Dear Parents and Carers,

It’s been a great start to the new term!

Year 1 and 2’s 100 Days of Learning

Today Year 1 and Year 2 celebrated 100 days of learning. The children had a great day of fun and learning. Thanks to everybody at home for supporting the children with costumes and lots of number work!

Year 5 and 6 on Television!

We were very proud that our Year 5 and 6 were featured on BBC1’s ‘Inside Out’, which was broadcast earlier this week. The story focused on the work of Bristol Old Vic Theatre and its work supporting the community. This program can be found on BBC iPlayer.

Parking outside school

Can we please ask everybody to park considerately. Recently an ambulance was unable to pass outside school as cars were parked on both sides of the road.

You may have also noticed that a Traffic Warden has been patrolling outside school. Traffic Wardens are able to issue fines to drivers who are parked on zig-zag lines and the allocated loading bay.

School Blog and Newsletter Blog

There are lots of new posts on our school blog which can be found on: christthekingblog.blogspot.co.uk

This blog features lots of photographs of life in school and will be updated on a regular basis.

We also now have our newsletters on the blog: christthekingnews.blogspot.co.uk

Both blogs are now linked to the front page of our school website.

Recent posts include:

·         photos from clubs
·         examples of challenging maths
·         year 2 learning about the Great Fire of London
·         learning about Number in Reception
·         winter poems from all the classes
·         a Cafod assembly
·         writing from Year 6
·         story writing from Year 5
·         tree planting by Year 2

Celebration Assembly

The next Celebration Assembly will be on Monday 15th February at 9am, where the following children will receive their Headteacher's Award:  Omar (YR), Emmanuel (Y1), Evie-Rose (Y2), Colin (Y3), Abigail (Y4), Kyle (Y5) and Ope (Y6).

Attendance! Attendance! Attendance!

Well done to the following classes whohad attendance at over 97% this week:

• Year 2 with 98% attendance.
• Year 5 with 99% attendance.

A massive well done to Year 5 who had 99% attendance. They will now join Year1, who had 100% attendance before the holiday, and will have  a special non-uniform day on Friday 26^thFebruary.

Celebrating Great Attendance

As you are aware, School of Christ the King is giving a high priority to improving attendance and good punctuality. A number of initiatives have been implemented in the school, to raise both pupil and parent awareness of this issue and the benefits of good attendance.

One initiative we have started is a whole class non-school uniform day. This is awarded once a week to any class for 100% attendance/most punctual class.

We have also planned a 100% attendance presentation when each class will have a special draw where children can win a new storybook. We will be entering all children with 100% attendance and who have no more than 2 late arrivals to school. Each 100% child will be given a ticket on Tuesday 1^st March which they need to bring to the following day’s assembly. This ticket also means they can wear their own clothes on Wednesday 2^ndMarch. These dates have changed from the previous newsletter.

Governor Vacancy

We have a vacancy for a parent to become part of the Governing Body of this school and to join the Finance Committee.   This committee is responsible for overseeing the budget and ensuring that value for money is maintained and that funding is allocated appropriately.  If you feel you have the appropriate skills to contribute to the work of the school and to attend regular meetings please apply in writing with an outline of your experiences.  This is a voluntary post.

Dates for Diaries

Friday 5^th February                               -           End of Term 3

Monday 15^th February                         -           Start of Term 4

Wednesday 2^nd March             -           100% Attendance Assembly at 9am (change of date)

Wednesday 23^rd March                        -           Easter Mass

Monday 9^th May                                  -           Start of Y6 SATs week

Thursday 24^th March                             -           End of Term 4

Monday 11^th April                                -           Start of Term 5

Friday 27^th May                                    -           End of Term 5

Monday 6^th June                                 -           Start of Term 6

Sunday 26^th June                                 -           First Holy Communion

Friday 22^nd July                                    -           End of Term 6

Thursday 1^st September                        -           Start of Term 1

Yours sincerely,

Matt Condon

Headteacher