the Young Voices T Shirts have arrived and have been sent home with the students). School blazer.
Pickup: From Claires Court COLLEGE AVENUE site around 11.30pm
If any parents wish to pick up directly from The Royal Albert Hall, please can they email Miss Goodsell on hsg@clairescourt.net providing a contact phone number. They will be then notified of the meeting point on the day. This will be next to where the coach is parked.
DRAMA NEWS
JUNIOR GIRLS
Thursday 8/Friday 9 December – ISA Junior Girls auditions at lunch time – The Chapel
TRIPS - copies of all trip letters can be found on our website
LETTERS GOING HOME
GR - G6 Christmas Panto to Windsor Thursday 8 December - consent slip and 'treats' choices by Monday 5 December latest
G3 - G6 Carol Service Arrangements - consent slip by Monday 5 December
Y10/Y11 Geography Trip to Iceland - 31 October to 3 November 2017 - please return reply slip to show your interest in this trip by Friday 9 December
TRIPS UPDATE
SKI 1 - 9 APRIL 2017 There are now three spaces available - please contact Mrs Hasyildirim asap on amh@clairecourt.com
G10 & G11 Rigoletto at the ENO 28 February - last call for consent and payment by Monday 5 December
PTA
SPORT
FIXTURES
Monday 5 December - U11 Hockey at Braywick
Tuesday 6 December - U12A Hockey v Holyport A and Furze Platt A
Wednesday 7 December - U18 Hockey v LVS
Tuesday 13 December - U14 Hockey v Holyport A&B
Thursday 5 January 2017 - U12 A&B Hockey v LVS A&B