Cardinal Newman Catholic Primary School Parent Portal

29th November, 2024

Dear Parents/ Guardians,

This week, I want to celebrate the many wonderful things happening across our school community. Throughout the week, we were so proud to see our girls football and netball teams excel in different inter-school tournaments, demonstrating teamwork, perseverance and pride in representing our school. Similarly, our Prayer Council impressed us with their thoughtful reflections during their Collective Worship on St Francis Xavier, whose feast day we celebrate on December 3rd.

We are extremely grateful for all the donations you have given so far towards our Christmas Fair and Secret Present Room; your partnership with us ensures that school continues to be a place where every child feels supported, inspired and valued.

Have a lovely long weekend,

Gerry Flower

Catholic Life

Family Prayer Session

Please join us for our Family Prayer Session, which takes place every Friday morning from 8:15-8:30am in the school chapel. The aim is for families to gather and pray, the session is led by parents and all are welcome - please bring your children.

Follow the Mark 10 Mission here

https://www.themark10mission.co.uk/the-mark-10-mission

Prayer Council Advent Mission

News/notes

REMINDER - School will be closed on Monday 2nd December

Vacancy - Learning Support Assistant

We currently have a vacancy for an LSA. Required ASAP to join our friendly staff team. Full time or term-time - hours are negotiable for the right candidate. Please click here for more information.

Note from Whizz Kids

Please note that on the last day of term, Friday 20^th December, Breakfast Club will run as normal but there will be no After School Club that day as school closes at 12.30 pm for Christmas holidays.

Thank you

Well done to our Girls Football Team!

This Thursday, Year 5 and 6 Girl's Football Team competed at Royal Holloway. It was very fun and exciting. We played 11 schools and didn't lose a single game! In the end, we beat Cleves in the semi-finals in penalties which put us through to the finals against Burhill. We won 2-0 and came home proud with our medals!

Open Days 2025/2026 intake

The final Open Day takes place on:

10.00 am – 12.00 Friday 10^th January 2025

Places are limited. Please email the office at office@cardinalnewmanschool.co.uk to book your session.

123 Magic Parenting course

No one has ever said parenting was easy. Living with children can be one of life’s most enjoyable experiences, but it can also be unbelievably frustrating. 123 Magic is a simple, precise and effective way of managing the behaviour of children. It’s not magic but works like magic! Please click flyer here for more information.

Parking

Please can we once again remind you to be mindful of your parking when collecting and dropping your children to school.

Parking is available in the Coronation Rec car park which is just a short walk away from school. Alternatively, you can park for free at Hersham station car park on Walton Park with a permit which you can obtain by emailing the school office your car registration plate.

Please also note that parents dropping their children off for Breakfast Club or any morning clubs are not allowed to park in the school car park.

AlleyCatz Christmas opening hours

29 Nov 2024

International Food Afternoon

Following our celebration of Christ the King, we held an International Food Afternoon in the hall. A great big thank you is due to all the parents and guardians who prepared wonderful food, decorated tables, demonstrated food preparation and provided the opportunities for all of us to celebrate and...

29 Nov 2024

Sapphire Class Forest School

Sapphire Class enjoyed the sunshine this week at Forest School. We learnt all about Slugs and Snails, observed their slime trail and even conducted our own snail and slug racing championship. We then enjoyed free time, playing in the mud kitchen, natural crafting and more bug hunting. Well done Sapp...

Message from the Governors

Dear All,

Cardinal Newman Catholic Primary School is a community of learners, believers and friends seeking to enable all our children to develop their potential in the knowledge that they are uniquely created and loved by God.

You are all links in the chain in our school community and your actions can strengthen these links for the benefit of all our children. One of the ways you can do this is through regular donations to the Cardinal Newman School Governors’ Fund. Please see the attached information about why your donations are so important and how you can donate. Our objective is for 100% of families who can afford to contribute regularly to do so.

To those in our community who already contribute towards the Governors’ Fund, we would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude. Although we are not able to thank you all personally, know that you are in our thoughts and prayers.

God bless,

The Cardinal Newman School Governors

Parents Association Notes

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

PA Y6 Art Competition Winner

Christmas Fair 8th Dec

Santa Grotto

Quiz night 7th Feb

Reception starters 2025

Please click here for more information on school applications if you have a child starting Reception in 2025.

Secondary school starters 2025

Please click here for more information on school applications if you have a child starting Year 7 in 2025.

Mobile phone use onsite

Please can we kindly remind you mobile phones should not be used onsite for safeguarding reasons. Thank you for your co-operation.

Brooklands Museum - School Membership card

If you would like to book the Brooklands Museum card for a weekend, please contact the office.

For more information about the museum, please visit www.brooklandsmuseum.com

National Online Safety: Wake Up Wednesday Guides for Parents

We would like to make you aware of our ‘online safety’ advice, guidance and support page called ‘Wake Up Wednesday - what parents / carers need to know’.

Wake Up Wednesday, created by The National College, aims to inform parents and carers on topics such as social media platforms, gaming, and IPad security. They include top tips, important reminders and reality checks on a wide range of online safety topics. They are a great resource to keep up to date with the issues children may encounter.

We will post relevant articles of interest that should help you and your child here on our website.

