Dear Parents and Carers,
Our first few weeks back at school have been busy, with lots of events going on. You will be able to see some highlights from each year group on the relevant pages - click on the boxes further down to see more.
Below you will see an email from Newham with a survey for you to complete. If you have 10mins to spare, I know they will value your feedback.
Supporting You - Our Pastoral Team and Senior Leadership Team, along with all members of staff are always here to support you. If you have any questions, concerns regarding your child's education, time in school or if you have any personal worries, we can offer a listening ear and help where we can. Come and see us if you need any help. I have added a message below from Newham Talking Therapies, please have a read and look at the offer. You can use this service and self refer, of if you would like our support we can help you.
Our Parish - here is a link to St Margaret's and All Saints Parish Website where you will find the latest copies of the Parish Newsletter and other information such as Mass times and events. There is a Live Stream for all Masses at the Main Church, and if you would like to watch School Masses at the Convent Chapel they are also Live Streamed. Here are the links -
St Margaret's Church Live Stream Convent Chapel Live Stream (School Masses - Friday am)
God Bless
Miss Doherty xx
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 Pre-school and Nursery are 8:30-11:30am and 12:20-3:20pm.
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 (navy is preferred). 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.
Please remember that you can also see updates on the school website News & Events page & Educational Visits Page
Important Information and dates - click the boxes below
Click the boxes below to see highlights from each phase
Recognition
One child from each class was chosen to join Miss Doherty for Hot Chocolate Friday this week. These pupils had gone above and beyond with their behaviour and work and are examples of excellence.
Children have voted for their class representatives and our new School Council Members are in place.
Newham Council Childcare Survey
The London Borough of Newham would like to hear from parents and carers about their childcare needs. Your views are important in helping us decide how to shape services that will be useful for you.
We are asking parents and carers in Newham whether they use childcare, how they use it, what they think about it and whether they would like to use more.
The questionnaire will take around 10 minutes to complete. The closing date for completion is 5pm on Friday 2nd December 2022. We are really keen to ensure your views are taken into account. Any parent completing the survey can opt in to be entered into a free prize draw for a chance to win £100 of shopping vouchers.
At the end of the questionnaire, there is an opportunity for you to request further information about funded early education, help with childcare costs and childcare providers in Newham.
To access the questionnaire click on this link: www.newham.gov.uk/childcareparentsurvey2022
Help us to help you! Take the survey now!
Community Workshops - Newham Talking Therapies
Hello there
My name is Rhysha Gallo and I work in the outreach team of Newham Talking Therapies. I just wanted to share with you some WELLBEING WORKSHOPS we are running from October – December 2022. Please note these workshops will be held online via MS Teams and are roughly 1-hour long each.
Who can attend? All adults (+18) living, working or studying in Newham are welcome to attend – since we are an adult service, these workshops are aimed for your staff in school. For any differences in eligibility criteria, please see information below.
To register: You can self-refer using the online registration form: https://t.co/x9J3ePYpb8
A note about the registration forms: As a service, we are required to monitor access to Newham Talking Therapies. The forms are collected as evidence to show to commissioners the work we are doing as an NHS service and ensures we are able to continue to provide these workshops for free. The first part of the form will ask you to provide personal details. Please know that you should only disclose information that you feel comfortable sharing. For example, you can write down ‘N/A’ in sections where you don’t want to share personal information. The second half of the form is a series of questions related to your mental health & wellbeing. This help us to screen for individuals who might need additional support – if your responses indicate that you might benefit additional support, you will receive a call from us as a ‘check-in’ and think together about your wellbeing and how we can support you.
Information on Workshops – what are they all about?
Wellbeing workshops: We are running educational workshops on a range of wellbeing topics such as stress, how to improve sleep, food and mood etc.. – to see the full list, please check out the poster attached. Each workshop will offer useful, evidence-based information on a specific topic and provide general skills that can support a person in maintaining a healthy life. We also provide information about getting further support for mental health & wellbeing if needed. Please note that a person can only attend 1 wellbeing workshop per month.
LTC workshops: These 1-hour workshops are aimed for people struggling with and want information on how to manage a variety of issues or conditions such as: Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Chronic Fatigue, Diabetes, Medically Unexplained Symptoms (MUS) Long-Covid, COPD & Respiratory, Chronic Pain…
Wellbeing workshops for staff: We run separate, monthly workshops inviting staff working in health, education and social care who are based in Newham reflect on their wellbeing and how this is impacting or being impacted by their work life – the topics we cover are the same as those in the community wellbeing workshops above (please see HSCE Workshops poster).
Women’s Wellbeing Workshop: We are running a one-off workshop inviting women from all walks of life to reflect about women’s health issues such as menopause, menstruation, endometriosis (and more!) and how this impacts their mental health and wellbeing.
Kind regards
Rhysha
Links to the flyers are below