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Thanks to all parents and friends who supported our Sports Day yesterday. After a late ground inspection we were able to enjoy a super morning. The outstanding memories for me were the comedy moments, particularly in the sack races and the good-natured determination of those who found themselves bringing up the rear in certain races. Well done to all competitors, with special congratulations to the winning Green Team!
Mr B.

Thanks to all parents and friends who supported our Sports Day yesterday. After a late ground inspection we were able to enjoy a super morning. The outstanding memories for me were the comedy moments, particularly in the sack races and the good-natured determination of those who found themselves bringing up the rear in certain races. Well done to all competitors, with special congratulations to the winning Green Team!
Mr B.

Thanks to all parents and friends who supported our Sports Day yesterday. After a late ground inspection we were able to enjoy a super morning. The outstanding memories for me were the comedy moments, particularly in the sack races and the good-natured determination of those who found themselves bringing up the rear in certain races. Well done to all competitors, with special congratulations to the winning Green Team!
Mr B.

Well, Parochial have won again!
Our Y6 tri-golf team won their competition against Brandling, Bill Quay and White Mere schools at Heworth Grange.
Congratulations go to Adam Boyle (captain), Callum W, Lewis, Daniel, Rebecca, Faye, Alex, Emily & Ellie
Great chipping and putting guys!
Mr B.

We enjoyed dressing as book characters...who would have thought Fantastic Mr Fox would be found teaching Little Red Riding Hood, Jasmine, Oliver Twist, James (plus giant peach), Mr Strong and Pingu, to name but a few!
We enjoyed swapping unwanted books, reading with Y1, designing new characters and reading about Beowulf!
See who you can spot in the photo!
Mr B

Some specific medal successes are listed below....
Mr B.
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Abi T won the 'National Representation' Gateshead Young Sports Achiever trophy at a special awards evening.
Well done Abi, we're proud to celebrate your award with you!
Mr B

Newcastle Eagles' Fab(ulous) Flournoy visited our school again last week to promote forthcoming fixtures and a competition for Y5 and Y6.
Fab had us all laughing and Adam tried valiantly to match some of his skills.
Will YOU support the Eagles this season?

What a fabulous night at Felling Pool last night - well done to our swimming team!
You represented Parochial well, swam brilliantly and supported each other enthusiastically!

Our team:
Aaron 'the shark' Carmichael
Ellie 'le poisson rouge' Aitken
Molly 'jolly mopling' Jopling
Rebecca 'the dolphin' Spurr
Nathan 'backstroke king' Johnson
Alexander 'the rocket' Walls
Matthew 'win again' Foster
Mollie 'swimming diva' Tose
Olivia 'cool spaghetti' McGregor
A few bronze medals topped off a great night. Well done everyone!

MrB.

On Tuesday 24th February three members of the Northern Sinfonia visited our school. The Northern Sinfonia is regarded as one of Europe's finest chamber orchestras and is based at the Sage.

There are a number of dates below which will be useful for your diaries. Please note the KS2 Christmas production (this involves the whole school) takes place in St Mary’s Church, at 2.00 pm, on Thursday 18 December. We would be grateful if parents could make arrangements for their children to be collected at the end of the performance, which will be at approximately 2.45 pm. Parents of all children are invited to join us.

03.12.08 Infant Pantomime visit (Payment deadline 24.11.08)
06.12.08 Christmas Fair
11.12.08 Infant Christmas Play – 2.00 pm
12.12.08 Infant Christmas Play – 9.30 am
15.12.08 Infant Party
16.12.08 Y5/Y6 Party at Krazy Kingdom (more details to follow)
17.12.08 Y3/Y4 Party
18.12.08 KS2 Christmas Production at St Mary's Church

Year 1 and 2 got together to make a collage of pink in the shape of the Breast Cancer Awareness ribbon. We all dressed in pink for the day and brought £1 which went towards the charity.

Auditions are taking place this week.....be brave and go for it!
There are parts for all Y6 and even some minor roles for a few keen Y5's.
Dec 18th isn't far away now!
Mr B & Mrs L.

