11th October, 2024

Dear Parents/ Guardians,

A busy week in school as we celebrated Cardinal Newman's Feast Day on Wednesday and Green Class focused on their Mission Week. Next week we are Joined by Sharon Girling on Wednesday who will share practical tips and guidance on how to stay safe online. I hope many of you will be able to join us on Wednesday evening.

Have a lovely weekend,

Gerry Flower

Head of School

Catholic Life

Family Prayer Session

Please join us for our Family Prayer Session, which takes place every Friday morning from 8:15-8:30am in the school chapel. The aim is for families to gather and pray the Rosary, the session is led by parents and all are welcome - please bring your children.

 

Feast Day of St John Henry Newman

We celebrated our school Feast day on Wednesday with the celebration of Mass in the morning followed by an afternoon of activities about the life of St John Henry Newman.  We gathered together in the afternoon for us to hear from children across the school about what they had learnt.  This year we particularly focussed on being a 'link in a chain' from the words of St John Henry Newman's prayer.  The day concluded with a celebratory ice-lolly! 

If you'd like to find out more about St John Henry Newman, there are some good resources here: Feast of St John Henry Newman - Mission Together

For more photos, please click here.

 

 

Rosary led by the Prayer Council

On Wednesday and Thursday for the remainder of October, the Prayer Council will lead us in a decade of the rosary before school. 

We'd love to see lots of our families joining us, bring your own beads or we can lend you some. Meet on the KS1 playground under the canopy at 8.30am. You can find some lovely child-friendly resources for praying the rosary here: The Mission Rosary - Mission Together

Prayer Council

We are delighted to welcome the new Year 4 members to our Prayer Council this year, we are now 43 in total! This is so inspiring for the younger children to see such commitment. We thank you for the service you will give this year.

 

News/notes

Internet Safety Meeting

Wednesday 16th October at 6pm

Whatever devices your child is currently using it is always imperative to know what actions to take to ensure their safety online.

We are very pleased to welcome Sharon Girling back to Cardinal Newman to host a session for parents on Wednesday 16th October at 6pm in the school hall.

Sharon Girling OBE is a former police officer who retired from the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) following thirty years’ service.  She was at the forefront of a national and international response to online child abuse and developed the processes and procedures that led to the creation of CEOP.  She is currently conducting training programmes for schools, law enforcement and businesses both nationally and internationally.  Sharon has been awarded an OBE by Her Majesty the Queen for her services to policing.

I cannot stress enough how informative Sharon Girling’s presentation is and the number of quick fixes she suggests which instantly serve to protect your children online. Parents who have attended previously comment that they are so glad they came and can’t understand why more parents haven’t taken up the opportunity.

I look forward to seeing as many of you as possible next Wednesday.

Gerry Flower

 

Parent Consultations

Parent Consultations will be taking place on Tuesday 22nd and Thursday 24th October. Bookings will open up on Sunday 13th October from 6pm. Please use scopay.com on your browser to book these rather than the app. Booking closes on 20th October at 10 pm.

 

Yellow Class Mission Week

Please see below the Harvest Appeal that Yellow class are supporting for their Mission Week. We would be grateful for any donations of food to be brought in on Thursday 17th or Friday 18th morning. Thank you for your support.

Improving Our School Survey

I am writing to encourage you to fill in this survey. The survey is asking your opinions about the ways in which you think the fabric of our school buildings at Cardinal Newman School could be enhanced and improved.

  • What do we need and what would benefit the children most? 

All stakeholders at Cardinal Newman School are being asked to contribute their views, so please take 5 minutes to complete the survey here and have your voice heard.

 

Open Days 2025/2026 intake

Open Days are as follows:

10.00 am – 12.00            Friday 18th October

10.00 am – 12.00            Friday 8th November

10.00 am – 12.00            Friday 17th January 2025                                          

Please email the office at office@cardinalnewmanschool.co.uk  to book your session and please provide your phone number.

 

123 Magic Parenting course

No one has ever said parenting was easy. Living with children can be one of life’s most enjoyable experiences, but it can also be unbelievably frustrating. 123 Magic is a simple, precise and effective way of managing the behaviour of children. It’s not magic but works like magic! Please click flyer here for more information. 

08 Oct 2024
Amethyst Class Mission Week
Amethyst Class engaged with interest and enthusiasm during their recent Mission Week. As every year, Year 6 were entrusted with the very special mission of welcoming new members of the community to our school. To help our new Reception children settle into life at Cardinal Newman School, Amethyst ca...
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Message from the Governors

Dear All,

Wednesday marked the Feast Day of Saint John Henry Newman, our patron and inspiration, whose teachings underpin our school’s ethos and values. 

Newman lived from 1801 - 1890 and was a great thinker, writer and educator before being canonized by Pope Francis on 13 October 2019.  He was deeply committed to education: to the provision of spiritual and pastoral care as well as academic excellence.

