REMINDER - SCHOOL IS CLOSED TOMORROW FRIDAY 18th FEBRUARY. It is very rare to get a red weather warning for wind and we have therefore been advised by Bristol City Council to close the school to all pupils and staff tomorrow. Term 4 starts on Tuesday 1st March. Have a very safe and happy half term.

Dear Parents and Carers,

Attendance

Congratulations to Year 6 who have once again achieved great attendance - 97.6 this week! Well done! 

It’s great to see everyone working so hard to ensure we are improving attendance - thank you for your ongoing support with this. 

25 Years of World Book Day - Thursday 3rd March 2022

After half term, we will be celebrating World Book Day by asking children to come to school dressed up as their favourite book character. 

We will also be very lucky to have award winning and ‘best seller’ author, Karen George, visiting our school school for the day. 

We look forward to spending the day celebrating a love of books and reading with our children. 

Collecting children at the end of the school day 

Please can we politely remind parents/carers that when they are collecting children from the bottom entrance (car park) at the end of the school day, they should be waiting for them to be dismissed by their class teacher. We understand that there can be a rush to get home at the end of the school day, but to avoid confusion, we would like to ask that you avoid calling your child out of line, and wait patiently for them to be let go by a member of staff. 

Equally important, we would like to ask that if someone different will be collecting your child from school, that you let the school office or class teacher know. Safeguarding our children is our uppermost priority and we thank you for your continued support in keeping our school a safe environment. 

INSET Days - school closed

A reminder that the next two INSET days will be Monday 28th February and Friday 1st July. 

Parent’s Coffee Morning 

As you may know, we currently run a coffee morning for parents on a Friday morning. All parents are welcome to join us for a cuppa, and not only is it a great opportunity to meet other parents and engage in the school community, it's also a great chance to talk to school staff about any concerns you may have around things that are happening at school or at home.  

During the school week, we understand that it might be difficult to get in touch with your child’s teacher or other members of staff, so Coffee Morning is a perfect way to make contact with someone in school who will be able to support you. 

Coffee Morning runs every Friday from 9.00am 

Chill Club Booking 

Please can parents/carers be reminded that bookings for Chill Time Klub should be made before 12pm. Occasionally there may be an exceptional circumstance that means you need to book your child in to Chill unexpectedly - should this happen, we will always try to accommodate your child however there may be times that we are unable to support this. Due to staffing and health and safety regulations, we can only allow 30 children to attend at one time. 

Footwear and Uniform 

A polite reminder that children should only be wearing plain black trainers or shoes to school. This includes laces, and we would like to ask for any embellishments (buckles, buttons, etc.) to be black or as minimal as possible. We have recently noticed a large number of children coming to school wearing various styles of boots, with extreme buckles, tassels and other excessive embellishments - these are not school uniform and should not be worn to school. 

Summer Chill 

We are looking at the possibility of running an all day Chill Club for two weeks across the summer holiday period. 

The sessions would run from 10am - 3pm and would be available to any children in Reception - Year 5. 

Dates and costs for these sessions are yet to be confirmed, however if you think this is something your child would like to take part in, please contact the school office to register your interest. 

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

• Theo for doing some fantastic subitising in Maths using a dice - well done Theo!

Year 1 -  

• Elsie - for her fantastic contributions in maths this week and using a range of strategies including crossing out and counting back on a number line to solve subtraction problems. 

Year 2 -  

• Lily B- For her creative ideas when creating her innovation plan for our story of ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’.
• Megan - For inventing her own magical creature and describing what it does.

Year 3 -

• Ollie- For showing curiosity, focus and effort in every lesson. Ollie sets a fantastic example for the class and his hard work never goes unnoticed. Well done Ollie!

Year 4- 

• Logan- You are receiving this award for your hard work during maths this week. You have learnt your 3 times table and are now applying it to answer tricky questions. Keep up the great work!

