Newsletter 39 18/07/25

As we reach the end of the school year, it is a time to look back and give thanks for the memories and friendships nurtured, for the lessons learned and progress made. We pray that we are able to hold onto memories of this time as we get older, valuing the times with our current classes and teachers, and are given the strength to face the future with optimism.

This week, we have been recognising pupils who have stood out in each class during the year, exemplifying our core values of achievement, compassion, equality, faith, respect and responsibility. Those recognised have done particularly well to stand out when so many of our pupils in every class try hard to live out our values every day.

Year 6 are on their final countdown, following the end of year production of Annie with their own awards and Leavers' Mass this week. Along with the other children, they still have to come Monday's talent shows followed by final assemblies on Wednesday. 

They will be joined in departing by Mrs Horton and Mrs Edmunds and we wish all of our leavers great success and great happiness in the future. As I have said before, they have all contributed hugely to the life and story of Sacred Heart and will forever be a part of our family. We hope to hear how everyone is getting on and look forward to welcoming you back from time to time.

A final thank you to you, the parents, for supporting your child's journey with us this year; to all of the staff who continue to work so hard for every child, with no exception; and to the children themselves for being shining lights of God's love.

We wish you a peaceful, relaxing, exciting and love-filled Summer holiday and we look forward to welcoming all back in September, hopefully refreshed and ready to start a new chapter.

God bless our leavers and you all.

Mr Beazeley

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

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.

• 23/07/25 – Leavers Assembly at 2.00pm

• 23/07/25 – Last Day of term (no tea club on this day)

• 24/07/25 - 29/08/25 - SUMMER HOLIDAYS

• 01/09/25 - INSET DAY - NO CHILDREN IN SCHOOL

• 02/09/25 - INSET DAY - NO CHILDREN IN SCHOOL

• 03/09/25 – First Day of new academic year

Next year's term dates have been announced, please see below for the school calendar

Here is our new Summer Term dinner menu, which is now in effect.

Dear Parents and Carers,

 As we approach the end of term, we wanted to send a reminder to all our families of the uniform requirements from September 2025. We would like to draw special attention to:

• Hair styles - must not be extreme

• Earrings - no earrings of any kind. If you wish to get your child's ears pierced, the must be done at the beginning of the holidays to allow sufficient time to heal before returning to school. 

• Shoes - must be sensible and sturdy - no trainers

• Boots - only to be worn to and from school - need to change to shoes in school

 Please read the attached document for full information on all uniform requirements. 

 There will be a PRE-LOVED UNIFORM EVENT at the beginning of September, so please look out for this. 

 We would also like to remind everyone that all items in school must be clearly labelled, and the school will not accept responsibility for lost items. 

 Please help us to be 'The smartest school in town' and support us in ensuring the children are wearing the correct uniform, are fully prepared and ready to learn.

Kind regards,

School Office.

In line with other schools we will be introducing a new policy where by any children not collected from school by 3.30pm will be placed in our after school tea club and a £6 fee will be applied to your School Money account.

We have seen an increase in the number of children not collected on time and we hope the new charges will ensure children are collected promptly.

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.

Year 1 are making a felt badge, a flower with a button to raise awareness of the CAFOD charity. here they are practicing their running stitch.

Year 6 have enjoyed a day of baking and decorating (and eating!) celebration cupcakes as part of their DT project for this term.

Year 5 are making mechanical toys for children using a cam mechanism

Prize Giving Reception & KS1

Well done to all our pupils who received prizes to reflect our core values well through their actions of responsibility, achievement, compassion, equality, faith and respect.

Prize Giving - Year 3-5

Well done to all our pupils who received prizes to reflect our core values well through their actions of responsibility, achievement, compassion, equality, faith and respect.

Prize Giving - Year 6

Well done to all our pupils who received prizes to reflect our core values well through their actions of responsibility, achievement, compassion, equality, faith and respect, along with some prizes for academic areas for some pupils.

Over the last week, sports mornings have been enjoyed by all pupils from Reception up to Year 6. Great effort shown by everyone!

Summer Music Concert - We enjoyed a wonderful afternoon of music from a wide variety of our music clubs

OUTSTANDING MONEY

Just a remind to all our families to ensure that all outstanding monies are paid for by the end of this school term.  Please log onto your School Money accounts to check for outstanding balances and ensure any outstanding clubs, trips, dinners are settled.

If you have any questions regarding this please email annemariedriscoll@sacredheart.southend.sch.uk

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.

Sleep workshop (virtual sessions)

These sessions are for children under the care of the Lighthouse Child Development Centre or who have a diagnosed neurodivergent condition. To book a place please email to book a place: epunft.Lighthouse.asd@nhs.net. Sessions run from 10am to 12pm.

2025 Dates: 3 July, 18 September and 16 October.

Click on the image below to read a workshop for parents of children who are anxious or worried about coming to school