Scarisbrick Hall School Winter Newsletter 2014 | Page 13

First School
Remembrance Day Assembly
On the morning of the 11th November, at 11:00 all of First School attended a very special assembly in
the Great Hall. Our Remembrance Assembly took place as a mark of respect for all of the troops and
volunteers that died or were injured in the various wars. This year was a special occasion as it marked
the Centenary of the end of the First World War. A model Cenotaph was displayed at the front of the
assembly as a point of focus and several poems were read by children in Y4.
Children and staff showed their support for this occasion by wearing
poppies. We took a moment to reflect on heroes of past and present and
after the silence we listened to a recording of 'The Last Post', which was
very moving in the atmosphere of the Great Hall. Finally a prayer was read
before finishing the assembly and returning to our lessons.
The children were an absolute credit, remaining quiet and still throughout
the assembly as a mark of respect.

PFA News
Reported by: Jacqui Padden - PFA Secretary

We have held a number of events this year and all the money raised goes towards providing non
educational equipment for the benefit of our pupils. This year we managed to secure enough
money to buy the school a defibrillator and the funding was subsequently matched enabling us to
provide two, which is fantastic, so thank you to everyone who contributed.
Thank you also to everyone who attended the First School Spooky Disco in October. It was great
seeing so many children there having fun and we will be planning a Middle School disco in the
Spring term.
Once again this year the PFA have held a Secret Present Room during December 8th-10th. Children
only were permitted into the room, and have purchased gifts for parents, grandparents and siblings
which will have been wrapped, tagged and ready to go under the tree! The Secret Present Room
proved very popular again with the children as it did last year and gave them the opportunity to
handpick a little gift for their family members without others knowing what they have chosen. We
hope you enjoy the gifts.
Finally, we took over the organising of the Scarisbrick Hall School Family Christmas Ball this year
which was held on Saturday 29th November at Formby Hall Golf Club with over 240 people
attending. The evening was compered by former pupil Scott Chapman and entertainment was
provided by Starkidz and the characters from Frozen. Thank you to all the parents who donated
some fantastic raffle prizes and those who helped with the planning. See photo page in the
‘Christmas Events’ further on in this Newsletter.
We would like to wish you all a very merry Christmas and look forward to more successful
events in the New Year.