Our Catholic Mission: 'We do our best by following Jesus.'

Friday 17th February 2023

We are delighted to be working in partnership with Starting Well to offer our parents and carers a course 'Understanding Your Child.' Please see the flyer below and register your interest by calling the school office. In order for this course to be viable we require a minimum of 8 parents to join the programme.

Please see the flyer below for the themed 'Pirate' lunch that will be taking place on Tuesday 28th February. If you would like your child to have lunch on this day please place your order through the School Food United website.

Thank you and well done to Year 4 for leading a beautiful prayer service today. The prayer service has helped us to prepare for Lent. It also linked to our learning about everyone being made in the image and likeness of God. Going forth to Ash Wednesday we all received a wooden cross to remind us Ash Wednesday begins the Lenten season, one of fasting and prayer.

This half term, we have been growing to be eloquent and truthful in what we say about ourselves, the relations between people, and the world. As a school, we will help our pupils grow by developing an eloquent language which they can use to understand and articulate their emotions, belief, and questions and will encourage them to be truthful in the way they represent themselves and speak about the world.

The following pupils will be receiving a certificate after half term.

Well done to Year 3 and the “St. Ambrose Archaeology team” for putting on a brilliant musical assembly for the school and parents about the Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age! Thank you to the children and year 3 staff team for working so hard to prepare for the assembly.

On 1^st March 2023, National Offer Day, all parents and carers who have applied for a Secondary School place for their child using the school admission application process of the local authority in which they live will receive notification of the outcome of their application either electronically or by post. If a family has named Hagley Catholic High School on their application and is offered a place at the school, parents/carers must confirm their acceptance of this offer through the process their local authority indicates as soon as possible. 

In addition, it would also be helpful if parents and carers of students who have been offered a Year 7 place for September 2023 at Hagley Catholic High School through their local authority, also confirm acceptance of their place directly with the school by completing the attached MS Form: 

https://forms.office.com/e/TUBJNx57wP. 

This will support us in communicating with all new parents and carers as early as possible using the Arbor Parent Portal.

Parents and carers who applied to Hagley Catholic High School and who have not been offered a Year 7 place for their child at the school for September 2023 can request that their child is placed on our Year 7 Intake Wait List by completing the attached MS Form: https://forms.office.com/e/Tst8Jiu2yr.

Any queries regarding admissions following the 1^st March 2023 can be addressed to our Admissions Co-ordinator, Mrs. O’Brien, either via email: admissions_hchs@emmausmac.com or on 01562 883193 choosing option 3 at the main menu.

Today, we launched the Live Simply assembly with the whole school.

At St Ambrose we are all working together to: live simply, live sustainably and live solidarity. Our School Ambassadors and Eco Warriors are now one big team - the Live Simply Team!

Living simply means living like Jesus by spending time in nature or in prayer and being grateful for all we have.

Living sustainably means looking after our world and remembering it is for everyone.

Living in solidarity means seeing everyone in the world as part of one big family. 

What's next?

After half term we will be starting our next actions:

1) Across the school during our collective worship sessions and Key Stage reflections we will be learning all about Fairtrade as part of Fairtrade fortnight.

Year 5 and 6 will be playing the CAFOD banana split game.

Over half term can you spot any Fairtrade foods in your local supermarket?

2) After half term your child will come home with a letter about the CAFOD Big Lent Walk. We will walking in solidarity. 

Here is the Live Simply Prayer:

Loving God, you created the world for us all to share,

A world of beauty and plenty,

Create in us a desire to live simply, so we can see your generosity,

You gave us responsibility for the earth,

a world of riches and delight.

Help is to live sustainably, so that those who follow us may enjoy the fruits of your creation. 

Help us to act in solidarity with all our brothers and sisters

so that we help create a fairer world.

Amen 

Thank you to everyone who entered the bake off competition. The cakes were all amazing!! The judges found it really hard to decide on winners as you all did so well. We raised an amazing £164.11!! Thank you. Please see the winners below:

Key Stage 1

YR Grace - First Place

YR Charlotte S - Second Place

Y1 Nellie-May - Third Place

Key Stage 2

Y3 Joseph V - First Place

Y4 Kian - Second Place

Y6 Nicola - Third Place

During Lent, we will be supporting The Good Shepherd appeal. Your child will have come home with a special envelope today; if you can over the next few weeks please spare any coins you may have and pop into the envelope. All monies raised go toward supporting a wonderful charity: Father Hudsons, who help support children, families and adults in need. Thank you.

Regular attendance at school means that your child will make the most of their education and improve their chances later on in life. At St Ambrose, good attendance is of high importance and we strive to have at least 96% attendance. Please help us with this target. If you need any support, then school is here to help so that your child can get the very best out of the education we provide. 

We will continue sending out regular push notifications about attendance so that you are aware if you child falls below our 96% target and we are working with Louise Howles, our Education Welfare Officer to support us with improvements.

Please follow the link below to access this week's Wednesday Word.

Please ensure that your child comes to school in their correct P.E. kit. The P.E. uniform is as follows:

• Black shorts, black leggings, black track suit bottoms (unbranded if possible)
• Maroon round neck T-shirt with embroidered badge
• P.E pumps or black trainer

PLEASE NOTE: P.E. HOODIES CAN ONLY BE WORN ON P.E. DAYS

Children are to come to school wearing their P.E. kit on the day(s) listed above. Thank you.

Please read the following tips to share with your son or daughter about staying safe online:

• Never give out personal information. This includes online people you know as well. Keep them private!
• Never send pictures of yourself because once it’s online, it’s there forever, and it could get into the wrong hands.
• Don’t make friends with people you don’t know. People are not always who they say they are.
• Tell your parents/carers what you’re doing online so they can act fast if there are any issues and can vet whether the website is safe for use
• Leave the website and tell a trusted adult immediately if you see something that concerns you or makes you feel unsafe
• Never show your real name, age or where you live in your username
• Use strong passwords which have a mix of numbers, letters and symbols
• Do not share passwords with others
• Don’t open an attachment unless you’re 100% sure it’s safe
• Don’t let strangers into your video calls. Blur your background so you don’t give away any information about where you are.
• Be careful who you webcam with
• Don’t meet up with someone you’ve only met online
• Be nice online
• Think before your post! This applies to when you send or forward content.

Kind Regards,

Mrs Brocklesby