The Cundall News

Issue 328                                                                    Thursday 12^th November 2009

Headmaster's Show-ups

Headmaster's Commendations

Pre-Prep Stars of the Week

Children's Forces Trust Mufti Day- Friday 20^th November

To coincide with Children in Need, we will be holding a mufti day, raising money specifically for the Children's Forces Trust. This organisation supports children of armed forces personnel who have either died or suffered serious injury in conflict.We will be holding a house competition to see which house can create the longest (and most imaginative!) line of loose coins. We would welcome whatever loose change your child can bring, either Stirling or foreign currency.

Mobile Phones

Mobile phones are not permitted in Main School. Only Upper School pupils may bring mobile phones to school.

Games Kit

All games kit in both the Main and Upper School must have the large format name tapes sewn on the outside of the garment.

Food

Pupils should not bring food into school. Pupils selected to play in Saturday afternoon matches should join their team in the dining room where a hot lunch will be provided.

Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Appeal

The school is once again supporting this very worthwhile charity. Please can all pupils spend the exeat weekend putting together a Christmas Shoebox for the Appeal. Full details should have reached home; if not leaflets and shoebox labels are available from the school office.  Please have your shoeboxes in school by Monday 30^th November.                                                                 AS

A big thank-you to everyone who supported the recent book fair. The commission raised will make an enormous difference to our library resources throughout the school.

The Friends of Cundall Christmas Fair

Saturday 21st November 9.30-12.30.

A wide range of stalls with lots of wonderful gifts to buy for Christmas.

Refrehsments: tea, coffee, hot chocolate and mince-pies, bacon/sausage butties.

Father Christmas in his Grotto

Dr Garrett and his "Car Cleaning Crew"

Fathers' Football Match

Tombola

Chocolate Tombola

Cake Stalls

Second Hand Toy Stall

All donataions to the second hand toy stall, and tombola (+ chocolate tomboal) will be much appreciated.

Calling all dads!

Mr Sample would love to hear from any father who fancies himself as the next Ronaldo or Lampard. He would also like to hear from those who haven't donned their boots in decades or who just fancy a bit of a kickabout. Whatever your age, whatever your ability, the Fathers' Football team needs you!

Saturday Activities - 21st November

Due to the Christmas Fair, there will only be activities for Pre-Prep children from 9.30-10.30 a.m.  Main School activities will be on from 9.30 -12.30 with the children having the opportunity to visit the Fair during one of their three activities.

VIVALDI GLORIA - Saturday 21^st November, 2009

Tickets are still available to see the Cambridge Chamber Consort perform with our own school Chamber Choir, at St Columba's Church, Topcliffe on Saturday 21^st November.

The concert will start at 7.30 pm and tickets are priced at £10 each, with proceeds going to the Cundall Appeal. Wine and soft drinks will be available during the interval.  Tickets are available from the school office or on the door.

Australian Aboriginal Day

On Thursday 26^th November, Francis Firebrace, an aboriginal performer from the Yorta-Yorta tribe, will be here to tell dreamtime stories from his book ‘Stories from the Billabong' to all Main School pupils. Francis is also an artist and some children will have the opportunity to participate in an aboriginal art workshop. 

A didgeridoo player will assist Francis with the storytelling and a second group of children will be invited to join a didgeridoo workshop.

I'm sure the day will be great fun and the children will enjoy the experience.                   CC

Beast Quest Fans!! 

You will be pleased to know all thirty Beast Quest books and special editions are now in the ‘New Arrivals' section in the library.

If you are interested in buying the first four series for yourself (24 books) can I recommend www.schoollink.co.uk - click on parents, enter catalogue code 868 and add to basket!  Then click on ‘find your school' (at top of page) and enter our postcode YO61 2RW and click find by doing this the school will earn £10 commission and you will get the first 24 books for £49.99 which is just over £2 a book.

Duke of Edinburgh Training Expedition - Saturday 28^th November, 9am - 6pm

Please note that all Eldmire pupils will be required to take part in the DofE expedition training day, on Saturday 25^th November. The day will comprise classroom based preparation and field practice in the Yorkshire Dales. Further details of the day and a full kit list will follow shortly.            GH

Christmas Wreath Making Mornings

Jane Kearle's Christmas wreath making sessions will be held on Wednesday 2nd and Thursday 3rd December, 9am to 12pm, at Clare Read's house in Walshford.  Places cost £30 which covers everything you need to create your wreath as well as tea, coffee, hot chocolate, mince pies and chocolate brownies.  Please telephone Clare on 07711 917375 to book your place.

Nestle Box Tops for Books

We are still collecting Box Top tokens from Nestle cereal packets. We can redeem these tokens against Dorling Kindersley books. Please post your cereal box tops in the box in the school foyer.

Dates for the Diary