We would like to announce that we are relaunching our school bank with an exciting cash initiative for ten lucky children! For every child who opens an account (or deposits funds to an existing account) before February half term, their name will go into a special prize draw and ten children chosen at random will receive an extra £5, which will be deposited into their account. Please find more information attached with this newsletter. Application forms will be sent out early next week.

On Tuesday 14^th December, Foundation and Key Stage 1 enjoyed a trip to Hatton Country World, where they got to experience a variety of activities including a show, feeding some very hungry goats and sheep as well as looking at animals in the scales and tails area, including snakes and lizards. They also got to play on lots of different playgrounds and chose a toy from the toy shop, as they had been so well behaved! The children were all brilliant ambassadors for Moat House and had a fantastic time! Special thanks to Miss Wetton for organising it.

On Wednesday 15^th December, we all got into the Christmas spirit and participated in Christmas jumper day. Thank you to everyone who contributed with donations - we managed to raise £112, which will be given to Save the Children for all their fantastic work. We all also enjoyed a traditional festive lunch; the children were served with turkey, vegetables, stuffing and gravy, followed by mince pies and ice cream, whilst listening to some festive music.

On Thursday 16^th December, we wished Elaine Wilson farewell after an amazing thirty three years of service to Coventry City Council at Moat House Primary School. Elaine has been a loyal and committed worker throughout her time as a Senior Dinner Supervisor and there wasn’t a dry eye in the house when she finally hung up her whistle and left the building yesterday! 

The final day for Switch off fortnight was Friday 19^th November. It was observed during these two weeks that children (and adults!) became a lot more conscious about switching off appliances and turning off lights. We took meter readings before and afterwards and found that we had used 17% less energy over the fortnight, which is a significant saving! So well done to everybody and just because the official fortnight is over, it doesn’t mean that we should abandon our new habits – let’s keep switching off to save money and save the planet!