Autumn No 6, Friday 14th October 2022

Gospel of the Week

The Twenty Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year C

God will answer His people

Then Jesus used this story to teach his followers that they should always pray and never lose hope. “Once there was a judge in a town. He did not care about God. He also did not care what people thought about him. In that same town there was a widow who kept coming to this judge.

She said, ‘There is a man who is not being fair to me. Give me my rights!’ But the judge did not want to help the widow. After a long time, he thought to himself, ‘I don’t care about God. And I don’t care about what people think. But this widow is bothering me. I will see that she gets her rights, or she will bother me until I am worn out!’”

The Lord said, “Listen to what the bad judge said. God’s people cry to him night and day. God will always give them what is right, and he will not be slow to answer them. I tell you, God will help his people quickly! But when the Son of Man comes again, will he find those on earth who believe in him?”

Luke 18:1-8

A message from Mrs Brosnan

This week I was fortunate enough to attend the Brentwood Head Teachers Conference along with school leaders from across the Diocese. The theme of the conference was based around Catholic Social Teaching. We were asked to think about our own schools and how we encourage our children to develop their responsibility to participate in society and to promote the common good, especially for the poor and vulnerable.

At St Winefride's our curriculum is underpinned by education for social responsibility - teaching our children to learn about the challenges the world is facing and, with Jesus' help, inspiring them to improve and preserve the world we live in.

It is clear that our children embrace all elements of Catholic Social Teaching, working towards making our world a better place for all with so many examples from school springing to mind, from fundraising for those less fortunate to the way they help and look after each other.

It reminded me of how proud I am of our children and the way in which they are developing as future citizens and leaders of our world.

What a privilege for us to be a part of their journey!

Have a lovely weekend.

Assembly

This week Class 5/6 performed their song in assembly. The video will be uploaded shortly, please go to our Vimeo page to see this and all previous assemblies.

Next week Friday will be our Black History Month assembly in St Stephen's at 2.30pm. We are hoping to have representatives from The Newham Music academy doing a presentation for the children. All parents and carers are welcome to attend.

School Ping - Parent/Carer Consultation Evening Booking

The invites for the Parent/Carer Consultation Evenings have been sent out by School Ping, so please check your messages if you haven't booked your appointment yet.

The meetings are in person, face to face in school. If you would like a telephone appointment please contact your child's class teacher via the class email at the bottom of this newsletter.

Reception children will be having their meetings after the Half Term Break.

We realise a small number of parents/carers are having difficulty gaining access. If this is the case please email us on info@st-winefrides.newham.sch.uk with School Ping in the subject bar and we will do all we can to give you access as quickly as possible!

We also have some paper invites which will be handed out if required.

Black History Month

Newham is hosting a series of events to celebrate Black History Month.

This week sees the opportunity to take part in Caribbean Dancing, click the button below for more details.

For the Black History Period, Rights and Equality in Newham (REIN) is providing the Newham community with the opportunity to learn how to cook traditional Caribbean dishes and enjoy the beautiful stories behind each of them.

The workshops are open to everyone; children, young people, adults, older people and families from across the diverse communities in Newham.

Participants will be able to take part in structured cooking workshops, creating dishes in a collective space, working with others to explore the origins of Caribbean food and eat together what they have made.

To celebrate Newham’s Black History Month, support and buy from local Black businesses and entrepreneurs at the Black Pound Day Market!

There will be books, food, wellbeing products, skincare, clothes, accessories, and free face-painting available.

The following businesses will be at the market:

Ackeee Tree, Sphere Hospitality, The MeSh Way, Twice As Nice Kitchen, Ever-Rose, Promoting Our Heritage, VSS Wellbeing and Olaitann Skincare

Please click the buttons below to go to the booking pages or the main event page, which has full details of the events including times and dates.

These events are FREE.

As always, we welcome any parents/carers who would like to come into the school to share their culture with the children. Please contact either the school office or your child's class teacher if you would like to take part.

School Bags

Some of our classrooms are a little tight for space, especially in the younger year groups, so please use the school issue school bag, or a bag of similar size wherever possible. The children do not need to bring very much to school and these bags are more than roomy enough for all their things.

The Great British Bake Off

We know we have some fabulous bakers at St Winefrides',

Please see the message below from the makers of the show and get your application in if you think you have what it takes to be a 'Star Baker'.

From the producers of The Great British Bake Off:

Calling all lovers of cake.

The Great British Bake Off kneads you!

Applications for the Great British Bake Off series 14 are now open! Please apply using the link below.

Car Park

Please take care while when waiting to enter the school via the main gate. Some of the cars in the car park have suffered damage/scratches from people leaning on them.

Dentist

Dental Outreach London are visiting the school on Wednesday 2nd November 2022 to screen children in Nursery, Reception and Year 1 and apply Fluoride Varnish as an aid to prevent tooth decay.

Please click the link below for full details and to complete the consent form.

https://www.kentcht.nhs.uk/forms/dental-school-fluoride-varnish-programme-form/

This message was previously sent via School Ping to the parents/carers of children in Nursery, Reception and Year 1.

Homework

The class teachers will be sending 'School Ping' messages on a Friday informing you of the homework that has been set each week. Please contact your child's teacher on the class email (see the end of the newsletter) if you do not receive the homework message.

