Thursday, 20 March 2014

Dear Parents/Carers

School Blog – Recent Highlights

Please check out the blog where there is lots of great learning to celebrate. Recent highlights include: radio adverts in Year 5, RNLI toy sale in Year 5, Year 5 making superhero masks, Year 2 using code to program computers, Year 4 art, (A Journey to the Centre of the Brain) and Year 6 and Reception celebrating World Book day.

Sport Relief 2014 (supporting World Down Syndrome Day 2014
 
All children have been enjoying special sporting events this week for World Down Syndrome Day and Sport Relief.

All children joined in a sponsored cricket activity this week. A sponsor form was sent home last week with the newsletter. If children have been sponsored can they please return the form by Friday 28th March? Thanks for your support.

INDUSTRIAL ACTION – School Open

The NUT is planning a 1 day strike on Wednesday 26th March.  This will not affect the school which will be open as usual.

Rags to Riches

Our school will be hosting a fundraising event in association with ‘Rags2Riches4Schools’.

‘Rags2Riches4Schools’ is an easy and efficient way to earn some additional cash that will be added to our school's funds through recycling old clothes.

From baby wear to teenage hand-me-downs to Grandad's shoes, all items of clothing and accessories are welcome. Bags, hats, belts, scarves and gloves all count - pretty much anything wearable. All we ask is for them to be clean and in good condition and for the shoes to be tied together (Nobody wants to walk around in odd shoes!). Unfortunately pillows and duvets are not accepted at this time. 

Everyone will be presented with a free ‘Rags2Riches4Schools’ collection bag tomorrow. If a single bag is not enough, feel free to pop them into any bag you have to hand. Please bring any donations to school first thing on Monday 28th April.

Attendance

Well done to the following classes for their attendance last week.

·         Reception, Y1, Y2 and Y6 with an amazing 99%!
Y6 will have a special non-uniform day on Friday 28th March.

Easter Competition

We would like as many children as possible to draw and colour their own A4 picture with an Easter theme. Children can enter as many times as they like.  Each entry will cost 50p. The money raised will go to CAFOD.

The overall winning picture will be framed and the artist will receive an Easter egg. There is also a prize of an Easter egg for the best picture in each year group.  The closing date will be Friday 28th March. Winners will be selected by parents during our coffee and tea afternoon the following week.

CES Adopting

Join Catholic Children’s Society Adoption, your local adoption charity, on Wednesday 16th April at Noah's Ark Zoo Farm for an Easter Egg Hunt to launch their 110 year anniversary celebrations. The Egg Hunt is free to enter for anyone visiting Noah's Ark Zoo Farm (entry fees apply), and will take place from 11.30-2.30pm. We hope to see you there! If you are interested in finding out more about adoption please visit our website at www.ccsadoption.org

Y2 Charity Book Sale

Y2 will be holding a book sale next Wednesday 26th March, 2.30pm onwards, selling books for 20p each.  Proceeds will go to the Bristol Heart Foundation. Lots of great second-hand books will be on sale.

School Dinner Money

Please can I remind parents that if you wish your child to have a school dinner, this must be paid for in advance by sending in cash or a cheque made payable to Bristol City Council in a clearly marked envelope. 

If a parent believes that their child may qualify for entitlement to Free School Meals, the school office should be contacted for further details. 

It is a requirement of the school’s Dinner Money Policy that all payments are up to date and no debts are outstanding.  If debts are incurred, then the school budget has to pay for them.  This means that money which should be spent on your child’s education is used to pay for debts incurred by parents.  Every parent will agree that this is unacceptable. Thank you for your co-operation.

Cake Sales

We will be starting our fundraising cake sales this term. Previously these have been an easy and popular way of bringing parents together, raising some funds for the school and buying some delicious cakes.

All the school needs is parents who are willing to come in for half an hour once a term to help run the sale, and I am pleased to say that one parent has volunteered to help but it would be lovely to have a few more parents come forward to make this event a real success. We plan on holding a cake sale on Thursday 3rd April at 3.30pm in the school hall. This is the same day as our tea/coffee afternoon at 2.45pm, so parents could come in for a chat and a drink first.

Celebration of Achievements

There will be a celebration assembly on Monday 24th March at 9.10am where the following children will receive their Headteacher’s Award:  Johann (Y6), Nathan (Y5), Grace (R) and Anna (Y2).

Super Start Sports Award:  Charlie (R), Dashana (Y1), Piotr (Y1), Jakub (Y2), Jeswin (Y4) and Nathan (Y5).

Super Star Art Award:  Dominic (Y3) and Wanessa (Y4).

Energy Club Award:  Josh (Y3), Aleena (Y5), Charlie (Y3) and Ruby (Y1).

Dates for Diaries

Wednesday 26th March                             -           Year 2 topic presentation
Wednesday 26th March                              -           Year 3 topic presentation
Friday 28th March                                         -           Attendance non-uniform for YR, Y1, Y2 and Y6
Wednesday 2nd April                                 -           Year 5 Topic Presentation
Thursday 3rd April                                                 E-safety day at St Bernadette (Year 6)
Thursday 3rd April at 2.45pm                       -           Parent Tea/Coffee afternoon
Thursday 3rd April at 3.30pm                       -           Cake sale in hall
Friday 4th April                                               -           Holy Week Mass in Church
Friday 4th April                                               -           End of Term 4
Tuesday 22nd April                                        -           Start of Term 5
Monday 12th May 2014                              -           Year 6 SATs week
Friday 23rd May                                             -           End of Term 5
Saturday 28th June                                       -           Summer Fair
Sunday 29th June                                         -           First Holy Communion

Yours sincerely,

 
Matt Condon
Headteacher

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