Friday 19 July 2019

Dear Parents/Carers,

Welcome to the last newsletter of this school year. The children have had another great year of learning and friendship. Can I again thank you all for your support.

Celebrating Great 100% Attendance

As you are aware, School of Christ the King is giving a high priority to improving attendance and 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.

Well done to the following children who got 100% attendance and were presented with a special prize today:-

Alfie, Maiella, Amelia, Grace, Aaliyah, Justin Tristian, Taylor, Chris, Jayden, Dylan, Finley, Ella, Gabby, Mikolaj, Chloe and Bradley.

Recent figures show very positive news about improvements in attendance over time. Over the last 4 years attendance has improved each year from 94.3% to 95.7%. This may not seem like a big difference, but the improvement of 1.4% means:

  • Our overall attendance is now in line with national figures for primary schools.
  • Attendance is now above Bristol overall attendance.
  • Overall  children are in school an incredible 545 extra days extra across the year compared to 4 years ago.
  • This is the same as an average of 2 ½ days of school per child compared to 4 year ago.

School Shoes

Thank you for the children looking so smart in their school uniforms this year.

As you know, children at School of Christ the King are required to wear PLAIN BLACK SHOES. Although we prefer shoes, as an alternative we do accept PLAIN BLACK TRAINERS. However recently, a number of children have been coming to school wearing black trainers with brand markings (e.g stripes or ticks). These types of footwear are not permitted in school.

We do however appreciate that parents would rather buy new school shoes ready for school in September and we are happy to bend the rules until then; as long as children return wearing PLAIN BLACK SHOES in September!

Reading during the summer

Research shows that children who read for 10 minutes a day during the summer holidays make better progress in school than those who don't read. Here are some websites to give ideas and free resources to keep your children reading through the summer, and make the start back in September easier for them:

  • https://summerreadingchallenge.org.uk/
  • www.readongeton.org.uk
  • http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/free-resources
  • https://www.clpe.org.uk/clpe/library/booklists
  • https://www.scholastic.co.uk/piecorbett/resource

INSET (Staff Training Day) in September

The school will be closed on the first day of the new academic year (Monday 2nd September). This mean that the new school year will begin on Tuesday 3rd September.

Key dates

Monday 23rd July   - INSET Day (school closed)
Tuesday 24th July   - INSET Day (school closed)
6th August    - Summer Chill TIme ‘Klub’
13th August    - Summer Chill Time ‘Klub’
Monday 3rd September   - INSET Day (school closed) 
Tuesday 4th September   - Start of new school year
4th and 5th October   - Year 3 and Year 4 to Barton Camp
30th January - 1st February  - Year 5 Dean Field Studies Centre         

Yours sincerely,

Matt Condon,
Headteacher



Friday 12 July 2019

Dear Parents/Carers,

School Reports

Reports will be sent out to parents today. I have read all of the reports and each one  celebrates the achievement of each child. The teachers have done a tremendous job of describing each child’s success.

If you would like to discuss your child’s progress with their class teacher please telephone the school office to make an appointment after school on Wednesday 17th July.

Reading during the summer

Research shows that children who read for 10 minutes a day during the summer holidays make better progress in school than those who don't read. Here are some websites to give ideas and free resources to keep your children reading through the summer, and make a start back in September easier for them:

  • https://summerreadingchallenge.org.uk/
  • www.readongeton.org.uk
  • http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/free-resources
  • https://www.clpe.org.uk/clpe/library/booklists
  • https://www.scholastic.co.uk/piecorbett/resources

INSET (Staff Training Day) in September

The first day of the new academic year (Monday 2nd September 2019) will be an INSET (school closed). This means that Tuesday 3rd September will be the start of the academic year for children.
Christ the King’s production of ‘ Captain Hook’s Revenge’

You are welcome to attend a choice of two performances - Monday 15th and Tuesday 16th July at 3:30pm.

Tickets are available from the office from Monday at a price of £1 per ticket, this money will be spent on new books for each class

School Sun Hats

Children can wear their own sun hats for the last week of term.  From September all children will be given a new red hat.  These hats will be individually named.

School Uniform
School uniform is already being sold in the shops.  We continue to use S & H Workwear, 98 St Johns Lane, Bedminster.

