AUTUMN NEWSLETTER â NO 10 â Friday 18th November 2016
Cawley Road, Chichester PO19 1XB Tel: 01243 784 549 Fax: 01243 530646 Email: [email protected]
Headteacher: Mrs C.M. Hunn
AUTUMN NEWSLETTER – NO 10 – Friday 18th November 2016 The Wednesday Word: ‘MERCY’ “God is merciful towards us. We too should learn to be merciful” Pope Francis Dear Parents / Guardians, DIARY FOR THE WEEK BEGINNING MONDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2016:
Monday 21 November:
‘Dinosaur Dome’ for Years 1/2 9.15 am – School Nurses to see Yr6 3.10 pm – Book Sale in the library 5 pm – Full Governors Meeting Tuesday 22 November: 1 pm – Yrs 5/6 Rugby Match at Parklands School 3.10 pm – Book Fair in the library Wednesday 23 November: 9.20 – 11.30 Cornet Concerts for Beech/Elm/Silver Birch parents Thursday 24 November: 9-11 am: Yr 6 Trip to Wagamamas Friday 25 November: FAIRTRADE NON-UNIFORM DAY see below Year 6 Swimming Lessons at Westgate 2.30 pm: local author, Mrs Cluff, to read to YrR
CHRISTMAS LITURGIES/NATIVITY PLAYS: KS1 Christmas Liturgy: Year R Christmas Liturgy: Years 3/4 Carol Concert: Years 5/6 Christmas Liturgy:
Wednesday 7 December at 2 pm & Friday 9 December at 9.30 am Thursday 8 December at 2 pm Monday 12 December at 1.30 pm in church Tuesday 13 December at 7.30 pm in church
Tickets for KS1 & Year R’s Christmas performances will be available from the school office from Monday 28 November. Please note only 2 tickets per family are permitted due to limited space /Health & Safety regulations. No tickets are required for KS2 performances in church. DEANERY ADVENT SERVICE 2016: Our Deanery Advent Service in Arundel Cathedral is on Tuesday, 6th December at 6.45 pm. We hope that KS2 children will be able to attend this important event when all our Deanery Schools come together to celebrate Advent and prepare for Christmas please return your reply slips to your child’s class teacher as soon as possible. FAIRTRADE/NON-UNIFORM DAY: Next Friday, 25th November, the children will be allowed to come to school in their home clothes in exchange for a FairTrade item for the FairTrade Stall at the Christmas Bazaar – i.e. tea/coffee /sugar/chocolate/wine or toiletries. Thank you.
MESSAGE FROM THE FRIENDS: ‘A big thank you to all the children who designed their own Christmas cards. These have now been sent for printing and we hope to have the cards back in the next couple of weeks. We will inform you, once we know how much money has been raised. Only 2 weeks to go now until our Christmas Bazaar! Please return any Father Christmas forms, raffle ticket money and sweet bags to the school office. You can also start bringing in donations of toys/books/raffle prizes from next week. We will be holding our stall holders meeting next Friday 25 November at 2pm in school. It would be great to see as many of you as possible - if you can’t make it and are running a stall on the day, please contact Berdene Foster or Sarah Cloke or email us at: [email protected] Thank you. BOOK FAIR: A reminder that our Book Fair continues after school in the library up until next Tuesday, 22 November. This is a very worthwhile venture as the school library will be entitled to a 40-60% commission in free books. Thank you to all those who have made purchases this week. If a book you wanted has been ‘sold out’ please speak to Mrs Dembinski who can re-order it for you in time for Christmas. Purchases can also be made on-line www.scholastic.co.uk/travelling-books which we know will be helpful for parents who are unable to come in at the end of the school day. REMINDER: With the arrival of cold weather, please ensure your child comes to school with a warm coat (with their names inside) and jogging bottoms to wear over their PE shorts for games outside. Thank you. ACADEMIES: The story so far………… Many of you will no doubt be aware that St Philip Howard has agreed to become an Academy and have started the process of conversion. Our Bishop has made it clear that any Catholic school wishing to convert would join their Deanery MAT (Multi Academy Trust). As a school we have been part of all these discussions within the Cathedral and Worthing Deanery. There is a lot of uncertainty ahead for schools, in particular with the huge pressures on finance and budgets (as a result of the Worthless campaign I am sure you are all aware of this). So far, within the 2 Deaneries we have agreed the new name for the MAT - The Bosco Academy Trust. We have agreed a Mission Statement and Vision; the constitution of the MAT board and the Scheme of Delegation. We have also taken advice from the first MAT within our Diocese, the Xavier Trust. As a Governing Body, we are watching closely the progress of the other MAT groups and we will need to carefully consider our reasons why we may wish to proceed or not. Once a decision has been made, we will be consulting with all of our stakeholders. AND FINALLY……. Punctuality: a reminder that children arriving after 9.00 am, after the class register has been taken, are recorded as ‘unauthorised absences’. West Sussex County Council will issue A Fixed Penalty Notice for persistent offenders, the cost of which is currently £60 per child, per parent. Congratulations to our Year 6/Maple Class who have the best attendance, so far, this term! Have a good weekend,
