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WORDS OF THE WEEK
Sentences should be handed in by Thursday each week.
This week’s winners are: Kavish Conhye (Key Stage 1); and Jemimah Hatooho (KS2 winner)
Winning sentence (KS1): Kavish: “I can write my ‘Word of the week’
sentence.”
Winning sentence (KS2): Jemimah: “A true friend is reliable and shows
devoted compassion.”
Here is the target word for Key Stage 1 pupils to use by Thursday 12th March 2015:
know
The Key Stage 2 target word to use is:
receive
Good luck, everyone!
Holiday Dates 2014/15
Fri 27th
Mar –Fri 10th
Apr 2015 Easter Holiday Mon 4
th May 2015 Bank Holiday
Fri 23rd
May – Fri 29th
May 2015 Half Term
School closes for the Summer Holiday - Mon 20 Jul 2015.
School is closed for Staff Training, as follows: Monday 23rd March 2015 Monday 20th July 2015
6th March 2015
Diary Dates
Training Days: 23rd March & 20
th July.
Wednesday 18th March – Confirmation (Year 6) 7.30
Monday 23rd March – School closed for staff training
Wednesday 29th April – Years 3/4 production (pm)
Mon 11th May – SATs Week
Saturday 6th June – First Holy Communion 12pm
Friday 3rd July – Annie the musical! (evening)
Message from the Acting Head Teacher
ADMISSIONS POLICY CONSULTATION
Consultation for 2016-2017 runs until 27th March 2015. Please see website.
THE NEW HEAD TEACHER
As you know, Miss Dawn Richards will be the new full-
time, permanent Head Teacher at St Francis Catholic
Primary School from 1st September 2015.
Miss Richards will be joining us from an ‘Outstanding’
Catholic school, whose academic results are
phenomenal (St Anne’s in Streetly).
She will also represent a significant upgrade for St
Francis in terms of Catholic leadership.
I am delighted that she will be able to bring her
significant expertise to this school and we welcome her
warmly.
In due course, she will make several visits to us so that
she can ‘land running’ in the Autumn Term.
PARENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE
Thank you so much for completing and returning the
latest questionnaire for parents and carers.
The deadline for this is today, and so there’s time to get
yours in, if you haven’t had time to do this yet.
Thank you again for your comments, commendations
and recommendations, and for taking the time to
respond.
We will take your views into account and we will let you
know the outcomes shortly.
Thank you for helping us to raise standards at St Francis Catholic Primary School.
PLEASE SEE OVER
STOP PRESS: We understand that the plans for the
Four Crosses Care home have been withdrawn.
STARS OF THE WEEK
As you know, the two best pupils in every class from
Reception to Year 6 are rewarded in assemblies every Friday.
This week’s ‘Stars of the Week’ are:
Reception - Bobbie Fairburn and Shannon Aston
Year 1 - William Geraghty and Heidi Jinks
Year 2 - Donavan Bevington and Jake Roberts
Year 3 - Logan Alcock and Isabella Lyttle
Year 4 - Charlotte Coley and Ellis Roberts
Year 5 - Alfie Dunn and Oliver Blatchford
Year 6 - Blaise Biju and Olivia Bradburn
Congratulations to them and their families!
Junior Leadership Team SUGGESTIONS BOX
Thank you to all those who contributed
suggestions to the JLT’s box this week.
Suggestions included:
- producing pencil cases and other
merchandise with St Francis logos
to use as special prizes for pupils;
- introducing a special ‘Behaviour
Award’ for pupils who best
exemplify Catholic values.
We will keep you abreast of any
developments.
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MEDICAL INFORMATION Thank you to those of you who have
completed the medical information form
that we sent out last week.
We encourage all parents/carers to reply
to us in full, as medical updates can
literally be vital.
Please remember to hand in any
outstanding forms so that we can have a
full and complete set for every child in
school.
MORNING NURSERY
Thank you everyone who came along to
the meeting on Tuesday, and for your
input and suggestions.
Thank you, too, for bearing with us whilst
we make the changes. We hope to ‘fine
tune’ things as we go along and need the
new arrangements to work well for
everyone. Come and talk to us whenever
you like, so that we are all working
together for your children.
The Nursery newsletter will be upgraded
to include organisational information.
MASS
The Mass on Thursday 12th March will be for pupils in Year 1 and
Year 4 (with Year 1 leading). Parents and carers of pupils in
these year groups are welcome to come along at 1.30pm on
Thursday.
Many congratulations to Lily-Bo Nolan and her family on her
Baptism yesterday!
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WORLD BOOK WEEK: Thank you for supporting this work by
providing costumes and enthusiasm! It was a great success.
Special thanks go to Mrs Conboy and Cllr Clews.
CHINESE NEW YEAR: These celebrations were also a triumph.
Thanks to all concerned, especially Mr Probert.
WEBSITE: Please see our website for our version of
“Springwatch Live!” Many thanks to Miss Wellings & her team.
PHOTOGRAPHS OF ‘EXTRA-MILE’ HOMEWORK THIS WEEK:
Skye Henworth