Celebrating Festivals of Light
We have been thinking long and hard about how we can deliver special performances this year in a way that we can almost guarantee that an audience can be present. We have decided that all the phase concerts will be outside in front of the Christmas tree in a carol concert type format with the children sharing seasonal songs, led by our wonderful music teacher and dressed in their winter coats, hats and scarves. Each phase will share a performance within the school day and later in the afternoon/evening – you are welcome to attend at a time that works best for you. We sincerely hope that the children will attend both concerts.
Some seating will be put out for you to enjoy the concerts, but you will also be able to stand and watch/join in too. Should it be a wet day, the concerts will be in the courtyard. If this is the case though, we’d suggest that you come with umbrellas and hooded coats as the roof in the courtyard does not cover the whole area! Our dream would be for there to be a gentle snow fall throughout – how magical would that be!
With these plans in mind, please disregard the printed dates in the home school diary and instead try to save the date for these one :
Tuesday 7th December at 1.30pm, Reception and Year 1 concert repeated at 4.30pm. Children to be back at school at 4.10pm for the 4.30pm concert
Tuesday 7th December at 2.30pm, Year 2 and Year 3 concert repeated at 5.30pm. Children to be back at school at 5.10pm for the 5.30pm concert.
Tuesday 14th December at 2.30pm, Year 4,5 and 6 concert. This will be repeated at 5.30pm. Children to be back at school at 5.10pm for the 5.30pm concert.
Older members of our school community and the village are very welcome to join us for a dress rehearsal on Tuesday 7th December at 10.30am. Like the other concerts this will be outside, but hopefully, a mince pie and a glass of sherry will help to keep the spirits high.
There will be an optional collection at the concerts with all proceeds passed to St Mark’s Meals –a charity that supports our school, and 59 other schools in the local area, with food boxes for families experiencing difficult times. https://stmarksmk.com/meals/
The PTA will be, very kindly, serving hot chocolate and mince pies at the concerts, and with our Eco hats on, the price will be reduced for those bringing their own travel mugs with them.
