Dear Parents and Carers,

Absence

Due to safeguarding, we do need to be informed by 9am if your child is not able to attend school. If we are not contacted, we will need to phone all contacts that we have available and then visit the home.

Parents’ Evening

Parents’ Evening will be held on Tuesday 1st and Wednesday 2nd November, from 3:30pm - 5:50pm. This is a fantastic opportunity to hear how well your child is getting on at school. Please contact the school office to book your appointment. If you book an appointment but are then unable to attend, please contact us to rearrange. 

PE Kit

We have a number of children that are not wearing the correct PE kit. Please refer to our school website for our uniform guidance: https://www.ctk.education/important-information/school-uniform

Nasal Flu Vaccinations 

The School Nurse Team will be visiting school on Thursday 8th December to administer flu vaccinations to pupils in Reception-Year 6.

If you would like your child to have the flu vaccine (which is given in the form of a nasal spray) please visit  https://imms.sirona-cic.org.uk/flu/2022/consent to give consent.  

Dates for Diaries

Monday 17th October - INSET Day (school closed)

Wednesday 19th October - Year 2 Class Mass in Church

Friday 21st October - Reception Class Open Afternoon 3.30-4.30pm 

Friday 21st October - End of Term 1

Monday 31st October - Start of Term 2

Wednesday 2nd November - Reception Class Open Morning 9.30-10.30am 

Wednesday 9th November - Reception Class Open Afternoon 3.30-4.30pm 

Monday 14th November - Reception Class Open Morning 9.30-10.30am 

Wednesday 23rd November - Reception Class Open Afternoon 3.30-4.30pm 

Friday 2nd December - Reception Class Open Morning 9.30-10.30am

Friday 16th December - End of Term 2

Tuesday 3rd January - Start of Term 3

Friday 10th February - End of Term 3

Monday 20th February  - Start of Term 4

Friday 31st March - End of Term 4

Monday 17th April - Start of Term 5

Friday 26th May - End of Term 5

Monday 5th June - Start of Term 6

Friday 21st July - End of School Year

Yours sincerely, 

Matt Condon

Headteacher

Dear Parents and Carers,

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 check would be required 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.

After School Clubs

Ukulele Club is now on Monday for Years 5 & 6. As with our other after school clubs, we ask that children commit to the term. The club will run from 3.15-4.00pm and will be free of charge. 

Archery Club will now be open to Years 4-6 and will run every Friday from 3.15-4.00pm 

If you would like to book your child into either of these clubs, please do so using the School Gateway App. 

Nasal Flu Vaccinations 

The School Nurse Team will be visiting school on Thursday 8th December to administer flu vaccinations to pupils in Reception-Year 6.

If you would like your child to have the flu vaccine (which is given in the form of a nasal spray) please visit  https://imms.sirona-cic.org.uk/flu/2022/consent to give consent. 

Wet Weather - Collecting children from school 

With the weather getting colder and much wetter, we have been making plans to help people to stay as dry as possible! 

On days where there is torrential rain, we will open up the school hall towards the end of the school day to allow parents to stay dry whilst waiting for their children. Parents are welcome to access the school through the Breakfast Club doors and wait inside until their parents are released. 

Headteacher’s Awards

Reception - 

• Antoni - for his detailed illustrations when creating a story map of ‘The Little Red Hen’.

Year 1 - 

• Ivy and Daisy for learning, by trial and error, to follow instructions on how to draw their own shepherd.

Year 2 - 

• Lilly M - for an excellent drawing in our art lesson. You were able to observe and improve your pencil drawing. Well done!

Year 3 -

• Chloe- for being absorbed in her work this week. Chloe took great care to complete her maths work on adding and subtracting tens to a high standard. Well done!
• Lyla and Flynn- for being great team players in PE. They both set a fantastic example by being honest and mature. Well done!

Year 4 - 

• Justin- For being absorbed in his work and putting in great effort to improve his handwriting. Keep it up, Justin!
• Bethany- For being an independent learner and being very focussed when contributing in class. Well done, Bethany!

Year 5 - 

• Reuben for his excellent deep thinking in his homework!

Year 6 - 

• Calvin  for being a great role model showing good sportsmanship. Calvin has worked hard at this; showing respect for players on the football pitch at break times and has a positive, encouraging attitude in our PE games.  

Secondary School Admissions - September 2023 

If you have a child in Year 6, you will be able to apply for their Secondary School place from Monday 12th September. You can do this by visiting https://www.bristol.gov.uk/residents/schools-learning-and-early-years/school-admissions/secondary-admissions/secondary-apply

The deadline for applications is 31st October - If you do not apply by this time, your child may not be accepted at their first choice school. 

If you need support with completing an application, please do not hesitate to contact us. 

Dates for Diaries

• Monday 10th October - Reception Class Open Morning 9.30-10.30am 
• Wednesday 12th October - Year 3 Class Mass in Church
• Monday 17th October - INSET Day (school closed)
• Wednesday 19th October - Year 2 Class Mass in Church
• Friday 21st October - Reception Class Open Afternoon 3.30-4.30pm 
• Friday 21st October - End of Term 1
• Monday 31st October - Start of Term 2
• Wednesday 2nd November - Reception Class Open Morning 9.30-10.30am 
• Wednesday 9th November - Reception Class Open Afternoon 3.30-4.30pm 
• Monday 14th November - Reception Class Open Morning 9.30-10.30am 
• Wednesday 23rd November - Reception Class Open Afternoon 3.30-4.30pm 
• Friday 2nd December - Reception Class Open Morning 9.30-10.30am
• Friday 16th December - End of Term 2
• Tuesday 3rd January - Start of Term 3
• Friday 10th February - End of Term 3
• Monday 20th February  - Start of Term 4
• Friday 31st March - End of Term 4
• Monday 17th April - Start of Term 5
• Friday 26th May - End of Term 5
• Monday 5th June - Start of Term 6
• Friday 21st July - End of School Year

Yours sincerely,

Matt Condon

Headteacher

Dear Parents and Carers,

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 check would be required 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.

After School Clubs

Ukulele Club will be starting on Monday for Years 5 & 6. As with our other after school clubs, we ask that children commit to the term. The club will run from 3.15-4.00pm and will be free of charge. 

Archery Club will now be open to Years 4-6 and will run every Friday from 3.15-4.00pm 

If you would like to book your child into either of these clubs, please do so using the School Gateway App. 

Holidays during Term Time 

Please be reminded that children should not be taking holidays during term time. 

If you need to take your child out of school during the term, it is essential that you complete a leave of absence request form to inform us of this. Holidays will not be authorised and will result in a penalty notice  - this is a fine of £60 per child/per parent. 

Absences for other reasons will be looked at on a case by case basis and authorisation will be dependent on your child's current attendance. Unless absences are for an exceptional circumstance, it is likely that they will also be unauthorised which means you may also be at risk for a penalty notice.  Please be aware that we may ask for evidence of exceptional circumstances. 

Nasal Flu Vaccinations 

The School Nurse Team will be visiting school on Thursday 8th December to administer flu vaccinations to pupils in Reception-Year 6.