Mrs Hunn & Mrs Hogan Headteacher – Acting Headteacher
Headteacher: Mrs C.M. Hunn
AUTUMN NEWSLETTER – NO 10 – Friday 18th November 2016 The Wednesday Word: ‘MERCY’ “God is merciful towards us. We too should learn to be merciful” Pope Francis Dear Parents / Guardians, DIARY FOR THE WEEK BEGINNING MONDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2016:
Monday 21 November:
‘Dinosaur Dome’ for Years 1/2 9.15 am – School Nurses to see Yr6 3.10 pm – Book Sale in the library 5 pm – Full Governors Meeting Tuesday 22 November: 1 pm – Yrs 5/6 Rugby Match at Parklands School 3.10 pm – Book Fair in the library Wednesday 23 November: 9.20 – 11.30 Cornet Concerts for Beech/Elm/Silver Birch parents Thursday 24 November: 9-11 am: Yr 6 Trip to Wagamamas Friday 25 November: FAIRTRADE NON-UNIFORM DAY see below Year 6 Swimming Lessons at Westgate 2.30 pm: local author, Mrs Cluff, to read to YrR
CHRISTMAS LITURGIES/NATIVITY PLAYS: KS1 Christmas Liturgy: Year R Christmas Liturgy: Years 3/4 Carol Concert: Years 5/6 Christmas Liturgy:
Wednesday 7 December at 2 pm & Friday 9 December at 9.30 am Thursday 8 December at 2 pm Monday 12 December at 1.30 pm in church Tuesday 13 December at 7.30 pm in church
Tickets for KS1 & Year R’s Christmas performances will be available from the school office from Monday 28 November. Please note only 2 tickets per family are permitted due to limited space /Health & Safety regulations. No tickets are required for KS2 performances in church. DEANERY ADVENT SERVICE 2016: Our Deanery Advent Service in Arundel Cathedral is on Tuesday, 6th December at 6.45 pm. We hope that KS2 children will be able to attend this important event when all our Deanery Schools come together to celebrate Advent and prepare for Christmas please return your reply slips to your child’s class teacher as soon as possible. FAIRTRADE/NON-UNIFORM DAY: Next Friday, 25th November, the children will be allowed to come to school in their home clothes in exchange for a FairTrade item for the FairTrade Stall at the Christmas Bazaar – i.e. tea/coffee /sugar/chocolate/wine or toiletries. Thank you.
MESSAGE FROM THE FRIENDS: ‘A big thank you to all the children who designed their own Christmas cards. These have now been sent for printing and we hope to have the cards back in the next couple of weeks. We will inform you, once we know how much money has been raised. Only 2 weeks to go now until our Christmas Bazaar! Please return any Father Christmas forms, raffle ticket money and sweet bags to the school office. You can also start bringing in donations of toys/books/raffle prizes from next week. We will be holding our stall holders meeting next Friday 25 November at 2pm in school. It would be great to see as many of you as possible - if you can’t make it and are running a stall on the day, please contact Berdene Foster or Sarah Cloke or email us at: [email protected] Thank you. BOOK FAIR: A reminder that our Book Fair continues after school in the library up until next Tuesday, 22 November. This is a very worthwhile venture as the school library will be entitled to a 40-60% commission in free books. Thank you to all those who have made purchases this week. If a book you wanted has been ‘sold out’ please speak to Mrs Dembinski who can re-order it for you in time for Christmas. Purchases can also be made on-line www.scholastic.co.uk/travelling-books which we know will be helpful for parents who are unable to come in at the end of the school day. REMINDER: With the arrival of cold weather, please ensure your child comes to school with a warm coat (with their names inside) and jogging bottoms to wear over their PE shorts for games outside. Thank you. ACADEMIES: The story so far………… Many of you will no doubt be aware that St Philip Howard has agreed to become an Academy and have started the process of conversion. Our Bishop has made it clear that any Catholic school wishing to convert would join their Deanery MAT (Multi Academy Trust). As a school we have been part of all these discussions within the Cathedral and Worthing Deanery. There is a lot of uncertainty ahead for schools, in particular with the huge pressures on finance and budgets (as a result of the Worthless campaign I am sure you are all aware of this). So far, within the 2 Deaneries we have agreed the new name for the MAT - The Bosco Academy Trust. We have agreed a Mission Statement and Vision; the constitution of the MAT board and the Scheme of Delegation. We have also taken advice from the first MAT within our Diocese, the Xavier Trust. As a Governing Body, we are watching closely the progress of the other MAT groups and we will need to carefully consider our reasons why we may wish to proceed or not. Once a decision has been made, we will be consulting with all of our stakeholders. AND FINALLY……. Punctuality: a reminder that children arriving after 9.00 am, after the class register has been taken, are recorded as ‘unauthorised absences’. West Sussex County Council will issue A Fixed Penalty Notice for persistent offenders, the cost of which is currently £60 per child, per parent. Congratulations to our Year 6/Maple Class who have the best attendance, so far, this term! Have a good weekend,
Mrs Hunn & Mrs Hogan Headteacher – Acting Headteacher
