School Tours for
September 2024 Reception Applicants

Our newly appointed Junior Ethos Team had their first meeting this week.  They attended an online meeting about pupil led worship in schools.  The team were one of over 800 schools on that very first session of it's kind for Picture News.  The children learned about Collective Worship and planning sessions and saw some examples of other schools.  The children thoughtfully contributed to the session and even had one of their comments read out.  The Junior Ethos Team are currently pondering the abbreviation of JETS for their team name.  

KS2 Running Club

Our first week of the Key Stage 2 (Years 3-5) Running Club has been a tremendous success and numbers have grown throughout the week. 

The club takes place on Tuesdays and Thursdays until the Christmas break.  You can book on to one day or both days.  Please complete the relevant booking(s).  Bookings are made on a first come, first served basis on ParentMail and both booking forms close at midnight on Friday 6th October. 

• Secure your child's space for the club(s) by booking on ParentMail.
• 7:50am Drop off your child ready to run, in their running shoes and weather appropriate kit at the school hall door. Don't forget their school uniform and shoes, coat and school bag!
• 7:55am Group stretch and warm up
• 8:00am Starting from the school car park, we follow the path to and around the country park for 15 minutes, then turn round and come back in time for morning registration. 

The group will leave school at 8:00am and cannot wait for late arrivals.

Each session, we hope to increase our distance, aiming for 5k.  Once this is achieved, we will continue to 10k!

Using tools such as ‘Couch to 5k’ as our guide, we will learn how to pace ourselves to achieve our goal of completing the Santa Dash on 10^th December.
https://www.mytonhospice.org/our-events/event/santa-dash-2023/

After School Choir Club

Every Thursday, Monksmoor Park has been echoing with the beautiful sounds of Christmas as the choir are already practising for the festive season!

The choir club is open to children in Reception – Year 5. It takes place on Thursdays 3:30pm-4:15pm.

The club will run until Thursday 7th December.

This is a free club provided by Mrs Towers; there is no limit on the number of places available however bookings must be made on ParentMail so we have the necessary parental consent in place.

The choir will be singing at the PTA Christmas Fete on Saturday 9th December and at our school outdoor crib service on the evening of Wednesday 13th December.

Bookings close at midnight on Friday 6th October.

Reminder

Tempest school photographers are visiting us on Monday 9th October for individual portraits and sibling group portraits for children attending school and nursery. 

Full school uniform should be worn by all children in Reception to Year 5.  Don't forget to wear a blue school jumper or cardigan.

If your child usually has PE on Monday, they should come to school dressed in school uniform and bring PE kit in a bag to change into later.  

If your child does not normally attend Nursery on Mondays and you would like them to do so, please speak to a member of the Nursery team.

If you do not wish your child to be photographed please contact the school office by Friday 6th October.  For more information about your child's portrait and Tempest photography, please see their website.

Coats 4 Kids

Last autumn, a member of our congregation, Mr. John Robinson organised a collection at the church and via social media, to raise money to buy coats and jackets, for children in Daventry. This year the PCC have decided to support John in this venture, and to make ‘Coats 4 Kids’ a church venture.

The initiative’s aim is to provide new coats and jackets to children at our town schools who would otherwise not have the necessary clothing to keep them warm and dry this coming winter. We are currently running a campaign to collect donations from members of our church community towards the supply coats and jackets for this autumn. However, we would like you to invite your staff and parents, and organisations you are connected with, to raise money for this worthy cause as well.

Please encourage people to visit our website at www.holycrosschurchdaventry.org.uk to make a donation via the QR code on our dedicated fundraising page for Coats 4 Kids.

Revd. Dawn Stokes
Holy Cross Church, Daventry

If you feel that this is something that could help support your family's needs this year, please contact the school office in confidence.  

We are Harriet & Jodie, known as The Wild Tribe, an eco-focussed duo intent on helping families across Northamptonshire make easy, accessible, earth-conscious behavioural changes in the family home - all through the power of art, nature and play! Visit our website to find out more information.

All our half-term activities are funded by Anglian Water and free to all!

Whole School Art Project

We are once again completing a whole school Christmas art project involving all classes Nursery through to Year 5, for display at the Holy Cross Church in Daventry. 

Mrs Davis led us in creating our Monksmoor Angel Joy last year for the Holy Cross Christmas tree festival and we won first prize.  This year there is no festival but we are honoured to have been asked to produce a piece of art for the Church to display throughout December.

Mrs Davis is leading our project and she and our classes would like you and your children to help in a variety of ways please: 

• Can you collect pine cones and acorns on your autumnal walks?  
• Can you supply us with any white decorations, wool and ribbons?
• We also need white stuffing to make a snowman's body.  We need old (but clean) cushion or pillow insides/filling.

If you can help with any of the above please send it to your child's classroom in a bag labelled for Mrs Davis.  Thank you in advance for your support!