News and Events

Staff and pupils are delighted to have been awarded the Effective Practice Certificate for 2011/12 by Worcestershire County Council. This certificate recognises the awards the school has achieved in Art (Arts mark Gold), leading curriculum innovation, AFL Strategies for teaching phonics, specialist provision for Every Child Matters, Numbers Count and Every Child a Reader and their Leading Parent Partnership Award. It also means that we are on the Effective Practice Database which is available to other schools online.

The Effective Practice Database celebrates and acknowledges areas of effective practice in Worcestershire Schools and facilitates the sharing of good practice to secure development and continuous improvement within Worcestershire’s schools and settings.

Val Weddell Hall, Headteacher said “We are thrilled that our achievements in so many different areas of effective practice have been recognised by Worcestershire County Council. We believe that by embracing curriculum innovation and leading the way in using specialist strategies and provision, we are constantly improving pupils’ achievement and personal development.” She added “Our talented members of staff provide best practice to ensure that our pupils can learn and achieve to their full potential during their time at school and are happy, interested and engaged in everything they do”.

Year one at Franche Community Primary School brought sunshine to their Nativity play this year by introducing a cowboy theme.

The children aged 5 and 6 dressed up as Wild West cowboys and animals to join the more traditional angels, Mary and Joseph and of course baby Jesus. They sang and danced and thrilled parents with their Christmas show which was called ‘Prickly Hay’ and performed in the morning and afternoon of December 12th.

Tabs Smith, Assistant Head and Year 1 teacher said “the children have thoroughly enjoyed the show this year. Prickly Hay is a Christmas Nativity with a twist. The show tells the traditional Nativity story of the birth of Jesus with cowboys and Wild West animals joining the celebrations. Once again we must thank all our parents for their efforts with costumes and hope that they enjoyed the show as much as the children and staff did”.

Val Weddell Hall, Headteacher added “Christmas plays are being performed throughout school this week and the children are really enjoying their run up to Christmas. We’re having our fantastic traditional Christmas lunch, party day and our annual pantomime and all before the children break up next week. We’d like to wish all our parents and friends of the school a very happy Christmas”

For further information please do not hesitate to call Franche Community Primary School on 01562 751788 or visit http://www.francheprimary.org.uk

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A wild and wonderful time was had by all!

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Our Reception and Key stage 1 children had a fabulous ‘Wild Rumpus’ day as the culminating event for their topic based on the book ‘Where the Wild Things Are’.

Val Weddell Hall, Headteacher said “we were able to take full advantage of the lovely weather in October and spent the whole day outside.  It’s really important that all our children have fun at school and this was certainly a day packed with fun whilst reinforcing the children’s topic work.”

Making full use of our fantastic outdoor space the children had a fun packed morning in the playing fields and forest school when they problem solved, danced, followed clues to take then to treasure and had a fabulous time in the forest cooking popcorn on the fire. In the afternoon, they made instruments, ate sausages (cooked by the Wild Things!) and made hats using natural materials.

Tabs Smith Assistant Head and Year 1 teacher said “Today provided a fabulous opportunity for the year bands to work together and for them to share the fantastic work they had completed since joining their new classes in September. A wild and wonderful time was had by all!"

Lee is honoured for his lifesaving 75 donations of blood.

Here at Franche Community Primary School we are celebrating with Lee Wright, Chairman of our Governing Body as he has received an award for making 75 blood donations to the NHS.

He attended the NHS Blood and Transplant Donor Award Ceremony at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens on September 7th and was awarded a Royal Doulton lead crystal engraved dish. He was personally thanked and given the award by Joanne Weston whose son Huw aged 5 had received many blood transfusions as a baby and would not be alive today if it were not for the generosity of blood donors like Lee.

Huw was born prematurely and spent a turbulent 5 months in the Neo Natal Unit where he received many lifesaving procedures including heart surgery at two and a half months. Huw received many blood transfusions during that time including top-ups, platelets and plasma. Transfusions often brought him back from the brink and saved him from the very dangerous aspects of the many infections he contracted due to having a weakened immune system.

Lee Wright said “Only 4% of the adult population give blood and I call on everyone who is physically fit to contact the NHS Blood Service and donate. It’s painless, takes less than an hour of your time three times a year and you will save lives.”

