14 Mar 2007 - March Newsletter
Newsletter March 2007
Dear Parents
As we move through the Lenten season we send you our best wishes and update you with our news.
CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU
We say a very big thank you to everyone who helped and supported our splendid Around the World in 80 Minutes production.
Very well done to our Cross Country Runners who competed in the St. Catherine's Family of Primary Schools competition with great success recently. Our Year 3 team of Kate Smallbones, Chevelle Crossley, Grace Brown, Lawrence Okanga, Kenan Douglass and Sam Brant were second overall.Our Year 6 team of Luke Stocks, Alex Conway, Tyler Nicholson, Mollie Shaw, Ellie Pendergast and Roisin McCallion were also second.
Meanwhile, our Year 4 team of Sean O'Dowd, Joe Nolan, Savannah Barnes, Alhana Nicholson, Sophie Karandikar and Joseph Horner were first and our Year 5 team of Kar Lai Ling, Ronan Helliwell, John Horner, Matthew Greenwood, Ciara Walsh and Emma Sutcliffe were also first. Well done to everyone!Emma Sutcliffe, Joe Nolan and Roisin McCallion were individually first in their age groups and they together with Tyler Nicholson, Kar Lai Ling, Matthew Greenwood, Ciara Walsh, Sean O'Dowd and Sophie Karandikar have been selected to represent the St. Catherine?s Family of Schools in the Hipperholme and Lightcliffe Partnership finals later in the month.
We thank the parents of our children preparing for their First Sacraments and ask everyone to keep these children in your thoughts and prayers as they get read to make their First Reconciliation on 24th March.
We thank Mrs Gill Shannon for her ten years of splendid high quality work as one of our School Administrators. Gill is leaving us after Easter. We will miss her a lot and wish her all the very best in the future.
PTA REMINDER Pta meeting - 7.00 p.m. This Thursday 15th march - in schoolALL WELCOME
BAG TO SCHOOL COLLECTION. We will shortly be sending the Bags home. Collection day is Friday 23rd March. Bags need to be at school by 9.15 a.m. Please support if you can.
Dear Parents
As we move through the Lenten season we send you our best wishes and update you with our news.
CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU
We say a very big thank you to everyone who helped and supported our splendid Around the World in 80 Minutes production.
Very well done to our Cross Country Runners who competed in the St. Catherine's Family of Primary Schools competition with great success recently. Our Year 3 team of Kate Smallbones, Chevelle Crossley, Grace Brown, Lawrence Okanga, Kenan Douglass and Sam Brant were second overall.Our Year 6 team of Luke Stocks, Alex Conway, Tyler Nicholson, Mollie Shaw, Ellie Pendergast and Roisin McCallion were also second.
Meanwhile, our Year 4 team of Sean O'Dowd, Joe Nolan, Savannah Barnes, Alhana Nicholson, Sophie Karandikar and Joseph Horner were first and our Year 5 team of Kar Lai Ling, Ronan Helliwell, John Horner, Matthew Greenwood, Ciara Walsh and Emma Sutcliffe were also first. Well done to everyone!Emma Sutcliffe, Joe Nolan and Roisin McCallion were individually first in their age groups and they together with Tyler Nicholson, Kar Lai Ling, Matthew Greenwood, Ciara Walsh, Sean O'Dowd and Sophie Karandikar have been selected to represent the St. Catherine?s Family of Schools in the Hipperholme and Lightcliffe Partnership finals later in the month.
We thank the parents of our children preparing for their First Sacraments and ask everyone to keep these children in your thoughts and prayers as they get read to make their First Reconciliation on 24th March.
We thank Mrs Gill Shannon for her ten years of splendid high quality work as one of our School Administrators. Gill is leaving us after Easter. We will miss her a lot and wish her all the very best in the future.
PTA REMINDER Pta meeting - 7.00 p.m. This Thursday 15th march - in schoolALL WELCOME
BAG TO SCHOOL COLLECTION. We will shortly be sending the Bags home. Collection day is Friday 23rd March. Bags need to be at school by 9.15 a.m. Please support if you can.
LENTEN NEWS· Thank you for your support of our Lenten Charity work.· We remind you of our daily Morning Reflection before school. Everyone is invited.
Fr. Finan is coming to say a Lenten Mass for the whole school on Wednesday 21st March at 10.00 a.m. All welcome.
Our term ends with our Lenten Liturgy at 2.00 p.m. on Friday 30th March. We hope that you can join us.
HELPING IN SCHOOL COURSE - for parents and friends.
We have a few places available on this popular accredited course which is of great value for adults who are interested in working or helping in school. Details from the office.
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT SUGGESTIONS
We thank you for your general views and suggestions to date and for your ideas about the building, parents courses, information about school and reading. March is a critical time in our School Improvement Cycle and we again ask for parental views and suggestions on general and specific issues. We encourage everyone to return the reply on this letter by Friday 23rd March and thank you in anticipation of your positive and constructive support.
