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We grow and learn as a family in the footsteps of Jesus
St Augustine’s Catholic Voluntary Academy Kesteven Road, Stamford, Lincolnshire PE9 1SR Tel: 01780 762094
Email: [email protected] www.st-augustine.lincs.sch.uk Headteacher: Mrs R de Wet
Newsletter 6th November 2020
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Dear Parents,
5 Ways to Wellbeing: Our Journals
All the children now have their own journal in school, in which they can express themselves freely. Each week, we are asking the children to record their response to a stimulus or
resource in words, pictures and doodles. This project will run for 6 weeks and is all part of the 5 Ways to Wellbeing project in Stamford schools. We are hoping it will really help the children learn how the 5 Ways
can help them understand and make sense of their feelings and keep their mental health nice and strong.
All Saints Liturgy by Grace and Pixie
On Monday, we had a collective worship about the feast of All Saints. We felt inspired that anyone could be a saint, even ourselves. We also played a guessing game about how many saints there are….turns out there are more than ten thousand! St. Francis used to be a wealthy man but he gave it up to commit to God. He was very motivated because he chose what God could give him instead of what he already owned. St. Damian lived on the island of Moloki in Hawaii. This amazing man helped to build schools, shelters and churches for the people. We also learned about St. Catherine of Siena. This amazing lady was a peacemaker. Although St. Catherine’s family did not approve of her, she pushed through and carried on sharing the good news and peace. Some of the children’s responses to the liturgy were, ‘The worship affected me by knowing how many good people there are in the world and there is always someone to help,’ and ‘I can help make peace like St. Catherine and I can help my friends.’
School council update: by Mr Hammond
The school councillors this week have been working extremely hard and worked very well helping out to make sure lunchtimes are more active and fun. Going through our 5 ways to wellbeing they have created some fantastic ideas for playground activities for KS2 to play and have done a superb job making sure school equipment is looked after and making sure everyone is having fun. An extra well done to the KS2 school councillors who are Jake, Ava, Rosie and Sonny. Amazing work School council!
Little Stars Breakfast and After School Club
Little Stars is open through lockdown and beyond. Contact the manager at [email protected] to enquire or ring them on 07949 285780 to find out more or to book a session.
Environmental Health Visit
We had a routine inspection of our facilities this week and I am pleased to report that we earned the full 5 stars.
This year Children in Need day is Friday 13th November. The children can come to school in their pyjamas /onesie for the day! Donations will be cashless and online this year – more details to follow. Children will be able to enter into the virtual duck race and we will watch it at 1pm. There will be some prizes for the children who choose the winning ducks.
Times Table Rockstars
Next week, there will be a national competition on TT Rock Stars from Monday to Friday, which we are entered into. Mr Atter is organising prizes for school winners.
Lunchtime Awards were given to the following children: Ellie-Mae, Nazim, Stan and Summer B.
Stars of the week
Congratulations to Lucy, Seth, Jayden, Luke, Harrison and Daniel, who have demonstrated they are, Responsible, Resilient, Resourceful, Risk-Taking and Reflective in their learning!
Star Readers This week, the star readers in school are; Zachary, Molly-Rose, Rocco, Ellie, Joseph and Pixie.
Well done to all!
Attendance
The whole school average attendance this week is 96%. The highest attendance this week was Camels class with 98.7% so they will have 5 minutes extra playtime next week!
Birthdays
A happy birthday to…….
Lucy 5 years old on 2nd Nov.
Ewan 11 years old on 7th Nov.
Riley K-B 10 years old on 8th Nov.
Stan is 11 years old on 11th Nov.
Michael is 10 years old on 13th Nov.
Ellie-Mae is 6 years old on 14th Nov.
Conner H is 11years old on 14th Nov.
Talitha is 5 years old on 15th Nov.
Harry V is 6 on 15th Nov.
Dates for your diary
Half Term Holiday Mon 26th- Fri 30th October 2020
Advent Term 2 starts Monday 2nd November
Anti-bullying week 9-13th November
Children in Need Day – non uniform Friday 13th November
Multi-faith Week: Judaism Week beginning 16th November
Flu vaccinations in school Wednesday 18th November
Promotional Video filming day Tuesday 24th November
St Augustine’s 150th Birthday Celebration Thursday 26th November
9:15am Mass with Bishop Patrick
Non-uniform day for Christmas Fayre contributions Friday 4th December
Advent Term 2 ends Friday 18th December
Teacher Training Day Monday 4th January 2021
Lent Term 3 starts Tuesday 5th January
Lent Term 3 ends Friday 12th February
Lent Term 4 starts Monday 22nd February
Lent Term 4 ends Thursday 1st April
Teacher Training Day Monday 19th April
Pentecost Term 5 starts Tuesday 20th April
Pentecost Term 5 ends Friday 28th April
Pentecost Term 6 starts Monday 7th June
Pentecost Term ends Tuesday 20th July
