The Best Week of Attendance Ever!
Well done to the following classes who had attendance at over 97% this week:
Year 1 - 98%
Year 2 - 99%
Year 3 - 99%
Year 4 - 99%
Year 5 - 99%
Year 6 - 98%
This means Year 2, 3, 4 and 5 will have a special non-uniform day on Friday 7th December.
Friday Morning Coffee Time
Mrs Selway is now hosting informal drop-in sessions each Friday morning. This time will enable parents/carers to meet up and perhaps seek support and advice. Mrs Selway can offer advice and also provide links to other organisations who offer support. If you have a worry of any kind, or just would like to have a chat with other parents and carers - pop in!
School Places for September
In July, Ofsted Inspector Michael Merchant praised our school saying, ‘The School of Christ The King is a welcoming, caring school… where there is a very positive atmosphere in classrooms and teachers have high expectations of pupils’.
The school is almost full but we do have some space available in Years 5 and 6. If you know somebody who might need a school place, please ask them to contact the school office.
Parents can now apply for places for Reception 2019 via www.bristol.gov.uk/schooladmissions. All applications need to be made by the 15th January 2019. A supplementary form also needs to be completed and returned to the school office.
IF YOU KNOW SOMEBODY WHO NEEDS A SCHOOL PLACE, PLEASE LET THEM KNOW ABOUT SCHOOL OF CHRIST THE KING! Thank you.
Dealing with Problems
If parents have any problems regarding their child, they are always advised to see the class teacher. Alternatively you can always speak to Mrs Selway or myself on the front gate, or speak to the team in the office who will find the right person to help.
Recently we have had problems being shared on Facebook that have not been shared with the school. If we are told what you are worried about, we will always do our best to address your concerns.
Punctuality
A reminder that children need to be in school by 8.50am. On a morning if your child does not arrive by 8.55am the front gates will be closed and your child will need to be brought to the main school office on arrival. We will always request a reason for lateness when a child is more than 5 minutes late.
We also have a number of children who are regularly collected late from school. Whilst we understand that parents and carers may be occasionally late collecting their child, it is unacceptable when this is a regular occurance. When this is happening often we will contact parents explaining that, if late collection continues, we will have to restrict access to extended school activities such as clubs and Chill Time Club.
If you are late, due to unforeseen circumstances, please let the school office know.
Christmas Lunch
The children’s Christmas dinner day is the 19th December. Children will be booked in for a Christmas lunch unless you let the school office know. The school cook needs to have the number of Christmas dinners to prepare before the day. The cost will be £2.10 for Junior Children.
Summer Chill Time Klub
Summer Chill Time Klub will run again during the summer holiday next year. The Klub will be open on w/c 29th July and 5th August. If you would like to book your child into the Klub please telephone the school office.
Leave of Absence During Term Time
We must remind all parents that the Headteacher CANNOT authorise any leave of absence during term time unless for exceptional circumstances. Any requests must be made in writing on a form available from the school office and must be made at least ten days before leave is due to commence. Any leave taken that has not been considered exceptional will be recorded as unauthorised. There will be two unauthorised absences recorded for each day - morning and afternoon. If there are eight or more unauthorised absences recorded within a ten week period, the school can issue a penalty notice. This will be £60 per child for each parent, meaning a possible penalty charge of £120 per child.
We appreciate that holidays taken during term time can be much cheaper than those taken during the school holidays but we have a legal responsibility to ensure that every child is attending school and receiving their education.
Year 6 SATs Week
Year 6 SATs tests will take place from Monday 13th May - Friday 17th May 2019. These are statutory tests and parents/carers should avoid any family holidays during the month of May.
Head teacher Awards
Head teacher awards for Mondays celebration assembly are: Filip (R), Freya and Kalvin (Y1), Cheyenne (Y2), Chloe (Y3), Anya and Chanelle (Y4), Megan (Y5), Jay T and Billy-Joe (Y6).
Dates of School Clubs (including Chill Time Klub) that are cancelled for Staff training:
All dates are Wednesday:-
- 9th Jan
- 30th Jan
- 6th March
- 27th March
- 1st May
- 15th May
- 12th June
- 26th June
- 10th July
Key dates
- Monday 17th December - Junior Christmas performance @ 2pm Church
- Tuesday 18th December - Infant Christmas Performance @ 2pm
- Wednesday 19th December - Christmas Dinner
- 22nd December - 4th January - School holiday
- 30th January - 1st February - Year 5 Dean Field Studies Centre
- 18th February - 22nd February - School holiday
- 8th April - 22nd April - School holiday
- Wb 13th May - Year 6 SATs week
- 27th May - 31st May - School holiday
- 7th June - 10th June - Year 6 Camp to Manor Adventure
- 22nd & 23rd July - Inset Days
- 24th July 2019 - 30th August - School Holiday
- w/c 29th July - Summer Chill Time Klub
- w/c 5th August - Summer Chill Time Klub
- Academic Year start on Monday 2nd September 2019
- 28th October - 1st November 2019 - School Holiday
- 23rd December - 3rd January 2020 - School Holiday
- 17th February - 21st February 2020 - School Holiday
- 6th April - 17th April 2020 - School Holiday
- 25th May - 29th May 2020 - School Holiday
- 20th July - 31st August 2020 - School Holiday
Yours sincerely,
Matt Condon, Headteacher
