Dear Parents,
Thank you for your support during this first half term of school, working with us to follow the new Covid guidelines to keep everyone as safe as possible. It has been quite an intense seven weeks for staff and children, working hard to settle into a new school routine so I hope that everyone will be able to spend some quality time relaxing and having fun with their families during the holiday next week. Should you need to contact the school urgently during the holiday please email; enquiries@celticcross.education as our school emails and class dojo accounts will not be monitored during the holiday.
CONGRATULATIONS …….
To our Star Pupils who this week are; Gracie, Riley, Freddie, Lily, Lottie, Noah, Amelie, Jensen, Rory & Sophia.
To Max, Jowan, Archie, Finley, Evie, Summer, Jaxson, Elizabeth, Corey, Poppy, Sienna, Rose, Henry, Sebby, Harvey, Jack, Jimi, Axel, Lucas, Massen, Gracie, Amelie, Drake, Carn, Marcus, Tristan, Gabriel, Lewis, Penny, Lexi, Phoebe, Jenjen, Willow, Isaac, Brax, Rupert, Alyssa, Heidi, James, Lily, Lillie, Asha, Millie, Cali, Nancy, Leo, Chloe, Scarlett, Tilly, Bea, Coby, Nate, Maeva, Isla, Joey, Florence, Scarlett, Billea-Jo, Hunter, Maisie, Jack, Daisy, Jago, Serena, Lewis, Summer, Lily, Ethan, Angel, Callum, Tyler, Hannah, Silvia, Anna, Megan, Wren, Coco, Darren, Katie, Mia, Summer, Daniel, Maddison, Emily, Oliver, Freya, Chloe, Stanley, Gabe, Amelia, Teagan, Rory, Jacob, Keren, Jasper, Lily & Niamh who have all received a certificate for 100% attendance this half term. BRILLIANT!
SCHOOL COUNCIL – A secret ballot has taken place in classes this week and the following School Council Officers have been voted in; Chair – Niamh, Vice Chair – Isaac, Secretary – Amelie, Vice Secretary – Jensen, Treasurer – Florence & Vice Treasurer – Leo, Sports Officers – Coco & Jacob.
SCHOOL GAMES VIRTUAL COMPETITIONS - Many of our children have been competing in the Virtual School Games 'Cross Country' Competition this week during their PE lessons. The event has been adapted to enable children to take part at their own school, outside in the fresh air and with results being submitted online. Team Marhamchurch results will be submitted today....good luck everyone and well done for taking part with such enthusiasm and determination.
PSFA COLOURING COMPETITION – A fantastic 41 entries came into school for the scarecrow or squirrel colouring competition. Well done to all the entries who have received a sweet prize. Congratulations to the winners; Amelie, Wren & Lillie, who have received a sticker activity book & sweets.
ASPENS HOT DINNER MENU – The new hot dinner menu has been emailed to parents and starts Tuesday 3rd November on Week 3. We have had to adapt the menu in places; no custard or milkshakes will be served with desserts (to reduce spillage on classroom carpets), all jacket potatoes will be served with baked beans only & all children will receive the main dessert with their lunch unless parents email marhamchurch.secretary@celticcross.education to ask for fruit instead.
The menu changes are:-
Week 3 - Tuesday instead of Lasagne there will be Pasta Bolonese & instead of Vegetable Lasagne there will be Vegetable Pasta.
Week 1 - On Wednesday instead of Cheesecake there will be a Winter Berry Sponge.
Week 2 - On Wednesday instead of Eton Mess there will be Apple Cake.
All meals should be ordered in advance using Aspens Select which should have the new menu available shortly.
PSFA SWEETIE FUNDRAISER - Morrison’s have kindly donated a tube of sweets for all Marhamchurch children. Please could you could refill the empty tube with any spare change you have and bring back to school by Wednesday 4th November. Thank you.
CHRISTMAS CARDS - Don’t forget to get creative over half term and design your Christmas cards. Please bring your designs/forms into school by Wednesday 4th November. Make sure you do your design on a separate piece of paper and stick it on the form, do not draw/paint directly on the form. Please note all orders and payments are online this year.
