Dear Parents and Carers

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. 

School Photographs

Our school photographer will be in school on Wednesday 4th May to take individual and sibling portraits of the children.

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. 

Summer Chill

We now have some provisional dates available for our Summer Chill sessions. We would like to run these sessions on: 

• Week Commencing: Monday 8th August 2022 
• Week Commencing: Monday 15th August 2022 

Sessions would be available to children who are currently in Years Reception to Year 5 (unfortunately current nursery and year 6 children will not be able to attend) and families would have to commit to the whole week, as we cannot offer single days. 

For this provision to be financially viable, we will require a certain number of bookings, so at this time we are unable to provide a cost of these sessions, however if you would like to register your interest, please contact the school office and we will endeavour to get this information to you as soon as possible. 

SATs Week - Monday 9th - Friday 13th May 2022

Year 6 SATs will take place on the week commencing Monday 9th May. This is a very important week for our pupils and it is essential that children attend school every day in order to sit their tests. Unless a child is unwell, children not attending school will not be able to sit these assessments, that they have worked so hard to prepare for. 

A free breakfast will be available to all children during this week to ensure they are in school on time and have a positive start to the day. 

PE Kit Reminder

Please can we remind parents that our school PE Kit is black shorts/jogging bottoms and a plain white t-shirt. Children should not be wearing brand name or brightly coloured sportswear/tracksuits and clothing for their PE Lessons. 

CTK Nursery Class - Places Available

We are extremely proud of our 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.

Reception Places Available for September 2022

We still have a few places available for children starting in Reception this September. 

Again, 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.

Attendance

Congratulations to Year 6 and 5R  who have reached our attendance targets this week! 

• 5R: 98%
• Year 6: 97% 

We’re hoping to see more classes reach our targets over this term. 

Dates for Diaries

Wednesday 4th May 2022 - School Photographs 

Monday 9th May 2022 - SATs Week

Monday 23rd May - INSET Day

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

Dear Parents and Carers,

Lent Fundraising Events

We are very excited, and proud to announce, that our Lenten fundraising has raised a whopping £994.80!!!

This is a fantastic achievement and we would like to thank everyone for their wonderful donations and support over the past few weeks. 

The money was raised for the following charities, and our final total will be divided equally between them… 

 - Refuge - for women and children against domestic violence - https://www.refuge.org.uk/

- The Ukrainian Refugee crisis - https://www.savethechildren.org/us/what-we-do/emergency-response/refugee-children-crisis/ukrainian-refugees

- CAFOD - https://cafod.org.uk/News/Emergencies-news/Ukraine-crisis

PE Kit Reminder 

Please can we remind parents that our school PE Kit is black shorts/jogging bottoms and a plain white t-shirt. Children should not be wearing brand name or brightly coloured sportswear/tracksuits and clothing for their PE Lessons. 

Wellbeing Tips

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 - https://sites.google.com/a/ctk.education/www/nursery-class_1

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.

Diversity Funday

FREE Cooking and Growing Workshops 

This Easter, there are FREE cooking and growing workshops running at Square Food Foundation and Redcatch Community Garden.

These are for children aged 8-12 who are in receipt of free school meals.

Please see below for dates, timings and how to book! 

Classes at Square Food Foundation:

• Wed 13th April, 10am – 2pm
• Thurs 14th April, 10am – 2pm
• Wed 20th April, 10am – 2pm
• Thurs 21st April, 10am – 2pm

Book at https://forms.office.com/r/17Vwc4scse

Classes at Redcatch Community Garden

• Mon 11th April, 10am – 2pm
• Tues 12th April, 10am – 2pm
• Tues 19th April, 10am – 2pm

Book at www.rcgspringholidayclub.eventbrite.co.uk

Filwood Hope 

Filwood Hope is a registered charity based at Filwood Broadway providing support around housing, money, employment and general advice. They have been working within Knowle West since 1996 and have become an integral part of the community. Unfortunately, in recent years, funding for this valuable service has been cut, so they are now having to ask for public donations to enable them to continue to run their invaluable services. 

If you are interested in making a donation, please visit www.filwoodhope.org/appeal  - all donations will be gratefully received and help the team at Filwood Hope carry on supporting our community. 

Term 4 Curriculum Overviews

We have now added all curriculum overviews for this term to our website:

https://sites.google.com/a/ctk.education/www/learning/our-curriculum

Attendance 

Congratulations of Reception Class and Year 1 who have reached our attendance targets this week! 

• Reception Class: 97%
• Year 1: 98%

We look forward to welcoming everyone back in Term 5, and having more classes reach these targets.

Dates for Diaries

Monday 25 April 2022 - Start of Term 5

Wednesday 4th May 2022 - School Photographs 

Monday 9th May 2022 - SATs Week

Monday 23rd May - INSET Day

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

Can we wish you all a peaceful and Happy Easter

Yours sincerely

Matt Condon

Headteacher

Dear Parents and Carers,

INSET

Please note that the school will be closed on Friday 17th June for staff training.

