News
No Teacher-led clubs next week
A quick reminder that due to the parent consultations next week there will be no teacher led clubs or homework club. Here is a list of the teacher led clubs. The externally run clubs will continue as normal, except for ballet and mini dance performers.
Paddy's Shindig 2024! Tickets on sale Sunday!
The annual Hersham & Walton St Patrick’s Night will take place on Saturday the 16th of March at All Saints Church Hall, Hersham. This is a family friendly event with profits raised going to local charities. Come along and enjoy the craic! Always a great night with a live band, licensed bar, Irish shop, kids disco, raffle and much more.
Tickets go on sale on Sunday 4th of Feb at 8pm Click here for tickets! Ticket prices are adult £10 and children £2.50.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Travelling Book Fair
Following the huge success of our Autumn Term Travelling Book Fair, we are glad to announce that it will be returning on Monday 5th until Friday 9th February. As always, this will be a great opportunity for children to explore reading for pleasure and extend their own book collections. It is also a fantastic chance for the school to receive funds to purchase books for our own library. Due to the fantastic engagement with the Book Fair last year, we were able to purchase over 100 new books that children had requested.
The fair will run from 3:20 each afternoon in Red Class. We are hoping to also run the Book Fair in the library from 4-6:30 on Tuesday and Thursday during Parent Consultations; a great way to celebrate your child's successes from the last term.
Each class will have an opportunity to visit the book fair during the week and think about any books they may wish to purchase. The full range of books that will be available for sale can be found here
https://bookfairs.scholastic.co.uk/travelling-books/the-books
Payments
We will be accepting the following methods of payment:
- Card
- Cash (where possible we ask you to bring the correct change)
- Mobile payments - we will have QR codes displayed at the book fair which you can scan to make payment
- Follow the link: https://bookfairs.scholastic.co.uk/pay and pay for your books ahead of time. Simply show a member of staff your confirmation and we will be happy to hand the books over. The cut-off date for online payments will be the evening of Thursday 8th February.
Other Information
If your child attends Whizz Kids we will provide an opportunity to visit the book fair. You can order your books ahead of time, purchase gift vouchers from the scholastic website or send your child in with money. If you are sending money in with your child, please ensure it is in a sealed envelope with the child's name/class/book choices and total cost written on the envelope. Please only send in correct change.
Please note, that if we run out of certain books at the fair, we will be able to place an order for most titles to be delivered at a later date.
Thank you for your continued support with reading at our school,
Mrs Hartfield
Reading Lead
Blue Peter Badge for Music
Achieving a Blue Peter Badge for Music is a simple yet rewarding activity, with children receiving an amazing badge designed by Ed Sheeran AND free entry to over 200 attractions across the country. By just writing a little about their passion for music, and parents completing the details, children can receive this unique badge, and Mrs Kareem is hoping as many children as possible make the most of this opportunity. Please complete the below form, and let the office know your child has applied, so Mrs Kareem and the school know to congratulate your child when their badge comes through! Application form here and FAQ attached below.
Blue Peter badges FAQ | questions and answers about BP badges | Blue Peter Badge Help - CBBC - BBC
February half-term camps
Footbellas -This February half term, we're excited to be running a multi activity camp for boys and girls. Our camp is running on Monday 12th and Tuesday 13th February and is open to children aged 5-11 years. Please click here for the flyer to book.
Planet Soccer - This February Half Term we will be running Multi Sports. Come and join us for fun with friends, expert football coaching and, of course, plenty of matches. Each course will include a tournament day with trophies and other prizes up for grabs! Planet Soccer camps are for Year 1 to Year 6 only. You can book using this link.
OPAL playtimes
Huge thanks to the 99 parents who completed the OPAL Survey. It is invaluable to have an insight into what you and your children think of playtime at Cardinal Newman.
Loose parts for our OPAL project have been arriving, from train track to baking trays! Thanks must also go to Walton Audi for delivering tyres, Paton of Walton on Cottimore Lane for pallets and CIT camping for tarpaulins.
We are now looking for:-
- builders sacks (those used for gravel or woodchip deliveries)
- plastic planters used to transport trees
- trowels
Finally, we are looking for parents with landscaping/gardening experience to advise the best way to clear some of the overgrown areas around the school to create new spaces for the children to play. Please contact the office if you can help.
Many Thanks
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National Online Safety: Wake Up Wednesday Guides for Parents 
Please collect lost items from the lost property box in the KS1 playground. Please label everything clearly so it can be returned to the owner. Please note it can take some time for items to reach the lost property box depending on where they were lost. 
Communicating with your child's teacher 
Pick-up notes 
Please notify the school office every day your child is absent from school before 9 am so we can adjust dinner figures and complete the registers. Please either ring the school office on 01932 222536 and leave a voicemail or email absence@cardinalnewmanschool.co.uk. If you email us about an absence, you will not receive an acknowledgement reply due to the large volume of emails we receive in relation to this daily. 
