Dear Parents and Carers 

Free School Meals [FSM] during the summer holidays 

As you may have seen in the news the Government has decided to extend the voucher scheme for those young people eligible for FSM during the summer holiday. If you are currently accessing FSM, you will continue to receive your vouchers through Edenred UK, the Government FSM scheme, until the end of the summer holidays. 

During these difficult times, your family circumstances may have changed, and you may now be eligible for FSM. Please find below more information about how you can apply to receive Free School Meals. 

Who is eligible? 

If you or your child is receiving any of the following benefits, they may be eligible for free school meals:  

• Income support  
• Income based Jobseekers Allowance 
• Income related Employment Support Allowance  
• Guaranteed Element of State Pension Credit  
• Child Tax Credit (but not Working Tax Credit) and have an annual income of less than £16,190
• Support under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999  
• Working Tax Credit run-on - paid for four weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit
• Universal Credit (your household income must be less than £7,400 a year after tax and not including any benefits you receive) 

My child may be eligible – how do I claim? 

If you think that your child is eligible, it is important to apply as soon as possible so that you can start to receive the vouchers.  Access the Local Authority’s free school meal website page https://www.bristol.gov.uk/schools-learning-early-years/free-school-meals, or search for Bristol City Council Free School Meals and follow the instructions carefully. 

If you do not have access to an email address, please contact us on 01179664844 and we will be happy to help you. 

Once you have completed the form you will receive an acknowledgement email, and the Local Authority will be in touch with us directly. It may speed up the process if you were to let us know if you have made a successful application, by emailing the confirmation to us [christ.the.king.p@bristol-schools.uk]. We will then arrange for Edenred UK 

[https://www.edenred.co.uk/reward-recipients/Free-School-Meal-Vouchers/] to email the vouchers to you throughout the rest of term and the summer holidays. 

Yours sincerely

Matt Condon

Headteacher

Update on Children Returning in Years 2, 3, 4 and 5

 

As stated in a previous newsletter, we are planning to open in the last week of term (week beginning Monday 13th July and finish on Friday 17th July) to children in Years 2, 3 4 and 5.  We hope that this plan will give all children the opportunity to finish their school year together, feeling happier and looking forward to a summer holiday and the new school year. 

 

We are planning for all children to be taught in smaller ‘bubbles’ like children in school presently. This means that classes will be split into smaller groups and they may not be taught by their class teacher. There will be no Breakfast Club or Chill Time Klub during this week.

 

As this requires planning to ensure we have sufficient staff and space, we are asking all parents and carers to let us know if they would like their child to attend or not. We can then let everybody know what days children can come into school during this week.

 

There will be no consequences, if parents and carers choose to keep their children at home until September

 

It would be extremely helpful if you could let us know as soon as possible, preferably by email - christ.the.king.p@bristol-schools.uk, if you wish your child to attend during the week beginning or not.

 

Yours sincerely

Matt Condon

Headteacher

Dear Parents/Carers,

Punctuality

We are currently doing our best to manage the school safely under challenging circumstances. To support this we have timetabled all children to come in at specific times so we can ensure that the entry to and exit from school is as safe as possible and can be managed by a smaller number of staff. We are finding it difficult to manage when we have a number of children who are coming to school or collected late. Can I ask all parents and carers to help us by making sure their children arrive at and leave school at the agreed times.

Internet Safety

As many of us are spending much more time both working and playing on the internet at the moment, Google has put together a short, helpful handbook full of tips and tricks for supporting your child’s digital education called ‘Be Internet Legends’.  It reinforces the important online safety lessons your child will have been learning in school, including: smart sharing, not oversharing; knowing what’s real and what’s fake; keeping your information safe; respecting others and speaking up.  You can find the e-handbook here.

Update on Children Returning (a reminder from previous newsletter)

The Government announced last week that schools will not be directed to admit more year groups of children this term, recognising the logistical problems that all schools face in teaching all children in smaller groups.

In the absence of any further guidance, we have carefully considered how to best meet the needs of all children in this school. We are worried that children in Years 2,3,4 and 5 have had no opportunity to be in school with their peers and teachers, since March. To address this we have planned the following for the remainder of Term 6:

• Our Key Worker Group will continue in school until the end of term - Friday 17th July.