School Calendar

Most school events have now been uploaded to our school calendar, which is on our website.

Please click the button below to go to our School Calendar.

Manor Park Community Neighbourhood

Manor Park is introducing new exciting activities this week in Manor Park Library and Jack Cornwell Community Centre. Come along, get fit and have fun, both at the same time! Read on to find out more:

Manor Park Library:

Yogalate (Yoga and Pilate) - Wednesday - 10am to 11am

Jack Cornwell Community Centre:

Legs, Bums and Tums - Tuesday - 11am to 12pm

Boxfit - Thursday - 9.30am to 10.30am

Starting on Sunday 16th October from 2pm to 3pm at Jack Cornwell Community Centre, we have Bollywood Zumba!

For all these activities mentioned above, there are no bookings necessary. You just simply need to turn up but we will be working on a 'first come, first serve' basis. So make sure you come nice and early to avoid disappointment.

We will be introducing more activities soon so watch this space!

We look forward to seeing you at one or more of these activities.

To find out more or for any queries please email CN.Manorpark@newham.gov.uk or call 0203 373 0858

Extra Curricular Clubs

Mr Brown has set up the Extracurricular Clubs, which will begin next week with Fencing (Y1&2), Tennis (all year groups, £5 per session), Mindfulness (Y1&2) and Cricket (Y5&6).

Please click this link:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F1TwJTnDzONnrgrIhKEAnE5WGjaZCKZn/edit

for an overview of the clubs

Please fill in the form on the link below to book clubs for both this half term and next half term.

https://forms.gle/LfGUAk1Z6YzfJhhg9

The poster on the left has been updated to show current clubs, for your information Autumn 1 means up until the Half Term Break and Autumn 2 means from after the Half Term Break until the Christmas Break.

Next week at Coffee Morning Class 5/6 will be singing their song from this week's assembly.


Today Friday 14th October, we had the first 'get together' of our New Parents and Carers Coffee Morning Choir! Please come along to join in, sing a song and have a coffee!

Assembly Timetable

23/09/2022: Class 6

30/09/2022: Class 4

07/10/2022: Class 1/2

14/10/2022: Class 5/6

21/10/2022: Black History Month

04/11/2022: Class 3/4

11/11/2022 Class 1

18/11/2022: Class 5

25/11/2022: Class 3

02/12/2022: Reception

09/12/2022: Nursery

16/12/2022: Christmas Concert

20/12/2022: Governor Assembly

Coffee

Morning

23/09/2022: No presentation

30/09/2022: Class 6

07/10/2022: Class 4

14/10/2022: Class 1/2

21/10/2022: Class 5/6

04/11/2022: TBC

11/11/2022: Class 3/4

18/11/2022: Class 1

25/11/2022: Class 5

02/12/2022: Class 3

09/12/2022: Reception

16/12/2022: Nursery


Primary Picture News Resource England - 17th October - Chocolate bunnies.pptx

Picture News

Please click the picture to see a PowerPoint of all the Picture News resources including the assembly that the children see each week.

This week the question is: "If we do something wrong, who should decide the consequences?"

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:

https://st-winefrides.newham.sch.uk/parents/admissions/

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.

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.

House Points

To great excitement our House Point Competition is back. The House Captains and Vice Captains did a fabulous job of collecting, counting and returning the tokens and as you can see this week's winners were St George with 1115 points, well done everyone!

Autumn School Dinner Menu

The Autumn menus are here. Please click the buttons below to see this term's menus. Next week is Autumn Menu Week 1.

School Uniform

We are looking to hold a Pre-owned Uniform sale before the Half Term Break. If you have any items of uniform that your children may have outgrown please and is still wearable, please donate it to the school. You may drop them off at the Front Office or at Coffee Morning so that the Parent Carer Forum may arrange the sale, thank you.

For you information our updated Uniform Policies are below

National Online Safety

What Parents & Carers need to know about

FIFA 23

FIFA 23, like its many predecessors, is a massively popular football simulator featuring lifelike recreations of thousands of real-world players, drawn from teams around the globe. While the gameplay is subtly improved year on year, the publisher EA’s focus remains firmly on FIFA Ultimate Team – a mode in the game that can tempt players of all ages to spend actual money on recruiting better players for their side. With each new release of FIFA comes a host of new players to unlock – meaning that youngsters can feel pressured to keep buying to compete with their friends.

In the guide, you'll find tips on a number of potential risks such as age-inappropriate chat, scammers and addiction.

This Week's Prayer

Father,

We know that you hear us when we pray and you answer in the way that is best for us. Help us to trust in you and never give up.

In Jesus' name we pray.

Amen.

God Bless You,

Mrs Brosnan

Head Teacher

Parent/Carer Information Slides

Please click the buttons below to see the slide presentations from the recent Parent/Carer Information Evenings.

Secondary School Admissions

The meeting to provide parents/carers with information about the admissions process to secondary school took place online on Thursday 6th October at 5.00pm.

To see the presentation click here. The presentation has active links which will take you to most, if not all, of the necessary websites, forms etc.

If you are applying for a place in a Catholic secondary school and attend Mass at St Stephen's Church, Fr John is happy to meet with you after mass to discuss when he will be able to sign the necessary forms.

If you require any help filling in the forms etc. please ask at the front office before the half term break.

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!