PSFA ‘FANCY’ CHRISTMAS RAFFLE - We have a fancy raffle this year. Tickets will be available from 16th November, draw held Monday 14th December. £5 per ticket. Some very exclusive prizes including Morrison’s The Best Hamper, Hannah Woodgates Hair Design Voucher......
SCHOOL TEA TOWELS - All the children have been drawing self portraits to go onto a ‘whole school’ tea towel. These will be ready in the next couple of weeks to purchase at £5 each. Perfect for Christmas presents!!
NAME LABELS - If you have run out or need to order some more, please consider ordering from Stikins quoting fundraising code 12923. They kindly donate a small percentage to the school, every little helps!!
SCHOOL HAND HYGENE – Due to the number of times children are required to wash their hands during our school day we have adopted a sanitiser and hand washing regime. Soap and water are still the preferred method with sanitiser used where soap and water are not readily available. We minimise the use of sanitiser to no more than 3 or 4 times a day. Please could we remind parents to contact us if their child has any allergy to soap or sanitiser (some have already let us know). Thank you.
TEMPEST PHOTOGRAPHER – The Tempest photographer will be in school on Friday 6th November for individual photos. Due to Covid restrictions we will not be able to have any parents with siblings coming in to school for photos and we will not be able to photo siblings in school which are in different classes.
PUPIL SAFETY AND DARK NIGHTS - Next Saturday night, the clocks will be set back an hour and summer time ends. Road traffic collisions increase by 20% in the fortnight after the time change. Sadly, some of those collisions will involve child pedestrians and cyclists. Children under-16 are one of the most vulnerable groups of road users.
The latest available government statistics (2015)* show that 58% of children who are involved in fatal accidents, or are seriously injured in a road collision, are involved in incidents between 3 and 7pm. From Sunday, much of those will happen in darkness. Whilst younger children are at risk, the data shows that 11 - 15 year olds are actually at more at risk.
The resources below may help to remind you and your children about road safety:
https://www.think.gov.uk/education-resources/
https://www.rospa.com/media/documents/road-safety/teaching-road-safety-a-guide-for-parents.pdf
What to do if you, your child or someone in your household has symptoms of Corona Virus during half term….
If anyone in your bubble has any of the main symptoms of coronavirus, you should:
1. Get a test to check if they have coronavirus as soon as possible.
2. Stay at home and do not have visitors until you get the test result; only leave your home to have a test.
Anyone you live with, and anyone in your support bubble, must also stay at home until you receive the result.
3. There is no need to make contact with the school unless:
- The test comes back positive.
- You are self-isolating because you have not yet received the result of the test and your child/ren will not be returning to school for this reason.
- If you have a holiday booked, and you are required to quarantine on your return, you will also need to inform us. For Coronavirus travel guidance, visit the ‘travel corridors’ section of the gov.uk website.
If either of these three scenarios apply to your family, please email: enquiries@celticcross.education to inform us, stating your name, the name of your child/ren and their school. Details will be sent to the school, to inform them of your circumstance. Follow this link for information on how to access a Covid-19 test: www.gov.uk/get-coronavirus-test
COMMUNITY NEWS
POPPY MASKS – Mrs Pollard is making adult face masks & all the profits will be going to the British Legion Poppy Appeal. They are £4 each for standard adult size or larger for those that find the normal masks too small. They will also be available in Marhamchurch village shop from Tuesday 27th October.
Free/Funded Autumn Activities
Cornwall Council’s Together for Families team has created an Autumn list of activities taking place next week. There’s something for everyone and some funded spaces! www.cornwall.gov.uk/autumnhalfterm
DISCOVERING42 is a not-for-profit organisation setting up Cornwall’s first interactive museum that merges art and science. Designed to be environmentally sustainable by using waste materials to craft bold exhibits. Please go to the link to find out more: https://www.facebook.com/discovering42/
D. Hoare
Unfortunately not the ones with chocolate chips.
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