He introduced the idea that we are all “links in a chain”.  Though individuals, we are defined by our community; how we behave and what we think, say and do will have an impact on others. 

He also held the notion that God created every individual intentionally and has blessed us with a unique set of gifts and talents that he wants us to use for “some definite service”.

Cardinal Newman Catholic Primary School is a community of learners, believers and friends seeking to enable all our children to develop their potential in the knowledge that they are uniquely created and loved by God.

You are all links in the chain in our school community and your actions can strengthen these links for the benefit of all our children.  One of the ways you can do this is through regular donations to the Cardinal Newman School Governors’ Fund.  Please see the attached information about why your donations are so important and how you can donate.  Our objective is for 100% of families who can afford to contribute regularly to do so. 

To those in our community who already contribute towards the Governors’ Fund, we would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude.  Although we are not able to thank you all personally, know that you are in our thoughts and prayers.

God bless,

The Cardinal Newman School Governors

 

Governors’ Fund classroom iPad appeal – thank you!

Thank you very much to everyone who contributes to the Governors’ Fund.  We are blessed to have many long-standing contributors within the Cardinal Newman community and we are delighted this year to have welcomed many new contributors.

We have been able to support the school and enrich the children's learning with your generous contributions in many ways including 30 new 10th generation iPads (along with anti-shock cases for protection).

The assistance of the whole Cardinal Newman community is crucial in helping us to continue to offer all of our students an exciting Cardinal Newman education. Many families choose to give a regular monthly gift; some families make ad hoc donations and we are extremely grateful for all contributions.

We would love to increase our regular donors and would be extremely grateful for any donations you feel able to give, which you can make easily online here. 

Thank you for your support.

Parish News

Parish Retreat at St Erconwald's

St Erconwalds is hosting a parish retreat from 22 November at 6pm to Sunday 24 November at lunch time, led by Transform Ministries on the theme of 'Rekindle' (2 Timothy 1:6-7) - all are welcome to all or any of the sessions.

Please click here for more information.

 

Adoration at St Erconwald's

 

Try Alpha

Alpha is a sires of group conversations that freely explore the basics of the Christian faith in an open, friendly enviornment.

 

First Holy Communion - St Barnabas and All Saints Church

 

The application forms for the First Holy Communion will be available from this weekend and can be found at the back of the Church, or to download from the Parish website at  www.stbarnabasmolesey.org

The application forms need to be returned to the Parish office by Friday, 11 October 2024 at 11am.

Please note: applications will not be processed unless they include all necessary information and documentation.

St Erconwalds Holy Communion Programme

If your child is in Year 3 or above , you can now apply for the First Holy Communion Programme 2025. You can pick up an application form from the back of the Church or you can download it from our website ( sterconwalds.org.uk ). Please note that there are 2 tabs in the spreadsheet, and you need to complete both. Application forms need to be returned it to the Parish Office no later than Sunday 20th of October. Late application forms will not be considered. Please contact the Parish Office if you have any problems collecting a form or downloading it.  

Please note that in order to be part of the St Erconwald’s Programme you NEED TO BE REGISTERED within the Parish. If you are not registered, your application form WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED for the programme.

However, without Catechists we will not be able to run it and at the moment we do not have enough Catechists. Last year we had a fantastic group of parents that step up to deliver it. The more Catechists we have the better as that means you will not have to lead every week. So please get in touch with the Parish office phone(01932 22 1101 or 07494 749833) or email (walton@abdiocese.org.uk) if you are interested in helping. We really want to hear from you!  

Thank you.

Susana Campos (Parish Secretary)

St Erconwald’s Catholic Church

22 Esher Avenue

Walton-on-Thames

Surrey KT12 2TA

Tel: 07494 749833

Office hours: Tuesday to Friday 10-13.30

Parents Association Notes

To contact the PA, please email: PA@cardinalnewmanschool.co.uk  

 

Pre-loved book sale - 14th October

Y5 Cake Sale 11th Oct 

Glow Disco 18th Oct

 

Christmas Fair 8th Dec

Quiz night 7th Feb

 

 

Reception starters 2025

Please click here for more information on school applications if you have a child starting Reception in 2025.

Secondary school starters 2025

Please click here for more information on school applications if you have a child starting Year 7 in 2025.

Mobile phone use onsite

Please can we kindly remind you mobile phones should not be used onsite for safeguarding reasons. Thank you for your co-operation.

Parking on Arch Road

Please can we remind parents to avoid parking and driving on Arch Road in the mornings before school and in the afternoons after school. It gets very congested and can make it dangerous for our children when they are walking into school. Please also be considerate of residents and do not block their driveways. 

