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Christ Church School

Newsletter

9th October 2020

If you would like an item included in the Newsletter, which is also published on the website (www.ccht.rbkc.sch.uk) - please hand it in to the School Office by Wednesday lunchtime at the latest. Alternatively, please telephone your message on: 02073525708 or email it to: jkelly@ccht.rbkc.sch.uk

NEXT WEEK—VISITORS, COMMUNITY EVENTS & CURRICULUM ENRICHMENT

Monday 12th October—Tuesday 3rd November All Parents Individual Parent Meetings—please see note overleaf

Thursday 15th October Grandparents Virtual Grandparents Day—please see note overleaf

Thursday 15th October, 9.30am to 3.30pm Y3 Hyde Park

Thursday 15th October, 12.30pm-3.30pm Y6 National Army Museum

Friday 16th October, 9.00am to 12.30pm Y5 Kensington Gardens

Dates for your Diary STUDENTS OF THE WEEK

Reception Class: Harper and Petros

Year 1: Marina and Xander

Year 2: Jessica and Louis

Year 3: Zac and Nia

Year 4: Victoria and Thomas

Year 5: Phoebe and Kaya

Year 6: Grace and Affan

October Monday 19th October– Friday 23rd October—Arts Week

Monday 26th October-Friday 30th October—Half Term

November

Tuesday 3rd November – Open Afternoon 3.30–4.30pm

Wednesday 4th November – Open Morning 8.30–9am

Wednesday 11th November – Remembrance Assemblies in

the Hall

Friday 13th November – Children in Need

Monday 16th – Monday 30th November Online Christmas

Shop and Elf Auction

Monday 16th -Friday 20th November – Times Tables Week

Friday 27th November 2.30pm – Autumn Concert goes

online

Message from Parish Office:

Glass Door Sleep Out Please sponsor us!

Last Friday a group of us from the parish slept out to raise money for Glass Door. (Actually we were sleeping in St Luke's because of the virus, but still wasn't very comfortable!) Glass Door are an amazing charity supporting the homeless in West London. Last year they gave beds over the winter to 820 people! We are hoping to raise £3000 for them. We are very thankful for anything you can give and very much appreciate your support. Here is our page: https://www.glassdoor.org.uk/fundraisers/st-luke-and-christ-church-sleeping-out-for-glass-door

Dear Parents and Carers,

We have had a super busy week at Christ Church with lots of great learning which you will see in the newsletter and the learning briefs.

This week I have been going to governors meetings and in one we were reviewing how we are maintaining a stimulating and broad curriculum while under the constraints that we face with the Corona Virus. We discussed how important it was that we adapted all the normal experiences that we could to ensure that children are learning in as stimulating and interesting ways as possible. Our upcoming Arts Week with the related trips is one such way, so do sign up to come and help if you can. Virtual Grandparents Day will hopefully make our older loved ones in our families smile.

We know that large gatherings are unlikely to be allowed by Christmas so we are thinking creatively about having a series of mini Christmas Fairs for each our bubble classes so you will be able to help with these too. We really want to have some Christmas Assemblies too so are thinking very hard about how we may be able to do these so watch this space….

Thank you for braving the cold and rain for all of our outside meetings so far this term!

We know it is hard for you to get involved in the usual ways in schools so we are going to have to keep being creative!

Best wishes for a lovely weekend, Mrs. Hawkins

Philosophy For Children

Each week in the newsletter we will pose a question that you and your child or your family can discuss…..remember, listen and respect each other’s views!

Are you a good friend? Why do you think so?

Attendance Data Week beginning 28th September 2020

Christ Church Holy Trinity

Year Group Late Attendance Percentage

Year Group Late Attendance Percentage

RKG 0 99% RCM 2 99%

1EA 0 100%! 1MQ 5 99%

2KHMK 0 100%! 2JM 12 93%

3EH 2 100%! 3JB 10 98%

4NK 2 100%! 4CM 10 99%

5ADMK 2 99% 5GBSN 4 93%

6EH 4 99% 6TM 3 98%

Arts Week Monday 19th October

– Friday 23rd October

Christ Church & Holy Trinity School Art Week will take place from 19th-23rd October.