Most people can give blood. If you are generally in good health, age 17 to 65 (if it's your first time) and weigh at least 7st 12Ib you can donate. You can give blood every 16 weeks, that's approximately every four months.

Val Weddell Hall, Headteacher at Franche Community Primary School said “We are thrilled that Lee has received this award in recognition of his fantastic achievement. He is a fabulous role model for our children and we are all very proud of him!”

Anyone who would like further information about giving blood can go to www.blood.co.uk or call 0300 123 23 23 to find their nearest venue.

Future Cooks show off their skills at Franche Food and Gardening Show

Our fourth Franche Food and Gardening Show on Wednesday 18th May was a great success with the pupil’s Masterchef ‘Cook Off’ being the central feature.   

Tracy Price, Teacher and Healthy Schools Co-ordinator said “the Food and Gardening show is an ideal opportunity for the school to share its healthy eating ethos with pupils, parents and the local community and to offer a selection of our school lunches for food tasting.  We also invite our local suppliers to show where food for the school lunches comes from.”  She added “the Masterchef competition runs in school every year for all children from Reception through to Year 6.  Initially we ask them to cook at home and bring in photos and information about their dish and those who get through to the heats are invited into the school’s food technology room to replicate the dish in the heats.  After that, one pupil from each year is chosen for the final which is held as a major part of the Food Show.”

This year’s winners are Katie Evans aged 7 from Year 2 who created her healthy sandwich in the shape of a cat.  Katie was awarded with the Lower School Masterchef Cup, a winners apron together with a breakfast set and James Bendall from Year 5, who made his own version of the vegetable burger with seasonal vegetables, was awarded the Upper School Masterchef Cup, winning apron and a hand mixer donated by Chestnut Children’s Centre.   Malcolm Smith, Lead Education Advisor for Garden Organic judged the competition and was really pleased to see the standard of cooking the youngsters achieved.  It was particularly close this year as the standard was so high.  All finalists were awarded a certificate, cook book and either a hand painted plate or cookie cutters.  

In addition to the Cook Off, the school’s gardening club were encouraging visitors to the show to grow their own vegetables at home whilst Chestnut Children’s Centre offered dips and foods from around the world and teachers offered a wide variety of unusual fruit for tasting.

Val Weddell Hall, Headteacher said “the Food and Gardening Show is an important day in the schools calendar every year and we are delighted that so many pupils, parents and members of the community have joined us today to celebrate healthy eating and support the finalists taking part in the live Masterchef cook off.”  She added “this is the first time the children have been able to cook on stage using our new portable induction hobs and as a result the cooking smells in the hall were delicious.  Well done to everyone who took part this year the results were fantastic!”

Baby Blue Tits in the Nursery Plus Birdbox

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At last, after many attempts, we finally have baby Blue Tits in the Nursery Plus birdbox.  Several pairs of Blue Tits have been seen checking out the box before the current parents took up residence during the Easter Holidays.  Both parents have been very busy feeding the hungry mouths with worms, spiders and catapillars.  The mother is particularly keen to keep the nest tidy and can be seen head down picking up all the mess the youngsters have left.

Cooking up a Royal School Lunch Garden Party

Everyone from Tots, Nursery and Reception through to Year 6 dressed in red, white and blue and enjoyed activities such as making flags,  bunting and biscuits with red, white and blue icing. 

The whole school enjoyed beautiful weather as they lunched outside.  Those with packed lunches and those enjoying their hot lunches all celebrated together on the playing fields and the playground which was covered with the home made bunting and flags. 

Ice lollies were supplied and every child was given a commemorative medal showing the school badge on one side and Westminster Abbey, William and Catherine’s names and the date of the wedding on the other.

Val Weddell Hall, Headteacher said, “We wanted to celebrate the Royal Wedding throughout the school and Franche 726, and give the children a real sense of occasion.  The atmosphere throughout school has been electric all day and the children have enjoyed all of the activities and treats associated with the big day tomorrow.”  She added “I am sure that they will treasure the fun they had today when they look back in years to come and remember what they were doing to celebrate the Royal Wedding.”

Six large cakes decorated with pictures of Prince William and Catherine Middleton were kindly supplied by Gainsborough Studio Bakery in Kidderminster and were distributed to staff and children during the afternoon to complete celebrations.

Spelling Success!

