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DVDs of both the Foundation Stage and KS1 & KS2 Nativities are available to buy priced at £3.50 each.

DVDs that were ordered during the performances will be given to children before the end of term.

This week is 'Party Season' at Lingey House as all the classes have their Christmas Parties.

On Tuesday 16th December the Nursery will have their party in the Early Years Hall, whilst at the same time Reception, YR/1, Y1/2 and Y2 will have their party in the Main Hall.

On Wednesday 17th December it is the turn of Year 5 and Year 6 to have their party.

Finally on Thursday 18th December Year 3 and Year 4 will be having their party.

Click on the 'comments' button below and let us know your thoughts about our Christmas parties.

The dates for our Christmas Parties are as follows:

Tuesday 16th December - YR, YR/1, Y1/2 & Y2 (Main Hall)
Tuesday 16th December - Nursery am & pm (Early Years Hall)
Wednesday 17th December - Y5 & Y6
Thursday 18th December - Y3, Y3/4 & Y4

Let us know what you are looking forward to most about the Christmas Parties by clicking on the 'comments' button below.

Enterprise & Toy Fair will now be held on Monday 15th December at 2pm.

If you have any toys or books that you no longer want, please bring them into school for our Toy Fair.

Let us know what your class has been making for Enterprise Day and which class you think is going to raise the most money by clicking on the 'comments' button below.

The dates and times for our 2008 Christmas Nativities are as follows:

Wednesday 10th December - Nursery/Reception Nativity (2.00pm)
Thursday 11th December - Nursery/Reception Nativity (9.30am)
Thursday 11th December - Y1, Y2 and all KS2 Nativity (2.00pm)
Friday 12th December - Y1, Y2 and all KS2 Nativity (9.30am)

Due to fire regulations regarding numbers in our school hall families are restricted to 2 tickets each. Where parents have a child in both nativities, they may have 2 tickets for each. Please note tickets are strictly on a first come first serve basis.

We would love to hear what you think about our nativities. Click on the 'comments' button below and share your thoughts with us.

The fair will be open for parents and children to look through the books each day after school. Opening times will be as follows:

AFTER SCHOOL (EARLY YEARS HALL) 3:20PM - 4:15PM

In the far there will be a wide selection of children's books available for you to choose from including picture books, young fiction and junior novels as well as reference and non-fiction titles. There will also be a selection of staionary, gifts and posters.

Your support would be greatly appreciated because for every book sold at the fair, the school earns commisssion, which will enable us to add new books to our school and class libraries.

If you are uable to attend but would still like to take part, look through the leaflet that will be sent home with your child. Choose the book(s) that you would like, fill in the coupon on the back page and return to school with the payment. Your books will then be kept for you.

Enterprise & Toy Fair will be held on Friday 28th November at 2pm.

If you have any toys or books that you no longer want, please bring them into school for our Toy Fair.

Mrs Nugent has once again donated a Pudsey Bear to raffle for Children in Need 2008. Raffle tickets will be on sale on Friday 14th November (10p per ticket). Please note tickets are sold to children only. Last year we raised well over £100. Let’s see if we can beat that this year.

Thank you for your co-operation in sending children in party outfits on the last day before the holidays. The photographs for the ‘Big Birthday Calendar’ are fantastic!

Calendars go on sale in December.

Remember the ‘Big 50th’ is on June 30th 2009!

Anti-bullying week is week beginning 17th November. CPO Dixon is talking to all children about dealing with bullying. Children will make posters and wear blue badges to show our support for the anti bullying campaign. Boxes are to be placed in all Key Stage 2 classes to allow children who have issues with bullies to anonymously write their concerns. Staff will address any issues on a daily basis.

We will be holding a book fair from Monday 24th November - Friday 28th November.

The fair will be open for parents and children to look through the books each day after school. Opening times will be as follows:

AFTER SCHOOL (EARLY YEARS HALL) 3:20PM - 4:15PM

In the far there will be a wide selection of children's books available for you to choose from including picture books, young fiction and junior novels as well as reference and non-fiction titles. There will also be a selection of staionary, gifts and posters.

Your support would be greatly appreciated because for every book sold at the fair, the school earns commisssion, which will enable us to add new books to our school and class libraries.

If you are uable to attend but would still like to take part, look through the leaflet that will be sent home with your child. Choose the book(s) that you would like, fill in the coupon on the back page and return to school with the payment. Your books will then be kept for you.

As part of our commitment to the Great North Baton Challenge, children will be taking part in a Sponsored Walked on Friday 7th November to raise funds for the new Great North Children's Hospital appeal.

If you have lost your sponsor form or need an additional one, you can click on the link below to download a sponsor form:
Download file: 'Sponsor Form'

The Friends of Lingey House are having a Guy Fawkes Disco in the Main School Hall (next to the school office) on Monday 3rd November 2008.

Key Stage 1 will start at 3:30pm and will finish at 4:30pm.

