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Friday, 24 November 2017

Please be advised that

school does not take

responsibility for pupils

who are dropped off before

8.35am, unless they are

going to the before school

sports club in the sports

hall (Tuesday-Friday).

For more information on calendar dates/events, please look at our school website: http://www.st-bedes.worcs.sch.uk/calendar/

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DON’T FORGET

OLMC BAZAAR

THIS SATURDAY,

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12.00PM-4.00PM

Dear Parents and Carers

I hope you have had a good week. It’s been as busy as ever here.

I was out doing a School Review on Tuesday, which gives me valuable practice and insight into the leadership and management of other schools. I’m part of a 4-school review team that looks at schools in Redditch, Bromsgrove and Evesham.

St Bede’s review is next Tuesday, when two head teachers will be looking at lessons in the morning and pupils’ work in the afternoon. They will be looking at all of the books in the core subjects of RE, maths and English. They will also be looking at standards compared to pupils with Special Educational Needs, disabled pupils and pupils who are in the Pupils Premium category, which is pupils who may have been in receipt of free school meals in the last six years. I’ll be sure to make a copy of the report available for you on our website.

We had our last twilight of the term last night. We have had three x 2.5 hour sessions, two of them on leading educational visits and one on attachment issues with pupils, how it affects their relationships, self-perception and learning.

These sessions are essential, the Educational visits one is statutory, outside the directed time for staff. Because of this, staff will not be in school on Wednesday, 3 January 2018. So, remember, both pupils and staff return on Thursday, 4 January 2018

Have a good weekend.

Mr L Roberts

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OLMC Bazaar—Saturday, 25 November 2017

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Christmas Bazaar will be held at St Bede’s from 12pm-4pm on Saturday, 25 November 2017. Please come along and support them.

Craft Fair—Tuesday, 5 December 2017

We are running our very first Craft Fair on Tuesday, 5 December 2017, from 5.00pm until 7.30pm,

with numerous stalls selling a range of crafts/Christmas decorations. We will also be selling

refreshments from St Lawrence’s Café.

If anyone would like to donate a raffle prize to raise money towards school fund, please let us

know.

Christmas Extravaganza - Tuesday, 5 December 2017

Tickets on sale now for the Christmas Extravaganza from reception or under the canopies.

£3.00 per adult ticket, £1.50 per child/concession.

Class Catering

Class Catering will only be selling the following, at break time, from Monday, 20 November 2017:

Toast 25p (1 slice)

Fruit Pot 50p

Whole fruit 50p

Water 50p

Granola has been removed from the menu.

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Year 8 Christmas Cake Project

Star of the Week

5AB Dhiyashree Easwaramoorthy for showing catholic virtues in all of her school life.

5CA Charlotte Donohoe for good contributions to discussions and for making a fantastic bus for

our class assembly!

5EO Cruz Teague for trying really hard and improving his organization over the last few

weeks. Well done.

5HA Rosie Hunton for excellent effort in English lessons.

5SH Emily Watkins for being a kind and caring member of the class, supporting her friends when

they need help.

6NW Isabella Cangiano for boundless enthusiasm when participating in form activities and for

readily helping others.

6DM Paloma Coy for her outstanding contribution to the class Mass.

6DS Emily Rymill for trying hard and contributing extra in Maths over the past few weeks.

6AW Nikolas Jasiak for always having a positive attitude.

6VSB Tatiana Kabzinska for her excellent work and effort in all her lessons.

As the festive season fast approaches the Year 8 pupils have all started to make a Christmas cake.

The cost of the project is too great for the Technology Department to fund so we ask that all Year

8 pupils bring in £3.50 for their cake.

Each cake will be made using a traditional recipe, covered in marzipan, iced and decorated. Each

cake will be gift wrapped to make a beautiful gift.

Please support us with this festive project, which is enjoyed so much by all the Year 8 classes and

send £3.50 to the Technology Department as soon as possible.

Year 7 Confirmation Evening

Year 7 Confirmation information evening has been changed to Thursday, 30 November 2017, 6pm-7pm.

It will be for all parents of Year 7 prospective Confirmandi and any Year 8 pupils who didn’t make their Confirmation last academic year.

Numbers of additional family members need to be limited as we can only safely accommodate 150 people in the Hall.