This coincides with the 20th anniversary festival of The Big Draw and the theme for

2020 is The Climate of Change. Recent world events have highlighted the urgent need

to reconnect with nature and the environment on both a local and global level.

London, a busy urban environment, has also been awarded the status of the world’s first

National City Park and is a fantastic place to live and for children to grow up in. Our

school’s Art Week theme is London Living Landscape- reflecting the positive and

optimistic attitude that our school community believes can enable all children to

flourish.

We have planned an exciting line up of activities both in school and outdoors. All the

year groups will visit one of our local green spaces – Battersea Park, Cadogan Place,

Hyde Park, Green Park or Kensington Gardens. We are so fortunate to have these

beautiful parks and gardens within walking distance of our schools and the trips will be

an opportunity for the children to create new connections to and memories of these

special places. They will record their experiences and express their personal viewpoints

through various activities including: collecting natural objects, taking photos, making

drawings, painting pictures and talking about their chosen green space. Their project

will include making both individual postcards and a whole class artwork in the form of

Counter Mapping. Exciting learning and creating in the great outdoors!

St Luke’s and Christ Church Parish Magazine

Reminder! We are publishing the St Luke’s and Christ Church Parish Magazine on our newsletter page every month.

Click here for Parish Magazine Page

INDIVIDUAL PARENT MEETINGS

Monday 12th October – Tuesday 3rd November

Parent meetings will take place via Zoom. Thank you to all who have booked in your meeting. If you have not already done so, please sign up for your 10 minute slot with your child’s class teacher, by calling the school office. Here is a reminder of appointment times:

Reception Class

Thursday 15th October and Thursday 22nd October Year 1

Thursday 15th October and Thursday 22nd October Year 2

Monday 12th October and Monday 19th October Year 3

Tuesday 13th October and Tuesday 3rd November Year 4

Wednesday 14th October and Wednesday 21st October Year 5

Tuesday 13th October and Tuesday 20th October Year 6

Wednesday 14th October and Wednesday 21st October

Numeracy in Year 2

Using Base 10 blocks, Year 2 were learning how to add tens and ones.

“We were doing vertical addition and we had to add two numbers

to make another number. So we put the 10s in the Tens column

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and the 1s in the ones column. We added up the 1s and the 10s to make one number.” Aylin

“We sorted out the 10s and the 1s . Then we wrote down our sum and worked out the

answer. For instance we knew that 5 tens was 50 and they went in the 10s column. We used the base 10 to work out our answer.” Isabella Right—Isabella and Aylin’s example

Alastair Rellie Day: Celebrating

Grandparents

Thursday 15th October 2020

Christ Church and Holy Trinity School

Around this time of year our CCHT community

celebrate Grandparents, their support and inspiration

alongside their cherished memories. This tradition was

the idea of Alastair Rellie, a respected member of our

community, a long serving Governor and a very much

loved grandparent himself.

This year, we are unable to open our school doors to 80 or so Grandparents who

usually attend, but we are hoping to still celebrate in a small way. On Thursday 15th October,

at school, we are asking the child to draw and write a postcard (which we will post) to their

Grandparent or a special family member.

We do realise that not all families have grandparents in their lives so in this instance we are

asking families to think of a extended family member or maybe a very close adult friend of

the family that support the children in a special way.

This is a time to reflect with the children about older generations of our community and how

they support us and how in turn we support them.

We will also video some of the children’s thoughts and reflections of their grandparents or

special person and post them on our website.

Special Friday Grandparents (or Special Adult) Homework

(Weekend- 10th – 11th October)

For our children to be able to send a postcard we need the Grandparents/Grandparent or

Special Adult name /names and address or addresses.

Please could you support your child/children this weekend in writing the name/names and

address/addresses on the stickers provided. We have enclosed 2 stickers, if you need more

then please ask your class teacher on Monday.

All named and addressed stickers will need to be completed and in your child’s bag for

Monday 12th October so we can be prepared for Thursdays reflections. Thank you for making

this a special day for the children.

