Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School
“We live our lives like Jesus”
Corpus Christi News
11th October 2024
Dear Parents and Carers
Parent Governor Vacancy
We need your time and talent
I am writing to inform you of a vacancy for the role of parent governor on our governing board. The parent governor role is open to any parent or carer who has a child/ren registered at the school at the time of appointment. This is an important role as we move forward from our recent Ofsted and implement plans for the future and on-going improvement of the school.
The role of the local governing board
The school’s governing board is responsible for providing confident and strategic leadership, and creating robust accountability, oversight and assurance for the school’s educational and financial performance. The board is passionate about education and committed to continuous school improvement to ensure the best possible outcomes for our pupils.
The role of a parent governor
As a parent governor, you’ll work with the board to make sure it effectively carries out the duties referred to above. You’ll also play a vital role in bringing a parental perspective to the governing board, but you’re not there to speak ‘on behalf’ of the parent body.
To be a parent governor you should have:
A strong commitment to the role and to improving outcomes for children
Good inter-personal skills, curiosity, and a willingness to learn and develop new skills
How to apply
If you’re interested in applying for the role, please complete the candidate form which can be found on our school website in the Governor section— https://www.corpuschristi.portsmouth.sch.uk/governors or can be collected from the school office. The form should be returned to the Governance Professional Clerk J Parish at jparish@corpuschristi.portsmouth.sch.uk or in a sealed envelope marked for the attention of J Parish, Governance Professional Clerk at the School’s office by Friday 24th October. If we receive more applications than there are vacancies, a secret ballot will be carried out. We will inform you closer to the time if we have to do this.
Further information about the role and the application form can be found on our school website
https://www.corpuschristi.portsmouth.sch.uk/governors
If you have any queries about this process or would like to find out more about the role, please contact
Miss Clark or Natasha Burnett, Chair of Governors.
Miss Clark
Harvest 2024 Standing in Solidarity with our Neighbour Our Harvest Collection Thank you for your donations to our Harvest Collection which will end on the 22nd October. All We will be celebrating Mass at 2pm on Thursday 23rd October where we will share our donations with Buckland Soup Kitchen—all families are welcome to join us.
Polite reminder Over the last few weeks, there have been a number of incidents of inappropriate behaviour by a minority of parents at drop off and collection or during phone calls between home and school. This has included disrespectful and at times aggressive behaviour towards staff and inappropriate comments made about and towards other parents and children. These incidents have left people, including children, feeling Firstly, can I thank the vast majority of parents who work with us, even during the most challenging times, with mutual respect and dignity. It means we can resolve conflict or issues more effectively whilst maintaining positive relationships which at the end of the day benefit the children. Secondly, if you do have a concern, please do speak to us. Generally, parents should speak to the class teacher in the first instance, However, I am available for parents to speak to on most days - catching me at the gate is not always the best time to speak to me—so please do make an appointment if you can. Thirdly, if we need to, we may ask a parent to collect their child/ren from the school office, in order to protect the community. I am sorry that this may come across as harsh or negative, however, there are no acceptable reasons for anyone being abusive on the school site and we will not tolerate abuse or harassment of any kind Thank you for your support and trust Miss Clark Be Ready—Be Respectful—Be Safe |
Talk Matters Your voice needs to be heard This year, one of our key priorities is to develop Oracy - supporting children to learn to talk and learn through talk! By the time children start school, most are confident chatterboxes, but our work on Oracy aims to teach children to talk more effectively, in sentences and with a wide range of vocabulary. Oral communication is such an important life skill and effective communicators have so many more opportunities than those whose voices are not always heard. Our aim is that all children leave Corpus Christi as confident and articulate young people ready for the next stage of their education.
We wanted to take a moment to highlight the vital role of communication in your children’s development and education. Talking—whether at home, in the classroom, or during extracurricular activities—plays a crucial part in fostering their social, emotional, and cognitive growth. At Corpus Christi we look to explore many different ways of encouraging talk and communication. One of the ways we would like to encourage this is by giving children a talking task to do at home. Each week in our newsletter there will be a picture of something zoomed in very closely and we will give you tips on how to discuss it with your child. Please take the time to discuss it at home and the item will be revealed the following week!
Discussion Tip! Try discussing the item with your child using full sentence to explain your thinking: I wonder if this could be a ____ because I can see _____ What do you think about the picture?
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Drop off and Collection Gates open from 8.35-8.45am and 3.15-.3.25pm Please can I remind parents that children in Years R-4 and those in Year 5 and 6 must be brought to and collected from school by an adult. Children in Years 5 and 6 with permission from a parent can walk to and from home and school without an adult. However, they cannot bring younger brothers and sisters to school. Parents do need to wait with their child until the gate is open; we’ve spotted a number of children in years R-4 who are being left without adult supervision.
Due to the number of children who are being collected late (i.e after 3.25pm) we will be establishing a late policy, including fines for parents whose children are collected later from school on more than 3 occasions in the year.