VACANCIES IN SCHOOL
Assistant to the School Administrator, Mrs. Pauline Bodkin, 21 hours per week, term time plus some additional hours. Further details from school. Closing date noon on Monday 26th March.
Mid Day Supervisors. If you are interested in working as a temporary or permanent Mid-day Supervisor, please contact the office staff.
Finally, thanks for your continued support and the great amount of positive feedback at our recent Parents Evenings.
Best wishes, Paul Copley - Headteacher
MARCH NEWSLETTER - REPLY SLIP
1. Please send me details of the Helping School Course. Name ..
2. My school improvement suggestions are:-
Diary Dates
MARCH
Monday 12th-16th Year 6 Residential Trip to Winmarleigh Hall
Thursday 15th Year 5 classes to visit Manor Heath
Miss Riley & Mrs McCambridge's classes to 10.00 a.m. Mass at St. Mary's
PTA Meeting - 7.00 p.m. in school. All welcome.
Friday 16th Comic Relief Day - non uniformParents Assembly led by 4C/A - 3.00 p.m. All welcome.
Wednesday 21st Lenten Mass - whole school 10.00 a.m. Fr. Finan. All welcome.
Calderdale Gymnastics Competition at North Bridge Leisure Centre - evening.
Thursday 22nd Y6 classes to visit Manor Heath
Friday 23rd Bag to School Collection Day (before 9.15 a.m. please)
Parents Assembly led by 3/4R - 3.00 p.m. All welcome.
Saturday 24th First Sacraments children make their First Reconciliation
Tuesday 27th U11 Netball & Football away at the Gleddings
Wednesday 28th U11 girls Football at Hipperholme & Lightcliffe 1.30 - 5.00 p.m.
Thursday 29th Mrs. Cowie's class to 10.00 a.m. Mass at St. Mary's
Friday 30th Lenten Liturgy ? 2.00 p.m. All welcome.
SCHOOL CLOSED FOR EASTER HOLIDAYS - RE-OPENS 16TH APRIL
Fr. Finan is coming to say a Lenten Mass for the whole school on Wednesday 21st March at 10.00 a.m. All welcome.
Our term ends with our Lenten Liturgy at 2.00 p.m. on Friday 30th March. We hope that you can join us.
HELPING IN SCHOOL COURSE - for parents and friends.
We have a few places available on this popular accredited course which is of great value for adults who are interested in working or helping in school. Details from the office.
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT SUGGESTIONS
We thank you for your general views and suggestions to date and for your ideas about the building, parents courses, information about school and reading. March is a critical time in our School Improvement Cycle and we again ask for parental views and suggestions on general and specific issues. We encourage everyone to return the reply on this letter by Friday 23rd March and thank you in anticipation of your positive and constructive support.
VACANCIES IN SCHOOL
Assistant to the School Administrator, Mrs. Pauline Bodkin, 21 hours per week, term time plus some additional hours. Further details from school. Closing date noon on Monday 26th March.
Mid Day Supervisors. If you are interested in working as a temporary or permanent Mid-day Supervisor, please contact the office staff.
Finally, thanks for your continued support and the great amount of positive feedback at our recent Parents Evenings.
Best wishes, Paul Copley - Headteacher
MARCH NEWSLETTER - REPLY SLIP
1. Please send me details of the Helping School Course. Name ..
2. My school improvement suggestions are:-
Diary Dates
MARCH
Monday 12th-16th Year 6 Residential Trip to Winmarleigh Hall
Thursday 15th Year 5 classes to visit Manor Heath
Miss Riley & Mrs McCambridge's classes to 10.00 a.m. Mass at St. Mary's
PTA Meeting - 7.00 p.m. in school. All welcome.
Friday 16th Comic Relief Day - non uniformParents Assembly led by 4C/A - 3.00 p.m. All welcome.
Wednesday 21st Lenten Mass - whole school 10.00 a.m. Fr. Finan. All welcome.
Calderdale Gymnastics Competition at North Bridge Leisure Centre - evening.
Thursday 22nd Y6 classes to visit Manor Heath
Friday 23rd Bag to School Collection Day (before 9.15 a.m. please)
Parents Assembly led by 3/4R - 3.00 p.m. All welcome.
Saturday 24th First Sacraments children make their First Reconciliation
Tuesday 27th U11 Netball & Football away at the Gleddings
Wednesday 28th U11 girls Football at Hipperholme & Lightcliffe 1.30 - 5.00 p.m.
Thursday 29th Mrs. Cowie's class to 10.00 a.m. Mass at St. Mary's
Friday 30th Lenten Liturgy ? 2.00 p.m. All welcome.
SCHOOL CLOSED FOR EASTER HOLIDAYS - RE-OPENS 16TH APRIL