Dear Parents and Carers,

Mr. Purser - Assistant Headteacher

I am very pleased to announce that Mr. Purser has been appointed as Assistant Headteacher. Mr Purser will be working closely with Mrs. Triggs and myself as part of our Senior Leadership Team. His key responsibilities are leading writing across the school as well as leading Key Stage 2.

We will publish teacher's classes for next year, in next week’s newsletter. 

Celebrating Great Attendance in Term 5

As you know, each term we now have a 100% attendance presentation when each class will have a special draw where children can win a new storybook.

This is now a termly event, which means children have a chance to participate 6 times in any year.

Each child with 100% attendance in Term 5, will be given a ticket on TODAY, which means they can wear their own clothes on Monday.

They will also be given another ticket, which they need to bring to Monday’s assembly, so they can enter the draw for each class and have a chance of winning a book.

An event organised by The Salvation Army

The Salvation Army are holding a free children event:

Beach Themed Holiday Club for children aged 4 – 11years

on Saturday 9^th July 10am – 3pm at

The Salvation Army, Hassell Drive, Newtown,

Bristol BS2 0AN

There will be games, craft and much, much more at this club.

It is free and lunch and refreshments will be provided.

Please make sure you book a place by emailing Hilary on hilary.gambling@barclays.com or leaving a message on 07766 360352. 

You will need to register your child(ren) at 10am

Hot School Meals

Eden has confirmed that the school price will not be increased from this September, therefore it remains at £2.25.

For all children in Year 2 from September they will have to pay for their hot meals.  If you think you are eligible for Free School Meals please see the school office who can help you apply.

Final Staff Training Day

The last training day, when the school is closed, will be on Friday  8^th July.

Old Phones and Tablets

We are looking into interesting ways in which we can use old technology to support learning in school. If you have an old tablet or mobile phone please pass them onto us so that we can use them in class.

Summer Book Fair

The Book Fair will be in school next week. 

It will be open for parents to buy books on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday in the morning from 9 - 10am and in the afternoon from 1.30 - 3.30pm.   There will be NO BOOK FAIR on Thursday afternoon.

Please support the Book Fair. As well as being able to buy books for your children, we get books for school too, depending on how much is spent.

Sports Day

Sports Day will take place on the 27^th June at The Park – more details to follow.

School Blog

There are lots of new posts on our school blog, which can be found on: christthekingblog.blogspot.co.uk

This blog features lots of photographs of life in school and will be updated on a regular basis.

Recent posts include:

• ·         Year 6 Camp
• ·         Leaver's Mass 2016
• ·         Ready for the football!
• ·         Reception making Pizza at Frankie and Bennys

Christ the King Culture Day – A message from Ope in Year 6

When we dig deeper into the culture hidden in Christ the King, we discover that we have a wide range of children from many different cultures.  Because of this, we have decided to celebrate these different cultures by putting on a day called Culture Day.  Culture Day will be on Wednesday 6^th July – the day where we all learn about different countries, cultures and traditions. More details will be shared soon.

Lost property

There is a lot of lost property in the school.  It will be placed outside today and Monday, please come and look for any items that might belong to your child.

Hot Weather

Now that we have seen the sun over the last couple of days, please can I remind you that children should have sunscreen applied before they come to school.  It is also important that children bring water bottles into school each day.

Celebration Assembly

The next Celebration Assembly will be on Monday 20^th June at 9am, where the following children will receive their Headteacher's Award: Miley B (YR), Imogen (Y1), Hannah M (Y2), Kuzi (Y3), Chloe (Y4), Rubie (Y5), Carter (Y6).

Attendance! Attendance! Attendance!

This term, as well as rewarding 99% and 100% attendance, we will also be rewarding classes that demonstrate a big improvement in attendance. We done this week to:

·         Year 4 (who would have had 100%, had one child not been on holiday)

Dates for Diaries

Monday 20^th June                            -           Book Fair week

Sunday 26^th June                             -           First Holy Communion

Monday 27^th June                            -           Sports Day

Thursday 30^th June                           -           Year 4 Trip to Kenfig Beach

Thursday 7^th July                               -           Year 5 Trip to Malverns

Friday 8^th July                                               -           INSET Day (school closed)

Friday 15^th July                                  -           Year 6 Mini Market

Friday 22^nd July                                 -           End of Term 6

Monday 5^th September                  -           Start on new school year

Yours sincerely,

Matt Condon

Headteacher

Dear Parents and Carers,

We hope that you all had a good week’s holiday as we come into the final term for this year.

