All Souls' School Newsletter
All Souls’ School Newsletter “Christ is our Light” Y6 Confession On Tue 1st April, Y6 children will be confessing their sins through the Sacrament of Reconciliation in preparation for their Confirmation, the following Sunday. Y3 & 6 Parents Sacramental Meeting The final Sacramental meeting for parents of Y3 & 6 children receiving the Sacraments of Holy Communion or Confirmation this year, is Thurs 3rd April, 7.30pm. Dinner Money After Easter, our catering is being taken over by AIP, a company who specialise in education catering. With this change, we ask if all dinners up to Easter could be paid for by 31st March. I understand that this is a big ask for some but it would be greatly appreciated. As of 1st April we will no longer be accepting cheques as payment for dinners, so please pay by cash from the above date. More information on our new caterers & payment systems, will be available to you shortly. Year 1 Class Assembly Year 1 will be holding their class assembly on Fri 28th March, 9.15am. The children will be celebrating Mother’s Day. Parents are very welcome to come and watch their children.
W/e 21st March 2014
NUT Strike Please take note of the letter sent home last Wednesday concerning the proposed strike on Wed 26th March. A copy of the letter can be accessed on the school website. Y6 Sacrament of Confirmation Y6 children will be receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation on Sun 6th April, 9.30am. Please do your best to attend this mass and say a prayer for our children. Good Shepherd Appeal 2014 Children can bring their boxes into school to empty them so that they can continue to save money during Lent. Thank you to the children who have already emptied their boxes this week. Please encourage your child to take part in this fantastic appeal. IMPORTANT Food for Thought The Food for Thought project has been running in school for three years now. With the help of the Big Lottery Fund, we achieved a fantastic amount in such a short space of time. We have built some gardens from scratch, and added to others with polytunnels, chickens and sheds. We have grown an abundance of vegetables and the children have had a lot of fun, with plenty of learning thrown in. Now, as the lottery funding comes to an end, we are entering a new stage of the project. We are talking to businesses in the local community, hoping to raise some additional funding in order to continue to run the gardening clubs and maintain the plots. If you know of any business that might be willing to help, please get in touch with [email protected] or click here for more information http://growcoventry.com/2013/12/13/when-the-moneyruns-out/ St Patrick’s Day Coffee Morning A huge thank you to all parents and families who attended our St Patrick’s Day Coffee Morning on Monday. The guitarists, choir, Irish dancers and band all performed marvellously and lots of Irish coffees and cakes were sold. Thank you to the children who donated cakes for this event too. In total, our coffee morning raised a fabulous £483.14p.
Coventry ½ Marathon
PTA Family Quiz Night
Good luck to all of our staff and children who are taking part in the Coventry ½ Marathon this weekend, Sun 23rd March. A reminder that all runners should meet at 8am at Bird St Car Park. Please make sure you have completed you child’s details on the back of their number and returned it to Mr Youson by 3.30pm today.
Family Quiz Night is taking place tonight, Fri 21st March, 7pm in the school hall. Please be aware you will not be able to bring your own food/drink to the quiz night. There will be a bar to purchase drinks and food is included in your family ticket. Good luck teams!
Class Trips Y3 – Children will be going to West Midlands Safari Park on Tue 25th March. Y3 need to be in school by 8.20am, ready to leave at 8.30am. They will return to school for 4.30pm. Please make sure you have paid for your child’s trip before they go.
CAFOD Cake Sale To raise money for CAFOD, Y5 pupils are holding a cake sale on Wed 2nd April. Donations would be very welcome, and are to be brought to the school office. Piano Assembly On Fri 4th April, 9am children who take piano lessons with Ms Faulkner will be performing in an assembly. Parents are very welcome to watch their children play. Journey in Faith Course For all who are interested in learning about the Faith, this course takes place every Wednesday 7.30pm in the Parish Room. Please come along on 26th March when the focus will be “How much does God love us?”
Sport Fixtures Cross Country – Our runners will be going to Keresley Grange for a cross country relay on Sat 22nd March, 10am. They also will be taking part in a relay event on Thurs 27th March, 3.30pm at Good Shepherd. Football – Our footballers’ next game is on Tue 25th March, 3.30pm away versus St Mary & St Benedict. Netball – Netballers played a cup game against St Osburg’s on Tues, winning 15 – 1. They are through to the semi-finals. Ciaran Y5 was named Player of the Match. The team played their final league game on Thurs against Christ The King winning 8-4. Finn Y5 was Player of the Match. This means our netball team have won the West league! Huge congratulations to the team! Netballers will be playing in the next round of the High 5 on Thurs 27th March. Netball & Football Rally – On Sat 29th March, 9.30am our Netballers and Footballers will be taking part in a rally at Cardinal Wiseman against other Catholic Primary schools. This is an important event so please make sure you come and support our teams. Please do your best to attend these games to support our teams. Club Cancellation There will no Netball Club on Thurs 27th March as some of the team will be at a Netball event that day. Y3 & 4 Easter Play Performances Y3 & 4 will be performing their Easter play on Tues 8th March, 1.30pm – 2.30pm and 7pm – 8pm. Children need to attend both performances. Bonus Ball Jill Elward is the Bonus Ball winner this week.
