Committee meeting
The next committee meeting will take place on February 25, 2012, after the normal school hours. We will discuss the normal school matters plus the purchase of a laptop.

Lutheran service The pastor of the Finnish Church in London Teemu Hälli visited Leicester on January 28, 2012. Apart from the Lutheran service he provided other type of nutrition as well; he brought from London Finnish products for sale. The service in Finnish took place after the normal school hours and attracted new visitors to the school.

Lessons for adult beginners
We continue providing lessons for adult learners during the school year 2011/2012; this year we have a new teacher, Dr Ulla Rajala. We will admit new beginners to our friendly adult group; we started the term on January 14, 2012, but you can come and check us out. These lessons are held every fortnight. Adult lessons are paid in advance and the current fee is £35 for the Autumn term and £50 for the Spring term. For further details, e-mail eastmidland.finns at gmail.com.

Scheduling
The music group for all under 6's will continue to take place at 2-2.30pm. The junior group and pre-school will play in the hall the first 15-20 minutes. Normal programme with learning and crafts after these activities. Please, arrive promptly not to miss the fun.

Urgent need for new teachers and assistants
The school will need a number of new teachers and assistants. Please, pass the word to any suitable fluent Finnish-speaker. The teachers do not have to teach every school date and holidays and work duties are accommodated. More information from Kirsi (kirsituomo at gmail.com).

Christmas party
Our traditional Christmas party took place on December 3 after the first lesson at 3 pm. First there was a potluck Christmas meal and then there were the programme presented by different groups, including the sweet Christmas memories from the adult learners. All families were presented their Christmas CD magazine, created by our media practicants in October 2011 with the content from the school children and adult learners.

Finland Day
Our school organized a fund raising event on June 18 at 3-5pm in the Robjohn Hall in order to make our contribution towards the Narborough Congregational Church Boiler Fund and a new boiler for the Hall for next winter. We had a fun day for both adults and children with a sauna talk, fishing, story corner, cafeteria with cinnamon buns, raffle, Father Christmas and more.

End of the school year celebration 2011
Our end of the school year celebration took place on June 4, 2011. Even if this was during the half-term there were content students to present their work and get their certificates.