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Issue 26, 26th Mar 2018 stcatherines.academy stcatherines.academy/buy @_stcatherines Secure Online Store Dates for your Diary Use this link to visit the school store, to pay Monday 26th March for school meals, school trips, after school * Dinner menu week 3 clubs, and all sorts! No login needed! * 9:15 Y3IF Palm Sunday assembly Tuesday 27th March * 9:15 Y3GP Last Supper assembly * SEND Athletics Wednesday 28th March www.stcatherines.academy/buy * 9:15 Y6JW Garden of Gethsemane assembly * 3:00 Y6MT Stations of the Cross assembly _____________________________________________________ * Swimming lessons start for Y2LD Attendance and Punctuality * 9:00 Parent Forum coffee morning View our attendance graph at stcatherines.academy/attendance Thursday 29th March * Mass in school The highest class attendance in school last week * Last day before the Easter holidays was 99.7%. Well done to Miss Duggleby’s class! * Friday menu is for lunch today! You’ll be getting a little treat this week * Last day for booking After School Clubs * Last day for milk orders for next term Late attendance last week affected children’s * Easter Egg raffle learning on 29 occasions, which is an average of * F2ES Rainbow Talk 5.8 per day. * F2WA Superhero Day Overall school attendance last week was 96.5%. Sunday 15th April * Father Albert’s 40th Anniversary Mass Class Lates Attendance F2ES Miss Sefton 0 94.8 Monday 16th April * Back to school after Easter! F2AW Mrs Wood & Mrs Atkinson 2 93.3 * Dinner menu week 3 Y1RW Miss Webb 2 96.7 Thursday 19th April Y1WM Miss Marsden & Miss Waller 0 96.1 * Year 3 to Yorkshire Sculpture Park Y2LD Miss Duggleby 2 99.7 Friday 20th April Y2LA Miss Andrew 0 96.3 * Year 4 Bun Day Y3GP Mrs Pirie 1 97.3 Thursday 3rd May Y3IF Miss Frost 1 97.4 * Year 1 to Yorkshire Wildlife Park Y4RH Miss Handy & Mr Hawksworth 5 98.3 Monday 14th May Y4IK Miss Kirk 5 93.3 * Year 6 SATs Y5RC Miss Conway 8 97.7 Wednesday 16th May * Swimming lessons start for Y1RW Miss Sweeney Y5ES 0 98.4 nd Y6MT Mrs Tipping 3 96.4 Tuesday 22 May * Year 4 to Woodland Discover Centre Y6JW Miss Weir 0 95.3 Wednesday 20th June * Swimming lessons start for Y1WM St Catherine’s Catholic Primary School (Hallam) Issue 26, 26th Mar 2018 stcatherines.academy stcatherines.academy/buy @_stcatherines Get a colour copy of the newsletter by email, Payments to School let the office team have your address! There have been some software changes to the _____________________________________________________ cash and card payments system at the office, and Makaton Sign of the Week so we won’t be using it for a while. This is an opportunity to try out the Online Store, where you can pay for school meals, clubs, trips, uniform, milk, etc. Please don’t confuse the Online Store with Agora – you don’t need a login or a password to use it! ________________________________________________ www.stcatherines.academy/buy Parent Forum News There will be a coffee morning this Wednesday Last week the Parent Forum raised the following starting at 9:00am, but there will not be a workshop points after discussion at their Coffee Morning: this week. Please join the Parent Forum for a cup of tea and a chat on Wednesday! Not everyone has a bank account. If this applies to you, please speak to Mr Smith or Mrs Smith in the school office. Can’t check the dinner money balance online, so don’t know what to pay. A text is sent out every week to those who owe money for school _____________________________________________________ meals. Otherwise, you can request an account Easter Egg Raffle balance at any time from the school office. Tickets are on sale from today for the Easter raffle! Staff have donated easter eggs, and the raffle will Sometimes not everything is online that needs be drawn on Thursday 29th March! Tickets cost 20p to be paid. It will be from now on! each, and are available from the school office. All proceeds go to the Good Shepherd Collection. Will everything be online, e.g. non-uniform day charity collections? No, they will be cash-to-class, as they are now! We can’t see what children have had for lunch, using the new online system. Just email school to ask the question, and we can email you a summary for the year to date! St Catherine’s Catholic Primary School (Hallam) Issue 26, 26th Mar 2018 stcatherines.academy stcatherines.academy/buy @_stcatherines This is Holy Week Staff News Holy Week is a central week in the Christian Mrs Pirie is not in school, as she is poorly. Please Calendar when we focus on Jesus’ triumphant remember her in your prayers, we all hope she is entry into Jerusalem, on a donkey with the crowds feeling better soon! cheering and celebrating and then, just a few days later he is betrayed, mocked and humiliated and Miss Handy will be moving to