14th July, 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.


School Reports

School Reports were sent home this afternoon via email. Any issues, please contact the office.

Summer Fair 

 

A huge thank you to everyone that supported the Summer Fair. It was a great success!

 

 

 

No Clubs next week

A quick reminder that next week there are no teacher led clubs or homework club.

If you child attends an externally run club you will need to contact them to see if they are still running.

Diocese Vacancy

The Diocese is seeking to recruit a Senior Administrator to support two members of clergy in a key team based at The St Philip Howard 

Centre in Crawley.  Applications can be made via this link here.

Shoe collection and mufti

Earlier in the year, Year 4 embarked on a very successful fundraising initiative, collecting books and funds for Auntie Agnes School in Uganda. We are continuing our support for them once again, with an end of term collection of school shoes to send to the children.

We have previously encouraged our children to give away their good quality outgrown shoes by leaving them on the desk in their classroom and walking barefoot across the playground to their parents.  This simple activity was a memorable experience for our children and gave them a better understanding of how it might be for children who have no shoes to wear for school.  We would like to repeat this at the end of this term.

On the last Thursday of term, please could children leave in school any (wearable) pairs of school shoes they will not be needing again in September. A donation of £1 would be much appreciated, to help send the shoes to the school in Uganda. Children who are not collected at the end of the school day could bring another pair of shoes to change into for their clubs.

The final day of term (Friday 21st) will therefore be MUFTI for all children.

Many thanks for your continued and generous support.

Open Morning's for 2024 Reception intake

Please see dates here for 2024 Open Morning's.

Postnatal Ward Volunteer vacancy

Please see advert for a Postnatal Ward Volunteer opportunity at Ashford & St Peter’s Hospitals. It may be suitable for a parent or grandparent. Click 
here

 

Parking Permits for September 2023

If you would like to apply for or renew your parking permit for Hersham Station for the next academic year, please email the office giving your name, address and car registration. The list of permit requests will be sent to the Council next week and the permit will be posted out to you when its been issued by the Council. 

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 News

So our big news is.... We did it! We have been awarded our Eco Schools green flag!

 

 

The feedback we received from our assessor was fantastic and a real testimony to the hard work and dedication of our Eco Committee. The assessor also mentioned how well we had involved all parts of Cardinal Newman in gaining this award so a big thank to all our children, staff, and community! 

"Congratulations to everyone for the great work you have managed to do, earning your Green Flag with style!"

It is sadly time to say goodbye to this year's committee and I hope they will be rightly proud of what they achieved for their school this year. Next term, we will return with a new committee, new topics to focus on and even more commitment so we can retain our green flag status! 


News items

14 Jul 2023
ChessFest 2023
The Chess club had a wonderful day in London at ChessFest on Thursday. They had lessons from chess tutors, played in a tournament and even played a simultaneous game against a Grandmaster. For more photos click here.
Read more
14 Jul 2023
Year 4 - Mosque visit
On Wednesday, Year 4 visited the Shah Jahan Mosque in Woking as part of World Faiths Week. The Shah Jahan Mosque was built in 1889 and was the first purpose built Mosque in the UK and Northern Europe. This inspiring visit gave Year 4 a unique oppo...
Read more
14 Jul 2023
Reception - Growing vegetables
Reception have been growing vegetables outside and this week saw the first one appear. We were very excited to pick our first carrot.
Read more
14 Jul 2023
Year 3 - Fieldwork
Year 3 carried out some fieldwork at Coronation Recreation Ground, looking at the facilities in the area. This included the quality of playground equipment, availability of seating and bins and the design of the carpark. We look forward to using our findings to design our own playgrounds. For more p...
Read more
14 Jul 2023
Orange Class - Forest School
Orange Class had a wonderful time with their forest school experience this week. For more photos click here.
Read more
12 Jul 2023
Year 2 - Totem poles
Year 2 were decorating totem poles this week. For more photos click here.
Read more
12 Jul 2023
Year 2 - Rabbi Visit
Rabbi Zvi visited Year 2 during World Faith week to speak about Shabbat.
Read more

Parents Association Notes

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

 


Summer camps/clubs

Footbellas Summer camp - Please click here for Footbellas flyer

Multi Sports Summer camps - Please click  http://planet-soccer.info for the details. 

Mini Performers Dance Workshop - Please click here for more information

iRock Summer Camp - For more information on iRock summer camp please click here

Theatre4kids - Please click here for more information


Autumn Clubs September 2023

French Club - For more information please click here

Ballet - For more information, please click here

Engineering club - Please see flyer here

Code camp - Please see flyer here

Mini Dance Performers - Please click here for the more information

Footbellas Girls Football 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

Italian Club - For more information, click here 

French Club - Please find flyer here

Spanish club - Please find flyer here

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

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

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).


St Clare Mufti day
All Day
18
July
Y6 Production
7:00pm – 8:00pm
18
July
Y6 Leavers mass
9:00am – 10:00am
19
July
Term ends
12:30pm
21
July

To see the full Calender 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