If you would like your child to have the flu vaccine (which is given in the form of a nasal spray) please visit  https://imms.sirona-cic.org.uk/flu/2022/consent to give consent. 

Vacancy for School Cleaner

We have a vacancy for a school cleaner starting ASAP. If you would be interested in the position please contact the school office for an application form.  Hours for the vacancy are Monday to Friday 3.30pm to 5.30pm with some work required during the school holidays. 

Wet Weather - Collecting children from school 

With the weather getting colder and much wetter, we have been making plans to help people to stay as dry as possible! 

On days where there is torrential rain, we will open up the school hall towards the end of the school day to allow parents to stay dry whilst waiting for their children. Parents are welcome to access the school through the Breakfast Club doors and wait inside until their parents are released. 

Headteacher’s Awards

Year 1

• Beau and Imogen - for their contributions to our class psalm.

Year 2 

• Lilly M - for an excellent drawing in our art lesson. You were able to observe and improve your pencil drawing. Well done!

Year 3

• Daiquari- for his brilliant use of inverted commas for speech. Well done on your fantastic writing!
• Flynn- for his wonderful retelling of Stone Age Boy. Excellent independence and focus Flynn-well done!
• Lily-Rose - for her thoughtful and beautifully decorated prayer for Queen Elizabeth II. 

Year 4

• Abby- For making inferences about the characters in our Literacy work. Abby used our conjunctions to add extra information and suggest reasons for their actions. 

Year  5

• Josiah for his excellent improvement in his maths where he independently used the modelled maths to make it right

Year 6

• Leah for her excellent editing of her story plan. Leah added in where she will include speech, fronted adverbials and conjunctions to make her writing more exciting and interesting. If she follows her brilliant plan, this will be a fantastic story! 

Attendance 

We have had a FANTASTIC first week back and attendance has been brilliant, especially in Year 1, who have achieved 100% attendance!!

Years 3,4 & 5 also achieved 98% attendance which is a great start! We hope to see more great figures like this as the year goes on. 

Secondary School Admissions - September 2023 

If you have a child in Year 6, you will be able to apply for their Secondary School place from Monday 12th September. You can do this by visiting https://www.bristol.gov.uk/residents/schools-learning-and-early-years/school-admissions/secondary-admissions/secondary-apply

The deadline for applications is 31st October - If you do not apply by this time, your child may not be accepted at their first choice school. 

If you need support with completing an application, please do not hesitate to contact us. 

Dates for Diaries

• Wednesday 5th October - Year 4 Class Mass in Church
• Wednesday 5th October - Reception Class Open Afternoon 3.30-4.30pm 
• Monday 10th October - Reception Class Open Morning 9.30-10.30am 
• Wednesday 12th October - Year 3 Class Mass in Church
• Monday 17th October - INSET Day (school closed)
• Wednesday 19th October - Year 2 Class Mass in Church
• Friday 21st October - Reception Class Open Afternoon 3.30-4.30pm 
• Friday 21st October - End of Term 1
• Monday 31st October - Start of Term 2
• Wednesday 2nd November - Reception Class Open Morning 9.30-10.30am 
• Wednesday 9th November - Reception Class Open Afternoon 3.30-4.30pm 
• Monday 14th November - Reception Class Open Morning 9.30-10.30am 
• Wednesday 23rd November - Reception Class Open Afternoon 3.30-4.30pm 
• Friday 2nd December - Reception Class Open Morning 9.30-10.30am
• Friday 16th December - End of Term 2
• Tuesday 3rd January - Start of Term 3
• Friday 10th February - End of Term 3
• Monday 20th February  - Start of Term 4
• Friday 31st March - End of Term 4
• Monday 17th April - Start of Term 5
• Friday 26th May - End of Term 5
• Monday 5th June - Start of Term 6
• Friday 21st July - End of School Year

Have a relaxing weekend.

Matt Condon

Headteacher

Dear Parents and Carers,

Sports Day

A big thank you to everyone who came to support the children for Sports Day last week. A great morning was had all round and it was wonderful to see so many parents getting involved and brilliantly supporting the children! 

The winners for:

• Y1, Y2 and Y3 are the GREEN team
• Y4, Y5 and Y6 are the YELLOW team (with a very close second place of RED team)

Special thanks to Miss Owers for organising such a successful event.

Free School Meals 

As your child enters a new year group, please be aware that there may be some changes surrounding their Free School Meal entitlement. 

Children from Reception - Year 2 are automatically entitled to Universal Free School Meals

If your child is moving from Year 2 -to Year 3, please be aware that they are no longer entitled to Universal Free School Meals and you may need to start paying for school meals. If you are unsure if your child is entitled to Free School Meals, please speak with Miss Morse in the school office who will be able to confirm this for you. 

If you think your child may be eligible for Free School Meals, please click here. 

Headteacher’s Awards

Year 1 - 

• Luke C and Daniella for making a fantastic start to Year 1.  Always very well-behaved and always trying so hard to work independently especially within our phonics lesson.

Year 2 - 

• Jamaica for trying your absolute best this week. You have contributed to lessons, set a great example and have listened to feedback. Keep it up!
• Zach - for joining in with school mass. You responded to prayers really well - great job!

Year 3 -

• Olivia for her enthusiasm and excellent participation in class this week. Well done on your fantastic start in Year 3, Olivia!
• Lily-Rose - for her thoughtful and beautifully decorated prayer for Queen Elizabeth II. 

Year 4 - 

• David For being absorbed in his maths lessons and making great progress. He always listens carefully and shows initiative when completing independent  work.

Year 5 - 

• Tracy for her independent use of part whole models to partition 2 digit numbers.
• Oscar for his superb effort in the sack race for his team!

Year 6 - 

• Cheyenne for his very impressive score in his first Y6 practice maths test. Well done and keep it up!

• Angelina for her deep thinking when making links between Moses' life and events in our present day.

Secondary School Admissions - September 2023 

If you have a child in Year 6, you will be able to apply for their Secondary School place from Monday 12th September. You can do this by visiting https://www.bristol.gov.uk/residents/schools-learning-and-early-years/school-admissions/secondary-admissions/secondary-apply

The deadline for applications is 31st October - If you do not apply by this time, your child may not be accepted at their first choice school. 

If you need support with completing an application, please do not hesitate to contact us. 

Dates for Diaries

• Wednesday 28th September - Year 5 Class Mass 
• Wednesday 5th October - Year 4 Class Mass 
• Wednesday 5th October - Reception Class Open Afternoon 3.30-4.30pm 
• Monday 10th October - Reception Class Open Morning 9.30-10.30am 
• Wednesday 12th October - Year 3 Class Mass 
• Monday 17th October - INSET Day (school closed)
• Wednesday 19th October - Year 2 Class Mass 
• Friday 21st October - Reception Class Open Afternoon 3.30-4.30pm 
• Friday 21st October - End of Term 1
• Monday 31st October - Start of Term 2
• Wednesday 2nd November - Reception Class Open Morning 9.30-10.30am 
• Wednesday 9th November - Reception Class Open Afternoon 3.30-4.30pm 
• Monday 14th November - Reception Class Open Morning 9.30-10.30am 
• Wednesday 23rd November - Reception Class Open Afternoon 3.30-4.30pm 
• Friday 2nd December - Reception Class Open Morning 9.30-10.30am
• Friday 16th December - End of Term 2
• Tuesday 3rd January - Start of Term 3
• Friday 10th February - End of Term 3
• Monday 20th February  - Start of Term 4
• Friday 31st March - End of Term 4
• Monday 17th April - Start of Term 5
• Friday 26th May - End of Term 5
• Monday 5th June - Start of Term 6
• Friday 21st July - End of School Year

Have a relaxing weekend.