Key Stage 2 will start at 4:45pm and will finish at 5:45pm.

Pay at the door:
Key Stage 1 - £1.50 includes drink, hotdog and a packet of crisps.
Key Stage 2 - £1, first packet of crisps and a drink free.

You will be able to purchase the following items at the disco:
Drinks - 10p
Crisps - 15p
Hot Dogs - 50p

We look forward to seeing you all at the disco.

Poppies are now on sale in school.

Y5 children will be coming around classes each day selling the poppies and they can also be purchased from the main office.

Y2 will be performing a 'Remembrance Day' class assembly on Friday 7th November.

Friday 24th October will be a 'Non-uniform Day' at Lingey House.

Photos will be taken on this day for the 2009 School Calendar and pupils are asked to come to school in their party clothes.

The 2009 calendar will have a party theme as next year sees the school celebrate its 50th Birthday and the Nursery its 30th Birthday.

Plans are already in place to have a huge birthday party in June next year. Keep checking out the website for further details.

The dates for our 2008 Christmas Parties are as follows:

Tuesday 16th December - YR, YR/1, Y1/2 & Y2 (Main Hall)
Tuesday 16th December - Nursery am & pm (Early Years Hall)
Wednesday 17th December - Y5 & Y6
Thursday 18th December - Y3, Y3/4 & Y4

The dates for our 2008 Christmas nativities are as follows:

Wednesday 10th December - Nursery/Reception Nativity (2.00pm)
Thursday 11th December - Nursery/Reception Nativity (9.30am)
Thursday 11th December - Y1, Y2 and all KS2 Nativity (2.00pm)
Friday 12th December - Y1, Y2 and all KS2 Nativity (9.30am)

Full details of all our Christmas activities will be sent out nearer the time.

We will be holding a Guy Fawkes Disco in school on Monday 3rd November.

Further details to be announced.

Arts Week will take place at Lingey House between 20th-24th October as part of the National Gallery's 'Take One Picture'.

The picture this year is 'The Fighting Temeraire' by Turner.

Work in school during this week will be centred around this painting.

Our whole school Harvest Festival event will be held on Wednesday 22nd October. Children will be performing the musical 'Easy Peasy Harvest'.

Further details to be announced.

With Guy Fawkes Night fast approaching Firework Safety Workshops have been arranged for all classes.

These will be held in school on Friday 3rd October.

We are lucky to have an organised fireworks display in the Oliver Henderson Park each year. Lingey House Primary School actively promotes attendance only at 'organised' displays.

Click on the link below for details of the Oliver Henderson Park display:
http://www.gateshead.gov.uk/Leisure%20and%20Culture/events/Event%20Records/Bonfire%20and%20Fireworks%20Display.aspx

Parents Evening will take place on Monday 13th October (3:30pm-4:30pm).

Further details to follow later.

Dates for this term’s assemblies are as follows:

19th September - Y6 'Harvest'
26th September- Y5B 'Space and Flight (1)'
3rd October - 5H 'Space and Flight (2)'
10th October - Y4 'Autumn & Changes'
17th October - Y3 'The Jungle'
24th October - Y3/4 'Around The World In 80 Days'

Half Term

14th November - Y2 'Remembrance Day'
21st November - Y1/2 'Advent'

New parents may not be aware that Family Assemblies are usually held on Friday mornings. Classes take turns in leading assemblies and parents, carers, grandparents and friends are all welcome to attend. Refreshments are served in classrooms after the assembly. It’s a perfect time to visit your child’s classroom and have a look around on an informal basis.

Mrs Jones found it very difficult to judge the art work created by Y1/2 and Y2. Many thanks to Miss Lyall and Miss Charlton for supporting the children with this work.

Please note the date of the Y2 Class Assembly has been changed from Friday 11th July to Thursday 10th July in order to prevent a clash with our Prize Day celebrations.

Please make a note of this change in your diary. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

On Friday 7th March Year 2 children from Mrs Ritchie's class will be performing their 'Noah's Ark' class assembly.

Friends and family of our Year 2 children are invited to come along and watch the assembly. Assemblies start at 9:10am and usually last for approximately 20 minutes.

Refreshments will be served in the classroom after the assembly.

This week's class assembly will be peformed by our Year 2 children on Friday 15th June. The theme for their assembly is 'Japan'.

Friends and family of our Year 2 children are invited to watch the assembly (9:10am start) and to join the pupils for refreshments afterwards.

Join our school and you will be made very welcome. Our children are kind, nice, caring, helpful, cheerful and very polite. There are nice dinners and lots of friends for you to play with and lots to learn like reading and lots of other things. You might like to play in the yard because it is so much fun. Lingey House is the best school ever!

By Kieran Brown (Year 2)

Comic Relief was full of fun at Lingey House Primary School as staff and pupils alike dressed up to help raise a lot of money for charity.

Year 2 put on their red noses and had a Comic Relief theme to their class assembly.