WORLD BOOK DAY
The children have had a lovely day dressed in their pyjamas. In the afternoon the full school watched a play from ‘The Reading Room’ taking the children on a journey through a variety of different stories by different authors.

Many thanks to members of the PTFA for organising and running this event which raised in excess of £400! Class winners will be announced in assembly on Monday.

Children really love our new library. We have a variety of reading clubs throughout the week where children can listen to stories appropriate to their age.  Years 3 & 4  Monday 12.00 noon. Years 5 & 6 Tuesday 12 noon. Year 2 Wednesday 12.30 – 12.45, Year 1 Thursday 12.30-12.50 p.m.

In order to raise money towards the transport costs for Young Voices, the choir is putting on a musical performance after school on Thursday 26th January from 3.30 to 4.30 p.m.  This is a great opportunity for everyone to get a taste of what Young Voices is like and we would love you to come along and support us.

There is a £1 charge per adult so please invite other family members and friends. There will also be a raffle and a cake stall and any donations of cakes to would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you to everyone who completed the Ofsted online questionnaire this week. The Inspection Report will be available within the next few weeks.

READING CLUB – GIVE IT A TRY!
Children really love our new library, see picture above. We have a variety of reading clubs throughout the week where children can listen to stories appropriate to their age. Years 3 & 4 Monday 12.00 noon. Years 5 & 6 Tuesday 12 noon. Year 2 Wednesday 12.30 – 12.45, Year 1 Thursday 12.30-12.50 p.m.

COLD WEATHER
Please make sure that children have coats and appropriate clothing for the weather conditions. This includes hats, scarves and gloves, as I am sure you are all aware Britannia has its own micro-climate and it does get very cold, windy and wet.
SNOW ARRANGEMENTS
It has been brought to our attention that there was some confusion on facebook this morning about whether school was open. Please note that should the school need to close at any point, we will always endeavour to let you know as soon as possible through our text messaging service. If you hear nothing you should always assume school is open and as long as it is safe to do, please bring your child to school.

PRIMARY SCHOOL ADMISSIONS
If you have a child or know of a child who is due to start school next September, the closing date for applications is Sunday 15th January 2017. Please apply online at www.lancashire.gov.uk/schools

We have some very exciting news – on Christmas Jumper Day (Friday 16 December) in the afternoon we will be having a very special visitor, an Olympian named Bryony who won Silver at Rio. She will be officially opening our new Resource Area and presenting Behaviour Certificates.

LIGHTS, CAMEL, ACTION!
Next week is the KS1 performance and additional tickets are available from the office. For those watching in the afternoon, you will be able to take your child home at the end of the concert. For the evening performance children will need to be at school no later than 6.00 p.m. so that they can be changed and ready to start at 6.30 p.m. Can you please collect your child from the classroom at the end of the performance.