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Christ Church School

Newsletter

13th March 2020

If you would like an item included in the Newsletter, which is also published on the website (www.ccht.rbkc.sch.uk) - please hand it in to the School Office by Wednesday lunchtime at the latest. Alternatively, please telephone your message on: 02073525708 or email it to: jkelly@ccht.rbkc.sch.uk

NEXT WEEK—VISITORS, COMMUNITY EVENTS & CURRICULUM ENRICHMENT

Monday 16th—Friday 20th March Whole School RE Week

Monday 16th March, 9.30am-10.30am Reception & Y1 St Luke’s Church

Monday 16th March, 9.00am-12.30pm Y6 St Bartholomew’s Church

Tuesday 17th March, all day Y4 Southwark Cathedral

Tuesday 17th March, all day Y5 Westminster Abbey

Thursday 19th March, 9.00am-12.30pm Y3 Westminster Cathedral

Thursday 19th March, 9.10am-9.40am Y3,4,5 & 6 parents Secondary Transfer Meeting

Friday 20th March, 11.30am-3.30pm Y3 Royal Albert Hall, Classical Spectacular

Friday 20th March-Friday 27th March All Book Fair—please seen note below

Dates for your Diary STUDENTS OF THE WEEK

Reception Class: Charlotte and Charlie

Year 1: Jessica and Max

Year 2: Hector W-S and Ido

Year 3: Whole Class

Year 4: Sophie and Alicia

Year 5: Bogere and Dennis

Year 6: Sofia and Leo

March Wednesday 25th March, 2.30 - Spring Concert

April

Wednesday 1st April, 2.30pm - Passion of Christ Assembly in Church Friday 3rd April, 1.30pm – End of the Spring Term Monday 20th April, 8.55am Summer Term Begins Wednesday 22nd April 2.30pm Resurrection Assembly School Garden

May

Tuesday 12th May, 3.30pm-4.30pm - Open Afternoon Wednesday 13th May, 8.30-9.00am – Open Morning Thursday 14th May - Christian Aid Cake Sale Thursday 21st May Whole Class photos Thursday 21stMay, 3.00pm - Ascension Day Assembly Monday 25th May-Friday 29th May – Half Term

Book Fair

Friday 20th to Friday 27th March

All next week there will be a book fair on the piazza after school (it will be held in the corridor outside the hall, if it rains).

The school will be given 50% of all profits made to spend on books for each class.

World Book Day Half Term Homework Projects

Many thanks to all the children who made a huge effort with their half term homework project. Please see page 3 of this newsletter for more pictures of the impressive contributions!

ALL TRIPS INVOLVING

PUBLIC TRANSPORT

WILL BE CANCELLED NEXT WEEK

Philosophy For Children

Each week in the newsletter we will pose a question that you and your child or your family can discuss…..remember, listen and respect each other’s views!

Of all the things you are learning, what do you think will be the most useful when you

are and adult?

Attendance Data Week beginning 2nd March 2020

Christ Church Holy Trinity

Year Group Late Attendance Percentage

Year Group Late Attendance Percentage

RKG 4 99% RCM 8 97%

1EA 1 96% 1MQ 8 94%

2KH 5 99% 2GB 9 91%

3CM 5 98% 3JB 21 98%

4NK 1 98% 4CM 16 96%

5AD 5 99% 5SN 3 98%

6EH 5 97% 6TM 5 96%

Library Sessions at Christ Church School

One of our mums, Louise, (mum of Joseph (Y5) and Jessica (Y1)) is going to run a library session every Monday—3.30pm-4.30pm—for children to come along with their parent(s) or carer, and borrow library books from the school.

Come and choose a good read!

Royal Albert Hall Classical Spectacular Workshop

On Friday 6th March, Year 3 took part in a musical workshop run by members of the Albert Band from the Royal Albert Hall. They then performed a piece they had learned to their parents and Y2.

“I really enjoyed this workshop - the band leader was very funny! My group played the rattle water bottles, which were plastic bottles filled with rice or beads. We had to smile or laugh at our group captain when we looked at him, to keep us smiling while we performed. We all learned our parts together, to get our rhythm and we were given a song which we had to play our rattle bottles to. We then were given a 1234 beat to learn. The song we played along to was called the ‘Can Can’.” Kaspian

“I really enjoyed performing to all of Y2 and some of the parents. It

was the best workshop I think I have ever done! After we had prac-

tised our tunes separately, we then all joined in together—I really liked

that! I played the same instrument as Kaspian; the other instruments

were big drums, little drums, woods (which was a big stick and a little

stick knocked together) and metal bells. It was all very noisy when we

joined in together and Miss McHenry got to join in with us too!“ Bonnie

IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO PARENTS

May we politely request that, in the interest of confidentiality, parents do not come into class after school hours looking through the children’s books, especially when there is no teacher in the room. We have open mornings and afternoons when it is appropriate to do this.

Recommended Reads!

Each week we are going to put a book recommendation into the newsletter. We will recommend a book for a different age group each week!

