Dear Parents and Carers,

Breakfast Klub is Back! 

We are pleased to announce that Breakfast Klub will start again, after the holiday, for children in Reception - Year 6.

However the way in which we are organising the club is changing as well as a moderate increase in costs:

• The cost is now £1.50, which includes breakfast (please note that children will not be given breakfast if they arrive after 8.20am)
• Parents and carers will need to pay using the School Gateway app - we cannot access cash payment.
• Due to the new system, we are asking for parents and carers to make a minimum payment of £7.50 (covering 5 sessions) which will avoid the school paying additional fees.
• To access the School Gateway App the office needs your email address on the system
• All sessions must be booked online using the School Gateway app by 7.30am at the latest, for each day being booked.

Unfortunately we cannot yet offer Breakfast Klub for nursery children. This is because of the need for a higher level of staff supervision needed. We are planning to welcome nursery children to a breakfast club as soon as possible.

Relationship and Sex Education Consultation 

Please see the previous newsletter regarding the Relationship and Sex Education consultation. 

Medical Appointments

The start and end of the school day is very important and it has become noticeable that children are being collected early for different appointments. Please can you make these appointments for out of school hours.

When there is an unavoidable appointment, we will request evidence to authorise the absence.

Unfounded Allegations

Recently, we have been made aware of an allegation that a member of staff ‘grabbed’ a child when dealing with a playground problem. Rather frustratingly, the allegation was not shared with myself, but was shared with parents at the end of the school day. There is no evidence that such an incident took place and the child involved is clear that it did not happen. 

It is very worrying when such allegations are made in public through hearsay and gossip, without the school being informed, or being able to respond.

Most of all, it is very upsetting for adults when such unfounded allegations are made without being able to directly respond.

Obviously, if any child or adult has legitimate concerns, we would investigate fully and treat all matters seriously.

Attendance

No classes managed above 96% attendance this week. 

Places Available

The school is almost full but we do have some space available in a number of year groups. If you know somebody who might need a school place, please ask them to contact the school office.

Filwood Library is now open!

We are now open for call and collect, as well as for reserving books via the Librarieswest app.

Opening hours are Mon, Wed and Fri 11am-3pm

Headteacher’s Awards

The following children will receive an award in next week’s Celebration Assembly. Videos of Celebration Assemblies are now shared on our Facebook page. 

Reception - 

• Zuzanna  for doing brilliant reading and for moving up a level for decoding longer words. 
• Jess for persevering with her writing  about dinosaurs, Jess did this independently as she used her sounds to write a sentence. 

Year 1 -  

• For all the children in year 1 for working tremendously hard throughout term 5. You’ve had a great first full term (since lockdown ended) back at school! 

Year 2 -  

• For all the children in Year 2 - For making full use of the fantastic resources sent to us from SS Great Britain.  We had lots of fun playing with the Victorian toys and trying on the Victorian dressing up costumes.

Year 3 - 

• Josiah- For his fantastic non-chronological report about earthquakes. Josiah has worked hard to respond to feedback and focus on his targets. The improvement in his writing has been wonderful! 
• Wilfred- For reading regularly at home and showing great determination to develop his reading skills in class. Wilfred has been a star this week and has blown us away with his incredible reading. Well done, Wilfred! 

Year 4 -

• Fidel- Fidel is top of our speed table leaderboard for the second week with a time of 4 minutes and 33 seconds! He is the boy to beat in Year 4! 
• Merit- For having a fantastic Term 5. Merit applies herself independently to all lessons and tasks and is always motivated to be the best that she can be.

Year 5 -  

• Frankie - for developing a systematic approach when finding fractions of amounts.
• Serenity - for carefully following the steps and using her times tables to successfully work out fractions of amounts.
• Lexi - for her resilience in maths today which lead to a break-through moment in finding fractions of amounts.

Year 6

• Gracie - for her resilience and persistence to do well in her maths assessments this week - great job!
• Anastasia - For her calm and hardworking attitudes towards her assessments, resulting in great results.
• Roxanne and Ruby for their poetic descriptions of the creatures from the Black Hat

Dates for Diaries

Start of Term 6         -     Monday 7 June 2021

INSET          -     Monday 14th June.

