๐ Newsletter 19.01.2024
Mr J Sharp
Early Help
So often we donโt want to tell people if we are struggling. We may try to solve things as much as we can on our own.
As a school, we can support with so many things, and some that you may not think we can support with.
In school we have a range of pre-loved uniform that is always available and if we donโt have anything, we will always try to help where we can.
We also still have access to a number of devices that we can loan to families to support home learning - if you are interested in this please donโt hesitate to get in touch at the school office.
We can also access support from other agencies for a range of things such as:
- support with finances
- support with mental health
- support with housing issues
- support for any additional needs
- support getting your child into school
We are always on the other end of the phone and if we can help we will!
If you do feel we may be able to support, please donโt hesitate to get in touch with Mrs Flatman or Miss Caveney through the school office.
NEWS AND UPDATES
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Parent Portal
Use this for updating contact details, child medical information, permissions, payments and seeing your childโs reports.
Please be aware that our gates are locked a few minutes after 8.50am, which is the latest time one of our classes starts the school day. If your child arrives at 9am, then they are already between 10-15 minutes late.
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Please be aware that our gates are locked a few minutes after 8.50am, which is the latest time one of our classes starts the school day. If your child arrives at 9am, then they are already between 10-15 minutes late. ๐จ ๐จ ๐จ ๐จ ๐จ
Good Attendance Draw!!
Donโt forget, for every week that your child has an attendance of 96%+, they are allocated a digital ticket for a draw that will take place every half term. The more weeks with an attendance of 96%+, the more chances to win!
Services and Events
Parish Sung Eucharist Sundays 10am - 11am
Sermon, music and Holy Communion
Place of Welcome Thursdays 10am - 12pm
Time for a brew and a chat
More information from Father Andrew can be found here
Messy Church
It typically includes a welcome, a long creative time to explore the biblical theme through getting messy; a short celebration time involving story, prayer, song, games and similar; and a sit-down meal together at tables.
Community News and Support
World Festivals and Celebrations
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity - 18th - 25th January 2024
Christian
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is an ecumenical Christian observance in the Christian calendar that is celebrated internationally. It is kept annually between Ascension Day and Pentecost in the Southern Hemisphere and between 18 January and 25 January in the Northern Hemisphere. It is an octave, that is, an observance lasting eight days.
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is annually coordinated by the World Council of Churches, with participation by its member Churches, which include the Assyrian Church of the East, the Oriental Orthodox Churches, the Eastern Orthodox Churches, the Old Catholic Church, the Moravian Church, the Lutheran Churches, the Anglican Communion, the Mennonite Churches, the Methodist Churches and the Reformed Churches, as well as the Baptist Churches and the Pentecostal Churches. The Roman Catholic Church, which is an observer in the World Council of Churches, celebrates the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.
Article 17: Access to Information
Article 17 of the UNCRC says children and young people should be able to access information, particularly from the media. They should be able to get information from many placesโ from their country and beyond.
This Article applies to all kinds of media, including:
- print mediaโ such as newspapers or magazines,
- electronic mediaโ such as websites, and
- audiovisual mediaโ such as radio and television programmes.
Information and education
Information from the media should form part of a child or young personโs education. Because of this, it should help them learn about the things listed under Article 29 of the UNCRC. These include:
- respect for human rights and freedoms,
- respect for their parents, cultural identity and language,
- respect for the values of where they live, where theyโre from and the other countries of the world
- respect for the natural environment, and
- preparation for a responsible life where they treat other people with tolerance.
The media should also provide young people with information about their health. It should show young people in a positive light, bringing attention to the good things that young people do and taking care to show people who might be marginalised โ such as women and those with disabilities โ in a way that is not degrading.
Everyone should have access to the media
Article 17 applies to all young people, and special efforts should be made to make sure everyone has access to the media. This includes:
- young people whose freedoms are limitedโ such as those in young offendersโ institutions, and
- young people who may find the media difficult to access, such as some of those with disabilities or for whom English is not their first language.
To help young people who may find the media difficult to access, media should be translated into multiple languages where this is possible. Media should also be available in formats that are possible for young people with disabilities to access.
Protection from harmful media
Article 17 also says that children and young people should be protected from media that would be harmful to them. This includes:
- pornography,
- media that depicts graphic violence, and
- media that promotes irresponsible drug use.
Our Values Tree - with this termโs Value for Life - Trust
Wellโฆ It has been a very eventful week with lots to celebrate and lots of experiences: playing in the snow was a highlight at the start of the week for the children and although very cold, there were lots of smiles as snowmen were being built all around!
Year 4 then went on a Visit to a Hindu Temple on Wednesday and had a fantastic time learning more about Hinduism and Mr Hogan came back singing their praises with lots of positive reports about how the children were so well behaved and respectful on their trip. These trips are such good opportunities to learn more about the world we live in.
We then had our visitors come on Thursday. I was very proud to show them our school and our fantastic children. The children showed that they live out our vision every day and really did shine when talking about our school, their learning and their achievements.
We ended it today with out Year 3โs class assembly. The class assemblies are always a highlight for me as I am always in awe of how much they learn in such a short space of time. Seeing the children thrive in all areas of the curriculum always makes me smile!
I hope that you have a lovely weekend.
Mrs Flatman
