Spring No 1, Friday 6th January 2023

Gospel of the Week

Mary the Holy Mother of God - Year A

They gave Him the name Jesus

So the shepherds went quickly and found Mary and Joseph. And the shepherds saw the baby lying in a feeding box. Then they told what the angels had said about this child. Everyone was amazed when they heard what the shepherds said to them. Mary hid these things in her heart; she continued to think about them. Then the shepherds went back to their sheep, praising God and thanking him for everything that they had seen and heard. It was just as the angel had told them.

When the baby was eight days old, he was circumcised, and he was named Jesus. This name had been given by the angel before the baby began to grow inside Mary.

Luke 2:16-21



A Message from

Mrs Brosnan

Welcome back for the Spring Term and a Happy New Year to you all! I hope you all had a restful and Holy Christmas and are looking forward to the new term. There will be lots of exciting things happening and you will be able to read all about them in the weekly newsletter.

I am sure you will join me in welcoming two new members of staff to the St Winefride's family and I am sure they will soon feel at home here.

New Staff and Roles

We are delighted to welcome two new members of staff to St Winefride's this term and also to announce a change in role.

Mrs Whitehorn is moving from her role as Early Years Manager to take on the role of Inclusion Manager, this includes the Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCo) role.

Replacing Mrs Whitehorn as the Early Years Leader will be Mrs Krish. There will be a handover period where Mrs Whitehorn and Mrs Krish will both be working in the Nursery.

Finally, Mr Prinsloo has now joined us as Class 3/4's teacher for the rest of the academic year.

We are sure you will join us in welcoming them to St Winefride's and their new roles.



The Parent Carer Choir rehearsals for the Easter Performance will be starting soon!

Spring Term Assembly Timetable

13/01/2023: Class 6

20/01/2023: Class 4

27/01/2023: Class 1/2

03/02/2023: Class 5/6

10/02/2023: Class 3/4

24/02/2023: Class 1

03/03/2023: Class 5

10/03/2023: Class 3

17/03/2023: Reception

24/03/2023: Nursery

31/03/2023: Easter Performance


Spring Term Coffee

Morning

13/01/2023: No Performance

20/01/2023: Class 6

27/01/2023: Class 4

03/02/2023: Class 1/2

10/02/2023: Class 5/6

24/02/2023: Class 3/4

03/03/2023: Class 1

10/03/2023: Class 5

17/03/2023: Class 3

24/03/2023: Reception

31/03/2023: Nursery


Admission to Reception

Just a reminder that for all children born from 1 September 2018 and 31 August 2019 inclusive, parents/carers will need to apply for a reception class place for September 2023 entry. The national closing date for reception class applications is 15th January 2023.

It is important to remember that you MUST apply for a place in the Reception class, even if your child is attending our Nursery.

There is more information regarding admissions on the school website under the Parents & Carers tab, please click the button below for more details.

If you need any help filling in an application please contact the school.

Have a lovely weekend

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 Nursery Nativity, Phase 1 Nativity & the Parent Carer Choir Performance are all now available.

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.

Primary Picture News Resource England - 9th January - Pressure.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: "Can you learn how to manage under pressure?"

Spring School Dinner Menu

Please click the buttons below to see the Spring Term menus. Next week the children will be selecting from Spring Week 2 Menu.

Please click the buttons below to see the menus in full.

National Online Safety

What Parents & Carers need to know about

Staying Safe on New Devices

Happy new year! We’re going back to basics with our first guide of 2023 – a special edition in poster format, with some January reminders about simple things that children and young people can do to make themselves safer online. They’re likely to have encountered many of these suggestions before, but there’s no harm in refreshing their memory for the months ahead.

Most tech-savvy youngsters will probably have memorised the fundamentals, like keeping passwords secret and not chatting to strangers on the internet – but some children may benefit from remembering slightly less obvious steps such as treating anything they read online with caution or asking permission before downloading a game or app.

This Week's Prayer

Dear Father,

We thank you for the joy that Jesus brings. Help us to share that joy with everyone we meet. In Jesus' name we pray,

Amen.

God Bless You,

Mrs Brosnan

Head Teacher

School Uniform

We have a number of items of pre-owned uniform available. Items with our logo on are priced at £1.00 and all other items are 50p each. You may call in at the School Office to see what is available.

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 School Office or at Coffee Morning.

For you information our updated Uniform Policies are below

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!