Diary Dates - Gorsemoor Primary School

Issue 43
December 2013
Editor Mrs Fraser
A huge crowd attended our after school
event last week. The atmosphere was
first-rate, giving an outdoor ‘German
market’ feel to the occasion - and of
course, you gave generously! Thank you
for your support. The pupils are looking
forward to the new books.
Snow procedure
If school is closed because
of treacherous weather, such
as snowfall or icy conditions,
then by 8 am:
 One parent will be sent a text message.
 You can view the website home page.
(Remember you must refresh the page!)
 Notices will be placed on the school gate.
School Meal News
The new Winter menus and special
events are proving a big hit with pupils!
Christmas meal: Wed 18th December
Don’t
forget
our
birthday
party
celebrations at £3.50 per person.
Menus and booking forms are available
on the website.
When booking, please give us at least one week’s notice.
Headteacher: Mr.P.J.Bennett B.A. (Hons)
Tel: (01543) 274788 Fax: (01543) 278623
Diary Dates
School closes at 3.30 pm on
Friday 20th December for
the Christmas holiday. We
re-open at normal time, on
Monday 6th January 2014.
Our school year planner and
Term Dates are published on
the website.

We break up for Half Term on
Friday 14th February and return to
school on Monday 24th February.

Monday 24th March is Training Day
3 - no pupils in school.

We break up for Easter on Friday
11th April.

Year 6 ‘SAT’ Tests, including Level
6 papers, are during the week
beginning 12th May 2014, however
there are writing and science
assessments after that week.
Changes to the calendar may be
advised by letter or text.
Merry Christmas
and a
Happy New Year
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Just to say ...
Thanks to all who joined Miss Moorcroft and Mrs Jones,
singing Christmas songs to residents at Abbey Court and
The Heathers.
Year 2 wish to thank:
 Premier shop in Heath Hayes for a large
donation of sweets;
 Tesco, Hawkes Green;
 Tesco, Hednesford;
 Morrisons, Cannock;
 Sainsbury’s and
 Mr Etchells for a donation of plants.
These were used for making items to sell
at our school ‘Celebration of Christmas’.
Thanks also to Mr Cashmore, who paid for a
party, as a reward for a fantastic production.
The PTFA thank everyone who donated to
their Grand Prize Draw, especially Mr
Cashmore and Nuffield Health for their
significant contributions. More detail in the
Gorsemoor Gazette.
...Thank You
Year 1 at Birches Valley with Santa
Maths Makes Sense - Year 3
During Training Days staff have been
coming to grips with the new Maths
scheme. Year 3 are obviously experts!
Annie the ‘Reading Dog’ in Year 4. What is PAT?
Find out about these and more…
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Perfect Prices - see
article opposite
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Remembrance Sunday
by Mia Edgington, Chairperson
On Sunday 10th November, the school
councillors took part in a Remembrance
Day service and parade.
Our parents dropped us of at St Johns
church. We were there for an hour
singing hymns and learning more about
poppies and why we wear them. But there
weren’t just school councillors attending
there were guides, beavers, cubs etc.
Members of the public too!
After the service there was an amazing
parade with a great marching band. We
paraded from the church up to Five
Ways Island. When we got there, the
vicar gave a short speech, then the two
minute silence started. Out of respect,
the Year 6 school councillors (Mia, Leah,
Sam) laid a wreath along with other
people (Guides, Beavers etc.)
Once the wreaths had been laid, the vicar
then, read out the names of JUST the
people in Heath Hayes that had fought to
keep England free and were badly injured
or sadly died.
Year 6 Enterprise Day
School councillors at the Remembrance service.
Overall we had an amazing day and we all
thoroughly enjoyed ourselves!
Compiled from reports by Louisa, Jessica, Molly, Taylor, Amelia,
Liam, Sam, Mia, Holly, Shannon, Megan and Eden
On Thursday 5th December 2013, Y6EL and Y6NC took
part in a head-to-head competition to see who could
be crowned as ‘Young Enterprise Challenge Winners’.
There were ten teams, all with unique ideas, battling
it out. Each started with £15 and planned to make the
most profit.
First, all the teams bought in two tables, which were
decorated to make them more appealing for all their
products to be displayed. There were lots of
different ideas, from cupcakes to stationery, from
jewellery to home-made lemonade, from ‘Beat the
Goalie’ to ‘Guess how many sweets are in the jar’!
Shortly after, all the Reception children came in, to
buy a variety of amazing items. Then, when they all
cleared the hall, KS1 and parents came in to purchase
some other objects, followed later by KS2.
After an hour of long hard work, the teams packed
away and waited curiously to find out the result…
In third place was Worldwide (Y6EL) and in second
place were the Baker Bros (Y6NC). The winning team
was called ‘Perfect Prices’ (Y6NC) and they had over
£79 profit! That is an amazing amount to be raised
for charity. Overall, the first ever Year 6 Enterprise
Day was a brilliant success and we raised £396!
Every one tried their hardest. It was a great
experience! It was an amazing day for the Year 6
pupils because, for a few hours, we got an insight into
the business world. We would like to thank all the
teachers especially Mr. Bennett!! All of this money will
go to charities, which the school council will choose.
Hopefully, there will be more of these fantastic days
in the future!
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Head Teacher’s Awards
Cassie Langley and Carys Meredith-Jones, Year 2,
wrote some brilliant speech bubbles, which so impressed Mr Bennett, that they gained a
Head Teacher Award each. See Awards on the Achievements page.
Well done, Cassie!
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