Cardinal Newman Catholic Primary School Parent Portal

21st July, 2023

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Please find below news, upcoming events etc.

Have a lovely summer!

Catherine Burnham,

Headteacher

Governors Fund Donation Thank you

As we come to the end of another school year, we would like to thank everyone who has donated to the Governors’ Fund for your support. Thanks to you we are able to provide important school enhancements which benefit the children and their learning. The Year 1 playground is scheduled to be upgraded over the summer holidays and we hope you will be able to see the most recent difference that your generosity has made to the children from September.

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 are gratefully received. Thank you again for your support.

Thank you from the PA

Thank you so much to all those families who attended our Summer Fair, bought raffle tickets, and of course, the volunteers who made it such a fantastic event!! We made £5,857.19!!! These funds are crucial to helping the school make improvements to the facilities for the children, and will be used in part, to fund the new bike shed which will be built over the summer. None of this would be possible without everyone supporting the PA, and we hope to make further announcements at the AGM on 21st September, about the next exciting project we will be funding.

Wishing you all a wonderful and relaxing summer.
The PA”

Shoe collection and mufti Uganda fundraiser

Thank you for your support with this today.

Tom at the Royal Academy Young Artist’s show!

Well done Tom! What a fantastic achievement!

Open Morning's for 2024 Reception intake

Please see dates here for 2024 Open Morning's.

Earrings

If you are planning for your child to have their ears pierced over the summer holidays, please make it as early in the holiday as possible. Children are not able to do PE in school if they cannot remove their earrings. If worn for school, earrings should only be small studs, one in each ear. Thank you for your support with this.

Uniform

Summer uniform may be worn during the summer term and in the first autumn half term. Smart black school shoes should be worn and hair accessories should be in school colours (Navy, red or white). Our children always look very smart in their uniform – thank you for helping them to maintain this.

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

See you in September!

News items

21 Jul 2023

Auntie Agnes - Shoe Donations

A huge thank you to everyone who donated shoes to Auntie Agnes school in Uganda, and £1s to help with transport costs. We received an unbelievable amount of shoes, and are still counting the donations... The school are extremely grateful for all your support.

21 Jul 2023

Year 5 - Stewardship

Year 5 are focused on the concept of stewardship. Researching specific issue facing our planet and writing speeches to express their understanding. For more photos click here.

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

External Run Clubs Autumn Term 2023

Please see details of external clubs here.

Ukulele club - Please book via Scopay. Provisional dates as follows: September 13th, 20th, 27th September.
October 4th,11th,16th. November 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th. December 6th. Please click here for more information.

Chess Club - Please book via Scopay. Starts on Friday 15th September to 1st December inclusive.

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.

NEW Magical Maths - Please find flyer here.

NEW After Crafts - Please find flyer 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.

Planet Soccer Clubs - Please click here to book

Monday After School - Football Year 1 & 2

Tuesday Morning - Cross Country Years 3 - 6

Tuesday After School - Football Year 3 & 4

Thursday Morning - Gymnastics Reception, Year 1 & 2

Thursday After School - Running Club Years 3 - 6

Friday After School - Dodgeball Years 3 - 6

iRock - Please find flyer here

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.

More club information to follow

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).