Great Waltham C of E (VC) Primary School Parent Portal - Newsletter - Friday 16th December 22

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Friday 16th December 22 - Autumn Term Issue 8

Headteacher Message

It’s certainly been a chilly last week of school!

This week the children have enjoyed their Christmas hat making, Christmas lunch, and performed beautifully in the Carol service. Today we finished with a final celebration assembly before returning to class for their parties. As usual, the children behaved impeccably, really demonstrating our school values.

I hope you all have a lovely Christmas break and we look forward to welcoming the children back on Thursday 5th January 2023.

Merry Christmas everyone!

Mrs Brooks

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Awards

Platinum Awards

Well done to all of the children that received platinum awards for this half term.

Class	Platinum Awards 16/12/22
Australia	George E & Seren S
Antarctica	James A & Georgia S
Africa	Sebastian L & Jacob S
Europe	William G & Alex E
Asia	Alice H & Riley M
North America	Faye W & Frankie H

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Aspire

We awarded just 1 Aspire award today - Well done to Max H who was awarded for integrity.

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Hot Chocolate Friday

Well done to all of the 'Hot Chocolate Friday' winners for today.

Class	16/12/22
Australia	Jeremiah F-O
Antarctica	Harry C
Africa	Gracie P
Europe	Evelyn E
Asia	Holly L
North America	Jasmin W-A

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News

15 Dec 2022

Christmas Carol Service

Thank you to those who were able to join us for our Christmas Carol service this week. The children sang beautifully and we all went away feeling very festive! Thanks to your generosity the collections from the carol service and nativity play raised £261 which will be donated to GOS...

15 Dec 2022

Christmas Dinner

Well done to our fantastic kitchen team for a wonderful homemade Christmas dinner on Wednesday. The children had an amazing time and were all able to pull a cracker courtesy of the FOGWS. Merry Christmas Everyone!

15 Dec 2022

Christmas Eco-Hat Making Competition

Our first ever Eco-Hat Making Competition took place on Tuesday. Well done to all of the children for taking part and coming up with some fantastic ideas. It was interesting to see the children's take on the new 'eco' theme - we had hats created from holly & berries...

Notices

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National Online Safety

What Parents Need to Know about Setting Up Apps, Games and Software

Millions of new phones, tablets, laptops and games consoles will be nestling under Christmas trees this year. However, even if parents and carers have gone to the trouble of setting up these new devices and enabling the safety features, there are still potential hazards in the apps, games and software that children will want to install and use. Knowing what to look for and discussing those risks with your child may help avoid any nasty surprises this Christmas. Here are our top tips for ensuring that unwrapping this year’s presents doesn’t unleash any unexpected dangers.

In the guide, you'll find tips such as disabling in-app purchasing, take note of age ratings and watching out for imitators.

Guide to - Setting Up Apps, Games and Software

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