Final Staff Training Day

The last training day, when the school is closed, will be on Friday  8^th July.

Old Phones and Tablets

We are looking into interesting ways in which we can use old technology to support learning in school. If you have an old tablet or mobile phone please pass them onto us so that we can use them in class.

Outstanding news for St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School

St. Bernadette Catholic Secondary School in Bristol is celebrating the outcome of its recent Religious Diocesesean inspection, where the school was judged as Outstanding.

Summer Book Fair

The Book Fair will be in school from Monday 20th June - Friday 25th June. More details nearer the time.

Sports Day

Sports Day will take place on the 27^th June at The Park – more details to follow.

School Blog

There are lots of new posts on our school blog, which can be found on: christthekingblog.blogspot.co.uk

This blog features lots of photographs of life in school and will be updated on a regular basis.

Recent posts include:

·         Year 3 Outdoor Experience Day to the Mendips

·         Morning Football Club

·         Time Travel Writing

·         Art Club

Thanks to Reception Parents

Recently we invited parents of children in Reception to come in and hear the children tell the story of ‘the Hungry Caterpillar’. Can I thank all parents, as we had an amazing 100% attendance.

Christ the King Culture Day – A message from Ope in Year 6

When we dig deeper into the culture hidden in Christ the King, we discover that we have a wide range of children from many different cultures.  Because of this, we have decided to celebrate these different cultures by putting on a day called Culture Day.  Culture Day will be on Wednesday 6^th July – the day where we all learn about different countries, cultures and traditions. More details will be shared soon.

Extended School Clubs – Breakfast and After School

Thank you for those parents who have expressed an interest in the extended school clubs.  A letter will be sent home to those parents with more information.  If you would be interested in the extended club and have not yet registered your interest, please contact Kath Roberts in the School Office.

Lost property

There is a lot of lost property in the school.  It will be placed outside today and Monday, please come and look for any items that might belong to your child.

Hot Weather

Now that we have seen the sun over the last couple of days, please can I remind you that children should have sunscreen applied before they come to school.  It is also important that children bring water bottles into school each day.

Celebration Assembly

The next Celebration Assembly will be on Monday 13^th June at 9am, where the following children will receive their Headteacher's Award: Megan (Y2), Eryk (Y3), Logan G (Y4)

Attendance! Attendance! Attendance!

There were no classes this week who achieved over 97% attendance this week.

Dates for Diaries

Wednesday 15^th June                          -           Year 2 Trip to Savernake Forest

Thursday 16^th June                               -           KS2 watching England Football

Friday 17^th June                                    -           Queens 90^th Birthday ‘Street Party’ celebration

Monday 20^th June                                -           Book Fair week (further details to follow)

Sunday 26^th June                                 -           First Holy Communion

Monday 27^th June                                -           Sports Day

Thursday 30^th June                               -           Year 4 Trip to Kenfig Beach

Thursday 7^th July                                   -           Year 5 Trip to Malverns

Friday 8^th July                                      -           INSET Day (school closed)

Friday 15^th July                                     -           Year 6 Mini Market

Friday 22^nd July                         -           End of Term 6

Monday 5^thSeptember                        -           Start on new school year

Yours sincerely,

Matt Condon

Headteacher

Dear Parents and Carers,

A reminder that this term finishes on Wednesday 25^th May as we have two staff training days. Term 6 will begin on Monday 6^th June. We wish you all a happy and safe holiday.

School Blog

There are lots of new posts on our school blog which can be found on: christthekingblog.blogspot.co.uk

This blog features lots of photographs of life in school and will be updated on a regular basis.