Pupils were jumping for joy after proving their spelling prowess in a Kidderminster schools' competition.  We entered two teams, from Year 5 and Year 6, into the event, which was organised to celebrate World Spelling Day and open to primary schools in the town. The host school, Holy Trinity School, Kidderminster, set up a fantastic range of challenges for the competing teams. The children had to solve anagrams, answer word-based conundrums and spell difficult words as individuals and as a team. In both year bands, the Franche team came top.

Yasmin Stampe, Felix Haynes and Jessica Brett represented Year 5, while Oliver Barnes, William Hawkins and Emily Flynn-McCabe made up the year 6 team. The Year 5 beat their nearest rivals by a whopping 23 points, while the Year
6 battle was much closer. The final winning word for the Year 5 team was psychology.

Franche head teacher Val Weddell-Hall said she was absolutely thrilled at the school's performance. "It was a lovely idea to have a Spelling Bee, and our hosts at Holy Trinity School made our children very welcome. They had lots of fun. Being able to spell remains a vital skill, even in this age of computer spellchecking, and our children did us proud."
It was the first event organised locally and will hopefully be repeated in future years. The event was affected by illness, with two schools having to cancel their participation at the last minute.

Nursery Children Delight with Traditional Christmas Nativity

Nursery children delighted parents and staff with their traditional nativity play acting out the story of Mary and Joseph with King Herod, Wise Men, Angels and Shepherds along with a multitude of animals.

Including both the morning and afternoon Nursery sessions there were over 80 children taking part in the plays which took place on Wednesday 8th December.  

Laura Gilbert, Nursery Manager was thrilled with the children saying “Our children and parents made a great effort with outfits for the play and learning words at home.  We’d like to say a big thank you to everyone who helped make the play so special”.

Val Weddell Hall, Headteacher said “The Nursery Christmas Nativity is a traditional Nativity play telling the story of the birth of Jesus and we believe that it has an important place within our multicultural society. We are a fully inclusive school and celebrate a number of religious festivals throughout the year.  Recently we celebrated Diwali the Hindu Festival of Light and at this time of year feel it is important to celebrate Christmas with the traditional Christian Nativity.”

Franche Futures Fair

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Year 6 children looked into the future on Friday 2nd December when The Mayor together with over 36 local businesses and professionals braved the snowy weather to attend the first Franche Futures Fair.  “Thinking about their Futures” is part of their PSHEC curriculum and whilst looking at the topic the children thought about what jobs they might like to do, together with the skills and qualifications they would need.

The Fair was organised by Jackie Hampson, Assistant Head and Head of Year 6 to inspire the children aged 10 and 11, and to give them ideas of jobs they could do when they are older.  The event was held in the School Hall and within minutes the hall was transformed into a business like auditorium.  The exhibitors talked to the children in small groups answering questions about their professions and in many cases interacting with the children showing items they might use in their every day work.  

 
The exhibitors included a group from the Severn Valley Business Group that were able to talk to the children about setting up a business, printing, website design, farming, curtain making and bookkeeping together with representatives from the medical profession, the police, the local Co-op, builders, sports professionals and many more.

Jackie Hampson said “the Franche Futures Fair has been a great success.  The children felt very grown up and took the whole event very seriously.  They have thoroughly enjoyed talking to people from such a wide variety of professions and have gained information about jobs they weren’t even aware existed.  This type of event really helps the children to imagine what they might like to do in the future and we would like to thank everyone who came on such a cold afternoon to support this event, their help really makes a difference.”

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Children in Need - Wear Spots to Raise Lots!!

Children from Franche Community Primary School, Chestnut Children’s Centre and Franche 726 all based at Chestnut Grove, Kidderminster, dressed in spots to celebrate and raise money for Children in Need.  Staff, parents and children made a great effort with many making their outfits and wearing all sorts of colourful spotty costumes.
 
Children aged between 0 and 11 enjoyed a day of activities.  Tots@726 aged between 0 and 3 had a “spotacular” day dressing as Dalmatians, playing musical spots and making spotty biscuits and pizzas.  Children from Nursery through to Year 6 enjoyed selling spotty homemade cakes and gingerbread Pudseys at morning break (tuck) with Katie Collingridge aged 10 busking with her guitar at both break and lunchtime to boost the funds.