Year 5 -  

• Fidel - for seeing things through with his fractions work and working out how to convert fractions and solve sequences
• Regshaya - for trying out new formal vocabulary in her Ancient Egyptian essay
• Cheyenne - Well done for your super learning by trial and error working through sequencing some tricky fractions

Year 6 -  

• Miley - for showing maturity and taking responsibility for her homework; ensuring that everyone in class had their homework ready and handed in. Well done, Mliey! Great job, everyone!
• William - for his outstanding 20 out of 20 in 4 minutes and 39 seconds on his arithmetic paper - incredible!

Dates for Diaries

Friday 18 February 2022 - End of term 3

Monday 28th February 2022 - INSET Day 

Tuesday 1st March 2022 - Start of Term 4

Thursday 3rd March 2022            -       World Book Day

Friday 8th April 2022 - End of Term 4

Monday 25 April 2022 - Start of Term 5

Monday 9th May 2022 - SATs Week

Friday 27 May 2022 - End of Term 5

Monday 6 June 2022 - Start of Term 6

Friday 1st July - INSET Day

Thursday 21 July 2022 -  End of the school year

Yours sincerely

Matt Condon

Headteacher

Dear Parents and Carers,

INSET Days - school closed

Can we confirm that the next two INSET days will be Monday 28th February and Friday 1st July. 

Parent’s Coffee Morning 

As you may know, we currently run a coffee morning for parents on a Friday morning. All parents are welcome to join us for a cuppa, and not only is it a great opportunity to meet other parents and engage in the school community, it's also a great chance to talk to school staff about any concerns you may have around things that are happening at school or at home.  

During the school week, we understand that it might be difficult to get in touch with your child’s teacher or other members of staff, so Coffee Morning is a perfect way to make contact with someone in school who will be able to support you. 

Coffee Morning runs every Friday from 9.00am 

Faith Newsletters

Here is our monthly faith newsletter that celebrates the Catholic ethos of the school.Click on the link below.

Faith Newsletter

Chill Club Booking 

Please can parents/carers be reminded that bookings for Chill Time Klub should be made before 12pm. Occasionally there may be an exceptional circumstance that means you need to book your child in to Chill unexpectedly - should this happen, we will always try to accommodate your child however there may be times that we are unable to support this. Due to staffing and health and safety regulations, we can only allow 30 children to attend at one time. 

Footwear and Uniform 

A polite reminder that children should only be wearing plain black trainers or shoes to school. This includes laces, and we would like to ask for any embellishments (buckles, buttons, etc.) to be black or as minimal as possible. We have recently noticed a large number of children coming to school wearing various styles of boots, with extreme buckles, tassels and other excessive embellishments - these are not school uniform and should not be worn to school. 

Safer Internet Day

Next Tuesday (9th) is Safer Internet Day. This is a great opportunity for children in school and at home to learn more about how to use the internet safely. This year's theme is ‘exploring reality in the online world’. 

Please visit the UK Safer Internet Centre for more information for parents and carers -

www.saferinternet.org.uk/advice-centre/parents-and-carers

Also, just a reminder that the following information can be found via the school website (www.ctk.education):

NSPCC - Speak out. Stay Safe.

• Think you know
• Childline
• Domestic abuse advice
• Internet safety
• First Response contact details 

Term 3 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 to Year 6 who have achieved 98% attendance this week, and Year 1 who have achieved 97%. 

It’s great to see everyone working so hard to ensure we are improving attendance - thank you for your ongoing support with this. 

Collecting children from school early 

Please can parents/carers be reminded that the school day finishes at 3.15pm and children should not be leaving school before this time. 

We highly encourage booking medical appointments outside of school time however do accept that sometimes this is not possible. Where an appointment must be made during school time we will ask for medical evidence to be provided in order to authorise the absence. 

Family parties, weekend’s away and haircuts are not acceptable reasons for children missing time from school. 

Summer Chill 

We are looking at the possibility of running an all day Chill Club for two weeks across the summer holiday period. 

The sessions would run from 10am - 3pm and would be available to any children in Reception - Year 5. 

Dates and costs for these sessions are yet to be confirmed, however if you think this is something your child would like to take part in, please contact the school office to register your interest. 