• Children currently in our Reception, Year 1 and Year 6 Groups will finish 1 week early - Friday 10th July

• Children in Year 2, 3, 4 and 5 will be invited into school for the week beginning Monday 13th July and finish on Friday 17th July (some year groups may start on Tuesday 14th July). All children will be taught in smaller ‘bubbles’ like children in school presently. 

We are sure that parents in Years Rec, 1 and 6 understand that by finishing 1 week early, we are giving the rest of the school an opportunity to spend time in school before the end of the academic year.

We hope that this plan will give all children the opportunity to finish their school year together, feeling happier and looking forward to a summer holiday, the new school year or for Year 6, their new secondary school.

We will share details of these new arrangements in the coming weeks.

We will continue to keep you updated of our plans and any relevant Government announcements. 

Speech and Language Therapy support

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Bristol Speech and Language Therapists are still available to support children and families. 

If you have a question or concern about your child's speech, language or communication skills, please contact us:

Telephone Advice Line: 078250 16335

Email: sirona.slt@nhs.net

You Tube: We are making new videos every week, to share tips and ideas that could help you to support your child's development, please subscribe to our YouTube playlist here: https://cutt.ly/-Top-Tips-for-Talking---Bristol-and-South-Gloucestershire-Speech-and-Language-Therapy-Team

Children’s Mental Health

We appreciate that this is a difficult time for everyone. Children at home can find things especially difficult and we have had conversations with a number of parents about this. If you have concerns please share them with Mrs Selway who will be able to offer support and advice.

Staffing news and class organisation 2020-21

As announced earlier, Mrs Triggs has decided to take retirement at the end of the school year, so we will be sadly saying goodbye to her next month. 

Building works will start soon on the nursery and new classroom. We expect the nursery class to open at the end of October.

I am very happy to announce that Governors have appointed Mr Purser as our new Deputy Headteacher from September. We are also really looking forward to welcoming our new teacher, Miss Hunt to our school as the new Reception teacher. I know that you will all make her feel very welcome.

Here is the class teacher structure from September:

• TBC - New Nursery Class (starting end of October)

• Miss Hunt - Reception

• Miss Letherby - Year 1

• Mrs Rowland - Year 2

• Miss Kingscote - Year 3

• Mr Prichard - Year 4

• Mrs Rotheram - Year 5

• Mr Purser - Year 6

• Mrs Meacham - Hub1

• Mrs Buckland - Hub2

• Mrs Peppin - Teacher in various classes

• Mrs Jordan - Inclusion Lead

Reception September 2020

We currently have space in Reception Class for September 2020.  If you are interested in applying for a place, please contact the school office on 01179 664844.

Transition packs for new starters will be coming out in the post next week, please phone the office if you or someone you know would like to support understanding or completing  any of the paperwork. 

Summer Reading Challenge

This year’s Summer Reading Challenge is now open. Children can enjoy reading over the summer and win rewards at the same time! This year, the Summer Reading Challenge’s Silly Squad will celebrate funny books, happiness and laughter. Children can create an avatar and select different genres of books they enjoy reading. They will then set themselves a target of how many books they will read between now and September. The challenge features games, quizzes and downloadable activities that encourage children to take part in reading. The more you read, the more badges you receive. 

You can complete the challenge by downloading ebooks, audio books and online reading resources from your local library.  All the information and how to sign up can be found on the website below.

https://summerreadingchallenge.org.uk/

Filwood Fantastic Mini Golf Club

Fancy playing mini golf? Or making your own home mini golf course during lockdown?  People in Filwood are being invited to join a new online club ahead of a mini golf course  coming to the courtyard of the community centre area later in 2020.  The club is funded by the Filwood Fantastic project at Filwood Community Centre.

There will be online clubhouse meetings, where members of the club can catch up with each other over some snacks before the club opens at Filwood Community Centre.  Those that sign up to Filwood Fantastic Mini Golf Club will also be sent free craft packs, so that they can make bits of their very own home mini golf courses.

To join Filwood Fantastic Mini Golf Club, contact Megan Clark-Bagnall by emailing kwgolfclubhouse@gmail.com or calling 07520 625599. You can also find the group on Facebook. 

