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CHRIST CHURCH PRIMARY SCHOOL

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Being Thankful, Celebration, Fairness, Forgiveness, Honesty, Love for All 9th February 2018

Wednesday 21st February: Blue Team Mufti

Wednesday 21st February, 8:50am: Prayer and Pastries in Library

Friday 21st February, 9am: 3 Matisse Class Assembly in the Hall

Christ Church Primary School is

proud to have achieved the School

Games Gold Award 2016-17

Reminders

1 Dragonflies Put On A Great Show For Their Parents!

Last Friday Year 1 Dragonflies performed their class assembly in front of

their parents/carers. The children were amazing, showing the audience

what they had learnt so far this year and singing brilliantly. Thank you to

Miss Doyle for putting the assembly together.

Malawi Mufti

Thank you for all of your contributions, our mufti

‘Small Change For a Big Difference’ collection has

raised a whopping £750 so! Please keep collecting

your small change for Malawi.


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Year 5 Singh Up At The 02... And Warhol!

On the 2nd

of February 2018, Year 5 went to the O2 to sing. I’m sure eve-

rybody, even Mrs James and Mr Martin, had a wonderful time.

Due to the whole of Year 5 practicing the songs, the coach ride was very

exciting. As we got off the coach, we all stared at the towering skyscrap-

ers, but when we laid our eyes on the O2 Arena, our eyes glistened with

amazement. Everyone was shouting “O2 in sight!” I couldn’t believe it, we

were at the O2, singing at Young Voices, 2018!

After a long journey on the coach, we started talking with our friends as we

started to get more and more hyper. With our stomach’s growling, we de-

cided to sit down and eat our delicious packed lunches.

Even though we had al-

ready practised, we had

even more rehearsals

with live music, dancers

and a conductor. Without

the lights I could already

feel people getting excit-

ed and they probably

would’ve gone mad by

the end of the show! I

still couldn’t get over the

fact that I was inside the

O2!

Eating my dinner just before the show I could feel vibes of excitement and

hype. It was just about to happen! We were going to sing at the 02 with

luminous lights shining all around the whole arena!

Halfway through the show The Urban Striders, a professional dance

group, did a lightsabre fight with lightsabres as bright as the lights in the

arena! Without doubt that was mine, and probably everybody’s favourite

part of the show.

When we saw our parents our hearts

lit up with joy to see them smile and

enjoy themselves.

By Jack, 5 Singh.

Miss Coton added that the evening

was great and she thoroughly enjoyed

it. Well done to everyone!

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CHARITY GIVING

A parent in school is going to run for charity in the Big Half, a new half mar-athon event taking place on the 4th March in Central London. It is a big event with nearly 20,000 runners, including Sir Mo Farah! Indeed, Sir Mo is also backing the charity and supported it in the following article:

http://www.independent.co.uk/helpahungrychild/mo-farah-help-a-hungry-child-run-big-half-marathon-team-felix-london-feed-children-london-food-a8139156.html

For more information about the charity and why the parent is doing it, please click on the following link:

https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-display/showROFundraiserPage?pageId=884263

Any support will be gratefully received.

Year 1 Crane Flies Dazzle With Their Class Assembly!

On Friday, Year 1 Crane Flies performed their class assembly in front of

their parents/carers. The children all did brilliantly, displaying what they

had learnt including the story of the hungry caterpillar with the children

recounting their own versions of what the Caterpillar ate. Some of the

children showed off their musical skills, playing a tune on their recorders.

Thank you to Miss Lucas-Brown for putting the assembly together.

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Year 4 Go All Roman

The Year 4’s who didn’t go to Hooke Court have been very creative at

school, making their own Roman Helmets, some very nice mosaics and

clay pots. Thank you to Mrs Cersosimo for organizing the activities.

Brownies, Girl Guides and Girl Scouts Thinking Day 2018

The 22nd of February is Thinking Day, a day where members of Girl Guid-ing and Girl Scouts all over the world think about each other. Thinking Day is a day of international friendship where we celebrate the history and im-pact our organisation has across the world and celebrate the 10 million strong organisation in 150 Countries, .

