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NewsletterIssue 28 24th April 2019 Summer Term
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Welcome back!We hope that you have all had a wonderful Easter and a good two weeks break! As we embark on our last full term, there are many events happening over the next few months, so please keep up to date with all events on the school newsletter as well as on the calendar page of the website.
The children have started exciting new topics in their year groups and soon parents will be given curriculum overviews for the term ahead so that you know exactly what learning they will be covering.
Over this next half term, children will also have age appropriate Relationships and Sex Education respectful of our Catholic Faith through the scheme A Journey in Love alongside resources and appropriate sessions from the Yasmin and Tom resource. Please speak to a member of the SLT or your child’s teacher if you have any concerns or questions about these. Slides from the parent information meeting will be available on the school website.
Children in KS2 will also start their learning on collaboration in Computing this term by using Google Suite, focussing on the use of Google Classroom, an exciting step forward in our Computing curriculum.
Thank you for your feedback through the parent questionnaire, we have appreciated your comments and will work over the coming term to answer questions and make actions from the areas that have been identified.
Access to school
Please can we remind parents that under no circumstances can people be allowed in the school building before, during or after school unless accompanied by a member of staff. If you do need to access a classroom for any reason, please speak to your child’s teacher or a member of the office staff. The lost property has now been moved to the front foyer for ease of access for all parents.
Breakfast Club changes:From Monday 29th April please be aware of the following change.
Our breakfast club is becoming more popular which is fantastic news. In order to ensure that we have enough staff to manage each session it is important that you book your sessions online on the school money site.
At the moment we have some children who arrive without making a booking online; whilst we never turn children away we have limited staff available for breakfast club so we want to make sure our arrangements are always safe. You can book for the next day up until 4pm the previous day. We have up to 30 slots and you will be unable to book when we have reached our limit of 30 places. This ensures that all the children that attend are safe and that we have sufficient resources to meet everyone’s needs.
Thank you for your support on this matter.
Staff NewsWe welcome Mr Charles Kerridge who has taken on the caretaking role here, we hope that he settles into our community. We thank Mr Wate for his recent support when we were in need.
Mrs Mrak joined our team before Easter as a teaching assistant and has settled in very well. We also welcome to our team Ms Dark who joins us as a higher level teaching assistant, Ms Dark is a returner to Our Lady of Lourdes. We also welcome Mrs Sanders who will be joining us full time in May as a teaching assistant. We welcome them all to our team.
Sadly Mrs Elizabeth Holland is leaving us in May to spend more time with her family. We thank her for her time with us it is much appreciated and wish her well in this new phase of her life.
Year 4Year 4 girls enjoyed a quick trip to Westcliff High School for Girls on Wednesday this week. They had a very interesting tour and some taster lessons.
Some quotes from the children:The school was humongous!,I loved it, it was so cool.I really want to go there. Everyone there was really kind and friendly.We had such fun doing art and drawing.They have donuts!
On Tuesday, 4L were the Google Classroom ‘guinea pigs’ up at St Thomas More and loved creating a mind map for their topic on railways. Mrs Leftley also enjoyed commenting on their work in real time. Some pupils even carried on working at home in the evening. We’re all looking forward to using it again.
HOWZAT! Year 4 had their first innings of PE this Wednesday and try(ed) really hard not to crease their PE kit. Yes, you’ve guessed it they played cricket! (How many cricketing references did you spot?)
Having a Spring clean? Getting rid of toys that your children have outgrown? Too good to
throw away? Give them to us!
We are looking to add to our EYFS provision and are looking for the following items:
● Action figures and superhero toys
● Dinosaurs
● Barbies/small dolls (eg. Polly pockets) and Baby dolls
● Buggies or prams
● Dressing up clothes, old handbags/hats/sunglasses
● Happyland toys/small world play sets
● Fairies, ponies or castles
● Lego
● Construction toys
● Old shirts (we can turn them into painting aprons!)
If you have anything else you think would be useful to us, please speak to your child’s class
teacher.
Thank you!
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SEN coffee morningOn Monday 29th April, there will be a SEN coffee morning held in the upstairs library between 9.15 and 10.30am. The School Nurse will also be on site to meet with parents of children with SEN regarding any issues. If you would like to attend, please let Mrs Briggs or Mr Russo know.
PE and Sport
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Fun Run Saturday 27th April 2019After the success of our first ever fun run last year we are excited to be doing it again this year on Saturday. It is a fantastic school event where we come together with our friends from Sacred Heart and St. George’s, to raise funds for our school, get fit and enjoy each other’s company. This is a sponsored run, so that every child in school is invited to participate and raise money for our school by asking for sponsors from their family and friends. This year all the funds raised will be used to improve our Early Years garden area. We start the run at the Sea Life Centre on Eastern Esplanade and we will start registering everyone at 9.00am for a 9.30am start.We finish at Uncle Tom’s Cabin on Shoebury Common Road.There are special prizes for the class with the most number of children who join us in the fun run and for the class that raises the most money. Each school child participating will receive a medal at the finish line. Additionally, at the finish line there is a free doughnut or banana and drink for the children to replenish all that energy they have used up.It really is a great occasion and still leaves lots of time to enjoy your Saturday! We look forward to seeing you there.