Virtual Summer School Games

Are you up for a challenge? Wesport are running a Virtual Summer Challenge. Every Monday a new 60 second P.E challenge is released. Practise in your garden, living room or at school until you are confident. Remember to let your teacher know your score by Friday and they will enter you into the competition. If you like, you can also send in photos or videos of your challenge attempt. You receive a certificate for every challenge you take part in. Prizes are also up for grabs! Have a look at the website below for more information.

http://www.wesport.org.uk/active-education/school-games/2020-summer-virtual-school-games/

Headteacher’s Awards

Reception - 

• Chloe for her super reading and writing in class this week. 

• Olivia for working really hard on her counting and ordering numbers up to 20. 

• Rocco - For continuing to work really hard with his home learning tasks.

Year 1 -  

• Matty - For excellent contribution in our phonics lessons.

• Abby- For baking some super gingerbread biscuits from our home learning story.

Year 2 - 

• Ella - for creating an outstanding reflective piece of writing focused on life during lockdown

• The whole class - for stepping up to complete the OAK fraction lessons and expanding their understanding and application of fractions.

Year 3 -  

• Anta- For contributing fantastic ideas during our class Zoom. 

• Merit- For producing some lovely poetry this week.

• Jaiden- For joining in with his first Zoom call. 

• Declan- For brilliant writing and maths work this week. 

Year 4 -

• Charlotte- For hosting a fun quiz for everyone on zoom. It really cheered us all up! 

Year 5 - 

• Jazleen, Emmanuel, Moshii, Kristen, Marta, Finley, Blessing and Stephanie - for their great questions which made this week’s zoom quiz a success!

Year 6 - 

• Kezia - for her enthusiastic and excellent work in Spanish. Well done!

• Megan - for solving the tricky maths problem today. 

• Katya - for being very proactive when learning Spanish. 

Yours sincerely

Matt Condon

Headteacher

Dear Parents/Carers,

 

Update on Children Returning

 

The Government announced last week that schools will not be directed to admit more year groups of children this term, recognising the logistical problems that all schools face in teaching all children in smaller groups.

 

In the absence of any further guidance, we have carefully considered how to best meet the needs of all children in this school. We are worried that children in Years 2,3,4 and 5 have had no opportunity to be in school with their peers and teachers, since March. To address this we have planned the following for the remainder of Term 6:

 

• Our Key Worker Group will continue in school until the end of term - Friday 17th July.
• Children currently in our Reception, Year 1 and Year 6 Groups will finish 1 week early - Friday 10th July
• Children in Year 2, 3, 4 and 5 will be invited into school for the week beginning Monday 13th July and finish on Friday 17th July (some year groups may start on Tuesday 14th July). All children will be taught in smaller ‘bubbles’ like children in school presently. 

We are sure that parents in Years Rec, 1 and 6 understand that by finishing 1 week early, we are giving the rest of the school an opportunity to spend time in school before the end of the academic year.

 

We hope that this plan will give all children the opportunity to finish their school year together, feeling happier and looking forward to a summer holiday, the new school year or for Year 6) their new secondary school.

We will share details of these new arrangements in the coming weeks.

 

We will continue to keep you updated of our plans and any relevant Government announcements. 

Yours sincerely

Matt Condon

Headteacher

Dear Parents/Carers,

Update on Children Returning

 

The Government has announced this week that schools will not be directed to admit more year groups of children this term, recognising the logistical problems that all schools face in teaching all children in smaller groups.

 

In the absence of any further guidance, we arehowever  carefully considering if we can invite more children into school safely this term, what a return to school might look like in September and what support might look like in the meantime; especially for those children who have not yet had the option to return to school and those who would benefit most from additional support.

 

We will continue to keep you updated of our plans and any relevant Government announcements.

 

Children’s Mental Health

 

We appreciate that this is a difficult time for everyone. Children at home can find things especially difficult and we have had conversations with a number of parents about this. If you are concerned about the mental wellbeing of your child, please phone and share your concerns with Mrs Selway who will be able to offer support and advice.

 

Staffing Update - Mrs Triggs

 

I am sad to announce that Mrs Triggs will be retiring this summer after an amazing 36 years in teaching.  Mrs. Triggs started her teaching career in 1984, teaching in London before moving to Bristol to start a family with her husband Richard.

