Dear Parents/Carers,
Feedback from Questionnaire
A big thank you to all of you who completed questionnaires during parents’ evening last week. The feedback was overwhelmingly positive and the full results are available on the website, just below the newsletter link. Some highlights of the feedback was 100% parents agreeing or strongly agreeing with the following statements:
- My child is happy at school
- My child feels safe at school
- My child makes good progress at this school
- My child is well looked after at this school
- My child is taught well at this school
- This school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
- This school is well led and managed
- This school responds well to any concerns I raise
- Would you recommend this school to another parent?
The most common area identified for improvement was homework, which was identified as an issue by 6 parents. As a result we are reviewing our homework to mak sure we give all children good opportunities to learn at home. .
CTK Reading Volunteer Army
To give children even more opportunities to read regularly, we are planning to create a Christ the King ‘Army’ of Reading Volunteers. We are planning to offer volunteers training and support so that they can help children’s reading improve. If you are interested, and are able to offer some time on a regular basis, please contact the school office and Mrs Higgins will make contact to give you more information.
Staff Training Day - 3rd January 2017
Our 4th INSET Day will be on Tuesday 3rd January. This means that Term 3 will begin for children on Wednesday 4th January 2017.
Prospective Parent Tours for Reception 2017
Our next New Parents’ Tours for children is on September 2017 is on Monday 5th December at 10.00am.
These tours will last one hour and will include:
- A brief meeting with the headteacher.
- A tour of the school led by some Year 6 children.
- An opportunity to spend some time in Reception and informally ask the teacher any questions.
Please contact the school office if you would like to attend as tours will only take place when parents have confirmed attendance.
Parent Helpers for School Trips
We would like to create a small team of parents who are available to help out with school trips. We would offer some simple training and a full DBS clearance to ensure safety. Parent volunteers would not necessarily be on trips with their own child’s class but would have a great opportunity to support the school and our children. Please contact the school office if you are interested.
Christmas Disco
This event will take place on Wednesday 7th December. Infant children will have their disco from 3:15pm to 4:15pm and Juniors will be from 4:30pm to 6:00pm. Entry to the disco will be tickets only and will cost £1.00. Tickets are being sold each morning and at the end of the day, at the rear entrance to the school, by Kim Porter (Mum of Declan in Reception). As they are on a school trip to the Colston Hall, children in Years 1 and 2 can bring a change of clothes in a labelled carrier back to change into at the end of the day. Children will need to be able to dress themselves.
Children in Reception can wear their party clothes to school on that day.
Children in Years 3-6 need to wear their school uniform on this day.
Christmas Dinner
The children’s Christmas dinner day is on the 14th December. If your child would like a Christmas dinner please make the payment of £2.25 by 8th December.
Filwood Community Centre
Filwood Community Centre on Barnstaple Road has asked us to let you know about some family friendly events which are happening there, and would like to share with you their website and Facebook information so that you can find out more about what happens in the community centre.
The Old Reading Room Coffee Shop Now Open
The community centre is opening the coffee shop Tuesdays-Fridays 9.30-2.30pm.
We have a “proper” coffee machine for cappuccinos and lattes. Our coffee comes from fairly traded Ethical Addictions and is a real bargain at just £1.80 for a cappuccino. Our menu is very reasonably priced with breakfasts, sandwiches, toasties, jacket potatoes and homemade cakes. Do pop in and see us!
Dates for Diaries
Filwood Community Centre Christmas Market – Saturday 3rd December 10am – 2pm (Visit Father Christmas!)
Saturday 3rd December – Reggae Night Troy Ellis and his band – Main Hall - £8 tickets adults only.
Pop-Up ‘Cop Shop’
Local police have asked us to let you all know about a forthcoming pop-up ‘cop shop’ on the 1st floor of the Mall Galleries, Broadmead, Bristol City Centre, near WH Smiths and Boots.
The theme of the ‘cop shop’ will be crime reduction and there will be a “Who Stole Christmas?” themed crime scene for members of the public to visit and try and solve the crime looking at all the clues. Correct answers will be entered into a prize draw and is suitable for all ages.
Prizes will also be awarded for winning posters brought along in person as follows:
1) Primary Children are asked to design a poster about reducing crime at Christmas. It needs to be A4 sized with name, age, school and a contact number on back please. Bring it down to the cop shop between dates below.
2) Secondary school students are asked to design a poster about internet safety. It needs to be A4 sized with your name, age, school and a contact number on the back please. Bring down to the cop shop between dates below.
The cop shop opens on Fri 25th November until the 21st December and follows normal shop opening times.
There will be lots of prizes for children to win!
School Lollipop Crossing Patrol
Lollipop crossing patrols could soon be a thing of the past as Bristol council looks to cut ALL jobs.
If you would like to sign the petition to save the lollipop crossing patrol please log onto: https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/save-the-school-crossing-patrols-in-bristol
Headteacher Award - Responding to feedback
Each week we will be having a special focus for our Headteacher Awards. This week, our focus is for responding to feedback.
Headteacher Awards for Monday’s Assembly are:- Jessi (YR), Missey (Y1), Carson (Y2), Courtnie (Y3), Daisy (Y4), Cruz (Y5) and Chloe S (Y6).
Attendance
No classes this week have had attendance at over 97%.
Primary School Admissions
Reception admissions for September 2017 are now open on www.bristol.gov.uk/schooladmissions. Children born between 1st September 2012 and 31st August 2013 must apply for a school by midnight on 15th January 2017
Key dates for Diaries
- 7th December - Year 1 and Year 2 trip to Colston Hall
- 7th December - School Christmas Disco
- Friday 9th December - INSET Day (School Closed)
- 12th December - KS1 Nativity performance - 2:00pm
- 13th December - KS2 Carol Concert at Church - 2:00pm
- 16th December - End of Term 2
- Term 3 - 3/1/17 - 10/2/17 (INSET on Tues 3rd January)
- w/c 8th May 2017 - Y6 SATs week
- 6th January 2017 - Y6 to visit Create Centre
- 10th January 2017 - Y3 trip to Bristol Old Vic to see The Snow Queen
- 9th - 12th June - Year 6 camp to Manor Adventure
- 5th April - Year 5 trip to SS Great Britain
- Term 4 - 20/2/17 – 7/4/17
- Term 5 - 24/4/17 – 26/5/17
- Term 6 - 5/6/17 – 21/7/17
Yours sincerely,
Matt Condon, Headteacher