Matt Condon

Headteacher

 Dear Parents and Carers,

We have had a fantastic first week back in school. It has been lovely to see the childrens’ smiling faces - they have worked really hard, as we all get back into the swing of school life.

Her Majesty The Queen

Buckingham Palace has announced the sad death of Her Majesty The Queen. The Chaplaincy Team led today’s assembly, as we remembered the life of our longest reigning monarch.  Our prayers, thoughts and condolences are with the Royal Family during this difficult time. May she rest in peace. 

Headteacher’s Awards

Year 1 - Alexander for excellent reading . You read fluently and made good use of expression - well done.

Year 2 - Jenson for supporting and helping a new child to settle into class. You have been kind, friendly and keen to help Dmytro become part of our new class team.

Vicka - for reading to Dmytro, both in English and then translating - amazing team player!

Year 3 - Olivia for her enthusiasm and excellent participation in class this week. Well done on your fantastic start in Year 3, Olivia!

Lily-Rose - for her thoughtful and beautifully decorated prayer for Queen Elizabeth II. 

Year 4 - Baylee for being organised, listening to instructions and having a fantastic first week in Year 4 - well done!

Year 5 - Ronnie for her independent use of vocabulary to create an atmosphere with her writing.

Year 6 - Declan for his brilliant start to Year 6 where he has shown lots of independence with his work and maturity around school.

Freya for her beautiful, reflective and reverent poem for Queen Elizabeth II. 

Attendance 

We have had a FANTASTIC first week back and attendance has been brilliant, especially in Year 1, who have achieved 100% attendance!!

Years 3,4 & 5 also achieved 98% attendance which is a great start! We hope to see more great figures like this as the year goes on. 

After School Clubs

School clubs are starting next week. 

Wednesday: Years 3-6 - Basketball

Wednesday: Year 5 - Art (every fortnight - see below for further details) 

Thursday: Years 1 & 2 - Multi Sports (focussing on balls skills, including Netball & Basketball) 

Friday: Year 6 - Archery

Friday: Years 4, 5 & 6 - Chess

To support the rising cost of living, this term, after school clubs are being offered as a free provision. Clubs run until 4pm. Please book as soon as possible, to guarantee your child’s place. Children must book and commit to clubs for an entire term. As clubs are traditionally very popular, more than two unexplained absences may result in your child losing their place.  If you would like your child to attend Chill, after their club, there is a reduced charge of £2. Your child can then attend Chill until 4:30pm. To book clubs, please download the School Gateway App. Contact the school, if you have any questions. 

PE Time Table for Term 1

Reception: Tuesday & Wednesday

Year 1: Thursday

Year 2: Tuesday

Year 3: Thursday & Friday

Year 4: Monday, in addition to swimming is on Wednesday

Year 5: Tuesday & Wednesday

Year 6: Monday & Friday

PE Kit: 

Plain white round neck t-shirt, with no logos

plain black sport shorts or plain black jogging bottoms or plain black leggings

Trainers or daps.

We are continuing to ask children to come to school in their PE kit, on their allocated day.

School Uniform 

The children are looking super smart, as the new school year begins. A reminder of school uniform is:

Red school jumper, cardigan or fleece

Plain black/dark grey school trousers, shirt or shorts

Plain white or red polo shirt or white button up school shirt/blouse

Plain black school shoes or plain black trainers (with no coloured logos)

No jewellery, apart from stud earring, as hoops can be caught during PE and/or playtime

Please be reminded, however, that whilst we have certain expectations surrounding our uniform, parents are by no means obliged to purchase jumpers/cardigans etc showing the school logo.

We understand that with the cost of living rising rapidly, uniforms can be a worry to some parents, so unbranded school jumpers are more than acceptable as long as they are in the school colours. 

If you have any ongoing concerns surrounding the cost of uniform for your child/children, please do not hesitate to contact us and we will endeavour to support you with this. 

Sports Day

Sports day will be held at Filwood Fields on Friday 16th September.  All children in Years 1 - 6 must come in PE kit on Friday and have a water bottle in school. Parents and carers, you are welcome to come and watch your child in the running races and jumping and throwing challenges. Please remain outside of the white barrier when watching.

Y1, Y2 and Y3 sports day will be 9:15 - 10:15

Y4, Y5, and Y6 sports day will be 11:15 - 12:15

The event is weather permitting - if it looks like it will rain, we will cancel it. 

Secondary School Admissions - September 2023 

If you have a child in Year 6, you will be able to apply for their Secondary School place from Monday 12th September. You can do this by visiting https://www.bristol.gov.uk/residents/schools-learning-and-early-years/school-admissions/secondary-admissions/secondary-apply

The deadline for applications is 31st October - If you do not apply by this time, your child may not be accepted at their first choice school. 

If you need support with completing an application, please do not hesitate to contact us. 

Drop off/Pick Up Areas

Please be reminded that as your child enters a new year group, the arrangements for where they need to be dropped off in the morning and collected at the end of the day may have changed. 

Arrangements for this school year will be as follows: 

Reception, Year 1, Year 2 & Year 6 - To be dropped off and collected at the front of the school building 

Year 3, Year 4 and Year 5 - To be dropped off and collected through the back entrance of the school accessed via the lane 

If for any reason your child needs to be collected, or dropped off at an alternative entrance to those above, please contact the school office to discuss arrangements. 

Free School Meals 

As your child enters a new year group, please be aware that there may be some changes surrounding their Free School Meal entitlement. 

Children from Reception - Year 2 are automatically entitled to Universal Free School Meals

If your child is moving from Year 2 -to Year 3, please be aware that they are no longer entitled to Universal Free School Meals and you may need to start paying for school meals. If you are unsure if your child is entitled to Free School Meals, please speak with Miss Morse in the school office who will be able to confirm this for you. 

If you think your child may be eligible for Free School Meals, please visit https://parent.bristol.gov.uk/web/portal/pages/parents/travel-and-free-school-meals to apply. 

Barton Camp 2022 - Year 3 and Year 4 

As you know, Barton Camp will be taking place in a few short weeks. Please be reminded that payment for camp needs to be made by Friday 9th September. We are also still awaiting a number of permission slips - if you have not yet returned yours, please do so as soon as possible. Further information will be sent home with children next week. 

Medication

If your child requires medication that needs to be taken during the school day, please remember to send this into school with your child on Monday. Please ensure all medication is in it’s original container and clearly labelled with your child’s name. 