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

• Elliott for his fantastic contribution to maths - Elliott was able to show different number bonds to 10 using the Numicon! Well done Elliott!

Year 1 -  

• Esme - For persevering with phonics! You are trying so hard with your blending and making progress!
• Isla and Clay - For their contributions in history when comparing a map of our local area from the past with a map of today and producing some great work!

Year 2 -  

• Whole class - For setting up a comparative test in our science lesson,  to show that plants need light and water to stay healthy.
• Whole class- For showing an understanding of colour when painting sunflowers, like Van Gogh,  in our art lesson.  

Year 3 -

• Rory and Kevin- For their fantastic contributions to class discussions and for writing brilliant rhetorical questions for a persuasive poster about Iceland. Fantastic work! 

Year 4- 

• Well done all of Year Four for being amazing this week .  
• Kaiden and Ronnie - A special well done to Kaiden for his commitment to his learning in all subjects and Ronnie for her for brilliant writing.

Year 5 -  

• Des’Arai - Well done for your huge improvement in your times table speed table time: 32 minutes down to 8minutes 32 seconds! Lots of great perseverance and practice has got you here. 

Year 6 -  

• Layah - for such an improvement in your maths. Your confidence is sky high - keep it up!
• Ian - for demonstrating excellent knowledge and understanding in science, describing the function of electrical components. Also well done Ian for showing great resilience when tackling fractions in maths this week.
• Emily Z- for showing increasing confidence in class. You have put your hand up, shared your thoughts with the class and taken a risk to answer questions. 

Dates for Diaries

Tuesday 8th February - Safer Internet Day

Friday 18 February 2022 - End of term 3

Monday 28th February 2022 - INSET Day 

Tuesday 29th February - Start of Term 4

Friday 8th April 2022 - End of Term 4

Monday 25 April 2022 - Start of Term 5

Monday 9th May 2022 - SATs Week

Friday 27 May 2022 - End of Term 5

Monday 6 June 2022 - Start of Term 6

Friday 1st July - INSET Day

Thursday 21 July 2022 -  End of the school year

Yours sincerely

Matt Condon

Headteacher

Dear Parents and Carers,

Term 3 Curriculum Overviews

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

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

The Year 2 overview will be added soon.

Attendance 

After a few great weeks, unfortunately our attendance has dipped again this week and no classes have managed to achieve 97% attendance - we hope we can turn this around next week! 

Collecting children from school early 

Please can parents/carers be reminded that the school day finishes at 3.15pm and children should not be leaving school before this time. 

We highly encourage booking medical appointments outside of school time however do accept that sometimes this is not possible. Where an appointment must be made during school time we will ask for medical evidence to be provided in order to authorise the absence. 

Family parties, weekend’s away and haircuts are not acceptable reasons for children missing time from school. 

Summer Chill 

We are looking at the possibility of running an all day Chill Club for two weeks across the summer holiday period. 

The sessions would run from 10am - 3pm and would be available to any children in Reception - Year 5. 

Dates and costs for these sessions are yet to be confirmed, however if you think this is something your child would like to take part in, please contact the school office to register your interest. 

Family Support

Bristol City Council’s Cabinet has approved the rollout of the Household Support Fund to support residents most in need over the winter period. This will be allocated to households on “Housing Benefits or Council Tax Reduction Scheme. Eligible residents will receive a one-off £100 supermarket voucher to spend on food/house-hold goods. FSM vouchers will be available in Feb 2022 half term. See BCC website for more details — https://www.bristol.gov.uk/benefits-financial-help/apply-for-an-emergency-payment

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. 

Year 2 -  

• Ryder, Lily R and Eadie - For independently using their phonic knowledge to  write a description of Jack’s visit to the market.

Year 3 -

• Kian- For his attention to detail and independence during our morning phonics. He checked his work and edited it using the success criteria. Amazing work!
• Fritzhie- For going above and beyond to share work from home with the class. She brought in fascinating research about the Filippino volcano, Taal, and shared a brilliant story about the Year 3 teachers’ chocolate stash!

