St John Vianney Newsletter 23.09.22

A message from our Headteacher

Dear Parents and Carers,

I do hope that you and your families are keeping well?

We have had another very good week in school and children have benefitted this week from their engagement in the wide range of enrichment activities, that we offer in the School curriculum, here at SJV. This week we have 10 learners participating in the Duke of Edinburgh award scheme, a group of KS3 pupils representing the School at a Manchester City Football tournament, 3 class groups visiting Cronkshaw Care Farm, a class group on week 3 of their Forest School experience at CAFT and a host of other activities delivered in the local community. We even had the Farm return to School today! We have also had an excellent turnout for ‘extra-curricular’ Wednesday, with many pupils who are able to, staying for an extra hour of activities in school. We know how much value these activities have for the personal development of every child in our school and their engagement in these activities has been excellent, with us receiving very positive feedback from the providers. Thank you for your continued support in getting our children into school and ready to learn each day.

You may be aware that Mrs Rouse this week was invited to represent our School, her local community and St Kitts and Nevis at the Queen’s funeral in London. I believe she even got to meet the President of the USA! A fantastic experience for Mrs Rouse and one she is happily sharing with our School community in various ways. All these activities offered at School are signposted through our Weekly Newsletter, which is sent to you by email from the Admin team each Friday. Please also follow us on Twitter, where daily activities and celebrations are uploaded to share with you. @StJohnVianneySc

A reminder please that next, Friday 30th September we invite you to join us for a Coffee afternoon in the dining room from 1.30pm. We will be selling refreshments in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. You are very welcome to attend and support our first fundraising activity of the school year. If you are attending can you please ensure you have informed the office/returned your reply slips, so we can identify accurate numbers for catering.

On Wednesday 5th October we have our autumn term ‘Open Afternoon’ for prospective parents, looking for a school place for September 2023. It will start at 1.30pm. Please do let any other parents you are in contact with know of this date, should they wish to attend.

An additional reminder on Thursday October 6th we have our annual ‘Welcome Evening’ for parents. The evening will be an opportune time to welcome parents into school to see how the first month has gone. The evening will start at 5pm, with a welcome from the Senior Leadership Team and then Mrs Griffin, our Family Liaison Officer, will provide parents an opportunity to learn about how they can support their children to get the best of their schooling here at SJV. Following Mrs Griffin’s short presentation, Class Teachers will welcome you into your child’s classroom to meet the class team and learn about what we have planned for them, in terms of their learning at School for this academic year. From 6pm we will meet informally over refreshments with staff and all parents in the dining room, to answer any other questions you may have.

Please make every attempt to attend the Welcome Evening; it is vital we develop strong and lasting relationships with every parent/carer and this short meeting will develop that opportunity for us all. The Admin team will call you, by phone, to confirm your attendance at some point next week.

I hope you have a great weekend – stay well.

Yours sincerely,

Mr A Moloney

Headteacher