St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
Horse Shoes Lane Sheldon
Birmingham B26 3HU
Web-Site: www.sttommor.bham.sch.uk
Autumn Term 2016
14th October 2016
Newsletter No 6
Christ is the centre of our school community
where we live, love and learn together.
CLASS MASS - RECEPTION
Wednesday 19th October 2016 at 9:00am in the School Hall.
All parents, carers, family and friends are welcome to join us.
YEAR 5M CLASS ASSEMBLY
Thursday 20th October 2016 at 8:55am in the School Hall
THIS SUNDAY IS:
The twenty ninth Sunday in Ordinary
Time. You should see Father John
wearing a green vestment at Mass.
CHILDREN’S PRAYER
COMMITMENT MASS
Dear God,
Please help me to be like our class Saint,
Saint Faustina.
Thank you for giving me my talents. Help me
to use them for the good of others.
Lord help me follow you.
Amen
Year 1M
PARENT CONSULTATIONS
Parent teacher consultations will take place on:
Thursday 20th October &
Thursday 3rd November 2016
We do hope that all parents will be available to
attend either of these meetings as they
provide up to date information regarding your
child(ren)’s progress. If you have not already
signed the appointment sheets, please see the
school office to book in with your child(ren)’s
teacher.
In the interest of health and safety, we ask
that you make alternative arrangements for
your child(ren) whilst you are attending
parent’s evening. If you are unable to arrange
childcare, supervised facilities will be available
in the ICT suite at a nominal charge of 50p per
child. All funds received go towards School
Fund.
Thank you to all the children, parents and staff
who attended our Commitment Mass last
Saturday. This was a very special service where
the children made promises, very reverently which
will help them to continue their journey of faith
towards Holy Communion and Confirmation.
END OF TERM ARRANGEMENTS
School will close to pupils for the Autumn Half
Term break at 3:15pm on Friday 21st October.
School will then re-open at 8:30am on Monday
31st November.We wish a restful half term to all.
OPEN MORNING
We warmly invite prospective parents who have
children due to start school in September 2017 to
visit our school on either Thursday 10th
November 2016 or Thursday 17th November at
9:00am for an assembly. The tour will begin at
9:30am. Please contact the school
office if you wish to attend either
of our open mornings on 0121 743
3289. We look forward to sharing
the work of our school with you.
RECEPTION ADMISSIONS 2017
Applications for children due to join Reception in
2017 can now be made to the school. You will need
to collect a supplementary form from the school
office and provide a copy of your child’s Baptismal
and birth certificates. PLEASE NOTE; it is vital
that you also make your application to the local
authority (via the Birmingham City Council website
or form) by Monday 16th January 2017. For
further information, please visit the school office.
...To actively participate in all lessons.
Sean Murphy (3MC) Tia Weekes (3/4D) Dominika Turskis (4C) Harrison Cook (5M) Isla Conlon (5R) Jake Griffiths (6MG) Keira Landicho (6N)
Target Winners: Isaac Grey (RDS) Dexter Arrowsmith (RRS) Amy Thomas (1C) Harley O’Carroll (1M) Liam Fletcher (2HP) Imogen Sutton (2M)
This week’s target is...
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
ANNUAL PTA MEETING
The government target for attendance is
at least 96%. Please ensure your child
attends school every day of the week.
This is vital for all our children.
We welcome Parents &
Guardians to our annual PTA
meeting which will be held on
Wednesday 19th October
2016 at 6:00pm. For further
information please contact
Mrs Cassidy or Miss Ryan.
Class Group
This Week
RDS
97.86%
RRS
91.07%
Y1M
93.33%
Y1C
95.33%
Y2HP
95.42%
Y2M
90.45%
Y3MC
96.36%
Y3/4D
96.13%
Y4C
98.33%
Y5M
93.64%
Y5R
99.09%
Y6MG
97.14%
Y6N
94.23%
LOST PROPERTY
The morning of
THURSDAY 20th OCTOBER 2016
Whole School this week 95.34%
CRAFT WORKSHOPS
In the coming weeks the following
workshops available to Key Stage 2.
PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT
Rosary Making Workshop for Years 3 &
4 on Tuesday 18th October 2016 at
3:20pm
Poppy Card Making Workshop for Years
5 & 6 on Tuesday 8th November 2016
at 3:20pm
Letters containing information for both
workshops will be coming home very soon.
Please ensure you complete the reply
slips and return them to school as soon
as possible to secure your child(ren)’s
place.
We currently have a high
amount of lost uniform.
There are lots of jumpers,
cardigans and some
sweatshirts that are all
missing their owners! Please
ensure you are labelling
your child’s clothing with
their name, this enables us
to return their property to
them straight
away. If you have
lost any items of
clothing, please
visit the school office.
BLUES TICKETS
Minimum order of 4 tickets per transaction. You
must quote our unique code: ‘StThomas8162’
Tickets must be ordered at least 24 hours before
the selected fixture is played. Please do not
advertise the code on any social media sites.
Thank you.
Children are not permitted to
use the playground equipment
before or after school. The
equipment is solely for the
use of school children during
the school day when
supervised by members of
staff. The school accepts no
responsibility for injuries
sustained due to the use of
this equipment outside of the
school day.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Tuesday 18th October
3:20pm
Rosary Making Workshop (Years 3 & 4)
Thursday 20th October
3:30-5:45pm
Parent Consultations
Thursday 3rd November
3:30-5:45pm
Parent Consultations
Tuesday 8th November
3:20pm
Poppy Card Making Workshop (Years 5 & 6)
Monday 7th November
6:00pm
Parent’s First Holy Communion Meeting
Monday 14th November - Friday 18th November
Book Fair
Wednesday 16th November
Individual Photographs
Thursday 8th December
10:00am
Reception Nativity
Friday 9th December
10:00am
Reception Nativity
Wednesday 14th December
6:00pm
KS1 Christmas Play
Thursday 15th December
6:00pm
KS1 Christmas Play
Tuesday 20th December
6:00pm
KS2 Carol Service
Wednesday 21st December
9:00am
End of Term Mass
Saturday 17th June 2017
12:30pm
First Holy Communion Mass
Saturday 1st July 2017
5:30pm
Sacrament of Confirmation
BEST ATTENDANCE: R/KS1: RDS (97.86%) KS2: 5R (99.09%)