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

Friday 21st April 2023

Welcome back everyone! Hope you all enjoyed the Easter break. We have had a great week it has been wonderful to see all children engaged with their learning and building on prior knowledge.

Today all families have received a letter from Father Lamb in a sealed envelope. If you would like to respond to the letter on the required form please return it to school.

We would like to extend a big thank you to the Strong and Rutter families who kindly gave up their spare time during the Easter holidays to tidy the parish garden at the far end of the playground. They have done a wonderful job.

Year 3 are enjoying learning all about plants. To take their learning outside we would really welcome donations of bedding plants to add to the parish garden near the main school gates. Any donations will be gratefully received.

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.

This half term, we will be focussing on the virtues Curious and Active.

We are growing to be curious about everything; and active in our engagement with the world, changing what we can for the better.

We will celebrate the pupils who have demonstrated these virtues in a special assembly after May Half Term.

On Thursday, Year 2 had a super beach day at school. We took part in a wide range of beach activities such as: building sandcastles, beach volley ball, fishing, paper boat racing and more! We also enjoyed some scrumptious chips and a refreshing ice lolly. What a wonderful day Year 2 had! We are looking forward to writing all about our fun time next week in our literacy lessons. 

Please see the flyer below regarding a sleep hygiene workshop that will be taking place on Tuesday 25th of April. It is being run by our mental health lead, Lorena and you can book your place for the workshop on Parent Pay.

Would you like to know more about your child's development?

Would you like a better understanding of your child's behaviour?

Come along to this relaxed, fun group to explore issues like:

Developmental needs.... Having fun.... Communication.... Sleep.... Behaviour difficulties.

Consisting of 10 sessions for 2 hours, the group is suitable for families with children and young people from birth to 19 years.

Come along for an initial informative coffee morning held in school on Friday 28th April from 8.45am - 9.30am.

The sessions will then take place on the following dates from 8.45am - 9.30am.

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