7th July, 2023

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Please find below news, upcoming events etc.

Have a lovely weekend.   

Catherine Burnham,

Headteacher

Governors Fund Donation

We would be grateful for any donations to help us with our next project: the development of the school playgrounds (Early Years and KS1).

It's really easy to make a donation to the Governor's Fund. If you would like to donate online, please click here . Any contributions gratefully received. Thank you for your support.

Summer Fair this Sunday!

Looking forward to seeing you all at the Summer fair on Sunday! Please note there will be a £1 entrance fee for adults. Raffle tickets will be available on the day. Please bring cash.  There will be parking on the field. Thank you for all your support so far with this. The hampers look amazing!

Open Morning's for 2024 Reception intake

Please see dates here for 2024 Open Morning's.

Parking Permits for September 2023

If you would like to apply for or renew your parking permit for Hersham Station for the next academic year, please email the office giving your name, address and car registration. 

Anti-bullying Code

Year 5 School Council children have written a definition of bullying which can easily been understood by all children in the school.  They also made a poster to display in school. 

Year 6 School Council children have reviewed the School Council ABC anti-bullying code.  Both groups of children presented this during a Key Stage 1 and Early Years Assembly, explaining clearly what it meant.  They emphasised the need to tell a trusted adult if they have been upset or they see someone else being upset.  Their focus is on everyone being happy.

This is their poster.

Coffee & Conversation

Please click here for the recent Coffee & Conversation presentation including new Leadership structure.

Year 6 French Residential trip

The Year 6's have had a wonderful time in France this week. We look forward to hearing all about it on Monday!

 

 

Clubland Summer Holiday Club 

Clubland Playscheme are running a summer holiday club for children aged 4*-11years  (*4 years olds must be in Reception). We also have exciting Out'n'About trips planned for children aged 8-12 to attend. Please click here for our flyer.

Gaelic Football - All-Britain Competition (ABCs) 

Several pupils will be representing the Gael Londain Club football team in the prestigious Gaelic Athletic Association Tournament this weekend. It is anticipated that 3,000+ young people from across Britain will take part in the tournament. Good Luck all!

 

Hopscotch Shoe Shop East Molesey

Hopscotch is a local independent shoe shop specialising in fitting and selling childrens shoes. Please click here for their flyer. This local shop is happy to support our school from time to time. 

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. 

Eco Committee

Eco News

Big Eco news coming soon!

 

 

News items

07 Jul 2023
Year 2 - RE
Year 2 did a wonderful job of performing a creation poem in RE. For more photos click here.
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05 Jul 2023
Year 4 - Pizza making
As part of their DT project this term, Year 4 have researched, taste tested, designed pizzas and packaging for their pizzas to go in. This week they had the opportunity to make their own pizza and use their designs to "brand" their pizza boxes. Huge thanks to Zio's Italian at Halfway f...
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05 Jul 2023
Yellow Class - Forest School
Unfortunately, it was heavy rain for Yellow class but at least we managed to spend some time outside to look at the minibeasts and make fairy doors. When we went inside, we made little fairies that we can leave at our fairy doors when it is a little bit drier! For more photos click here. 
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04 Jul 2023
Red Class - Marble treat
We had a great time in Red Class on Monday afternoon eating treats with our cuddly toys from home.  We played a few games together as part of our treat including duck duck goose, four corners and dusty bluebells. For more photos click here. 
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Parents Association Notes

To contact the PA, please email: PA@cardinalnewmanschool.co.uk

 

Summer Fair - Sunday 9th July!

 

Summer camps/clubs

Footbellas Summer camp - Please click here for Footbellas flyer

Multi Sports Summer camps - Please click  http://planet-soccer.info for the details. 

Mini Performers Dance Workshop - Please click here for more information

iRock Summer Camp - For more information on iRock summer camp please click here

Theatre4kids - Please click here for more information

Autumn Clubs September 2023

French Club - For more information please click here

Ballet - For more information, please click here

Engineering club - Please see flyer here

Code camp - Please see flyer here

Mini Dance Performers - Please click here for the more information

Footbellas Girls Football Club - Please find flyer here.

Irish Dancing - Please email lgsoid@hotmail.co.uk

Judo class - Please contact Diane Capon on 07960 699 077 or email diane.capon@sky.com

Italian Club - For more information, click here 

French Club - Please find flyer here

Spanish club - Please find flyer here

NEW MTech - an extracurricular music technology and creative composition course for children aged 7-13. For the flyer click here.

Music lessons - during school hours, music lessons can be arranged through Surrey Arts. Please contact them directly by telephone on 01483 519303, by email at surreyarts@surreycc.gov.uk or visit the Surrey Arts web page for more information. You can subscribe to the Surrey Arts newsletter here.

