St Charles Newsletter
9th February 2024
Religious Life of the School
The Year 3s received the sacrament of Reconciliation last week in our local Parish church. These children are preparing to receive the sacrament of the Eucharist in May. Please pray for them as they continue their sacramental journey.
RE Home Learning
Gospel: Jesus heals a man with leprosy (Mark 1:40-45)
Using the Wednesday Word link below, read this Sunday’s Gospel
and reflect on the questions below with your family.
You will have an opportunity to discuss them again next week in School.
https://www.paperturn-view.com/uk/wednesday-word/messenger?pid=MTA101634&v=5.5
- What is Leprosy?
- How do we know that the man had great faith in Jesus?
- Why do you think Jesus asked the man NOT to tell anybody, except the priest?
- Why do you think the man told everybody about his healing?
Parents' Evening
Thank you to the vast majority of parents who attended parents’ evening this week. It is really important to talk with your child’s class teacher about his/her progress. Children achieve best when they see school and home working together. If you did not manage to come, please make an appointment after half term.
Uniform
Thank you to the vast majority of our pupils who wear their full school uniform. There is still a small minority of pupils who are not wearing full school uniform, but I am delighted that this number is diminishing.
Pupils should be wearing school shoes when they are not wearing trainers as part of their PE uniform.
Some girls are wearing boots which are not allowed and are not part of our published school uniform.
Although your child does not have to wear a school coat, he/she should be wearing a navy blue coat.
World Book Day
We will be celebrating World Book Day on Thursday, 7th March with a week-long focus on books and reading.
Each year, people of all ages embrace World Book Day and dress in costumes from a book that has recently stirred their imagination, literature that they read years ago or favourite characters that have a fond place in their hearts.
As usual, at St Charles we will be inviting children and staff to dress up as their favourite character.
If you know any author who could come to speak to the children, or if you could spare some time to read with a group of children, please contact Mrs Desmond.
Reading
As we know, reading widely is essential for developing a child’s comprehension and writing skills. Finding appropriate, high quality books is not always easy. However, The Book Trust has a book finding tool where parents and children can search for books that might interest them. Selections can be filtered by age, by interests and by genre. Suggestions are available for all ages, including the youngest readers and pre-readers. You can find the tool at:
Attendance
This week, Mr Lynch. Mrs Troyano, Sophie and I reviewed the attendance registers. Congratulations to all the pupils who have 100% attendance so far this year. We will be meeting some parents over the next couple of weeks to draw their attention to their children’s absence. There is a strong correlation between school attendance and pupil outcomes. Please ensure your child is at school unless they are ill.
Safer Internet Day
At St Charles we celebrated Safer Internet day on Tuesday this week, February 6th.
The theme was:
‘Inspiring Change; making a difference, managing influence and navigating change online.'
Safer Internet day is celebrated globally in February each year to promote the safe and positive use of digital technology for children and young people.
Michael Watson RIP
I shared with the children at assembly last week the sad news that a former Head Teacher at St Charles, Mr Michael Watson died on January 29th. Mr Watson was at St Charles from 1986-1999. A number of you sit on the bench outside the office every day which he donated to the school on his retirement!
He was an amazing Head Teacher and had a particular interest in music and performance. I am delighted to say that his legacy lives on in the great music we provide for our children currently. His funeral will take place in St Mary’s, Twickenham where he trained as a teacher on 23rd February. I am sure you join with me in offering our sympathy to his wife and family at this sad time. May he rest in peace.
Children's Mental Health Week
For Children's Mental Health Week, staff and pupils at St Charles are raising awareness for mental health by participating in a week long 'Walk and Talk'! In assembly, members of the student council explained that, throughout the week, we will be challenged to walk with others and talk about how we are feeling as much as possible.
Houses Of Parliament
5M had a wonderful time at the Houses of Parliament last week. We were lucky enough to see some MPs speaking in the House of Commons . We then had our own debate during our workshop about whether homework should be banned!
Year 6 To The National Theatre
Year 6 had an amazing trip last week, to the National Theatre to watch The Witches. The sets and special effects were amazing!!
Individuality Value Winners
Our winners of the Individuality value had a great time at the tea party with Miss Slavin and Mr Lynch! Well done! This term we are focusing on Integrity.
2D Science
2D learnt about hygiene and the importance of using soap when washing our hands last term. We have so much fun doing experiments in science! Well done 2D - keep it up!!
Book Hut
4H enjoyed picking new books from the book hut this morning. We can’t wait to read our new books.
The Royal College Of Music
5M and 6G attended a lunchtime concert at The Royal College of Music last Wednesday. The children really enjoyed hearing the pieces and stories to accompany Mussorgsky’s ‘Pictures at an Exhibition’. There was lots of audience participation and was a fantastic way to spend a lunchtime!
4H At The Science Museum
4H had such a fun day at the Wonderlab exploring all the different zones. Our favourite was the friction slides! So much fun!!
Learning & Action Heroes
Attendance and Punctuality
Well done to Reception for being the most punctual class with 37 minutes lost in total this week.
Important Dates
FEBRUARY
23rd February - 6G Assembly (Lent)
MARCH
1st March - 3/4H Assembly (St David)
7th March - World Book Day
8th March- 2D Assembly (World Book Day)
15th March - 1D Assembly (St Patrick)
17th March - 2D Assembly (St Patrick)
22nd March-4H Assembly (St Joseph)
29th March - 5M Assembly (Passion of the Lord)
Term Dates 2023-24
SPRING TERM - 2024
First Half Term
Staff Training - Monday 8th January - School closed
First Day of School - Tuesday 9th January
Last Day of School - Friday 9th February
Half Term - Monday 12th - Friday 16th February
Second Half Term
First Day of School - Monday 19th February
Last Day of School - Thursday 28th March - School closes at 1.45pm
EASTER HOLIDAY - Friday 29th March - Friday 12th April
SUMMER TERM - 2024
First Half Term
Staff Training - Monday 15th April - School closed
First Day of School - Tuesday 16th April
Bank Holiday - Monday 6th May
Last Day of School - Friday 24th May
Half Term - Monday 27th - Friday 31st May
Second Half Term
First Day of School - Monday 3rd June
Staff Training - Monday 24th June - School closed
Last Day of School - Wednesday 24th July - School closes at 1.45pm
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