We thank you for your ongoing support in assuring the safety of our pupils online.

Vacancies

Vacancy - Learning Support Assistant

We currently have a vacancy for an LSA. Required ASAP to join our friendly staff team. Full time or term-time - hours are negotiable for the right candidate. Please click here for more information.

Teach Southeast Teacher Training

TRAIN TO TEACH WITH OUTSTANDING ITT PROVIDER XAVIER TEACH SOUTHEAST

We always welcome people who want to discuss routes into teaching – we might be biased but we believe there is no better job than teaching young people and shaping the next generation! We would encourage anyone thinking of teaching to get in touch so that they can come to visit and find out more.

We are proud to be a partner school of Xavier Teach SouthEast, a SCITT (School Centred Initial Teacher Training) provider working in and around our local area. Xavier Teach SouthEast provides all trainees with high quality training, in both primary and secondary settings, to enable them to develop into competent and confident professionals.

Trainees are well prepared through first-rate complementary placements which ensure that they gain substantial practical experience, developing their evaluative and practical teaching skills effectively. In-school expert mentors and external subject trainers have consistently high expectations and work collaboratively to ensure training is coherent and highly relevant to the needs of trainees.

Xavier Teach SouthEast have had two consecutive Outstanding judgements and are highly regarded in the local area; we love working with them and hope you will too.

For more information please call them on 01932 578 682

Or visit the website to view their prospectus or sign up to a SCITT open morning www.teachsoutheast.co.uk

Xavier Catholic Education Trust Vacancies

To find out more about vacancies within the Xavier Catholic Education Trust, please click here

School Closure Day - 2nd December

Planet Soccer Camp

Planet Soccer will be running a camp on the school closure day 2nd December for Y1 - Y6.

Spring Clubs January 2025

Engineering club - Please find flyer here

Autumn Clubs September 2024

External Run Clubs Autumn Term 2024

Please see details of external clubs here.

Teacher led Clubs Autumn Term 2024

Please see details of teacher led clubs here.

After Crafts - Please find flyer here.

Ballet - For more information, please click here

Chess Club - Please book via Scopay from September 2024

Code camp - Please see flyer here

Engineering club - Please find flyer here

Footbellas Girls Football Club - Please find flyer here.

French Club - Please find flyer here

New! Gaelic Football Club - Please click here for more information. Please book via Scopay from September 2024

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

iRock - Please find flyer here

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

Mini Dance Performers - Please click here for more information

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

Spanish club - Please find flyer here

Tae Kwon Do - For Year 2-6. Please find flyer here.

Ukulele club - Please book via Scopay. Dates this term are

6th November - 4th December. Please click here for more information.

Planet Soccer - Please click here for more information.

Homework Club (Y3-Y6)

Homework club runs from 3.15 pm - 4.15 pm Monday - Friday, cost is £5 (free if your child attends Whizz Kids after-school club). Please book and pay for via Scopay.

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

NHS Parent Portal

At the start of the new academic year, we would like to remind you of the NHS school and parent resources available on inourplace to ease moving up transitions.

Click here for:

easy-to-follow video resources for parents to help support emotional wellbeing during school transitions

online learning and resources with tailored material for supporting children with additional needs and considerations

signposts for practical support and ideas to ensure smooth transitions, including information on mobile phone use and technology

extensive additional e-learning content for parents on childhood development and emotional health from 0-19+

Crisis Helpline

Children and Young People's Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health Service

Sleep and why it matters

Please click here for information on Sleep and why it matters. More videos can be found on the Childrens Health Surrey website here

National Sleep Helpline: We are here to help

At any given time up to 40% of adults and 50% of children (this rises to 80% with a SEND diagnosis) have difficulties with their sleep. Yet in a recent survey, almost 60% of adults felt there was a lack of support for sleep issues. Sleep problems can leave people feeling isolated and lonely.

Our free helpline is run by trained sleep advisors, many of whom are specialists in working with SEND. We can talk to young people directly, or parents (we can also talk to adults, including older people, about their sleep issues).

The helpline is open 5 times a week, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday evenings 7-9pm, and Monday, Wednesday mornings 9-11am. The number is 03303 530 541.

You can read more here: https://thesleepcharity.org.uk/national-sleep-helpline/

Support groups and workshops for parents and carers

Parent Wellbeing Service, Barnardo's Referral Form

Please see information flyer here and referral form here for support from Barnardo's Parent Wellbeing Service.

Parish News

St Erconwald's Mass times

Weekday masses
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday - 9.30am
Thursday No Mass

Weekend masses
Saturday
Italian mass 4.45pm (except during August)
Vigil Saturday - 6pm
Sunday
Family mass - 9.15am
Traditional mass - 11.15am
On the first Sunday of the month, we have our Polish Mass at 1pm

For updates, please check St Erconwald's website here.

St Barnabas and All Saints Mass times

All Saints, Hersham
5:30pm Saturday, Vigil Mass
9:00am Sunday, Mass

St Barnabas, Molesey
11:00am Sunday, Solemn Mass
6:00pm Sunday, Mass

For updates, please check St Barnabas' website here.

Advent Booklet for St Erconwalds

Please click here for the St Erconwalds Advent & Christmas events timetable.

Toddler Play at St Erconwalds

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).