St Oswald's Catholic Primary School
St Oswald’s Catholic Community:
Headteacher - Mrs B Wood
With Christ at the centre of our
Chapel Lane
community, our mission is to live,
Longton
love and learn as Jesus taught us.
Preston PR4 5EB
Email [email protected]
Tel: 01772 613402
[email protected]
Fax: 01772 613440
Spring term newsletter no. 10 – 20 March 2015
Please read!
Up-date since the last newsletter:
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Red Nose Day 2015 at St Oswald’s was a huge success with over £300 raised. Many thanks for all the donations and a
special mention to Abi Unsworth in Y6 who raised £50 by inventing her own game of ‘Guess the name of the horse!’ Best
joke in the bucket: “Why did the boy eat his homework? Because he thought it was a piece of cake!”
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We had six new arrivals in Year 1 this week when the chicks hatched! Fantastic awe and wonder moments. The chicks will
be going back to Bowland Farm next week.
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Well done to the Netball and Football teams who were playing their league matches again this week. Great teamwork!
Netball A team won both their matches and the B team won one of their matches. Football A team had two wins and the B
team won one and lost one, the C team also won one and lost one. Last league game next week – fingers crossed for a top
3 place!
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Many thanks if you came along to our information evening about keeping your child safe in the on-line world. The parents
who came along found it very useful. It also gives me the opportunity to reinforce to all parents that it is so important that
you are aware of what your child is accessing and possibly signing up to. Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook, etc. all have
terms and conditions that clearly state that the user has to be 13 years and over. As a school, we have had to deal with
several instances now where children as young as 8 years old have held one of these accounts and used it irresponsibly,
causing a great deal of trouble and upset, not to mention the time taken to deal with such matters. As a school, if an issue
is brought to our attention, we have a safeguarding duty to deal with it and we will always alert parents. As parents, we
have the ultimate responsibility to know what our children are doing in the on-line world. We have also had to deal with
inappropriate group chats and ‘X box live conversations’. Some children do not have the maturity or self-awareness to
understand what they are posting can be misinterpreted.
Recommendations:
(a) Check what your child is doing, (b) limit ‘screen time’ and (c) remove devices from bedrooms at night.
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Huge congratulations to Megan Holmes, Joe Bates and Isabelle Higginson who played guitar as a trio for the Penwortham
Music Festival last night and won the trophy! They gained a ‘distinction’ for their performance. Well done!
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Y6 have all passed their Level 3 of the Heartstart Emergency Life Support Programme. Congratulations!
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As a school, we were very excited to be part of the historical moment for the solar eclipse! We streamed BBC news footage
into our Golden Assembly and experienced the eerie silence from the birds and the darkness descending. The next solar
eclipse will be 12 August 2026!
Coming up:
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Our French visitors arrive on Monday 23 March at 6.00 pm, 50 French pupils and 9 of their teachers will be here until Friday.
Host families to be at school for 6.00 pm to welcome our visitors.
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Freddy Fit will be with us on Friday 27 March. There is no charge for this event as we have used our Sports Premium
money to fund Freddy’s visit.
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PTFA Family Easter Bingo Night on Tuesday 31 March from 6.30-8.00 pm. Tickets are £3.00 each and available from the
office from Monday 23rd. Any donations of Easter Eggs for prizes would be gratefully received!
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On Wednesday 1 April, Y6 will lead the Holy Week Liturgy in church at 2.15 pm. Parents are most welcome.
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School closes for the Easter holidays on Wednesday 1 April at 3.15 pm. We return on Monday 20 April for the summer
term! Summer uniform is to be worn from Monday 20 April:
Summer – Boys
School polo shirt with logo
School sweatshirt with logo
Grey trousers or shorts
Grey socks
Black school shoes
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Summer – Girls
Green/white gingham dresses
School sweatshirt or sweatshirt cardigan with logo
White socks
Black school shoes or sandals (low heeled, not open
toed)
Green scrunchies, headbands or bobbles are
allowed.