You should have received our Late Collection Policy via email yesterday, this will come into place after October half term, from Monday 4th November. Paper copies can be requested from the Office. Please ensure emergency contacts and home details are up to date which can also be completed at the Office. Thank you.
Year R Welcome Liturgy We are inviting you to join your child /children to our welcome liturgy on Wednesday 23rd October at 2:30pm in the church. It would be a great opportunity for staff, children and parents of our new children to gather together to celebrate the word of God.
Hair Please can we remind parents of our expectations for hair and hair styles in school. It is really important that hair, longer than shoulder length is tied back, especially if fringes are covering eyes. Children may wear small ribbons or bands but large bows, coloured beads and hair bands should be kept for the weekends and holidays and not for school. We have a number of children with braids containing beads—please can these be removed asap—I frequently see beads hitting other children when a child moves their head! Hair should be of a natural colour hue and therefore we do not allow brightly dyed hair in school. We also do not allow extreme hair cuts and would expect hair cuts to be of a blended style without a significant distinction between the length of hair on the top and sides.
Uniform reminders…. Socks and Shoes Polite reminder—girls may wear knee length, ankle socks or tights. Over the knee socks are not part of our uniform policy and girls will be asked to change them or roll then down so they are below the knee. Shoes must be black and sensible for school. |
BUMBLEBEES — AMANDA LADYBIRDS — ADEMIDE OWLS — IVY HEDGEHOGS — MIKHA BADGERS — CAITLIN DOLPHINS — AMARISE ORCAS — RAFE STARFISH — SAVANNAH KINGFISHERS — TIFFANY KESTRELS — ANNABELLE STARLINGS — YASMIN
BUMBLEBEES — ARYAN LADYBIRDS — JOSHUA OWLS — JENNIFER HEDGEHOGS — SERA BADGERS — MERCY DOLPHINS — SAMUEL.G ORCAS — EMILIA STARFISH — GABRIELA KINGFISHERS — DAVIS KESTRELS — VIOLET STARLINGS — FRANKIE
Isabelle (Kingfishers) - For an interesting explanation in History Christabel (Kingfishers) - Thoughtful RE Isla (Starlings) - Amazing History Homework Hannah (Hedgehogs) - Super Science Skyla (Hedgehogs) - Trying her best Ivie (Badgers) - Thoughtful RE |
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Attendance Well done to Starfish & Kingfishers class for almost 100% attendance last week. Amazing attendance for all classes again!
Attendance Expectations What YOU must do: Try to telephone the school before 8.30am each day of your child’s absence or alert us via the
What WE will do: Check your child’s attendance every day.
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Dates for your Diary Thursday 17th October School Nurse appointments (booking required) KS2 Author Visit Monday 21st October Year 5 Bikeability begins (booking required) Wednesday 23rd October Year R Welcome Liturgy @ 2.30pm Thursday 24th October Harvest Mass @ 2pm Friday 25th October 8.45/9am Drop-In/Coffee Morning hosted by Ms Fripp and Mrs Kirk Monday 28th October - Friday 1st November HALF TERM - school closed for all children Wednesday 13th November - Yr 4 Stubbington Residential Thursday 14th November School Nurse appointments (booking required) Monday 25th November INSET Day - school closed for all children
Wednesday 4th December Christmas Fiesta 3.15pm - 4.45pm Tuesday 10th December YrR Nativity @ TBC Thursday 12th December School Nurse appointments (booking required) Yr3-6 Christmas Jumper & Christmas Lunch Day Yr1-2 Nativity @ 2pm-3pm Friday 13th December YrR-2 Christmas Jumper & Christmas Lunch Day Wednesday 17th December Grandparents Tea Party @ 1.45pm Friday 20th December Yr3-6 Carol Service at 2.15pm Monday 23rd December - Friday 3rd January SCHOOL HOLIDAYS - school closed for all children Tuesday 11th February - Friday 14th February Yr 6 Runways End Residential Monday 17th February - Friday 21st February HALF TERM - school closed for all children Monday 24th February INSET Day - school closed for all children Monday 7th April - Monday 21st April SCHOOL HOLIDAYS - school closed for all children Monday 5th May BANK HOLIDAY - school closed for all children Friday 23rd May INSET Day - school closed for all children Monday 26th May - Friday 30th May HALF TERM - school closed for all children Friday 4th July INSET Day - school closed for all children Wednesday 23rd July - Tuesday 2nd September SUMMER HOLIDAYS - school closed for all children
Parents are warmly welcomed to join us for Mass and Liturgies.
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Year 3/4 Healthy Schools week!
We had such a fun time during our healthy schools week. We took on the challenge of creating our own Top Trump cards based on the top places in Portsmouth that can boost our mental health. We used different devices and sources to explore the best places in Portsmouth and sorted them into the type of activity it was. We narrowed this down to 3 categories: Calmness, activeness and fun!
Feel free to play the game at home and maybe even pay a visit to these amazing places!