World Book Day Half Term Homework Projects

Huge congratulations to everybody who took part in 'The Big Book Off' homework challenge. The contributions were AMAZING and the exhibitions really brightened up our corridor and classrooms.

Sports News

Boys Football

Christ Church 6-0 Ashburnam Handball

Christ Church 5-0 Oratory

Sport Relief Friday 13th March

Thank you to all who came to school in their ‘sporty’ clothes and donated to Sport Relief.

Look out for photos in next week’s newsletter!

Kids Easter Holiday Activity Camp at Holy Trinity

Book by 21st March using code 'EASTER10 to receive 10% off!

FitFor Sport's Ofsted-registered Holiday Activity Camps are run by trained professionals to provide school holiday childcare within a safe, supportive and fun environment.

Running for over 27 years, Fit For Sport's Kids Holiday Activity Camps are designed to engage all children from 4-12 years old through multi-sports, games, and arts and crafts so that they can make friends and keep active throughout the holiday.

Schedule Times Price per day

Standard Day 09.00 - 17:00 £24.50

Super Extended Day

08.00 - 18:00 £29.40

Half Day 08:00 - 13.00 £18.50

Half Day 13:00 - 18:00 £18.50

Activity Camps Schedule and Pricing at Holy Trinity SW3 (Cadogan Gardens)

Albert Bridge Crossing

Parents and children please be aware that the two green man signals at the crossing on the Albert Bridge Embankment over to Cheyne Walk are not always in sync. Parents, please warn children coming to school or going home on their own that they must stop and wait in the island in the middle of the road and check that the green man is showing on the second crossing, before they cross and not assume it is showing the same signal as the first crossing.

A couple of families have been witness to separate incidents when a cyclist and a pedestrian assumed they could just cross straight over.

Year 2 Trip to St Paul’s Cathedral

Year 2 attended an Easter Workshop at St Paul’s Cathedral on Monday this week. “I enjoyed St Paul’s but the scary part was when we climbed up 528 stairs to the

top of the dome where there was a balcony and it was very high! We went to a

place where there was a cross and the lady that works there said that it was a

special cross which they put in place at Easter time. We were told by a lady who

played the part of Mary Magdalene all about the last supper. We lit a candle at

the alter for our school while we were there.” Molly

“When we looked out of the balcony, we could see all the famous London

buildings. It was very high and very windy! The lady told us the Easter story and

we learned that the soldiers put a crown of thorns on Jesus’ head. We talked

about Palm Sunday and waved palm leaves like the people did when Jesus came

to Jerusalem. The lady had baskets which held objects that all were related to

the Easter story, like the cups for the last supper.” Henry

Year 5 Trip to the Natural History Museum

On Wednesday this week, Y5 visited the Natural History Museum to take part in a Mary Anning Workshop. The fossil on the right is of the Ichthyosaurus that she found on the beach at Lime Regis.

We learnt that Mary Anning was the first woman

palaeontologist, she was English and born in 1799. We

discovered how she discovered the fossils of dinosaurs and

other prehistoric animals. She found the fossils on the

coast of Lyme Regis in Dorset. Mary was exploring with

her brother Joseph and dog, Rex, when she found the

fossils.” Theodor

“Mary Anning’s most famous

discovery was the Ichthyosaurus

which she took six months to

uncover. She cleaned it and sold

it to a museum in London. She

ran her business selling fossils

with her mother. We also learnt

that when she was a baby, whilst

out with her nanny, she got

struck by lightning and so people

called her the miracle child

because she survived.” Cecily

Dear Parents and Carers, As you know, we have been carefully monitoring the information we receive from the Department of Education and Public Health, we are following all instructions that we have received. Whilst there is national guidance available, we are also fortunate that we have a strong network of schools we work alongside which has been invaluable for sharing information and talking through decisions. Everyone has an opinion and not everyone will agree with certain actions but where decisions are made they have been made in the best interests of everyone. As in life, it’s very rare that everybody agrees with everything! We have a challenging situation developing in relation to the global coronavirus-covid-19. As yet, we have not been instructed to close. As a state school we need to follow government guidance and will remain open until we are told otherwise or we have insufficient staff to teach the children. The current situation is compounded by the fact that colds, sore throats etc. are prevalent at this time of year. Please keep your children at home for 48 hours if they display such symptoms. Trips will be assessed on an individual basis; some will be cancelled but with others you will have the right to withdraw your child. This will be communicated with you accordingly. The risk assessment will be taken into account. The main decider is if we need to use public transport. We have been preparing for possible closure of both of our schools in the coming days or weeks. We are expecting teachers to continue working, perhaps remotely. We will send work home via the family e mail address that we normally communicate with you. We also plan to place homework on the website. it is a good idea for all parents to consider plans you might need to put in place for the care of your children should it be necessary for the schools to close. Our primary goals are to ensure that: a) Your children remain healthy and happy b) We are able to continue your child’s education in the event of the school closing National guidance can be accessed through this link: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public Thank you as ever for your support and understanding. we are doing our very best to do the best for our children and families during this difficult time. Best wishes, Avis Avis Hawkins Head Teacher Christ Church & Holy Trinity CofE Primary Schools

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