Attendance Year group attendance for the week beginning Mon 10th March. Reception
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Year 6
83%
99.33%
89.80%
89.66%
98.67%
98%
96%
Whole school attendance: 93.52%
Overall school attendance since Sep 2013: 96.23%
Next week… Sat 22 March
nd
CC Runners
10.00 – 11.00am
Cross Country Race
rd
M Runners
8.00 – 10.30am
Coventry ½ Marathon
th
Y4 – 6 Y2 – 6 Y4 – 6 Y5 & 6 Y3 & 4
12.00 – 12.45pm 12.25 – 1.00pm 12.30 – 1.00pm 3.15 – 4.15pm 3.15 – 4.15pm
Basketball Club Gardening Club Recorder Club Street Dance Club Football Club
th
Y3 Y2 – 4 Y1 & 2 Y4 Footballers
8.30 – 4.30pm 12.00 – 12.45pm 12.15 – 12.45pm 12.30 – 1.00pm 3.30 – 4.30pm
Y3 Trip to West Midlands Safari Park Basketball Club Art Play Club Knitting Club Game vs St Mary and St Benedict
th
YR & 1 YR – 6 Y 3- 6 Y2 – 6 Y3 – 6
12.00 – 12.30pm 12.10 – 1.00pm 12.30 – 1.00pm 12.30 – 1.00pm 3.15 – 4.15pm
Dance Club Homework Club Cards Club Dance Club Tennis Club
Netballers Y2 – 6 Y5 & 6 Y3 & 4 Y5 & 6 CC Runners
9.00am – 3.00pm 12.30 – 1.00pm 3.15 – 4.30pm 3.15 – 4.30pm 3.15 – 4.45pm 3.30 – 4.30pm
County Finals Choir Cookery Club Computer Club Art Club Relay at Good Shepherd
Y1 Y1 – 6 Y2 – 6 Y3 & 4
9.15 – 10.00am 12.00 – 12.45pm 12.25 – 1.00pm 3.30 – 4.30pm
Class Assembly Multisport Gardening Club All Sports Club
Net/Ftballers
9.30 – 11.30am
Rally at Cardinal Wiseman
Sun 23 March Mon 24 March
Tues 25 March
Wed 26 March
th
Thurs 27 March
th
Fri 28 March
th
Sat 29 March
Thank you for your continuing support.
Caroline Quinn, Headteacher
W/e 21st March 2014
NUT Strike Please take note of the letter sent home last Wednesday concerning the proposed strike on Wed 26th March. A copy of the letter can be accessed on the school website. Y6 Sacrament of Confirmation Y6 children will be receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation on Sun 6th April, 9.30am. Please do your best to attend this mass and say a prayer for our children. Good Shepherd Appeal 2014 Children can bring their boxes into school to empty them so that they can continue to save money during Lent. Thank you to the children who have already emptied their boxes this week. Please encourage your child to take part in this fantastic appeal. IMPORTANT Food for Thought The Food for Thought project has been running in school for three years now. With the help of the Big Lottery Fund, we achieved a fantastic amount in such a short space of time. We have built some gardens from scratch, and added to others with polytunnels, chickens and sheds. We have grown an abundance of vegetables and the children have had a lot of fun, with plenty of learning thrown in. Now, as the lottery funding comes to an end, we are entering a new stage of the project. We are talking to businesses in the local community, hoping to raise some additional funding in order to continue to run the gardening clubs and maintain the plots. If you know of any business that might be willing to help, please get in touch with [email protected] or click here for more information http://growcoventry.com/2013/12/13/when-the-moneyruns-out/ St Patrick’s Day Coffee Morning A huge thank you to all parents and families who attended our St Patrick’s Day Coffee Morning on Monday. The guitarists, choir, Irish dancers and band all performed marvellously and lots of Irish coffees and cakes were sold. Thank you to the children who donated cakes for this event too. In total, our coffee morning raised a fabulous £483.14p.
Coventry ½ Marathon
PTA Family Quiz Night
Good luck to all of our staff and children who are taking part in the Coventry ½ Marathon this weekend, Sun 23rd March. A reminder that all runners should meet at 8am at Bird St Car Park. Please make sure you have completed you child’s details on the back of their number and returned it to Mr Youson by 3.30pm today.
