Dear Parents and Carers,
It has been great to have the children back in school for the start of the summer term. The children have come back and got stuck straight into their learning.
We welcomed Mrs. Newman, Miss Regan and Miss French to the staff on Monday and they already feel like established members of the team!
Today we say goodbye to Mrs. Dunk, who has worked at the school since 2001! We thank her for her dedication to the school over the last 25 years and for all her hard work with After School Club. As she starts a new adventure, we wish her all the very best. We have sent her off with messages from all of the children and staff!
We look forward to celebrating the start of term with Mass, led by Year 3 on Monday. You are very welcome to join us at 10am on Monday at the Church.
If you have any concerns about your child or something that has happened in school, please do come and speak to us. We value open communication with families and encourage parents to arrange a meeting with a member of staff so we can listen and work together to support your child, rather than approaching other parents or children to address matters.
Have a lovely weekend,
God Bless,
Mrs. O’Donovan
Collective Worship
On Monday, we explored the Gospel account of Thomas asking to see Jesus’s wounds before he would believe he had risen from the dead. We thought about what it would feel like for Jesus to appear in a room with us – would we believe it was him? What would we say and do? How would we feel? The children also thought about how Jesus might have felt not to be recognised or believed by those closest to him.
Online Safety
Image-altering filters are now embedded in everyday online interactions, from playful effects to more subtle appearance-enhancing tools. This guide examines how these features can influence perceptions of beauty and reality, particularly for children and young people navigating social media. It highlights how filtered content can quietly shape expectations and online behaviours.
Focusing on risks such as low self-esteem, social pressure and hidden advertising, the guide also addresses more serious concerns like sexualised edits and blurred boundaries between real and altered images. It provides supportive, practical advice to help parents and educators build media literacy, encourage confidence and promote healthier relationships with online content.
Attendance
Today, our attendance was 97.5%, which was great! However, our average attendance is still at 95.4%.
In school, our biggest concern is for the children whose attendance has fallen below 90% - as this means they are classed as persistent absentees. This means missing the equivalent of half a day or more of school each week, whether the absences are authorised or unauthorised. Even small amounts of time missed can add up quickly and have a significant impact on a child’s learning, confidence, friendships and overall wellbeing.
Regular attendance is so important to enable children to keep up with lessons, build strong routines and feel part of the school community. Many of our lessons build upon learning from the previous session e.g. in English the children often explore the features of a text or piece of writing on a Monday, then on Tuesday they practice grammar and sentence work they will use in their writing. If you were absent on Monday and Tuesday, you have then missed the exploration and practice - meaning you have to try and plan writing without that knowledge and input.
Important Reminder.
All parents need to sign in to the new School Grid App. to be able to order school lunches. This new system starts on Monday 27th April.
