February Newsletter 2014
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FEBRUARY NEWS This newsleer is posted on the website: www.molescropri mary.net From the website it is possible to click on the SCHOOL BLOG which is an online photographic diary of life at the school. 22nd January 2014 Volume 13 Issue 6 22nd January 2014 Volume From Russia with Love Dear Parents, Carers, Governors, Friends, Staff and Pupils Most of you are aware that Winter Olympic Games in we traditionally hold an Sochi this February. NEWSLETTER International Festival every year in February. In 2004 we Therefore in 2014 we toured Europe and in 2005 are to celebrate the held an Ambassadors culture, history and Reception with an intercontinental feast of traditions of activities. In 2006 we Russia. focussed on Brazil complete with Carnival. Since then we’ve explored India, China, Arabia, Southern Africa, Australia, The United Kingdom (for the Jubilee Year) and last year Mexico. The children will, I know be keen to know what plans we MOLESCROFT PRIMARY SCHOOL MOLESCROFT PRIMARY have for this year. We decided some time ago that there was only one country we could focus on this year with the opening of the 1 More on Russia Boys: dark shoes and Children must be Continued from page 1. plain dark trousers, one of accompanied by an As always the children will enjoy dad’s shirts secured with a special workshops with lessons belt around the waist. adult at all times at the NEWSLETTER starting on Monday 3rd International Evening. February. These will include: Girls: A long skirt, blouse, simple shoes, white socks • Exploring the flora and fauna of Russia and a shawl. As always everyone is invited • Russian Dance to the celebrated international • History & Geography evening. There will be a host of activities for families to • Traditional Costumes participate in guided by the special passport which will be Sports • given to each child. Russian Art and Architecture • Every family will have a special with each class looking at slot in the hall, where the family different traditions. MOLESCROFT PRIMARY SCHOOL MOLESCROFT PRIMARY will be able to join in with our Russian dancers . All children shall have special projects, costumes and workshops delivered by As parents know, these events hats etc. I am sure that the Russians living in our region and are not cheap to organise and children are going to have a also experience Circus Skills! are significantly subsidised thrilling time and will enjoy sharing with you the sights, Each child will make a Russian The requested contribution is hat or headdress which they will maintained at £6 which is only sounds and colour of Russia with you on the evening of be able to wear at the £1 more than the cost in 2007! Thursday 13th February 2014. International Evening on However I must plead with Thursday 13th February 2014. parents to support this and realise the value of the In addition on the Festival We ask boys and girls to programme. There is a form Night itself, our school also bring into school on at the end of this newsletter kitchen will be offering Monday 10th February the and sent home as a hard copy. “Beef Stroganoff with rice following to wear at their and Crusty Bread” to all Russian Workshops and Remember the funding helps to our guests. £2.50 per meal also on the night itself. pay for the visiting artists, A NIGHT OF ACTIVITY designed to appeal to a wide The Passport will be age range and are particularly your guide created with the family in mind. It is expected that families will Each child will bring home a want to participate together. passport. This gives the information about the different The passport gives parents options and activities available in the information they require all of our classrooms. to support younger It probably isn’t possible for children, who will not be All the children will engage everyone to visit everything so able to read the text in special Art Projects on families will want to mark off themselves. various themes favourites in advance. The activities in the passport are 2 THE INTERNATIONAL internal routes to get to the Hall NIGHT BEGINS WITH and catering. MORE HIGHLIGHTS THE FESTIVAL OF The Hall. BELLS There will be six opportunities to CURLING The Programme join in with some dancing in the NEWSLETTER hall with our guests. Rather than Yes I’m serious! Families will For homework every child will booking in by year group, this year be able to have a go at be asked to make a bell ... we are trying by Family Surname. Curling at our International plenty of simple advice will be In addition Families will have opportunity to watch Russian ballet Evening. provided. This is in and Character Dances from the preparation for the Nicola Ratherham School of Ballet A special synthetic course international Evening. which meets here every Saturday. will be set up complete with stones with wheels and of The children are invited to 6:00pm Families with Surname course the brushes ... just gather with families on the beginning with A to D South Playground with their 6:20pm Families with Surname for effect. bells. Cones will indicate the beginning with E to H area not to stand within. 