Tomorrow it is our Christmas Fayre 12:00-2:00pm. Our PTA work really hard to make this a spectacular and fun event to help raise funds to enhance our school environment and your child's learning. Please come along and support our community by doing your Christmas shopping with us and having fun on our games stalls and tombolas. Our School Choir are singing at 1:00pm and Santa Claus is also expected to make an appearance!

Our Christmas Interactive Trip

Year 4 were so relieved that the rain stayed away long enough for us to walk to Christmas Interactive on Thursday.  "Churches Together in Daventry" gave us a wonderful experience and taught us so much more about the Christmas Story.  Year 4 behaved beautifully, walked sensibly and listened carefully.  We are so proud of them.  Trip photos

Fractions, fraction, fractions!  Dragonflies continue to learn more about manipulating fractions and the importance of trying to find a common denominator to help them add or subtract complex looking fraction calculations.

In English we have completed our biographies and reviewed our own and a peers work to see if all the success criteria have been included.  In RE we have considered how different artists portray the transfiguration of Jesus and we have written short descriptions of a chosen art pointing out the different elements of the bible scriptures.  

In PE we have focussed on agility and stamina activities to improve our overall fitness and finally in computing we have experimented being directors by using iMovie to create short trailers – using a range of different “shots” to draw the viewer in.

On Sunday 3rd December, the KS2 Running Club entered a charity run around Daventry Country Park for the When you Wish Upon a Star charity. Together with other runners we helped raise over £1000 for the children's charity which grants wishes for children with a life-threatening illness. 

The Santa Run organiser Sue Norris said:

"Thank you so much to you and your amazing staff and pupils that took part in our 8^th Santa dash yesterday.

It was just wonderful to have you all join us this year, and so special to see all the children running for poorly children. They did so well. Every single one. It was a memorable and treasured day.

Please thank them all and parents and teachers that took part. Thanks to you all we have raised £1,148.00 for When you Wish Upon A Star.

I really hope to see you all next year. Have a Very Merry Christmas all of you."

Photo credits: Thank you to Jodi Hart and to Susan Norris & the Santa Dash Team. 

We are all busily preparing for our outdoor Crib Service on Wednesday 13th December at 6pm. We extend a warm invitation to all our school community to attend the service, we welcome as many people as possible.

The service will be led by Revd. Dawn Stokes, supported by the Holy Cross musicians and the children in Years 1 and 2 all have an opportunity to play a small, non-speaking part to help retell the Christmas Story.

Please use the usual gate entrance to enter the playground.  It is likely to be very cold and the service is being held outdoors so please consider this when preparing to head out on the evening.  The service usually lasts approx. 45 minutes.

We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible on the night.

Advance Notice: Football Clubs

The Year 2-5 Girls' Lunchtime Football Club finishes for the Christmas break on Monday 11th December.

The before school Years 3-5 Football Club will finish on Monday 18th December.

More details about opportunities next term and how to book will be available shortly. 

Wrap Around Care in January 2024

The January 2024 wrap around care sessions are now available to book on ParentMail.  For those that pay using childcare vouchers, tax-free accounts or Pupil Premium funding, the booking form is now available on our website and paper copies are available from the school office. 

Please complete and return by Friday 15th December to Miss Kilsby
 nest@monksmoorceprimary.co.uk 

Welcome to the December edition of West Northamptonshire Stay Connected newsletter. This focuses on activities and events which are free or affordable for families.

We spread Christmas cheer and sparkles on Friday and raised £100 for Save the Children by wearing our Christmas jumpers. Thank you for your generousity, all the money goes direct to Save the Children and will be used to support children in the UK and around the world to keep safe, healthy, and learning.  Our JustGiving page is still open if you would like to make a donation: https://christmas.savethechildren.org.uk/fun.../CJD230034995

Here are some of our Christmassy Fox Cubs and Hedgehogs!