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Boxing Gloves

UNIFORM

Please ensure that ALL uniform/

PE kit/lunch boxes/water bottles

are clearly named so that they

can be returned to your child if

they are mislaid.

MEDICAL CONDITIONS

It is parents’ responsibility to keep

school updated about any new/

changes in pupil’s medical conditions.

If you need a Care Plan or Permission

to Administer Medication in School

letter, please contact Mrs Simmons in

reception.

Pupils are expected to have plain

water in a clear bottle for their

drink. Anything else will be

confiscated and either tipped out

so that they can use their own

bottle for water or confiscated

until the end of the day.

SATs Booster Sessions

NO DOGS

ALLOWED ON

SCHOOL SITE

AT ANY TIME

On Monday, 13 November 2017, we began SATs Booster Sessions for targeted Year 6 pupils, before and after school.

Your child should have received a letter, and you should have received a text message, informing them of the time and place for their intervention. Children have been selected based on their October SATs scores and it is not for the whole year group, although we will review interventions in the new year.

Last year we tried these extra interventions for the first time and, of the pupils who attended regularly, 86% passed the SATs test they were targeted for. The impact of this is clear and we would encourage all pupils invited to interventions to attend.

Morning interventions run from 8:15am – 8:45am, after school interventions run from 3:40pm – 4:10pm to allow pupils to have a break.

Starting Thursday, 7 December until Wednesday, 13 December, our Library is holding a Scholastic Book Fair ( www.scholastic.co.uk ) Pupils will be able to PURCHASE a variety of books by popular authors and variety of age groups, and stationery (pens, pencils, sharpeners, posters, etc.) - pupils will visit the Book Fair during their Library lesson and can also visit during lunchtimes (except Thursday).

Cash payment only is required for items bought.

Great ideas for Christmas gifts!!

Scholastic Book Fair

Mr Stenning would like to hear from anyone that might have any boxing gloves that they do not use anymore and would be happy to donate to school for use in PE lessons and Thrive sessions.

If you know of anyone who may be able to help please let him know .

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Year 8 Basketball

This week saw the start of the year 8 boys basketball games in the high school league. The boys played really well and against stronger and taller opposition looked like they belonged there. The boys gave it everything they had against a good Arrow Vale team but lost 22-38 in the end. I was re-ally proud of the boys as they were not expected to win but surpassed our expectations and it was only the first game of the season! Well done to Jim who scored the most baskets and to the rest of the team Lewis, Tom, Leo, Hassan, George and Owen who all played really well!

Under 13 Girls Hockey team played in a County Hockey Tournament at The Royal Worcester Grammar School on Tuesday, 21 November and came in Bronze Medal position. The team, led by captain Phoebe Kershaw was; Grace Baker, Codie Holland, Eadie-Mae Houghton–Court, Rosie Mills, Erin (Bruiser ) Woods, Sophie Butler, Kinga Greda, Hirah Nisar, Hollie Tapscott and Connie Dodd.

The team performed extremely well against very tough opposition; RGS, The Chase High School, Chantry High School, Bromsgrove School, Kings High School and Malvern College. I am so proud of all the girls who really enjoyed the experience.

A special mention must go to Erin’s Grandparents, Mr And Mrs Brennan, who braved the cold and made the long journey to support us.

U13 Girls’ County Hockey Tournament

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St Bede’s Breakfast Club & After School Club

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Breakfast Club is available from 7:30am – 8:45am

After School Club is available from 3:30pm – 6:00pm

This is all run from St Lawrence Cafe & Library.

We are over the moon to be working with the amazing staff from After School Club & offering wrap around care for families from 7:30am – 6pm

For more information please contact St Bede’s Wrap Around Care on:

9:00am—3:00pm 01527 550341

7:30am-9:00am and 3:00pm-6:00pm 07756 280840

[email protected]

Registration Forms MUST be completed for pupils to attend – follow link to our website: http://www.st-bedes.worcs.sch.uk/parents-information/breakfast-club/ (NB there are two forms to complete for After School Care & one for Breakfast Care)

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Mini Vinnies Weekly Update #9

24th November 2017

This week the Mini Vinnies had a quieter meeting up in Room 8 and we came together to pray

and to reflect. Our meeting focussed on the parable of the Talents from Matthew’s Gospel. The

Group began planning for the Advent charitable outreach, which will involve collecting toiletries

for the homeless, which will then be made into Vinnie Packs and will then be distributed out on

the streets along with the sandwiches, soup and warm items of clothing in Birmingham City

Centre over the next few weeks and over the Christmas period into the New Year.

