15^th June 2022

Sports Day Details

Dear Parents/Carers,

Our sports days will take place in the coming week; each year group will host their own sports day completing a circuit of three different activities including a flat race. The format ensures all children are active throughout the morning/afternoon and enjoy the opportunity of participating in a range of traditional sports day activities.

Years 5 & 6 - 12.50pm – 2.50pm on Wednesday 29^th June 2022, Venue: Infant School, Enter via Gate 6

Children will be required to wear school uniform to school; they will change into their PE kit at school.

All children will return to the junior school for dismissal, no child will be allowed to leave from the infant school.

Year 3 & 4 - 9.30 – 11.30am on Friday 1^st July 2022, Venue: Infant School, Enter via Gate 6

Children will be required to wear school uniform to school; they will change into their PE kit at school.

Years 1 & 2 - From 9.30am on Tuesday 5^th July 2022, Venue: Infant School, Enter via Gate 6

Year 1 – Children will be required to wear their PE kit (t-shirt, shorts and plain black or white sports trainers) School uniform should be brought into school in the child’s P.E bag.

Year 2 – Children will be required to wear school uniform to school, they will change into their PE kit at school.

Reception - From 10.45am on Wednesday 6^th July 2022, Venue: Infant School, Enter via Gate 6

Children will be required to wear their PE kit (t-shirt, shorts and plain black or white sports trainers) which will come home with them on Tuesday for them to wear to school on Wednesday. School uniform should be brought into school in the child’s P.E bag.

Nursery From 10.45am on Wednesday 6^th July 2022, Venue: Infant School, Enter via Gate 6.

A further letter will be sent to the Nursery parents regarding your day.

• All children must wear a sun hat and have a high factor, long lasting sunscreen applied before school.
• Please provide plenty of water in named water bottles.
• Please ensure all pupils will have or be wearing full, correct PE uniform.

Yours Sincerely,

Mrs S Hulme, MA, NPQH, NLE

Executive Headteacher

Book Look Events – Infant Thursday 23^rd June or Friday 24^th June 2022 3.20-3.30pm

Book Look Event – Juniors Wednesday 22nd June or Thursday 23rd June 2022 3.20-3.30pm

We would like to like to invite you to a Book Look event at St. Mary’s Infants School being held on the dates and times above.

This is an opportunity for your child to share with you all the good work they have completed so far this year, please be aware this is not a parent / teacher consultation.

Due to Health & Safety we can only offer this for one parent/carer, as the event is capped at a maximum of 15 parents per session.

To book onto the event, please click the link below where it will be on a first come, first served basis. Once the event has reached capacity any parents signing up for this date will automatically be moved to the next available day.

St. Mary's Infant School - Book Look Event Sign Up

St. Mary's Junior School - Book Look Event Sign Up 

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact the School Office.

Kind regards

Mrs Hulme MA, NPQH, NLE

Executive Headteacher

Wednesday 11th May,

Dear Parents and Carers,

TIMINGS OF SECURITY MEASURE IN THE SCHOOL GROUNDS

I am writing as a polite reminder regarding access to school grounds at both drop off times and collection at the end of the day.

For the Junior School , we ask that no one enters school grounds until 8.30am in the morning either as a family or a lone pupil. In the afternoon we also ask that no one is on site prior to 3.10pm.

For both schools , parents should vacate the school property within 5 minutes unless they have reason to be speaking with a member of staff.

These measures are in place for security and safeguarding reasons.

This also means that no one should remain or re-enter the grounds of St Philomena’s High School outside of these permitted times. The  opening and closing times of the external gates are also being reviewed and you may find a slight variance to this due to tightening of security procedure on the whole site.

We ask respectfully that you follow these requests as we continue to look after the school grounds whilst considering  our safeguarding measures to protect our pupils.

Thank you for your co operation and please remember to pass on this communication to  your families and childminders too for their convenience as this will be from immediate effect.

Mrs S A Hulme MA NPQH NLE

Executive Headteacher

Friday 14th January

 Notification of New Phonics Reading Books

Dear Parents and Carers,

As you will have noticed your children have started to bring home brand new reading books from school this week. These are our newly purchased Phonics Reading Books. They are replacing the colour banded texts we have previously been using.

Although still holding a band colour the focus of content for the children is placed on the phonics (sounds) contained within the text, which are linked to the sounds they are individually working on in class. The old colour band books will be used later in the term to extend your child’s reading as a book of choice.

For the time being the children will select a Phonics Reading Book and will use this to read 1 to 1 with adults in school and with yourselves at home. In some instances, your child may receive a different colour banded book that is a stage prior to their previous texts and this will be due to your child’s learning of their phonics sounds. If you have any further questions about this, then please contact your class teacher through the normal avenues of communication.

 This change to our reading scheme is in line with recent Government changes to the reading curriculum where the main focus is on the attainment of sound knowledge through the children’s application in reading.

The new books are amazing and as a staff we have been extremely excited to introduce them to the children.

 Thank you for your continued support.

 Mr Pratsis

English Subject Leader