Newsletter 20 07/02/25

Thankyou to the members of the choir who attended the Young Voices concert at the O2 on Monday. By all accounts, they were a great credit to Sacred Heart, both in their behaviour and their singing. Many thanks for the parents who were able to attend and especially to Mrs Elvidge and staff who spent a long, if very enjoyable, day with the children. With the benefit of having Mrs Elvidge as a Music teacher with no class of her own, she is taking our music to new heights, developing the use of instrumentation and the quality of our class lessons.

We truly value a broad and rich curriculum and will always find a place for sport and the arts as we review what we provide. Currently, we are starting to look again at how all of the subjects fit in our week and how we maximise what the children learn and remember through engaging lessons.

Playtimes are also a very important part of the school week, maybe the most important for the children, and we will be looking to develop an outdoor play plan in the coming weeks. We have designers coming to visit after half term and, together with the School Council, we will begin to establish a long-term plan. At this afternoon's extra assembly for Number Day, all of the children were introduced to the idea and asked to think about ideas for the plan. We also reminded children of the connection between Number Day and the NSPCC and how that charity is always there for children and families in need.

I hope that you have a good weekend together and that the weather feels a little less wintry than it is at present.

God Bless 

Mr Beazeley

Please follow the link to the Ten Ten collective Worship Newsletter this month www.tentenresources.co.uk/prayers-for-home/parent-newsletter/  

• 12/02/25 – Year 1 Beach trip

• 13/02/25 – Year 2 St Felicity Class Assembly

• 17/02/25 to 22/02/25 – HALF TERM HOLIDAYS

• 24/02/25 – INSET Day – No Pupils in school

• 25/02/25 - CHILDREN RETURN TO SCHOOL

• 27/02/25 – Netball B

• 28/02/25 – Football Girls

Here is our new dinner menu.  Please note that the meat we serve is not Halal.

Our Amazon Wishlist is live!! The idea is that friends and family of the school can donate directly to the school library. We’ll still accept preloved copies from home that you may also wish to donate. The selection of books are chosen by the staff as texts that may benefit the pupil's reading comprehension, engagement with the curriculum and foster an interest in reading. The current list is reflective of this and will update as and when donations come through.  The link to our Wishlist is here.

A big thank you to those that have bought books for the school, we truly appreciate it.

Here are our stars of the week who have represented our core values well through their actions of responsibility, achievement, compassion, equality, faith and respect 

Year 6 enjoyed an immersive WWII experience from learning about different types of bombs used in the war to becoming medics and bandaging each other up.

Our Lady of Lourdes and St Bernadette's classes have been exploring their taste buds with food tasting. They have also explored other senses of sight, smell, touch and hearing through a series of table activities. They finished their science topic with a sensory walk around the school. They have learnt about the story of Jesus being a fisherman of men as his followers chose to become disciples upon hearing his good news.

PUPIL ABSENCE

When a child is off sick, a phone call must be made daily to record their absence.  For sickness and diarrhea, the school has a 48 hours policy from the last episode before a child can return to school.

Any medical appointments need proof of the appointment for our records.

For any other absences a leave of absence form must be completed which can be obtained from the office.

LOST PROPERTY

Please can all parents check their child’s clothes -  All items should be clearly labelled and your child needs to ensure they can identify their own property.  Staff are wasting too much time searching for children’s clothing and dealing with frustrated parents.

Thank you for your co-operation.

We would like to remind all our families using breakfast club of the importance of booking in advance.  We have noticed an increase of children not booking in advance and this effects our staffing ratio.

Breakfast club (£3 per session) runs from 7:30 until the start of school and includes a light breakfast and childcare.  

We also run a tea club (£6 per session) from 3:15-5:30pm which includes a light tea and childcare - again all bookings must be booked and paid for in advance.  Failure to pay will result in the child not being able to attend future sessions.

All bookings must be made at the beginning of each week so we can ensure we have enough staff available.  Priority will be given to children who have booked in advance and those who have not booked may not be able to stay.

If you need assistance making a booking please email annemariedriscoll@sacredheart.southend.sch.uk

We would like to remind all our families that we are a nut free school to protect some of our pupils/staff and therefore request that no items of food containing nuts are brought in.  We have noticed an increasing number of children bringing in snacks and spreads containing nuts ie cereal bars, chocolate spread etc.  We hope you all understand the importance that some of our community have epi pens for their allergies and we need to ensure their safety at all times.  Thank you for your co-operation.