Hazelwood Players performed Aladdin with 3Ds or the Ballad of Curly Slippers to the children on Wednesday. It was an amazing show - oh yes it was!
Huge thanks to all the cast, crew, the amazing band, backstage and Panto Kids for all their hard work and brilliance.
The snow fell hard on Sunday evening and left a huge blanket all over Hazelwood Schools. With many members of staff unable to get in to school, we had no choice but to close. That said, it did give everyone a chance to have a lot of fun in the snow! A bit of a rarity in these parts, it seemed only fitting to build snowmen and snow women, create some snow angels and to sledge until the hearts content, or in my children's case: they were soaked through and I couldn't feel my fingers anymore!
The Year 1 Big Little Nativity was such a beautiful performance and got everyone into the Christmas spirit! There were the traditional angels, shepherds, wise men and a donkey but also the very important presents, sheep and doors... It was lovely to see so many big voices in the hall, confidently singing and saying their lines as well as the obvious enjoyment on their faces whilst dancing - and that was just the teachers! The children looked fabulous, sounded amazing and brought the younger children (who saw the show in the morning on Wednesday) and parents/carers clapping and whooping for joy! What was so special is that every Year 1 child who was able to, was part of the performance - A real Christmas treat!
Huge thank you to all of the adults that made this happen: Mrs Dunn, Mrs Naik, Mr Stimson, Mrs Tye, Miss Bispham, Mr Wills-Virk, Mrs Ashwell, Mrs Phillipou, Miss Beltran, Miss Waters, Mrs Esendagli and, of course, the director of the show: Miss Michel!
What a wonderful event we had last Sunday, with hundreds of children, parents, carers, friends, Governors and staff attending in the cold weather to create an incredibly warm family feeling. There were bouncy castles, tombolas, curries, candy-floss, cakes and burgers, fire pits, 'we made it' stalls, games, arts and crafts, present wrapping, bric-a-brac, book stalls and of course a special visit to Santa's grotto! Not to mention a headteacher being stuck to a wall with gaffer tape! Huge thank you to all of the parents and friends as well as Chris and Sango who helped make this very special day a reality. But the biggest thanks of all must go to our wonderful HPSA team of Anna, Hannah, Beata, Amy, Andree and Mel - you are amazing!