The weeks are flying by and the countdown to Christmas is almost upon us! As we look towards the festive period here are some reminders about what’s in store as well as some dates for your diaries for the new year.

Christmas Cheer – This will be held on Friday 15th December and we hope you will manage along to join us. As well as performing some Christmas songs I have challenged each class to create some crafts/ gifts to sell on the day. The classes were given £20 and asked to generate a profit that will be used for the good of Grange and beyond. Following the performances in the hall you are invited to visit your child’s classroom to do some Christmas shopping! The timetable for the day is as follows:

9.00am Nursery

9.30am P7

10.00am P6

10.30am P5

11.00am P4

1.30pm P3

2.00pm P2

2.30pm P1

2.50pm Finale – Strings Group

Cinema Trip – We are looking forward to our P2-7 trip to Cineworld on Wednesday 20th December to see ‘Elf’. The children can wear a Christmas jumper on the day and they should bring a small snack and drink (no fizzy or energy drinks please).

Nursery and P1 Christmas Celebration  – On Wednesday 20th December the children will enjoy a Christmas movie and celebration over the course of the day. Staff will be in touch with parents with the details and I am sure everyone will have lots of festive fun!

Monifieth Christmas Lights – The Christmas lights will be switched on in Monifieth on Sunday 3rd December. Some of our P5s will be singing at about 4pm so please come along to support them, it’s sure to be a lovely festive family event.

Grange Global Summit – Thanks to those of you who managed along to our Global Summit where the children shared their learning about sustainability and the impact of climate change. We had a fantastic response from families in donations for food bank and our coat/ toy swap. Our Global Grangers (MAD group) prepared a video about our learning which was shared on Class Dojo and also with the wider community. We’ve had an exciting response…watch this space!

Staff news – We have welcomed Mrs McKenzie to the Purple Room, Mrs Elmer to the Yellow Room and we are looking forward to Mrs Cumiskey joining our nursery team. However, we are very sad to say goodbye to Mrs Kydd who has worked in our nursery for many years. She has been an amazing member of the team and she will be greatly missed by staff, children and parents – thanks for everything and good luck in your new post! Last but not least some lovely news…Mrs Dempster is expecting the arrival of the first Baby Dempster in March. Huge congratulations from everyone at Grange!

Dates for your diary:

• In-service days – Wednesday 29th and Thursday 30th November
• Holiday – Friday 1st December
• Christmas school lunch – Thursday 14th December
• Christmas Cheer – Friday 15th December
• Cinema trip – Wednesday 20th December P2-7
• End of term 2 – Friday 22nd December 3.00pm finish for all children
• Start of term 3 – Monday 8th January
• Learn to Learn – Friday 19th January
• Grange Gabbers (all parents welcome – to discuss school improvements) – Thursday 25th January 6.00-7.00pm
• MAD groups – Friday 26th January 9.30-10.20am
• Learner Led Conferences – Monday 12th and Wednesday 14th February 3.30-6.30pm
• In-service day – Thursday 15th February – school closed to pupils
• Mid term holiday – Friday 16th and Monday 19th February
• Learn to Learn – Friday 23rd February
• MAD groups – Friday 1st March 9.30-10.20am
• Sharing our Learning (for parents) – Friday 8th March 2.00-3.00pm
• Learn to Learn – Friday 22nd March
• End of term 3 – Friday 29th March normal finish time

Thanks to everyone for your support and I hope you all enjoy the festivities over the coming weeks! 🎅