Year 4- 

• Freddie - Well done Freddie for you learning in Maths on Friday. In particular Mr Condon was very impressed with how you were challenging yourself - and sharing with the whole class.
• Preya -  Well done Preya for hard work, good concentration and lots of perseverance resulting in some really good writing in your newspaper report. Mr Condon was really impressed with your effort and positive attitude.

Year 5 -  

• Everyone at camp - for their superb team worker and for pushing their own boundaries.  Great work Year 5!
• Everyone back at school - for trying out new things and working together.  Go Team 5!

Year 6 -  

• Ian - for demonstrating excellent knowledge and understanding in science, describing the function of electrical components. Well done Ian and Alex for showing great resilience when tackling fractions in maths this week.
• Chris - for trying out new things, using numicon to solve problems including exchanges.

Uniform Reminder 

When we return to school in January, we would like to politely remind parents and carers that children should be coming to school in the appropriate uniform. 

• Children should wear the following uniform: 
• Plain black shoes or trainers
• grey / black trousers or skirts – no leggings or tracksuit bottoms
• red sweatshirt or cardigan or fleece
• white / red polo shirts
• PE Kit (which is plain white t-shirt/plain black shorts and PE daps or trainers)

Booking and Paying for School Clubs 

As you know we currently run a Breakfast Club and various afterschool activities for pupils. 

We would like to remind you that, where possible, these clubs should be booked and paid for using the School Gateway app. 

This term, we have had a number of parents booking clubs through the school office, and while this is okay from time to time, it means that payments for these sessions are often not being made in a timely manner. Whilst we want to ensure that all of our pupils have the opportunity to attend our clubs, we cannot guarantee spaces in sessions if payment has not been made. 

If you are still having difficulties accessing the School Gateway App, or have any other concerns about booking onto, or paying for school clubs, please do not hesitate to contact us and we will do our best to support you with this. 

After School Clubs

A reminder of our new after school clubs: 

Wednesday Year 4 - Times Tables Club

Wednesday Years 3-5 - Basketball (£2 until 4pm)

Wednesday Year 5 - Art every fortnight - see below for further details (£2 until 4pm)

Thursday Years 1 and 2 - Multi Sports - focussing on balls skills, including Netball & Basketball (£2 until 4pm)

Friday Year 6 - Archery (£2 until 4pm)

Please book as soon as possible, to guarantee your child’s place. If you would like your child to attend Chill, after their club, the total charge is £3.50. Your child can then attend Chill until 4:30pm.

Dates for Diaries

Tuesday 8th February - Safer Internet Day

Friday 18 February 2022 - End of term 3

Monday 28th February 2022 - Start of Term 4

Friday 8th April 2022 - End of Term 4

Monday 25 April 2022 - Start of Term 5

Monday 9th May 2022 - SATs Week

Friday 27 May 2022 - End of Term 5

Monday 6 June 2022 - Start of Term 6

Thursday 21 July 2022 -  End of the school year

Yours sincerely

Matt Condon

Headteacher

Dear Parents and Carers,

Attendance 

ANOTHER AMAZING WEEK! 

Well done to the following classes who have achieved at least 97% attendance this week: 

• Year 1 - 97% 
• Year 4 - 99% 
• 5R - 97% 
• Year 6 - 99% 

It’s great to see you all working so hard to make sure you're here every day, on time! Keep up the good work! 

To encourage excellent attendance we are going to reintroduce special non-uniform days when classes get 99 or 100% attendance. This means that Year 4 and Year 6  (again) will get special non-uniform days soon. The teachers will decide which day and send out a text to parents to let you all know.

Inappropriate Content 

As you are aware, safeguarding and E-safety are among our highest priorities at School of Christ the King. It has come to our attention this week that some of our pupils have been viewing content on television or online that is inappropriate for their age. This often filters into school and can cause conflicts on the playground and distraction in class. 

