Dear Parents / Guardians
As 2017 comes to a close, we are pleased to highlight the remaining events of this term for your information - there is plenty of festive fun to be had across the Foundation!
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Remember to visit our school calendars for a complete view of all school activities.
Trips
- 11 December: Key Stage 1 supermarket visit to research festive global ingredients
- 12 December, 14.00-15.00: City Year 2 sing carols at St George's Care Home
Pre-Prep Nativity performance
8 December
14.00-15.30
The Nativity performance from City and Madingley Pre-Preps.
Parents are politely requested to collect their child directly from the Senior School after the performance. Late Stay will be available at the City Pre-Prep. There will be no Late Stay at Madingley.
Madingley Pre-Prep Carol Service
11 December
14.00-15.00
Come and enjoy some festive carols from our Madingley Pre-Prep children at The Church of St Mary Magdalene, Madingley.
City Pre-Prep Carol Service
13 December
14.00-15.00
Come and enjoy some festive carols from our City Pre-Prep children in the Junior School Hall.
Madingley and City Pre-Prep Christmas parties
14 December
10.30-12.00
Christmas parties for our Pre-Prep pupils are taking place in the morning at both City and Madingley sites.
Christmas Lunch
15 December
12.00-13.00
Pre-Prep children will enjoy their Christmas Lunch on the last day of term at both City and Madingley sites.
view the FULL Pre-Prep Calendar
Trips
- 7 December: Year 4 visit to Colchester Castle Museum, as part of their thematic study of The Romans
PSHE - Parent information evening
4 December
18.30 - 19.30
This term’s topic is Internet Safety. Parents of children in Years 5 to 11 are invited to attend; please see SchoolPost message for further details.
Year 6 Drama Production of ‘Ebenezer’
5 December
18.30-20.00
We are all looking forward to Year 6 pupils’ production of ‘Ebenezer’, a musical based on ‘A Christmas Carol’ by Charles Dickens. Tickets will shortly be available from the Junior School Office.
Speech Recital
Speech pupils in Years 4 and 5 will entertain their audience with presentations of poetry and prose which they are currently most enjoyably rehearsing during weekly Speech lessons with Mrs Cruise.
Junior School Carol Concert
14 December
14.00-15.30
Junior School pupils will all participate in our end of term Carol Concert at St Andrew the Great, Cambridge.
Details of arrangements will be sent to parents via School Post.
Early Years Nativity
6 and 7 December
09.00
Our Early Years pupils perform their Nativity play on 6 and 7 December at Dame B's.
The Spirit of Christmas
Saturday 9 December
14.00
Join us for this annual celebration of Christmas music at the wonderfully atmospheric St Mary's Church in Saffron Walden, where we will be singing alongside other school choirs. For tickets, ask at reception.
School Disco
12 December
18.30-20.00
Years 4 to 6 can put on their boogie shoes for the School Disco!
Christmas Jumper Day, Christmas Lunch and Santa's Grotto
13 December
All day
Dig out those festive knits for Christmas Jumper Day at Dame B's.
Pupils will enjoy a Christmas lunch (12.00-14.00) and a trip to Santa's Grotto (14.30-17.30).
Dame Bradbury's Carol Service
15 December
11.00-12.00
Come and listen to Dame B's pupils' carol singing at St Mary's Church, Saffron Walden.
Dame Bee's Baby and Toddler Group
Join us for coffee, chat, play, crafts, snacks and a sing-song.
All are welcome to join our free Dame Bee's Playgroup, every Friday morning in term time from 08.30-10.30.
Christmas lunch
The Senior School Christmas lunch will be held on Tuesday 12 December.
Last day of term
The last day of term is Friday 15 December. Students will be dismissed from school between 3.30pm and 3.45pm after our final assembly. Late stay will be available until 6.00pm as normal for any students who are unable to go home straight after school. Please also note that the last day of term is a 'home clothes' day.
Start of Spring term
Please note the first day of Spring term 2018 will be Monday 8 January.
PHSE - Parent information evening
4 December
18.30 - 19.30
This term’s topic is Internet Safety. Parents of children in Years 5 to 11 are invited to attend; please see SchoolPost message for further details.
Inspire Me! talk - 'Game Theory'
6 December
16.30 - 17.30
Our final 'Inspire Me' talk of 2017 welcomes guest speaker Dr Manuela Dal Borgo (Director of Studies in Economics, Newnham College, University of Cambridge) into the 6th Form College, to help challenge our students to think differently with a lecture on Game Theory.
Year 11 pupils are welcome to attend this lecture alongside 6th Form students, in order to learn more about this fascinating subject.
Senior School Carol Service
7 December
14.30 - 15.30
The Carol Service will take place this year in Great St Mary’s Church by kind permission of the Vicar and churchwardens.
All members of the Senior School will take part in the service and parents are warmly invited to attend. The doors are open from 2.00pm, and seating is limited. Most of the seating downstairs is reserved for choirs and readers, so you may wish to sit upstairs in the balcony. A limited number of seats will be reserved on the ground floor for visitors who will have difficulty negotiating the stairs; please speak to the usher on arrival if you require one of these. We would advise you to arrive between 2.00pm and 2.15pm to be sure of a seat.
The service will finish at approximately 3.30pm-3.40pm, at which time students will be free to leave from the church unless you have indicated otherwise – a form will be circulated via SchoolPost in the near future to confirm these arrangements.
The Snow Ball
The Snow Ball, in support of Blue Smile, is taking place on Friday 15 December 2017 from 19.30-22.00 at Great Chesterford Community Centre.
The Ball is for Years 7, 8 and 9 pupils, and will include a disco, raffle, photo booth, nerf shootout, drinks and snacks!
Tickets are £23 each. For more information and to book please visit: www.cambridgecharityballs.com.
Please note this is not an SPF event.
Trips
- 5 December: Economics trip to the Mini Cooper Plant Oxford (Year 12)
- 12 December: Tudor History trip to Norwich (Years 12 and 13)
Inspire Me! 'Game Theory' - Dr Manuela Dal Borgo
6 December
16.30-17.30
Our final 'Inspire Me' talk of 2017 welcomes guest speaker Dr Manuela Dal Borgo (Director of Studies in Economics, Newnham College, University of Cambridge) to the 6th Form College for a lecture on the fascinating subject of Game Theory. This event has been organised in conjunction with the Economics and Mathematics departments, and will challenge our students to think differently.
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PFA Christmas Fair
When: Saturday 2 December, 10.00 - 12.00
Where: Junior School Hall
Many of the activities and events at the fair rely on the kind donations from parents and we are hoping that with your generosity we can make the fair an extremely special Christmas event
for your children.
Everyone is welcome and we look forward to seeing you there!