Family Quiz Night is taking place tonight, Fri 21st March, 7pm in the school hall. Please be aware you will not be able to bring your own food/drink to the quiz night. There will be a bar to purchase drinks and food is included in your family ticket. Good luck teams!
Class Trips Y3 – Children will be going to West Midlands Safari Park on Tue 25th March. Y3 need to be in school by 8.20am, ready to leave at 8.30am. They will return to school for 4.30pm. Please make sure you have paid for your child’s trip before they go.
CAFOD Cake Sale To raise money for CAFOD, Y5 pupils are holding a cake sale on Wed 2nd April. Donations would be very welcome, and are to be brought to the school office. Piano Assembly On Fri 4th April, 9am children who take piano lessons with Ms Faulkner will be performing in an assembly. Parents are very welcome to watch their children play. Journey in Faith Course For all who are interested in learning about the Faith, this course takes place every Wednesday 7.30pm in the Parish Room. Please come along on 26th March when the focus will be “How much does God love us?”
Sport Fixtures Cross Country – Our runners will be going to Keresley Grange for a cross country relay on Sat 22nd March, 10am. They also will be taking part in a relay event on Thurs 27th March, 3.30pm at Good Shepherd. Football – Our footballers’ next game is on Tue 25th March, 3.30pm away versus St Mary & St Benedict. Netball – Netballers played a cup game against St Osburg’s on Tues, winning 15 – 1. They are through to the semi-finals. Ciaran Y5 was named Player of the Match. The team played their final league game on Thurs against Christ The King winning 8-4. Finn Y5 was Player of the Match. This means our netball team have won the West league! Huge congratulations to the team! Netballers will be playing in the next round of the High 5 on Thurs 27th March. Netball & Football Rally – On Sat 29th March, 9.30am our Netballers and Footballers will be taking part in a rally at Cardinal Wiseman against other Catholic Primary schools. This is an important event so please make sure you come and support our teams. Please do your best to attend these games to support our teams. Club Cancellation There will no Netball Club on Thurs 27th March as some of the team will be at a Netball event that day. Y3 & 4 Easter Play Performances Y3 & 4 will be performing their Easter play on Tues 8th March, 1.30pm – 2.30pm and 7pm – 8pm. Children need to attend both performances. Bonus Ball Jill Elward is the Bonus Ball winner this week.
Attendance Year group attendance for the week beginning Mon 10th March. Reception
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Year 6
83%
99.33%
89.80%
89.66%
98.67%
98%
96%
Whole school attendance: 93.52%
Overall school attendance since Sep 2013: 96.23%
Next week… Sat 22 March
nd
CC Runners
10.00 – 11.00am
Cross Country Race
rd
M Runners
8.00 – 10.30am
Coventry ½ Marathon
th
Y4 – 6 Y2 – 6 Y4 – 6 Y5 & 6 Y3 & 4
12.00 – 12.45pm 12.25 – 1.00pm 12.30 – 1.00pm 3.15 – 4.15pm 3.15 – 4.15pm
Basketball Club Gardening Club Recorder Club Street Dance Club Football Club
th
Y3 Y2 – 4 Y1 & 2 Y4 Footballers
8.30 – 4.30pm 12.00 – 12.45pm 12.15 – 12.45pm 12.30 – 1.00pm 3.30 – 4.30pm
Y3 Trip to West Midlands Safari Park Basketball Club Art Play Club Knitting Club Game vs St Mary and St Benedict
th
YR & 1 YR – 6 Y 3- 6 Y2 – 6 Y3 – 6
12.00 – 12.30pm 12.10 – 1.00pm 12.30 – 1.00pm 12.30 – 1.00pm 3.15 – 4.15pm
Dance Club Homework Club Cards Club Dance Club Tennis Club
Netballers Y2 – 6 Y5 & 6 Y3 & 4 Y5 & 6 CC Runners
9.00am – 3.00pm 12.30 – 1.00pm 3.15 – 4.30pm 3.15 – 4.30pm 3.15 – 4.45pm 3.30 – 4.30pm
County Finals Choir Cookery Club Computer Club Art Club Relay at Good Shepherd
Y1 Y1 – 6 Y2 – 6 Y3 & 4
9.15 – 10.00am 12.00 – 12.45pm 12.25 – 1.00pm 3.30 – 4.30pm
Class Assembly Multisport Gardening Club All Sports Club
Net/Ftballers
9.30 – 11.30am
Rally at Cardinal Wiseman
Sun 23 March Mon 24 March
Tues 25 March
Wed 26 March
th
Thurs 27 March
th
Fri 28 March
th
Sat 29 March
Thank you for your continuing support.
Caroline Quinn, Headteacher