Dates for Diaries

Friday 16th September - Sports Day 

Thursday 22nd September - Year 3/4 Barton Camp

Monday 17th October - INSET Day (school closed)

Friday 21st October - End of Term 1

Monday 31st October - Start of Term 2

Friday 16th December - End of Term 2

Tuesday 3rd January - Start of Term 3

Friday 10th February - End of Term 3

Monday 20th February  - Start of Term 4

Friday 31st March - End of Term 4

Monday 17th April - Start of Term 5

Friday 26th May - End of Term 5

Monday 5th June - Start of Term 6

Friday 21st July - End of School Year

Have a relaxing weekend.

Tim Purser

Deputy Headteacher

Dear Parents and Carers,

I hope you have all had a relaxing and happy summer. We are all in school preparing for the new school year and looking forward to seeing you all on Monday.

Drop off and pick up areas 

Please be reminded that as your child enters a new year group, the arrangements for where they need to be dropped off in the morning and collected at the end of the day may have changed. 

Arrangements for this school year will be as follows: 

Reception, Year 1, Year 2 & Year 6 - To be dropped off and collected at the front of the school building 

Year 3, Year 4 and Year 5 - To be dropped off and collected through the back entrance of the school accessed via the lane 

If for any reason your child needs to be collected, or dropped off at an alternative entrance to those above, please contact the school office to discuss arrangements. 

School Uniform 

We are sure that most parents are more than prepared by now for their children to return to school on Monday, with new uniforms and resources ready for the start of the new school year. 

Please be reminded however that whilst we have certain expectations surrounding our uniform, parents are by no means obliged to purchase jumpers/cardigans etc showing the school logo. 

We understand that with the cost of living rising rapidly, uniforms can be a worry to some parents, so unbranded school jumpers are more than acceptable as long as they are in the school colours. 

If you have any ongoing concerns surrounding the cost of uniform for your child/children, please do not hesitate to contact us and we will endeavour to support you with this. 

Free School Meals 

As your child enters a new year group, please be aware that there may be some changes surrounding their Free School Meal entitlement. 

Children from Reception - Year 2 are automatically entitled to Universal Free School Meals

If your child is moving from Year 2 -to Year 3, please be aware that they are no longer entitled to Universal Free School Meals and you may need to start paying for school meals. If you are unsure if your child is entitled to Free School Meals, please speak with Miss Morse in the school office who will be able to confirm this for you. 

If you think your child may be eligible for Free School Meals, please visit https://parent.bristol.gov.uk/web/portal/pages/parents/travel-and-free-school-meals to apply. 

Barton Camp 2022 - Year 3 and Year 4 

As you know, Barton Camp will be taking place in a few short weeks. Please be reminded that payment for camp needs to be made by Friday 9th September. We are also still awaiting a number of permission slips - if you have not yet returned yours, please do so as soon as possible. Further information will be sent home with children next week. 

Medication

If your child requires medication that needs to be taken during the school day, please remember to send this into school with your child on Monday. Please ensure all medication is in it’s original container and clearly labelled with your child’s name. 

Dates for Diaries

• Monday 5th September - Beginning of new school year (pupils return to school) 
• Friday 16th September - Sports Day 
• Thursday 22nd September - Year 3/4 Barton Camp
• Monday 17th October - INSET Day (school closed)
• Friday 21st October - End of Term 1
• Monday 31st October - Start of Term 2
• Friday 16th December - End of Term 2
• Tuesday 3rd January - Start of Term 3
• Friday 10th February - End of Term 3
• Monday 20th February  - Start of Term 4
• Friday 31st March - End of Term 4
• Monday 17th April - Start of Term 5
• Friday 26th May - End of Term 5
• Monday 5th June - Start of Term 6
• Friday 21st July - End of School Year

See you all on Monday,

Matt Condon

Headteacher

Dear Parents and Carers

Welcome to the last newsletter of this school year. The children have had another great year with lots of learning, achievement, fun and laughter. Can I thank you all for your hard work, friendship and support. 

Success in 2021-22

Early Years Foundation Stage (Reception Outcomes):

This year’s Reception class had a really good year, with the number of children working at expected or above (Good Level of Development) having increased over previous years.

Year 1 Phonics

A very impressive 81% reached the expected level this year, which is in line with national results and means our children are ready to be even better readers in Year 2.

Year 2 Outcomes:

This group of children, who missed so much time in school in Reception and Year 2, made great progress in Year 2, leading to results we are very proud of. They did especially well in their writing.

Year 4 Tables Check:

This group did incredibly well on this new national test with 61% scoring 20/25 in this test. Many children scored almost full marks in this test.

Year 6 Outcomes:

We are incredibly proud of our children who achieved results in line with national standards in writing and reading and exceeded national results in maths and grammar and punctuation. We are especially proud that a fantastic 35% of our children achieved Greater Depth in reading - showing a big improvement on previous years. 

Overall

Children in all year groups have done incredibly well and we are all very proud of their achievements. 

Top Attenders 2021-22

Well done to these children who have achieved at least 99% attendance for the entire year: Taylor yr6, Justin yr6, Chris yr6, Fidel yr5, Merit yr5, Cheyenne  yr5, Grace yr4, Abby yr3, Victor yr3, Lindsay yr3, Fritzie yr3, Ivan yr3, Ollie yr3 and Michelle yr1 - these children have received a £10 voucher.

And an even bigger well done to these two children who achieved 100% attendance: Manna yr2 and Daniella in Reception - these children have received a £10 voucher and a special 100% attendance badge.

Goodbye and Thank You

Sadly we will soon be saying goodbye to two valued members of the CTK team. 

Mrs Wareham has done a great job teaching Reception and will be moving onto a new Nursery Teacher position in Clevedon.  Mrs Meacham has amazingly served this school and community for the last 18 years. She has done a wonderful job as a teacher; especially supporting children with additional needs. 

Children and staff will miss both greatly and we wish them all the best in the future.

Summer Reading Challenge 

Last week the children had a special assembly from Bristol Libraries about the Summer Reading Challenge. This year's theme is ‘Gadgeteers’ and children who take part have the chance to win some great prizes through the local library. For more information on how to take part, visit Filwood Library or www.summerreadingchallenge.org.uk

Wellbeing Tips

2022-23 Term Dates

• Term 1: Thursday 1st September - Friday 21st October 
• Term 2: Monday 31st October - Friday 16th December
• Term 3: Tuesday 3rd January - Friday 10th February 
• Term 4: Monday 20th February  - Friday 31st March 
• Term 5: Monday 17th April - Friday 26th May 
• Term 6: Monday 5th June - Friday 21st July 

Dates for Diaries

• Thursday 1st September -    Inset Day 
• Friday 2nd September - Inset Day 
• Monday 5th September - Beginning of new school year (pupils return to school) 
• Friday 16th September - Sports Day 
• Thursday 22nd September - Year 3/4 Barton Camp 

Yours sincerely

Matt Condon

Headteacher

Dear Parents and Carers

End of school year

Please remember that next week is our final week of term . The last day of term for Pupils will be Thursday 21st July. 

Sports Day

Unfortunately due to the expected high temperatures next week, we have made the decision to cancel sports day. 

Hot Weather

As you are aware, we are expecting some very hot weather at the beginning of next week. School will be open as normal, and we are following guidance from the Department of Education to ensure that school is a safe environment for our children. 

