St Cecilia's News
St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School - May 2018
Extending childcare services with Breakfast Club
From September this year we will be opening our own breakfast club, the club will be managed by Mrs Dellafera who will move from the after school club to breakfast club.
Opening from 0730 the club will offer breakfast options and a range of activities before the school day commences.
The current room will have a makeover during the summer holidays with a new kitchen to help improve our food menu.
We will be contacting parents who are currently using the before school club to ensure that they receive priority where possible. We will be sending out further information in due course. The size of the club is limited by OFSTED regulations, who licence and inspect childcare settings, with a mixture of regulation regarding floor space and staff ratio.
Our existing offer of Start Active with Premier Sport will come to an end, many thanks to them for all their efforts in recent years in providing this service.
Sports Day
The children have already completed a timed run in school so that we now their initial timings, we will use these to place them in appropriate heats. It's a relatively traditional sports day with various races including the sack and the egg and spoon races - along with some multi skill events, especially for Key Stage 1. A timetable for the day will be sent out with your pre-ordered tickets.
There are lots of stickers and medals to recognise achievements on the day.
We are encouraging the children (and parents/family members) to wear their house colours - if your child does not know their house colour please check in with the class teacher for verification. To prepare for Sports Day you can help us by:
- preparing a sun hat/baseball cap / school PE kit with house colour t shirt for your child.
- ensure that you have sun lotion for your child, we recommend an all day lotion that you can put on in the morning that your child can top up during the day.
- a water bottle - there will be no cups available so a water bottle will be essential
- ensuring that you have your travel and meal arrangements clear., we have a family picnic in the middle of the day.
After many weeks of chasing parents for replies to our emails and Google forms, we have now filled our school coaches which will depart promptly at 0830 from school. Please plan now to arrive at school in time to board as the coaches will leave on time. All places on the coaches have now been allocated, many thanks to all those who have completed our paperwork to support the organisation of our first off site sports day.
Should it rain we we will move indoors at David Weir and offer an alternative schedule. Indoors, we will not be able to host parents as there will not be enough room, so let's hope for good, dry weather.
We would love to have a few drone shots of Sports Day - if you have a drone and are happy to help on the day please let us know.
SATs exams
I hope that the children enjoyed Chessington today. We hope that results will be with parents on 10th July.
Staffing Update
Mrs Scripps, Mrs Harrison and Mrs Kelly will all be expecting babies in the Autumn term. - there must be something in the water.... Miss Naughton has resigned as she is returning to her family in Australia.
The Governing Body have agreed to employing a number of staff on one year contracts, we will have recently interviewed and appointed in principle, once contracts are signed I will come back to you with details of our new appointments.
Congratulations go to Miss Jenkins, in St Francis Class, who is getting married over the half term. Let's hope that the sunshine continues and that it shines on Mr and Mrs Jordan on their special day!. She will remain as Miss Jenkins for the remainder of the academic year, every wish for God's blessing on them both in their marriage.
Lolly Sale this Friday & Summer Fair
The PTA are holding a lolly sale at breaktime this Friday, the lollies cost 20p each and will be available for the whole school - proceeds to the PTA fund - many thanks!
PTA Meeting
Monday, Jun 4, 2018, 08:00 PM
St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School, Worcester Park, Sutton, UK
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The Year 6 Clapping Out Ceremony
The clapping out ceremony takes the children on a journey from their classroom, through the playgrounds and early years areas to the school gates where their parents will be waiting ready to start the next step in their life journey - secondary education.
We will take our places 20 minutes before school closes so that we have time to gather, clap and cheer our Year 6 pupils as they walk past on their way to the summer holidays and their new schools.
Please come in to school on the last day and gather outside your child's classroom and join them in cheering on our Year 6 pupils. Each year group will have a special surprise for the children as they go past, it's a lovely way to say goodbye to Year 6 and another school year.
Technology Savvy Parenting
ParentZone have produced guidance for parents on the game and this has been distributed to us via the National Crime Agency. We have attached the guidance in pdf form below.
May is the Month of Mary
After assembly, the flowers will be donated to our local hospices. Thanks for your support.
Swimming
I was with Year 1 this morning at their swimming lessons, it was great to see the tremendous improvement made since the start of the year. Please keep up the good work with more swimming over the summer holidays, it is clear to see that children who have additional swim opportunities other than school are benefiting from their additional swim experiences. It is good to aim for children to be swimming a width, 10M, by the end of year 1.
We will be writing separately to Year 5 parents with details of the swimming curriculum, we are working with the provider to enable the children to study for the Swim England Awards at Bronze, Silver and Gold level. You can find more details below.
Zoolab visit to Nursery
May half term
Best wishes for a wonderful break to you all, school closes this Friday and reopens on Monday 4th June.
Vince Burke
Head Teacher
St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School
Email: office@stcecilias.school
Website: www.stcecilias.school
Location: London Road, Sutton, SM3 9DL
Phone: 020 8337 4566