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St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Where every child is special
Weekly News for the week beginning Monday 6th February 2017
It’s been a damp week but that certainly does not apply to our learning or the fun we’ve been
having in school!
We started the week with Year 3 on a soggy but wonderful walk of discovery around Guildford
on the trail of Alice in Wonderland and finding out much, much more besides! The week also saw
a trip to Guildford by Year 1 St Cloud, following in St David’s footsteps from last week and
visiting the Guildford Museum as part of their topic work around toys. I am looking forward to
my visit to Year 1 on Tuesday next week with a very special visitor – 50 year old Snowy the
now not so well stuffed or white polar bear – and a fine collection of Tri-ang train set
accessories – toys from my youth!
I hope that your children will have told you that their dining experience at school has been
vastly improved this week! We have had a real focus on manners and re-arranged the lunch hall
to make it as pleasant a place as possible to share a meal with your friends. The resounding
vote in worship this afternoon is that the changes are working! Part of the new lunch
arrangements includes having the library open each lunchtime for children to go in and read and
that is proving very popular too!
We all enjoyed a wonderful worship led by St George’s class yesterday complete with live
Shakespeare and examples of the children’s own fabulous writing!
Next week brings Safer Internet day – an opportunity to remind everyone of the wonders and
dangers of technology and how we can all keep ourselves and our children safe online. Reception
class Grandparents have a very special tea to look forward and Year 3 will be enjoying all the
whacky wonders of their Madhatters Tea Party and then… it will be half term!
Have a super weekend Neil Lewin
The Week Ahead… St Thomas’ Learner Attitude – Building confidence for learning
CLUBS WEEK 5
Monday 6th February
PTA meeting 19.45 at The Horse and Groom. All welcome
Tuesday 7th February
Safer internet day Year 5 Highwayman workshop
Wednesday 8th February
Reception year Grandparents tea party 13.30
Thursday 9th February
Year 6 St Nicholas class worship – parents please join us if you are able Father Alan in school in the afternoon with Year 1 Year 3 Madhatter’s tea party
Friday 10th February
PE learning walk with the Governors
HAVE A FUN FILLED HALF TERM WEEK!
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Where every child is special
Weekly News for the week beginning Monday 6th February 2017, page 2
MONDAY 20th FEBRUARY Back to school St Thomas’ Learner Perseverance – Try and try again
TUESDAY 21st February Years 3 and 4 able writers day at Queen Eleanor’s School (if your child is attending you will have
been notified)
WEDNESDAY 22nd February Thinking Day – members of the Guides and Scouts can wear their uniforms to school today Year 5 and 6 able writers day at Queen Eleanor’s School (if your child is attending you will have
been notified) Governors Resources Committee meeting
Thursday 23rd February Father Alan in school in the afternoon Parents Evening – bookings open on Monday via Scopay.com
Friday 24th February
SUNday 26th February Strings’ Scheme concert at G-Live
Do you have a smartphone, tablet or laptop that that you no longer need and are willing to donate? Your device would make a real difference to a school in Mukono.
In Mukono, children learn to read from the blackboard. Many schools have no books! No reading schemes, no children's story books and in one Reception class there were 84 children sitting in rows learning to read from the blackboard! Do you have any children's picture books we could take?
Music GCSE focuses on Western music but the students are unable to hear western music. Do you have any unwanted CD's of western music? If you do, please bring them to the school office on Monday. Thank you.
Parents evenings for this term are being held on Thursday 23rd February and Monday 27th. It is the best opportunity for you to see the progress your child is making and for you to share any celebrations and concerns. Children in Year 6 will be asked to join their parents for the consultation as they take responsibility for their own learning.
We are using our online booking system again for this year’s Parent evenings. Bookings will open on Monday. You will need to go on to scopay.com, log in and the open the parent evening tab in order to book your slot. Bookings for both evenings will be available. Any questions or it doesn’t work then please contact the Office.
Thank you.
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Where every child is special
Weekly News for the week beginning Monday 6th February 2017, page 3
The children in St William and St Salvatore have invited their
grandparents to a special tea party on Wednesday at 1.30 to 3.00pm
in the Infant Hall. There will be lovely food and enthusiastic
entertainment and all the grandparents have to do is turn up, bring
something from their travels to show the children and enjoy
themselves.
It is a wonderful opportunity to spend time in school with your
grandchildren and we really hope you will be able to join us.
For catering purposes can you please ensure that you let the class
teachers know on Monday morning at the latest if you will be there.
Thank you.
Year 3 enjoying the sights of
Guildford on their Alice in
Wonderland wonder walk on
Monday!
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Where every child is special
Weekly News for the week beginning Monday 6th February 2017, page 4
A St Thomas’ Learner makes
S=P+A+C+E for their learning
We believe that St Thomas’ Learners can achieve Success through
Perseverance together with a really positive Attitude, confidence and,
of course, effort.
How can we build confidence for learning?
