Friday 29th March 2018 – Newsletter 25 Volume 24

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Headteacher’s update

Dear Parents/Carers,

We have had a very busy and enjoyable final week of term!

On Monday many of our Yr 3 and Yr 4 children were joined by St Nicholas

Primary School, Bidford Upon Avon Primary School, Tardebigge First School, Mappleborough

Green First School, St Ambrose Primary School and St Peter’s First School for a fun-filled evening of

science! Maria Pavlidou, from Birmingham University, delivered a hugely engaging and interactive

session on extreme temperatures (with a little help from some liquid nitro-

gen!).

On Tuesday morning, we came together as a whole school community to

celebrate our Palm Sunday Mass. Our Reception children did a wonderful job

of processing into Mass waving their palms as we imagined what it was like

to witness Jesus riding into Jerusalem.

This was followed, on Tuesday afternoon, by our Stations of the Cross, led by our year 4 children

who, through their poignant and moving dramatisation of each station around the school

grounds, enabled us to journey with Jesus from his sentencing to death by Pontius Pilate to his

crucifixion and glorious resurrection.

On Wednesday we thoroughly enjoyed welcoming Will Hussey, from ‘The Art of Brilliance’, into

school to work with the children on how we can all be ‘BRILLIANT’!! Will gave us all the opportuni-

ty to think about the importance of having a positive outlook and what we can achieve when we

take ownership of our own learning and set our own goals. He has set us the challenge of being

‘2%’ers and will be coming back at the end of the summer term to see what has been achieved!

We have been very busy raising money through our Lenten charity activities over the last few

weeks. Our Reception children led a delicious cake sale for SENSE Charity, our KS1 enjoyed taking

part in their ‘Guess the Number of Dog Treats in the Jar’ competition for the ‘Dogs’ Trust’ and KS2

ended the term with a fun-filled quiz this afternoon for Birmingham Children’s Hospital.

Thank you also to everyone for filling our Fr Hudson’s boxes and returning them into school. We

will let you know the totals raised and look forward to donating the monies after Easter.

On behalf of all the staff at Our Lady of Mount Carmel, may I wish you a joyful and peace-filled

Easter

Mrs Woods

Head Teacher

Well done - Pupils of the week

Last week’s attendance

Congratulations to 1M for 100%

attendance (w/e 23.03.18)

RK 96% RS 98.6%

1M 100% 1W 99.7%

2LB 97% 2H 90%

3R 98.7% 3N 96.3%

4S 97.9% 4B 97%

SUMMER UNIFORM

We are introducing the option of a white polo shirt (embroidered with

school logo) as part of our summer uniform for all year groups. Our

summer uniform policy is as follows:

BOYS: White shirt & red tie or white polo shirt (embroidered with

school logo) without a tie

Red jumper

Grey trousers/shorts

Grey socks

Black school shoes

GIRLS:White shirt & red tie or white polo shirt (embroidered with

school logo) without a tie or red gingham summer dress

Red jumper/cardigan

Navy skirt/pinafore

White socks

Black school shoes

ATTENDANCE 2LB W/E 16/03/18

VIRTUES AND VALUES

Mila Bennett (RK)

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MESSY CHURCH

You are invited to a Messy Easter at St Stephen’s in the town centre, on Friday 30th March from 10am. This is a FREE event, and all ages are welcome to come and have

a go at the different activities on offer. For more information search for Messy Church Redditch on Facebook.

AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS

IMPORTANT: Please check page 3 on a weekly basis for information regarding after

school clubs.

DECKING

The decking is currently out of use in order for routine maintenance to take place. Can this area please be avoided before and after school until further notice.

THURSDAY 29th MARCH

3.10pm School Closes for Easter

MONDAY 16th APRIL

School Re-opens 8.55am

FRIDAY 20th APRIL

Year 4 Parliament Trip

MONDAY APRIL 23rd

Height & Weight Measurement for Reception

Class 4S First Swim

EASTER TRIDIUM SERVICES

NB: all at Our Lady of Mount Carmel unless otherwise stated.

