St Edmunds News
Week beginning 26.2.24- 3.3.24
Headteacher's Welcome
Dear Families,
This week at school, we have really delved deeper into the school's two areas of focus for the half term: the Catholic Social Teaching theme 'Community and Participation' and our whole school focus of 'Caring for Others and the Community'. In my assembly on Monday, the children gave some excellent answers about what they thought a community is, including 'a group of people coming together', 'teamwork', 'making a team to help others' and 'all the people around you'. We then spoke about what makes a good community and, once again, the children gave some beautiful answers incorporating the school motto by saying 'where people love and care for each other' and 'helping people'. In conclusion, it was clear that the children have a good sense of what a community is and what makes a good one. And what was most pleasing was that, when I asked them what communities they belong to, 'St Edmund's School was the first answer they gave.
On Thursday, Class 6.2's assembly showcased the theme of 'Caring for Others' even further with an excellent assembly, which retold the Good Samiratan parable. It was clearly evident the children had worked very hard on this, learning (some very lengthy) lines off by heart and delivering them in a loud and clear manner. They acted out the famous Bible story really well and finished up with a lovely version of Bruno Mars' 'You Can Count on me'. The key moment of the assembly for me was when they said about creating a ripple of kindness - a message that we can all try and incorporate into our lives. A very well done to Mr Takyi-Addo and Ms Freitas for all of their hard work in planning and preparing such a great assembly.
Elsewhere this week there was a trip for Year 3, as they braved the weather and the spirits to visit the Soanes Centre to study rocks to support their science topic, a Wow Day in Year 1 in which children compared toys old and new, made their own toys and showed and spoke about their favourite toys and the girl's netball team had their latest round of matches at Latymer School winning 2 and losing 1. Thank you to all of the adults involved in organising these events and enriching our children's lives.
Have a fantastic weekend everyone.
Mr Abrahams
In their Art lessons, Year 6 have been learning how to draw the human figure. They have focused on an artist named Henry Moore who is well known for his sometimes abstract sculptures of the human figure. They have made these wonderful clay sculptures using Henry Moore's style as their inspiration.
Students of the Week
Class 1.1: Anna - For being very calm and showing bravery and resilience after bumping her head.
Class 1.2: Patrick - For excellent science knowledge and understanding in the 'Materials' topic.
Class 2.1: Malachi - For his excellent division work and improvement in his behaviour.
Class 2.2: Defne - For improvements and developing her English language.
Class 3.1: Ali- For listening and focusing during learning time. Well done!
Class 3.2: Jayden - For his remarkable expressions and fluency when reading.
Class 4.1: Nevaeh-Marie: For having the persistence and resilience to obtain her pen licence. Keep it up!
Class 4.2: Daniel - For accurately drawing a range of irregular shapes with same perimeter. Well done!
Class 5.1: Simone - For showcasing exceptional proficiency in Arithmetics.
Class 5.2: Michael - For settling in and becoming such a valuable member of class 5.2 and the St. Edmund's community. Well done!
Class 6.1: Natan - For showing a true enthusiasm and gift for math.
Class 6.2: Ethan - For making much progress in his learning and focus in class across all subjects. Well done.
News
Doctor Bike:
Next Wednesday 6th March, Doctor Bike will be visiting St Edmund's. Doctor Bike are expert bike mechanics who will be at school all day to provide free safety checks. If your child's bike needs any minor repairs such as wheels, brakes and saddle height etc, bring the bike to school next Wednesday and, if it is a minor issue, hopefully Doctor Bike can repair it. You can find out more about the service here: https://journeysandplaces.enfield.gov.uk/get-going/dr-bike-repair-service/
Cycle Confident Dr Bike poster.pdf
Diabetes Coffee Morning:
On Wednesday 20th March, NHS' North Mid in the Community will be providing a special clinic, where you are invited to have a blood sugar check and speak to a diabetes health and wellbeing coach.
Although the clinic doesn't start until 9.15, our hall doors will open at 8.50 as we will be serving tea and coffee.
Parents Evenings:
You would have seen on the calendar on this newsletter that there are Parents' Evenings in March. On Tuesday 19th March, school will close early at 1.00pm to allow for the consultations to take place that afternoon. The second evening will take place on Thursday 21st March where appointments will be available up to 7.00pm. All consultations will be face-to-face and there will also be the opportunity to look through your children's books.
Details on how to book appointments will be communicated soon.
Music Lessons:
Please see attachment below on how you can register your child for music lessons with Enfield. The closing date is March 10th for the Summer Term.