In recognition of this special day, any children in the school who attend Brownies or Girl Guides can wear their uniforms to school on 22nd Febru-ary.


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World Book Day Dress Up 2018

World Book day this year is on Thursday 1st March. In previous corre-

spondence it has been down for Friday 2nd

March. To clarify, we will be

celebrating World Book Day on Thursday 1st March and we apologise for

the change of date.

As World Book Day falls on the day before Dr Seuss’s 116th Birthday, we

will be having a Dr Seuss theme in school! We invite children to come to

school dressed as their favourite Dr Seuss character and to take part in a

Dr Seuss treasure hunt around the school! Children are more than wel-

come to come to school dressed as any book character if they wish to,

provided children bring in the book in which their character is featured! All

children are welcome to bring in a favourite book of theirs (Dr Seuss or

not!) to share with their friends and teachers!

We look forward to seeing your fabulous costumes and sharing lots of

wonderful books together on Thursday 1st March! Remember “The more

that you read, the

more things you will

know. The more that

you learn, the more

places you'll go.”

9th February 2018

Chess Tournament Success For Christ Church Pupils

We are delighted to let you know that our chess team of 6 (Johan, 3VG, Yifeng, 3VG, Kavin, 3M, Tharuni, 4P, Theo, 4P and Yichen, 4D) has achieved a resounding victory in their very first undertaking representing Christ Church Surbiton in the National Schools' Chess Champion-ship! Not only have we now qualified for the semi-finals that will take place in May, our team was also the highest scoring one across the U9 and U11 sections in the Chelmsford Zone competition. The team was in a such advantageous position that after the first three rounds of clean sweep, Christ Church Surbiton already secured a place in the semi-final and no other teams wanted to play us anymore!


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School Meal Reminder

This a reminder to parents that you need

to book your ISS School Meals 72 hours

in advance of the day and you will re-

ceive a confirmation E-mail from the ISS

Team to confirm your booking.

9th February 2018

Notice About Booking Breakfast & After-

school Bookings

If for any reason your child will not be attend-

ing a session of afterschool club could you

please either inform the office or leave a

message/text on the afterschool club number

which is: 07825046372. This is so the club

do not go looking for your child when they

have already been collected.

Kids Film Event Update

Saturday 27th January saw the school hall transformed into a cosy cinema with over 130 kids enjoying Boss Baby with their friends and siblings. The kids were so very well behaved and we are really pleased that the event raised £450 for the school!

Quiz Night – Friday 23rd

February

Tickets are selling fast for the much anticipated Quiz Night featuring The Spring Grove Quizmaster extraordinaire, BUT we do still have more tickets left…

Last year’s quiz saw over 80 of you flex your intellec-tual muscles at a night full of brain power, prizes and most importantly fun! So, get that quiz dream team together or come along and be assigned to one. Tickets £5 each. Deadline for tickets is 9am on Thursday 22nd February. (This is only 4 days after we get back from half term!)

World Book Day – Friday 2nd

March

The PSA will be holding a cake & book sale to celebrate World Book Day taking place at Christ Church School on Friday 2

nd March. In the next few weeks we will be re-

questing donations of good quality books suitable for pri-mary school children. Please take the opportunity over half term to have a good rummage through your book-shelves. Look out for more information on email and in book bags.

Happy Half Term from all of us at the PSA!

For any PSA enquiries please contact our Chair Jo Leo on [email protected] or our Treasurer, Zoë Foster on [email protected]

Hand Hygiene

Reminder

Please make sure that

your children wash their

hands regularly to pre-

vent them catching any

bugs or illnesses.

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Request for Donation of Religious Artefacts

To help promote our Christian ethos and to celebrate all faiths that are represented in our school, Miss Haughey is looking for donations of religious artefacts.

These are going to be displayed in the corridor outside the hall, opposite the entrance. Any that aren't displayed will be used in RE lessons across the school.

