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

Executive Head: Mrs E Brocklesby

Head of School: Mrs S Laskey

Contact number: 01562 823568

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

THANK YOU TO ALL OF THOSE PARENTS WHO HAVE ALREADY ATTENDED THE CURRICULUM WORKSHOPS THAT TOOK PLACE THIS WEEK FOR Y1, Y2 AND Y3. IT IS SO IMPORTANT THAT WE SUPPORT EACH OTHER TO ENHANCE YOUR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION. PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WORKSHOPS THAT WILL BE TAKING PLACE OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS FOR RECEPTION, Y4, Y5 AND Y6.

Can we please remind you that if you do not have a parking permit issued by school then you should not be using the car park at drop off and pick up times.

Friday 27th September 2024

Message from Mrs Laskey

Dear Parents and Carers,

During Musical Praise this morning the House Captains were announced to the school. Well done to all of Year Six who took the time to write their speech about why they wanted to stand for the house positions. All children and staff are allocated a house team and over the course of the year there will be half-term meetings, interhouse competitions held and other events that will focus on being part of a team.

Congratulations to all of the children below who were elected as House Captain and Vic House Captain. We hope you are looking forward to this important role within our school.

On Friday 18^th October 2024 9.30a.m. to 11.30a.m. we are holding our school Open Morning. Today your child will have come home with a flyer advertising this event. Please pass this flyer to a neighbour or a family member if they will be applying for a school place for the child in the future. All families welcome.

Have a lovely weekend.

Mrs Laskey

House	Captains
St Richard	Franky P and Sammy
St Wulstan	Logan and Robyn M
St Chad	Solomon and Robyn H
St Nicholas Owen	Angeline and Lydia

CAN WE PLEASE REMIND YOU THAT FRIDAY THE 4TH OF OCTOBER IS A TEACHER TRAINING DAY AND THE SCHOOL WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL PUPILS

We are very excited to share our new St Ambrose Facebook page with you (the link is below). Please make sure you follow us to keep up to date with all school events. If you wish for your child to be included in photos, please make sure you have updated the social media consent on Arbor.

St Ambrose Facebook Link

Curriculum Workshop Dates

Reception	Monday 30th September
Year Four	Wednesday 2nd October
Year Five	Wednesday 9th October
Year Six	Thursday 10th October

Thank you to the Year 5 Mini Vinnies who went to the Parish Hall today to help with the Macmillan Coffee Morning. They all represented the school so wonderfully and we are very proud of them. Please see our Facebook page for photo's

Saint Francis of Assisi is a very important saint in the life of the Catholic Church and school. The children all know that Saint Francis loved and cared for the natural world and the animals within it. On Thursday 3rd October we will celebrate his feast day (4th October) and to mark the occasion we will hold the annual Blessing of the Animal Service on the school playground at 2.30p.m.

We would like to welcome all animals, large and small to this special service.

Sprint Active are our providers for After School Clubs. Please see the adjacent letter for year groups and activities and also how you are able to sign your child up. There are still spaces available across all days.

St Ambrose After School Clubs

Hagley Catholic High School Open Morning

St Ambrose Open Morning

DATE	TIME	EVENT

Monday 30th September	9.00a.m. to 10.15a.m.	Reception Curriculum Workshop
Tuesday 1st October	9.15a.m.	Class Mass - Year 2 - Feast of St Therese of Lisieux (Class Saint)
Wednesday 2nd October	9.00a.m. to 10.15a.m.	Year 4 Curriculum Workshop
Wednesday 2nd October	Morning	Year 6 Trip
Thursday 3rd October	2.45p.m.	Animal Blessing (School Playground)
Friday 4th October		INSET DAY - School closed to pupils
Saturday 5th October	9.00a.m. to 12.30p.m.	Hagley Catholic High School
Wednesday 9th October	9.00a.m. to 10.15a.m.	Year 5 Curriculum Workshop
Thursday 10th October	9.00a.m. to 10.15a.m.	Year 6 Curriculum Workshop
Friday 11th October	9.30a.m.	Harvest Mass for the whole school
Wednesday 16th October	9.15a.m.	Class Mass - Year 3
Friday 18th October	9.30a.m. to 11.30a.m.	St Ambrose Open Morning
Tuesday 22nd October	3.40p.m. to 6.10p.m.	Parents' Evening
Wednesday 23rd October	9.15a.m.	Class Mass - Reception, Year 1 and Year 2
Thursday 24th October	3.40p.m. to 6.10p.m.	Parents' Evening
Friday 25th October		Break up for half term

Parish Events

SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, October 19th 2024 Parish Retreat day -

'Hail Holy Queen, Our Life, Our Sweetness and Our Hope'.

Time: Approximately 10am-4pm.

Please see the poster for more information.

Term Dates 2024 25

All parents are warmly invited to attend 'Teapot Time' with Mrs Wallace in the Parish Hall from 8.50am - 9.30am.

Autumn 2024 timetable version 8

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.

YEAR GROUP	DAY/S
Reception	Monday
Year 1	Monday and Tuesday
Year 2	Wednesday and Friday
Year 3	Tuesday and Thursday
Year 4	Tuesday (swimming) and Friday
Year 5	Wednesday and Friday
Year 6	Tuesday (swimming) and Friday

Mass Times at St. Ambrose Catholic Church

Mass Times

Wednesday Word

Term Dates

Kind Regards,

Mrs Laskey and Mrs Brocklesby