Recommended Read

Dear Families,

The Tri-borough Music Hub are very excited to announce a new online course starting in November: Music Technology Classes

The 5 week course starts on Wednesday 11th November and will run weekly via Zoom from 4.15-5pm.

This interactive course, hosted on Zoom is best suited for 7-11 year olds and will take participants from the basics of using the free software BandLab, through to learning how to arrange loops, edit, record own material and struc-ture a song or music track.

Participants will be invited to join the virtual classroom and will be set learning assignments to complete for which individual feedback will be given. By the end of the course, your children will be able to confidently use this free software programme to compose and create music, which can be exported as an MP3 to share with friends and family.

Bookings open today and will close on Tuesday 3rd November. Zoom links and joining information will be sent out after booking closes. The full cost of the course is £25. (50% remissions are available on request for eligible families. Please email info@triboroughmusichub.org for further details or to obtain your remission code. Proof of eligibility will be required)

To book your child’s place on this course, please complete the order form here:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/music-technology-course-using-bandlab-for-7-11-yrs-tickets-123464195733

(Please note, places are limited, so we would urge you to book early to avoid disappointment.)

Please see all details attached to this email. For further enquiries, please contact Shannen via info@triboroughmusichub.org

Best wishes Jane

Jane Da Costa Deputy Head Tri-borough Music Hub Inclusive - Exceptional - Inspiring - Progressive – Sustainable

Lyric Theatre, Lyric Square, King Street, London W6 0QL www.triboroughmusichub.org www.twitter.com/tbmhmusic

Golden Time in Year 1

Golden time is a special time, usually on a Friday afternoon, when the children get to choose what they would like to do.

“I love Golden time – I like

playing with Percy. We play

catch and it. I love playing in the

tree house because we get to

slide down the treehouse pole.”

Yaseen

I like golden time because you get

extra time to play with your

friends. When we go outside for

golden time I like to swing on the

tyre and slide down the treehouse

pole.” Lexi

CCHT Family Cookbook

!!!RECIPES AND PHOTOS PLEASE!!!

Please keep sending Katie Rose krose@ccht.rbkc.sch.uk your recipes for our CCHT Family Cookbook. We are receiving some fabulous features with recipes from all over the world. Our aim is to have one recipe per child in the school so please keep on contributing..... There is no limit to how many you can put forward and the donation of £2 is a one-off contribution not per recipe.

The recipes will be transformed into a beautiful cookbook which will go on sale on our online Christmas Shop from 16th - 30th November. We are looking for traditional recipes passed down through family generations, culturally diverse recipes, recipes specifically for children or for families to cook together, Christmas and other festival recipes.

PLEASE also send through any photos you have of your children cooking (they don't have to be cooking the recipe you send but general cooking photos) OR photos of the dish itself. Please include the following in the email:

Your Family Name

Your Child's name and Class

The reason why you have chosen your recipe, for e.g.. The best chocolate cake ever!

The list of ingredients

The method

DEADLINE: OCTOBER 23rd - HALF TERM

Year 3 Design Technology—Sandwich Making

Year 3 have been creating their own sandwiches and sandwich fillings. “My sandwich was one I had tasted when I was in Year 1. It had red pepper in it and

mozzarella. I used bagel bread and I decorated my plate with red and yellow stripes. I

cut the red pepper in slices and, to make it flat, I cut the curved bits

off. I also sliced the mozzarella so that it would lie flat in the bagel.

It was fun to make and tasted amazing!”

Elisabetta

“My sandwich was more of a teatime type. It

had bacon and apple and chocolate spread. I

used white bread and I cut the apples up into

tiny pieces and I made sure that the bacon

laid down flat in the bread and not bumpy. So

that the fillings didn’t come out, I buttered

the bread to the edge. It tasted wonderful! “

Hector E

Great Fun and Learning in Reception Class! “I like making new friends at Christ Church. Olivia is my friend. I love playing on the scooter—that’s my favourite! I enjoy writing and I like art because I am an artist like my Mummy.” Artemis

Christmas Card Making Week

This week all classes have been designing and creating their own Christmas card designs.

Reception

Y1

Y2

Y3

Y4

Y5

Y6