Maundy Thursday 9.30am Morning Prayer

7.00pm Mass of the Last Supper Watching till midnight with Compline at 11.50pm

Good Friday 9.30am Office of Readings & Morning Prayer

10.30am Children’s Stations of the Cross

3.00pm Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion

7.00pm Stations of the Cross

Holy Saturday 9.30am Office of Readings & Morning Prayer

8.00pm Easter Vigil

EASTER SUNDAY MASSES

Mount Carmel - 8.15 am / 9.45 am (Mass in Polish) / 11.15 am / 6.00 pm

Alvechurch - 9.45 am

Feckenham - 10.15 am

Dear Parents and Carers,

Your School needs you. St. Bede’s Catholic Middle School (Academy) has been ably supported over the years by a dedicated group of Academy Representatives (formerly known as Governors). We are looking for new Academy Representatives to join and support the Headteacher, staff and pupils in continuing to achieve and improve the good education here at St. Bede’s. The School Governing Body requires a variety of people, including those who may have experience in Education, Health and Safety, Accountancy, Commerce or Governance, although this is not a prerequisite. We currently have vacancies for two Foundation Academy Representatives who are appointed by the Diocese. As a Catholic school, with Christ at the Centre, Foundation Academy Representatives must be practising Catholics. We are also looking to recruit two Parent Academy Representatives now, to start in the new academic year. There is no requirement for Parent Representatives to be of the Catholic faith. As part of their induction they will be encouraged to shadow current Representatives during the Summer term. Representatives will be expected to commit time to the role, which would include reading minutes, reports and attendance at meetings, usually held in school in the evenings, termly, during term time. Training courses, including a planned induction, are provided by the Diocese and outside agencies to help the Representatives in their role. The Safeguarding Policies of Our Lady of Lourdes MAC, St. Bede’s Catholic Middle School (Academy) and the Arch-Diocese of Birmingham require Academy Representa-tives to hold an enhanced DBS check. The Clerk to the Representatives Committee will help you apply for this. If you would like to know more about the role please contact me or the school office.

Yours sincerely

Noel Burke

Chair of the Academy Representatives

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After school clubs week commencing 16th April 2018

DATE EVENT VENUE / ROOM YEAR TIME

MONDAY FOOTBALL CLUB

DANCE CLUB

FIELD

HALL

1 + 2

All years

3.15pm—4.10 pm

3.15pm—4.10 pm

TUESDAY FOOTBALL CLUB

GYMNASTICS CLUB

FIELD

HALL

3 + 4

1 & 2

3.15pm—4.10 pm

3.10pm—4.10pm

WEDNESDAY

DOUBLE SESSION OF

GYMNASTICS CLUB

GARDENING CLUB

HALL

FIELD

3 - 4

4

3.15pm—5.10 pm

3.15pm—4.00 pm

THURSDAY GAMES / SPORTS CLUB HALL 4 3.10pm—4.15 pm

FRIDAY IRISH DANCING HALL 2 - 4 3.10pm—4.00pm

RELIGIOUS FESTIVAL DATES—APRIL 2018

WISHING YOU A HAPPY, HOLY AND PEACEFUL

EASTER

BUDDHIST

CHRISTIAN

JEWISH

MUSLIM

SIKH

NOTABLE DATES

8th

13th

1st

7th

12th

13th

14th

23rd

Hanamatsuri

Song Kran

Easter Day

The Annunciation (3)

Yom Hashoah

The Prophet’s Night Journey &

Ascent into Heaven

Vaisakhi/Baisakhi

St. George’s Day

TESCO BLUE TOKENS

Voting time is here! Please remember to request your Tesco blue token when shopping at Tesco and vote for the Mount Carmel Outdoor Classroom Project. Voting will take place from Thursday 1st March until Monday April 30th at the following stores: 2504 BARNT GREEN B’HAM EXPRESS B45 8NE

2773 KINWARTON RD ALCESTER EXPRESS B49 6AA

3262 LODGE PARK EXPRESS B98 7LB

5000 MARLBROOK BROMSGROVE EXPRESS B60 1DL

3084 REDDITCH B98 7RU EXTRA

6447 REDDITCH BROCKHILL EXPRESS B97 6PH

3258 STUDLEY EXPRESS B80 7LL