Val Weddell-Hall, Headteacher at Franche Community Primary School said "it's lovely that the children have entered into the spirit of Children in Need in order to raise money for those less fortunate than themselves. We are still counting donations which have reached over £300 already.  All the children onsite, including those at the Children’s Centre and our full day care, have enjoyed a day filled with activities and fun.

Franche Time Warp

On Wednesday 3rd Nov children and staff from Year 6 had an exciting launch to their 50’s, 60’s and 70’s topic, when they dressed up in fashions from these decades.

There were many activities going on throughout the day for Year 6 incorporating IT Skills, Religious Education, Numeracy and Literacy as they wrote commentaries on the 1966 World Cup using clips from YouTube, studied The Beatles, looked at peace movements and created Pop Art, Andy Warhol style

 Fundraising for Lennon's Wolves Dream

Lennon Talbot aged 4 and in our Reception is suffering from a rare brain tumour that hasn’t been seen in the UK before.  Lennon was diagnosed shortly before his 2nd birthday and is a regular visitor to Birmingham Children’s Hospital, where he has had 7 operations and is currently part way through an 18 month course of Chemotherapy.
Val Weddell Hall, Head teacher said “Lennon is a lovely cheerful boy who inspires us all with his sunny outlook.  He never complains and is enjoying being in Reception with his friends”.

Lennon’s dream is to be a mascot at Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club.  His family are keen supporters and his brother Jordan aged 10, a Year 6 pupil at St Oswald’s Primary School has held a season ticket for the past 4 years.  Lennon and Jordan’s fellow pupils at both primary schools wanted to help Lennon fulfil his dream and held non uniform days, on Friday 1st October, to raise the money needed for his Wolves experience which will give him a tour of the ground and allow him to meet the players before running onto the pitch as a mascot. Franche Primary collected £761.56 with St Oswald’s collecting £339.18 raising a total of over £1100.

Gemma Brothers, Lennon’s Mom said “we are delighted that these two primary schools are fundraising for Lennon and very grateful to all the parents who sent in their donations.  Lennon will be so excited to be a mascot at The Wolves, it’s been something he’s dreamt of for a while now and he will thoroughly enjoy it”.

Sibling’s Scholarship Success

Jessica Murdoch has been awarded a full English Scholarship at Holy Trinity School, Kidderminster joining her brother Harry who was awarded a Junior Maths Scholarship with boarding fees at Old Swinford Hospital School in 2008.

Val Weddell Hall, Headteacher at Franche Community Primary School said “We are delighted that two of our pupils have such a wonderful opportunity to further their education. They should be very proud of their achievements.”

Their Father Dave Murdoch said “Both Jessica and Harry have thoroughly enjoyed their time at Franche Community Primary School and we have been delighted with their progress and the academic achievements they have made whilst at this brilliant school.”

In addition to this sibling success the school was also celebrating the news that one of their old pupils, Emily Shaw has gained top marks whilst training to be a Doctor at a Sheffield University and has gained employment at Sheffield Hospital.

Val Weddell Hall added “We strongly believe in creating an environment where children can aspire to do their best. We strive to offer them the tools and experiences that will enhance their confidence and self esteem, personalise their learning and prepare them for the 21st Century. We are very pleased that Jessica, Harry and Emily have been able to take advantage of that and continue to flourish and reach their potential.”

World Book Day Thursday 4th March, 2010

Bringing History to Life - Year 5 Tudor Day 2010

Outfits included both typical rich and poor Tudors together with a very jolly Henry VIII. This cross curricular activity allowed the children to experience and enjoy a wide range of Tudor topics that will help them relate to their studies.

Pupils and staff have joined together to raise money for Haiti after it was hit by the devastating earthquake on January 12th. The theme for the fundraising day was “Hats for Haiti” and children from Nursery up to Year 6 wore a wide variety of hats, many of them homemade to show their support for the country.

Many children felt so strongly about wanting to help that they emptied their money boxes and brought in bags full of coins to put towards the fund.

Mrs Val Weddell Hall, Head teacher said “we wanted to do something special to raise money for the people of Haiti and the children came up with the idea of making hats to wear. Both children and staff have been really imaginative and creative, and we are delighted that their efforts will raise money to help such a deserving cause”

School joins forces with the Rotary Club of Kidderminster to supply clean water to areas of natural disaster

We have been learning about the need for clean water when a natural disaster occurs and with the help of the Rotary Club of Kidderminster are putting together Aquaboxes that can be sent to such areas as soon as natural disasters happen.

