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All Saints Mass

Thank you to everyone who attended the All Saints Mass on Wednesday 1st November led by Year 3 and thank you to Fr. Richard. for saying the mass.

Cardinal Newman Admissions 2025-2026 - Consultation

Consultation on Admission Arrangements for Cardinal Newman Catholic Primary School for 2025-2026 Academic Year 

Notice is hereby given in accordance with legislation that the governing body as the admission authority for Cardinal Newman Catholic Primary School is formally consulting on its proposed admission arrangements for the school year 2025-26. 

As an admission authority, the school is required to consult the following: 

• Parents of children between the ages of two and eighteen; 
• Other persons in the ‘relevant area’ (set by the Local Authority) who in the opinion of the school have an interest in the proposed admissions (e.g. local priests, other deanery Catholic schools, etc.); 
• All other admission authorities within the ‘relevant area’; 
• The Local Authority (LA); 
• The Education Service of the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton. 

The six-week (minimum) consultation will begin on 30/10/2023 with the closing date for submitting comments being 10/12/2023.   

The proposed arrangements (admissions policy and supplementary information form (SIF) can be viewed on the school website: www.cardinalnewmanschool.co.uk.  Alternatively, if you do not have access to the Internet and you wish to request a printed copy of the admissions arrangements and a response form, please contact Claire Madden at Cardinal Newman School. 

Comments on the proposed admission arrangements should be sent to Cardinal Newman School by the closing date (latest midnight on 10/12/2023). 

Note: The ‘relevant area’ is the area for a school (determined by its LA and then reviewed every two years) within which the admission authority for that school must consult all other prescribed schools on its admission arrangements. 

Cardinal Newman Admissions Policy 2025-26 - DRAFT Version 1

Cardinal Newman  SIF 2025-26 - DRAFT Version 1

Travelling Book Fair

Next week, we will be hosting our Travelling Book Fair.  This will be a great opportunity for children to extend their own book collection, engage them with reading and get some Christmas shopping out of the way!  It is also a fantastic chance for the school to receive funds to purchase books for our own library.

The fair will run from 3:15-3:40 each afternoon in Blue Class next week.  If you are going to the Book Fair from KS2, please use the main KS1 gate rather than walking around Reception to avoid congestion.  Each class will have an opportunity to visit the book fair during the week and think about any books they may wish to purchase.  Please see the attached flyer for some of the best-selling titles that will be on offer or view the full range here https://bookfairs.scholastic.co.uk/travelling-books/the-books

Payments

1. New for Autumn 2023 - We will be able to accept card payments on site as well as cash. If you are paying by cash, we ask that you try wherever possible, to bring the correct change. 
2. If your child attends Whizz Kids we will provide an opportunity to visit the book fair, if you are sending money in with your child, please ensure it is in a sealed envelope with the child's name/class/book choices and total cost written on the envelope.  Please only send in correct change.
3. You will be able to fill out an online form for payments by card either at the fair or at home. https://bookfairs.scholastic.co.uk/pay/1264534  Please send in the order confirmation before Friday 10^th December so the books can be sent home before the Book Fair is collected.

Please note, that if we run out of certain books at the fair, we will be able to place an order for most titles to be delivered at a later date.

Thank you for your continued support with reading at our school,

Mrs Hartfield

Reading Lead 

International Food Afternoon

You may remember that last year we held a wonderful International Food Afternoon during the summer term. Parents prepared food from their own cultures or countries and many got together with friends to organise different tables to represent their country.   Because it was so successful, we hope to do another one this year on Friday 24^th November.  

If you feel you could prepare food for this event, or would like to get together with other parents  to set up a table from a particular country, please let Ms. Hunt know by Friday 10^th November.  

Again a very big thank you to the families who organised tables, provided amazing food and to those who came along and made this such a successful afternoon last year. 

Wrap up London

For the fourth year running, we will be collecting coats for 'Wrap up London'. Coats you no longer need can make a real difference to the homeless and vulnerable during Winter time.

Coats are distributed via homeless shelters, refugee centres, organisations supporting the elderly, women’s refuges, children’s centres and other charities helping people in crisis. 

So, if you are planning on having a  sort out over half-term, please hold on to any good quality winter coats (babies up to adults) and bring them into school on Wednesday 15^th November This is the same day as the 'Bag to school' collection so please put coats in a separate bag.

Bag 2 School collection

The Bag 2 School collection will take place on Wednesday 15th November. Please drop bags off for 9 am.

St Erconwalds concert

Elmbridge Family Centres

We are running a free baby play group (non-crawling babies only), open to all families living in Elmbridge.

Princess Alice Hospice Santa Fun Run

Now is a particularly difficult time for the Hospice, with both our costs and the demand for our services rising. We simply couldn’t continue to provide compassionate care to people and their families at Christmas and throughout the year without supporters like you. Please click flyer here for more information.

School Dinners

Please remember to book school dinners on Scopay at least 1 day in advance or ring the school office before 9am if you have left it too late to book/cancel online for that day.

Allergies

If your child has an allergy please make sure the school office is informed. Please check the menu carefully before booking lunch for your child.