Cardinal Newman Catholic Primary School Parent Portal

23rd June, 2023

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Please find below news, upcoming events etc.

Have a lovely weekend.

Catherine Burnham,

Headteacher

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

Holy Communion photos

If your child recently got their Holy Communion, we would love to see a photo! Please send it to the office.

Year 1 led Whole School Mass

Year 1 will be leading a Whole School mass on Thursday at 2 pm. All welcome

Summer ball

For news on the Summer Ball, see below.

Maths Week

What an incredible Maths week at Cardinal Newman School! A huge thank you to the following parents who spoke to the children about how they use maths in their jobs, from civil engineering to making restaurants profitable:

KS1 Abigail Haddow

Y3 Marek Dowejko

Y4 Irene Gomez

Y5 Marta Blangiardo

Y6 Jessica Thompson

Y6 Julia Cox

Children heard first-hand how maths can be used outside of the classroom to do amazing things and I am sure some future careers will have been inspired this week.

In the current economic climate, it is becoming more and more important for children to understand the value of money so children learn how to spend, save and budget. Building on topics using money in Maths and PSHE sessions, children have used Money Heroes resources in class to learn about money through stories and games with Ed and Bunny.

Free resources for parents are available to access using the following link:

https://moneyheroes.org.uk

Money Heroes Helping you teach children about money

Money Heroes is an award-winning FREE Financial Education programme from Young Enterprise, designed for teachers, parents and anyone working with children aged 3-11. Sign up now to access our extensive range of resources and support designed to help you improve children's financial capability through fun, engaging & high-quality resources for use at school and at home!

moneyheroes.org.uk

ADHD and ASD resource packs for families

Please click the link for the new ASD and ADHD resource packs for parents/families 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.

Eco Committee

Eco Tip
Someone else has been inspired by the Eco Hub and the Eco- Committee. Finley has started his own initiative to collect unwanted children's books and unused board games from his school community and to deliver them to the Eco Hub where they will be reused by other children and families. If you have any unwanted games or children's books that are in good condition, please send them into school and he will deliver them to the Eco Hub. Please see his poster for details.

News items

23 Jun 2023

Year 4 Prayer Council to Arundel Cathedral

On Thursday 22nd June representatives from the Year 4 Prayer Council went to The Good Shepherd celebration at Arundel Cathedral. Bishop Richard led the liturgy with contributions from schools across the diocese. It was a wonderful celebration reflecting on what it means to part of the flock wit...

23 Jun 2023

Year 5 - Elmbridge Festival

Year 5 performed beautifully at the Elmbridge Music Festival at ACS Cobham on Thursday! They sang a range of songs from the Musicals in a combined choir with other local schools, then stole the show with their own rendition of 'Any Dream Will Do' from Joseph and his Amazing Technicolour Drea...

23 Jun 2023

Maths Week - Coral Class

Coral class enjoyed tackling school budget challenges during Maths week! For more photos click here.

23 Jun 2023

Eco-Committee

Last Thursday, the Eco- Committee went on a trip to visit Elmbridge Community Eco Hub. Michael Tumilty led us around the allotment beds filled with vegetables, showed us the drought resistant plants in the flower bed and a fairly new pond already established with newts and dragon flies. All th...

21 Jun 2023

Maths Week - Reception & KS1

On Wednesday Reception and KS1 were visited by Mrs. Haddow. As part of Maths Week Mrs. Haddow spoke to the children about The Bank of England, why we have money and the history of money. The children were very interested in the gold bars!

21 Jun 2023

Green Class - Forest School

The rain held off for Green class as they enjoyed their Forest School session this week. They found little spots of beauty, created fairy or creature doors and planted vegetables in our garden beds all based on the book,' Through the Fairy Door' by Lars van de Goor. Well done...

21 Jun 2023

Maths Week - Year 4

What a fabulous start to 'Maths Week' at Cardinal Newman School. Year 4 were visited by Mrs Gomez, who is a mechanical engineer. She explained how the production process works and how maths is vitally important in product design from shape and size of packaging, quantities of materials...

Parents Association Notes

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

Summer Ball update!

Thank you to those who joined us last Saturday at the Summer Ball - we hope you had a great night! Also, thank you to all of our wonderful sponsors (see here for full list) and our fabulous host for the evening Conor Maloney.

The evening raised around £4.5k for the PA fund that will go towards enhancing our children’s experience in school.

Please can we remind those who were successful in bidding for a prize in the auction, to transfer money to the PA account - you should have already received a message confirming details from Kirsty Finding.

We have drawn the remaining raffle tickets - please see here for full list of winning tickets. Winners please come forward to a member of the ball committee (Kirsty Finding, Lisa Sharpe, Manuela de Castro or Rachael Mills) with your ticket to claim your prize!

Finally if you didn’t receive a copy of your photo booth picture/s please reach out to Manuela de Castro or Kirsty Finding and they will share the ones you are in with you.

Summer Fair - Sunday 9th July!

Summer camp/workshops

Footbellas Summer camp

Multi Sports Summer camps

Week 2 & 6 Multi Sports

July 31st - August 4th

August 29th - September 1st

Here is the link to secure a place,

https://bookwhen.com/planetsoccercamps60

Drop Off 8:30 - 9:30

Pick Up 3:30 - 4:30

If you need more information please visit http://planet-soccer.info

Mini Performers Dance Summer workshop

iRock Summer Camp

Autumn Term Clubs 2023

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).