28^th November 2025

 

Dear Parents and carers,

 

As advent starts next week, we are all looking forward to making our Christingles and the children will celebrating with our Christingle Service on Tuesday afternoon.

 

A Message from our PTA

Christmas Raffle Support Needed! 

The Christmas raffle will be launching soon, and the PTA are looking for support with prizes.

Any donations are greatly appreciated!

If you’re able to contribute, please contact Hayley at ClatfordPTA@outlook.com

 

Year 6 Trip

Year 6 looked the part this week as they were evacuated (to the Steam Museum) and took part in several World War 2 workshops. Thank you to everyone who supplied your child with a costume and thank you to our parent helpers.

 

SENCO Cuppa

Mrs. Armstrong has arranged for the school nurse to come in for her next SENCO cuppa. This will take place on 4^th December at 2:30pm and anyone in the school is welcome to attend.

 

Christmas Jumpers

The children will be allowed to come to school in their Christmas Jumpers on the last day of this school term. They will also be making festive hats in their classes that morning. This should make for a wonderful celebration as we eat our Christmas dinner together on the last day of term.

 

Afterschool Clubs

A reminder that afterschool clubs will be running up to and including Friday 19^th December. The afterschool club list for the Spring term will be coming out this evening at 6pm so please look out for the email from Arbor. We have some exciting new clubs starting after Christmas so please have a look.

 

Carol Concert – ‘Joyn us in Joy’

The theme of our carol concert this year is ‘joy’ and we would love for as many of you as possible to join us on the playground for some singing. There will be a change from last year, as it will now start slightly earlier and we will aim to finish by 3:20pm as the school day finishes. We are expecting to open our gates for entry at around 2:40pm.

 

Christmas Post Box

On Monday we will have our Christmas post box in reception. If your child would like to send Christmas cards, please make sure names and classes of the children receiving the cards are on the envelope.

 

May peace be with you,

 

Mr M Kirk

 

Dates for your diary

 

2^nd December: Christingle Service at School (children only)

4^th December SENCO cuppa (school nurse)

9^th December: YR Nativity 2-3pm

10^th December: KS1 Nativity 2-3pm

11^th December: KS1 Nativity 10-11am

17^th December: Whole School Panto at The Anvil

18^th December: Carol Concert at 2:40pm

19^th December: Christmas Lunch and Christmas Jumpers

22^nd December - 2^nd January 2026: Christmas Holiday

5^th January 2026: INSET Day

2^nd February: YR and KS1 Drama workshop (In school)

6^th February: Year 5 Winchester Science Museum

16^th February - 20^th February: Spring Half Term

24^th February: O2 Young Voices Concert

4^th March: Year 3 Pizza Express Trip

11^th March: Year 3 Fishbourne Palace Trip

23^rd March: Year 2 Windsor Castle

30^th March - 10^th April: Easter Holiday

13^th April: INSET Day

21^st April – 19^th May: Y3 Swimming Lessons (Tuesday afternoons, 5 sessions)

25^th May - 29^th May: Summer Half Term

11^th June: Year 3 Kew Gardens

15^th June: INSET Day

16^th June: Y2 Living Rainforest

24^th June: Year 6 Leavers Service at Winchester Cathedral

25^th June: School Class Photos

29^th June - 1sy July: Key Stage 2 Play at The Lights

2^nd July: Year 5 Taster Day at John Hanson School

6^th July: Year 5 Taster Day at John Hanson School

7^th July: Year 6 Transition Day – Andover Schools

12^th - 15^th July Year 6 Residential to Osmington Bay

14^th July: Year 5 Taster Day at Harrow Way School

23^rd July: Summer Holiday