Thank You

Thank you for all the donations towards the PTFA barbeque that came into school at yesterdays non uniform day. Most people chose to donate money which has been used to purchase food and prizes for the tombolla stall.

Punctuality At School

If you are running late for school for any reason can you please bring your child into school through the main office and let Mrs Wright know that your child has arrived. Mrs Wright will then make sure your child is marked present in the class register and they can make their way to class themselves. Mrs Julie Ekoecha, our school Education Welfare Officer (EWO) has been in to school to discuss lateness and the effect it can have on children's education. She has told us that she will be doing random monitoring of punctuality at school in the near future.

After School Clubs

Last week saw our first after school clubs of the year and was a great success. Can I please ask that in the future weeks parents coming to collect their children from their clubs wait in the school hall and the staff will bring the children to you when they are finished. Can we also please ask that you come into school through the main office door and not the entrances the children use in the morning. Your cooperation will help us keep track of which children have left and who they have left with.

PTFA Barbeque

We’re hoping for lovely weather tomorrow for the PTFA ‘New School Year’ barbeque at school today, Saturday 24th. Gates will be open from 12noon and we should be finished and cleared up for 2pm. There will be hot dogs, burgers, name the teddy, games and lots to do! Tickets are £1 per adult (you get a  burger or sausage as well) and 50p per child (you get a hot dog & drink!)

Parents Evening

Next Wednesday 28th September is our first parents evening of this school year. It is a fantastic opportunity to meet your child’s teacher and discuss  how they have settled back into school and what they will be doing this year in school. 

School Calendar

You should have received a letter asking for your permission to allow your child to take part in the school calendar our PTFA have proposed to print and sell in school to raise funds. Thank you for the  responses that have been returned to school, if you haven’t returned your response yet can you do so by next week please as we would like to get started on putting the calendar together.

First Communion Meeting Last Wednesday

Thank you to all our parents who attended the First Communion Meeting with Father Stott on     Wednesday night at St Cuthbert’s Parish Hall.  The new programme which is now in place for all schools in the diocese marks a new and exciting approach to First Communion preparation. If you have any further questions about First Communions Father Stott is very happy to help you as much as he can, or, you can speak to Mrs Cottiss, Mrs McArdle or myself at school.

School Mass

Father Stott came into school this morning and   celebrated a beautiful ‘Start Of School Year’ mass with the children, staff and friends of St. Cuthbert’s. It is wonderful that we have mass in school and we have so many friends and parishioners  who join us in these special celebrations.

First Communion Meeting

Our first First Communion meeting for parents will be held next Wednesday 21st at St. Cuthbert’s Church hall. The meeting will begin at 6pm, will last about one hour and will explain the programme in more detail.

Letting School Know Of Absence

If your child is sick at all can you please ring school on the first day of absence to let us know. If the absence is due to a sickness bug please remember that they must be clear of symptoms for 24 hours before they return to school.

Milk & Dinner Money

Can we remind you that if you wish your child to have milk at school the cost is £9 per school year and payment is due now. Can we also remind you that if you’re child has a school dinner payment of £9 per week is due each Monday morning.

PTFA Barbeque

Our fantastic PTFA are hosting a ‘new school year’ barbeque in school on Saturday 24th September. There will be hot dogs, burgers, name the teddy, games and lots to do! We’ll be opening the school gates at 12 noon and finishing at 2pm. Tickets will be available in school, £1 per adult (you get a    burger or sausage as well) and 50p per child (you get a hot dog & drink!)

Non Uniform Day

We will be having a non uniform day on Friday 23rd September. Children are asked to donate £1 per family.

Garden Competition

Miss Johnston and many of our parents, children and friends have put a fantastic amount of time and effort into the new garden area in school. We are getting closer to the official opening of the garden and we would like suggestions on a name so we will be running a competition to name the garden. Details will be sent home very soon.

School Clubs

Make sure you remember that our school clubs begin on Thursday night next week. All clubs start straight after school and finish at 4.30pm.

Morrisons Vouchers

We are now collecting Morrisons ‘Let’s Grow’ Vouchers in school so the next time you do your shopping in Morrisons and they ask if you’re collecting them say yes and pass them on to us :-) The vouchers are brilliant in helping us get much needed gardening equipment.

School Mass

Father Stott will be getting our school year off to a beautiful start by celebrating mass with us in school next Friday 16th September at 9.30am. All parents and parishioners are  welcome to join us.

Big Thank You

We would like to say a big thank you to Mr  Connolly who has been working hard to get the decking area in our garden ready for the start of the school year. He’s done a fantastic job and the garden is looking fantastic. Thank you to all the parents and friends who have been working on the garden and who continue to maintain it.

First Communion

Anyone who wishes their child to make their First Communion needs to speak to Father Stott at the end of mass at either St. Joseph’s at or St. Cuthbert’s as soon as they can. Mass times are:

Saturday- St. Cuthbert's at 5.30pm.

Sunday- St Joseph's at 9.30am and St Cuthbert's at 11am.

If you have any questions about First Communions you can speak to Mrs Cottiss, Mrs Mc Ardle or Mr Dillon.

PTFA

St Cuthbert’s PTFA will be holding their first meeting of the school year next Monday 12th   September here at school. The meeting will begin at 7pm and run to 8pm. Joining the PTFA is a   wonderful way of supporting our school and the work they do is greatly  appreciated by the     children and staff of St. Cuthbert’s .

Year 3 & Year 6 Swimming

Our Year 3 and Year 6 classes will begin their swimming sessions at  Tynemouth Swimming Pool next Monday 12th September. We would be grateful if you could make a voluntary contribution of £1.50 each per week to cover our transport costs.

Term Dates Letter

We have made a list of the main dates for this term for your fridge door. We will do this at the start of each term and we’ll give you good notice if any of the dates or details of events change.

Welcome Back!

Well the holidays are over and everyone returned to school fully refreshed and excited this morning. I am privileged to eventually take up my post as St. Cuthbert's new Headteacher and had a lovely warm welcome from the children and many parents and carers this morning. We'll be sending out different bits of information about the year ahead over the next few weeks and you'll also be getting a data information form which we would like you to complete and return to school as soon as you can please.
I hope our school blog becomes a useful way for us to keep you up to date with what is happening at school and celebrating the wonderful work our children and staff do.

( I must warn you that the look of this blog will more than likely change a few times over the next few weeks as we play around with all the new design features!)