We would like to ask parents to monitor what their children are viewing, both online and via streaming services. Age ratings are put in place on programming to keep children safe, and we would like to work with parents to ensure that children are not accessing content that could be damaging to both their mental and physical health. 

Where available, we recommend setting up parental controls to ensure children are only able to access content that is suitable for them. 

Summer Chill 

We are looking at the possibility of running an all day Chill Club for two weeks across the summer holiday period. 

The sessions would run from 10am - 3pm and would be available to any children in Reception - Year 5. 

Dates and costs for these sessions are yet to be confirmed, however if you think this is something your child would like to take part in, please contact the school office to register your interest. 

Family Support

Bristol City Council’s Cabinet has approved the rollout of the Household Support Fund to support residents most in need over the winter period. This will be allocated to households on “Housing Benefits or Council Tax Reduction Scheme. Eligible residents will receive a one-off £100 supermarket voucher to spend on food/house-hold goods. FSM vouchers will be available in Feb 2022 half term. See BCC website for more details — https://www.bristol.gov.uk/benefits-financial-help/apply-for-an-emergency-payment

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 making a fantastic start to reception and settling in with her new friends.
• Daisy for participating in her writing and working with Mrs Wareham to write a destination to a ‘pet shop’ Daisy told me what sounds she needed and we then used a phonic sound chart to write the label. 

Year 1 -  

• Kiki - For making a brilliant start since joining year 1. She works so hard in class and always shows care and kindness towards her friends.

Year 3 -

• Victor and Hadi- For exploring new ideas and improving their editing skills when writing their first diary entries this week. Well done, both of you! 

Year 4- 

• Bridie - for role modelling brilliant learning behaviour all week. Bridie is organised, always ready to listen and approaches all of her work with a fantastic attitude. 

Year 5 -  

• Freya - for her superb collaboration with Jaiden when solving tricky word problems.
• Jaiden - for his superb collaboration with Freya when solving tricky word problems.
• Miley - for your fantastic improvement in your maths confidence enabling you to think logically and tackle tricky division word problems

Uniform Reminder 

When we return to school in January, we would like to politely remind parents and carers that children should be coming to school in the appropriate uniform. 

Children should wear the following uniform: 

• Plain black shoes or trainers
• grey / black trousers or skirts – no leggings or tracksuit bottoms
• red sweatshirt or cardigan or fleece
• white / red polo shirts
• PE Kit (which is plain white t-shirt/plain black shorts and PE daps or trainers)

Booking and Paying for School Clubs 

As you know we currently run a Breakfast Club and various afterschool activities for pupils. 

We would like to remind you that, where possible, these clubs should be booked and paid for using the School Gateway app. 

This term, we have had a number of parents booking clubs through the school office, and while this is okay from time to time, it means that payments for these sessions are often not being made in a timely manner. Whilst we want to ensure that all of our pupils have the opportunity to attend our clubs, we cannot guarantee spaces in sessions if payment has not been made. 

If you are still having difficulties accessing the School Gateway App, or have any other concerns about booking onto, or paying for school clubs, please do not hesitate to contact us and we will do our best to support you with this. 

After School Clubs

A reminder of our new after school clubs: 

• Wednesday Year 4 - Times Tables Club
• Wednesday Years 3-5 - Basketball (£2 until 4pm)
• Wednesday Year 5 - Art every fortnight - see below for further details (£2 until 4pm)
• Thursday Years 1 and 2 - Multi Sports - focussing on balls skills, including Netball & Basketball (£2 until 4pm)
• Friday Year 6 - Archery (£2 until 4pm)

Please book as soon as possible, to guarantee your child’s place. If you would like your child to attend Chill, after their club, the total charge is £3.50. Your child can then attend Chill until 4:30pm.

