It is that time of year when we enjoy our traditional harvest festivals and think about our community and where our food comes from. We are also really looking forward to seeing the children perform.

Reception/Key Stage 1: there are two Harvest performances for FS/KS1 in the School Hall on Wednesday 9^th and Thursday 10^th October, each starting at 9:15am. The services will last approximately 30 minutes.

Key Stage 2: there are also two Harvest performances for KS2 in the School Hall on Wednesday 9^th and Thursday 10^th October, each starting at 10am. These services will last approximately 45 minutes.

Donations: as part of our celebrations, we collect harvest gifts of food. This aspect of the celebration is "caring for our community" in practice. This year's donations will go to the local food bank.

If your family would like to make a harvest donation, please send please see the list below for their most wanted items. Please note that fresh goods are not required, and just one item per family is enough. Please send donations to school with your child from Monday 7th October and leave them in the crates that will be provided at the front of the school. We will collect them and make a display on our stage as part of the festival.  The collection will close at the end of the day on Thursday 10th October.

Thank you in advance for your generosity. The most wanted items are:

Tins of spaghetti bolognaise, fruit, rice pudding and macaroni cheese
Cartons of fruit juice and dairy UHT milk
Jars of pasta sauce
Packets of sugar, chocolates and sweets
Sponge puddings
Essentials such as toilet rolls, toiletries, washing detergent pods and washing up liquid.

If you wish to make a personal donation or find out more about the charity please go to the Keynsham Food Bank website here.

Tickets: each family has been allocated two tickets. Please collect them after school. Parents in FS/KS1 should collect their ticket from the teacher of the youngest sibling in FS/KS1. In the same way, KS2 parents should collect from the teacher of youngest sibling in the KS2 phase. The final deadline for ticket collection is Friday 4^th October.  If you don't collect your child from school, please send a named envelope in with your child with the required day and number of tickets (maximum two). Staff will put the ticket in the envelope and send home with your child.

Please have your ticket with you on the morning of the performance to show Mrs Sage on the door and please do double check the day of the performance on your ticket so we can ensure the right number of seats are available.