Notes/Reminders

Safe Driving for Our Children

Following several close calls on Arch Road where cars have intentionally mounted the pavement, please could parents note:

FACT:

Every month in the UK, 1200 children are injured in traffic-related collisions which happen within 500m of a school (DfT 2018)

FACT:
Rule 145: You MUST NOT drive on or over a pavement, footpath or bridleway except to gain lawful access to property, or in the case of an emergency.  (Highway Code 2015, based on Road Traffic Act 1988)

FACT:

41% of British schools exceed the air pollution levels deemed safe by WHO (Big Zero 2022)

Cardinal Newman Catholic Primary School ask all parents NOT to drive down Arch Road for any reason between 8:15 and 9:15am and between 2:30 and 3:30pm.  Safe free parking is available at Hersham Station (Permit available from school) and at Coronation Recreation Ground.  Please make use of these other options to keep our children safe on their way to and from school.

Clubs next week

Please be aware that during the last week of term next week, there will be no teacher led clubs or homework club.

Some externally run clubs may still be running, so please contact them directly if you are not sure.

Reminder - Chocolate

Please can we remind you that chocolate bars should not be included in children’s packed lunches. Chocolate biscuits are permitted but should be nut-free. Thank you.

Cross Country Event

Over the last few weeks all children have participated in an Inter House Cross Country event. All children, led by Mr Fenton, participated fully and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. St. Johns won the event in F/KS1 and St Clare won the event for KS2, the overall winners were St Clare.

Marie Curie Fundraiser

Thank you for all your support with this today.

Family Easter Concert in Esher

I am a professional pianist living in Esher and putting on a family concert in the Easter holidays at Christ Church, Esher. I know that many of your families have attended and enjoyed my concerts in Esher historically.

The concert is the Tale of Sleeping Beauty narrated to Tchaikovsky’s Ballet Suite (arranged for piano duet and as used in the Story Orchestra book Sleeping Beauty) followed by interactive fun where bubbles will fly and children can join in a giant guessing-game around Bizet’s composition, Children’s Games.  The concert is recommended for 3+, is performed to visual images and tickets start at £8. Please see flyer here for more information.

Free Easter activities for children - the UK wide 'Wild Escape' project

We wanted to let you know about the free Easter holiday activities organised by Elmbridge Museum in partnership with local Surrey Libraries and national art foundations. 

Pre-Easter celebrations at Dittons Library

Elmbridge Museum is inviting families to explore how Easter was celebrated through history with a fun Easter craft event at The Dittons Library, Mercer Close, Thames Ditton on Saturday 25 March from 11.30am to 2pm. Find out great facts about Easter with a trail around the library and have a go at making your own Easter baskets and chicks. To book, visit https://elmbridgemuseum.org.uk/events/eastercrafts

The Wild Escape Project - Earth Day celebrations -From 3 April to 22 April

Alongside Local Surrey Libraries, and other Surrey Museums, Elmbridge Museum is taking part in The Wild Escape, a nationwide project to explore and have fun with nature and wildlife found in museum collections.

This project is funded by Art Fund, Arts Council England, WWF UK, the RSPB, National Trust and English Heritage.

During the Easter school holiday, they are inviting families to come along to local free drop-in craft sessions across Elmbridge to do fun crafts and help museums to create a community artwork for this project. Info at https://elmbridgemuseum.org.uk/events/wild-escape/

This project is culminating in a ‘Get Wild About Surrey’ Family Festival in Haslemere Museum on Earth Day 22nd April 2023 from 10am to 4pm. With free activities at 15 different museum, gallery and wildlife stalls making wildlife-inspired craft, listening to fascinating talks about Surrey wildlife, finding bat houses and bees and admiring the artworks created by Surrey children for an epic national collective artwork! Info at https://www.haslemeremuseum.co.uk/whatson/index.html

St Erconwald’s Easter initiative

We would love for the children ( any age ) to make an Easter card or draw a small picture to hang on the Easter tree that will be on display in St Erconwald’s Church foyer. We will distribute them during Easter week to parishioners in the community and at St. Peter’s and Walton Hospital. We would love to have the children and parents more involved in these initiatives. So please watch this space for more things to come! Thank you.

Bushy Park Nature Day - Bushy Park Wednesday 5th Apr 2023

FREE drop-in activities for adults and families from 11am – 2pm. Discover the hidden parts of Bushy Park on a guided walk, have a go at nature-inspired crafts, and learn about the wildlife that calls the park home.

https://www.royalparks.org.uk/whats-on/upcoming-events/bushy-park-nature-day3

Children's events at Hersham Library

We'd be grateful if you could share details of the following children's events, taking place at Hersham Library!

Spring craft session: Come make a pop-up craft with us on Saturday 15 April, 10.30-11.30am. This is a free event.

Doodle Club: Do you like drawing cartoons? Writing your name in silly letters? Doodling patterns all over your homework? This club is for you! We'll try out different things to draw and play some drawing games.  This is a 6-week club that will run the first half of summer term, 20/4 - 25/5. £3 per child.

For both the craft session and the Doodle Club, please sign up at the library or at hersham.library@surreycc.gov.uk

School Dinners

Please remember to book school dinners on Scopay at least 1 day in advance or ring the school office before 9am if you have left it too late to book/cancel online for that day.

Allergies

If your child has an allergy please make sure the school office is informed. Please check the menu carefully before booking lunch for your child.