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Friday 28th September 2018 – Newsletter 4 Volume 25

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Dear Parents/Carers,

We began our week with a superb whole school assembly, led by 4B, about the Jewish

festival Yom Kippur. They described, through drama and readings, how during the ‘Day of

Atonement’ Jewish people are called to say sorry for the things that they have done wrong

through prayer. We all thought carefully about how, if we make a wrong choice, we can show

that we are sorry through our words and actions.

Classes in year 1-4 have also been busy electing their School Council Representatives and we

were delighted to meet our new school council members on Monday lunchtime. This is a very

important role as our School Council provide valuable ideas and feedback about how we can

make our school even better. Over previous years they have been involved in school

improvement projects, including the outdoor learning space, which is being created over the

coming months, and creating a pupils’ guide to ‘Being a Good Friend’. We are really looking

forward to working with them this year!

We warmly welcomed our new school chaplain, Fr Jason, into school on Tuesday morning as

he celebrated his first Mass with us. Fr Jason is keen to come in and work with the children

and will be leading our yr 4 altar server training later this half term.

Yr 1 had a brilliant time on Wednesday as they visited Avoncroft Museum, as part of their

‘Three Little Pigs’ topic. They had great fun designing and building houses made of straw,

sticks and bricks as well as exploring buildings made out of lots of different materials.

On Tuesday 9th October we will be holding our Harvest Mass (yr3 and yr4) followed by our

Harvest Service (Reception, yr1 and yr2). We would welcome donations of the following:

Yr 4—biscuits & cakes

Yr 3—packets & tins

Yr 2—fruit & veg

Yr 1—packets & tins

Reception—fruit & veg

Can donations please be brought in on Monday 8th October. These will be distributed to elder-

ly members of our local community.

Enjoy your weekend!

Mrs Woods

Head Teacher

Well done - Pupils of the week

Last Week’s Attendance

Congratulations to 1W for 99.6%

attendance (w/e 21.09.18)

RN 95.2% RG 96.6%

1T 98.6% 1W 99.6%

2LB 97.3% 2H 99.0%

3R 95.0% 3N 96.7%

4S 95.8% 4B 94.3%

PUPIL OF THE WEEK

Reception— Isabelle & Faith

Year 1— Alex & Lilly - May

Year 2— Alfie & Phoebe

Year 3— Chloe & Max

Year 4— Matus & Erin

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PARENT EVENINGS

Our Parent Evenings will commence week beginning Monday 15th October. They are a valuable

opportunity for your child’s teacher to share information with you about how they have settled in

to their new year group and the progress that they are making. Appointment slips will be sent

home with your child today and can also be found on page 6 of this newsletter. Please send your

reply slip back to your child’s class teacher or, if you are unable to make one of the evenings

offered, speak to the class teacher for an alternative date.

SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHS

On Wednesday 3rd October the school photographer will be coming in to photograph family

groups in the morning and individuals in the afternoon. If you would like to include siblings, please

bring them into school at 8.15am for an 8.15am start. If you do not wish your child to be

photographed or you have a special family group request, please let us know in writing on

Monday.

YEAR 4 PGL RESIDENTIAL

Please note, there has been a change to the PGL Presentation date, from Friday 5th October to

Friday 12th October @ 2.45pm.

INFO EVENING AT ST.BEDES

St. Bede’s Catholic Middles School will be hosting an ’Online Services for Parents’ Info Evening, on Monday 1st October, in school at 7pm - 8pm. Admin and Finance will be available to assist

parents with logins and any other questions or queries. Online Services include:

ParentPay

SIMS Parent App

Remote Desktop & OneDrive

Epraise and staying in touch. ST.BEDE’S OPEN EVENING St. Bede’s will be hosting an Open Evening on Tuesday 23rd October from 5.30pm to 7.00pm. In year applications are welcome.

AUTUMN THEMED LUNCH MENU

A reminder that the cut off date for Autumn Themed lunch orders is MONDAY 1ST OCTOBER. Children can come to school dressed in their own clothes ( perhaps in autumnal colours ) in

exchange for a £1 donation to PFA funds.

IMPORTANT: Please check page 3 weekly for information regarding after school clubs.

WEDNESDAY 3RD OCTOBER School Photographs. THURSDAY 4TH OCTOBER Autumn Themed Menu TUESDAY 9TH OCTOBER 9.20am Harvest Mass KS2 10.45am Harvest Service Reception and KS1 WEDNESDAY 10TH OCTOBER 7pm Reception Curriculum evening. FRIDAY 12TH OCTOBER Year 3 Cross Country 2.45pm PGL Presentation for Year 4 parents. MONDAY 15TH OCTOBER Parent Evening for RG, RN, 1T, 1W, 2LB, 2H & 4B Year 4 Bikeability TUESDAY 16TH OCTOBER Parent Evening for 3N, 3R, 4B & 4S Year 4 Bikeability WEDNESDAY 17TH OCTOBER Parent Evening for RG, RN, 1T, 1W, 2LB & 2H THURSDAY 18TH OCTOBER Parent Evening for 3R, 3N & 4S TUESDAY 23RD OCTOBER 9.20am Mass Year 1-4 TUESDAY 23RD OCTOBER 5.30pm St. Bede’s Open Evening THURSDAY 25TH OCTOBER School closes for Half-Term @ 3.10 FRIDAY 26TH OCTOBER SCHOOL CLOSED FOR INSET DAY MONDAY 5TH NOVEMBER 8.55am School Re-Opens

