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

Executive Head: Mrs E Brocklesby

Head of School: Mrs S Laskey

email: enquiry_amb@emmasumac.com

Contact number: 01562 823568

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

Friday 2nd February 2024

Can we please remind you that Parent's Evening will be held on Tuesday 6th February and Thursday 8th February between 3.30-6pm. You will only need to book one slot with your child's class teacher on either of the days. If you are having any difficulty booking please speak to the school office and they will be happy to help you.

It has been brought to our attention that parents are pulling up and dropping their children off directly outside the school gates. This is causing congestion and other cars are not able to pass. In light of the horrific accident today on the Birmingham Road, can we please ask that you are pulling into a space to allow your child to get out of the car safely and that you are not blocking the road.

It has been wonderful being on the gate this week seeing so many children initiating saying 'good morning' and asking me how I am. On Wednesday we attended Whole School Mass. Key Stage Two were very eager to begin their Mass and were all sat reverently when EYFS and Key Stage One arrived.  Father Lamb spoke to the children about his years as a teacher and expressed the importance of educators.  Year 6 chose to end our Mass with the uplifting hymn 'Shine Jesus Shine'. On returning to school, Father Lamb asked the children to say special prayers for their teachers and show their appreciation. We took time to think about 'Saint Angela Merici' who was a religious educator. 

If MATHS were a house...

COUNTING would be the foundations - you can't build a house without solid foundations!

ADDTION & SUBTRACTION is the basement

Then comes MULTIPLICATION & DIVISION

The upper floors come next, but we need a solid bottom half of the house for these to stay upright!

FRACTIONS & PERCENTAGES... GRAPHS, SHAPES & ALGEBRA... then ALL THE EVEN MORE FUN STUFF!!

If you took a sledgehammer to the bottom of the house, what would happen?  It would all fall down!

So we need a really solid knowledge of COUNTING, ADDITION & SUBTRACTION and MULTIPLICATION & DIVISION to be able to do all everything else in Maths!

Lucky for us, TTRS & Numbots helps with that, and more importantly, keeps it FUN!

What an incredible Rockstar day!

Seeing everyone walk through the gate this morning with coloured hair, neon glasses, tattooed arms and all kinds of sparkles showed what kind of fantastic day we were going to have.

We started with a rockin' assembly, with over 180 children earning studio speeds and passing their robots! We played our air guitars and cheered during our Y6 v Teachers times tables games... Y6 WON!!!

Every class had some time to play on TTRS or Numbots throughout the day, and in KS2 the children took part in the NSPCC number competition - hopefully there will be even more certificates to give out next week!

Across the school, each class was given a jar full of sweets, linked to our whole-school maths book 'How many jelly beans?' They've done lots of different activities linked to the jar of sweets, and there was even enough sweets left over for everyone to enjoy a handful at the end.

I want to say a massive thank you to all children, staff and parents who have helped to make this such a fantastic day. Bring on Rockstar Day 2025!

Mrs Shevas

This years Valentines Bakes Off will be held on Wednesday 7^th February. All entries to be brought into the school office and they will be judged and then sold to the children during the day and any remaining cakes will be sold from the school hall at the end of the day to parents and families.

Cupcakes and biscuits would be preferred due to them being easier to hand out when selling.

To buy a cake, children will need to bring in a maximum of £1 cash on the day in a named envelope or purse.

On Thursday 8th February, the Reception children will be celebrating Chinese New Year. Could you please send your child into school wearing red, yellow or gold coloured clothes.

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.

The Bee Hive Club is now open. The Club is based in the Bee Hive which is the nursery building currently.

Opening Times

The Bee Hive Club is open to children between 7.45am – 8.45am & 3.20pm - 6.00pm every school day.

There is a minimum of two qualified members of staff and a ratio of one member of staff to eight children under the age of eight years.

The Bee Hive Admissions Policy

The Bee Hive (Before and After School Club) will admit any child who attends St Ambrose School subject to availability of places, and the admissions criteria below.

The Bee Hive Morning Club will accept up to 20 children on any one day.  The Bee Hive Evening Club will accept up to 20 children on any one day. The club operates a minimum staffing of one adult per eight children under the age of 8 years.

Kind Regards,

Mrs Laskey and Mrs Brocklesby