 

Mrs Triggs has been a key part of the team here at School of Christ the King since 1994 and has worked as Deputy Headteacher for the past twenty years.

 

I have worked with her closely for the past four and a half years and she has been the most brilliant Deputy Headteacher - she has very high expectations whilst being incredibly calm and nurturing. Her dedication to the children in our community is amazing and she will be missed by us all.

 

We look forward to working with Mrs Triggs for the rest of the summer term and wish her and her family the happiest of retirements.

 

The class structure for next year will be shared in next week’s newsletter.

 

Reception September 2020

 

We currently have space in Reception Class for September 2020.  If you are interested in applying for a place, please contact the school office on 01179 664844.

 

Summer Reading Challenge

This year’s Summer Reading Challenge is now open. Children can enjoy reading over the summer and win rewards at the same time! This year, the Summer Reading Challenge’s Silly Squad will celebrate funny books, happiness and laughter. Children can create an avatar and select different genres of books they enjoy reading. They will then set themselves a target of how many books they will read between now and September. The challenge features games, quizzes and downloadable activities that encourage children to take part in reading. The more you read, the more badges you receive. 

You can complete the challenge by downloading ebooks, audio books and online reading resources from your local library.  All the information and how to sign up can be found on the website below.

summerreadingchallenge.org.uk

Filwood Fantastic Mini Golf Club

Fancy playing mini golf? Or making your own home mini golf course during lockdown?  People in Filwood are being invited to join a new online club ahead of a mini golf course  coming to the courtyard of the community centre area later in 2020.  The club is funded by the Filwood Fantastic project at Filwood Community Centre.

There will be online clubhouse meetings, where members of the club can catch up with each other over some snacks before the club opens at Filwood Community Centre.  Those that sign up to Filwood Fantastic Mini Golf Club will also be sent free craft packs, so that they can make bits of their very own home mini golf courses.

To join Filwood Fantastic Mini Golf Club, contact Megan Clark-Bagnall by emailing kwgolfclubhouse@gmail.com or calling 07520 625599. 

You can also find the group on Facebook. 

Virtual Summer School Games

Are you up for a challenge? Wesport are running a Virtual Summer Challenge. Every Monday a new 60 second P.E challenge is released. Practise in your garden, living room or at school until you are confident. Remember to let your teacher know your score by Friday and they will enter you into the competition. If you like, you can also send in photos or videos of your challenge attempt. You receive a certificate for every challenge you take part in. Prizes are also up for grabs! Have a look at the website below for more information.

http://www.wesport.org.uk/active-education/school-games/2020-summer-virtual-school-games/

Headteacher’s Awards

Reception - 

• Noah - for listening to and following instructions in class this week. 
• Manna - for getting on really well in class and working independently. 
• Callum - for having a great attitude this week towards his learning at home and working hard. 

Year 1 -  

• Matty - For a fantastic start back at school.  Super attitude to learning.
• Shayne - For her positive attitude to continued home learning.
• Ollie - A great first week with Mr Prichard. Lovely handwriting and ideas shared for our story.

Year 2 - 

• Freya - for creating a long list of natural light sources.
• Macy - for accepting her challenge to present work using a cursive style of handwriting.
• Logan - for working incredibly hard each day to complete all of the home learning tasks.
• Conrad - for creating an amazing drawing of himself as a baby.

Year 3 -  

• Harley- For completing his Virtual Summer Challenge and achieving a fantastic score. Also, for making a wonderful lava lamp this week.
• Angelos- For working hard at school and listening to instructions.
• Cheyenne- For persevering with our Year 3 quiz despite finding it tricky. Also, for making his first appearance on our class zoom.
• Awele- For a positive attitude to learning and completing her work to a brilliant standard. 

Year 4 -

• Adi- For sharing his photographs of the views of Bristol from his walk this week.
• Chris - For having a super attitude to his learning in school and completing his reasoning questions, impressing Mrs Sims. 