Recent posts include:

·         Time travel writing

·         Art club

·         Getting ready for Forest school

·         Amazing writing in Reception

·         Special Assembly for the feast of Pentecost

·         Year 6 sharing their animations with Reception and Year 1

Extended School Clubs – Breakfast and After School (a last reminder as so far interest is low)

We are considering introducing a breakfast club and after school club. Firstly, we need to see if there is a need from parents for this childcare. There will be a cost per child to use these clubs, which we would keep to a minimum whilst covering costs.  If you would be interested in using these clubs, please let Kath Roberts in the school office know.

Staff Training Days

We are planning to use the first two days of the new school year in September as staff training days. This means the new school year will start for children on Monday 5^th September, 2016.

We still have one more training day to announce, which will be in the summer term. This will be announced very soon.

Lost property

There is a lot of lost property in the school.  It will be placed outside today and Monday, please come and look for any items that might belong to your child.

Hot Weather

Now that we have seen the sun over the last couple of days, please can I remind you that children should have sunscreen applied before they come to school.  It is also important that children bring water bottles into school each day.

Celebration Assembly

The next Celebration Assembly will be on Monday 16^th May at 9am, where the following children will receive their Headteacher's Award: William (R), Isabel C (Y1), Skye R (Y1) , Marni-Rae (Y2), Frazer (Y3), Franciszek (Y4), Ellis (Y4), Amber (Y5) and Anthony (Y6)

Attendance! Attendance! Attendance!

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

·         Reception with 97%

Dates for Diaries

Thursday 26^th May                               -           INSET DAY

Friday 27^th May                                    -           INSET DAY

Friday 27^th May                                    -           End of Term 5

Monday 6^th June                                 -           Start of Term 6

Sunday 26^th June                                 -           First Holy Communion

Friday 22^nd July                                    -           End of Term 6

Monday 5^thSeptember                        -           Start on new school year

Yours sincerely,

Matt Condon

Headteacher

Dear Parents and Carers,

Year 6 SATs week

A big well done to our Year 6 who have worked with resilience and good humour this week in their end of Year 6 assessments. Also a big thank you to the staff who have worked so hard to support and prepare the children for these tests and a big thank you to you, their parents for your support. It’s been a very positive week and I am very proud of everybody.

Parking

Please DO NOT park on the zigzag lines as this causes danger to the children when crossing the road.

These lines (including the loading bay) are enforceable. This means that Bristol City Council are using mobile cameras to photograph vehicles that are parked illegally and will be issuing fines. We have been asked to contact the enforcement department with details of vehicles parked (or stopping) illegally.

Medical Appointments

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

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

Year 6 Camp Meeting

There will be a meeting on Tuesday 17^thMay at 2:45pm for all Year 6 Parents whose children are attending camp on the 10^th June.

Extended School Clubs – Breakfast and After School

We are considering introducing breakfast club and after school club. Firstly, we need to see if there is a need from parents for this childcare. There will be a cost per child to use these clubs, which we would keep to a minimum whilst covering costs.  If you would be interested in using these clubs, please let Kath Roberts in the school office know.

Staff Training Days

We are planning to use the first two days of the new school year in September as staff training days. This means the new school year will start for children on Monday 5^th September, 2016.

We still have one more training day to announce, which will be in the summer term. This will be announced very soon.

Hot Weather

Now that we have seen the sun over the last couple of days, please can I remind you that children should have suntan lotion applied before they come to school.  It is also important that children bring water bottles in to school each day.

Celebration Assembly

The next Celebration Assembly will be on Monday 16^th May at 9am, where the following children will receive their Headteacher's Award: Taylor L (R), Hollie-Jade (Y1), Judyta (Y2), Ben (Y3), Alexie (Y3), Chad (Y4), Lucy (Y5) and Bailey (Y6).

Attendance! Attendance! Attendance!

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

·         Reception with 98%

·         Year 1 with 98%

·         Year 5 with 97%

·         Year 6 with 99%

This means Year 6 will have another special non-uniform day on Friday 20^th May.

Dates for Diaries

Thursday 26^th May                            -           INSET DAY

Friday 27^th May                                -           INSET DAY

Friday 27^th May                                 -           End of Term 5

Monday 6^th June                             -           Start of Term 6

Sunday 26^th June                              -           First Holy Communion

Friday 22^nd July                                 -           End of Term 6

Monday 5^thSeptember                  -           Start on new school year

Yours sincerely,

Matt Condon

Headteacher