We are hoping for a diverse range of artefacts from different religions. The 6 religions that are taught across our school and examples of their artefacts are:

Christianity - Bible, cross, hymn books

Judaism-Kippah, Tallith, Menorah, Torah

Islam-Qur'an, Subha, Topi

Sikhism-Prayer beads, Kanga, scriptures

Buddhism- Buddha statues, Bell, Prayer wheel, Mala beads

Hinduism-Holy book, Rakhi,Garlands

If you have anything you wish to donate that you think may be of interest, please contact Miss Haughey or the school office.

9th February 2018

Year 6 Enjoy Junior Citizenship Afternoon

On Tuesday, 30th January, Year 6 travelled to Chessington World of Adventures; not to go on the rides, but to take part in Junior Citizenship Afternoon. This is a session organ-ised by the Borough and is attended by year 6 pupils from across Kingston as part of their transition to secondary school.

The pupils attended short talks or scenarios run by a range of agencies including the police, fire brigade, ambulance, London buses, the tube and life boat service, as well talks about cyber-bullying and internet safety. The children were put into groups so they were not necessarily with their friends as well as working with pupils from St. Paul's School, Hook.

The children got an awful lot out of the afternoon and were a credit to the school. Sever-al of the professionals who were running the sessions commented on how polite and attentive they all were.

Many thanks to the PSA who funded the coach for this really worthwhile trip.

Request For Afterschool Club Donations

If you have any unwanted Barbies/Action men or Dressing up clothes at home then could

you please donate them to our Breakfast/Afterschool Club. Any donations can be brought

into the School Office, thank you.


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Online Safety Evening

On Wednesday, 21st February Peter Cowley from Achieving For Children will be hosting a session in the hall for parents on keeping their children safe online. He will focus on the real risks posed to children and the practical steps that adults can take to protect children at home. Peter covers issues with social media and also grooming. It starts at 18:30 and lasts for approximate-ly one hour. Parents and Carers that have attended in the past have found it to be incredibly use-ful. Please inform the office if you wish to come and have not yet re-served your space.

Safer Internet day 2018

This year's Safer Internet Day (SID) celebrations took place on Tuesday, 6 February 2018. The 2018 theme, "Create, connect and share respect: A better internet starts with you" is a call to action for every stakeholder to play their part in creating a better internet for everyone, in particular the youngest users out there. More than that, it is an invitation for everyone to join in and en-gage with others in a respectful way in order to ensure a better digital experience.

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VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT SCHOOL ACCESS AFTER HALF

TERM

To further increase security at our school and to further safeguard your children, the following will be in place after half term:

1. All school gates will be opened in the morning at 8.40am until 9am and after

school from 3.15pm to 3.40pm.

2. Children arriving for a before school activity club, including the Sunrise /

Breakfast Club: from 7.45am to 8.30am press ‘2 and the bell button’ and

from 8.30am onwards press ‘1 and the bell button’ for the office, to gain ac-

cess either via the Manor Drive or Pine Garden entrances and close the

gate securely behind them.

3. All children and parents should exit the grounds promptly at the end of the

day so that security of our extended day care can be robust. No one should

be playing on the MUGA before or after school unless in an organised club.

4. There will be no access during the day (between 9am and 3.15pm) via the

Manor Drive entrance. On all occasions the main entrance in Pine Gardens

should be used. We cannot have visitors wandering through the school un-

supervised.

5. When bringing children to and collecting from the Sunrise or Sunset Clubs

please do not walk through school. Access should be through the door to

the hall from the KS1 playground.

6. When collecting from the Sunset Club you will not be allowed access to the

rest of the school, for example to collect something from the class your child

has left behind.

7. All adults helping in school or on trips must have an up to date DBS.

8. On no account should the school gates be ‘fixed’ open and should be closed

behind you in entry or exit, if someone follows you in, please check that you

know who they are and the office has seen them.

In addition, parking in Pine Gardens has become very unsafe for our children.

Parents are trying to park so close to school many are blocking access for every-one. Cars reversing are becoming dangerous to pedestrians due to the tight spac-es and lack of visibility.

PLEASE DO NOT DROP OFF OR PARK IN THE CUL DE SAC!

I do understand that this may cause you some inconvenience but please remem-ber we are tightening security to ensure all your children remain safe.

Yours sincerely

Miss Tracey L Coton

Headteacher

9th February 2018

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