Children of the World
The highlight of the term for all of the children at the Hollies has been our Christmas concert ‘Children of the World’. Under the expert guidance and supervision of Mrs Mead, the children produced a superb performance with beautiful singing and dance routines.
The concert began with a Nativity performance from the First Years. The Angels (the Fourth Year), then visited children from Poland, China, Ireland, Australia, USA and Malawi (Second, Third and Fourth Years) to see how Christmas is celebrated around the world.
The children’s singing and dancing was an absolute delight and a glance at the rapt expressions of proud parents and grandparents in the audience was sufficient evidence that everyone thoroughly enjoyed the show. Well done to Mrs Mead and the children.  
Ticket sales raised £266 for the charity ‘Dreams Come True’ and £575.40 for the Air Ambulance. Thank you for your generosity.   

Santa comes to the Hollies
Thank you to the Meridian Rotary Club (and Mrs Assinder!) for making sure Santa arrived safely on the last day of term! 

Trip to Shugborough
On Thursday 8th December the 4th years enjoyed a trip to Shugborough Hall as the culmination of their work on the life of children in Victorian Britain.
On our arrival we were treated to a taste of Christmas for the farm workers' children. We heard about the food and traditions that the workers and their families enjoyed.
Later in the day we were treated to a glimpse of Christmas for the rich children of the household and finished our visit dancing a Victorian reel in the grand setting of the hall, fully decked with a Christmas tree and roaring fire.
The children looked magnificent in their Victorian costumes which added to the authenticity of the day.

Percy the Park Keeper
We had an amazing adventure when we went on our Percy the Park Keeper treasure hunt.
Badger left us our first clue in the classroom. It told us to go to the sundial. The next clue led us to the windchimes near the cottage. We followed lots of clues which led us around the gardens at the Hollies until one clue took us to the water pump on the Green.
It was very exciting, as the next clue led across the road to Main School by the bridge. The clue suggested that Percy was very close and sure enough it took us to Percy’s shed (a pink wheelbarrow gave the location away).