End of Term 6                         -                  Wednesday 21 July 2021. 

Start of 2021-22 school year -     Monday 6th September

Yours sincerely

Matt Condon

Headteacher

 Here is link to the draft Sex and Relationship Education policy - Draft RSE Policy

RSE Parent Consultation

Dear parents and Carers

In the academic year 2020/21, Relationships Education and Health Education has become statutory in all primary schools in England. This new subject builds on the non-statutory lessons we have previously taught in Relationships and Sex Education (RSE).

As part of implementing the statutory RSE curriculum, schools must consult with the children, parents, staff and governors to ensure there is a general consensus on our approaches to policy and the curriculum content.

We will be starting the consultation process on  Tuesday 25th May; the consultation will close on the Monday 7th June 2021. As part of this we would like to share the proposed curriculum changes by inviting you to read the draft RSE Policy.

As a Catholic school, our mission is to support the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of all of our pupils, rooted in the wisdom and teaching of the Church. The education of children in human sexuality is an important, precious and privileged responsibility. The Church teaches us that this is very much a partnership with parents, in which parents are the ‘first educators’ of their children on these matters; ultimately, you confer on us the right to co-educate your children with you.

We have been researching various programmes that are available and have decided to adopt Life to the Full by Ten Ten Resources. Ten Ten is an award-winning Catholic educational organisation that is well-respected and very experienced in this field of work.

Life to the Full has been approved by our diocese.  Furthermore, Ten Ten have entered into a partnership with the Catholic Education Service and the Department for Education to provide training for teachers in Catholic schools on the subject of the new statutory curriculum. Therefore, we are confident that this programme is a very good fit for our school.

Through their programme, Ten Ten understand the foundational role that parents have in educating and nurturing their children on these matters. Within the programme, they have built in resources which will not only keep you informed about what is being taught in school, but will also give you the opportunity to engage your children in discussion, activity and prayer. 

We would like to have your feedback on our approach, and particularly on the key decisions that we need to take regarding the teaching of certain topics.  To this end, we have opened a consultation period during which we welcome your feedback.  

Ten Ten have provided an online Parent Consultation Tool. This is a simple-to-follow, short online course which:

Outlines the statutory changes that will take place.

• Articulates a vision for Catholic Relationships and Health Education.
• Explains how Life to the Full aims to help us fulfil the statutory curriculum with a Catholic ethos.
• Provides some information about key decisions we need to make, in consultation with parents.

Answers some Frequently Asked Questions.

Ten Ten have also provided an Online Parent Portal which will be a tool we can use throughout the year to keep you informed and updated about the work we are doing in school.

To take part in the consultation, please do the following:

• Access the Parent Consultation Tool here: www.tentenresources.co.uk/parent-consultation-primary You will need the following login credentials for our school: 
• Username: school-ctk-bs4
• Password: canal-banks
• Undertake the Parent Consultation course provided
• Complete the following questionnaire:
• https://forms.gle/kQjajboG2Ffqd5Yq8 

Our RSE Parent Consultation will be concluding on Monday 7th June 2021, but in the meantime, should you have any urgent queries, you may email these to the school office on christ.the.king.p@bristol-schools.uk 

The school governors will be taking your questions and comments into account when finalising the RSHE policy. We look forward to receiving your feedback and would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your continued support. 

Yours sincerely,

Mr Condon

Dear Parents and Carers,

Feedback from Parents

Some of you may have seen this lovely review from a parent on our Facebook page:

‘Absolutely fantastic school! My children have only moved here a week ago and are already much happier and more confident with the support and encouragement of their teachers. All the staff are super friendly and all the children are always smiling at the end of the day. This school has a fantastic approach to a happier learning schedule for the children. Can not recommend enough!’

Its always lovely to have positive feedback!

Attendance

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

• Nursery with 99% attendance
• Year 6 with 98% attendance

Places Available

The school is almost full but we do have some space available in a number of year groups. If you know somebody who might need a school place, please ask them to contact the school office.

Filwood Library is now open!

Our local library is now open for call and collect, as well as for reserving books via the Librarieswest app.