The key advice being given is: 

• Keep hydrated - please ensure children are coming into school with a filled water bottle. Pupils will have access to water to refill their bottles throughout the day. 
• Stay cool indoors - We will amend our break times to ensure that children are having adequate fresh air breaks, but are not outside for prolonged periods of time.
• Dress appropriately - We have plenty of hats available in school, and children are welcome to bring their own too. Children will be welcome to wear weather appropriate clothing (although please make sure that these are still school appropriate) and please make sure they are wearing sun cream. 

If there are any changes to this guidance, we will inform you as soon as we are aware. 

Welcome to Nursery and Reception 2022 Booklets

These are now both available on the school website under the ‘Nursery’ and ‘Reception’ tabs. 

Year 6 Assembly

The Year 6 Leavers Assembly will now be held on Thursday 21st July, due to the weather warning. Please can Year 6 parents/carers be seated in the school hall by 1:55pm.

Lost Property

Our lost property table will be out by the main entrance for parents to look through at the end of next week. 

Top Attenders 

As the end of the school year draws closer - we look forward to sharing our Top Attenders for the year. These will be the children who have achieved at least 99% attendance for the entire year. We will be presenting awards next week!

Summer Reading Challenge 

Last week the children had a special assembly from Bristol Libraries about the Summer Reading Challenge. This year's theme is ‘Gadgeteers’ and children who take part have the chance to win some great prizes through the local library. For more information on how to take part, visit Filwood Library or www.summerreadingchallenge.org.uk

Special mention - Y4, 5 and 6 girls in the football team. 

Well done to all the girls who represented CTK at a football tournament on Wednesday. They did brilliantly and scored with two teams ending up third in their groups. Everyone who participated showed great skill and good sportswomanship by being gracious winners and losers as they were the first to shake their opponent’s hands. Lots of goals were scored, fun was had and extra special mention goes to Missey who won a Bristol City football shirt for her skill! Well done all! 

Wellbeing Tips

Dates for Diaries

Thursday 21 July 2022 -  End of the school year

Monday 5th September - Beginning of new school year (pupils return to school) 

Yours sincerely

Matt Condon

Headteacher

Dear Parents and Carers

Sports Day

Sports Day - Monday 18th July, Filwood Fields

The current plan is for Nursery, Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 classes to start first thing in the morning with Year 3, Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6 to follow later in the morning. 

We will give exact timings nearer the time so adults can come and support their children. All children are to arrive at school at the normal time and will be collected from school at normal time. 

The children will wear their PE kit (black/blue shorts and white t-shirt) and trainers or daps to school. All children will need a water bottle.

If the weather is either very hot or it is raining there may be changes to the arrangements and these will be sent by text during the morning.

Mini Market

Well done to our Year 6 class, who ran an amazing Mini Market today, raising over an amazing £650. The children planned some great, fun, fundraising activities , which were enjoyed by the whole school. 

Also a big well done to all children - for their amazing behaviour, and to parents for your support. 

Top Attenders 

As the end of the school year draws closer - we look forward to sharing our Top Attenders for the year. These will be the children who have achieved at least 99% attendance for the entire year. We will be looking forward to sharing some special rewards with these children, so keep your eyes peeled for further news! 

Summer Reading Challenge 

Last week the children had a special assembly from Bristol Libraries about the Summer Reading Challenge. This year's theme is ‘Gadgeteers’ and children who take part have the chance to win some great prizes through the local library. For more information on how to take part, visit Filwood Library or www.summerreadingchallenge.org.uk

End of school year

With only 2 weeks left of Term, we are quickly approaching the end of the school year. The last day of term for Pupils will be Thursday 21st July. 

Cancelling After School Clubs 

Our after school clubs at Christ the King have become increasingly popular in the past few weeks, and we often have to operate a waiting list of children that would like to attend each day. We understand that sometimes children do not attend booked sessions due to illness/change of plans, however we’ve recently had a number of children being collected after school when they are due to stay, without informing us. This means they have taken a space at the after school club that could have been given to another child.

If you have booked a session and your child can no longer stay/no longer wants to stay for any reason, please inform the school office before 11.00am so that we can offer the space out to another child. 

If you do not cancel your session, and your child goes home (for reasons excluding illness), you may still be charged. 

Headteachers 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 - 

• Paisley for doing some fantastic reading with Miss Harvey  and for moving up book bands! 

Year 1 -  

• Michelle - for making a super effort to work more independently in class! Well done Michelle. 

Year 2-  

• Maja - for demonstrating her understanding of a human lifestyle.

 Year 3 - 

• To all the children in Year 3 for their focus and determination during assessment week. Well done on your amazing progress and attitude!

Year 4-

• All children in Year 4 for their fantastic attitude and effort towards the Multiplication Check. Everyone can be so proud of their score- Mr Prichard and Mrs Holmes are feeling very proud of you. 

Year 5 -  

• All of Year 5 for their brilliant attitude to being a whole year group again and working and supporting each other so well. 

Year 6 -  

• Serenity - for being an incredibly mature member of Year 6 in helping to find a missing member of the community! 

Wellbeing Tips

Book Fair: Tuesday -Thursday next week

At last we can welcome parents and carers into school to purchase books from the travelling book fair.

Special offer of 3 books for the price of 2.

The fair is open from 2.40pm to 3.30pm on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday for children accompanied with their respective parent/guardian to buy books.

The children will bring home a wishlist on Monday. 

Cash purchases only please .

If you are unable to attend, any child can select books and buy books with their class teachers during school time from Tuesday-Friday : Please bring any cash in a named envelope or purse.

Any books purchased will support the school in raising money to purchase more books for school.

Dates for Diaries

Monday 18th July - Sports Day

Thursday 21 July 2022 -  End of the school year

Monday 5th September - Beginning of new school year (pupils return to school) 

Yours sincerely

Matt Condon

Headteacher

Dear Parents and Carers

First Holy Communion

Can the governors, staff and pupils of School of Christ the King wish congratulations to all the children who received their First Holy Communion last Sunday.

Vacancy for School Cleaner

We have a vacancy for a school cleaner starting in July. If you would be interested in the position please contact the school office for an application form.  Hours for the vacancy are Monday to Friday 3.30pm to 5.30pm with some work required during the school holidays.

Staffing news and class organisation 2021-22

As we prepare for the summer holiday, here is the class teacher structure from September:

• Nursery - Miss Griffiths
• Reception - Miss Letherby
• Year 1 - Mrs Rowland
• Year 2 - Mr Purser (Deputy Headteacher)
• Year 3 - Miss Garrett 
• Year 4 - Mr Prichard
• Year 5 - Mrs Rotheram
• Year 6 - Miss Owers
• Teachers in various classes - Mrs Peppin and Mrs Buckland
• Academic Mentor - Mrs Fannin
• Reading Teacher - Miss Wakeford
• Assistant Headteacher and Inclusion Lead - Mrs Jordan 

This does mean that we will be sadly be saying goodbye to Mrs Wareham Mrs Meacham, who are both going on to new teaching roles. 

