This week we have received a letter from His Grace Archbishop Bernard Longley. He reminds us that fifty days after Easter, we celebrate the Feast of Pentecost when the Holy Spirit came down on the Disciples. In the letter he reminds us we have the power to make a difference by speaking up and making sure that our voices are heard. Next week in school we will focus on spreading the Good News of Jesus and building a better and fairer world for all. Please share the letter below with your family.

Next week all of the classes will be completing a sponsored walk for the Father Hudson Charity. Please see the letter below that went out with your child this week. We would be really grateful if you would help your child(ren) raise sponsorship money and donate via ParentPay for this worthy cause.

As a Catholic commmunity, one of the most important lessons we will ever teach is about diversity. Teaching about the Importance of Celebrating Different Cultures and Diversity will help grow children of Saint Ambrose to have the best start in life . Did you know that being culturally aware can have a significant affect on success? "Diverse classrooms promote creativity, high level thinking, and collaboration." All classrooms represent different backgrounds, cultures, ethnicity, language, religion, and physical ability. Being diverse is defined as all the ways we are alike and different. For this reason every half term we will be celebrating a different culture with members of our school and parish communities. On Friday 9th July from 2pm - 5pm at the Parish Centre we will be celebrating the Filipino culture with members of our school community and parish. Please keep the date free and if you would like to be involved in organising the event please contact E.Brocklesby via email ebrocklesby@st-ambrose.worcs.sch.uk

Mrs Wallace would like to invite parents to join her on Tuesday 25th May at 9am-10am for Teapot Time in the parent shelter.

Thank you to those parents and children who have already returned their fundraising smarties tubes. Can we please ask that you continue to send the filled smarties tubes into school. This is a fantastic fundraising project for our school in order for TAPP to provide extra support and activites for our children. 

!!! REMEMBER THAT THE CLASS THAT RAISES THE MOST AMOUNT OF MONEY WILL RECEIVE A PRIZE!!!

We are really proud of how hard ALL pupils have worked in school this week. On Monday morning, in our whole school virtual celebration assembly, the following children will be receiving a certificate for their fantastic efforts:

Carmen made this picture for her priest Father John. She has made Mary's crown out of real flowers that she pressed.

Year 2 also really enjoyed their Key Stage worship led by Miss Brewer and Reception class this week. Here are some of their thoughtful reflections.

Feel free to try the free yoga bugs relaxation sessions.

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

Our virtues for this half term are compassionate and loving. We are compassionate when we feel sympathy and concern for other people who are in difficulty, whether they are near to us or far away. Loving: We are loving when we show our sympathy and concern for other people by our actions and by our words. Please let Miss Holtom know if your child demonstrates these virtues at home (year6@st-ambrose.worcs.sch.uk) as we would love to reward them for this in our Virtue Celebration on Thursday.

Please complete the questionnaire below to help us plan future parents evenings and review the provision for this year.

We are very much looking forward to celebrating your son or daughter’s First Holy Communion on Saturday 26th June at 12.00 pm. Our preparations began in school last week and we were really impressed with how engaged the children were with the first three chapters of the programme.

Father Lamb’s information Zoom Meeting for parents will be held on Monday 7^th June at 6pm outlining the importance of this sacrament and the role you play in supporting your child to be a practising Catholic. There will be opportunities for you to ask any questions about the programme and details of how your child can make their First Confession will be shared.

To log in to the Zoom meeting, please use the following log in details:

Meeting ID: 7139023157

Passcode: @mbro5e

On the special day, girls should wear a white dress and may wear a veil if they wish. Gloves should not be worn during Mass. Boys should wear dark trousers and a white shirt. They will be given a red sash from school to wear and they can also wear a red tie. Some red bow ties are available for those who would like to borrow them – please complete the form on letter that has been distributed to your child if this is required. Further practical arrangements of the day will be given in due course.

We are very much looking forward to helping support your child with this important moment in their lives.

Please see the PDF documents below detailing a photography open call to all budding photographers.

Please see the poster below detailing entry information for a children's cross country event.

Do you know of any prospective parents who may be interested in their child joining us in September? If so, please do encourage them to call school for more information and encourage them to follow us on social media. 

We are also looking to promote our school further. Please review us on google if you have a google account and we would be very grateful if you could send us a testimonial which we can add to our promotions work and website. If you are happy for us to share your testimonials please follow the link provided on the news section of our website.

Each Wednesday at 2.45pm, Miss Brewer will be sharing a story with Reception children and we are inviting you to join this at home on Zoom too. If you have young children at home or know of any other families who would like to join us for this please share the following details:

Meeting ID:4974976598 Password: ambrose123

Please see the following documents from NHS Test and Trace and NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Clinical Commissioning Group 

Latest update on testing and isolation periods.

• If a child or member of staff tests positive, they now have to self-isolate for at least 10 days, even if they feel well.
• If they are NOT a known contact of a confirmed case they can return to school if the result is negative, providing they feel well and they have not had a fever for 48 hours.
• If they are a contact of a confirmed case, they must stay off school for 14 days isolation period, even if they test negative. This is because they can develop the infection at any point up to 14 days after being in contact a confirmed case. This would apply to pupils and staff who have been in a bubble with a positive testing child.  School Leadership will decide which members of staff have come into close proximity with the bubble and therefore also need to self-isolate for 14 days.
• Please be aware that anyone admitted to hospital is likely to receive a test for Covid, whether they are showing symptoms or not.  
• Covid symptoms are now being classed as: a persistent cough, high temperature, and/or loss of taste and smell.
• No action needs to be taken as a school until a test result is shared with us.

Please also note that we cannot request test results, parents have to approach us with results.

Please see the following covid documents from Public Health.

Kind Regards,

Mrs Brocklesby