Year 5 - 

• Anastasia - for always thoughtfully responding to any communication on the google classroom and for always completing her work, showing resilience when it is trickier. 
• Dylan and Imogen - for sharing their superb films of themselves acting the graph and for getting a mention in Gareth Metcalfe’s  ‘I see maths’ lesson film last Friday!
• Moshii and Nicola - for carefully taking pictures of all their hard work so that it can be shared with the class on our website.
• Anya - for continuing to write stories independently, at home. 

Year 6 - 

• Oscar, Mikolaj, Chiebuka & Gabie - for being ever present on the google classroom and for uploading your work, without fail. Mr Purser has really enjoyed seeing how you have been getting on - well done!

Yours sincerely

Matt Condon

Headteacher

Dear Parents/Carers,

Update on Children Returning

 

Well done to the children from Year 1 and Year 6 who have joined our Key Worker Group this week. The children have been amazing and can I thank all parents and carers for their support. We look forward to seeing Reception children on Monday and Tuesday next week.

 

Children at home continue to work hard, whilst collaborating with each other and school staff.

 

We will inform you when the Government announces any plans for additional year groups to return.

 

Risk Assessment

 

We have shared with you all key actions that have taken place to provide a safe environment for the children to return to. If you would like to read the full Risk Assessment please look on the school website under the safety tab.

 

COVID 19 testing

 

If you have symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19), you can ask for a test to check if you have the virus. This is called an antigen test and can be given to anybody over 5.

 

You can ask for a test through the NHS website - click here.

 

Reception September 2020

We currently have space for Reception Class for September 2020.  If you are interested in applying for a place, please contact the school office on 01179 664844.

 

Headteacher’s Awards

Reception - 

• Phoebe - For working so hard and learning how to count in 2s 5s and 10s!
• Lily R - For her amazing nature art picture she created this week and for always trying her best.

Year 1 -  

• Angelica- For sharing her own fun ideas and talents whilst home learning.
• Matty - For all his hard work and determination with home learning.  

Year 2 - 

• Reggie -For spending time over half term learning how to ride his bike without stabilisers. 
• Isobel, Ella and Tallulah - For spending time practising beautiful cursive handwriting.
• Josiah - For writing an impressive conclusion after completing a waterproof investigation. Not only did Josiah work out which material was best, but he also wrote instructions for how to use the material to create an umbrella.  

Year 3 -  

• Fidel- For completing every activity to a brilliant standard and always trying his best. Fidel’s writing this week has been wonderful, he wrote about his adventure to a golden jungle.
• Calvin- For being thoughtful and always asking how I am.
• Angelina- For being enthusiastic and energetic during our zoom quiz. She even treated us to a singing performance!
• Leah- For learning how to ride her bike at home and persevering with tricky maths. 

Year 4 -

• Justin - For creating an entertaining newspaper report about his family picnic being interrupted by cows during half term!
• Alex W - For creating a superb powerpoint presentation all about his trip to Poole during half term! 
• Charlotte - For completing her challenge of the week - building a lego tower taller than herself! 

Year 5 - 

• Marta for doing her absolute best in every piece of work.

Year 6 - 

• Oscar - For a variety of quality work, great communication and trying his best. 
• Dimitrios - For excellent WW1 knowledge and always willing to share his thoughts and ideas with the team.
• Evie-Rose - For creating an emotive poem about the work of the emergency services. 

Yours sincerely

Matt Condon

Headteacher

Dear Parents/Carers of children in Reception and Year 1,

This is an update regarding those children where parents have confirmed attendance, starting this week or early next week.

This is a reminder of when children should be dropped off to school. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT ALL CHILDREN ARRIVE ON TIME AS WE HAVE PLANNED CAREFULLY TO ENABLE SOCIAL DISTANCING. If you are late for collection or drop-off then you will need to wait until the following drop off or pick up time.

As we have planned our groups carefully, we can only accept those children where parents/carers have confirmed in advance that they are returning to school.

This newsletter also lets you all know which staff will be teaching each ‘bubble’.

Timetable for drop off and pick up

To make the start of the day as safe as possible, when children enter and leave the school. We will be using two entrances:

The main entrance

The black door next to the kitchen (near the school hall)

There will be markings on the railings outside so that children and parents can line up, at a social distance, at the start and end of the school day.

Yours sincerely

Matt Condon

Headteacher