When disasters such as cyclones, floods and earthquakes occur around the world the most urgent single problem facing relief agencies is the supply of clean water. The Aquabox is a robust plastic box that contains water purification tablets, survival bags to keep up to four people dry and a wide range of essential items. The children are collecting items such as tools, cooking equipment, cleaning materials, washing products and things that a family would most need when they had lost everything. In addition to these essential items families that receive the Aquabox can use it to purify up to 1100 litres of polluted water, making it safe to drink, that is enough for a family of four people for about four months.

Cynthia Johnstone, Head of Early Years at Franche Community Primary School said “the children have really learned a lot about the need for safe water and the fact that there are many communities around the world who face natural disasters leaving families without homes and water for long periods of time. The children are delighted to help and put together the Aquaboxes. Working with the Rotary Club has been very informative for the children and they are going to follow the boxes and find out where they went and what communities they helped.”

Jazz and Rock and Roll

Children and staff from Year 6 have had an exciting launch to their Jazz and Rock and Roll topic. On Wednesday 4th Nov the whole of Year 6 dressed up in fashions ranging from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s.

There were many activities going on throughout the day for Year 6 including tie dye workshops, adding percussion to songs from the decades, and work around England winning the 1966 World Cup. They also used their ICT Skills to do Pop Art, Andy Warhol style.

At the end of the school day there was an extravaganza of music in the hall with musicians from Baxter College entertaining the pupils.

We are celebrating this week with Ray Porter after he was highly commended at an award ceremony at the House of Lords.

Ray Porter has run the Imagineering Club at Franche Community Primary School for 18 months and works with the Year 6 group of children on a variety of engineering projects. He was nominated by our Deputy Head David Shakeshaft and beat 5000 other hopefuls to be short listed for the National Science and Engineering Ambassador Awards organised by STEMNET (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Network).

He gives his time every Wednesday after school to join the group of budding engineers who work on a variety of engineering projects that include working with kits to create and use items such as moisture detectors, fuse testers and a working telescope. They worked with circuit boards and where necessary use soldering equipment. Ray also arranges for the group to visit a local engineering company to see for themselves how science and technology is applied in the workplace and what sort of products are produced.

Recently the group visited XTA in Stourport who provide state of the art Digital Signal Processing. They were shown each area of the business and then had demonstrations of graphic equalisers and were delighted to hear about some of the artists that use XTA equipment such as the popular Dizzee Rascal. The visit was an enjoyable and inspiring way for the children to see the relevance of technology, science and maths in a local business environment.

David Shakeshaft, Deputy Head at Franche Community Primary School said “Ray is a true inspiration to the children in the Imagineering Club. His expertise and very patient tutelage really helps the children get the most from the kits and the club and we’re delighted that he has been recognised in this way.”

Radio One's Newsbeat ask Franche Primary why they are so successful at bucking the trend and recruiting good male teachers

Radio One’s Newsbeat Team visited Franche Community Primary School in Kidderminster today to see how they manage to attract so many male teachers and how this impacts the school.

Recent figures released due to the Freedom of Information Act have shown that more than a quarter of primary schools in England do not have a single male teacher. The Radio One Newsbeat Show, due to be on the BBC Radio One website by Monday and aired at 12.45 on Monday is looking at why young men may not be attracted to a teaching career in a Primary School and why it is so important for a school to have male teachers.

The team from Radio One interviewed and filmed parents and children throughout the morning together with the school’s five male teachers, two male trainee teachers and one male teaching assistant and asked why this school in particular had been so successful in recruiting male teachers.

Mrs Val Weddell Hall, Headteacher said “Firstly it is important to recruit the best teachers whether male or female and if they are male teachers it’s a bonus. Having enthusiastic male teachers at primary school helps the boys to see that they can achieve and make a positive contribution. It is particularly important to have such role models in their early education so that they have a positive attitude to study before they go to secondary school”.

She added “Our earliest attitudes are developed whilst at primary school and male role models are extremely important to encourage boys to enjoy and achieve”.