Lost Property

Please collect lost items from the lost property box in the KS1 playground.  Please label everything clearly so it can be returned to the owner. Please note it can take some time for items to reach the lost property box depending on where they were lost. 

Items not claimed from the lost property box will be disposed of periodically as it quickly builds up. Thank you.

Communicating with your child's teacher 

Messages for teachers can be put in your child's reading/homework diary/bookbag, eg. pick up arrangements, homework issues, lost property, requesting a meeting with the teacher or anything else you would like the teacher to know.

For KS2 children, please remind your child to tell the teacher that the message is in there.

Absences should still be communicated via the office. (see below)

Pick-up notes 

Please note that if someone other than a parent/carer is picking your child up, you need to let the teacher or the office know. Please put pick-up notes in your child's reading/ homework diary or bookbag. 

For KS2 children, please remind your child to tell the teacher that the message is in there.

Children will not be released with someone else unless we have been notified of it. 

If you do need to let the office know about a last minute pick-up change,  please do so before 2 pm if possible.

Thank you for your co-operation.

Y6 Independent Walkers

If your child is in Y6 and you would like to let us know they will be walking home from school independently, please email the office.

Y6 Mobile Phones

If Y6 children wish to bring their mobile phone to school, they just need to drop the phone at the school office before school and collect it after school.  Phones should be switched off please and not switched back on until children are off site. 

No need to complete any form or email the office. 

How to report your child being absent or sick

Please notify the school office every day your child is absent from school before 9 am so we can adjust dinner figures and complete the registers. Please either ring the school office on 01932 222536 and leave a voicemail or email absence@cardinalnewmanschool.co.uk. If you email us about an absence, you will not receive an acknowledgement reply due to the large volume of emails we receive in relation to this daily.  

If your child has a stomach bug, they should not return to school until 48 hours after the last episode of illness.

Absence Request

If you require a school absence for your child for some reason, please email the school office with the details. 

Wellbeing

Support for Parents & Carers of children with ASD and ADD/ADHD

Stepping Up For Autism Course Information 2022 click here.

Request for Support Form click here.

NAS - OOH poster PDF click here.

Support groups and workshops for parents and carers

A virtual support group for parents and carers facilitated by the Hope Service and currently offered via Microsoft Teams. A safe space to share experiences, encourage and support each other. Help for the Helper and Care for the Carer. Click here for more information. 

Parent Support 

Parent Wellbeing Service

For more information on the Parent Wellbeing Service, please click here. 

 

 

Parent Wellbeing Service, Barnardo's Referral Form

This form here is to be used by anyone referring a parent/carer to the Barnardo’s Parent Wellbeing Service outside of the CAMHS SPA referral pathway.

 

Healthy weight for children

Do you need help to achieve a healthy weight for your child? Please click here for more information.

 

Invite to ASD parent support group 2022

Support group for parents whose child is awaiting ASD assessment or just had a diagnosis. For more information and future dates please click the flyer here.

 

Sibling rivalry, healthy gaming habits, dealing with meltdowns and anxiety

Parents may find this useful. It has a very comprehensive range of information including sibling rivalry, healthy gaming habits, dealing with meltdowns and anxiety. Please click here

Wellbeing resources recommended by Dr Alison D'Amario, Educational Psychologist for the Xavier trust can be found here 

'Supporting your Child's Wellbeing' Workshop - Please find presentation here from the workshop.

eSafety and Safeguarding

Reminder: Keeping children safe online and in the real world

At Cardinal Newman School we are always reminding the children how they can keep themselves safe whether in the real world or in the virtual world. Class teachers regularly use the Zones of Regulation to assess how the children in their classes are feeling. Children are encouraged to share their worries using the ‘What I want my teacher to know boxes’ which are in each Key Stage 2 classrooms and the Worry Monsters which can be found in the Keys Stage 1 Classrooms.

Information to support parents can be found on the school website here.

Please continue to report any safeguarding concerns to Mr Flower (Designated Safeguarding Lead) or Mrs Burnham (Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead).

PA Summer fair
11:00am – 3:00pm
09
July
Year 6 Retreat Day
All Day
10
July
Year 4 Mosque trip
All Day
12
July
Chess Club trip to ChessFest
All Day
13
July
St Clare Mufti day
All Day
18
July
Y6 Production
7:00pm – 8:00pm
18
July
Y6 Leavers mass
9:00am – 10:00am
19
July
Term ends
12:30pm
21
July

To see the full Calender of Events, click here.

School Day: 8.40 am - 3.15 pm     Office opening hours: 8.00 am  - 4.00 pm Monday - Friday

Arch Road, Hersham, KT12 4QT    T: 01932 222536   E: office@cardinalnewmanschool.co.uk