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Newsletter Greek School of Ayia Triada Birmingham

Dear parents,

Welcome to December’s

Newsletter. This month’s

edition was assigned to me,

Dimitra Maravelaki (BA in

Greek Philology and MRes

in Modern Greek Studies)

and I am one of the newest

additions to our school. I am

really delighted that I am given

the opportunity to create this

month’s Christmas Edition of our

newsletter. I our school I teach

year 1 and 2. Given the

opportunity that am given

through this newsletter, I

would like to

wish you all

Happy and

Exciting Holidays

and may 2019, be a

wonderful year for all

of you!

December has been an exciting

month full of Christmas events

and activities! Firstly, students

from all the branches participated

in our Christmas School

Production which took place in

our school on Sunday the 16th of

December.

Welcome Note for Our December Issue



The school staff and management

board of our school celebrated

together at the Greek Restaurant

Ulysses under festive and

Christmas mood. One of the

highlights of this month was also

our charity event, co-organised by

the Respiratory and Cystic

Fibrosis Unit of Birmingham’s

Children Hospital, hosted in our

school in Erdington on Monday,

10 of December.

Every Christmas, the Greek School

of Ayia Triada organises a number

of charity events in order to

support vulnerable members of

our society not only in

Birmingham but also in Greece

and Cyprus. This year, we invited

parents, guardians and children

themselves to create their own

charity shoeboxes with items for

school, hygiene items, clothing to

help children of all ages in poverty

and refugees. The participation

was exceptional and we sent a

big number of charity shoeboxes

to the Cypriot Youth Organisation

NEPOMAK.

‘The highest result

of education is

solidarity’



We are more than glad that this

year, as always, the members of

our school-the parents, guardians

and children themselves- were

there to contribute to our charity

work.

On the 10th of December we were

more than glad for hosting Mrs

Joanna Bennet in our branch in

Erdington. Mrs Bennet presented

the distinguished work and

services of the Cystic Fibrosis Unit

of Birmingham’s Children

Hospital. Pupils of year 6 and 7

attended the presentation and had

an interesting conversation with

Mrs Bennet about the Lung

Function ward, a day unit that

helps children with health issues.

For one week, children and staff

from all our branches were

wearing their Christmas Jumpers

and donating money to support

the Birmingham’s Children

Hospital.



During our Saturday assemblies

in Erdington, students learnt

about Christmas customs from all

over Greece and Cyprus,

presented by Miss Dimitra

Maravelaki. In addition, children

from all our branches engaged to

a lot of fun Christmas Activities!

Mr Papadopoulos shared with

year 8 his experience from the

period of dictatorship in

Thessaloniki. Also, he gave us

important and unpublished

documents for the school archive.

His memories about his life in

exile were amazing and children

had the chance to ask him

questions about it. We owe a

huge thank you to Mrs Mina

Christodoulidi and the whole

family!



This is the time of

the year, that we are

all waiting for. Its

festive, exciting, full

of happiness and

smiles of the little

ones! This is the time

of the year that our

school dresses up

with its very festive

smiles!

More pictures of

funny school

Christmas

activities!!!



Christmas Night

Out….

The Annual Christmas Do of our

Management Board and Teaching

Staff was celebrated this year on

Saturday,8th of December at the

Greek Restaurant Ulysses.

Everybody had a great time and

danced till late at night…



Throughout the month, teachers and

students have been working hard in order to

prepare the School’s Christmas Production

which took place on Sunday. 16 December.

The Christmas Celebration included all of

our branches and students of all in levels.

Our students participated two plays under

the instructions of Miss Penny Vasilaki and

Miss Anastasia Tantarouda- Papaspyrou.

The audience had also the chance to attend

a wonderful violin quartet, conducted by

Miss Eleftheria Trygousi. At the end of the

School Celebration all children sang

Christmas Songs and Santa appeared on

stage giving children amazing presents!

Many thanks to all those who contributed!

Christmas Show

2018



What a wonderful and exciting

Christmas Production once

again! Well done everyone!!



Our amazing Management Board Team, once again, has done an excellent job, baking and selling cakes for the Christmas cake sale. The put their very best effort in baking and the result was so tasty! Thank you once again for supporting our school. We carry on, because of all of your hard work and we are ever so proud and thankful!

Christmas Cake

and Treats Sale!



Students of the

month!!

Erdington, Saturday:

Nursery/Reception: Katerina Matopoulou Year 1: Year 2: Nelly Zarzabek Year 3: Danae Manolopoulou Year 4: Andrea Ellina Year 5: Maria- Sofia Apostolaki GCSE: Elias Papaioannou

Erdington, Monday:

Reception:Androula Menoikou Year 1: Christos Serghiou Year 2: Annysia Barton and Nefeli Diasakos Year 3: Panayiotis Kyriakou Year 4: Marilise Thouki Year 5: Savvas Kyriacou Year 7: Anna Karafyllides

Stoke on Trent, Monday:

Nursery/Reception: Vasilios Chorozoglou/Sofia Costa Year 1: Nikolaos Pozidis Year 2: Year 4:Nikolaos Tsiamis Year 7: Julia Demetrios

Tamworth, Tuesday

Nursery : Anna-Maria Kamenou Year 1: Zacharias Glover Year 5: George Daniels Year 6: Georgia Lambrou

Worcester, Tuesday

Nursery: Andrian Kurdali Year 1: Andreas Barkas Year 3:Despoina Prokopiou Year 4:Thanos Barkas Pre-GCSE: Kiki Smith

Stourbridge, Thursday:

Reception: Maximos Nikodemou Year 1: Valentina Archer Year 1 advanced: Sebastian Millard Year 3: Antonia Fantis Year 5: Andrianna Fantis GCSE: Angelina Jassel

Cannock, Thursday:

Year 5: Olivia Debik

The Management board and Teaching Staff of the

Greek school of Ayia Triada wish you a Happy

New Year and a wonderful spring term!

Kind regards

Dimitra Maravelaki

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