EMS - Music Lessons Open - Summer 24.jpg
Catholic Life
Once again, the academic year will follow the three words which make up our school motto - 'Love, Care, Share'. In order to bring the motto to life, I have divided its three words into the three terms of the school year. Therefore, our assemblies contribute towards the focus of the term, which can be seen in the diagram below. As we move into the new term, we shall focus on 'Care for The Community', which will link into the Lenten season.
Catholic Social Teaching:
This year, St Edmund's are raising the profile of Catholic Social Teaching. According to CAFOD, Catholic social teaching (CST) is rooted in Scripture, formed by the wisdom of Church leaders, and influenced by grassroots movements. It is our moral compass, guiding us on how to live out our faith in the world. Our faith calls us to love God and to love our neighbours in every situation, especially our sisters and brothers living in poverty. Following in the footsteps of Christ, we hope to make present in our unjust and broken world, the justice, love and peace of God.
At school, we follow the Rooted in Love programme and we will dedicate the first lesson every half term and an assembly towards the Catholic Social Teaching theme. You can see these themes below.
As you can see, the theme this half term is Community and Participation. You can read more about this on our website on https://www.st-edmunds.enfield.sch.uk/page/?title=Catholic+Social+Teaching&pid=111
Enthusiasm-weds word.pdfWednesday Word:
Please see this week's Wednesday Word, which features this weekend's gospel, a essage from Pope Francis and other activities for the children to complete.
Attendance
Whole School Target: 95%
This Week: 94.73%
This Year: 94.77%
Class R.1: 94.67%
Class R.2: 94.24%
Class 1.1: 94.29%
Class 1.2: 94.83%
Class 2.1: 96%
Class 2.2: 97.69%
Class 3.1: 87%
Class 3.2: 97.33%
Class 4.1: 95.17%
Class 4.2: 90.69%
Class 5.1: 96.54%
Class 5.2: 97.04%
Class 6.1: 94.48%
Class 6.2: 97.24%
At the moment, we are just under our target of 95% for attendance. Let's hope, as the weather gets warmer, and the bugs begin to disperse, we can start to meet that target. If you need more information and health advice to know if your child is unwell and what with, you can use the QR codes below to help.
NO NUTS OR SEEDS
Please remember we are a NO NUT SCHOOL. This is also extended to seeds. Some members of our school community have severe allergies to nuts and seeds, and food products containing them.
Your child must not bring in any products containing nuts and seeds as a snack or as part of their packed lunch. This includes seeded bread, hummus (which contains sesame), pesto (which contains pine nuts), peanut butter and chocolate spread (which often contains nuts).
CHANGES TO DINNER MENU
Please see below, the BRAND NEW school dinner menu which will rotate over three weeks for this half term starting on Monday 19th February.
Please remind your children of the importance of eating their lunch: mainly to ensure that they are nourished and energised for their afternoon of learning but also to teach them the importance of not wasting food.
St Edmunds - Spring - Summer 24 STIR Primary.pptx HALAL (2).pdf
St Edmund's Way Certificate
Last year, we launched a special certificate that can be awarded to both children and staff if they show that they are truly living ‘The St Edmund’s Way’ by going above and beyond to show they are living out our motto and displaying selflessness, love and care for others. This week's winner was Dylan in class 6.1 for showing love and care to two Year 3 children by trying to resolve a disagreement and ensuring that they were ok. Caring for others is the St Edmund’s Way!
Safeguarding and Family Support
Troubles With Sleep?
We know that many children have difficulty getting to sleep and that this can happen for a variety of reasons. Please see the image above to find the National Sleep Helpline for any questions or advice you need to help your child getting to sleep.
Enfield Directory of Services:
Enfield Council have launched an Early Help Directory for all. They have put together a directory of community services and organisations for children, families, community members and professionals to enable you to access information you need in one place, at your fingertips. The directory is categorised under simple headings to help you find what you're looking for. The directory can be accessed in a variety of languages. You can access the directory here: https://enfielddirectory4all.co.uk/
Housing Support:
Shelter is a UK charity dedicated to supporting people who are struggling with housing issues or are at risk of homelessness. They can offer one to one, personalised advice online and by telephone and free legal advice and support with court attendances should it be required.
"We (Shelter) exist to defend the right to a safe home. Because home is everything"
The link to there website is here: https://www.shelter.org.uk/
If you need advice relating to benefits, housing or debt issues Citizens Advice may be able to help. You can find them here:
https://www.citizensadviceenfield.org.uk/
If you need a translator to access the advice that these services offer, just ask the person who answers the phone. Or use Google Translate to make an initial contact online, explaining that you require translation services.
Ponders End Youth & Family Hub:
Ponders End Youth and Family Hub Flyer.pdfEach week, we will share a guide from National Online Safety, which will give you advice about how you can keep your children safe online at home. This week, the page tells parents and carers what you need to know about the video chat service, 'Monkey' .
Thought of the Week:
