St Bernadette’s Catholic Primary School,
Lancaster.
Telephone: 01524 63934
[email protected]
www.st-bernadettes.org.uk/school
Newsletter – July 2016
End of Year School Reports
Your child/children will receive their End of Year School Report today
which comments on their progress and achievements in all subjects
throughout the school year.
Classes for September 2016
In the new school year the class structure will be as follows:
Apple
(Reception)
Mrs Bramhall and Mrs Hegarty
Oak
(Year 1)
Mrs Round and Mrs Stewart
Elm
(Year 2)
Mrs Lewis, Mrs Wood, Mrs Bolton and
Mrs Cleaver
Beech
(Year 3)
Mrs Buchan, Mrs Pilkington and Mrs Allonby
Eucalyptus
(Year 4)
Mrs White, Mrs Maudsley and Mrs Lord
Willow
(Year 5)
Mr Findlay and Mrs Hodgson
Sycamore
(Year 6)
Miss Burke, Mrs Woodhouse, Mr Karim,
Mrs Bergus and Ms Chadwick
The children will have the opportunity to meet their new class teacher
and see their classroom before the end of term.
School Uniform
Thank you for maintaining our high standards for our school uniform
throughout this year as we believe it is such an important aspect of our
school identity. Please continue to keep these high standards in the new
school year.
Boys
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Girls
Royal blue pullover with the
embroidered school emblem.
Pale blue shirt
School tie
Grey trousers
Grey socks
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Royal blue pullover/cardigan with the
embroidered school emblem.
Pale blue blouse
School tie
Grey knee length skirt/pinafore/trousers
Grey tights or white socks
All children must wear sensible black footwear (not boots or trainers).
Hair must be tied back with hair bands (not tiaras, flowers or scarves) in
appropriate school colours (i.e. blue, white or black only).
Jewellery is not to be worn (i.e. earrings, ear studs, bracelets, rings or
necklaces) other than watches.
No extreme hairstyles (i.e. too long or too short) and do not allow hair to
cover your child’s eyes as this is a health and safety concern.
All your uniform needs can be catered for at:
Uniform and Leisure
15 Common Garden Street
Lancaster
(T: 01524 388355)
Thank you for your co-operation in this matter.
School Entrance
During the summer holidays the area outside Apple, Oak and Elm classes will
be refurbished in order to improve the outdoor provision for Apple class.
The entrance for children and parents will be sited around the outside of this
area in order to avoid disruption at the beginning and end of the day.
Eco Schools Green Flag Award
Congratulations to Mrs Lewis and the Eco Committee for being awarded the
Eco Schools Green Flag Award. Mrs Lewis and the Eco Committee have
organised many initiatives in our school to make our school more eco-friendly and
proactive such as organising Keep Britain Tidy Week, Oxfam Water Week and
monitoring our energy usage. They and other classes, such as Apple and
Eucalyptus, have raised £220 to buy an Oxfam safe water gift to provide clean
water to 220 families.
School Games mark
Congratulations to Mr Karim and Mrs Wood who have recently achieved the Gold
School Games Mark for the commitment, engagement and delivery of competitive
sport in our school and with other schools.
End of KS2 SATs Results
Congratulations to the children in Sycamore Class who recently undertook their
Standardised Attainment Tests (SATs) in May based on the new National Curriculum.
Their results are as follows:
Reading - 93% (National Average - 66%)
Writing - 97% (National Average - 74%)
Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling - 97% (National Average - 72%)
Mathematics - 100% (National Average - 70%)
Reading, Writing and Mathematics combined - 93% (National Average - 53%)
These results reflect the very hard work of the children, teachers, teaching assistants
and parents over the years and a special mention needs to be made to Miss Burke,
Mrs Woodhouse and Mr Karim for their dedication and belief in the children this year.
End of year School Mass
This will take place on the final day of term, Thursday, 21st July, at 9:15 am in
church as a fitting celebration for the end of the school year. All parents and
families are most welcome to attend.
Summer Holidays
School will close for the summer holidays next
Thursday, 21st July at 2pm
and open for the new school year for the children on
Monday, 5th September.
We thank you for your tireless commitment and support throughout the
year, we are truly blessed to have such supportive parents. We especially
thank the children in Sycamore (Year 6) for their endless energy, hard
work, enthusiasm and good humour over the years and we wish them well
in their “pastures new”
Thank you.
G McKevitt, the Staff, Children and Governors