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Mr Coltman visited us this week and delivered our whole school worship. He taught children about William Coltman, his grandfather who served in the First and Second World Wars. William Coltman was awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery and devotion to duty. He was the also the most decorated other rank of the First World War. Children were fascinated by his life story. Thanks to Mr Coltman for delivering a wonderful service.
Children enjoyed a reverent and beautiful Holy Communion service on Friday which was really organised and children received communion where appropriate and blessings. We thank Rev. Les and Wendy for their support.
Luke 22: 19-20
19 And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.”
20 In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.
Children, families and staff had a fantastic time at the school Christmas fair. It was fully of hustle bustle and the Christmas songs made the whole event festive. The teddy stall, chocolate and bottle tombola, lucky dip, cracker movie night, cakes, drinks, raffle and lots of preserves, sweets, arts and crafts made the fair fabulous. The raffle raised £1184 and we should be able to add about a further £400 from the rest of the fair. A HUGE thank you to the core PTA committee, all of our families for their help, donations and attendance! What a spectacular event.
Year 5 girls have analysed and presented the data from our traffic calming project to share at the Parish Council Meeting. Thank you to all the parents who returned their surveys, we look forwards to presenting our findings at the Parish Council Meeting on Tuesday 28th November. Letters have gone home today intiviting Y5 to attend the meeting with Mrs Jones if they can.
Byrkley Garden centre have kindly donated a big box of craft items to the school. Mrs Jones and 2 pupils went to collect the kind gift on Thursday 23rd November and couldn’t believe how much lovely stuff they had given us! We are looking forwards to using some of the items over the next few weeks in the run up to Christmas!
On Wednesday 22nd November, 4 pupils attended the Explore, Engage , reflect RE Pupil Conference at Rising Brook Church in Stafford. 2 Pupils from Allsaints, Rangemore and 2 pupils from Needwood travelled with Mrs Jones to take part in a range of activities to learn more about the Christian and Islam faiths. All children were exceptionally well behaved, asked interesting questions and engaged fully with all the exhibitions. The children then worked together to create a book of their experiences on the I pad.
The whole school took part in Diwali celebrations – even if a little late! Mixed age groups of children rotated around the school, in four groups, taking part in sweet making and drama, dancing, and creating mehndi and rangoli designs. A fun day had by all!
We are thrilled to notify you that we have got through to the top 3 in the Word Mania competition and are through to the final.
Rev Les came and collected the samaritan's purse shoeboxes from our school and blessed them for a safe journey to their destination.
Star foundation came and delivered music, dance and drama activities for the children as part of their Star Activ8 day.
Pupils and staff from All Saint’s Primary, in Rangemore, are celebrating after being awarded a Premier League Primary Stars kit and equipment pack.
The pack contains a brand new football kit for 15 which will be used when pupils represent the school in various sporting activities, including football.
The Kit and Equipment Scheme forms part of the Premier League Primary Stars offer to primary schools in England and Wales. This is a curriculum-linked education programme that uses the appeal of the Premier League and its clubs to inspire children to learn, be active and develop important life skills.
Delivered by the Football Foundation, the Premier League Primary Stars Kit and Equipment Scheme gives teachers a range of equipment that can be used across different curriculum areas to get children active.
Also available is a free downloadable suite of resources for teachers across Key Stages 1 and 2 in English, Maths, PE and PSHE. The easy-to-use materials have been developed in partnership with education organisations including the National Literacy Trust and the PSHE Association.
Following on from the success of our football team last year (who reached the regional finals after beating much larger local schools), this year’s team began their season with a fantastic win in their first match wearing the new Premier League All Star Kits.
A group of boys represented the school with super individual effort and grew as a team, communicating well and working hard for each other to overcome a shaky start. All Saint’s Alrewas were organised in defence and attacked strongly in the first half, scoring two goals. Despite going behind, the Rangemore team continued to press and move the ball effectively as a team, being rewarded shortly after the half time break when a child scored after a good passing move. another boy added a second goal shortly afterwards and we continued to push for a winning goal.
The goalie, made some excellent saves throughout the match, particularly near the end of normal time as the Alrewas team also strove for a winner. Our defence held out until full time but, as this was a cup match, there had to be a winner. The decision was made to play a period of extra time until one team scored a ‘golden goal’.
Both teams attacked well in the extra time period, with some crucial interceptions from Rangemore players all over the pitch. They continued to put pressure on the opposition high up the pitch and were rewarded with a break on the Alrewas goal, which a child finished well to secure a win, and passage through to the next round of the cup. We look forward to finding out who we will face in our next match.
Many thanks to parents for their transport and support.