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

Friday 30th June

On Monday all children will be informed about their teachers next year. Families will also receive a letter detailing transition activities in school and ways you can support at home. 

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 week Aurelia is heading to Braga, Portugal to represent Team England at the World Finals of the Dance World Cup.  Aurelia is so excited to be part of this wonderful event representing her country. A huge achievement and honour. COME ON ENGLAND!

Today all families have received an information pack about our new Before and After School club. The club will be known as the Bee Hive Club and will open in September. The Club will be be 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.

June 29 is celebrated as the Solemnity of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, two of the pillars of the early Church, and has been a part of the liturgical calendar since the 3rd or 4th centuries. 

As a whole school, we went to celebrate Mass together and we asked staff and parishioners to give feedback. We received the following comments:

Parishioners feedback:
'The children's responses were clearly expressed and confident. The little ones were particularly clear.'
'The children were very enthusiastic in their praise and worship. The teachers are very dedicated in their role.'
'I thought that the children's responses and especially their singing was excellent. Well done.'
'The readers were particularly good. Spoke slowly and could be heard from the back. It was appreciated having the words to the hymns given to use before Mass. The organisation of the children coming into Mass continues to be an improvement. An area for consideration is the attitude of the children having received the Blessed Sacrament. They could be more prayerful - not looking around at their friends.'

Staff feedback:
'Very strong readers. It is both enjoyable and helps us to understand the teachings in Mass when it is delivered so clearly and appropriately. It might be nice to have sung responses in the future.'
'Children followed Mass well with their red booklets and responded clearly. It was nice to see the Year 3 children, who have just recently received their First Holy Communion, be so well prepared during Mass to receive the Eucharist. Could some of the responses be sung at futures Masses?'
'Good participation from the children. Clear responses and clear readings. Children sat, listened and were very respectful.'
'Even though the length of the Mass was long, the younger children were keen to participate and took pride in joining in some responses.'

We will ensure that pupils are reminded to be prayerful after receiving communion and will start practising singing responses for Mass ready for September.

As we approach the final term please take note of the important dates for Year 6 below.

The school summer fete will be held this year on Friday 14th July from 3.20-5.30pm.

Remember children are asked to bring in a filled jar for a children's tombola on Friday to support the school fete on 14th July - all donations will help us raise money for our school. Today the amount of bottles we have collected is amazing. Together as a school community we can all make a difference for our children. 

Mad Hatter Monday was a brilliant idea to support classes to raise money to stock their Fete stall. It was also great to see the school community working together to fundraise. Thank you for your £1 donation. Donations can still be handed in next week to class teachers. Thank you for everyone's support.

Children are NOW able to wear summer uniform. Sandals are permitted but please do not send your child in open toe sandals. Summer uniform is not obligatory if your child prefers to carry on wearing a white shirt and tie. We are grateful to all parents who adhere to the school uniform policy thus ensuring we maintain high standards of appearance and consequently attitude and behaviour. Thank you, next week I will be contacting families to offer support if children are not attending school in the correct uniform.

This half term, we will be focussing on the virtues Intentional and Prophetic.

Intentional: planning our actions and choosing to live how God wants us to.

Every action we make has an impact on other people and the world around us. If we live intentionally, we listen to our conscience and deliberately decide that the actions we take will have a positive impact. We use the earth’s resources wisely, think about the choices we make, and care for God’s creation.

Prophetic: spreading the word of God through how we live our lives.

As we choose to act intentionally and make good decisions, we encourage others to do the same. We set a good example through our words and deeds and inspire other people to act in a positive and wise way. We help people to make the right decisions
themselves and think about how God wants them to live their lives.

We will celebrate the pupils who have demonstrated these virtues in a special assembly at the end of this year.

We all love Feel Good Friday as it is a simple way of taking a moment in a busy week to make yourself and others feel good. Today it has been wonderful dressing for the beach. We didn't need the sun! Next week we look forward to sharing photographs with you.

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