The annual Indoor 5-a-side tournament at Gateshead Leisure Centre, is on Monday Dec 8th.
The final 3 football practices on the yard will be on Wed's 12th/19th/26th Nov.
7 players will be picked, according to ability, teamwork, attitude and behaviour in the classroom.
Football training will re-start around February time, when hopefully Liverpool will still be top of the league and Toon will be in the top half!
Go Parochial!
Mr B.

Newcastle Eagles v Guildford Heat
Friday 26th September Tip Off 7.30 pm

Due to the success of our previous event and our special relationship with the Newcastle Eagles Basketball Team we have been invited to attend the first match of the 2008-09 season.

We have been allocated 150 tickets at the special price of £6 each (school receives cashback for every ticket sold). Tickets are available from school.

The School Eucharist Service, led by Father Barry, will take place in the school hall on Thursday 18th September at 9.10 am. All parents are welcome to attend.

Year 6 Leaver's Assembly will take place on Tuesday 15th July at 9.10am...parents, bring a tissue!

Sports Day has been re-scheduled for Tuesday 15th July at 1.30pm

A Summer Disco will be held in school on Thursday 17th July 2008. Infants from 4.30-5.45pm and Juniors from 6.00-7.15pm. Tickets will be on sale at £1.50 each (including refreshments) next week!

The End of Term Eucharist will be held in school at 9.10am on Thursday 17th July 2008. All are welcome to attend.

Sports Day will be held on the afternoon of Wednesday 9th July 2008, starting at 1.30pm.

Don't forget....Parochial Summer Fayre
Saturday 28th June 2008
11.00am to 2.00pm

Our Summer Fayre on Saturday 28 June is rapidly approaching. After last year's first ever Parochial Summer Fayre we are sure this year will be just as successful and that, fingers crossed, the weather will be kind to us. The Friends are in need on prizes for a variety of stalls including the tombola and have come up with the great idea of having a non-uniform day this Friday. Rather than bringig money in we are asking the children to bring in items that could be used as prizes e.g. sweets, chocolate or bottles. Thank you for your help with this matter.

The Friends of Whickham Parochial will be holding a sponsored walk for children around the school grounds on Wednesday 21 May, to raise money for new school equipment.
Key Stage 1 children will complete 3 laps of the grounds and Key Stage 2 will complete 5 laps.
The Friends will provide a snack and juice for each child.

The Newcastle Eagles coach Fab Flourney will be officially opening the outdoor adventure trail on Friday 9th May, when he visits school for a special assembly.

As you are no doubt aware the trip to France was a roaring success and seemed to be enjoyed by everyone. We would like to invite the parents of the children who went to France to an evening at school to see some of the photos that were taken while we were away, and to hear about the things we got up to. There may even be a bit of French wine on offer!

This will take place in the school hall on Wednesday 30th April at 6.30pm.

Look forward to seeing you there! Au revoir!

Excitement is building...

The following need to be sent into school for each child going to France no later than Wednesday 2 April :

* Code of Conduct
* Pupil Information Form
* E111
* Passport

Take a look at our accommodation, the Chateau du Molay: http://www.chateaudumolay.com

Whickham Parochial Musicians Concert - Thursday 3 April
Tickets are still available priced at £2.00 per adult and children free of charge if accompanied by an adult.

Dinner Money
Please note that dinner money is now £1.75 per day / £8.75 per week. Please ensure that the correct amount of money is sent into school on a Monday morning - cash is preferable.

Big Yellow Friday (14th March)
£224 was raised for the Children's Liver Disease Foundation. Many thanks for supporting this very worthwhile cause.

Summer Uniform
All children should return to school after the two week break (Monday 7 April until Friday 18 April) in summer uniform - polo shirts /summer dresses. Regarding the summer dresses, there is a delay in delivery and as a result the dresses will not arrive until week commencing Monday 7 April - apologies for the delay!

KS1 children dressed up as their favourite story characters for world book day. Everyone looked fantastic! Can you spot Leigh dressed as 'sleepy' from the seven dwarfs?

This has been arranged by the 'Friends' and will take place on Thursday 13 March from 6.00-9.00pm. Various mini treatments are on offer, as well as a Virgin Vie, Avon and bespoke jewellery stalls.

