6th May, 2022

Notes/Reminders

Congratulations Janet!

 

This week we have celebrated the work of Janet McInerney who has worked at Cardinal Newman for 45 years (since 2nd May 1977!)  Janet arrives daily on her bike to help our children with their lunches and to support with setting up and clearing away the lunch hall.  Janet is a Cardinal Newman institution and we are grateful for her outstanding service to our school community.  Thank you Janet - you're amazing!  An inspiration to all of us!

Parent Survey

Please find below the link to our Parent Survey for Summer Term 2021-22.  We would love to hear your views about our school and about your children’s experience.  Do please be honest (the survey is anonymous), but if there is anything you are not happy with, do also speak to me or a member of the senior leadership team to let us know - we can’t act if we don’t know what the problem might be.  We will always try to help if we possibly can.  Equally, if you’re very happy with all the work our school team are doing, please do let us know and don’t assume someone else will - our school staff all work very hard and they would love to have your feedback on their work!  Thank you for responding to the survey which you can find here.

Bikes and Scooters 

It is wonderful to see so many of the children arriving at school on bikes and scooters.  

You may be aware that following the hall extension the bike shed has been relocated on the other side of a locked gate. It is necessary for the gate to be locked for safeguarding reasons. 

Therefore, if your child can walk their bike or scooter through the Key Stage 2 playground and into the bike shed independently then they are very welcome to do so. If your child is unable to do this independently then the alternative is for you to use the bike rack that is positioned against the wooden fence on the carpark side of the locked gate.  

It is important that we don’t have parents/ guardians walking through the Key Stage 2 playground in the mornings, again for safeguarding reasons. 

Thank you for your continued support and cooperation. 

Year 6 SATS next week 9th – 12th May

Well done to all year 6 who have worked so hard for their SATS this year, many have attended extra groups both before and after school. Please make sure the children are well rested over the weekend, have a good breakfast before coming to school and please encourage them not to worry. All we want is for them to do their best, we are proud of them all!

School Dinners

Please book your school lunches a week in advance. 

Teach Southeast Teacher Training

For information on Teach South East, please click  here and here

For information on how to become a teacher, please click www.teachsoutheast.co.uk 

Taster Days – please find out more about our Taster Day programme by going to https://www.teachsoutheast.co.uk/information_events.php

Teach SouthEast Prospectus – please find attached a link to our prospectus: https://www.teachsoutheast.co.uk/assets/documents/TSE_Prospectus_2022.pdf

Green Redeam

There is just under 1 month to go until the end of the Elmbridge School Donations Scheme. At the end of May, we will distribute the available funding.

Parents can register and donate points via https://register.greenredeem.co.uk/elmbridgeschools-internal

Please share the link as far and wide as you can so that your school eco-projects get the funding they need.

The current league table (updated 28th April)

  1. Groveland Primary School - 147,690 points
  2. Ashley C of E Primary School - 115,045 points
  3. Cardinal Newman Primary School - 40,045 points
  4. Hurst Park Primary School - 26,425 points
  5. St Andrew C of E Primary School - 21,540 points
  6. Long Ditton Infant & Nursery School - 20,433 points
  7. Cranmere Primary School - 18,965 points
  8. Cobham Free School - 13,880 points
  9. Walton Oak Primary - 13,490 points
  10. Claygate Primary School - 4,015 points
  11. Cobham Free School (Lower dept.) - 1,525 points

News and events 

06 May 2022
Crowning of Our Lady
This afternoon Year 4 led the crowning ceremony after whole school Mass in the hall. For more photos chick here.
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06 May 2022
Reception - being brave
Mrs Sharpe and Mrs White came in to speak to the children about people who help us and people who are brave. This was part of a history topic relating to brave characters from the past.
Read more
05 May 2022
TTRockstars w/c 03.05.22
Well done to these three for smashing their times tables  this week!
Read more
05 May 2022
Pepper the Robot
This week Year 1 got to meet Pepper the Robot!
Read more
05 May 2022
Is your child starting year 3 in September 2022?
Is your child starting year 3 in September 2022? For a taster afternoon in school, please click here for more details. 
Read more
05 May 2022
A busy week in Reception
A busy week in Reception. Bridge making as part of the Talk for Writing unit, capacity and target shooting as part of PE. For more photos click here. 
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05 May 2022
Rosary Collective Worship
On Tuesday 3rd May, the Year 6 Prayer Council helped to lead whole school collective about the Rosary. We will be praying the Rosary regularly during the month of May. For more photos click here. 
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05 May 2022
Key Stage 1 Lead (SLT) Vacancy
We currently have a vacancy for a Key Stage 1 Lead (SLT). Click here for more information.
Read more

Clubs

Spanish club - Please find flyer for Spanish Club for summer term  here. 


Parents Association Notes

Cake Sale today

Thank you for all your support with the Year 4 cake sale today. We raised £215.

Quiz Night 20th May

It's wonderful to see that many of you have already signed up for this event. Thank you! We can't wait to have the parent and carer community back together again! There are still a few spaces left so do come and join us.  No problem if you're not yet in a team, we can help with this.  Tickets sales open for a few more days via Classlist. 


Wellbeing

We are working with the ‘Effingham Learning Partnership’ to host an event on the 28th March.  The event is free to attend and we have 300 tickets total.

The event is entitled ‘Wellbeing Forum for Parents’ with a focus on ‘Managing Children’s anxiety & promoting online safety’.  We have two amazing speakers for the evening and will start with refreshments at 6:30pm for a 7pm start.  We have 180 tickets still available. You can book here. If we get a lot of interest then we will run the event a second time. 

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

Group chats - eSafety Guide

What parents and carers need to know. Please click here for more information. 

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).


Y4 Dorking halls - Primary Festival
4:00pm – 8:30pm
09
May
Yellow Class Mission Week
All Day
From 16 May until 20 May
16
May
Violet Class - Primary Music Festival
All Day
18
May
Young Musician of the MAT
6:00pm – 7:30pm
19
May
Yellow Class Mission Week Assembly
9:00am – 9:30am
20
May
Year 5 Residential to High Ashurst
All Day
From 25 May until 27 May
25
May
Queen's Jubilee Celebrations
All Day
27
May
Half term
All Day
From 30 May until 03 Jun
30
May
INSET Day
All Day
06
June
Red Class Mission Week
All Day
From 13 Jun until 17 Jun
13
June
Y6 French trip
All Day
From 13 Jun until 17 Jun
13
June
Red Class Mission Week Assembly
9:00am – 9:30am
17
June
Orange Class Mission Week
All Day
From 20 Jun until 24 Jun
20
June
Science day
until 3:00pm
23
June
Y1 trip to Brooklands Museum
All Day
24
June

Weekly Awards

Week ending 6th May 2022

 

Learner

Believer

Friend

Red

Niki

Bruno

Elena

Orange

Freya

Zachary

Isabella

Yellow

Oliwia

Luca

Phoebe

Green

Hugh

Dylan

Aiden

Blue

Isabella

Kuba

Demi

Violet

Ella V

Delilah

Nicole

Ruby

Leah

Jean-Pierre

Theo

Topaz

Siena

George T

Freya

Opal

Charlie

Freya

Luke K

Coral

Connor

Tilly

Moya

Emerald

Luca

Ishani

Luma

Sapphire

Isabella S

Rhys

Carlos

Garnet

Lucas

Alessandro

Maxwell

Amethyst

Brandon

Ellie

Jacob