Parking is available in the Coronation Rec car park which is just a short walk away from school. Alternatively, you can park for free at Hersham station car park on Walton Park with a permit which you can obtain by emailing the school office your car registration plate.

Please also note that parents dropping their children off for Breakfast Club or any morning clubs are not allowed to park in the school car park.

Brooklands Museum - School Membership card

If you would like to book the Brooklands Museum card for a weekend, please contact the office.

For more information about the museum, please visit www.brooklandsmuseum.com 

National Online Safety: Wake Up Wednesday Guides for Parents 

We would like to make you aware of our ‘online safety’ advice, guidance and support page called ‘Wake Up Wednesday - what parents / carers need to know’.

Wake Up Wednesday, created by The National College, aims to inform parents and carers on topics such as social media platforms, gaming, and IPad security. They include top tips, important reminders and reality checks on a wide range of online safety topics. They are a great resource to keep up to date with the issues children may encounter. 

We will post relevant articles of interest that should help you and your child here on our website.

We thank you for your ongoing support in assuring the safety of our pupils online.  

Vacancies

Teach Southeast Teacher Training

TRAIN TO TEACH WITH OUTSTANDING ITT PROVIDER XAVIER TEACH SOUTHEAST 


We always welcome people who want to discuss routes into teaching – we might be biased but we believe there is no better job than teaching young people and shaping the next generation! We would encourage anyone thinking of teaching to get in touch so that they can come to visit and find out more. 

We are proud to be a partner school of Xavier Teach SouthEast, a SCITT (School Centred Initial Teacher Training) provider working in and around our local area. Xavier Teach SouthEast provides all trainees with high quality training, in both primary and secondary settings, to enable them to develop into competent and confident professionals.

Trainees are well prepared through first-rate complementary placements which ensure that they gain substantial practical experience, developing their evaluative and practical teaching skills effectively. In-school expert mentors and external subject trainers have consistently high expectations and work collaboratively to ensure training is coherent and highly relevant to the needs of trainees.

Xavier Teach SouthEast have had two consecutive Outstanding judgements and are highly regarded in the local area; we love working with them and hope you will too.

For more information please call them on 01932 578 682

Or visit the website to view their prospectus or sign up to a SCITT open morning  www.teachsoutheast.co.uk

 

Xavier Catholic Education Trust Vacancies

 

To find out more about vacancies within the Xavier Catholic Education Trust, please click here

Half-term Camp

 

Planet Soccer are running a Camp on Wednesday 30th & Thursday 31st October during half term.

Drop off 8:30 - 9:30

Pick up 3:30 - 4:30

Sibling discount when booking both days. Please click here to book your child a place.

 

Autumn Clubs September 2024

External Run Clubs Autumn Term 2024

Please see details of external clubs here.

Teacher led Clubs Autumn Term 2024

Please see details of teacher led clubs here.

After Crafts - Please find flyer here.

Ballet - For more information, please click here

Chess Club - Please book via Scopay from September 2024

Code camp - Please see flyer here

Engineering club - Please find flyer here

Footbellas Girls Football Club - Please find flyer here.

French Club - Please find flyer here

New! Gaelic Football Club - Please click here for more information. Please book via Scopay from September 2024

Irish Dancing - Please email lgsoid@hotmail.co.uk

iRock  - Please find flyer here

Judo class - Please contact Diane Capon on 07960 699 077 or email diane.capon@sky.com

Mini Dance Performers - Please click here for more information

MTech - an extracurricular music technology and creative composition course for children aged 7-13. For the flyer click here.

Spanish club - Please find flyer here

Tae Kwon Do - For Year 2-6. Please find flyer here.

Ukulele club - Please book via Scopay. Dates this term are 

6th November - 4th December

Please click here for more information. 

Planet Soccer - Please click here for more information. 

Homework Club (Y3-Y6)

Homework club runs from 3.15 pm - 4.15 pm Monday - Friday, cost is £5 (free if your child attends Whizz Kids after-school club). Please book and pay for via Scopay.

Music lessons - during school hours, music lessons can be arranged through Surrey Arts. Please contact them directly by telephone on 01483 519303, by email at surreyarts@surreycc.gov.uk or visit the Surrey Arts web page for more information. You can subscribe to the Surrey Arts newsletter here.

Lost Property

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. 

Items not claimed from the lost property box will be disposed of periodically as it quickly builds up. Thank you.

Communicating with your child's teacher 

Messages for teachers can be put in your child's reading/homework diary/bookbag, eg. pick up arrangements, homework issues, lost property, requesting a meeting with the teacher or anything else you would like the teacher to know.

For KS2 children, please remind your child to tell the teacher that the message is in there.

Absences should still be communicated via the office. (see below)

Pick-up notes 

Please note that if someone other than a parent/carer is picking your child up, you need to let the teacher or the office know. Please put pick-up notes in your child's reading/ homework diary or bookbag. 

