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

Dear Parents and Carers

Medical Appointments during the school day

Please can we remind parents that without medical evidence (an appointment card/letter/prescription), appointments during the school day will not be authorised. Multiple unauthorised absences may result in a penalty notice (fine) being issued. Where possible, please book appointments after school hours or during school holidays. 

School Photographs

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

Jewellery

A polite reminder that children should not be wearing excessive jewellery to school. Pupils are only permitted to wear stud earrings into school, they should not be wearing hoops or drop earrings. Children should also not be wearing necklaces, bracelets or rings into school, and we cannot take responsibility for the loss or damage of such items. 

Summer Chill

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

PE Kit Reminder

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

CTK Nursery Class - Places Available

We are extremely proud of our nursery class which is open for 3 and 4 year olds. Our Early Years Team have worked really hard to make it a welcoming and enjoyable place for children to play and learn, developing the skills they need ready for primary school. You can take a look at the fantastic work that’s been going on through the Nursery page on our school website. 

If you are interested in applying for a place for your child or think you may know someone who is interested, please ask them to contact the school office to express interest.

Reception Places Available for September 2022

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

Again, if you are interested in applying for a place for your child or think you may know someone who is interested, please ask them to contact the school office to express interest.

Attendance

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

• 5R: 98%
• Year 6: 97% 

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

Dates for Diaries

Wednesday 4th May 2022 - School Photographs 

Monday 9th May 2022 - SATs Week

Monday 23rd May - INSET Day

Friday 27 May 2022 - End of Term 5

Monday 6 June 2022 - Start of Term 6

Friday 17th June - INSET Day

Friday 1st July - INSET Day

Thursday 21 July 2022 -  End of the school year

Yours sincerely

Matt Condon

Headteacher

Dear Parents and Carers,

Lent Fundraising Events

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

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

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

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

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

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

PE Kit Reminder 

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

Wellbeing Tips

CTK Nursery Class - Places Available

We are extremely proud of our new(ish) nursery class which is open for 3 and 4 year olds. Our Early Years Team have worked really hard to make it a welcoming and enjoyable place for children to play and learn, developing the skills they need ready for primary school. You can take a look at the fantastic work that’s been going on through the Nursery page on our school website - https://sites.google.com/a/ctk.education/www/nursery-class_1

If you are interested in applying for a place for your child or think you may know someone who is interested, please ask them to contact the school office to express interest.

Diversity Funday

FREE Cooking and Growing Workshops 

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

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

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

Classes at Square Food Foundation:

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

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

Classes at Redcatch Community Garden

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

Book at www.rcgspringholidayclub.eventbrite.co.uk

Filwood Hope 

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

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

Term 4 Curriculum Overviews

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

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

Attendance 

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

• Reception Class: 97%
• Year 1: 98%

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

Dates for Diaries

Monday 25 April 2022 - Start of Term 5

Wednesday 4th May 2022 - School Photographs 

Monday 9th May 2022 - SATs Week

Monday 23rd May - INSET Day

Friday 27 May 2022 - End of Term 5

Monday 6 June 2022 - Start of Term 6

Friday 17th June - INSET Day

Friday 1st July - INSET Day

Thursday 21 July 2022 -  End of the school year

Can we wish you all a peaceful and Happy Easter

Yours sincerely

Matt Condon

Headteacher

Dear Parents and Carers,

INSET

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

Wellbeing

 

Filwood Hope 

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

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

Lent Fundraising Events 

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

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

Events for the rest of term are as follows:

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

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

The rules that can be broken are:

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

These are the only rules that may be broken.

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

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

Attendance 

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

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

Information for Nursery Parents 

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

Lateness 

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

Breakfast Club 

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

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

Headteachers Awards

The following children will receive an award in next week’s Celebration Assembly. Videos of Celebration Assemblies are now shared on our Facebook page. 

Reception - 

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

 Year 1 -  

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

Year 2 -  

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

Year 3 -

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

Year 4 - 

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

Year 5 -  

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

Y5/6 Special mention - 

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

Year 6 -  

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

Dates for Diaries

• Friday 8th April 2022 - End of Term 4
• Monday 25 April 2022 - Start of Term 5
• Monday 9th May 2022 - SATs Week
• Monday 23rd May - INSET Day
• Friday 27 May 2022 - End of Term 5
• Monday 6 June 2022 - Start of Term 6
• Friday 17th June - INSET Day
• Friday 1st July - INSET Day
• Thursday 21 July 2022 -  End of the school year

Yours sincerely

Matt Condon

Headteacher