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Emmanuel Holcombe CE
Primary School

Growing and learning through faith, family and friendship.

December 2021
2021

GENERAL UPDATE
Life in school is extremely busy as we approach Christmas!
The children have been practising hard for both their KS1 Christmas Nativity shows, and the KS2 Carol Service. They all promise to be wonderful productions.
The Choir had a fantastic time singing in Bury Market yesterday and they are performing again tomorrow at Morrisons in Ramsbottom at 9:15am. Please support us if you can.
Thank you to parents and children for all your support for our charity appeals this term. Our latest, Children in Need, raised £104.00. Additionally, thank you to everyone who contributed to and supported the PTA Christmas Hampers.
Thank you also to everyone who renewed or joined the 100 Club this year. If you still have a payment to make please send it in to school with cheques payable to Emmanuel Holcombe PTA or pay to the PTA bank account (details on original letter).
Sadly Mrs Sanderson will be leaving us at Christmas after 9 years of teaching at Emmanuel Holcombe. We would like to thank her and we wish her lots of luck and success for the future.

SCHOOL DINNERS
We wish to remind parents that school dinners are payable in advance and prompt payment is essential. You can choose to pay either weekly, monthly or for a half term. Payments can be made online to School Meals. The price of a school meal is £2.30 per day. Cost per week for school dinners is £11.50. For those of you who wish to pay up to Spring Half Term 2022, the amount required is £66.70. You can request a current balance from the school office for an exact amount.
Please remember that 1 weeks notice is required if changing from dinners to sandwiches or vice versa. Please notify the school office. Thank you.

CONTACT DETAILS
Please remember to inform the school office of any changes to your contact details as soon as possible. This ensures that we can contact the relevant parent/carer when necessary.
Tickets are not issued for this event and we hope as many of you as possible are able to join us for this special occasion.

EMMANUEL HOLCOMBE CHURCH—CHRISTMAS EXPERIENCE
We are delighted that following the success of the Easter experiences, some of the Church members are staging a Christmas experience where they will retell the Christmas story. The children will go across to Church on 13th/14th December during school hours to participate in this. We would like to thank the Church community.

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Emmanuel Holcombe CE
Primary School

CHRISTMAS PARTIES
Our KS1 and KS2 parties are being held on different days:
ACORN and WILLOW Classes will be holding their Christmas party on the afternoon of Wednesday 15th December, with BEECH and OAK Classes on the afternoon of Thursday 16th December.
The children are able to come to school in their party clothes, but please remember when selecting what they wear that the children will be playing out at break and lunch time. This means they will need suitable footwear and a warm coat.
As in past years, the children will be given a small selection of party food. Please could you send a contribution of £1 to help cover the cost.

CAROL CONCERT
Our school carol concert will take place on Thursday 16th December, (as long as restrictions remain unchanged). The service will involve WILLOW, BEECH and OAK Class. The concert will start at 6:00pm and will last approximately 30 to 40 minutes. We will be serving refreshments at the end and we would love you to join us.
Tickets are not issued for this event and we hope that you are able to join us for this special occasion.

TOY DAY
Friday 17th December is TOY DAY. Children can bring a toy of their choice from home. Please ensure that it is not valuable and is NOT an electrical device that can connect to the internet (ie phone or tablet). All toys are brought at their own risk and school cannot be held responsible for any breakages.

REMINDER
School closes on Friday 17th December at 2:30pm.
Peelers will operate from 2:30pm to 5:00pm
And finally may we take this opportunity to wish all of you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

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Emmanuel Holcombe CE
Primary School