The group is going from strength to strength with four new members having joined the group

over the past two weeks. More Year 7 pupils are interested in joining and this is hopeful as it

takes the number of Mini Vinnies we have in school now over 20 pupils from Years 7 and 8!

On Monday next week, the group will be involved with making the sandwiches for the soup

kitchen at lunchtime in the Food Room. This is such a wonderful and exciting opportunity with

everyone coming together and choosing to give up his or her time and help with this very im-

portant venture.

More updates to follow. Keep reading and pray for us as we continue to be faith-filled, hopeful

for the future and as we live our lives as curious and active Mini Vinnies!

St Vincent de Paul, Pray for us!

St Frederick Osnam, Pray for us!

St Bede, Pray for us!

Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Pray for us!

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Catholicity Update

Last Week of Ordinary Time

Our Lord Jesus Christ King of the Universe

The King will reply, “I tell you, whenever you

did this for one of the least important of these

members of my family, you did it for me!” Mat-

thew 25:40

This coming Sunday will be the Feast of Jesus

Christ the Universal King and it marks the start of

the last week of the Church Year.

Jesus is our King, but His kingdom and power is

not of this world. He rules and reigns over our

hearts in love and gentleness and not by force. He

comes to us as a humble king who rode on the

back of a donkey into Jerusalem and was crowned

not with gold but with thorns. Jesus had no throne

on earth but He was lifted up to die on a Roman

cross. If Jesus is truly our King, then how should we

be behave if we are a part of His Kingdom? If we

are His loyal subjects, how should we be living our

lives?

We are to feed the hungry, clothe the naked, care

for the sick and visit those in prison. This can

seem to be an impossible task – we may not know

anyone who is sick or in prison. The important

thing is that we are to open our eyes to the needs

of all those whom we come into contact with every

day – those whom we live and work with, others

around us who may come and ask us for help. It is

within our power as individuals to help that person

right there at that moment. Are we willing to help

or do we turn away and say to ourselves it’s up to

someone else to help?

This week, let us ask the Lord to open our eyes

to the needs of those around us and show us

how we can help and care for them. What could

we do to help someone in need? For whatever

we do for another person, we are doing that to

Jesus.

Almighty and merciful God, you break the

power of evil and make all things new in

your Son Jesus Christ, the King of the uni-

verse. May all in heaven and earth acclaim

your glory and never cease to praise

you. We ask this through our Lord Jesus

Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with

you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever

and ever. Amen.

Prayer taken from www.ewtn.com/devotionals/

novena/christking.htm

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Christmas Craft Fair

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Christmas Raffle Prizes

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Christmas Extravaganza

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Christmas Lunch

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St Thomas More Classroom Teacher Vacancy