Dates for Diaries

Wednesday 26th February - Year 5 camp to Forest of Dean

Tuesday 8th February - Safer Internet Day

Friday 18 February 2022 - End of term 3

Monday 28th February 2022 - Start of Term 4

Friday 8th April 2022 - End of Term 4

Monday 25 April 2022 - Start of Term 5

Monday 9th May 2022 - SATs Week

Friday 27 May 2022 - End of Term 5

Monday 6 June 2022 - Start of Term 6

Thursday 21 July 2022 -  End of the school year

Yours sincerely

Matt Condon

Headteacher

Dear Parents and Carers,

Attendance 

FANTASTIC NEWS! 

It’s only our second week back, but we are already noticing a vast improvement in school attendance. This week, we have THREE classes who have achieved over 97% attendance. A huge WELL DONE to: 

• Nursery - 98%
• Year 1 - 99% 
• Year 4 - 97% 
• Year 6 - 99% 

We would like to thank parents and carers for working with us to continue to improve attendance at school. Being in school every day, and arriving on time, is vital to your child’s education and we look forward to seeing more classes become attendance champions in the coming weeks. 

To encourage excellent attendance we are going to reintroduce special non-uniform days when classes get 99 or 100% attendance. This means that Year 1 and Year 6 will get special non-uniform days soon. The teachers will decide which day and send out a text to parents to let you all know.

Summer Chill 

We are looking at the possibility of running an all day Chill Club for two weeks across the summer holiday period. 

The sessions would run from 10am - 3pm and would be available to any children in Reception - Year 5. 

Dates and costs for these sessions are yet to be confirmed, however if you think this is something your child would like to take part in, please contact the school office to register your interest. 

Family Support

Bristol City Council’s Cabinet has approved the rollout of the Household Support Fund to support residents most in need over the winter period. This will be allocated to households on “Housing Benefits or Council Tax Reduction Scheme. Eligible residents will receive a one-off £100 supermarket voucher to spend on food/house-hold goods. FSM vouchers will be available in Feb 2022 half term. See BCC website for more details — https://www.bristol.gov.uk/benefits-financial-help/apply-for-an-emergency-payment

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

• Nova for independently writing the words ‘sheep, shop, shell and cat’ during her choosing time using her phonic sounds - well done Nova! 
• Kodi for having a great first week in Reception and getting stuck into his learning! 

Year 1 -  

• Phoebe - for exploring the creative paint tools to draw a self portrait using the Ipad - fantastic attention to detail!

Year 2 -  

• Phoebe - For using commas in a list when writing a sentence to describe ‘Mother Gorilla’.

Year 3 -

• Cody- For his research skills and curiosity when exploring an atlas for the first time this week. 
• Liliana- For being absorbed in maths and tackling her work with determination. It has been wonderful to see her confidence grow.

Year 4- 

• Jenson- for the fantastic progress you have made in maths this week. You have been measuring accurately and changing cm into mm independently. 

Year 5 -  

• Tianna - for persevering and searching for her own solutions - moving herself from 'red' to 'orange' to 'green' over the week.

Year 6 - 

• Cienna - for your perseverance and determination to succeed in fractions and percentages this week. You have been a superstar! 

Uniform Reminder 

We would like to politely remind parents and carers that children should be coming to school in the appropriate uniform. 

Children should wear the following uniform: 

• Plain black shoes or trainers
• grey / black trousers or skirts – no leggings or tracksuit bottoms
• red sweatshirt or cardigan or fleece
• white / red polo shirts
• PE Kit (which is plain white t-shirt / plain black shorts and PE daps or trainers)

Our school uniform suppliers can be found at:

julian@shclothing.co.uk

SH CLOTHING LTD

UNIT 17

BARNACK TRADING ESTATE

NOVERS HILL

BEDMINSTER

BS3 5QE

Booking and Paying for School Clubs 

As you know we currently run a Breakfast Club and various afterschool activities for pupils. 

We would like to remind you that, where possible, these clubs should be booked and paid for using the School Gateway app. 

This term, we have had a number of parents booking clubs through the school office, and while this is okay from time to time, it means that payments for these sessions are often not being made in a timely manner. Whilst we want to ensure that all of our pupils have the opportunity to attend our clubs, we cannot guarantee spaces in sessions if payment has not been made. 

