š Newsletter 20.10.2023
Mr J Sharp
Harvest
Thank you to everyone who contributed to our Harvest collection. I know the donations of food will go to very good use at The Mustard Tree and for those in need.
In our lovely service in church led by our Pupil Chaplains, there were many points of reflection on being grateful for what we have, who helps us to have food to eat and also consideration for those who less fortunate than ourselves.
Obviously our lives today are much more removed from the sources of food than was the case in the past, but that means there are even more people to thank for getting it to us.
I am really enjoying the services led by the Pupil Chaplains and they lead them so well and with great thought and feeling.
Well done everyone.
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School reopens on Monday 30th October at the usual times
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Good Attendance Draw!!
Donāt forget, for every week that your child has an attendance of 96%+, they are allocated a digital ticket for a draw that will take place every half term. The more weeks with an attendance of 96%+, the more chances to win!
Services and Events
Parish Sung Eucharist Sundays 10am - 11am
Sermon, music and Holy Communion
Place of Welcome Thursdays 10am - 12pm
Time for a brew and a chat
More information from Father Andrew can be found here
Messy Church
It typically includes a welcome, a long creative time to explore the biblical theme through getting messy; a short celebration time involving story, prayer, song, games and similar; and a sit-down meal together at tables.
Article 8: Identity
Article 8 of the UNCRC is about a child or young personās name, nationality and family relationships. It says that the government shouldnāt interfere with a child or young personās right to any of these. It also says the government should be able to help if any of these things are taken from them illegally.
Hall Ceiling Update
We have had a very busy and somewhat stressful week with regards to RAAC and our hall ceiling upgrade work.
I received an email on Tuesday telling me that the project was not going to start on time as the Department for Education was still not approving it yet, and they wanted some more information not previously asked for.
I must confess that I was extremely upset about this and felt I had to write a very strongly worded letter to the Department of Education telling them how outraged I was at this unnecessary delay.
Thankfully, they did then approve the project yesterday, but we wonāt be having as much work done as planned in half term as the contractor had already moved some of their workers to another project.
However, we are still on course to have the most disruptive work completed in the half term holiday and to be back in within a number of weeks. I will keep you all updated.
Well here we are at the end of the first half term of the year and nearly 1/5th of the school year behind us. Iām writing this with a very wet and windy playground outside my window and it certainly feels like we well within Autumn now. There have been many, many things to celebrate over the past few weeks, and I feel very proud of the children.
It is lovely to see so many children supporting Show Racism the Red Card by wearing something red today. At a time in the world where some people are sadly showing hatred towards others, treating each other with respect and love is so important for us in our school community. We are here to serve everyone. Thankfully, racist behaviour and language is extremely rare in our school, but we are always looking out for it, and spend a good deal of time teaching the children about the wider world in which we all live in.
When we return it will be All Saintsā Day on the Wednesday (the day after Halloween or All Hallowsā Eve or All Saintsā Eve) which is obviously special for our school given who we are dedicated to. It isnāt just a time for Christians to think of famous saints, but a time for reflection on our own beliefs and actions.
Who is a saint? You are. That is, if youāre a follower of Jesus. God calls a "saint" those who trust in Christ alone for salvation (see Acts 9:13, Acts 26:10, Romans 8:27, 1 Corinthians 1:2).
Given we arenāt as certain of the completion date for the hall ceiling now, things like dates and times for Parentsā Meetings will be updated when we come back. Watch this spaceā¦
I hope everyone has a safe, calm and enjoyable week, and thank you again to everyone for all the hard work, flexibility, patience, understanding and support this half term. I really appreciate it.