6:40pm Families with Surname Our guests from Russia will be beginning with I to L welcomed by the traditional 7:00pm Performance from gift of bread and salt. This will the Nicola Ratherham be followed by the uniquely School of Ballet MOLESCROFT PRIMARY SCHOOL MOLESCROFT PRIMARY Russian “Festival of Bells”. 7:20pm Families with Surname Bell-ringing is usually preceded by a beginning with M to R two-part introduction. This will be 7:40pm Families with Surname choreographed by Penny Walker. beginning with S to Z 8:00pm Finale: On cue children will be invited to join Performance from Natasha CIRCUS SKILLS in the cacophony! Evidently it is supposed to be like that! Therefore Richardson an ex mole So how good is your whatever happens tonight with who now trains with the our 420 bells will be absolutely Royal Ballet in Manchester juggling! Well you will be fine. Our guests will then dance and is the North East of able to try this out on the for our entertainment. evening with our Circus England Ballet Champion. Skills specialists from the At 5:55pm the school will be open. There will be a strict one way Moscow State Circus ... ok system into the hall and out I’m stretching the truth In order to facilitate your enjoyment through the Fire Exit, to avoid a here ... they are from crush in the foyer and to enable of the evening and the safety of all, I Lincoln! ask that you take a few moments to those buying a Russian Supper in consider the following. the Parish Room to get in and out. Mr. Wiles is in charge in the Hall. Movement around the building can be difficult when so many attend our Staff are not looking after children International Nights. I ask therefore and therefore children must be that wherever possible, visitors under the care of a responsible travel from room to room via the adult. outside of the building. Every classroom has it’s own door to Parking the outside. After the opening We all know that parking will be event on the South Playground or difficult, please be considerate of on arriving at school consider not neighbours driveways. coming to the front entrance, but CHESS MASTERS rather enter through any other of the Tired Children It is not expected that very young school’s 17 entrances. The Relive the cold war played pedestrian gates to the site will children are still here at 8pm out by Chess Masters. remain open all evening. Please do unless of course they have the not bring buggies, prams or push stamina! Challenge our past Chess chairs into school but use the I sincerely hope you all have a Winners who have been most memorable evening. Thank outside routes. This is in the invited back to play each interest of everyone’s safety you for your support and other and are waiting to be particularly to avoid a fire escape encouragement and patience blockage. Please only use the particularly if timings go a bit awry. challenged by YOU. 3 ROCKIN’ ALL I AM SURE THE OVER THE CHILDREN WILL WORLD THOROUGHLY ENJOY THE EXPERIENCE NEWSLETTER MOLESCROFT WELCOMES JEFF A donation of £1.50 per RICH FROM KS2 child and 50p per STATUS QUO KS1/FY child will be most appreciated to On Wednesday 29th January help cover the costs. we are welcoming Jeff Rich from Status Quo to school. He Please send in an will be leading the whole school in a drumming workshop! The envelope marked workshop is split into two “Drumming” on the sections and lasts for an hour day. and a half for KS2, with a short Thank you. break in the middle. KS1and FY join KS2 for the second 45 MOLESCROFT PRIMARY SCHOOL MOLESCROFT PRIMARY minutes. Section 1 (KS2) deals with the history of the drum, how it to play in the workshop. If there's to encourage children to take up developed from Africa right time at the end Jeff invites any instrument, not necessarily through to the modern snare questions from the children. percussion and as Jeff himself drum. Children are invited up to says, "The whole idea of my play different drums. This All in all, the workshop is an workshops is to inspire the happens throughout the session. experience that your pupils will children to learn an instrument The whole workshop is hands- find very enjoyable and and if I achieve that, then my job on.