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Children enjoyed their Holy Communion services at both schools, and we thank Rev Les and Wendy for leading them. Many children received a blessing and several children took communion. It was a beautiful service in which the worship team said prayers, read scripture and a bible reading.
Thank you to our wonderful PTA for a super Valentines Disco!
In the last week of term, years 5 and 6 across our schools attended the Big Bang at John Taylor Free School. Whilst they were there they got the opportunity to make electric cars, learn about the railways ways and explore the genetics of superheroes. The children thoroughly enjoyed their day.
It has been another fantastic week beginning with a tremendous concert in each of our schools. Families and children really rocked it at out with the charity, POP UK events. We thank Rachel and Jim for their hard work and passion in bringing music about standing up for ourselves, having a voice and seeing positives, believing in ourselves and getting back up when we fall down was incredibly powerful. Children, staff and families had the best time!
What a beautiful Christmas Carol Service we held in our final week of term. We offer this as an opportunity for working families to be able to attend and to share traditional carols as well as modern ones and to ensure Christmas is spent in our beautiful church. Half of the school managed to attend and we are very proud of the children who were able to sing their best in order to fill the church with the Christmas spirit. We thank Mrs Ward for teaching the children to sign ‘We Wish You a Merry Christmas’ in memory of Viyan, it was simply a wonderful event.
Mrs Maia enjoyed the children’s afternoon tea, their singing and kind words of fond memories. We thank the PTA for organising it complete with her favourite colour – blue and flowers – daffodils! We wish her love and happiness for a wonderful retirement.
Children had a brilliant time at the Pantomime at the Lichfield Garrick, Dick Whittington, it was brilliant and the children were amazing!
Our nativity was superb! Children had such fun, learnt their songs and words brilliantly and it took us through the Christmas story beautifully.
Monday night saw a beautiful evening at John Taylor Free School have sent photo , he children had a fabulous but long day, practising for the show and playing on the new school’s playground! The trust kindly paid for a meal for them all also. The singing was beautiful and moving and the audience enjoyed singing to some of the more traditional carols. The John Taylor band were fantastic too. What a beautiful night!
Jordan came to lead worship today and told us the story of Adam and Eve. Some of the children got to act out the story too. Jordan told us about how they disobeyed God by eating the fruit. We reflected on how this applies to our lives and how we can serve and build our community instead of breaking it down.
The PTA put on a spectacular Christmas fair with an excellent raffle, ever-popular bottle tombola, a range of stalls selling festive crafts and the the children sold their creations on their enterprise stalls. We thank all involved for their hard work in making the fair a success.
We had a beautiful Christingle Service held in church led by Wendy in Rev. Les’ absence. We reflected on the good work that The Children’s Society do for children less fortunate than us. We thank children and families for their money donations that we will take to the ‘50 years of Christingle Service’ held at Lichfield Cathedral in January.