St Charles Newsletter
1st March 2024
Religious Life of the School
The Year 3s took part in their First Holy Communion preparation Mass on Sunday in our local Parish church. Congratulations to the boys and girls who read so well at this Mass and who participated so reverently. Please pray for them on their sacramental journey.
We celebrated Ash Wednesday during half term marking the beginning of Lent.
We are marking this season in the church’s calendar by making our Lenten promises. These are displayed in the hall to remind us about our promises and how we want to live and be more like Jesus during this time.
RE Home Learning
Gospel: Jesus clears the Temple (John 2:13-25)
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
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Why was Jesus so angry?
- Why were the disciples amazed by this?
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What did Jesus mean when he said, “I will build this Temple back up in three days”?
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Why did the Disciples remember this after Jesus rose from the dead?
World Book Day
We will be celebrating World Book Day on Friday, 8th 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.
Readathon
As you know, St Charles will be celebrating World Book Day (WBD) on Friday 8th March. We are excited to announce that we are running a Readathon on this day with the aim to help raise money for new books in our classrooms.
Pupils will spend the day celebrating WBD dressed as their favourite book character whilst completing a range of reading activities. The afternoon will be spent completing the readathon. The children can choose whatever they want to read - from comics to classics and audio books to blogs - they are not being assessed, it’s all about reading for pleasure – one of our biggest aims for all our children here at St Charles. The money they raise in sponsorship will help to provide a supply of brand new books for the pupils in our school, including fiction and non-fiction texts based on diversity, mental health awareness and classical stories.
International Mother Tongue Day
Hello! Hola! Salam! Bom dia! Last week we celebrated Mother Language Day. We thought about all the languages we as a school community speak and how languages are an important part of us.
Reception Trip To Holland Park
Exploring the wonders of winter at the Ecology Centre was a blast! From learning about the seasons and hibernating animals to stumbling upon fascinating fungi like the jelly ear, our Reception children had a magical day of discovery.
Music
6G have been enjoying learning how to play the ukelele in their music lessons. This week, Ms Crealey introduced the class to basslines and they were able to play along to some well-known songs!
Year 6 SATS
There will be a SATS preparation meeting scheduled in the hall next Thursday 7th March at 3.20pm for parents and carers of children in Year 6.
Your participation is greatly appreciated, and we look forward to discussing important matters together at the meeting.
Learning & Action Heroes
Attendance and Punctuality
Well done to 4H for being the most punctual class with 0 minutes lost in total this week.
Important Dates
MARCH
1st March - 3/4H Assembly (St David)
8th 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
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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