Cardinal Newman Catholic Primary School Parent Portal

10th March, 2023

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Please find below news, upcoming events etc.

Have a lovely weekend.

Governors Fund Donation

We would be grateful for any donations to help us with our next project: the development of the school playgrounds (Early Years and KS1).

It's really easy to make a donation to the Governor's Fund. If you would like to donate online, please click here . Any contributions gratefully received. Thank you for your support.

Notes/Reminders

Planet Soccer - INSET day 15th March

On 15th March, the school Inset Day, Planet Soccer will be running a multisport camp at school. Drop Off 8:30 - 9:30, Pick Up 3:30 - 4:30

£25 for the day, Discounts for 2nd and 3rd siblings only.

To book please follow this link

https://bookwhen.com/planetsoccercamps60

Parliament Trip

The School Council had a fantastic trip to Parliament last week. Here is a note from Luma about the day:

Roman and Egyptian costumes

If any Y4 or Y5 parents have Roman or Egyptian costumes, Mrs. Kareem would be delighted with them. Please drop them into the office. Thank you.

Neurodiversity Celebration Week

Next week (13^th – 17^th March) is Neurodiversity Celebration Week. Please see the link which will lead you to a variety of information about Neurodiverse conditions. https://www.neurodiversityweek.com/parent-resources

Chertsey Museum Easter holiday activities

Believe it or not the Easter holidays are now less than a month away! Here at Chertsey Museum, we will be running a number of craft activities during the holidays. More information is in the attached flyer here.

School Dinners

Please remember to book school dinners on Scopay at least 1 day in advance or ring the school office before 9am if you have left it too late to book/cancel online for that day.

Allergies

If your child has an allergy please make sure the school office is informed. Please check the menu carefully before booking lunch for your child.

Easter Holidays camps/workshops

Footbellas Camp

Footbellas will be running a camp for 3 days in the first week of the Easter holidays! Please click here for more information.

Mini Dance Performers workshop

Planet Soccer Camp

We will be running a Multi Sports Camp in the second week of the Easter Holidays.

Tuesday 11th, Wednesday 12th & Thursday 13th April.

Drop Off 8:30am - 9:30am, Pick Up 3:30pm - 4:30pm

£25 a day, £70 for 3 days

Sibling discount on 2nd & 3rd siblings for 3 days.

https://bookwhen.com/planetsoccercamps60

Italian Workshop

On Wednesday 5th April there will be an Italian Workshop from 10am-12pm.

Vacancies

We currently have the following vacancies. Closing date is Monday 13th March.

Learning Support Assistant Vacancy

Please click here for the Advert - Learning Support Assistant

Please click here for the job description.

If you would like to apply for this job please download and complete the application form from the school website and return to vacancy@cardinalnewmanschool.co.uk or apply via ETeach. Alternatively you can request a paper form from the school office and return it to the school.

After School Club Playworker Vacancy

Please click here for the Advert - Play worker (Breakfast / Afterschool Clubs)

Please click here for the job description.

Graduate LSA Vacancy

Please click here for the Advert - Graduate LSA - Spring 2023.

Please click here for the job description.

To apply for this job, please complete the Support Staff Application Form by the closing date and return it to vacancy@cardinalnewmanschool.co.uk or apply via ETeach. Paper copies of the form are available from the school office – 01932 222536.

Eco Committee

The Eco Committee was all set this week to do a litter pick session in the Environmental area, but the weather has other ideas! We will be back in as soon as we can to start getting the site ready for Forest School sessions which will be beginning again in the summer term. Next week, my team of energy checkers will be monitoring classes closely to see if those computers and whiteboards are off when they don't need to be on! You have been warned!

Eco tip of the week

Please help out our Forest school site by recycling all your unneeded wet weather clothes and wellies by giving them to us! All sizes needed. We also need stainless steel pans, bowls, and wooden spoons for our mud kitchen area. If you are having the tree surgeon in for a tree removal, please think of us as we are always in the need for log seats. Old scaffolding planks are great for den building as well. We can't wait to get back on to site again.

10 Mar 2023

Violet Class - Art

Violet Class are learning about the artist Yayoi Kusama. She is famous for her paintings, sculptures and installations that use polka dots. For more photos click here.

10 Mar 2023

Year 2 - Science Fair

Year 2 really enjoyed being part of the Science Fair this week. Here are some of the Blue Class entries from the day. We had so many entries that we held our own mini science fair in class where the children had the opportunity to share their projects and talk about what they had done. It was great...

10 Mar 2023

RE Workshop

Last week we had the opportunity of taking two Year 4 pupils to join some other local Catholic schools for a RE workshop at St George's Junior School. The morning was led by Fr Andrew and focussed on scripture related to Mary. The children had a fantastic time and enjoyed working with peer...

09 Mar 2023

Ruby Class - Drama and Art workshop

Ruby Class brought the story of the 'The Magic Paintbrush' by Julia Donaldson to life this Tuesday. They used their imaginations, acted out the key characters and even used some physical theatre to recreate the dragon from the book. They then looked closely at the illustrations in the books...

09 Mar 2023

Opal Class - Science Presentations

Opal Class really enjoyed preparing for the Science Fair and presenting their experiments and findings to the class. Great job everyone and congratulations to our winners and runners up! For more photos click here.

06 Mar 2023

World Book Week - Yellow Class

Yellow Class enjoyed dressing up for world book day and sharing a book with Coral Class Students. For more photos click here.

Parents Association Notes

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

Easter disco!

Tickets now on sale on Classlist.

Spring term 2023 Clubs

All School Run Clubs Spring Term 2023

Please see details of teacher-led clubs here.

External Run Clubs Spring Term 2023

Please see details of external clubs here.

French Club - Please find flyer here

iRock - Please find flyer here

Engineering club - Please see leaflet here

Italian Club - For more information, click here

Spanish club - Please find flyer here

Ukulele club - Please click here for information

Code Camp - Please find flyer here and more information here

Planet Soccer Clubs- Please click here to book

Footbellas Girls Football Club - Please find flyer here.

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

Ballet - https://www.missninaballet.com/

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

Dance Club - https://www.minidanceperformers.com/book-online

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.

Homework Club (Y3-Y6)

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

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

Support for Parents & Carers of children with ASD and ADD/ADHD

Stepping Up For Autism Course Information 2022 click here.

Request for Support Form click here.

NAS - OOH poster PDF click here.

Support groups and workshops for parents and carers

A virtual support group for parents and carers facilitated by the Hope Service and currently offered via Microsoft Teams. A safe space to share experiences, encourage and support each other. Help for the Helper and Care for the Carer. Click here for more information.

Parent Support

Parent Wellbeing Service

For more information on the Parent Wellbeing Service, please click here.

Parent Wellbeing Service, Barnardo's Referral Form

This form here is to be used by anyone referring a parent/carer to the Barnardo’s Parent Wellbeing Service outside of the CAMHS SPA referral pathway.

Healthy weight for children

Do you need help to achieve a healthy weight for your child? Please click here for more information.

Invite to ASD parent support group 2022

Support group for parents whose child is awaiting ASD assessment or just had a diagnosis. For more information and future dates please click the flyer here.

Sibling rivalry, healthy gaming habits, dealing with meltdowns and anxiety

Parents may find this useful. It has a very comprehensive range of information including sibling rivalry, healthy gaming habits, dealing with meltdowns and anxiety. Please click here

Wellbeing resources recommended by Dr Alison D'Amario, Educational Psychologist for the Xavier trust can be found here

'Supporting your Child's Wellbeing' Workshop - Please find presentation here from the workshop.

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).