27th June, 2025
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Dear Parents/ Guardians,
It was lovely that so many of you were able to join us at school this morning for Sports Day. The children really appreciated your presence and raised their performances to match the atmosphere. The children were amazing!
Next week we are promised some very warm weather. Please ensure that your child comes to school with a water bottle and sun hat and that they have had sunscreen applied.
Have a lovely weekend,
Gerry Flower
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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 session is led by parents and all are welcome - please bring your children.
Follow the Mark 10 Mission here
https://www.themark10mission.co.uk/the-mark-10-mission
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Governors' Fund
The Xavier CET is consolidating Cardinal Newman’s bank accounts and moving them all to Lloyds, including the Governors’ Fund. As part of that exercise, all standing orders and direct debits to the Governors’ Fund will be automatically transferred to a new Lloyds account. There is nothing for you to do, but you may receive notification from your bank about the change of accounts. This switch should happen sometime soon, but we will try to let you know when it takes place closer to the time.
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Lourdes Pilgrimage Fundraiser
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News/notes
PA Summer Fair
Mufti Days for the Summer Fair
We will be having two mufti days next week to support the PA Summer Fair.
- Thursday 3rd July - donations of sweets for the sweet tombola (no chocolate please!)
- Friday 4th July - donations of bottles for the bottle tombola
Thank you in advance for your generous donations, which always make our Summer Fairs a success.
Message from the Governors
Dear Parents and Carers,
We are running the nomination phase again for anyone interested in a role as Parent Governor at Cardinal Newman school. If you are interested but didn’t manage to submit your nomination in May, you now have until Friday 4th July. Please consider this rewarding role at our school.
The letter here contains some details, but if you have any questions about the role, Sarah Rice, our Chair of Governors, will be available on Wednesday 2nd July in the playground before and after school (8-8.40am and 3-3.45pm), or can be contacted by email at srice@cardinalnewmanschool.co.uk.
Thank you
Job Vacancy with Surrey's school-based Immunisation Team
Would you like to earn some extra income whilst contributing to our community?
Join our team for a 14-week mission as Children’s Community Immunisation and Screening Assistants.
We are looking for enthusiastic individuals to work within our team, visiting schools across Surrey to support with the delivery of the school based 2025 flu vaccination programme and the Year R and Year 6 Weights and Measures.
Please click here for more information and ways to apply.
Closing Date: 13/07/2025
Parking
We have had a recent complaint about parents parking on Colne Drive. Please can you park considerately when collecting and dropping off your children.
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 re gistration 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.
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27 Jun 2025
Year 2 welcomed a volunteer from Elmbridge Can to speak about her work in the local community. This was part of their current RE topic.
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26 Jun 2025
The children have been enjoying the various activities available during OPAL play.
For more photos, please click here.
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26 Jun 2025
On Wednesday 25th June, four members of our Year 4 Prayer Council had the special opportunity to travel to Arundel Cathedral to take part in our diocese’s Good Shepherd Celebration. They joined Bishop Richard and pupils from schools across the diocese to listen to the...
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26 Jun 2025
On Monday 23rd June, we held a Blessed Sacrament procession lead by Fr Richard, Altar servers from Year 6 and our First Holy Communion children. It was a very prayerful and special occasion, giving us the opportunity to show our love and devotion to Jesus, present in the consecrated host, the...
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25 Jun 2025
Well done to both teams who represented us brilliantly at the 'Quad Kids' Athletics Tournament at ACS Cobham on Tuesday. Your fantastic effort, teamwork, and sportsmanship shone through—cheering each other on and showing true team spirit throughout the day. This was alongside some grea...
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24 Jun 2025
On Monday, Year 2 took an exciting trip to Windsor Castle to help us with our learning in our history topic 'Who ruled the United Kingdom?' Each class spent time exploring the castle including the State Rooms and St George's Chapel. We took part in a workshop called 'Meet the Monarch...
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Message from the Governors
Dear all,
We wanted to update you on how we next plan to use the money from your donations to the Governors’ Fund to help our school.
We have now funded the purchase of five new interactive whiteboards for the school, which have replaced existing models in KS1 and KS2 classrooms that were unfortunately reaching the end of their natural life. Here is one of the new whiteboards pictured in situ.
Keeping these integral educational tools up to date is hugely important and will significantly enhance the children’s learning and support class teachers in their teaching.
Thank you for your generosity and for being such an important part of the Cardinal Newman community. We will continue to keep you updated with how your donations are being used to help support our school.
If you don’t already give to the Governors’ Fund, may we ask that you consider it for 2025? You can donate to the Governors’ Fund here.
The Cardinal Newman School Governors
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Parents Association Notes
To contact the PA, please email: PA@cardinalnewmanschool.co.uk
Summer Fair - 6th July, 3 - 6pm
PA Parents' Summer Party - date changed to September tbc
Tickets available now on Classlist!
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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.
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 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.
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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
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 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.
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Vacancies
Vacancies at Cardinal Newman
There are currently no 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
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Spring Clubs and Camps
Summer Holiday Camps
Planet Soccer
iRock
There are just a few days left to book with the Early Bird Discount, which ends at midnight on Wednesday, 11th June. Use the code EBCAMP25 for 10% off. Sibling and armed forces discounts are also available.
Camp iRock has locations around Nottingham, Cambridge, Chester, Maidenhead Hemel Hempstead, Tunbridge Wells, Epsom, Wokingham, Salisbury, Chatham, Didcot, Folkestone and Newtownards (Northern Ireland)
Camp iRock info
Book your child’s place
External Run Clubs Summer Term 2025
Please see details of external clubs here.
Teacher led Clubs Summer Term 2025
Please see details of teacher led clubs here.
Summer Term Clubs
After Crafts - Please find flyer here
Ballet - For more information, please click here
Chess Club - Please book via Scopay
Engineering club - Please find flyer here
Footbellas Girls Football Club - Please find flyer here
Gaelic Football Club - Please book via Scopay
iRock - Please find flyer here
French Club - Please find flyer here
Irish Dancing - Please email lgsoid@hotmail.co.uk
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
Planet Soccer - Please click here for more information.
Spanish club - Please find flyer here
Tae Kwon Do - Please find flyer here
Ukulele club - Please book via Scopay. 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.
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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.
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 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)
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 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Wellbeing
Surrey Adult Learning
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.
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Parish News
St Erconwald's Mass times
Weekday masses
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday - 9.30am, Tuesday - 7pm (Adoration & Reconciliation at 6:30pm)
Thursday No Mass
Weekend masses
Saturday
Italian mass 4.45pm (except during August)
Vigil Saturday - 6pm
Sunday
Family mass - 9.15am
Traditional mass - 11.15am
On the first Sunday of the month, we have our Polish Mass at 1pm
For updates, please check St Erconwald's website here.
St Barnabas and All Saints Mass times
All Saints, Hersham
5:30pm Saturday, Vigil Mass
9:00am Sunday, Mass
St Barnabas, Molesey
11:00am Sunday, Solemn Mass
6:00pm Sunday, Mass
For updates, please check St Barnabas' website here.
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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).
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To see the full Calendar of Events, click here.
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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
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