NEVER GIVES UP
Attitude – Building Confidence for Learning
Keep Positive even when
you are feeling frustrated
See honest mistakes as
opportunities to learn
Praise effort
Share your learning
experiences
Put learning in real life
contexts
Stop homework when it
becomes a fight
Look for learning in
everything you do
Ask questions which need
more than yes or no answers
Encourage perseverance
and SMILE!
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Where every child is special
Weekly News for the week beginning Monday 6th February 2017, page 5
MENU FOR WEEK COMMENCING 6TH FEBRUARY 2017
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Fridayv Veggie bolognese
served with penne
& broccoli florets
Chicken &
butternut curry
served with
wholegrain rice &
green beans
Roast British beef
and Yorkshire
pudding served
with roast
potatoes,
cauliflower florets
& gravy
Organic
Lincolnshire pork
sausage served
with mashed
potato and baked
beans
Vinegar infused
salmon goujons
served with potato
wedges & garden
peas
v Vegetable slice
with spicy potato
wedges served with
sweetcorn
v Shepherdess pie
with mashed
potato and carrot
& swede
v Roasted root
vegetable filled
Yorkshire puddings
served with roast
potatoes & broccoli
florets
v Bean lasagne
with a side of
garlic bread &
sweetcorn
v Loaded vegetable
pizza served with
potato wedges &
grated carrot
Baked potato with
cheese or tuna
Baked potato with
cheese or tuna
Baked potato with
cheese or tuna
Baked potato with
cheese or tuna
Baked potato with
cheese or tuna
Salad selection and
freshly baked bread
Salad selection and
freshly baked bread
Salad selection and
freshly baked bread
Salad selection and
freshly baked bread
Salad selection and
freshly baked bread
v Autumn oaty
fruit crumble
served with
custard
v Cherry tray bake
with a glass of milk
v Fruit yoghurt
selection
v Orange cookie &
fresh orange
wedges
v Banana bread
and vanilla sauce
YEAR 5 & 6 MOVING UP MENU OPTION FOR WEEK COMMENCING 6TH FEBRUARY 2017
v Pesto Pasta Pot Curried Chicken &
Rice Wrap
Hot Roast Beef
Filled Roll
Hot Sausage &
Bean Sub
Hot Fish Goujons in
a Wrap
v Tomato Pasta
Pot
V Vegetarian
Burrito
v Country
Vegetable Burger
in a Bun
v Cheesy Pesto
Roll
v French Bread
Margherita
Crudités Crudités Crudités Crudités Crudités
v Autumn oaty
fruit crumble slice
v Cherry tray bake
with a glass of milk
v Fruit yoghurt
selection
v Orange cookie v Banana bread
N.B. the moving up menu is not suitable for gluten free children
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Where every child is special
Weekly News for the week beginning Monday 6th February 2017, page 6
Congratulationsto all the children who received an award this week
Successful and Confident Learners who made
S=P+A+C+E for their learning
Hugh Nash Teddy Chesterfield
Clara Dunleavy Kian James Kyle Tilley
Mikaela Tesfaye
Responsible Role Models in their behaviour, attitude
and learning
Beatrice Meehan Martyna Nikolas
Isabelle Bruneau Leo Tattan-Robb
Casper Schmittat St William’s class
Showing Kindness to others and keeping our Golden
Rule
Norah Harrop Lopez Thomas Byrne
Pui Pui Yin William Carter Danny Hayes
Freddie Button Esther Jakubowski
Jack McLachlan Lucas Lallemand
Eleanor Brumpton
Making a positive contribution to the School
St George’s class Jagger Chislett
Liliya Mooroogen-Verran Being safe and healthy
Our Cross Country team – special mention to Esme Finch
who won the girls race!
And congratulations to everyone across
the school who worked so hard to be
their very best this week
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Where every child is special
Weekly News for the week beginning Monday 6th February 2017, page 7
Contacting the School
Absences – please call the office number BEFORE 9.30am 01483 888388
For general enquiries, medical issues
– please contact Mrs Simpson or Mrs Read on 01483 888388 or by email:
For our Business Manager and Office Manager
– please contact Mrs Clay on 01483 888388 or by email:
For Admission enquiries and to arrange school tours
- please contact Mrs Tahouri our Admissions Officer on 01483 888388 or by email:
To change meal requests and for school meal payments
- please contact Mrs Simpson on 01483 888388 or by email:
For After school clubs and ScoPay/Parentmail enquiries
- please contact Mrs Foster on 01483 888388 or by email:
For information about Tommy’s Breakfast and After School clubs
- please contact Mrs Maguire by email: [email protected]
For our Home school link worker, Kate Shaw
- please email: [email protected] or phone on 07725 250 435
For SEN information or advice
- please email our SENCos, Mrs McNiff and Mrs Terry: [email protected]
For Mr Lewin
- please ring the Office on 01483 888388 or email: [email protected]
School website: www.st-thomas.surrey.sch.uk
Parish website: http://www.guildfordcatholicchurches.co.uk/
