There has been some very welcome sunshine this week which has been enjoyed by all. Please ensure that in the run-­‐up to the summer break, children bring sun hats and water bottles to school. There are a concerning number of children who have not brought a hat to school, and this is essential, even on days with cloud. Thank you to those parents also applying suncream before school. St Mary’s Mass th
Our End of Year Mass will take place on Wednesday 7 July at 9.30am; we warmly welcome you and your family to attend. Pupil Chaplains I am delighted to inform you that some of our Year 4 children applied to be Pupil Chaplains within school recently. This is a programme run by the Diocese of Salford. Well done Scarlett, Isabelle, Charlotte, Cody, Ellie, Matthew, Tom and Jack who all took part in a Commissioning ceremony at Salford Cathedral last week. Also congratulations to our Associate Chaplains Ellise, Jacob, Zach and Monica. The Chaplains will now help prepare school masses, liturgies and assemblies, develop charity work, be available for spiritual and pastoral care of other pupils, liaise with Father Leo, share information in school about feast days and many others exciting opportunities. Thank you to Mrs Peat who has helped to set up and organise the Pupil Chaplaincy and to Mrs Elliott for assisting. Staff Update Please see the separate letter which has gone home today regarding staffing and class arrangements for next academic year. Netball Tournament – Lancashire Champions! A HUGE well done to the school netball team, the girls won the Lancashire Games netball tournament at Blackpool on Tuesday, an amazing achievement. The girls played five group games, then the semis and won in the finals in soaring heat! This now makes the netball team Lancashire champions! Thank you to Mr Jones and Mrs Whalley for accompanying the children and for supporting them over the y ear. Greek Day in Venus Class! th
As part of the Ancient Greece topic, on Friday 10 July the children in Venus class will be having an Ancient Greece Day. The children will be taking part in art activities such as creating theatre masks, writing their names in an ancient Greek style, sampling a range of Greek food, performing Greek plays and opening the classroom as a museum and theatre to other children in school. To celebrate everything that is Greece, we would like the children to come to school that day dressed in an Ancient Greek style. We are looking forward to enjoying this day with the children. Thank you as always for your support. Key Stage 2 End of Year Performance Y4-­‐6 A separate letter has gone home regarding ticket requests for the end of year performance. The Production is “Bombs and Blackberries”. Year 4-­‐6 children have been fine tuning their acting and singing skills in the last few weeks and it is sounding great! We look forward to welcoming you to this event! Please see dates and times below. Costumes – The children have been informed of the costumes they need for the production. All Year 6 children need a costume relevant to their character and all Year 4 and 5 children need to wear an all black outfit, black t-­‐shirt, black trousers/skirt. Children will need to arrive in school at 6.00pm on the nights of the performance. Year 6 Leavers th
On Thursday 16 July, all Year 6 children will be provided with a special leaver’s lunch by the kitchen. The lunch will be a roast dinner and FoSM have very kindly offered to add a few special extras to the lunch time! There will be no charge for this lunch; children will therefore not need to bring a packed lunch on this day. Assembly th
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There will be NO assembly on Friday 10 July; the Commendation certificates and end of year awards will be given out on Friday 17 July at the End of Year Assembly, to which you are all invited to. This will take place in school at 9.05am. Foundation Stage Graduation Assembly th
On Thursday 9 July, our Foundation Stage children will be taking part in their Graduation Assembly as they move on to KS1. We invite all families of our Foundation Stage children to join us on this special occasion. The assembly will take place in the school hall at 9.15am. We look forward to seeing you. th
Visit to Lytham St Anne’s Monday 6 July Please ensure that the children who are visiting Lytham St Anne’s have plenty of suncream applied prior to arriving in school on Monday and also that they bring plenty to drink with them. The weather forecast is good for a great day at the seaside! Wider Opportunities Concert We would like to invite all families of our Year 4 children to our Wider Opportunities Concert on Thursday 9th July at 2.30pm. The children will showcase their talents which they have spent all year perfecting! This concert also includes children who take part in the PDP scheme with LMS for brass. Dinner Monies School meals are £2.20 per day, £11.00 per week and are payable in advance on Monday morning. All cheques should be made payable to Lancashire County Council, please place all cash payments in a named envelope. School meals for the month of July will be £33.00. If you are unsure of your current balance, please contact the school office. School Meals – September 2015 As our Year 2 children move from KS1 to KS2 in September, school meals become chargeable. Please notify the school office if your child will no longer be having school meals each day. We will assume your child will be having school meals unless we are notified otherwise and thus will charge you accordingly. School meals are charged at £2.20 per day. Year 6 St Augustine’s Intake Mass th
St Augustine’s Intake Family Mass is on Tuesday 7 July at 6.00pm. FoSM have very kindly purchased bibles for our Year 6 children to be presented at the End of Year Assembly. Staff Car Park As you are aware, we ask that parents do not use the staff car park at any time (except for Disabled Blue Badge Holders) for Health and Safety Reasons. Unfortunately a car belonging to a member of staff has been damaged by another car manoeuvring on Tuesday after school. This is likely to have been an adult collecting a child from the netball tournament. If you own or are aware of which car was involved, please contact the school office. We urge all parents to continue to park safely in either the church car park or St Mary’s Drive, and we thank those parents who continue to show consideration in this matter. Dates for your diary -­‐ July th
July 6 KS1 Visit to the seaside Lytham St Anne’s; Venus class visit to Clitheroe Castle th
July 7 Whole School Mass, End of Year 9.30am th
July 7 Football match at St Mary’s Sabden th
July 7 St Augustine’s Intake Mass 6.00pm th
July 9 Foundation Stage Graduation Assembly th
July 9 Year 4 Wider Opportunities Concert th
July 9 Year 6 Leavers Mass and party 6.30pm th
July 10 – NO Assembly th
July 13 KS2 Performance 6.30pm th
July 14 KS Performance 2.00pm and 6.30pm th
July 15 Year 6 Day Out th
July 17 End of Year Assembly 9.05am everyone welcome!