Coming in on a morning

We recently asked that parents with Nursery children use the front area of the school to wait with their children until Nursery opens at 9am. This was to ensure the safety of families, and so that the pavement outside of school was not being blocked. Whilst children are now utilising the front space, parents are still waiting on the pavement outside. This means that not only are children in this area unsupervised, but that the pavement is still being blocked for other pedestrians. 

Please can we ask that parents wait with their children inside the school gates and that they supervise their children until Nursery opens at 9.00am. 

Thank you for your ongoing cooperation with this matter. 

Attendance 27/06 - 30/06

Congratulations to both year 5 classes who have had great attendance this week: 

• Year 5O - 98% 
• Year 5R - 99%  

This means that Year 5R will have a special non-uniform day soon! 

Top Attenders 

As the end of the school year draws closer - we look forward to sharing our Top Attenders for the year. These will be the children who have achieved at least 99% attendance for the entire year. We will be looking forward to sharing some special rewards with these children, so keep your eyes peeled for further news! 

Summer Reading Challenge 

Last week the children had a special assembly from Bristol Libraries about the Summer Reading Challenge. This years theme is ‘Gadgeteers’ and children who take part have the chance to win some great prizes through the local library. For more information on how to take part, visit Filwood Library or www.summerreadingchallenge.org.uk.

End of school year

With only 3 weeks left of Term, we are quickly approaching the end of the school year. The last day of term for Pupils will be Thursday 21st July. 

Dropping Children Off to School and Parking 

Please can we politely ask that parents do not stop in the middle of the road and allow their children to get out of the car in front of school. Not only is this extremely dangerous, it causes a backlog of traffic in front of the school site. There is plenty of parking available to parents on Filwood Broadway, and we encourage parents to use these spaces and walk their children into school, with the support of the crossing patrol directly outside the school. 

Please also be reminded that parents should not be parking on the zig-zag lines or in the loading bay. A visitor using a wheelchair was blocked-in last week by parents using this space when collecting children - this meant that both the child and wheelchair user were left to stand in the rain until the owners of the vehicle returned. Please be thoughtful of others when you park. 

We thank you for your ongoing support with this matter. 

Late Collection of Children 

Occasionally, there are unforeseen circumstances that mean you may be late to collect your child from school, however in recent weeks, we have had a number of children being collected late on a regular basis. 

When children are collected late, staff have to come away from their regular duties to supervise them, meaning unplanned staffing costs for the school. With this in mind, from Term 6 onwards we will be implementing a charging system for those children who are regularly collected late. These charges will be as follows: 

• After 3.20 - £2.50 charge 
• After 4.00pm - £5.00 charge 

In the first instance, parents will be given a written warning regarding late collection of children, however should this become a regular occurrence, these charges will apply. 

Cancelling After School Clubs 

Our after school clubs at Christ the King have become increasingly popular in the past few weeks, and we often have to operate a waiting list of children that would like to attend each day. We understand that sometimes children do not attend booked sessions due to illness/change of plans, however we’ve recently had a number of children being collected after school when they are due to stay, without informing us. This means they have taken a space at the after school club that could have been given to another child.

If you have booked a session and your child can no longer stay/no longer wants to stay for any reason, please inform the school office before 11.00am so that we can offer the space out to another child. 

If you do not cancel your session, and your child goes home (for reasons excluding illness), you may still be charged. 

Headteachers 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 - 

• Paisley for doing some fantastic reading with Miss Harvey  and for moving up book bands! 

Year 1 -  

• Michelle - for making a super effort to work more independently in class! Well done Michelle. 

Year 2-  

• Zuzanna - for making a super effort to improve her handwriting.
• Lily B - for demonstrating a good understanding of symmetry during our maths competition.

 Year 3 - 

• Leo- For his exceptional fractions work on tenths. He showed initiative and a desire to challenge himself. Well done, Leo!

Year 4-

• All children in Year 4 for their fantastic attitude and effort towards the Multiplication Check. Everyone can be so proud of their score- Mr Prichard and Mrs Holmes are feeling very proud of you. 

Year 5 -  

• Anta - for her thoughtful reflection on marriage based on the Bible verses we had read in class.
• Freya - for her down-to-earth marriage tips in our RE lesson.

Year 6 -  

• Chloe - for an absolutely fabulous newspaper report! You took time to make sure it was presented really well and it reads beautifully - well done!

Wellbeing Tips

Dates for Diaries

Thursday 21 July 2022 -  End of the school year

Monday 5th September - Beginning of new school year (pupils return to school) 

Yours sincerely

Matt Condon

Headteacher

Staffing news and class organisation 2021-22

As we prepare for the summer holiday, here is the class teacher structure from September:

• Nursery - Miss Griffiths
• Reception - Miss Letherby
• Year 1 - Mrs Rowland
• Year 2 - Mr Purser (Deputy Headteacher)
• Year 3 - Miss Garrett 
• Year 4 - Mr Prichard
• Year 5 - Mrs Rotheram
• Year 6 - Miss Owers
• Teachers in various classes - Mrs Peppin and Mrs Buckland
• Academic Mentor - Mrs Fannin
• Reading Teacher - Miss Wakeford
• Assistant Headteacher and Inclusion Lead - Mrs Jordan 

This does mean that we will be sadly be saying goodbye to Mrs Wareham and Mrs Meacham, who are both going on to new teaching roles. 

Dear Parents and Carers

Vacancy for School Cleaner

We have a vacancy for a school cleaner starting in July. If you would be interested in the position please contact the school office for an application form.  Hours for the vacancy are Monday to Friday 3.30pm to 5.30pm with some work required during the school holidays.

Attendance 20/06 - 24/06

Congratulations to Year 3 who have achieved 98% attendance this week! 

Top Attenders 

As the end of the school year draws closer - we look forward to sharing our Top Attenders for the year. These will be the children who have achieved at least 99% attendance for the entire year. We will be looking forward to sharing some special rewards with these children, so keep your eyes peeled for further news! 

End of school year

With only 4 weeks left of Term, we are quickly approaching the end of the school year. The last day of term for Pupils will be Thursday 21st July. 

Dropping Children Off to School and Parking 

Please can we politely ask that parents do not stop in the middle of the road and allow their children to get out of the car in front of school. Not only is this extremely dangerous, it causes a backlog of traffic in front of the school site. There is plenty of parking available to parents on Filwood Broadway, and we encourage parents to use these spaces and walk their children into school, with the support of the crossing patrol directly outside the school. 

Please also be reminded that parents should not be parking on the zig-zag lines or in the loading bay. A visitor using a wheelchair was blocked-in last week by parents using this space when collecting children - this meant that both the child and wheelchair user were left to stand in the rain until the owners of the vehicle returned. Please be thoughtful of others when you park. 

We thank you for your ongoing support with this matter. 

Late Collection of Children 

Occasionally, there are unforeseen circumstances that mean you may be late to collect your child from school, however in recent weeks, we have had a number of children being collected late on a regular basis. 

When children are collected late, staff have to come away from their regular duties to supervise them, meaning unplanned staffing costs for the school. With this in mind, from Term 6 onwards we will be implementing a charging system for those children who are regularly collected late. These charges will be as follows: 

• After 3.20 - £2.50 charge 
• After 4.00pm - £5.00 charge 

In the first instance, parents will be given a written warning regarding late collection of children, however should this become a regular occurrence, these charges will apply. 

