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On Friday 16th December, Key Stage 2 performed their Christingle to parents and the Infants at St Paul's Church, Whiteshill. Year 3 performed the Nativity story, Mr Sisson's class told us the story behind Silent Night while Year 4 & Mrs Foulkes Class told us the origin of the the Christingle traditions. If you look in the third photo of this slideshow, you can see the panels which our children designed last year.
Goodbye Mrs Hibbert
After 11 years, we said gooodbye to Mrs Hibbert on Thursday 15th December with a special assembly. We celebrated her time at Callowell with memories, songs and presents as we wished her all the best in her new role as head of Carrant Brook Juniors in Tewkesbury.
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On Tuesday 13th December, over 130 of Callowell's children took part in the Christmas lunch. Every child in the school had a cracker to help them celebrate their lovely lunch.
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On Tuesday 13th December, Year 6 visited local care home Wyatt House to sing to the residents. We sang many traditional carols and our audience joined in.
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On Monday December 12th, we didn't let the rain dampen our spirits as we went on our annual evening of carol singing around the estate. We sang for 40 minutes in the pouring rain before returning to school for a well earned hot chocolate. We had a great turnout of nearly 2/3 of Year 5 & 6 and raised £82.83 for Cancer Research UK.
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On Thursday December 1st, Callowell's netball team went to Foxmoor to play in the district netball league finals. They won their first game 7.2 against Bussage and went down 4.3 to a last minute goal against Foxmoor to finish 2nd for the whole of the Stroud District. Well done to all of the team, including those who played in the earlier league fixtures.
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Each of the children in the school has designed their own Christmas card with Christmas trees as a theme. To see your child's design, click on their class.
| Reception - Miss Morris | Year 1 - Mrs Tempest | Year 2 - Mrs Vaughan |
| Year 3 - Mr Bown | Year 4 - Mrs Hibbert |
| Year 5/6 - Mr Sisson | Year 5/6 - Mrs Foulkes |
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On Friday November 18th, we wore spots to raise money for Children in need. We collected over £180 for the charity. Thankyou for you support.
On Friday November 11th, we came into school wearing respectful red to commemorate Remembrance Day. At 11.00, the whole school came together to share the two minutes silence and we collected donations for the Royal British Legion.
On Wednesday 10th November, as part of our People Who Help assembly topic, we welcomed Lisa from our local St John's Ambulance service who came in to talk about what they do and why they do it. With the help of two Badgers, Lisa demonstrated how to bandaged up a damaged arm and put it in a sling. She also told us about Badgers and Cadets so if you are interested in joining either, there are leaflets in the office.
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On Thursday 3rd November, Key Stage 2 visited Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery as part of their history topic. They looked at and sketched Egyptian artefacts and took part in a handling session in the classroom. They also look round the museum and saw many interesting exhibits.
On Thursday November 3rd, Miss Morris, Mrs Vaughan and Gardening Club began our memorial garden for Carol Williams. They planted bulbs that had been donated and others that had been bought with the donations in our new raised bed in the courtyard.
On Monday 31st October we held our Halloween disco. We were really impressed with the range of different costumes which had clearly taken a lot of thought, time and effort to prepare. We played games and met the Callowell Crone! It was great fun.
Healthy Lunchbox Morning
On Thursday 20th October, Years 4, 5 & 6 spent the morning making healthy lunchboxes as part of their DT topic. Year 3 followed on Friday 21st October. The children designed and made their own sandwiches, vegetable kebab and apple & carrot muffin which, with a piece of fruit, constituted a healthy and balanced lunchbox. You can see pictures of the finished lunchboxes by clicking on your child's class.
| Mr Bown | Mr Sisson | Mrs Foulkes |
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