Friday 5th December 2025
Good evening,
This week in school we have begun preparing for Christmas as Advent has begun. Thank you to the School Circle who have helped decorate school and begin the festivities. I believe this is the tallest tree we’ve had in the hall – it’s so tall that we can’t fit a star on the top!
In assembly, we have begun to explore the ‘big story’ and looked at Mary’s story. We thought about how she must have felt, when she saw the Angel Gabriel and heard the news. We will continue to retell the Christmas story over the next couple of weeks.
Over the next couple of weeks, we have a lot of festivities together as a school. Please double check the dates for the diary and sign up for the pizza and pj night if you would like to book a place.
This week we would like to celebrate with the following achievers:
- Little Owls and Tawny Owls – Alice for a great attitude towards learning and Evie for great writing in phonics.
- Kestrels – Freddie for excellent listening skills, Katy for being thoughtful, Jack for excellent maths, Jacob for a fantastic attitude to assessments, Boyd for being a brilliant singer and performer and Josh for being sensible in rehearsals.
- Merlins – Marco for his great manners and Albi for his excellent ‘can do’ attitude.
- Eagles – Max for always listening carefully and Richard for excellent enthusiasm in each lesson.
Well done to all the handwriting heroes this week: Camilla, Amelia, Matilda, Rebecca and Annie.
Have a lovely weekend.
Mrs L. Edgerton
Menu change for Monday and Christmas Dinner
There will be is a slight change to the menu on Monday. Instead of a chicken and sweetcorn pie, we will be offering the children a bacon and sausage pie.
Please note: on Wednesday it is Christmas Dinner day. There will be no jacket potatoes available so please provide a packed lunch if your child is not having Christmas dinner.
Thank you
Naming Uniform
Please could we kindly request that all clothing brought into school is clearly named – including PE kit and winter wear – so we can return clothes immediately to their owners. We have many items of unnamed lost clothing floating around school. If unclaimed, we will donate these clothes to the school circle or charity shop at the end of term.
Thank you so much.
Pizza & PJ’s Night
Follow the Star
Tractor Run
Dorrington Youth Club
Parking
We have noticed an increasing number of cars parking in the bus layby outside school at drop off and pick up. On a number of recent occasions, the bus drivers have had to ask people to move their cars. Please do not park in any part of the layby outside school between 8.25 – 9.00am and 3.00pm – 3.30pm. During these times this area is for buses only. Please park either in the village hall car park or further down the road away from school. The pavements opposite school should not be used for parking or waiting – parking here makes road crossing hazardous and blocks the pavements for local residents.
Please share this information with wider family who may be dropping off or collecting your child.
Tractor Run – Raffle Prize Donations
We’re getting ready for this year’s much-loved Tractor Run and we’re hoping to put together a fantastic raffle to help raise funds for the school. If you’re able to donate a prize – big or small – we would be incredibly grateful!
Prizes can be anything from gift items to vouchers, and we also welcome donated services (in previous years we’ve even had things like a boiler service kindly offered!).
If you’d like to contribute, please drop your donation off at the school office before 18th December.
Thank you so much for your support!
Dates for Your Diary
