It is hard to believe but we have reached our final week of the autumn term and Christmas is almost

upon us. This has been a busy yet very successful term at Bell Lane Primary School. We are delighted

and very proud of the hard work that everyone has dedicated to our school this term – staff, children,

parents and governors.

A huge thank you to everyone who attended the Christmas Fair. If you were here, you will know it

was a lovely atmosphere and the quality of the stalls, all laid on by the children and their teachers,

was of a very high standard. You will find some pictures of the fair in this newsletter.

We would like to wish every child, parent and staff member of the school a peaceful holiday with

their families. Take the time to reflect on your own achievements and set yourself aspirations you wish

to fulfil in 2018. On behalf of all the staff, thank you for the generous gifts, cards and kind messages –

it really is very much appreciated.

On Wednesday 13th

December, the school

celebrated the festive

season with a delicious

Christmas Lunch. A big

thank you to all the

kitchen staff (Gina,

Jane and Gertride) for

their hard work in

preparing the tasty

food. The children

enjoyed eating their

Christmas Roast!

As you may be aware, Mr Smith (Year 5 teacher), Miss Mallet (Reception

teacher) and Meera (Nursery) will be leaving us at the end of the autumn

term to begin new adventures. Whilst it is sad to see these teachers leave,

we are sure you will appreciate that careers move on and life changes

which often impact on a teacher being able to remain with us. Both

teachers will be greatly missed but we are sure you join us in wishing them

every success in their new roles. We look forward to welcoming Miss Hyder

who will teach in year five and to Miss Madhewoo who will teach in one

of our reception classes.

Please remember,

children are due

back to school on

Tuesday 2nd

January 2018.

We have recently had the pleasure of enjoying the key stage one wonderful performance on stage at

Bell Lane Primary School. The children performed a fantastic play based on the birth of Jesus, ‘The

Nativity’, and we were all very proud of them.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the parents and staff for their help and support in

making it a memorable performance.

We received some great feedback from Pierre, one of our School Governors, who came to watch: “I

would like to register my appreciation of the Nativity Play put on yesterday at Bell Lane. The excitement

and happiness of the parents and the children involved was quite something to behold. So hearty

congratulations on my part to all those concerned and I look forward to any events of this kind in the

future.”

The year six children had the

opportunity to watch a Macbeth

performance. The cast were very

realistic and had the children gripped

from beginning to end. As part of the

workshop, children explored the

different characters and were taught

tips to help them understand

Shakespearean language. It was great

fun!

The Christmas fair at Bell Lane Primary School was as ever a wonderful community event

for all of our families. It brought children and parents together to share the fun whilst at

the same time raising much needed funds for the school.

The children had been busy designing and preparing their products to sell during the

event. We had a great range of Christmas delights – from scrumptious foods, unique

gifts and fun filled games.

Thank you to Mrs Atkin who put lots of effort in preparing the event and making it a

huge success. Also, thank you to all parents who came along to support the event and

buy some of the charming products.

On Thursday 14th December 2017, ten

children from KS2 participated in a

sports event at Hendon Leisure

Centre. The children had the

opportunity to participate in a variety

of different sports and they had an

amazing time!

A group for parents and carers of children with

learning differences and additional needs has

been set up at Bell Lane Primary School. We

meet every two weeks on Friday mornings 9am –

10.30 am.

It’s a great chance to meet other parent/carers

to share strategies and support each other.

Our next meeting is 19th January 2018 when we

have a visiting speaker from Barnet’s Family

Resilience Service to talk about Children and

Young People’s Wellbeing Provision.

Speak to Wendi Udosen (Children’s Centre) or

Julia Hughes (SENCo) for more information.

Future dates: 19 January, 2 & 23 February, 9 & 23

March

The school council requested

that we take part in the nation-

wide charity event, where

children and adults wear a

Christmas Jumper. This was a

great success and it was wonderful to see everyone’s festive jumpers. The school

managed to raise £292.47 which will go towards the chosen charity, Save the Children.

Thank you to everyone who helped support this great cause!

Year Five had a great time at the

Natural History Museum, where they

learnt all about Earthquakes and

Volcanoes during a workshop. Their

behaviour was exemplary!

Our attendance for the Autumn 2

term is as follows:

EYFS – 92.8%

KS1 – 94.2%

KS2 – 96.2% Remember – our target is 96% and above!