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

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 - 

• For all of Reception for looking after the chicks and being super learners as we watched them hatch and grow! 

Year 1 -  

• Clay - For working hard to include a simile and a question in his lost poster during English this week.

Year 2 -  

• Damian - For super improved reading and moving up to the next level.

Year 3 -

• Fritzhie and Ronnie- For their reflective and high quality writing in RE about the significance of “Feed my Sheep”.
• Alfie- For his deep thinking in Maths on his work on subtraction with Mrs Fannin. Well done Alfie!

Year 4 - 

• Ronnie- For going the extra mile and creating a home learning diary, sharing all of her new learning from the week.
• Grace and Freya- For their incredible contributions in RE lessons this week. Both girls have shown a deep understanding of the story and made links with other parts of the Bible. 

Year 5 -  

• Tianna - for her deep thinking in RE when looking at the Easter Vigil symbolism.
• Tommy - Well done for being so absorbed in English this week, asking for help and really focusing on your handwriting, which has improved enormously in this last week, and has resulted in a brilliant set of instructions on how to tell the truth. 

Year 6 -  

• Year 6 - for such an amazing week! You can be so proud of how you gave SATs your all and you deserve the best results. A massive well done!

Wellbeing Tips

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. 

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. 

Dates for Diaries

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

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. 

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 - 

• Sydnee for working really hard on her letter formation and writing! 

Year 1 -  

• All of Year 1 - For being welcoming, polite and working hard for Miss Garrett while she has taught the class over the last few weeks.

Year 2 -  

• Lyla - For her super diagram showing the Life Cycle of a Sunflower.

Year 3 -

• Liliana- For being constantly engaged in all her subjects and for participating enthusiastically, particularly in maths. Well done, Liliana.
• Brody- For listening to and following instructions to develop his tennis skills. Amazing progress, Brody!

Year 4 - 

• Josiah- For leading our Collective Worship in a reverent manner.

Year 5 -  

• Benji P - For using his sounds in his writing independently.
• Harmony - For your excellent attitude towards your learning, always being focussed and showing lots of curiosity across all subjects. Well done, keep up the good work!

Year 6 -  

• Kaya - for being our driving force, as we head on into our SATs. You motivate, encourage and lead by example.

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 Year Reception-5 (current nursery and year 6 children will not be able to attend) and families would have to commit to the whole week, 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. 

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 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