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MONDAY, 27 NOVEMBER 2017

EVENT/CLUB VENUE YEAR TIME STAFF

Mini Vinnies Club Room 8 Year 7 12.40pm-

1.00pm

Miss Downes

HIP Club Sports Hall All Years 12.45pm-

1.15pm

Mr Stenning

Year 7 Girls’ Indoor Football Sports Hall Year 7 12.15pm-

12.45pm

Mr Evans

Drama Club Gym Year 6/7/8 12.15pm-

12.45pm

Mrs Finn

Reading and AR Quizzes Library All years 12.15pm-

1.10pm

Mrs Keggans



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TUESDAY, 28 NOVEMBER 2017 EVENT/CLUB VENUE YEAR TIME STAFF

KS2 Sport Club Sports Hall Years 5/6 8.00am-

8.30am

Miss Waters /

Mrs Bush

Singers Music Room All years by

audition

only

12.15pm-

1.15pm

Mrs Eastwood

Year 7 Boys’ Badminton Sports Hall Year 7 12.15pm-

12.45pm

Mr Stenning


1.10pm

Mrs Keggans

Year 7 Girls’ Badminton Sports Hall Year 7 12.45pm-

1.15pm

Mr Evans

Year 7 Boys’ Basketball Sports Hall Year 7 3.30pm-

4.45pm

Mr Russell

Year 8 Boys’ Rugby School Field Year 8 3.30pm-

4.45pm

Mr Dickinson

Year 6 Boys’ Hockey Field Year 6 3.30pm-

4.30pm

Mr Bailey

Year 6/7 Girls’ Football Field Year 6/7 3.30pm-

4.30pm

Mr Evans



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WEDNESDAY, 29 NOVEMBER 2017 EVENT/CLUB VENUE YEAR TIME STAFF

KS3 Sport Club Sports Hall Years 7/8 8.00am-

8.30am

Miss Waters /

Mrs Bush

Year 7 Basketball Sports Hall Year 7 12.15pm-

12.45pm

Mr Russell

Code Club Annexe

Computer Room

All years 12.15pm-

1.15pm

Miss Brown

Year 5 Basketball—boys and girls Gym Year 5 12.15pm-

12.45pm

Mr Bailey

Keyboard Club (for pupils who

are learning to play the

keyboard/piano)

Music Room All years 12.15pm-

1.15pm

Mrs Eastwood

German Club A2 Year 6/7/8 12.40pm-

1.10pm

Mrs Vokal


1.10pm

Mrs Keggans

Orchestra Club—For those who

already play an

instrument

Music Room All years 12.15pm-

1.15pm

Mrs Eastwood

Fun Stuff Club Room 8 All years 12.30pm-

1.00pm

Miss Downes

Year 8 Boys’ Basketball Sports Hall Year 8 3.30pm-

4.45pm

Mr Stenning

KS2 Girls’ Netball

Playground Year 5/6 3.30pm-

4.30pm

Mrs Wintle


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THURSDAY, 30 NOVEMBER 2017 EVENT/CLUB VENUE YEAR TIME STAFF

KS2 Sport Club Sports Hall Year 5/6 8.00am-8.30am Mr Stenning

KS3 Girls’ Basketball Sports Hall Year 7/8 12.15pm-

12.45pm

Mr Stenning

Recorder Club A4 All years 12.15pm-1.15pm Mrs Tamburro/Miss

Tamburro

Guitar Club Music Room All years 12.15pm-1.15pm Miss Brown

Ukulele Club Room 5 Year 6/7/8 12.15pm-1.15pm Mr Walton

Meditation/Wellbeing/

Relaxation Club

Room 8 All years 12.40pm-

1.00pm

Miss Downes

Random Club Room 11 Year 6 12.45pm-1.15pm Miss Clavelou

Year 7/8 Girls’

Hockey

Playground/

Sports Hall

Year 7/8 3.30pm-4.45pm Miss Leatt

Silver Arts Award Club Art Room Year 8 3.30pm-5.00pm Mrs West

Year 7 Rugby Field Year 7 3.30pm-4.45pm Mr Dickinson

Year 7 Parents’

Confirmation Meeting

St Bede’s For parents of

Year 7

prospective

Confirmandi

and any Year

8 pupils who

didn’t make

their

Confirmation

last academic

year.