Well done everyone for your efforts on Times Table Rockstars. Our average speed has gone up and our percentage playing has gone down, so make sure you are getting on and practising your times tables!
Leaderboard: These are the top 5 improved players this week:
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
Harvey 3HT Deon 4MC Kevin 5B Poppy 5D Martha 4L
Top 5 classes for participation
4M - 100% 4L - 97% 6A - 67% 5D - 65% 5B - 64%
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Excellence: ‘always be the best that you can be’.Congratulations to Joseph in 6A and George in 5D who both achieved their black belts in Karate over the Easter holiday. What a fantastic achievement, that has clearly taken effort, skill and determination over many years. Well done. Please keep sending us your achievements to the school office email address.
Week 1: Emotional Health and Well-Being: Embrace MistakesMistakes are an important part of learning – we all make them! However, as children grow, many can find them intimidating and embarrassing. Teaching our children that it is okay to make mistakes is essential. Giving children the confidence to make mistakes and not give up is a crucial life lesson. Praising their efforts and encouraging them will help them build resilience.
Mistakes Improve Children's Learning:https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-moment-youth/201109/mistakes-improve-childrens-learningGetting It Wrong: Surprising Tips on How to Learn:https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/getting-it-wrong/ Tel: 01702 475689E-mail: [email protected] Website www.olol.co.uk
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https://www.olol.co.uk/calendar.php
School DinnersPlease can we remind all parents that the cut of date for school dinner ordering is 12:30pm on the Friday the week before.
Adventure IslandGreen and Red Bands £13Blue bands £17Sealife Adventure £7.50Afternoon Tea at Clarence Yard £7 Adventure Golf £4.75Don’t forget to buy your Adventure Island tickets now in preparation for the Easter holiday! Please remember that these must be bought on SchoolMoney and collected from the school office.
Prayer
Dear GodWe pray for all the victims involved in the Sri Lanka bombings. That the deceased may rest safely with you and that their families have comfort in your love.
AmenWilliam Squire
Attendance RM RBE
92.2 89.2
1K 1W
81 95.2
2L 2M
97.8 90.2
https://www.olol.co.uk/calendar.php
3D 3HT
100 96.1
4L 4M
92 93.9
5D 5BL
98.2 99.4
6A 6J
92.2 98.9What’s Happening?
We share the attendance winners
with the children on Friday, so
please keep the surprise!
Well done 3D for the highest
attendance this week.
26 Apr Year 5 Start Swimming Year 527 Apr Fun Run Whole school29 Apr Clubs Start (except Karate, Gymnastics, Breakfast Club) Whole School01 May Stay and Pray @ 9.00a.m. Year 606 May BANK HOLIDAY Whole school08 May Stay and Pray @ 9.00a.m. Year 408 May Year 5 Planetarium/Museum trip Year 513 – 16 May KS2 SATs (no holidays taken during at this time) Year 6WB 20th May Year 6 Bikeability M,T,W and F Year 623 May Infant & Junior Sports Day KS1 & KS213 – 24 May KS1 SATs (no holidays taken during at this time) Year 222 May Pentecost Dash KS124 May Mary May Crowning at 9.00am KS227 May – 04 Jun HALF TERM Whole school10 – 14 Jun Phonics Testing Year 111 Jun Year 2 Trip - The Tower of London Year 212 Jun Deanery Mass @ 11.00am Year 612 Jun Stay and Pray @ 9.00am Year 313 Jun 6A cycling to Adventure Island Year 615 Jun First Holy Communion at St Peter’s Year 319 Jun Borough Sports (invite only) KS219 Jun 2:30 St Thomas More/St Bernards meeting (Y5 parents) Year 519 Jun Stay and Pray @ 9.00am Year 2TBC First Holy Communion at OLOL Year 320 Jun Foundation Stage Sports Day EYFS20 Jun 6J cycling to Adventure Island Year 626 Jun Stay and Pray @ 9.00a.m. Year 127 Jun NSPCC safety talk for parents 2:00 - 3:00pm Whole school01 Jul Holy Communion Day at St Bernard’s Year 31-3 Jul Bradwell Residential Trip Year 6
03 Jul Stay and Pray @ 9.00a.m. Reception03 Jul St Bernard’s Open Evening from 6.00pm to 9.00pm Year 505 Jul Year 6 Induction Day at St Thomas More/ St Bernard’s Year 6 05 Jul KS1 Borough Sports (invite only) KS109 Jul Year 5 Taster Day at RC Secondary Schools Year 510 Jul KS2 Catholic Sports (invite only) KS210 Jul Year 6 Leavers’ Mass @ 7.00pm in Church Year 611 Jul St Thomas More Open Evening from 6.00pm to 9.00pm Year 511 Jul KS1 Catholic Sports (invite only) KS114 Jul Summer Fayre Whole school15 Jul No After School Clubs this week Whole School16-17 Jul Year 6 Production @ 7.00pm Year 5/619 Jul Year 6 Leavers’ Assembly 9.30am in the hall Year 6 Family19 Jul Last day of term Whole school22 Jul – 01 Sep SUMMER HOLIDAYS Whole school
