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There is no missing, or mistaking, the aura of excitement in 3W. With an array of multicoloured reindeer taking flight from our classroom window, and a nativity assembly in mid-practice, the energy surrounding the magic of Christmas is tangible. 

Like elves in Santa’s workshops, tutor times are a hive of activity, with snowflake and paper-chain production lines churning out acres of decorations. 

3W are looking forward to the final week’s festivities; interspersed with a few regular lessons, of course. They are certainly deserving of a well earned rest after a term’s hard work and commendable achievements. 

3W would all like to wish you all a very Happy Christmas!

Hello everyone, this will be my last newsletter at King's Hall, I have really enjoyed this term being Deputy Head girl.

One of my favorite things about this term was the hockey, one particular good game was against Taunton School it was 4-3 to us. Now that the Football World Cup has started, I am excited for England, it could be coming home; but first we must beat France! Whilst it is hot in Qatar at the World cup, it is definietly getting cold here in England. I am excited about Christmas with my family, I hope you are excited too.

Looking into the New Year, although I will be sad that the hockey season has finished, I am excited for my last netball season. Last year netball IAPS was so much fun, particularly the long bus journey, the memories will stay with me forever.

I hope you have an amazing Christmas.

The Barn Dance last Friday night was great fun and the children finally got the hang of what a ‘do-si-do' was, as well as enjoyed hotdogs and spending time with their friends – a brilliant evening, thank you FoKHS for organising.  

On Sunday we headed off to Clarks Village for a spot of Christmas shopping and ice skating. The children were great company and proved to be great shoppers too. The ice skating was really good fun and all the children impressed me with how they threw themselves into it and everyone was skating independently by the end of the hour.  

On Sunday evening some of the children helped Mr Chippendale decorate the big tree at the front of school whilst others enjoyed watching the football. 

Its been another busy week, with excitement building for the final week of term as there are so much to look forward to, including the Carol Service this Sunday. 

The U9 girls had their first experience of a fully competitive hockey tournament on Saturday. They all rose to the occasion and put into place the skills they have learnt this term to all come away with medals. One team were champions of their tournament and were presented with medals and a shield. The other team were silver medallists of their competition, only losing out on goal difference to another team, having not lost a match all morning. What an exciting future these girls have on the hockey pitch.

The U12 girls competed in the IAPS National Finals competition at Clifton College with over 25 schools attending. The girls showed great teamwork both in  attack and defence throughout the day, finishing 3rd in their pool group. They qualified for the Plate competition and faced Cheltenham College in the Quaterfinal. After a tight game with lots of attacking pressure, they lost 1-0 but kept fighting right to the final whistle. Despite the cold and misty conditions the girls were in great spirits throughout the day and had a great experience in such a well-organised and highly competitive tournament. 

Well done everyone.

The Pupil Council thank you for all of your generous donations to this worthy cause, if you havent yet had chance to make a Christmas Shoeboxes for Ukraine you can still participate by delivering your donation to the mainb reception Christmas tree by Monday at the latest please.

The idea is to pack a shoebox with new toys for a child and wrap it up in Christmas paper, put a label on the front noting the age group suitability of the contents; then please bring the completed wrapped boxes in to school for the attention of Mrs Foster.

Here are a few ideas of what you might like to put in the box:

• Toys eg. stuffed teddy, interactive game, skipping rope, fidget toy
• Hygiene items eg. hairbrush, toothbrush, packaged bar of soap, compact mirror, sanitary products
• School supplies eg. pencils, pens, pencil case, crayons, notebooks, stickers
• or other essentials such as gloves, hats, sunglasses

Thank you in advance of your kindness towards this worthy cause.

Over 130 pupils, parents, cow girls, cow boys, dancers, prancers, comets and vixens turned up to the third King’s Hall Christmas Barn Dance, held for the first time in the school itself. Superbly arranged and stylishly decorated by Minky Luard and Becs Joslin, the KH arts centre was transformed into a wild west tavern for the occasion and no arm - or ankle - was left unturned. Terrific music, courtesy of the band Barn Stormers, and delicious hearty winter food, courtesy of our very own Liz Colbourne and her team, made a great evening a memorable one, cementing this event as a firm favourite in the King’s Hall calendar.