Thank you to our Year 3 and 4 children who ended our school term with a lovely Christmas carol service in church today. Their singing was fabulous and their Christmas message is certainly one we should remember this season.

As school closes and we begin our Christmas holiday could I take this opportunity, on behalf of governors, staff and children of St Mary Magdalen’s, to wish you all a happy and holy Christmas and best wishes for 2017! School will reopen  on Monday 9th January 2017.

Mr L J Duncan

The children had a lovely Christmas lunch today. There was a lot of Christmas cheer, singing and cracker pulling! Thank you to our cooks for providing such a fabulous meal.

Well done to all of our fantastic Reception children for doing so well in their Christmas production. What a fabulous way to end our Christmas performances in school. Thank you to everyone who joined us this afternoon.

We ended our week with a fantastic Christmas carol service performed by Year.1. The children certainly got us all in the Christmas spirit and performed beautifully. Thank you to parents and family members who joined us for this special occasion.

Well done to all of our upper key stage children for delivering a fabulous Christmas production. The theme, ‘Peace Child’, was the perfect message to send out this Christmas, especially when there is so much conflict happening around the world. The children delivered their lines, singing and acting superbly and the whole afternoon was thoroughly enjoyed by all. Thank you to all visitors who joined us on the afternoon.

Well done to all of our fabulous Year 2 children who performed their fantastic Christmas show today. They certainly were all ‘Super Stars!’ Thank you also to all the parents who joined us to watch the performance. We couldn’t have asked for a better way to start our school festive celebrations. Merry Christmas to you all!

I have been informed today, by a concerned parent, that inappropriate content is currently circulating on instagram and other social media sites. In order to keep our children safe could I remind you to be extra vigilant when your child is using online social media. I have spoken with all the children today and stressed the importance of speaking to a trusted adult if they are concerned about any aspect of E safety. If you have any concerns regarding E safety please contact the school or police directly if required. Further information about keeping safe online can be found on our school website.
L J Duncan

Industrial Action of Unison and ATL members – Tuesday 6th, Wednesday 7th and Thursday 8th December 2016

I have received notification today that the above industrial action, planned for this week, will now not take place. School will therefore be open to all pupils. Breakfast club will also be available on the above dates and all planned school trips will go ahead.
I will keep you informed if I am notified of any further industrial action.
Mr L Duncan

Thank you to the ‘Friends of the School’ for all their hard work and fantastic effort in preparing and running our Christmas fayre. Thank you also to our Year 6 children for helping out on the stalls. It really was a fabulous afternoon and it was lovely to see so many parents and family members attending and enjoying themselves. The total money raised was just short of £2000 which is a tremendous effort all round! I hope all who visited Santa get what they wished for this Christmas!

I have been notified by the Local Authority and Unison that the strike planned for tomorrow will now not take place. Therefore the school will now be open to all pupils. Breakfast club will also be on as normal.
Strike action planned for next week remains unchanged although I will keep you updated on events as they unfold.
Apologies for the short notice but school has just received this notification at the end of the day.
Mr L Duncan (Headteacher)