The school Christmas raffle is gaining momentum and the current total (and rising) is over £800 worth of vouchers and prizes from local businesses! See here for more information and your child should have brought home some raffle tickets earlier this week. If they didn’t, or you want more tickets, please contact us.

Please remember Kingsley Avenue is a private road and there is no permission to park on it. Please contact us if you would like a parking permit for Oden Road car park.

If money is especially tight and you are worried about buying presents for your children this Christmas, please contact elizabeth.phillips@appledoreprimary.co.uk (our learning mentor) regarding requesting support from a local charity that can provide wrapped presents and a hamper of Christmas treats. Please be reassured of our confidentiality over this.

Dates for the diary

• Individual school photos and sphotos with siblings at school will be on Thursday 20th November. Siblings who are not at the school can come in from 8-9am to have sibling photos taken.
• Xmas disco Friday 28th November Reception 7 Years 1&2 @5-6pm and Years 3-6 @6.30-7.30pm
• Years 1& 2 nativity performances are 2pm Wednesday 10th December and 9.30am Thursday 11th December
• Xmas fair Friday 12th December 3-5pm
• Years 3-6 Christmas celebration at St Mary’s church, Appledore, 2pm Friday 19th December
• Wishing you all a lovely weekend

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Welcome back everybody and we hope you had a good half term.

Individual school photos will be on Thursday 20th November. Siblings who are not at the school can come in from 8-9am to have sibling photos taken. Siblings who attend the school will have a photo taken together during the day. The door by the school hall will be open and photos will take place in the Harbour room- follow the signs!

The school Christmas raffle is gaining momentum and the current total (and rising) is over £800 worth of vouchers and prizes from local businesses! See here for more information and your child should have brought home some raffle tickets today. If they didn’t, or you want more tickets, please contact us.

We have recently partnered with the Mental Health Support Team (MHST) for schools in Torridge who work for Children and Family Health Devon, part of the NHS. They are an award-winning early
intervention service for children and young people, supporting schools to raise awareness of Mental Health, reduce stigma around asking for support, and providing families with targeted
support at an earlier stage of mental health difficulty. They have started support our school and will be starting to take referrals for either 1:1 or small group interventions to
address mild to moderate mental health needs such as anxiety or low mood. To understand more about us they would love to hear your views on what is already going well in your school with regard to
mental health awareness, provision and support and what you would like to see more of and have therefore created a 5-minute survey for you to complete. Please see here for more information and here for the link to the survey.

Our parent association is on the lookout for a few more parents and carers to join their committee! It’s a great way to get involved, meet other families, and help make a difference at school. No big commitment — just bring your ideas and enthusiasm! Come along to their next PTA meeting on Monday 10th November 7:30 in the school art room to see what it’s all about. They would love to have you on board and tea/coffee and cake will be provided!

This Christmas, Procoaching is running their holiday activity and food programme at West Croft Primary School again, including festive arts and crafts, sports, and various activities with a hot lunch for the children. Ages 5-14 years. There is a charge for programme and it is free of charge for children on benefit related free school meals and in care. For more information see here

If money is especially tight and you are worried about buying presents for your children this Christmas, please contact elizabeth.phillips@appledoreprimary.co.uk (our learning mentor) regarding requesting support from a local charity that can provide wrapped presents and a hamper of Christmas treats. Please be reassured of our confidentiality over this.

Dates for the diary

• Parent Association committee meeting Monday 10th November at 7.30pm in the art studio
• Children in Need – wear spots and/or stripes to school – Friday 14th November. Donations are optional, but if you do want to donate please note that we are not permitted to bank coins of less than a pound.
• Xmas disco Friday 28th November Reception 7 Years 1&2 @5-6pm and Years 3-6 @6.30-7.30pm
• Xmas fair Friday 12th December 3-5pm
• Years 3-6 Christmas celebration at St Mary’s church, Appledore, 2pm Friday 19th December
• Wishing you all a lovely weekend

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Day trips and residential trips have been part of this week in school and please read on to find out what has been happening in an around all the classes.

Friends of Appledore School (FOAS) hosted their AGM last week and hope to recruit helpers. Last year the events they organised brought in over £5000 profit that all went  to very good causes for the benefit of the children. Please consider offering your support to them, because without more helpers this support is not guaranteed. To read their AGM minutes please see here and to contact them to see if you can help please contact admin@appledoreprimary.co.uk and we will forward your details to FOAS.

Dates for the diary

• Cake Sale after school on Friday 24th October. Cake donations on the morning of the sale please.
• Half term Appledore Library activities include a stop frame animation workshop and a Shaun the Sheep trail
• Xmas disco Friday 28th November Reception 7 Years 1&2 @5-6pm and Years 3-6 @6.30-7.30pm
• Xmas fair Friday 12th December 3-5pm
• Wishing you all a lovely weekend and don’t forget next week is half term!

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