Opening hours are Mon, Wed and Fri 11am-3pm

Speech and Language drop in session in school 26th May

Abi Bamber, our NHS Speech and Language Therapist will be in school to liaise with parents for the morning from 9am on Wednesday 26th May. If you would like to discuss any concerns around your child’s speech and / or language development please contact the school office for a consent form and to book a time for next Wednesday. 

Headteacher’s Awards

The following children will receive an award in next week’s Celebration Assembly. Videos of Celebration Assemblies are now shared on our Facebook page. 

Reception - 

• Leo for showing enthusiasm in numeracy and trying really hard to add two numbers together using the numicon. 
• Gloria for engaging in her learning especially in PE whilst practicing balancing! 

Year 1 -  

• Zuzanna - For her fantastic innovation based on the story of Jaspers Beanstalk which she wrote independently.
• Megan - for her great sunflower drawing  she did in our art lesson. She followed the instructions very carefully.

Year 2 -  

• Ollie, David, Alfie, Cody, Kevin, Ralf and Shayne - For creating their own comic  which retells the animation of Sherman and his dream to invent a flying machine. 

Year 3 - 

• Josiah- For his fantastic non-chronological report about earthquakes. Josiah has worked hard to respond to feedback and focus on his targets. The improvement in his writing has been wonderful! 
• Wilfred- For reading regularly at home and showing great determination to develop his reading skills in class. Wilfred has been a star this week and has blown us away with his incredible reading. Well done, Wilfred! 

Year 4 -

• Benji H-H- Benji has had a fantastic week in school of learning. From an exciting science experiment on the digestive system, to reflective RE writing, Benji enjoyed a super swimming lesson and has not stopped smiling! Well done Benji!

Year 5 -  

• Archie - for good use of emotional detail in his fact-filled newspaper report.
• Lexi - for her use of  emotional speech in her newspaper report.

Year 6

• Kristen - for a very accomplished piece of writing. For showing a soldier's emotions, as they are about to land on the beaches of Normandy. 

Dates for Diaries

INSET - Monday 14th June.

Term 5 - Term 5 starts Tuesday 20th April 2021 to Friday 28 May 2021.

Term 6 - Monday 7 June 2021 to Wednesday 21 July 2021. 

Start of 2021-22 school year - Monday 6th September

Yours sincerely

Matt Condon

Headteacher

Dear Parents and Carers,

Firstly, a reminder that school is closed tomorrow for an INSET day.

Any Problems?

If you have a problem or concern, please tell a member of staff.  For an adult to talk to another parent or somebody else’s child about a concern they have, can often make matters worse.

Antisocial Adult Behaviour Around Children

The ethos of School of Christ the King encourages positive relationships amongst everybody. Occasionally adults can behave in a way which is upsetting to other adults and especially children.

The school policy states that the types of behaviour that are considered serious and unacceptable and will not be tolerated: 

• shouting at members of the school staff, parents or children either in person or over the telephone; 
• physically intimidating a member of staff, parent or child eg standing very close to her/him; 
• the use of aggressive hand gestures; 
• threatening behaviour; 
• shaking or holding a fist towards another person; 
• swearing; 
• using abusive/ offensive language 
• pushing; 

It also states what action the school can take if the problem persists:

Where all procedures have been exhausted, and aggression or intimidation continue, a parent or carer may be banned by the Head/Chair of Governors from the school premises for a period of time, subject to review as defined in section 547 of the Education Act (1996). 

Can all adults please behave in a respectful way towards others, to avoid such action being taken.

Safety at the End of the Day

We have had a number of issues with  children playing unsupervised at pick-up time. This has caused a number of issues and obviously makes us less COVID safe. Can I ask all parents and carers to closely supervise their children at this time.

Also as the children leave at the end of the day, it has been noticed that many parents are gathering and obstructing the pavement crossing. Many children are walking on the road side of the railings, in order to socially distance. As the children leave school, please allow for enough distance between yourselves and the children. Many thanks.

Headteacher’s Awards

The following children will receive an award in next week’s Celebration Assembly. Videos of Celebration Assemblies are now shared on our Facebook page. 