6.00pm-

7.00pm

Miss Downes



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FRIDAY, 1 DECEMBER 2017 EVENT/CLUB VENUE YEAR TIME STAFF

KS3 Sport Club Sports Hall Years 7/8 8.00am-8.30am Mr Stenning

Reading and AR Quizzes Library All years 12.15pm-1.10pm Mrs Keggans

Year 7 Table Tennis—

Boys/Girls

Sports Hall Year 7 12.15pm-

12.45pm

Mr Evans

Chaplaincy/Catholic Life

Club

Room 8 All years 12.30pm-

1.00pm

Miss Downes

6DS Class Mass St Bede’s 6DS 2.10pm-3.10pm Miss Downes



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UPCOMING EVENTS DATE EVENT VENUE YEAR TIME STAFF

Monday, 4

December

Closing Date for

Christmas Lunch

Orders/Payments

St Bede’s All years - -

Monday, 4

December

Cadbury World Trip Cadbury

World

Selected pupils All day Mrs West

Tuesday, 5

December

Early lunch St Bede’s All years 12.00pm-

1.00pm

All staff

Tuesday, 5

December

Christmas

Extravaganza

Rehearsal

Performance KS3

St Bede’s Year 7/8 9.30am-

11.00am

Mrs

Eastwood

Tuesday, 5

December

Christmas

Extravaganza

Rehearsal

Performance KS2

St Bede’s Year 5/6 1.30pm-

3.00pm

Mrs

Eastwood

Tuesday, 5

December

Christmas

Extravaganza Show

St Bede’s Selected pupils/

ticket only

event

6.30pm All staff

Tuesday, 5

December

Christmas Craft Fair St Bede’s

Sports’ Hall

All welcome 5.00pm-

7.30pm

Miss Waters/

Mrs Bush

Thursday, 7

December

Snow White Panto Palace

Theatre

Year 6 9.00am-

12.00pm

Miss Mogg

Thursday, 7

December to

Wednesday, 13

December

Book Fair Library All years All day Mrs Keggans

Friday, 8

December

KS2 Immaculate

Conception Mass

OLMC

Church

Year 5/6 9.30am-

10.30am

Miss Downes


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Friday, 8

December

KS3 Immaculate

Conception Mass

OLMC

Church

Year 7/8 11.00am-

12.00pm

Miss Downes

Friday, 8

December

Closing Date for

Christmas Disco

St Bede’s All years - -

Thursday, 14

December

Year 8 Subject

Parents’ Evening

St Bede’s Year 8 4.00pm-

6.30pm

Year 8 staff

Friday, 15

December

Advent

Reconciliation

St Bede’s All years All day All staff

Monday, 18

December

Festive Wear Day

(£1 donation)

St Bede’s All years All day All staff

Monday, 18

December

KS2 Christmas Disco St Bede’s Year 5/6 5.00pm-

6.30pm

All staff

Monday, 18

December

KS3 Christmas Disco St Bede’s Year 7/8 7.00pm-

8.30pm

All staff

Tuesday, 19

December

KS2 Mass OLMC

Church

Year 5/6 9.30am-

10.30am

Miss Downes

Tuesday, 19

December

KS3 Mass OLMC

Church

Year 7/8 11.00am-

12.00pm

Miss Downes

Tuesday, 19

December

Christmas Lunch

(pre-ordered meals

only)

School Hall All Years 12.00pm-

2.00pm

All staff

Friday, 12

January

6NW Class Mass Chapel 6NW 2.10pm-

3.10pm

Miss Downes

Friday, 26

January

7HW Class Mass St Bede’s 7HW 2.10pm-

3.10pm

Miss Downes


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Friday, 2

February

7KB Class Mass St Bede’s 7KB 2.10pm-

3.10pm

Miss Downes

Friday, 9

February

7MD Class Mass St Bede’s 7MD 2.10pm-

3.10pm

Miss Downes

Friday, 16

February

7RJ Class Mass St Bede’s 7RJ 2.10pm-

3.10pm

Miss Downes

Friday, 2

March

7SC Class Mass St Bede’s 7SC 2.10pm-

3.10pm

Miss Downes

Friday, 9 March Year 7 Mass OLMC

Church

Year 7 9.30am-

10.30am

Year 7 staff

Monday, 12

March to

Thursday, 15

March

Book Fair Library All years All day Mrs Keggans

Friday, 20 April 5EO Class Mass St Bede’s 5EO 2.10pm-

3.10pm

Miss Downes

Friday, 27 April 5HA Class Mass St Bede’s 5HA 2.10pm-

3.10pm

Miss Downes

Friday, 11 May 5CA Class Mass St Bede’s 5CA 2.10pm-

3.10pm

Miss Downes

Friday, 18 May 5SH Class Mass St Bede’s 5SH 2.10pm-

3.10pm

Miss Downes

Friday, 8 June 5AB Class Mass St Bede’s 5AB 2.10pm-

3.10pm

Miss Downes

Friday, 15 June Year 5 Mass OLMC

Church

Year 5 9.30am-

10.30am

Miss Downes


TERM STARTS Wednesday 6 September 2017

HALF TERM Monday 23 October 2017 – Friday 27 October 2017

TERM ENDS Tuesday 19 December 2017

TERM STARTS Thursday 4 January 2018

HALF TERM Monday 19 February 2018 – Friday 23 February 2018

TERM ENDS Thursday 29 March 2018

TERM STARTS Monday 16 April 2018

HALF TERM Monday 28 May 2018 – Friday 1st June 2018

TERM ENDS Friday 20 July 2018

4 September 2017

5 September 2017

3 January 2018

23 July 2018

24 July 2018

Additional Closure Monday 7 May 2018 -May Day

Term Dates Academic Year 2017—2018

Autumn Term 2017

Summer Term 2018

Spring Term 2018

Inset Days—Staff Only

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