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After school clubs week commencing 1st October 2018

DATE EVENT VENUE / ROOM YEAR TIME

MONDAY FOOTBALL CLUB

FIELD

1 + 2

3.15pm—4.10 pm

TUESDAY FOOTBALL CLUB

GYMNASTICS CLUB

FIELD

HALL

3 + 4

1 & 2

3.15pm—4.10 pm

3.10pm—5.10pm

WEDNESDAY

GYMNASTICS CLUB

NO GARDENING CLUB

HALL

FIELD

3 - 4

4

3.15pm—5.10 pm

3.15pm—4.00 pm

THURSDAY GAMES / SPORTS CLUB HALL 4 3.10pm—4.10 pm

FRIDAY NO IRISH DANCING

TENNIS CLUB

HALL

HALL

2 - 4

2 - 4

3.10pm—4.00pm

3.10pm—4.15pm

RELIGIOUS FESTIVAL DATES—SEPTEMBER 2018

26TH WEEK IN ORDINARY

The theme of our prayer for

this week is:

GOD IS ALWAYS WITH US IN

MANY DIFFERENT WAYS IN

OUR LIVES.

CHRISTIAN

HINDU

JEWISH

MUSLIM

Harvest Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

Yom Kippur

Sukkot

Ashura

Date varies

13th

19th

24th - 1st Oct

21st

Dear Parents/Carers,

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic First School has been ably supported over the years by a

dedicated group of Academy Representatives (formerly known as Governors). We are looking for

new Academy Representatives to join and support the Headteacher, staff and pupils in continuing

to achieve and improve the good education here at Our Lady of Mount Carmel.

The School Academy Body requires a variety of people, including those who may have experience

in Education, Health and Safety, Accountancy, Commerce or Governance, although this is not a

prerequisite.

We currently have vacancies for two Foundation Academy Representatives. As a Catholic school,

with Christ at the Centre, Foundation Academy Representatives must be practising Catholics. We

are also looking to recruit one Parent Academy Representative. There is no requirement for

Parent Representatives to be of the Catholic faith.

Academy Representatives attend meetings, usually held in school in the evenings, termly, during

term time, to provide support and challenge in all key areas of school development. Training

courses, including a planned induction, are provided by the Diocese and outside agencies to help

the Representatives in their role. Our Lady of Mount Carmel also provides Academy

Representatives with access to online training.

The Safeguarding Policies of Our Lady of Lourdes MAC, Our Lady of Mount Carmel and the

Arch-Diocese of Birmingham require Academy Representatives to hold an enhanced DBS check

which will be undertaken by the school.

If you would like to know more about the role or you would like to nominate yourself/another per-

son (with their permission), please contact me via [email protected]

In order to ensure a fair process, all expressions of interest must be made by 12 noon on Monday

15th October 2018.

Yours sincerely

Mrs Jane Kembery

Chair of the Academy Representatives

PARENT EVENINGS

Name of Child …………………………………………..…………………………………... Class ……..…….. Class of brother / sister …………..

Please tick preferred time slots and we will notify you of your allocated 10 minute appointment. If you can tick more than one

slot that will help us enormously.

MONDAY 15th OCTOBER (CLASSES 1T, 1W, 2LB, 2H, 4B ) TUESDAY 16th OCTOBER (CLASSES 3R, 3N, 4B, 4S)

3.30 - 4.00 PM 3.30 - 4.00 PM

4.00 - 4.30 PM 4.00 - 4.30 PM

4.30 - 5.00 PM 4.30 - 5.00 PM

5.00 - 5.30 PM 5.00 - 5.30 PM

5.30 - 6.00 PM 5.30 - 6.00 PM

WEDNESDAY 17th OCTOBER (CLASSES 1T, 1W, 2LB, 2H) THURSDAY 18th OCTOBER (CLASSES 3R, 3N, 4S)

3.30 - 4.00 PM 3.30 - 4.00 PM

4.00 - 4.30 PM 4.00 - 4.30 PM

4.30 - 5.00 PM 4.30 - 5.00 PM

5.00 - 5.30 PM 5.00 - 5.30 PM

5.30 - 6.00 PM 5.30 - 6.00 PM

MONDAY 15th OCTOBER (RG, RN) WEDNESDAY 17th OCTOBER (RG, RN)

1.00 - 1.30 PM 1.00 - 1.30 PM

1.30 - 2.00 PM 1.30 - 2.00 PM

2.00 - 2.30 PM 2.00 - 3.00PM

2.30 - 3.00 PM 2.30 - 3.00PM

3.00 - 3.30 PM 3.00 - 3.30PM

3.30 - 4.00 PM 3.30 - 4.00 PM

4.00 - 4.30 PM 4.00 - 4.30 PM

4.30 - 5.00 PM 4.30 - 5.00 PM

5.00 - 5.30 PM 5.00 - 5.30 PM

5.30 - 6.00 PM 5.30 - 6.00 PM

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Visit Santa & his Elf

Pick a fabulous present

Help papa elf find the naughty elves hiding round the farm

Donate your dummies to Santa’s baby reindeers

Join Mrs Claus & decorate some yummy biscuits

Watch our wonderful christmas show

Book your Santa slot now

£15.95 per child includes

farm entrance!

Please note some

activities incur an extra

charge

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Dates available : 24th 25th Nov / 1st 2nd 8th 9th 15th 16th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd