Headteacher's Newsletter

Friday 17 May 2024

Dear Parents,

Headteacher’s Newsletter

Year 3 Holy Communion

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On Saturday, Mrs Needham and Mrs Jennings’ class will be the third and last Year 3 class to make their First Holy Communion. Please pray for them on their special day.

Prayer for the Year 3 Children

Lord Jesus Christ, bless the children coming forward to receive Holy Communion for the first time.

May this day be the step toward a life-long love of the Eucharist.

Give them a hunger for this sacred food so that they turn to you for comfort, guidance, and wisdom

as they grow into full discipleship.

Amen

I would like to thank Canon Jonathan, Fr Tom, parents, staff and children for preparing so well to receive Holy Communion. Thank you also to all of the parents who read and carried the offertory during the Masses.

International Mass

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We are looking forward to our International Mass on Thursday 23 May at 9:05am. Our International Mass will celebrate the diversity and vibrancy that is found in our school and beyond. We have a wonderful sense of community and this Mass is an opportunity to celebrate how we are united in diversity.

Links with Zambia

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Thank you to all of our families who contributed to our pencil cases and stationery collection. Our prayer leaders have done a fantastic job making them up and even ensured every pencil case has a nice note inside. They have now started their journey to the Zambia and we cannot wait to hear back from them. We are looking forward to strengthening our links with schools in the Zambia.

Stay and Share

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Thank you to the parents who came to the Stay and Share session today to look through pupil’s books. It was magical to see the children show parents and grandparents their excellent work. Stay and Share is a great opportunity to see how your child is progressing in their learning and to see how proud the children are of their books.

Year 6 SATs Assessment Week

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A huge well done to our fantastic Year 6 pupils, who have completed their KS2 SATs this week. We are proud of how they worked with such maturity, enthusiasm and dedication. They truly let their light shine during their tests.

Sports Day

We are looking forward to having lots of fun on our sports days next week. Please see the dates as a reminder.  

Infant Department Sports Day

• 9:30 – 11:30am Year 1 and 2
• 1:30pm – 2:30pm Reception

Junior Department Sports Day

• 9:30 – 11:30am Year 5 and 6
• 1:30pm – 3:15pm Year 3 and 4

BTH Family Bingo Night

Join in the fun at the BTH Family Bingo Night. Please see below for the details. All proceeds go to charity.

Attendance

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Please note the term dates for 2023-24 and 2024-25:

• 2023-2024
• 2024-2025

If your child is absent, we require the specific reason for absence. We do not authorise holidays in term time.

Please ensure your child comes to school and is collected from class/after school club on time each day.

Please see below the attendance percentages for last week.

Dates for Summer 1 Half Term

We offer an open door to parents. If you have any questions about school life, please liaise with your class teacher.  Mrs Farrell (infant department deputy), Mrs Sutton (junior department deputy), and I are also available to work in partnership with you.

Yours sincerely,

Mrs A Harrop

Headteacher