For KS2 children, please remind your child to tell the teacher that the message is in there.

Children will not be released with someone else unless we have been notified of it. 

If you do need to let the office know about a last minute pick-up change,  please do so before 2 pm if possible.

Thank you for your co-operation.

Y6 Independent Walkers

If your child is in Y6 and you would like to let us know they will be walking home from school independently, please email the office.

Y6 Mobile Phones

If Y6 children wish to bring their mobile phone to school, they just need to drop the phone at the school office before school and collect it after school.  Phones should be switched off please and not switched back on until children are off site. 

No need to complete any form or email the office. 

How to report your child being absent or sick

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.  

If your child has a stomach bug, they should not return to school until 48 hours after the last episode of illness.

Absence Request

If you require a school absence for your child for some reason, please email the school office with the details. 

Wellbeing

 

Children and Young Peoples’ Asthma Webinar for Parents and Carers.

Surrey Heartlands CYP asthma team is presenting a webinar for parents and carers on the 26 September 7.30-8pm "Beating Asthma Together." This will look at the challenges that CYP with asthma face and aim to try and increase an understanding of how to achieve better asthma management. Please click for the  booking link or see the poster also displayed below which can be shared across any social media communications

 

NHS Parent Portal

At the start of the new academic year, we would like to remind you of the NHS school and parent resources available on inourplace to ease moving up transitions.

Click here for:

  • easy-to-follow video resources for parents to help support emotional wellbeing during school transitions
  • online learning and resources with tailored material for supporting children with additional needs and considerations
  • signposts for practical support and ideas to ensure smooth transitions, including information on mobile phone use and technology
  • extensive additional e-learning content for parents on childhood development and emotional health from 0-19+ 

Crisis Helpline

Children and Young People's Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health Service

Sleep and why it matters

Please click here for information on Sleep and why it matters. More videos can be found on the Childrens Health Surrey website here

National Sleep Helpline: We are here to help

At any given time up to 40% of adults and 50% of children (this rises to 80% with a SEND diagnosis) have difficulties with their sleep. Yet in a recent survey, almost 60% of adults felt there was a lack of support for sleep issues. Sleep problems can leave people feeling isolated and lonely. 

Our free helpline is run by trained sleep advisors, many of whom are specialists in working with SEND. We can talk to young people directly, or parents (we can also talk to adults, including older people, about their sleep issues). 

The helpline is open 5 times a week, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday evenings 7-9pm, and Monday, Wednesday mornings 9-11am. The number is 03303 530 541. 

You can read more here: https://thesleepcharity.org.uk/national-sleep-helpline/

Support groups and workshops for parents and carers

Parent Wellbeing Service, Barnardo's Referral Form

Please see information flyer here and referral form here for support from Barnardo's Parent Wellbeing Service. 

eSafety and Safeguarding

Reminder: Keeping children safe online and in the real world

At Cardinal Newman School we are always reminding the children how they can keep themselves safe whether in the real world or in the virtual world. Class teachers regularly use the Zones of Regulation to assess how the children in their classes are feeling. Children are encouraged to share their worries using the ‘What I want my teacher to know boxes’ which are in each Key Stage 2 classrooms and the Worry Monsters which can be found in the Keys Stage 1 Classrooms.

Information to support parents can be found on the school website here.

Please continue to report any safeguarding concerns to Mr Flower (Designated Safeguarding Lead) or Mrs Burnham (Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead).

Yellow class mission week
All Day
From 14 Oct until 18 Oct
14
October
PA Pre-loved Book Sale
3:00pm – 3:45pm
14
October
Internet Safety talk for parents
6:00pm – 7:00pm
16
October
Yellow class assembly
8:50am – 9:20am
18
October
Open Morning new parents
10:00am – 12:00pm
18
October
Glow Disco
3:45pm – 7:45pm
18
October
Parents consultation evening
2:30pm – 6:30pm
22
October
Parents consultation evening
2:30pm – 6:30pm
24
October
Half Term
All Day
From 28 Oct until 01 Nov
28
October
Emerald class Mission week
All Day
From 04 Nov until 08 Nov
04
November
Travelling Book Fair
All Day
From 04 Nov until 08 Nov
04
November
School Photographer (whole school)
All Day
05
November
Emerald class Mission week assembly
8:50am – 9:20am
08
November
123 Magic Parenting Course
9:30am – 11:30am
08
November
Open Morning new parents
10:00am – 12:00pm
08
November

To see the full Calendar of Events, click here.

School Day: 8.40 am - 3.15 pm     Office opening hours: 8.00 am  - 4.00 pm Monday - Friday

Arch Road, Hersham, KT12 4QT    T: 01932 222536   E: office@cardinalnewmanschool.co.uk