This week is Christian Aid week and as we are a church school this is an important week in our school year. Today in collective worship the children found out about work that Christian Aid has carried out, building a school in a village in Sierra Leonne.

We would like the children to support further work by Christian Aid and so we are setting two fundraising challenges which we hope you will all support.

The first challenge is a ‘bring a teddy raffle’. We would like all the children to bring an unwanted teddy or soft toy (it must be clean and in good condition). Please label your teddy with a name and bring him/her to school by Thursday. On Friday all the names will be put in a box and every child who brings £1 will be able to take a teddy home with them.

The second challenge is for parents/carers/grandparents/friends and is a Yorkshire quiz. This is being run directly by Christian Aid with prizes of Fair Trade products. Your child will bring home a copy of the quiz. If someone in your family would like to complete it and then send it back into school with £1 entry fee. We will forward all the entries on to Christian Aid. Further copies of the quiz will be available from the school office if you want to sell to friends or family members. Please bring quizzes back by Friday 25^th May as they need to be sent to Christian Aid by the closing date of 31^st May.

We hope you will support us in raising as much as we can for Christian Aid.

Thank you,

Mr Burns and Mrs Nutting.

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Dear Parents/Carers,

Many thanks to the volunteers who helped with the litter pick in Environmental area yesterday afternoon. A great deal of progress was made in ensuring that the area is clear of rubbish, including a great deal of broken glass.

Our Year 6 children are taking their SAT’s tests this week. They have all worked extremely hard in preparation for this and we wish them good luck for the week ahead.

Christian Aid week
You may have seen the posters around the village promoting this annual event. This morning Mrs Nutting and I lead a Collective Worship about the week and telling them about Gbap town in Sierra Leonne in Africa. As a Church of England Primary School we are very keen to support this event and a separate letter has been sent home to promote our ‘bring a teddy raffle’ and ‘Yorkshire quiz’. Please help us to support this very important charity.

Reading workshops
The first reading workshop took place last Wednesday and was very well attended. The next workshop takes place in school on Wednesday at 1:15pm.

PE kit
There are still a number of children who do not have the correct PE kit in school. Please could you ensure that your child has a plain t-shirt, black shorts and pumps or trainers to change into. Many thanks for your support with this.

Clothes Show event
Friends of Oxenhope School fashion show Wednesday 23^rd May 6.30 p.m. - Children and adult clothes and accessories (ex chain store bargains). Free entry - refreshments will be available.

Stars of the Week Harry Curtis, Marissa Langthorne, Ava Sacchetto, Gabriel McCarthy, Ruth Drury.

Lunchtime Superstars Imogen Archer, Ami Firth, Caitlin Earle, Lily Bairstow.

Attendance Emerald.

Have a great week.

Yours sincerely,

Mr D Burns (Head teacher).