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Friday 23rd February 2024

Lent is a season of repentance, prayer, and fasting. The season lasts for 40 days, beginning with Ash Wednesday and ending on Holy Saturday. The season reflects the 40 days Jesus spent in prayer and fasting in the desert before starting his public ministry.  

Each day throughout lent our Liturgy Leaders will lead a Lenten reflection. This time of prayerful reflection on the weekly Gospel uses a variety of prayer styles and worship to ensure engagement from pupils and provides them with experience of new ways of praying. This week, we are praying with Mark’s Gospel, which describes Jesus’ temptation in the desert. This week’s prayers help children to reflect on ways they might be tempted and how Jesus wants to help them to resist temptation, to become the people God has created them to be.

Wellbeing week Feb 19th - 23rd

Our Wellbeing champions,

got our Wellbeing week off to a good start by leading a whole school assembly with lots of ideas of how we can:

Connect with others

 Celebrate others and ourselves

Learn a new skill

Pay attention to the moment

And be physically active

Empowering children and young people can have a positive impact on their health and wellbeing. For example, children and young people who feel that their voices are heard - and that what they say makes a difference - have higher levels of self-efficacy and selfesteem. They also have a greater sense of community – and as people become empowered, they can work together to create positive changes for themselves and for others.

Every child has the right to express their views, feelings and wishes in all matters affecting them, and to have their views considered and taken seriously.*

* The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

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This afternoon all the children were able to choose from a variety of activities to learn a new skill. We are fortunate to have such talented staff - the children were able to choose from boxing, Forest School, painting, making slime, playing board games, crocheting, origami, Maker activity, netball, making playdough, science experiements and cooking. The children absolutely loved it

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Congratulations to our children who demonstrated their Critical Maker Spirit this week

Gene, Shalom, Niamh, Lucie, Beth, Toyah and Ollie

These children demonstrated that they can:

  • Understand the links between ideas.

  • Identify inconsistencies and errors in reasoning.

  • Approach problems in a consistent and systematic way.

  • Make connections with people, and are active learners

 

This week Mrs McFarlane had a Mega MAKER tea party to celebrate all the children who had been awarded a Maker Spirit certificate over the last half term

Well done to all of the children who have shown incredible MAKER Spirit !

World Book day is on Thursday 7th March.  On this day and throughout the week, we will be running various activities including author talks, library visits, dressing up and competitions.  

On Friday 8th, we are inviting all children to dress up as a BOOK character (not a film character); it could be as elaborate as you like, or as simple as wearing your pyjamas.  There will be prizes for the most creative and uniquely considered costumes.  

We are also running a ‘World Book Day Potatoes’ competition.  We would like as many of you as possible to decorate a potato to symbolise your favourite book.  These should be brought in on Thursday 7th, where they will be displayed and judged.  Prizes will be awarded.  Examples could be:

We will also be running a ‘Guess Who?’ competition, where teachers have had a photo of themselves taken whilst hidden behind their favourite book.  Can you guess who they are? 

If you want to take part in your own class’ version of this, please take a photo of yourself reading your favourite book, but don’t let us see your face, and send these to your class teacher on Dojo before Wednesday 6th March.  Examples:

World Book Day tokens

All children will receive a £1 book token as part of the World Book Day event. This can then be used as part payment for a more expensive book, or they can be exchanged for the specially published £1 books. You can view the books available to buy on the website and also find a list of booksellers who stock the books .https://www.worldbookday.com/books/

Children will enjoy a range of activities throughout the week; these may include:  

  • Sharing recommended reads with friends  
  • Role-playing book characters  
  • Listening to famous authors reading extracts  
  • BBC live lesson at 11am (Thursday 7th) 
  • School library visits (Y6)
  • Making bookmarks 
  • Live Writing lesson 9:30am (Thursday 7th) 
  • The Great Big Footy & Booky Quiz 9:30am (Y4-Y6) (Thursday 7th) 

Sharing a story https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/ks2-english-world-book-day-10-minute-storysharing/zjyc96f

These videos are from World Book Day's 10 Minute Story Sharing, where you can watch and listen to a selection of book readings with some of World Book Day's favourite authors, including extracts from stories by Michael Morpurgo, Ben Bailey Smith and Dominic Sandbrook.

We look forward to sharing our love of reading with the children throughout the week. 

Thank you. 

