Summer No 6, Friday 26th May 2023

Gospel of the Week

Pentecost Sunday

Jesus Talks About the Spirit

The last day of the feast came. It was the most important day. On that day Jesus stood up and said in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. If a person believes in me, rivers of living water will flow out from his heart. This is what the Scripture says.” Jesus was talking about the Holy Spirit. The Spirit had not yet been given because Jesus had not yet been raised to glory. But later, those who believed in Jesus would receive the Spirit.

John 7:37-39

Healthy Snacks 

and 

Free Fridays

We will be launching our healthy snacks and Free Fridays initiative from Monday 5th June.  As of this date the children will only be allowed to bring fruit or vegetables in to school for their snacks on Mondays to Thursdays. On Fridays they can bring in a treat, for example, a bag of crisps or a chocolate bar etc. This is to help highlight to the children that treats are fine to eat in moderation but not as an everyday option.

We will also have a Treat Tuckshop every Friday where children can buy themselves a treat at playtime. Our school council have surveyed the children to find out what they would like to have available to them in this tuckshop. 


‘The Priests’ Charity Concert

A message from Brentwood Catholic Children's Society:

Brentwood Catholic Children’s Society are delighted to announce that the Northern Irish classical singing trio ‘The Priests’ have agreed to hold a second charity concert for us on Friday 30th June 2023 at the Brentwood Cathedral at 7.30pm. All tickets can be purchased directly through Eventbrite and are £30 per person plus booking fee:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/528414691567 

We expect this to be a sell-out event and would urge you to book early in order to avoid disappointment. 

Full details are available on our website:

www.bccs.org.uk/get-involved/events/

Should you keep your child off school?

Please see the poster to see when your child should return to school after an illness. Please click here or on the image for a better quality pdf version.

Comets Disability Football

Please find attached the leaflet for a new Comets disability football session, taking place at Newham Leisure centre for 10 weeks.

The activity is targeted at children aged 5-11 who have a mild/moderate learning disability. Please pass on the information to anyone you know who might be interested. All details for the free activity are on the flyer however we have also included the booking link here:

https://tinyurl.com/Comet5-11disabilityfootball 

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 Easter Passion is now uploaded as well as the wonderful performance by our Parent Carer Choir.

Safeguarding - Keeping Your Child Safe

What Parents & Carers need to know about 

Influencers

Not only is an “influencer” an increasingly powerful role in the digital age, but it’s also become a desirable career goal for many young people – an enjoyable way to gain international fame and a gateway to financial success. A survey of Instagram influencers, for instance, found that those with over a million followers make an average of £12,000 per month.

Much of this wealth, of course, is unlocked by entering into partnerships with various brands – which then raises all manner of questions about some influencers’ authenticity. Is their praise for certain products genuine, or simply because they’ve been paid for their endorsement? This week’s guide peels back the filters for a closer look at influencers. 

Safeguarding Factsheets

Loot boxes and skins betting

Loot boxes: a feature of online games where players pay to get unknown rewards, like items or modifications for their character. It’s similar to gambling, because most of the time you don’t know what you’re going to get before you pay.

Skins betting: where people use ‘skins’ as betting currency (‘skins’ are extra items in online games that e.g. upgrade a weapon or character into a better one). 

Please click here to read the Factsheet provided by 'The Key > Safeguarding'.


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:

Hymn of the Term

Each Half term the children will be learning and singing a new hymn. This half term the Hymn is:

Alleluia, Alleluia, Give Thanks to the Risen Lord.

Please click the Slide to expand it and then the speaker symbol to play the backing track.

Alleluia, alleluia, give thanks to the risen Lord


The Parent Carer Choir rehearsals for the Leavers Performance will begin soon, come along for a coffee, tea and a song (or two)!

Summer Term Assembly Timetable

Assemblies begin at 2.30pm in St Stephen's Church

21/04/2023: Class 4

28/04/2023: Class 1/2

05/05/2023: Class 3/4

12/05/2023: SATs No Assembly

19/05/2023: Class 1

26/05/2023: Class 5

09/06/2023: Class 3

16/06/2023: Reception

23/06/2023: Nursery

30/06/2023: Rehearsals

07/07/2023: Rehearsals

14/07/2023: International Day

18/07/2023 Tues: Leavers Performance

19/07/2023 Weds: Governors' Prizes

& Parent/Carer/Staff Choir

Summer Term

Coffee

Morning

Coffee Mornings begin at 8.50am in the School

21/04/2023: No Performance

28/04/2023: Class 4

05/05/2023: Class 1/2

12/05/2023: Class 3/4

19/05/2023: No Performance

26/05/2023: Class 1

09/06/2023: Class 5

16/06/2023: Class 3

23/06/2023: Reception

30/06/2023: Nursery

07/07/2023: No Performance

14/07/2023: No Performance


Picture News

A new project announced by the Greek government hopes to make hundreds of the country’s beaches wheelchair accessible by installing remote-operated ramps and making toilets accessible to all.

This week's question is: "Could your local area be more inclusive?"

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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.

Newham Parent Connect

The April edition of the Newham Parent Connect Newsletter is available now, please click the buttons below for the newsletter and some direct links to items within it.

Summer School Dinner Menu

The children are now choosing from the new Summer menus.

The first week back after the Half Term Holiday the children will be selecting their meals from Summer Week 1 Menu.

Please click the buttons below to see the Summer Term menus. 

School Bags

Some of our classrooms are a little tight for space, so please use the school issue school bag wherever possible, as back packs are simply to big to be stored neatly and safely.

 The children do not need to bring very much to school and these bags are more than roomy enough for all their things.

This Week's Prayer

Heavenly Father,

Thank you that you have sent us the power of the Holy Spirit.

Please fill us up each day with the Holy Spirit that we would have the power to live for Jesus and let his light shine in our lives.

In Jesus' name we pray.

Amen.

God Bless You,

Mrs Brosnan

Head Teacher

 

'Stefania' Video

We are delighted to share with you the video produced by Newham Music, with the help of the BBC Singers and starring the children from schools across Newham, especially St Winefride's! It features the children singing and playing instruments in a performance of last year's Eurovision Song Contest winning song 'Stefania' by the Kalush Orchestra of Ukraine.


You may view the video by clicking here or on the picture!

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!