ST CLEMENT’S CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER

Friday 21st June 2019

BENEDICT TRIUMPHS AT SPORTS DAY!

St Clement’s Sports Day was another huge success this year! The Harrier Centre was filled with very

happy, smiley faces from children and adults alike.

The staff were hugely impressed by the determination and effort that the children displayed in all events,

both individual and house and the support and encouragement from children and parents was very

much appreciated. The skill and sportsmanship of the children has definitely developed over the past

few years and yesterday saw some magnificent improvements in every year group! The moral support

that was volunteered by Year 6 during the long distance races truly demonstrates the strong values of

our St Clement’s children.

We have been so lucky to have been able to use the athletics track over these past few weeks as it has

truly helped to develop the confidence of all the children. A huge thanks to all involved in organising and

contributing to such a successful day – we are already looking forward to next year!

FINAL RESULTS...

BENEDICT CLARE FRANCIS MARGARET

3330 points 2775 points 3285 points 3255 points

1st 4th 2nd 3rd

DEANERY DAY On Tuesday 18th May Year 6 attended the Annual Deanery Day which, this year, took place at St Joseph’s,

Epsom. The children were very excited to take part in the activities which lay ahead and more importantly,

to meet up with other children from Deanery Schools and forge new friendships in preparation for secondary

school. Due to the wet weather the children only got to take part in two activities, rather than the usual three,

but they were great fun and covered all sorts of things, from the marshmallow challenge to the paper

aeroplane challenge; murder-mystery maths to mindfulness workshops. All of the children had the chance to

take part in ‘The Giant Deanery Quiz’ where they all showed how brilliantly knowledgeable they are!

After lunch, we took part in a liturgy which gave us the chance to think about the next big step that we are all

taking to Secondary School. We had time to pray together that we would all be safe and happy at our new

schools which was very comforting. Then before we knew it, it was time to head home.

St Clement’s children were beautifully behaved; standing out in their red uniforms amongst a sea of blue and

green! This made it so much clearer to see how well each of our children mixed with children from other

schools. If there had been a prize for ‘friendliest school’, St Clement’s would have won it hands down!

Deanery Day was a great day for Year 6 to meet new friends who would be going to the same school as them.

Hopefully they all left feeling more confident about that next step in their lives, which is getting closer and

closer… In our opinion though, it is clear that St Clement’s Year 6 will have no problem starting Secondary

School; look out… because here they come!

YEAR 3 HISTORY WORKSHOP

ROMANS Dressing up as a centurion and Boudicca,

re-enacting the Revolt of the Iceni, acting

as a Roman slave and Roman master and

practising some Roman army manoeuvres

were just a few of the activities enjoyed

by the children in their Roman workshop

with archaeologist, Mortimer Wheeler.

What a fantastic way to learn about the

Roman invasion of Britain and add to

their subject knowledge of this fantastic

ancient civilisation.

YEAR 4 HISTORY WORKSHOP

EGYPTIANS This week, the children in Year 4 enjoyed

meeting Mortimer Wheeler, an Egyptian

Archaeologist. Mortimer introduced them

to the fascinating history of the Ancient

Egyptians including the Pharaohs, the god

Rameses, mummification and the famous

battles of the day. This knowledgeable

archaeologist invited Year 4 to become

Egyptian explorers with him, to search for

artefacts, to re-create a battle and to act

out the roles of the Pharaohs. All the

children thoroughly enjoyed what proved

to be an amazing afternoon of learning.

YEAR 2 ASSEMBLY On Friday 14th June Year 2 performed their final assembly to conclude their time in Key Stage 1. The children

spoke clearly and confidently as they compared their journey through Reception and Key Stage 1 to that of a

tiny caterpillar turning into a beautiful butterfly. Through their time in Key Stage 1 they have developed the

skills and knowledge to help them as they start their new learning adventure in Key Stage 2.

The children shared lots of their memories and told us what they were looking forward to experiencing in Key

Stage 2. They also acted out some very funny sketches which provided much entertainment for the audience.

Their renditions of Hola, Hola, como estas? and Will.i.am's What I Am finished the assembly on a high note.

All in all, the children really excelled themselves.

On Wednesday 19th June, ten children from Year 5 went to

the Good Shepherd celebration, led by Bishop Richard

Moth. All schools from our diocese had representatives and

a great time was had by all. The children were lucky enough

to meet our Bishop after the service too. The children who

attended were brilliant ambassadors for St Clement's and

behaved exceptionally all day.

GOOD SHEPHERD MASS

ANCHOR BOOK WINNERS Congratulations to the following children who received Headteacher Awards

at our recent Anchor Assembly;

Year 6 Ruby Soyler and Roddy Taylor De Mora

Year 5 Joe Neary and Filip Przewozny

Year 4 Cieran Philbrooks and Freddie Joyce

Year 3 George Redmond and Scarlett Yates

Year 2 Braeden Currie and Eva Nader

Year 1 Alex O’Loughlin and Amelia Gould

Reception Deandre Ramirez and Caitlin Sheehan

THANK YOU FRIENDS A huge thank you to the Friends of St Clement’s for organising the Fathers Day Gift Room. The children

really enjoyed choosing and wrapping their gifts and attaching the special gift tags they had created.

HOUSE MASS

On Tuesday 11th June, St Clare & St Margaret joined together, from Reception to Year 6, to dedicate the

Mass in honour of their patron saints. Thank you to Fr Graham for celebrating the Mass for us.

Oh God, who made St Margaret

of Scotland wonderful in her

outstanding charity towards the

poor, grant that through her

intercession and example, we may

reflect among all humanity the

image of your divine goodness.

Amen.

Glorious St Clare,

God has given you the power of working miracles

continually, and the favour of answering the prayers of

those who invoke your assistance in misfortune, anxiety,

and distress; we beseech you, obtain for us from Jesus,

through Mary, His Blessed Mother, what we beg of you so

fervently and hopefully, if it be for the greater honour and

glory of God and for the good of our souls.

Amen.