Carnforth Christ Church C of E Primary School
September Newsletter
Welcome back! We hope that everyone is healthy and you’ve all been able to have quality family
time together. May we also send our best wishes to you all; we are looking forward to working
closely with everyone in our school family during our new school year.
New Faces
We would like to welcome our new starters into our school family, including 11 new Reception
children and three children in other classes. We hope that you will enjoy your time with us. We
also welcome Miss Richardson (Willow Class Teacher) and Mrs Mitchell (Admin Officer) and
look forward to working closely with them both.
Morning Routine
Please ensure that your child arrives at school no earlier
than 8:45 as there is no playground supervision until this
time. The morning bell will ring just before 9am, so
children can line up and get inside ready for registration.
Once the children have lined up, we ask that you remain
on the playground, away from the path, and allow the
teachers to escort the children into school.
Meet the Teacher
You are invited to our ‘Meet the Teacher’
evening on Tuesday 20th September 6pm – 7pm.
This will be an opportunity for you to meet with
your child’s class teacher and experience a
glimpse of what goes on in our school.
School Office
As Mrs Mitchell is new to this role and will take
time to learn faces and families, please ensure
that all correspondence and monies are sealed
in an envelope with the child’s name clearly
written on the front and what the money is for.
Dinner Money
All dinners (KS2 children) must be paid for in
advance. Therefore, dinner money must be
brought into school each Friday for the
following week. This is a change to the current
system of bringing money in on Mondays.
Homework
Each child will now receive a homework book to record spelling
and maths homework. The focus for all homework will be in
children consolidating key skills of reading, spelling and mental
or written maths. Homework will be given out on a Friday to be
returned on a Wednesday, starting 16th September.
End of the Day
To help us ensure that children are
dismissed to the appropriate adult and
alleviate the congestion outside the
hall, Willow Class and Holly Class will
now be dismissed from the courtyard
outside Holly Class cloakroom.
School Uniform
Here is a reminder of our school uniform which can be purchased from The Uniform and Leisurewear
Company (01524 388355):
Girls
Boys
 red round neck sweatshirt or cardigan
 red round neck sweatshirt
 grey school trousers, pinafore dress or skirt (or red
 grey school trousers or grey summer
chequered summer dress)
shorts
 white polo shirt or blouse
 white polo shirt or shirt
 white, grey or black plain socks or plain grey tights
 grey or black plain socks
 black school shoes
 black school shoes
 thin red, white or black hair bands
In terms of jewellery, only one pair of small stud earrings and a watch are permitted; however, both must be
removed before sports lessons. Children are not allowed to wear nail varnish, temporary tattoos or hair
colouring in school and any child with long hair must have it tied up.
School Friends
Last yearmthe School Friends did a truly magnificent job of not only raising money, but helping us to unite as
a school family at so many events. We are now seeking to recruit a new School Friends Committee,
including: Chair, Secretary and Treasurer. If you would like to become a committee member, please attend
the annual meeting on Wednesday 28th September at 3:15pm.
Collective Worship
Our theme for this half term is ‘The Gift of Life’ where we will be looking at the Christian
value of ‘Creativity.’ If you would like to join us in Collective Worship, you are more than
welcome. We hold Worship at 9:10am on Monday, Wednesday and Friday in the school
hall and in church on Tuesday.
Punctuality and Attendance
Children should be punctual in their arrival to school as well as ready and equipped to learn. If your child is
absent, please contact the school office on the first day of absence and follow this up with a written
explanation on your child’s return. If no reason for absence is given, it will be recorded as unauthorised.
‘Application for Leave of Absence’ forms are available at the school office by request. These must be
completed in thorough detail to explain the exceptional circumstances. There is no automatic entitlement
to holiday leave; therefore parents must seek school’s permission before taking their child out of school.
Family holidays will not be authorised.
Medicines in School
We will only allow medicines which have been prescribed by a
doctor to be administered in school. Therefore, if your child requires
medicines, such as Calpol without prescription, during the school
day a parent must come to school and administer it themselves.
Parents must complete a medical form for all prescribed medicines
administered in school. The form can be downloaded from our
website or a copy can be requested from the School Office.
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School Website
Our new School Website is
almost complete and will
hopefully be up and running by
the end of this month – please
watch out!
Music Tuition
Dates for your Diary
This
year
we
are
offering
peripatetic music tuition
Debbie Green leading Worship
for
woodwind
instruments.
Lessons will be held on
Oak Class swimming session 1
Wednesdays during lunch, starting 14th September,
House Captain Elections
and are led by Mrs Victoria Morris.
Toddlers begins 9:45am – 11:15am
Homework Books sent home
After School Clubs
After School Clubs start this week
Once you have received the school club
6pm – 7pm Meet the Teacher Evening
letter, select which club your child would
Open Morning 9:45am – 11:30am
like to attend and return the permission slip
Harvest Mass at Church
by the deadline stated on the letter.
Brigid Gildert (School Adviser) visit
School Council Elections
Swimming
3:30pm Governors’ Health and Safety Meeting
Oak
Class
swimming
sessions begin on
Susan Hasler from Blackburn Diocese visit
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Wednesday 14 September. Children
School Friends AGM 3:15pm
must be on the school playground,
6:30pm Governors’ Resources Committee Meeting
ready to leave, at 8:45am.
Tempest Photography visit – individual photographs
Hawthorn Class will begin their
Parents’ Evening 3:30pm – 6:30pm
swimming sessions on Wednesday 30th
6:30pm Personnel Committee Governors’ Meeting
November 2016.
Parents’ Evening 3:30pm – 6:30pm
2:15pm Achievement Assembly
School closes at 3:15pm
School Admission Closing Dates
The deadlines for applying for your child’s
Clocks go back
Primary and Secondary School places are:
School re-opens
Remembrance Sunday
Secondary Schools: 31st October 2016
9:15am Willow/Holly Class Assembly
Primary Schools: 15th January 2017
Oak Class last swimming session
Kind regards
6:30pm Full Governors’ Meeting
Mr Daniel Hargreaves
6pm Advent Mass at Church
(Headteacher)
Hawthorn Class Swimming Session 1
Oak Class singing at St John’s Hospice
Oak Class singing at St John’s Hospice