Franche Community Primary School is a successful school in many areas, one of which is Sport. There are both male and female Sports Co-ordinators in the school and a wide variety of sports that the children can take part in either during the day or in after school clubs, these include Rugby, Football, Netball, Basketball, Athletics and Swimming. Many of the children questioned by the Newsbeat Team felt that this was a very important reason why male teachers were a positive addition to their Primary School.

Once again pupils and staff got behind the Comic Relief fund raising Red Nose Day and held a variety of events to raise money.

The day started with an assembly when Jack Billingham from 6H agreed to let teacher Mrs Hampson cut his hair. Deputy Mr Shakeshaft (wearing a bright pink wig for the day) offered a £20 donation if Jack allowed Mrs Hampson (shiny red pigtails) to cut his hair in assembly. There was a drum roll and the entire Upper School cheered as Mrs Hampson snipped with the sissors. Jack was delighted that his hair cut raised £52.07 he said "my £52 will be enough to pay for a carer for up to 40 children and maybe a mosquito net too" Jack plans to grow his hair again so that he can have it cut off next Red Nose Day when he'll be at Baxter College.

At breaktime there were buskers playing the drums and electric guitar while pupils from year 3 found that their Franche Red Nose Joke Books were very popular raising over £51.54. The homemade cake stall sold out in a few minutes during the break with only crumbs left on the table!

In total the school raise a fantastic £429.55 and this is how:

4W Firls - Funny Shape Game £7.70 Jack Billingham's Hair Cut - £52.07 Franche Red Nose Day Joke Book - £51.54 Year 6 Girls Cake Sale - £24.85 Guitar and Drum Buskers - £77.91 Own Clothes Donations - £215.48

Children and staff throughout school from Nursery to Year 6 dressed in their favourite book character to celebrate World Book day on 5th March. Characters included Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz, The Snow Queen, Ironman, and a teddy from Little Bear's Special Wish.

To encourage enthusiasm about books even further pupils held a sponsored Readathon and school hosted a book fair from Monday 2nd March through to World Book Day. All children received a £1 voucher to use at the fair. For every book sold school received a commission to buy more books for school and 10% of all sales went to Comic Relief.

Class 2W from Franche Community Primary School enjoyed an exciting visit to Kidderminster Fire Station on Friday 6th March. The trip was organised to reward the children for winning the Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service Christmas Competition to write a poem about staying safe when using candles.

The winning poem:

Candles cause many fires in the home at Christmas
A candle is dangerous if you leave it burning by itself
Never touch the flame of a candle because it burns hot
Don’t blow out the flame, use a snuffer instead
Let Mum or Dad light the candle
Explore how dangerous fire can be at www.firekills.gov.uk
Stay safe with Christmas candles

The competition was organised by Gill Pinder, Community Safety Manager who greeted the children as they arrived at the fire station. She said “Keeping children and their families safe from fire is our ultimate aim. Something as simple as a candle can cause a major fire. At Christmas families love to burn candles and we wanted to ensure that all children knew how to help keep their families safe by organising the poetry competition on candle safety.”

All Herefordshire and Worcestershire schools were invited to take part in this popular competition and class 2W won the category for ages 6 to 8.

Firefighter Jimmy Papworth spent the morning showing the children around the fire station and explaining to them the importance of the equipment and how it’s used. All the children then took turns at spraying water from the hoses and sitting in the fire engine.

The highlight for many of the children was actually being able to hold the hose and spray the water, but when asked what he most enjoyed William Weston aged 6 summed it up in one word “everything”.

Samantha Wilding 2W Class Teacher said “We have had the most exciting morning and would really like to thank Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service, and especially Firefighter Jimmy Papworth for making our visit so special”. She added “We receive regular visits from the Fire and Rescue Service at school and they always provide us with an outstanding educational service”.

One of the many fund raising activities for Comic Relief to be held at Franche Community Primary School will be the sale of the first ever Franche Primary Joke Book.

The book is being put together by friends James Bendall and Felix Haynes both aged 8 and in Year 3. They will be selling their joke book during tuck on Red Nose Day 13th March for 20p.

Every copy will be numbered and those purchasing will be put into a draw to win a Horrid Henry Joke Book. James and Felix are hoping that their queue for the joke book will beat the queue for tuck on Red Nose Day and that everyone will come along and support their fantastic money raising idea.