As we begin our second Autumn term and the run up to Christmas the children of KS1 are requesting your help. We have been learning about heroes in our local community and as part of this expedition we have had visits from many wonderful heroes including our Mayor, a midwife, police officers and a firefighter, and have gone out into the local area to visit other heroes who work in care-homes and supermarkets.
On Thursday 23rd November at 4pm, we will be celebrating the end of our expedition by holding the Green Top Pride of Thorne Awards ceremony and we would like your help in nominating someone who is a hero to you or your family. Today the children made lots of wonderful suggestions for possible recipients of an award – nurses, doctors, vets, police officers, firefighters, carers, dance teachers, swimming teachers, our school cook, foodbank workers – anyone who has gone above and beyond to help others would be a worthy nomination. We will be posting a Google form next week for you to make suggestions so please be having a think about who you would like to nominate.
We would also love to get an idea of how it feels to be a hero in our community by spreading some Christmas cheer to children in our local area. With this in mind we are asking parents and carers to send in a small gift to wrap and donate to the Thorne food bank to be distributed to its users over the Christmas period. Ideas for gifts could include – bubble bath, hair accessories, small soft toys, chocolates, stationary such as stickers, pens, pencils or notebooks, reading books or jigsaws etc.
Simply buy the gift you would like to donate and send it into school anytime before Wednesday 15th November. We will be holding a family learning event on the afternoon of Thursday 16th November where we will wrap the presents that you have donated. Or, if you would prefer, you could send in a small cash donation instead and we will buy a gift on your behalf. These will then be passed to the food bank on the evening of our award ceremony.
Any questions please ask.
With many thanks for your continued support,
The KS1 team x