Autumn No 1, Friday 8th September 2023
Gospel of the Week
(The Twenty Third Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A)
Dealing With Sin in the Church
"If your brother or sister sins, go and point out their fault, just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over. But if they will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’ If they still refuse to listen, tell it to the church; and if they refuse to listen even to the church, treat them as you would a pagan or a tax collector. “Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. “Again, truly I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.”
Matthew 18:15-20
Message from Mrs Brosnan
Welcome back!
I hope you had a restful summer break and are feeling rejuvenated for the new school year.
It has been a pleasure to welcome the children back this week, hear all about their holidays and see them so enthusiastic, happy and ready to learn.
A special welcome to our new nursery and reception children.
We look forward to another wonderful year with you all.
God bless, Mrs Brosnan
School Improvements
We are sure you will have seen the scaffolding around the school. This is part of a pre planned maintenance project which the school successfully secured funding of over £530,000 through a Condition Improvement Fund Bid to replace all of the flat roofs around the school and nothing to do with the recent concerns raised over concrete!
The works are causing a slight change to the way children are dismissed at the end of the day, with the Reception children leaving via the Main Hall. Would parents/carers please enter the hall via the doors in the playground to collect their children.
It is anticipated that the works will be completed by the end of the Autumn Term and the children will be dismissed from their usual places from the start of the Spring Term.
Change to School Dinner Menu next week
Due to an ongoing issue with equipment in the kitchen, next week the children will be served a selection of sandwiches, wraps and baguettes, along with fruit, ice cream etc for dessert. We hope the full Autumn menu will be able to resume the following week.
School Uniform
Please see the updated Uniform Policy below. We would strongly recommend purchasing non branded items, such as trousers, skirts, shirts, blouses, socks and shoes from supermarkets or other clothing retailers, many of whom will be having return to school sales. We will be carrying out regular uniform checks over the course of the year.
Assembly Videos
Each week the Class presentation during the Achievement Assembly is recorded and then posted on our Vimeo site. Please click the button below to go to our Vimeo site and see the videos!
The Year 6 Leavers Performance and the Leavers Montage from the summer term are already up and ready for you to view.
Safeguarding - Keeping Your Child Safe
What Parents & Carers need to know about
Live Streaming
Around one in four social media users watch other people’s content in real time on those same platforms 👀📱 What’s more, Ofcom estimates that 58% of children in the UK have consumed video content this way – with many also creating and broadcasting their own material online 🤳
Live streaming, as it’s known, has become immensely popular – with some streamers drawing tens of millions of followers. Among those viewers, however, lurk individuals who may pose a threat. This National College guide shows how you can help to protect young live streamers.
Clever Never Goes
CLEVER NEVER GOES has been developed to replace the out-dated ‘stranger danger’ approach.
Whilst child abduction is relatively uncommon, it’s important that children can recognise the potential signs of danger. Teaching children simply to avoid strangers doesn’t work. Most strangers will help rather than harm children. Conversely, it is often people known to children that pose the greatest threat.
Clever Never Goes moves the focus away from strangers and instead teaches children to recognise when someone (anyone) is asking them to go with them. We call this ‘Go Spotting’. In doing so, the programme aims to give children practical safety skills which they can use as they get older and become more independent.
It’s about safety – but it’s also about building children’s abilities to engage with the outside world, and giving parents the confidence to let them.
Click the logo below to see a parent/carer factsheet:
Picture News
In Canada, the government in the province of Ontario is set to pass a new law making it compulsory for children to wear lifejackets on boats. In the UK there is no legal requirement for anyone using rivers and seas for leisure to wear a lifejacket.
This week's question is: "Should lifejackets be compulsory for all on open water?"
Primary Picture News Resource England - 11th Sept - Lifejackets.pptx
Cycle Confident Training Sessions
The Cycle Training Sessions for Year 5 and Year 6, commencing on Monday 18th September are fully booked. Please remember to send your child to school with their bicycle and helmet on Monday 18th September.
After School Clubs
Mr Savin and Mr Hussain are putting together the selection of After School Clubs that will be available to the children and this will be circulated next week.
However the tennis sessions will be recommencing on Thursday 14th September from 8.00am to 9.00am. Please click below for details:
School Passwords
If you or your children are having difficulty logging in to school platforms such as School Ping, Edu spot, Google Classroom etc. please contact the School Office on 020 8478 0510 and we will find the right person to sort out your problem!
Home Work and Phase Newsletters
Your children will begin to receive their weekly home work from next Friday. They will also receive the termly Foundation Subject Home Work booklet and the termly Phase Newsletters from their class teachers.
Nursery Applications
We are still accepting applications for places in our Nursery. If you would like a place for your child, or know anyone who would like a place please visit our admissions page:
You may also call 020 8478 0510 or email info@st-winefrides.newham.sch.uk or pop in to our School Office for more details.
This Week's Prayer
Dear Father,
We know it is your desire for us to live together in peace and harmony.
Help us to love one another.
In Jesus' name we pray.
Amen.
God Bless You,
Mrs Brosnan
Head Teacher
Sickness
Please remember to call our School Office if your child is unwell and leave a message.
It is also important to remember that if you child is vomiting or has an upset stomach they should remain off school until 48 hours have passed since their last episode of illness.
Parent View
Parent View is the ideal way to tell everyone how great you think St Winefride's is. Follow this link to the Ofsted Website and let them know just how outstanding the school is!