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ST MARGARET CLITHEROW CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL, POLHEARNE WAY, BRIXHAM,DEVON TQ5 0EE
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elephone/Fax
01803 851647
Email: ad
min@smcpri
mary.or
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ebsite:
http://www.margare
t-clitherow
-primary.torbay.sch.uk
Mrs
F Gill, Headteacher
Newsletter No. 11: 23rd November 2018
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Telephone/Fax 01803 851647
Website: http://www.margaret-clitherow-primary.torbay.sch.uk Email: [email protected]
Headteacher: Mrs F Gill Newsletter No. 26: 5th April 2019
AWARDS
Awesome Achievers Class 1: Henry for making progress in writing. Class 2: Keaden for using his ‘wonderful words’ in his writing. Class 3: Bonnie for always giving 100%. Class 4: Lani for her improved focus in all lessons. Class 5: Saul for always putting maximum effort into his learning. Witnesses of the Week Class 1: Lennie-Blue for being kind and thoughtful. Class 2: Nevaeh for being a wonderful role model. Class 3: Cody for making a really good start. Class 4: Chadrick for being respectful fo others. Class 5: Elsa for her compassion towards younger children.
Published Authors Well done to all 67 authors. Some of our budding authors have written beautiful thank you letters to the JALF group who have taken a shine to our school and comment regularly on our writing. I’m sure they’ll be delighted to know that their comments are appreciated!
More authors to come next week!
1833 Views, 304 Comments and 67 published authors!!
Attendance
Best Class this week is Class 3!
Whole School 95.69%
Class 1: 93.66% Class 2: 97.18% Class 3: 96.29% Class 4: 95.42% Class 5: 95.76%
Let’s hope we all come back healthy and rested after the Easter break.
Target: 96% overall
Have you missed anything?
The following information was shared this week. If you feel you may have missed anything, please see Mrs Gibson who will be more than happy to help.
Class 5 Letter
RE Survey
Clubs
BACK to SCHOOL Tuesday 23rd April
Clubs
(letter attached- see dates)
Easter Bonnets in by 25th April
EYFS Installation begins 29th April
KS2 SATS
Week beg 13th May
Bishop Mark visit to SMC Tuesday 4th June
Bikeability
week beg 17th June
Swimming Gala 22nd June
Our class acts of worship this week were a wonderful way for us to share and think about the meaning of Lent and Easter and the children led us beautifully to do this. It was especially lovely because so many of you joined us and experienced this alongside us. Another highlight of the week was our star performance at the Torbay Schools Music Festival at the Riviera Centre on Wednesday evening. We were the smallest group to perform but the children (all 15 of them!) managed to fill the auditorium with their beautiful voices and we were extremely proud of them. We also enjoyed watching the other schools perform both on the screen and from the balcony and the children enjoyed their evening very much. Thank you to Mrs Callaghan for practising with the group every Monday after school and for organising the performance. We have some very talented actors and singers in our midst! Photos will be on our website soon! I wish you all a very Happy Easter and look forward to welcoming everyone back on Tuesday 23rd April (St George’s Day). Let’s hope the sun shines and we get that lovely warm weather back!
Mrs Gill
Dream Believe
Achieve
ST MARGARET CLITHEROW CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL, POLHEARNE WAY, BRIXHAM,DEVON TQ5 0EE
Telephone/Fax 01803 851647
Website: http://www.margaret-clitherow-primary.torbay.sch.uk
Email: [email protected]
Headteacher: Mrs F Gill
Newsletter No. 26: 5th April
T
elephone/Fax
01803 851647
Email: ad
min@smcpri
mary.or
g W
ebsite:
http://www.margare
t-clitherow
-primary.torbay.sch.uk
Mrs
F Gill, Headteacher
Newsletter No. 11: 23rd November 2018
Our Catholic Life Attached to this newsletter is a Parent Survey on St Margaret Clitherow as a Catholic Commmunity. We would really appreciate it if you could spend some time completing this for us. On the 22nd and 23rd May, we will be inspected under the Code of Canon Law S48. This inspection is led by the diocese and focuses on our ‘catholic life’, our worship, how we look after the children and families at our school, as well as the teaching, learning and assessemnt of Religious Education. The inspectors will talk to the children, staff and the pastoral team, as well as myself and the IAB about how we live out the mission and Gospel Values in our school. They will observe an act of worship and attend lessons as well as look at the work in the childrens’ Special Books. Your perspective, as parents and carers, is a very important part of the process. As you know, we have worked very hard and come a long way on our journey. I am confident that the inspectors will capture the progress we have made both in terms of academic success but also in developing that distinctiveness that makes us a catholic school.
Torbay Autism Peer Support:
There has been a new group set up for people in the Torbay area who care for someone with autism, whether they have an
official diagnosis or are waiting for assessment. The idea behind the group is that those who have attended courses such as
Early Bird or Cygnet can share their knowledge with others; it is also an opportunity to share ideas and daily struggles to
help each other. In time, the group hopes to meet up but for now we have been asked to share their facebook page – see St
Margaret Clitherow facebook for the link.
Guardians of our heritage – Local Heroes of History
This is a project set up to raise the profile of Brixham Heritage Museum and to encourage local children and young people to
see themselves as ‘guardians’ of Brixham heritage. This is very much in-keeping with our focus on stewardship and our
responsibility towards God’s creation. We also want to encourage our children to get involved in the local community and be
inspired by local heroes. Attached to the newsletter is a leaflet with details of a story competition about Captain Sassy, one
of the seven superheroes created by children at last year’s Brixfest. The winners will have their story printed in a special
book – perfect for our budding authors here at SMC! The closing date is 30th April and winners will be announced at the
Brixham Pirate Festival. Please email entries to [email protected] or deliver to the museum on Mondays to
Fridays between 10am and 4pm.
Themes over Easter:
8th April: Forgive Each Other
15th April: Jesus’ Passion
22nd April: JESUS IS ALIVE!
Dear Jesus, I would like to pray for all those who are suffering because someone they love has died. Please comfort them and bring them hope. Amen
Easter Bonnet Parade
With Easter coming so close to our return date to school and because our focus these last few weeks has been on the events
of Holy Week and how we prepare for Easter, we have decided to have an Easter Bonnet Parade on Friday 26th April. This
will give your children a project for the Easter holiday and allow us to celebrate Easter when we come back to school. Our
RE topic will be EASTER from the 23rd April to 17th May – RE newsletter will come home the first week of term to let you
know what your children will be learning.
CAN YOU HELP:
I would like to thank the adults who give so generously of their time to help with reading. Hearing children read every day is so
important and we are desperate for more volunteers – please let Mrs Gibson know if you can help. Mrs Stone has requested
some materials for her construction area – large cardboard boxes, plastic/cardboard guttering; milk crates or buckets; also if you
have any old phones (even mobiles) or plastic teas sets that you could donate to the role play area, it would be greatly
appreciated. Thank you
ST MARGARET CLITHEROW CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL, POLHEARNE WAY, BRIXHAM,DEVON TQ5 0EE
Telephone/Fax 01803 851647
Website: http://www.margaret-clitherow-primary.torbay.sch.uk
Email: [email protected]
Headteacher: Mrs F Gill
Newsletter No. 26: 5th April
T
elephone/Fax
01803 851647
Email: ad
min@smcpri
mary.or
g W
ebsite:
http://www.margare
t-clitherow
-primary.torbay.sch.uk
Mrs
F Gill, Headteacher
Newsletter No. 11: 23rd November 2018
