12th July, 2024

Dear Parents / Carers

Please read on to find out more about what has been happening at Cardinal Newman this week and to see what is coming up in the future!

Have a lovely weekend. 

Catherine Burnham

Executive Headteacher

Governors’ Fund classroom iPad appeal – thank you!

Thank you very much to everyone who contributes to the Governors’ Fund.  We are blessed to have many long-standing contributors within the Cardinal Newman community and we are delighted this year to have welcomed many new contributors.

Our focus for most of this academic year has been on fundraising to purchase 30 new 10th generation iPads (together with anti-shock cases for protection) and we are delighted to announce that these have been purchased!  Thanks to your generosity, children throughout the school will now be able to use these iPads on a 1:1 basis in their classrooms to enrich their learning.

The assistance of the whole Cardinal Newman community is crucial in helping us to continue to offer all of our students an exciting Cardinal Newman education. Many families choose to give a regular monthly gift; some families make ad hoc donations and we are extremely grateful for all contributions.

We would love to increase our regular donors and would be extremely grateful for any donations you feel able to give, which you can make easily online here. 

Thank you for your support.

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.

News

School Reports

Emails have been sent out with instructions of how to access school reports and SATs results. Any issues, please contact the office.

 

Open Days 2025/2026 intake

Open Days are as follows:

10.00 am - 12.00             Friday 20th September

10.00 am – 12.00            Friday 11th October

10.00 am – 12.00            Friday 18th October

10.00 am – 12.00            Friday 8th November

10.00 am – 12.00            Friday 17th January 2024                                          

Please email the office at office@cardinalnewmanschool.co.uk  to book your session and please provide your phone number.

 

 

Thank you!!

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 £6000 profit!!! These funds are crucial to helping the school make improvements to the facilities for the children. None of this would be possible without everyone supporting the PA.

Parking Permits for September 2024

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. 

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.

Gaelic Football

Cardinal Newman made history last Friday by participating for the first time in the All Britain Competition which, also for the first time, was hosted by Gael Londain club at Hazelwood in Sunbury-on-Thames. Over the four-day event, in excess of 3,800 children from schools and clubs across Britain and Ireland competed and we can honestly say that the 27 players who represented Cardinal Newman were up there with the best, not just on footballing skills but in attitude and how they represented their school. As you can see from the smiles on our faces in the photo attached, we all had a great time and we are so proud of them!

 Huge thanks to Mr Doe and Mrs Williams for their support. 

 We also plan to run the Gaelic Football club again next year. It will run from September to the October half-term and then from Easter until Summer break. 

 For those moving on to Salesian, they have also started a Gaelic Football club and fielded a Y7/Y8 team at the ABCs so please do look out for that in September. 

 Gael Londain trains at Hazelwood on Fridays from 7pm - 8:30pm with boys and girls teams from Under 5 to Under 18. New members are always welcome. Home | Official Club Website (spond.club)

 

Diocesan Choral Director  Vacancy 

 

 An exciting Choral Director post in our Diocese. See details attached information here, overview here and application form here                

Full Time: 35 hours per week, term time only (part-time applicants will be considered)

Fixed Term Contract (2 years)

Salary: £26,000 to £28,000

Based at: The St Philip Howard Centre Crawley, with travel to 12 schools in Sussex

Application deadline: 12 noon on Thursday 18 July

Interviews: Monday 22 July

After-School Playworker Vacancy

 

We currently have a vacancy for an after-school playworker to start in September. Please click here for more information.

 

 

Coffee and Conversation

Thank you to everyone who attended this meeting today.

Reeds Rugby Club

Summer Camps

 

12 Jul 2024
Year 1 - Forest School
Year 1 enjoyed a rainy session this week but this meant we found loads of bugs. The children were fascinated with the snails and the slugs. Well done Year 1! For more photos click here.
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Year 6 - World Faiths Week
On Tuesday 9th July, Year 6 visited St Mary's Church in Walton to support our current RE lessons, exploring 'Encounter and Dialogue'.  We have been understanding how our 'World views' may be different and the importance of and having a respectful appreciation of di...
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Brooklands Museum - School Membership card

Please note the card is now booked up until the Summer holidays but if you would like to go on a waiting list, please contact the office.  If you have booked the card and are no longer able to make that date, please let the office know.

For more information about the museum, please visit www.brooklandsmuseum.com 

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.  

Eco Committee

 

Summer Fair

Thank you so much for  your support at the Summer Fair. We raised £50 to spend on sensory plants for the prayer garden. We are now awaiting results for our Eco Award -  fingers crossed!

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

Parents Association Notes

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

Summer Fair

 

Thank you for all  your support at the Summer Fair last Sunday!

 

Pre-loved book sale

The PA are going to hold a ‘pre loved’ book sale after school in September (date TBC).

We’re looking for donations of children’s books (all ages) in good condition - so something to think about if parents are having a sort out over the summer holidays.

Details to follow about when to bring books but it will be start of new school term.

St Barnabas Youth Club

Autumn Clubs September 2024

External Run Clubs Autumn Term 2024

Please see details of external clubs here.

Teacher led Clubs Autumn Term 2024

This will be available in September 2024.

 

After Crafts - Please find flyer here.

Ballet - For more information, please click here

Chess Club - Please book via Scopay from September 2024

Code camp - Please see flyer here

Engineering club - Please find flyer here

Footbellas Girls Football Club - Please find flyer here.

French Club - Please find flyer here

New! Gaelic Football Club - Please click here for more information. Please book via Scopay from September 2024

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

iRock  - Please find flyer here

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

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

Spanish club - Please find flyer here

Tae Kwon Do - For Year 2-6. Please find flyer here.

Ukulele club - Please book via Scopay. Dates this term are 

18th September - 23rd October

27th November - 11th December

Please click here for more information. 

Planet Soccer - 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.

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

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

123 Magic Parenting course

No one has ever said parenting was easy. Living with children can be one of life’s most enjoyable experiences, but it can also be unbelievably frustrating. 123 Magic is a simple, precise and effective way of managing the behaviour of children. It’s not magic but works like magic! Please click flyer here for more information. 

Parent Wellbeing Service, Barnardo's Referral Form

Please see information flyer here and referral form here for support from Barnardo's Parent Wellbeing Service. 

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).

Y6 Production
7:00pm – 8:00pm
16
July
Whole School mass of Thanksgiving (End of Year)
9:00am – 10:00am
19
July
End of Summer term ( Half day)
12:30pm – 12:30pm
19
July
Inset day (school closed for children)
All Day
02
September
Inset day (school closed for children)
All Day
03
September
Start of Autumn Term
All Day
04
September
All new Reception children in school full-time
All Day
13
September

To see the full Calendar 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