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Parents’ meeting for Y2 parents on Wednesday 22 April at 7.00 pm to find out about the assessments that Y2 children will
be doing during the summer term. Please return the attached slip to indicate your attendance at this meeting.
Dancetalent:
The current Dancetalent course will end next Tuesday 24 March and parents are welcome to go along at 4.00 pm to see the children
perform! The next course will begin on TUESDAY 21 APRIL from 3.15-4.15 pm in the parish centre. If your child would like
to take part, please complete a Dancetalent form which will be issued to your child today and return to school before Wednesday 1
April.
South Ribble Borough Council Sports Development – after school clubs for Year 6 and Year 4 pupils:
(1) Our next after school club organised and run by South Ribble Sports Development is a ‘Dance’ club for Y6 pupils. The club
will commence on Monday 20 April and will run for 5 weeks from 3.15-4.15 pm in the parish centre and is free of charge.
However, places will be issued on a first come first served basis. Please complete the South Ribble application form which
has been issued to your child today and return to school ASAP. (The netball club will run on a TUESDAY after school for the
duration of the Dance Club).
(2) An after school ‘Gymnastics’ club for Year 4 pupils will commence on Friday 24 April and will run for 5 weeks from 3.15-4.15
pm in the parish centre. Please complete the South Ribble application form which has been issued to your child today and
return to school ASAP. The club is free of charge and places will be issued on a first come first served basis.
School Meal Promotions – Wednesday 1 April & Tuesday 21 April 2015 for Y3, Y4, Y5 and Y6 pupils:
Our next school meal promotion for Easter is being held on Wednesday 1 April and is a roast pork lunch. The kitchen staff have also
organised an Easter Egg colouring competition and prizes will be issued to the winners! If your child would like to take part, please
collect a colouring sheet from the trays outside Mrs Bowe’s office. Our second school meal promotion date is Tuesday 21 April for St
George’s Day. If you would like your child to have a school meal on both of the above dates, please complete the attached slip and
return to school by next Friday 27 March. Competition entries must also be returned to the school office by this date.
Reminders:
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Closing date is TODAY for the Welfare vacancy. Interviews for successfully shortlisted candidate next Friday 27 March.
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NO CHOIR on Wednesday 25 March as our French visitors and Y6 will be leaving school at 8.30 am prompt for a day in the
Lakes!
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Netball league next match Tuesday 24 March (letter issued 17 March).
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Football league next match Thursday 26 March (letter issued 18 March).
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PTFA Spring Ball Saturday 28 March at Best Western, Leyland 7.00 pm for 7.30 pm.
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Family Mass, 10.30 am for Palm Sunday on 29 March. Father Jean Paul would be delighted to see lots of families at the
mass, especially Y4 as they prepare for their First Holy Communion and Confirmation.
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Y4 Sacramental Programme Preparation – next meetings Monday 23 March and Monday 20 April. Holy communion ties for
boys are now available from the school office at £2.10 each.
Community news:
There will be a jumble sale on Saturday 28 March at 1.00 pm in the parish hall. Jumble may be left in the parish hall kitchen on the
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday prior to the sale – thank you.
And finally …
A big thank you to Mrs Kitching who will be leaving us on Wednesday 25 March.
temporary basis and has been a super team member!
Mrs Kitching has been with us for 4 terms on a
As always, if you have any queries or concerns, please get in touch as we will always do our best to help.
Yours sincerely
B Wood
Headteacher
SCHOOL MEAL PROMOTIONS FOR Y3, Y4, Y5 AND Y6 PUPILS – WEDNESDAY 1 APRIL & TUESDAY 21 APRIL 2015
I would like my child to have school meals on these dates and enclose £4.40 payment (cheques payable to LCC).
Name of child: ……………………………………………
Year: ………………………
Signed: ……………………………………………………….
PARENTS’ MEETING FOR Y2 PARENTS re ASSESMENTS – WEDNESDAY 22 APRIL 2015 AT 7.00 pm
I/we will be attending the above meeting.
Name of child: ……………………………………………………………….
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Signed: ……………………………………………………………………..