Cancelling After School Clubs 

Our after school clubs at Christ the King have become increasingly popular in the past few weeks, and we often have to operate a waiting list of children that would like to attend each day. We understand that sometimes children do not attend booked sessions due to illness/change of plans, however we’ve recently had a number of children being collected after school when they are due to stay, without informing us. This means they have taken a space at the after school club that could have been given to another child.

If you have booked a session and your child can no longer stay/no longer wants to stay for any reason, please inform the school office before 11.00am so that we can offer the space out to another child. 

If you do not cancel your session, and your child goes home (for reasons excluding illness), you may still be charged. 

Library Fun

Headteachers 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 - 

• Paisley for doing some fantastic reading with Miss Harvey  and for moving up book bands! 

Year 1 -  

• Zach -  for ordering words to make up his sentences and working really hard in class. 
• Amelia - for trying her best to retell our class story in English this week and editing her work with support.

Year 2-

• Ryder - For having an amazing week.  He has made a huge improvement with his writing and presentation when independently  retelling our class story.

Year 3 - 

• David and Abby- For their excellent persuasive letters in English. They worked independently to meet the success criteria and used imaginative ideas. Well done!

Year 4-

• Leighton, Emily, Lexi, Reggie and Grace - These children make up our Top 5 for the Year 4 Speed Tables that we introduced last term. The children were timed to write down their tables from 1s-12s, racing against the clock! 

Year 5 -  

• Ayla  - for a brilliant attitude towards her decimals work this week after being away for two weeks of learning. 
• Des’Arai and Cheyenne - for their brilliant writing this week when writing a newspaper article. 
• Fidel - For his resilience and improvement in maths when adding decimals. 
• Angelina - for trying out new ideas when editing her writing

Year 6 -  

• Archie - for his mature attitude to phoning the “emergency services” at the Create Centre. He was able to articulate what he needed and why he needed it. Well done, Arch!
• Adi, Serenity & Frankie - for their excellent knowledge in our Kahoot quiz. Well done!

Wellbeing Tips

Dates for Diaries

Friday 1st July - INSET Day

Thursday 21 July 2022 -  End of the school year

Monday 5th September - Beginning of new school year (pupils return to school) 

Yours sincerely

Matt Condon

Headteacher

Dear Parents 

This term children in Reception to Year 6 will be learning about relationships part of the RSE (Relationships and Sex Education) curriculum. Following the full consultation with parents last year, we would just like to remind you of the Parent Portal part of the programme. 

The Life to the Full programme is based on the structure of ‘A Model Catholic RSE Curriculum’ by the Catholic Education Service. This model curriculum was highlighted as a work of good practice by the Department of Education so we therefore have confidence that the programme will be fit for purpose in supporting the growth and development of your child.

Life to the Full is much more than a series of lessons. It is an entire platform of creative resources that will engage, inform and inspire our children and, indeed, you as parents. This includes interactive video content, story-based activities, employing a wide range of teaching tools, original worship music and an accompanying programme of classroom prayers.

To access the online parent platform please visit: www.tentenresources.co.uk/parent-portal

• Username: school-ctk-bs4
• Password: canal-banks

Life to the Full is intended to be a partnership between home, school and church. We know that you already do a fantastic job and we see our new programme, Life to the Full, as a means to further develop, support and enrich the partnership between home, school and church so that your child is fully supported.

If you have any queries, please email these to the school office on Christ.the.king.p@bristol-schools.uk

Kind regards

Miss Griffiths

PSHE Lead 

Dear Parents and Carers

Top Attenders 

As the end of the school year draws closer - we look forward to sharing our Top Attenders for the year. These will be the children who have achieved at least 99% attendance for the entire year. We will be looking forward to sharing some special rewards with these children, so keep your eyes peeled for further news! 

Weekly Attendance 

Congratulations to Year 3 who have achieved 98% attendance this week! This is a great achievement - keep up the good work! 

With only one week left of the school term, we hope to see more classes achieve this next week, and going into next term. Don’t forget, classes that achieve at least 99% attendance will be rewarded with a non-uniform day! 

Filwood Library

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 the 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 (which could double after a period of time).

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.

End of school year

With only 6 weeks left of Term, we are quickly approaching the end of the school year. The last day of term for Pupils will be Thursday 21st July. 

Dropping Children Off to School 

Please can we politely ask that parents do not stop in the middle of the road and allow their children to get out of the car in front of school. Not only is this extremely dangerous, it causes a backlog of traffic in front of the school site. There is plenty of parking available to parents on Filwood Broadway, and we encourage parents to use these spaces and walk their children into school, with the support of the crossing patrol directly outside the school. 

We thank you for your ongoing support with this matter. 

Late Collection of Children 

Occasionally, there are unforeseen circumstances that mean you may be late to collect your child from school, however in recent weeks, we have had a number of children being collected late on a regular basis. 

When children are collected late, staff have to come away from their regular duties to supervise them, meaning unplanned staffing costs for the school. With this in mind, from Term 6 onwards we will be implementing a charging system for those children who are regularly collected late. These charges will be as follows: 

• After 3.20 - £2.50 charge 
• After 4.00pm - £5.00 charge 

In the first instance, parents will be given a written warning regarding late collection of children, however should this become a regular occurrence, these charges will apply. 

Cancelling After School Clubs 

Our after school clubs at Christ the King have become increasingly popular in the past few weeks, and we often have to operate a waiting list of children that would like to attend each day. We understand that sometimes children do not attend booked sessions due to illness/change of plans, however we’ve recently had a number of children being collected after school when they are due to stay, without informing us. This means they have taken a space at the after school club that could have been given to another child.

If you have booked a session and your child can no longer stay/no longer wants to stay for any reason, please inform the school office before 11.00am so that we can offer the space out to another child. 

If you do not cancel your session, and your child goes home (for reasons excluding illness), you may still be charged. 

Headteachers 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 - 

• Paisley for doing some fantastic reading with Miss Harvey  and for moving up book bands! 

Year 1 -  

• Momar - for his retelling of the story ‘lost and found’ making huge improvements with his spelling, presentation and making a super effort to remember to include finger spaces between words - well done
• All Year 1 - For their incredible hard work and determination in the phonics screening  this week! 

Year 2-

• Bella - for always being very kind and considerate towards other children when they need a helping hand or a friend to guide them.

Year 3 - 

• Roxy- For her amazing independent work on comparing lengths in maths. Keep up the confidence, Roxy!

 Year 4-

• Leighton, Emily, Lexi, Reggie and Grace - These children make up our Top 5 for the Year 4 Speed Tables that we introduced this week. The children were timed to write down their tables from 1s-12s, racing against the clock! 

Year 5 -  

• Ayla  - for a brilliant attitude towards her decimals work this week after being away for two weeks of learning. 
• Des’Arai and Cheyenne - for their brilliant writing this week when writing a newspaper article. 
• Fidel - For his resilience and improvement in maths when adding decimals. 
• Angelina - for trying out new ideas when editing her writing

Year 6 -  

• Archie - for his mature attitude to phoning the “emergency services” at the Create Centre. He was able to articulate what he needed and why he needed it. Well done, Arch!
• Adi, Serenity & Frankie - for their excellent knowledge in our Kahoot quiz. Well done!