E. Loveridge 

Upcoming Events and Important Dates 

Mon 19th Feb - Wellbeing week begins

Fri 23rd Feb - Come to school in your most comfiest snuggliest clothing

Mon 26th Feb - Y4 Yorkshire Wildlife park 

Thurs 29th Feb - Year 5 visit Pizza Express

Fri 1st March - Sports for Champions Day - Please note change of date

Tues 5th March - Mars Day

Thurs 7th March - World Book Day

Thurs 7th March - Y6 visit to the library

Mon 11th March - Science Week begins

Wed 13th March - Sheffield Girls High Netball Coaching 

Thurs 14th March - Parent Coffee Afternoon 2-3pm

Mon 18th March - Autism Awareness Week

Tues 19th March - Solemnity of St Joseph's - Mass @ 10am

Weds 20th March - Year 6 Get Up to Speed STEM showcase @Magna

Weds 20th March - Stations of the Cross in church  

Thurs 21st March - Parents Evening

Sun 24th March - Palm Sunday Beginning of Holy Week

Tues 26th March - Parents Evening

Weds 27th March - KS2 Easter Praise

Thurs 28th March - Maunday Thursday - End of Spring Term

Easter Break - 29th March – 12th April

Mon 15th April - Pupils return to school

Mon 13th May - SATS week

Fri 17th May - May Procession

Weekly Attendance - week beginning 19th February 2024 

Our whole school attendance target for this academic year (23/24) is 96.5%

Follow the link below for further information:

NHS 'Is my child too ill for school?' guidance

Request from the Sheffield Public Health team to circulate the following information regarding measles

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has declared a national incident following Measles outbreaks in London and West Midlands. The best protection against measles for children and adults is to get both doses of the MMR vaccine.
In response to this we would like to share with you the advice from UKHSA currently:
Measles is a highly infectious, serious illness that can be very unpleasant. Those most at risk are under 1s, the unvaccinated, immuno-compromised and pregnant women. There is no specific treatment available, so it is important to get vaccinated to avoid serious illness.
If you and your child have been vaccinated, it’s very unlikely you will catch Measles.
Symptoms of Measles
•Usually starts with cold-like symptoms
•High fever
•Sore, red watery eyes
•Cough and/or runny nose
•Small red spots with bluish-white centres inside the mouth
•A red/brown blotchy rash which appears several days later, rough to the touch.


You should keep your child away from school for at least 4 days from when the rash first appeared and until they are completely recovered.
Keep your child away from babies, anyone who is pregnant and those with a weakened immune system.


‘THINK’ Measles
If you think your child has measles or has been in contact in the last 3 weeks with someone with a confirmed case of measles, then please stay at home and call your GP surgery.
•DO NOT bring your child to school or nursery.
•DO NOT visit the GP surgery/ out of hours, or Hospital.
•CALL ahead to the GP surgery so measures can be put in place for your arrival.
Children in school who are suspected of having measles will be isolated and parents will be asked to promptly collect them.
 

Vaccination
If you are unsure about whether your child is due a vaccine or has missed a vaccination, you can check your vaccination status by calling your GP surgery or
checking your ‘Red Book’. If your child has missed one of their MMR’s call your GP surgery and book an appointment.


The MMR schedule is usually 1 vaccine at 12 months old and a 2nd vaccine at pre-school, around 3 years and 4 months. For adults it’s never too late to get vaccinated. Adults require 2 vaccines at 4 weeks apart.


You can request a version of the MMR vaccine that does not contain pork products from your GP surgery, making it suitable for all faiths. Please note that the GP practice may need to order this product in specially, so it will be helpful to tell the GP surgery before the appointment.

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MMR vaccine is not advised during pregnancy, those women of childbearing age should avoid getting pregnant for at least 4 weeks following vaccination.
Pregnant women are advised to contact their midwife/GP surgery if they believe they have come into contact with Measles. Pregnant women who suspect they might have Measles should not go to an antenatal clinic or any other maternity setting until they have been assessed.


This information provided by UKHSA should provide clarity and reassurance. We ask that you remain vigilant to Measles following the half term holiday.
Please follow the links below for further information and guidance:
•Measles - NHS
•Think Measles!
•Measles: don't let your child catch it (Available in 22 languages)
•MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine
•Pregnant? Immunisation helps to protect you and your baby from infectious diseases

Looking After Your Wellbeing Online

The online world and digital technology has become such a significant part of our lives – and integral to so many aspects of our daily routine – that we shouldn’t be surprised at the degree of influence it can wield over what we think and how we feel. Many experiences that young people have on the internet are hugely positive and uplifting … but sadly, that’s not always the case.

Negative incidents online – such as disagreements with other users, stumbling across upsetting content or feeling left out by friends – can be intensely damaging to a child’s emotional state. The poster below has some useful tips for young people and trusted adults on how even small, simple actions can help to protect our wellbeing when we’re on the internet.