Reception - 

• Leo for showing enthusiasm in numeracy and trying really hard to add two numbers together using the numicon. 
• Gloria for engaging in her learning especially in PE whilst practicing balancing! 

Year 1 -  

• Manna - For listening to and acting on feedback from her teachers to improve her work! Well done Manna.
• Harper L - For always being kind, polite and helpful to everyone!

Year 2 -  

• Roxy, Filip, Abby, Liliana and Angelica - For creating their own newspaper headline linked to our literacy animation lesson about an   inventor who shows resilience when inventing his own flying machine.   

Year 3 - 

• Tallulah- For writing an imaginative recount about the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. 
• Joey- For being a fractions expert and achieving a score of 17/17 on our maths assessment- what a star! 

Year 4 -

• Angelos- For scoring 25 out of 26 on his maths assessment. Angelos also had a fantastic swimming lesson and showed a super attitude and enthusiasm towards moving through the water. 

Year 5 -  

• Gabriel - for his outstanding score in the TT Rockstars Battle!  (1230! How awesome!)
• Emily Z - for always being organised and ready to learn.

Year 6

• Jenson and Olly - for their outstanding tennis partnership. You encouraged each other and were gracious in victory and defeat - well done! 

Dates for Diaries

INSET - Friday 14th May.

INSET - Monday 14th June.

Term 5 - Term 5 starts Tuesday 20th April 2021 to Friday 28 May 2021.

Term 6 - Monday 7 June 2021 to Wednesday 21 July 2021. 

Start of 2021-22 school year - Monday 6th September

Yours sincerely

Matt Condon

Headteacher

Dear Parents and Carers,

Firstly a reminder that next Friday (14th May) is an INSET day, so the school will be closed.

School Meals

We have an inset on Friday and are closed so we are changing the menu and having fish fingers on Thursday instead of Friday.

End of Day Safety Procedures

As the children leave at the end of the day, it has been noticed that many parents are gathering and obstructing the pavement crossing. Many children are walking on the road side of the railings, in order to socially distance. As the children leave school, please allow for enough distance between yourselves and the children. Many thanks.

Headteacher’s Awards

The following children will receive an award in next week’s Celebration Assembly. Videos of Celebration Assemblies are now shared on our Facebook page. 

Reception - 

• Korey for taking an interest in numeracy and recognising numbers that are represented through numicon including 10. 
• Lilanna for challenging herself in numeracy to add two numbers together using the numicon, Lilanna noticed that 10+10=20 and showed me this using the numicon.  

Year 1 -  

• Braydon - for demonstrating great self-motivation this week, challenging himself in his learning and making fantastic contributions to class discussions.
• Eadie - For making a fantastic effort with her phonics and reading. She uses her sounds to help her read and write sentences independently.

Year 2 -  

• For all year 2 children for their fantastic enthusiasm and work they have completed for our Science topic about plants.

Year 3 - 

• Logan- For practising her 3 times table and showing great confidence in recalling times table facts. 
• Grace- For contributing thoughtful answers in our RE lessons. Grace was able to use evidence from Bible stories to explain how Peter had changed. 

Year 4 -

• Tommy - for his focus and determination when adding decimals to make a whole number. Tommy’s understanding of pounds and pence supported his independent thinking. 

Year 5 -  

• Archie - his superb recollection of the details in our class story.
• Layah - for helping the class to retell our class story with all the ‘spicy’ details to Mrs Sims.
• Taylor - for his great contribution to our discussions about how to retrieve an answer from a text.

Year 6

• Emmanuel - for his engaging writing of our story; drawing the reader in; being confident to share his work with the class.
• Reggie - for taking the next step when solving a maths problem. He used his decimal knowledge to try and work through a difficult problem. 

Dates for Diaries

INSET - Friday 14th May.

INSET - Monday 14th June.

Term 5 - Term 5 starts Tuesday 20th April 2021 to Friday 28 May 2021.

Term 6 - Monday 7 June 2021 to Wednesday 21 July 2021. 

Start of 2021-22 school year - Monday 6th September

Yours sincerely

Matt Condon

Headteacher