If you are still having difficulties accessing the School Gateway App, or have any other concerns about booking onto, or paying for school clubs, please do not hesitate to contact us and we will do our best to support you with this. 

After School Clubs

A reminder of our new after school clubs: 

• Wednesday Years 3-5 - Basketball
• Wednesday Year 5 - Art (every fortnight - see below for further details) 
• Thursday Years 1 and 2 - Multi Sports (focussing on balls skills, including Netball & Basketball)
• Friday Year 6 - Archery

These clubs are being offered as part of paid after school provision, which is £2 for clubs until 4pm. Please book as soon as possible, to guarantee your child’s place. If you would like your child to attend Chill, after their club, the total charge is £3.50. Your child can then attend Chill until 4:30pm.

Dates for Diaries

Tuesday 8th February - Safer Internet Day

Friday 18 February 2022 - End of term 3

Monday 28th February 2022 - Start of Term 4

Friday 8th April 2022 - End of Term 4

Monday 25 April 2022 - Start of Term 5

Monday 9th May 2022 - SATs Week

Friday 27 May 2022 - End of Term 5

Monday 6 June 2022 - Start of Term 6

Thursday 21 July 2022 -  End of the school year

Yours sincerely

Matt Condon

Headteacher

Dear Parents and Carers,

Welcome back to the New Year.  We hope you all had a lovely time celebrating Christmas and New Year.

Reception Applications 

If you have a child that was born between 1st September 2017 and 31st August 2018, or you know someone that does, admissions are now open for Reception Class applications. 

We are very proud of our Reception Class, and our Early Years Team works very hard to create a welcoming and exciting environment for our new pupils. 

Applications close on 15th January 2022 and we will be holding open events on the following dates: 

• Monday 10th January  - 9.30am and 4.30pm 

If you would like to attend one of these open sessions, please contact the school office to book a space.  Each session will take about 30 minutes. If you would like to arrange a visit, but are unable to make one of the above sessions, please contact the office to arrange an alternative time. 

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 -

• Nova for independently writing the words ‘sheep, shop, shell and cat’ during her choosing time using her phonic sounds - well done Nova! 
• Kodi for having a great first week in Reception and getting stuck into his learning! 

Year 1 -  

• Reggie - For enthusiastically sharing your ideas and knowledge during our identifying and naming materials science lesson.

Year 2 -  

• Lily-Rose - For a fantastic invitation inviting the Three Kings to visit the newborn King in Bethlehem.   
• Alfie - For a super independent recount of a special day over the Christmas holiday.

Year 3 -

• Shayne- For her enthusiastic and effective approach to making inferences with Mrs Wakeford. 
• Amber- For being absorbed in her column subtraction and challenging herself to make great progress. 

Year 4- 

• Zak and Couture- For making a great first impression with Mrs Fannin when working with her on your times tables.

Year 5 -  

• Anta - for her independence in making some brilliant Maths corrections and helping those around her when needed.

Year 6 - 

• Omar - for a consistent improvement in your writing. You have quietly been absorbed in your work. This is evident in your fantastic work on fronted adverbials - well done! 

Updated COVID advice from the Department for Education

PCR testing

UKHSA has announced updated guidance on PCR testing for those without covid symptoms which will come into effect from the 11th of January  Under the new guidance, anyone in England who receives a positive lateral flow device (LFD) test result should report their result on gov.uk and must self-isolate immediately, but will not need to take a follow-up PCR test.

After reporting a positive LFD test result, they will be contacted by NHS Test and Trace so that their contacts can be traced.

Anyone who tests positive will be able to leave self-isolation seven days after the date of their initial positive test if they receive two negative lateral flow test results, 24 hours apart, on days six and seven. Confirmatory PCR tests to be temporarily suspended for positive lateral flow test results - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Self Isolation following a positive test result

How long you need to self-isolate

If you test positive, your self-isolation period includes the day your symptoms started (or the day you had the test, if you do not have symptoms) and the next 10 full days.

If you get symptoms while you're self-isolating, the 10 days restarts from the day after your symptoms started.

