Dear Parents and Carers, 

We had a busy first term back, and I am once again delighted to share with you some of the events, as well as some of the learning that had taken place. 

This term we will be rolling out an app called Arbor. Arbor is the Management System we use in school to store all of our data on pupils as well as for attendance. This app will allow you to check your contact details, give permissions and update details. We will also send letters out in the next few weeks with details of how to set up the app. All Primary Guardians will get a link to set up this app. This link will come to your email that we have registered on the system. Please check your junk mail too. A letter will be sent home too. We will still use PING to send messages, alongside Arbor, for a period of transition.  

Please see all of the links below to see the highlights from each year group. Click on the blue tabs at the bottom of this page. 

With best wishes 

Miss Doherty 

Reminder notices 

You are always welcome to join us on a Friday morning for our school masses - these take place in the chapel each week at 9:00am. 

Class assemblies take place on - 

• Wednesday morning (Rec & KS1) starting just after 9:00am as we will have our Wake Up Wednesday exercise first

• Thursday morning (KS2) starting at 9:00am

• Click here for Mass & Assembly Dates

We will send you regular updates and reminders of events taking place and they can also be found here  -

Click here to see our planned Workshops for Parents

Click here for the School Events List     More dates will be added throughout the year

With blessing and prayers 

Miss Doherty xx 

Click here to read the latest Religion Newsletter from Ten:Ten 

Our pupils are enjoying sensory activities as part of their daily curriculum 

Reading at St Helen's 

Performance Poetry

At the end of our Black History Focus, we had a celebration of our performance poetry. Each year group wrote their own poems and we had a sharing assembly with St Joachim's. See some video highlights here 

Wake up Wednesday

Every Wednesday the children have been enjoying the music and moves to wake up their body and mind; energised and ready to start the day. Miss Cascayan and Mr Downer lead us in a warm up ewach week! 

Some children spotted a curious looking visitor taking a stroll across the basketball court! 

Reminders 

• Timings - please remember that school starts at 8:50am each day. Gates will close at 8:55am. The school day finishes at 3:20pm each day. Session times for Nursery are 8:30-11:30am and 12:20-3:20pm. The Pre-school session is 8:30-11:30am . 

• Uniform - children are able to wear light blue polo shirts that do not have the school logo. We encourage pupils to have a jumper with the school logo. We have a stock of jumpers that are in very good condition that have been donated from past pupils. If you would like a recycled school jumper, please see the office staff. Pupils can wear any brand of grey trousers, shorts or skirts. Girls can also wear trousers if they prefer. Any brand of Summer dress can also be worn in the warmer weather  -these need to be blue & white. Black shoes must be worn each day. 

• PE Kits - children can wear any dark shorts or bottoms for PE. They can wear a plain white top or a t-shirt with the school logo. Any brand of plimsolls or trainers can be worn for PE. Football kits are not allowed for PE lessons. 

• Online Safety - it is essential that you monitor your child's use of the internet including apps on their phones. There are times when children are on platforms such as Snapchat, WhatsApp and others, when children can be exposed to inappropriate language and behaviour. You should ensure that your child knows who they are talking to/communicating with. Our advice would be to not use apps that are not age appropriate. 

• Click here to access some useful information about online safety. 

• Smart Watches are not permitted in school. Some watches have the facility to take photos and videos. We are unable to check all watches, but we need to ensure that all pupils and staff are kept safe. The easiest way to ensure the safety of all, is to not allow any smart watches in school so that inappropriate recording can't take place. This includes Fitbits and other devices. 

• Road Safety - Please do not park on the zig-zag lines at the zebra crossings, or on the double yellow lines around the entrances to the school. These parking restrictions are in place to keep everyone safe. Please also be mindful or parking on the curbs/pavements. The pavement is very narrow and these need to be kept clear for those who are walking.

• Wrap Around Care - If you would like details of our Breakfast Club (7:45am until start of school day) or 6 O'Clock Club (3:20-6pm) please contact the school office between 8am and 4pm for prices and information. 

• Family Hub Website - a useful website for families https://families.newham.gov.uk/kb5/newham/directory/family.page?familychannel=1