OCTOBER
7th Tuesday
6pm
PTA AGM – all parents and carers are invited to come to the school to share ideas and plan for the next year
12th Sunday
10am
St Marie's Church – special Harvest Liturgy for Children in the church hall – all children welcome, and a tin of soup as a thanksgiving offering will be taken to the altar in procession. All children welcome!
13th – 17th
Residential Educational Visit to the Lake District
*Multi-faith week
13th Monday
No 3RC swimming – resumes next week on the 20th
18th Saturday
9am
Football tournament at Binley Woods
20th – 23rd
Scholastic Book Fair (in school)
21st Tuesday
3.30pm - 5pm and 5.30pm - 7pm
Teacher-parent consultations
23rd Thursday
3.10pm
The school closes for the half-term break
24th Friday
9am
“Share The Vision” – training day for staff and governors
NOVEMBER
3rd Monday
8.45am
Children return for the second half of the term
8th Saturday
7.30pm
SCAMPS take part in the Sacred Heart parish concert (Crescent School) – admission £2 (children/concessions £1)
10th Monday
7pm
Governors resources committee
11th Tuesday
6pm
Briefing with Fr Philip for Year 6 children preparing for Confirmation and their parents / carers
19th Wednesday
7pm
Governors Performance and Standards Committee
22nd Saturday
6pm
SCAMPS lead the singing at Mass - St Marie's Church
DECEMBER
1st Monday
7pm Governors meeting
8th Monday
10am
Mass, St Marie's Church, as we celebrate the feast of Mary, our patron saint * we offer, free of charge, a “Christmas” dinner for all staff and children
11th Thursday
7pm
Confirmation Mass, St Marie's Church
16th Tuesday
6.30pm
Christmas concert
17th Wednesday
7pm
Catholic Schools Carol Service, St Marie's Church
19th Friday
3pm
The school closes for the Christmas holiday
JANUARY
5th Monday
staff training day
6th Tuesday
8.45am
Children return to start the new term
STAFF NEWS
Mrs Chisholm and Mrs Hogg are both expecting babies and will start maternity leave after the half-term break. One of our Arts team, Mrs Palmer, will take over Mrs Hogg's teaching with Year 4 on Wednesdays, and we are pleased to have appointed Mrs Schofield, an experienced and skilled teacher, to maintain the high standards in Year 3.
We are appointing some new mid-day supervisors. The hours are 12.10pm – 1.25pm, Monday to Friday. We also need relief staff, available at short notice. For details contact the secretaries (543636), or for an informal discussion contact Mrs Rothwell, the Senior Mid-day Supervisor.
OTHER NEWS AND SPORT
THANK YOU for donations of £920 to the School Fund, most of which came with Gift Aid forms. If you have not yet sent your £15 donation it will still be gratefully received! The money benefits all of the children in the school, through reward stickers, diaries, curriculum enrichment activities etc.
RESIDENTIAL EDUCATIONAL VISITS to the Lake District – 31 children have booked places for April 2009 and there are only a few vacancies left, for children in Years 4, 5 or 6. The cost is £195. For application forms etc contact the school secretaries, but if you have questions contact Mr Floyd. To see photographs of children on previous visits do look at OUR SCHOOL WEB-SITE: www.st-maries.com
EARLY IN THE MORNING... Children should arrive at school at 8.45am and go straight to their classrooms. Children who arrive before 8.30am should be in Club 7-11; ask the secretaries for details. The staff meet for a morning briefing and prayers at 8.30am and go to the classrooms at 8.45am.
PHOTOGRAPHS – REMINDER – We assume that ALL of our pupils can be included in photographs for the school and other education or approved web-sites, or local newspapers etc. If you do NOT want your child to be photographed please inform the school secretaries, and the child will be excluded from class, team and other group photos, and when we are filming will sit at the back or side of the room to avoid being in pan shots.
WOW! – Walk On Wednesdays... LET YOUR CHILD WALK at least TEN MINUTES of the journey to school. If you don't want to do this every day, WOW means, THINK WEDNESDAYS! Children who walk, cycle, or park and stride, at least once a week receive a badge at the end of the month. If the weather is awful, or you really, really have to drive, use the car park at the end of Alfred Green Close, or drop your child off in Firs Drive – there's a footpath to the school gate. In normal school hours, to reduce congestion and parking which inconveniences local residents, avoid Merttens Drive!