All children should be wearing the following school uniform:

  • PLAIN BLACK SHOES
  • grey / black trousers or skirts – no tracksuit bottoms, or leggings
  • red sweatshirt or cardigan or fleece
  • white / red polo shirts
  • PE Kit (which is plain white t-shirt / plain black shorts and PE daps or trainers)

We all look forward to seeing the children looking their best when they return in September.

Attendance

Great attendance this week. Well done to the following classes who had attendance at over 97%:

  • Year 1 - 99%
  • Year 4 - 100%

This means that Year 1 and Year 4 will have a non uniform day on Friday 19th July.

Headteacher awards

The Head teacher awards for Monday 15th July at 9:00am are:  Amber (YR) , Kaye (Y1), Harley B (Y2), Frankie (Y3), Mimi (Y4), Harvey, Lewis and Courtnie (Y5), Colin, Frazer and Daisy (Y6).

Dates for Diaries

15th July - Year 4 and 6 Performance @ 3.30pm
16th July - Year 4 and 6 Performance @ 3.30pm
17th July - Year 6 Leavers Mass - 9.30am
Friday 19th July - End of school year for children
22nd & 23rd July - Inset Days (school closed)
24th July 2019 - 30th August - School Holiday
w/c 29th July - Summer Chill Time Klub
w/c 5th August - Summer Chill Time Klub
Monday 2nd September 2019 - INSET (school closed)
Tuesday 3rd September - Start of academic year for children
Thursday and Friday 12th & 13th September - Barton Camp
Friday 25th October - School Photographs
Monday 28th October - Friday 1st November - School Holiday
Monday 23rd December- Friday 3rd January - School Holiday
Wednesday, Thursday & Fri 29th - 31st Jan - Year 5 Camp to Deanfield
Monday 17th February - Friday 21st February - School Holiday
Monday 6th April - Friday 17th April - School Holiday
Monday 25th May - Friday 29th May - School Holiday
June 2020 - Year 6 Camp
Tuesday 21st July - Monday 31st August - School Holiday

Yours sincerely,

Matt Condon
Headteacher


Friday 5 July 2019

Dear Parents/Carers,

Christ the King’s production of ‘ Captain Hook’s Revenge’

You are welscome to attend a choide of two performaces - Monday 15th and Tuesday 16th July at 3:30pm.

Tickets are available from the office from Monday at a price of £1 per ticket, this money will be spent on new books for each class

Attendance

Great attendance this week. Well done to the following classes who had attendance at over 97%:
Year 4 - 100%

This means that Year 4 will have a non uniform day on Friday 12th July.

Headteacher awards

The Head teacher awards for Monday 8th July at 9:00am are:  Ivan and Jenson (YR) , Kalvin  (Y1), Angelos and Tianna (Y2), Gabriel and Ian (Y3), Hollie-Jade and Casey-Leigh (Y4), Kash and Angelos (Y5), Ruby (Y6).

Dates for Diaries

9th July - Outdoor Experience Day - Year 5 - Malverns
15th July - Year 4 and 6 Performance @ 3.30pm
16th July - Year 4 and 6 Performance @ 3.30pm
17th July - Year 6 Leavers Mass - 9.30am
Friday 19th July - End of school year for children
22nd & 23rd July - Inset Days (school closed)
24th July 2019 - 30th August - School Holiday
w/c 29th July - Summer Chill Time Klub
w/c 5th August - Summer Chill Time Klub
Monday 2nd September 2019 - INSET (school closed)
Tuesday 3rd September - Start of academic year for children
Thursday and Friday 12th & 13th September - Barton Camp
Friday 25th October - School Photographs
Monday 28th October - Friday 1st November - School Holiday
Monday 23rd December- Friday 3rd January - School Holiday
Wednesday, Thursday & Fri 29th - 31st Jan - Year 5 Camp to Deanfield
Monday 17th February - Friday 21st February - School Holiday
Monday 6th April - Friday 17th April - School Holiday
Monday 25th May - Friday 29th May - School Holiday
June 2020 - Year 6 Camp
Tuesday 21st July - Monday 31st August - School Holiday

Yours sincerely,

Matt Condon
Headteacher


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