At Anston Greenlands Primary School the Y5 and Y6 children are in the process of producing a magnificent talent show open to the whole school.

Possible acts could include singing, dancing, rapping, gymnastics/acrobatics, balloon modelling, circus skills, juggling, magic, miming and comedy/joke telling.

Anyone can enter the semi-finals, which will take place in school time in the week before the half term holiday (week beginning 11^th February). Two acts from each class will be chosen for the final. The finals will be held in the school hall on the evening of Wednesday 3^rd April. Parents and friends will be able to buy tickets for the event.

You are allowed to bring props and costumes which you will have to provide yourself. If you have your costumes and props ready for the semi-final, you might stand a better chance of getting to the final!

You can only enter one act, so choose carefully!

Acts can have between one and five people.

There will be four different prizes – two for KS2 and two for KS1. For 1^st place you could win £20. For 2^nd place you could win £10. However, if you’re in a group you will have to share the prize with your team.

Any money we raise will go to two different charities:

Age UK (including Age International) support, inspire and enable older people in the UK and in some of the poorest people around the world.

Jessop’s Appeal supports the Jessop Wing of Sheffield Teaching Hospitals. Around 8000 babies are born each year at the Jessop Wing. This includes caring for around 900 critically ill and premature babies in one of the largest and most specialised Neonatal Intensive Care Units in the country.

Five months ago some parents and staff started to attend our ‘Back to Netball’ sessions after school on a Thursday. This has progressed so much; that they are now playing competitively in the Bassetlaw netball league on a Monday night. After quite a lot of deliberation, and laughter, it was decided that they would be called ‘Elle Plates’. Their first game was Monday the 7th January, against Panthers, which was very challenging, but everyone came off the court brimming with pride. They all put 100% effort and are looking forward to their future games.

If anyone would like to get ‘Back to Netball’, we are still running training sessions every Thursday at 3.30pm on the junior yard. Please come along if you would like to meet new friends, and fancy a learning a new sport.

For further information, please speak to Mrs Baird or Mrs Rowlands

Here are the ‘Elle Plates’. You could be one too!