Friday 5th July, 2013

Dear Parents/Carers,

The school Fair is tomorrow starting at 12pm. Please come and enjoy the fun!

Mrs Joseph and Year 4 Topic Presentation 

Mrs Joseph is not in school at the moment as she has unfortunately broken her arm. This means her class topic presentation will have to be postponed. We wish that she gets well soon.

Charity Fundraising

This has been a priority for the school this year and we all greatly appreciate your on-going support. These projects have enriched the educational experience of our children, but most importantly our community is demonstrating its care for others in need. All classes are sharing stories about their charitable work in newsletters this term. Here is our contribution from Year 5:

Our Class Y5C decided to raise money for Wallace and Gromit’s, as it was a local charity.  During this time our topic in class was called ‘Show Me The Money’.  We came up with lots of different ideas to raise money and decided on selling yo yos, jumpies, bookmarks and spirographs.  We sold all these items during playtime in class.  In literacy we focused on advertising and using persuasive language, for other students to buy our products.  This was a fun way to learn more about money.  When we finally counted our money, we raised a whopping £277.72!!!  The whole class definitely enjoyed raising money for charity

Year 3 Charity Cake Sale

Year 3 are holding a cake sale next Friday (12^th July) to raise money for their class charity CAFOD.  The cake sale will run from 2.15pm until the end of the day, with any remaining cakes being sold after school.  If you’re able to contribute any cakes they would be greatly appreciated.  Please bring them to Y4 by Thursday 11^th July.

Year 6 leaver's Lunch

The year 6 leaver’s lunch will take place on Friday 19th July. The cost is £2.20 and the menu the children have chosen as their favourite is jerk chicken and chips or pizza and chips.  For pudding they have chosen brownies.

School Shoes

Many children are wearing footwear into school that is not school uniform. Our policy clearly states that children must wear plain black shoes or black trainers. These shoes should not have logos on them. We expect that all children wear the correct footwear when they return in September.

School Crossing

Mrs Pauline Shearer will not be in all next week.  Please tell your children to be careful when crossing.

Sun Protection

The weather is currently wonderful which means the children have been able to use the school field more often. We advise that all children have a sun hat in school at all times. If you wish your child to put on sun cream in school, we also advise they have this in school everyday, again clearly labelled with their name.

Sports Day 2013

Sports Day is going to run a little differently this year.  The children will be split into 4 teams, which will be named after 4 famous sports personalities.  There will be the usual popular athletic events, as well as some more traditional races, such as the egg and spoon and obstacle race.  Sports day will start at 9.30am and will run through until 11.30am, with awards and certificates being announced and handed out in a special sports day assembly the following day.  We would love parents to come and support the children as they compete.  Sports day has been organised this year, so that there is always something happening on the main running track, so it would be wonderful if parents could show their support and encouragement in an area marked out alongside the side of the running track closest to the fence and hedge.  This way, as well as supporting your own child/ren you can show encouragement to the children in all of the other year groups too and you’ll get to see a good variety of sport!

Internet Safety – Social Media

Despite the rules of Facebook stating that you must be 13 years old, there seems to be a growing trend of young children creating accounts. The school computer network blocks social network sites at school but children are still accessing them at home. To try and help protect those children that are on Facebook we have explained to them how to set the privacy settings so that only people they know and trust can see their personal information. To do this click on the ‘account’ menu on the left side of the webpage, and select ‘privacy’, then select friends only for all options.
For more information go to http://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/ or contact the school.

Celebration Assembly

There will be a celebration assembly on Monday 8th July, at 9.10am where the following children will receive their Headteacher’s Award:  Paige Halliday, Kiara Savage, Bartosz Spocinski, Mya Sarkozi and Joel Vadhyanath.

Dates for Diaries

Saturday 6th July at 12pm                          –          Summer Fair

Wednesday 10th July at 9.30am               –          Sports Day

Thursday 11^th July                                         -           Y3 visit Caerphilly Castle                

Friday 12th July                                             –          Year 5 Topic Presentation

Thursday 11th July                                        –          Reports to parents

Wednesday 17th July                                  –          Y6 Performance (evening)

Thursday 18th July -                                      -           Mass for Catholic Education at Clifton Cathedral

Thursday 18th July                                        –          Y6 Performance (afternoon)    

Thursday 18th July                                        –          Meeting with parents to discuss reports

Wednesday 24th July                                  -           Leavers Mass and end of term

Monday 2nd September and

Tuesday 3rd September                             –          INSETs (school improvement)

Wednesday 4th September                      –          Start of Term 1

Friday 27th September                               -           INSET (outdoor learning)

Best wishes

Matt Condon

Headteacher