Friday 20th November 2020

Mary - Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

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WEDNESDAY

HEADTEACHER’S MESSAGE

Dear Parents/Carers,

As we reach the end of term, I am grateful for all our parents working with us to ensure that we have stayed free of Covid this

term. Thank you.

We enjoyed meeting you virtually at our recent Parent Teacher evenings. If you were unable to make the meeting or didn ’t

manage to book a slot, we will be contacting you in early January to arrange a meeting.

Homework has been sent home to cover the entire holiday and if your child is unclear then the references and instructions

will be on SeeSaw. Work is expected back in school the first Wednesday of term. Homework Club will restart the week of the

11th January 2021 (second week).

Sadly Mr Clough is moving to the next exciting stage in his life and he and his family are moving to Spain. We are very grateful

for all the hard work Mr Clough has put in for the seven years he has been here. I know that for many of you he is a point of

contact when life becomes difficult or complicated and that he has built up a strong bond with parents and our pupils and

worked to ‘safeguard’ as many pupils as possible. He will be a hard act to follow and we wish him and his family well for a

positive Spanish future.

In Jan we will be joined by Mrs Goursaud who is the Executive SENCo of the Cardinal Hulme Academy Trust. Ms Thomas is

looking forward to continuing the very strong Safeguarding of our school. Please feel free to contact her if you have any is-

sues or problems.

A message from Mr. Clough:

In September 2013 I accepted the invitation to join the St. Edward’s school community. I knew it would be a challenge,

what I didn’t know is that I would meet the most amazing people. It has been a delight to work with you all. Since I joined

you have made me feel welcome and a trusted part of your community. Every day I have come to work, looking forward to

working with your children and being part of their lives. Your children are so impressive: polite, caring, conscientious, resili-

ent, resourceful. Your children look after each other, accept they can learn from their mistakes and show a desire to make

our world a better place. It has been my honour to be part of their lives and contribute in my own way. Your children have

given me the most incredible experiences that will stay in my heart forever. One of our roles in teaching is to ensure chil-

dren believe in themselves, aspire and dream. I leave St. Edward’s with sadness, but also happy in the knowledge that you

will be there, alongside St. Edward’s, to help your children achieve their dreams. I wish you all a peaceful and safe Christ-

mas and I look forward to visiting in the future.

Next Term:

Start of term—4th January /Year 6 Saturday School: Saturday 9:15 am-11:50 pm, Sessions restart on 16th January/Homework Club & Reception And Year 1 Catch Up Club: Clubs restart week beginning 11th January.

Wishing you happy, holy and peaceful Christmas and, for all of us, a better New Year.

Mr M Tissot and Ms A Thomas

17th December 2020

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RECEPTION AND NURSERY 2021

Admissions are now open for applications for

Reception and Nursery places September 2021.

Parents can apply online for Reception at

www.eadmissions.org.uk before the deadline of

Wednesday 15 January. If applying for a faith school

such as St Edward’s, you also need to complete an

additional form (Supplementary Information Form)

which is obtainable from the school website

(stedwardsprimary.org) or office and returnable to

the school.

Please contact the school office on

office@stedwardsprimary.org if you have any

queries.

If you have a friend or family member wanting a place

at St Edward’s for September, either for Reception or

Nursery, please share this information with them.

“Mary is the one who says “Yes”. Mary’s life shows that God accomplishes great deeds through those who are the most humble.” Pope Francis

CATHOLIC LIFE OF THE SCHOOL

Happy Christmas!

This week we reflected on the birth of our

Saviour through our Nativities and Carol

Service. We have enjoyed scaled down

versions of our usual Christmas events

and our audience for all our Christmas

celebrations have joined us virtually and

have been able to see their children. We

have now moved to a webinar system and

this means that you can send the link

from our website to any relations who did

not see the event. Our thanks to Father

Ben who prayed for all of us to have a

peaceful and healthy Christmas.

ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS AND G OLD STARS

Nursery: Sasha and Lexie

Reception: John and Liyana

Class 1: Masaad, Cora and Elziah

Class 2: Marko and Ibrahim

Class 3: Rie Rie, Abbey, Tamara and

Christopher

Class 4: John and Marion

Class 5C: Jolina and Parsia

Class 5G: Nawal and Ava

Class 6M: Stefania and Alessandra

Class 6S: Saturday School attenders