We will be holding a charity day on Friday 14 March to raise money for the Children's Liver Disease Foundation. The children are invited to come to school dressed in yellow and make a donation of at least one pound for the charity.

This takes place on Tuesday 18 March at 9.10am in the school hall. Everyone is welcome to celebrate Easter with Father Barry and the children.

These meetings will take place on the nights of Monday 17 March and Tuesday 18 March. Appointment times will be confirmed week beginning Monday 10 March.

There will be a meeting about the trip to France (for parents of children in Years 5 and 6 going to France) at 6.30pm on Tuesday, 11th March.

This meeting takes place on Tuesday 11 March at 6pm.

Don't forget the Valentine's Day Discos on Thursday 14th February...get your dancing shoes on!

Please note, due to circumstances beyond our control, the visit to the CLC for Year 6 has changed from Friday 25th January to Monday 21st January (pm).

The Friends of Whickham Parochial are able to offer tickets to the following game:

Newcastle Eagles v Worcester Wolves at the Newcastle Arena on Friday 8th February 2008.

Tickets are £6 per head, and in return the school will receive £2 per ticket. If we manage to sell 150 tickets, Fabulous Flourney will visit our school!

The match will be a fantastic night out in a wonderful family atmosphere.

Years 5 and 6 had a brilliant time at Krazy Kingdom and used lots of their energy exploring the climbing equipment, speeding down the slides, bouncing on the trampolines and playing in the games area. They also enjoyed some healthy party food and delicious cakes.

The infant children have been working very hard practising for the production of 'Whoops-a-daisy angel! We have a modern theme to this years music- see if you can recognise the music when you watch.........
The times for the performances have changed too- Thursday has changed from 1.30pm to 2.00pm (due to getting the hall cleared after lunch and the equipment getting set up)Fridays performance has also changed from 9.15am to 9.30am.
Mrs Williamson

We would like to thank everyone for making our Christmas Fair such a HUGE success. With your help we raised a record breaking £2600!

Thank you to everyone who supported the fair by donating prizes, buying raffle tickets and attending on the day. Our next event is our Newcastle Eagles fundraising night at the Metro Radio Arena on Friday 8th February 2008. Tickets are £6 and available to purchase now.

Reception will be going to see a performance of 'Tattercoats' on Thursday 29th November.

Year Six have been invited to Whickham School to watch the pantomime 'Cinderella' on the afternoon of Friday 14th December.

This will take place in the school hall, starting at 9.10am, on Tuesday 18th December. All welcome.

The Christmas party for Year One and Two children will take place in the school hall on the afternoon of Monday 17th December.

The Christmas Party for Year Three and Four children will take place in the school hall on the afternoon of Tuesday 18th December.

The Christmas Party for Reception children will take place in the school hall on the afternoon of Wednesday 19th December.

Children in Years Five and Six will be visiting 'Krazy Kingdom' to celebrate Christmas on the morning of Monday 17th December, followed by a fun afternoon at school.

Key Stage One children will be performing 'Whoops-a-Daisy Angel' at the following times in the school hall:
Thursday 13th December at 1.30pm
Friday 14th December at 9.15am

Key Stage Two children will be performing 'Stable Story, Christmas Glory' at St Mary's Church at 5.00pm on Thursday 20th December.

This will take place in the school hall for interested parents of children in Key Stage 2 on Tuesday 27th November at 7.00pm. We have invited Neil McCallion, a Maths consultant for Gateshead LEA, to lead the event.

Christmas Lunch will be served on Wednesday 12th December

The children loved bringing their bears to school and we raised over £200 for Children in Need.
Well done everyone!

Our successful School Choir will be singing at the following places in the run up to the festive period:

Fellside Luncheon Club (Wednesday 28th November)

School Fair (Saturday 1st December)

Whickham Library Craft Fair (Friday 7th December)

St Mary's Church Fair (Saturday 8th December)

The Christmas Fair, organised by the Friends of Whickham Parochial, will take place on the morning of Saturday 1st December 2007, starting at 9.30 am. There is a rumour that Santa Claus will be there!

Classes have been learning about different countries around the world this week:

Reception: England
Year 1: India
Year 2: Italy
Year 3: France
Year 4: Japan
Year 5: Brazil
Year 6: Germany