When to stop self-isolating

You can stop self-isolating after 7 days if you do a rapid lateral flow test on days 6 and 7 of your self-isolation period and:

• both tests are negative
• you did both tests at least 24 hours apart
• you do not have a high temperature

If you do a rapid lateral flow test on day 6 and test positive, wait 24 hours before you do the next test.

If you stop self-isolating on or after day 7, it's important that you take steps to reduce the chance of passing COVID-19 to others. This means you should:

• work from home if you can
• wear a face covering in shops, on public transport and when it's hard to stay away from other people – particularly indoors, in crowded places or where there is not much fresh air
• limit contact with people at higher risk of serious illness from COVID-19
• follow advice on how to avoid catching and spreading COVID-19

You can stop self-isolating after the 10 days if either:

• you do not have any symptoms
• you just have a cough or changes to your sense of smell or taste – these can last for weeks after the infection has gone

When to keep self-isolating after 10 days

If you have a high temperature after the 10 days, or are feeling unwell, keep self-isolating and seek medical advice.

How long to self-isolate - Coronavirus (COVID-19) - NHS (www.nhs.uk)

If a child is a close contact to a person with a positive COVID result

In school, adults who are fully vaccinated and all children and young people aged between 5 and 18 years and 6 months identified as a contact of someone with COVID-19 are strongly advised to take a LFD test every day for 7 days and continue to attend their setting as normal, unless they have a positive test result.

Winter Wellness 

This time of year can be challenging for the mental health of us all, including our children and young people, especially with the added pressures of Covid this year. 

The Safeguarding in Education team have sent us some fantastic resources to share with families this year, to help make the winter break a little less stressful - from ‘14 Ways To Be Kind’ to ‘Christmas Recipes for Kids’, there’s plenty of excellent guides and advice available. 

Check out Survive & Thrive This Winter for the resources. 

Uniform Reminder 

Can we politely remind parents and carers that children should be coming to school in the appropriate uniform. 

Children should wear the following uniform: 

• PLAIN BLACK SHOES
• grey / black trousers or skirts – no leggings or tracksuit bottoms
• red sweatshirt or cardigan or fleece
• white / red polo shirts
• PE Kit (which is plain white t-shirt / plain black shorts and PE daps or trainers)

Booking and Paying for School Clubs 

As you know we currently run a Breakfast Club and various afterschool activities for pupils. 

We would like to remind you that, where possible, these clubs should be booked and paid for using the School Gateway app. 

This term, we have had a number of parents booking clubs through the school office, and while this is okay from time to time, it means that payments for these sessions are often not being made in a timely manner. Whilst we want to ensure that all of our pupils have the opportunity to attend our clubs, we cannot guarantee spaces in sessions if payment has not been made. 

If you are still having difficulties accessing the School Gateway App, or have any other concerns about booking onto, or paying for school clubs, please do not hesitate to contact us and we will do our best to support you with this. 

New After School Clubs

A reminder of our new after school clubs, are continuing: 

• Wednesday Years 3-5 - Basketball
• Wednesday Year 5 - Art (every fortnight - see below for further details) 
• Thursday Years 1 and 2 - Multi Sports (focussing on balls skills, including Netball & Basketball) 
• Friday Year 6 - Archery

These clubs are being offered as part of paid after school provision, which is £2 for clubs until 4pm. Please book as soon as possible, to guarantee your child’s place. If you would like your child to attend Chill, after their club, the total charge is £3.50. Your child can then attend Chill until 4:30pm.

Dates for Diaries

• Tuesday 8th February - Safer Internet Day
• Friday 18 February 2022 - End of term 3
• Monday 28th February 2022 - Start of Term 4
• Friday 8th April 2022 - End of Term 4
• Monday 25 April 2022 - Start of Term 5
• Friday 27 May 2022 - End of Term 5
• Monday 6 June 2022 - Start of Term 6
• Thursday 21 July 2022 -  End of the school year

Yours sincerely

Matt Condon

Headteacher