Wellbeing

 

Filwood Hope 

Filwood Hope is a registered charity based at Filwood Broadway providing support around housing, money, employment and general advice. They have been working within Knowle West since 1996 and have become an integral part of the community. Unfortunately, in recent years, funding for this valuable service has been cut, so they are now having to ask for public donations to enable them to continue to run their invaluable services. 

If you are interested in making a donation, please visit www.filwoodhope.org/appeal  - all donations will be gratefully received and help the team at Filwood Hope carry on supporting our community. 

Lent Fundraising Events 

As you know we have now started our Lent Fundraising Events, which will be running until the end of this term. 

We started today with our cake sale, and have already started to raise lots of money. 

Events for the rest of term are as follows:

Easter Egg Raffle - Friday 8th April - Children can start buying tickets NOW at a cost of 20p each and the raffle will be announced on the last day of term. 

Break the Rules Day - Friday 8th April  - 50p per rule broken or £3 to break them all!

The rules that can be broken are:

• School uniform
• No nail polish
• No hats
• No crazy hair
• No squash in their water bottle
• School shoes only
• No odd socks
• No wearing clothes back to front
• No temporary tattoos
• No make up

These are the only rules that may be broken.

We will be raising money for the following charities, and thank you all for your support in helping these worthy causes: 

• Refuge - for women and children against domestic violence - https://www.refuge.org.uk/
• The Ukrainian Refugee crisis - https://www.savethechildren.org/us/what-we-do/emergency-response/refugee-children-crisis/ukrainian-refugees
• CAFOD - https://cafod.org.uk/News/Emergencies-news/Ukraine-crisis

Attendance 

Congratulations to class 5R who have achieved 99% attendance this week! This is their second week in a row of AMAZING attendance! Keep up the good work!

Thank you for your continued support in helping us to improve attendance. 

Information for Nursery Parents 

As you know, our Nursery Class does not start until 9am. If you are arriving at school early, to bring older siblings to school, we would like to ask that you wait with your nursery children inside the school gates until Nursery is open. This will keep the children away from the busy road and the path clear for other pedestrians. 

Lateness 

Please be reminded that the school day starts at 8.50am, with the doors opening at 8.40am to enable children to come onto site and get settled. We have recently had a number of children arriving late, and as well as starting the day off in a stressful way for the late child, it can also be disruptive to the rest of the class. Please ensure children arrive at school on time, every day. Frequent lateness may result in a Penalty Notice (fine)  being issued.

Breakfast Club 

As you may know we run a daily Breakfast Club for our pupils. Breakfast Club runs daily from 8am and is a great opportunity for children to have a healthy breakfast and socialise with their friends before school. Not only is Breakfast Club great for socialising and promoting healthy eating habits, it can also greatly benefit children’s attendance and behaviour. For pupils from Reception-Year 6, Breakfast Club is just £1 per day, and doors are open for breakfast until 8.20am (children arriving after this time will miss food service). If you would like to book a space at Breakfast Club, you can do this using the School Gateway app. 

If you have a nursery aged child and would like further information about a space at Breakfast Club, please contact the school office. 

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 - 

• Hollie for doing some fabulous number sentences and for using a number line to work out addition and subtraction facts within 10. Well done Hollie! 

 Year 1 -  

• Toby - for making a great start since joining our school. He is enthusiastic about learning and has been kind, polite and helpful to his friends and teachers. 

Year 2 -  

• Chloe and Megan - For persevering  and achieving a high score in their NFER Maths Arithmetic paper.  Well done to you both!

Year 3 -

• Summer- For showing great resilience and working outside her comfort zone during assessment week. We have been blown away by her positive attitude and determination. Well done, Summer!   

Year 4 - 

• Sofia- For writing a persuasive letter from the Queen of Narnia using features to persuade the Pevensie family to visit her palace.  

Year 5 -  

• Mason - For managing his distractions and focusing on his stitching in design and technology..
• Harmony - For her brilliant determination and initiative when learning how to sew. She successfully sewed her Mother’s Day card without any assistance! 

Y5/6 Special mention - 

• Well done to the Y5/6 girls netball team who represented CTK at a tournament this week. They made the school proud, showed clear improvement over the afternoon, even having other schools come and tell the girls how well they were doing and how good their shooting was and played with huge smiles all the time. Played four games, won one - well done!  

Year 6 -  

• Emily Z - for an amazing week! Her confidence has has absolutely grown and she can be so proud of herself.

Dates for Diaries

• Friday 8th April 2022 - End of Term 4
• Monday 25 April 2022 - Start of Term 5
• Monday 9th May 2022 - SATs Week
• Monday 23rd May - INSET Day
• 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