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Dear North Tawton Families and Friends, Snow Days Thank you for your support and understanding last week during the school closures. I appreciate that for many of you, this will have been an inconvenience. The CEO makes the final decision as to whether to close a school – and as you can imagine, it’s not an easy one. There will always be people who disagree with the decision and many who will be significantly inconvenienced either way. The decision was made as timely as possible as the weather is so unpredictable, and it had to be a dynamic risk assessment school by school. I am personally grateful as I did not want any staff or parents to feel pressure to drive in potentially hazardous conditions. I did enjoy hearing the children tell us all about the fun they had in the snow!  Children in Need A huge Pudsey thank you for your generosity, we raised £132.20. Children in Need really is a worthy cause, and I am so please we support this each year. The children saw a clip of Paddy McGuinness completing his 300 mile bike ride in our assembly. We reflected on the fact that we had fun and wore comfy wearing pyjamas to school, he really did go above and beyond to raise money through his own incredible hard work and discomfort. We look to people like him for inspiration in our own lives.  Spring menu We received excellent feedback (pun intended!) from parents and children who sampled our Spring Menu last week at parents’ evenings. Thanks to Meredith from our Educatering Team and of course to Mandy and Nikki for preparing the food. Our school dinners really are delicious, and good value! I have at least two a week! Christmas is coming….. As it’s December 1st on Sunday… next week we can officially get Christmassy! Learning will of course be taking place, just with an added twinkle of tinsel in the background! Talking of Christmas, we have been asked to sing Christmas carols at three community events! Sunday 8th December for the turning on of the North Tawton Lights - meet at the square at 5.30pm. Please wrap up warm! Friday 13th December at FONTS Christmas Fair at the church straight after school. Sunday 15th December for the annual Christmas Carols at the church – starts at 6pm Please wear Christmas jumpers! Words for Christmas carols will be provided (ones we have learned in school)  We also have our school Carol Concert on Thursday 19th December at 10am Can you name all of the reindeer? We have been learning them for one of our songs! You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen But do you recall The most famous reindeer of all? Meet our new PCSO!  We are pleased to welcome Sean Jones, our new Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) for the North Tawton area. A PCSO plays a key role in keeping our community safe and supporting local schools, like ours with safety and wellbeing initiatives. “I’m excited to be part of this community and look forward to getting to know all of you. My goal is to support students, parents and staff and work together to create a safe and welcoming environment for everyone. Please don’t hesitate to come and talk to me if you have any questions or concerns”. The presence of a PCSO in our area not only helps to maintain security but also promotes positive relationships between young people and the police. He has been in school and met the children, and he has led assemblies about road safety. When you see him in the area, please say hello. If you need PSCO support – please contact He’ll be at Merry Go Round for a Community Drop Mon 9th December 3:00PM - 4:00PM  Well done to Sycamore and Willow for first and second places. Term Time holidays are unauthorised and can result in a fine from Devon County Council. Coats Please make sure your children have warm coats in school each day. If you have a spare coat, please consider donating to our school – we would really appreciate them for those who need them. Parking and dropping off outside school Please do not park or drop off children on the zig zag area outside school. It is incredibly dangerous. Please hold on to younger children when walking up Exeter Street. We had a near miss last week which was very upsetting for those who saw it. A Fond Farewell to Mrs Budiman Mrs Ware and Miss Ruby Please join us in thanking Mrs Budiman, Mrs Ware and Miss Ruby for all of the hard work they have given to our school and community. They are leaving at Christmas, and we will be very sad to see them go. We wish them all the very best in their new ventures. The children and the families of their current classes have already been informed. Mr Whittley and I are interviewing for class teachers today and we will share news of new staffing as soon as it is finalised. See you on Sunday for the Santa Dash! All the very best, Tara Penny Principal Lots coming up in December!
Sunday 1st December - Santa Dash Sunday 8th December – 6pm North Tawton Lights Monday 9th December – Pantomime Trip! Wednesday 11th December – Christmas Lunch and Christmas Jumper Day Thursday 12th December at 2pm - Christingle Service led by Y6 pupils at the church Friday 13th December - Christmas Market at North Tawton Church from 3.30pm Sunday 15th December – Carols at the church Tuesday 17th December at 2pm - Christmas Performances by Reception, Y1 & Year 2 Wednesday 18th December at 4pm - Christmas Performances by Reception, Y1 & Year 2 Thursday 19th December at 10am - Carols in the hall – all welcome Friday 20th December - Last day at school Monday 23 - Monday 6 January - Christmas Holidays (inclusive) January Tuesday 7th January – Back to School Wednesday 8th January at 5.30pm - Y6 Residential Parent meeting at North Tawton Comments are closed.
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