Y3GP to teach the ultimately crucified. class whilst Mrs Pirie is not in school. _____________________________________________________ In school we focus on Jesus’ example as a servant Invitation from Miss Sefton King, a man who came to tell everyone who would Miss Sefton would like the parents of children in listen that God wants us to serve each other. Jesus her class to come and watch Rainbow Talk on shows us all the power of humility, forgiveness and Thursday 29th March from 9:00am to 10:00am. She understanding. has already sent out a letter explaining what it is! In our world and country today there can be a great deal of hate, misunderstanding and anger towards others who may be different from us in terms of race, religion, political view or social class. In our school community, we focus each and every day on respect and faith. Our children continue to be shining examples of all that is good in our world. We are a highly diverse community, representing many faiths, many ethnicities and many cultures and we use this as our strength. We learn from each other, we respect each other and _____________________________________________________ we are all richer because of the opportunities we News from Mrs Atkinson are able to offer each other. F2WA have filled their marble jar, they have decided they would like to do a Superhero Day as Recently, we were contacted by the Police about a reward! On Thursday 29th March they can come hate letters circulating in our community and to school dressed as a Superhero, instead of beyond. In school we intend to concentrate on wearing their uniform! continuing to educate all of our children in the ways of faith, respect, prayer, forgiveness, tolerance and understanding. We wish you all a happy holiday, a joyful Easter and a meaningful time with your families. _____________________________________________________ Fasting A few of our children choose to fast for religious reasons, please note, we always ask that parents send us a letter to confirm that they are aware. St Catherine’s Catholic Primary School (Hallam) Issue 26, 26th Mar 2018 stcatherines.academy stcatherines.academy/buy @_stcatherines SCHOOL TRIPS Year 4 – NEW DATE Woodland Discovery Centre, Year 4 will be visiting the Woodland Ecclesall Woods Discovery Centre, run by the Sheffield Tuesday 22nd May 2018 All day Wildlife Trust. They will be pond dipping and identifying the creatures that they Volunteers are not needed this time find, and they will also look at terrestrial habitat (mini beasts), comparing the two Children will need a packed lunch habitats. This trip has been rearranged, it Coach could not take place in March due to £ £11.75 snow! Year 3 Yorkshire Sculpture Park Thursday 19th April 2018 All day Year 3 will be visiting the Yorkshire Volunteers are not needed this time Sculpture Park to observe sculptures from Children will need a packed lunch certain artists. Coach £ £5.00 Year 1 Yorkshire Wildlife Park Thursday 3rd May 2018 All day Year 1 will be visiting the Yorkshire Volunteers are not needed this time Wildlife Park and taking part in a workshop called Animal Groups – Fur, Children will have a school packed lunch Feathers and Scales. Coach £ £12.00 St Catherine’s Catholic Primary School (Hallam) Congratulations to our award winners March 2018 St catherine’s catholic primary school ACT builds on community strengths, engaging local people in a journey of change ASPIRING COMMUNITIES TOGETHER CV Writing Workshop CV writing workshop on Wed 28th of March at ACT 9.30-11:30am Your CV can play an important role in getting a job. Come along to a free workshop and get advice on: Writing a CV, Improving your existing CV Writing a covering letter Fir Vale Centre Earl Marshal Road, Sheffield, S4 8LB 0114 2434340 www.actsheffield.com [email protected] Community Interpreting Community Level 1 and 2 wea.org.uk Ever wanted to become a Community Interpreter? CERTA Level 2 50h over 15 sessions on Saturdays starting on 14th April at WEA Sheffield Learning Centre Ascentis Level 1 45h over 11 sessions on Saturdays starting on 19th April at WEA Sheffield Learning Centre Application forms available from [email protected] and [email protected] . They must be returned before the assessment session you sign up for. Join us at the assessment sessions: Date: Thursdays 22nd and 29thth March 2018 Time: 10.30am Venue: WEA Sheffield Learning Centre, 3 Vicarage Road Free for those on means tested benefits For more details: Call the WEA on 0300 303 3464 or visit wea.org.uk Easter 2018 Easter 2015 Are you looking for something ‘egg-citing’ to do over the Easter holidays? There are lots of fun and exciting activities taking place outside of normal school hours in different places across Sheffield and beyond where children and young people can collect learning credits.