Grasmere Primary School London N16

The whole school will be attending the Mother Goose pantomime at the Hackney Empire on Wednesday 17 December. Estimated time of arriving back at school is 4.00pm.

Ticket costs for children (£8.50) can be paid to the school office.

Hackney Empire’s tenth anniversary production is London’s must-see pantomime this Christmas.

Once upon a time there lived a kindly storyteller called Mother Goose. She lived in Hackneytopia with her son Billy and all the other fairytale folk.

One fateful day two magical sisters, Charity (the good one) and Vanity (the evil one) decide to find out who is the most powerful witch… and so out tale begins… Mother Goose is given the gift of Princess Pricilla, a magic golden-egg-laying goose. But what happens when all you wish for is offered to you on a plate? Do you give away the goose you have grown to love… for beauty?

Come find out and along the way meet the gorgeous Pricilla, laugh at the antics of Baron Bonkers and Evil Edna, visit the magic pool in the heart of an enchanted forest where skeletons dance and crows sing and most important of all - join in the fun, cheering and booing all the way.

After half-term adult singers are needed to support children preparing for the Winter Festival. Have fun, perform with your children!! Please see Paul if available or interested.

Vicky Jassy has places available on a Monday from 4.30 – 5.30 for beginner drummers. Sessions cost £4.00. Please speak with Mark for further details.

I am sure you will all agree that Tuesday night’s performance was excellent. Many thanks to everyone who contributed with the performance! £766 was raised by ticket sales and will go towards subsidising three arts projects next term: English Pocket Opera with Year 1 and 2, African Dance and Drumming with Year 3 and 5, Samba Project with Year 4 and 6

Many thanks to everyone who bought tickets for this years raffle. Details to follow shortly of the amount of money raised. Special thanks to Rachel for her efforts organising this year’s fundraiser.

A big thank you to the organizations who kindly donated the items for the raffle: Thorpe Park, Radley, Mother Earth, Sunday Times Wine Club, Fox Reformed, HUB, Ruby Blue, Steve Hatt, Shine Holistic, N16 Flowers, Il Bacio, Route 73, That Place On The Corner, Belle Epoque, Gallo Nero

Please note the performance starts at 6.00pm and will be held at Stoke Newington Arts and media College, Clissold Road, N16. Please be seated by 5.45pm in order for us to have a prompt start.

Please ensure you have purchased your Winter Concert tickets from the school office. Due to capacity restrictions only 2 tickets can be issued per family. Tickets are priced at £4.00 per adult and £2.00 for non Grasmere children.
Children should arrive for changing into costumes by 5.30pm. Please note staff will not be able to supervise children until this time. (Principal characters by 5.00pm)

Children who attend the After School Club, who are not collected by parents by 5.15pm will be brought by staff to Stoke Newington Arts and Media College.

Please collect children promptly after the performance. Estimated finishing time of the performance is 7.00pm.

Children will be in the following rooms:

• Nursery & Reception: B11 (Next to theatre)
• Year 1 & 2: B21 (Upstairs from theatre, above room B11)
• Year 3: D03 (on the ground floor to the right of the main reception)
• Year 4: D02 (on the ground floor to the right of the main reception)
• Year 5: D01 (on the ground floor to the right of the main reception)
• Year 6: J12 on the first floor, to the tight of the main reception.

Winter Concert tickets are now available from the school office. Due to capacity restrictions only 2 tickets can be issued per family. Tickets are priced at £4.00 per adult and £2.00 for non Grasmere children. Monies raised will be going towards the purchase of musical instruments for the school. Please purchase tickets early to avoid disappointment.

Winter Concert tickets are now available from the school office. Due to capacity restrictions only 2 tickets can be issued per family. Tickets are priced at £4.00 per adult and £2.00 for non Grasmere children. Monies raised will be going towards the purchase of musical instruments for the school.

Drumming Club has resumed again. Sessions cost £4.00 each. Fees need to be paid for a _ term block. Sessions are held on:

Please inform Patsy if you wish your child to be part of the clubs. Places are open to both children and adults.

All children in Year 2 and 4 will be participating again in the Hackney Music Festival. Parents are welcome to attend. Children will need to be collected at the end of performances which takes place at the Round Chapel, Lower Clapton.

Class teachers will be circulating more information shortly.

Dates for events are:

• Year 2: Tuesday 10th July
• Year 4: Friday 13th July

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