Wellbeing Tips

Dates for Diaries

• Monday 6 June 2022 - Start of Term 6
• Friday 17th June - INSET Day
• Friday 1st July - INSET Day
• Thursday 21 July 2022 -  End of the school year
• Monday 5th September - Beginning of new school year (pupils return to school) 

Yours sincerely

Matt Condon

Headteacher

Dear Parents and Carers

Headteachers 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 - 

• Paisley for doing some fantastic reading with Miss Harvey  and for moving up book bands! 

Year 1 -  

• Momar - for his retelling of the story ‘lost and found’ making huge improvements with his spelling, presentation and making a super effort to remember to include finger spaces between words - well done!

Year 3 - 

• Baylee- For having an amazing first term at CTK.  Since day one he has approached every lesson with focus and determination. Well done, Baylee!

Year 4-

• Leighton, Emily, Lexi, Reggie and Grace - These children make up our Top 5 for the Year 4 Speed Tables that we introduced this week. The children were timed to write down their tables from 1s-12s, racing against the clock! 

Year 5 -  

• Ayla  - for a brilliant attitude towards her decimals work this week after being away for two weeks of learning. 
• Fidel - For his resilience and improvement in maths when adding decimals. 

Year 6 -  

• Archie - for his mature attitude to phoning the “emergency services” at the Create Centre. He was able to articulate what he needed and why he needed it. Well done, Arch!
• Adi, Serenity & Frankie - for their excellent knowledge in our Kahoot quiz. Well done!

Late Collection of Children 

Occasionally, there are unforeseen circumstances that mean you may be late to collect your child from school, however in recent weeks, we have had a number of children being collected late on a regular basis. 

When children are collected late, staff have to come away from their regular duties to supervise them, meaning unplanned staffing costs for the school. With this in mind, from Term 6 onwards we will be implementing a charging system for those children who are regularly collected late. These charges will be as follows: 

• After 3.20 - £2.50 charge 
• After 4.00pm - £5.00 charge 

In the first instance, parents will be given a written warning regarding late collection of children, however should this become a regular occurrence, these charges will apply. 

Cancelling After School Clubs 

Our after school clubs at Christ the King have become increasingly popular in the past few weeks, and we often have to operate a waiting list of children that would like to attend each day. We understand that sometimes children do not attend booked sessions due to illness/change of plans, however we’ve recently had a number of children being collected after school when they are due to stay, without informing us. This means they have taken a space at the after school club that could have been given to another child.

If you have booked a session and your child can no longer stay/no longer wants to stay for any reason, please inform the school office before 11.00am so that we can offer the space out to another child. 

If you do not cancel your session, and your child goes home (for reasons excluding illness), you may still be charged. 

Wellbeing Tips

Attendance 

Congratulations to Year 3 who have achieved 98% attendance this week! This is a great achievement - keep up the good work! 

With only one week left of the school term, we hope to see more classes achieve this next week, and going into next term. Don’t forget, classes that achieve at least 99% attendance will be rewarded with a non-uniform day! 

Dates for Diaries

Monday 6 June 2022 - Start of Term 6

Friday 17th June - INSET Day

Friday 1st July - INSET Day

Thursday 21 July 2022 -  End of the school year

Yours sincerely

Matt Condon

Headteacher

Dear Parents and Carers

A reminder that we are closed this Monday (23rd May) for and INSET Day.

PE Kit 

We have recently had lots of children coming into school in the wrong PE Kit (named brand sports wear, brightly coloured clothing etc). We welcome children to wear their kit in on their classes PE day, however this only applies if they have the correct kit - white t-shirt & black shorts - if they do not have this correct kit, they should come to school wearing their uniform and bring their sportswear to change into before their PE lesson. 

If children arrive wearing the incorrect kit, we will be contacting parents to arrange for uniforms to be bought in.

Headteachers 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 - 

• Daniella for doing some fantastic writing in literacy. Daniella wrote a sentence about the little red hen story and used her sounds to write independently. Well done Daniella! 

Year 1 -  

• Elsie and Kiki - For their fantastic illustrations showing different feelings and emotions which we have been learning about in PSHE.

Year 2 -  

• Year 2 - For their fantastic hard work this week.  We are all so proud of you all!

Year 3 - 

• Filip- For sharing his wider understanding of Roman life to support the class during English. Filip used high quality vocabulary and demonstrated that he had been extending his learning outside of school. Excellent work, Filip!

Year 5 -  

• Aaliyah and Anta - for their brilliant team work when researching bible passages that mention the Holy Spirit. 

Year 6 -  

• Year 6 - Adi, Serenity & Frankie - for their excellent knowledge in our Kahoot quiz. Well done!

Wellbeing Tips

Attendance 

Congratulations to Year 3 who have achieved 98% attendance this week! This is a great achievement - keep up the good work! 

With only one week left of the school term, we hope to see more classes achieve this next week, and going into next term. Don’t forget, classes that achieve at least 99% attendance will be rewarded with a non-uniform day! 

Nursery Drop Off 

One of our highest priorities here at Christ the King is the safety of our children and their families. With this in mind, we would like to ask that families waiting for nursery to open in the morning now wait inside the school gates. This ensures that not only are children kept safely away from the road, but also that the pathways are kept clear for pedestrians. 

Thank you for your ongoing cooperation with this matter. 

Head Lice 

We have had reports of head lice from a number of classes across the school. We would like to ask that parents are regularly checking their children’s hair for nits, and treating them when necessary. Whilst head lice are not an excuse to miss school, they can be irritating for children which in turn can become a distraction from learning, so we ask parents to remain vigilant and deal with them as soon as possible. 

Medical Appointments during the school day 

Please can we remind parents that without medical evidence (an appointment card/letter/prescription), appointments during the school day will not be authorised. Multiple unauthorised absences may result in a penalty notice (fine) being issued. Where possible, please book appointments after school hours or during school holidays. 

Jewellery 

A polite reminder that children should not be wearing excessive jewellery to school. Pupils are only permitted to wear stud earrings into school, they should not be wearing hoops or drop earrings. Children should also not be wearing necklaces, bracelets or rings into school, and we cannot take responsibility for the loss or damage of such items. 

CTK Nursery Class - Places Available

We are extremely proud of our new(ish) nursery class which is open for 3 and 4 year olds. Our Early Years Team have worked really hard to make it a welcoming and enjoyable place for children to play and learn, developing the skills they need ready for primary school. You can take a look at the fantastic work that’s been going on through the Nursery page on our school website. 

If you are interested in applying for a place for your child or think you may know someone who is interested, please ask them to contact the school office to express interest.

Dates for Diaries

Monday 23rd May - INSET Day

Friday 27th May - Non-uniform day (Jubilee Colours - Red, White & Blue) 

Friday 27 May 2022 - End of Term 5

Monday 6 June 2022 - Start of Term 6

Friday 17th June - INSET Day

Friday 1st July - INSET Day

Thursday 21 July 2022 -  End of the school year

Yours sincerely

Matt Condon

Headteacher