Emmanuel Church of England Primary School

6 T H S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 9 UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE

RIGHTS OF THE CHILD

Article 28:

Every child has the right to education.

Dear Parents and Carers, I hope you had a wonderful summer holiday. We have all thoroughly enjoyed our first week back at school and are very much looking forward to the year ahead. Wishing you a lovely weekend. Best wishes, Miss Burns

2019-2020 CLASSES

ALPHA BUILDING – EYFS

Gate opens at 8.50am with the register taken promptly at 9am. End of day is

3.20pm.

Nursery Mrs Przybylska

Miss Siraj Miss Kelly

Reception

Mrs McQuillan Ms Amanuel

OMEGA BUILDING Gate opens at 8.40am with register taken promptly at 8.50am. End of day is 3.30pm.

Year 1 – 1G

Miss Grimstead Mrs Harrington

Year 2 – 2W Mr Wright

Ms Gurik (am) Mrs Goldberg (pm)

Year 3 – 3P Miss Payne Ms Arellano

Ms Goldberg (am) Mrs Parker (pm)

Year 4 – 4D

Mrs Dilley/ Mr Edwards Ms Dolezar

Year 5 – 5W Miss Walker

Mrs Parker (am) Mrs Watkins (am)

Ms Gurik (pm)

Year 6 – 6Mc Miss McManus Miss McGinley

MISS FITZIMMONS’ SECONDMENT

A reminder that Miss Fitzsimmons is on secondment this term at St Alban’s C of E Primary School, covering maternity leave. However, she will be at Em-manuel every Wednesday, providing contact, guidance and continuity. In her absence, I am the Acting Headteacher, ably supported by Miss Bond as Acting Deputy Headteacher and an experienced middle leadership team.

WELCOME TO NEW STAFF

As we start the new academic year we welcome some new members of staff

to our team...

Miss McGinley

Year 6 Teacher

MAINTENANCE PAYMENT

Each year, we request a voluntary contribution to the school’s Maintenance

Fund, which helps to pay for the upkeep of our buildings and IT equipment. As a

Voluntary Aided school, in contrast to other types of maintained school, only

90% of capital costs are met by the state.

The suggested termly maintenance contribution is £15 per child or £45 for the

academic year. You can pay online www.justgiving.com/emmanuelcoeschool or

by cash or cheque at the school office (correct money if at all possible) where

Gift aid envelopes are also available. If you have not yet paid your contribution

we would welcome payment before the end of term.

Mr Haskins

Site Service Manager

ASPIRE AWARDS

YEAR 5 AND YEAR 6 SWIMMING Year 5 and Year 6 will begin their swimming les-sons at Swiss Cottage Leisure Centre next week; 6Mc on a Tuesday afternoon and 5W on a Wednesday afternoon. The children will need to bring into school their swimming costume/trunks, a towel, swimming hat and googles if needed. Swimming is a statutory part of the national cur-riculum and we expect children to attend lessons every week. If pupils are well enough to be in school, they are well enough to go swimming!

POINTS OF CONTACT

The class teacher is your first point of contact for any questions or con-cerns that you may have during the year. We then have Phase Leaders: Nursery & Reception: Mrs Przybylska is the EYFS Leader. Year 1, 2, 3: Mr Wright is the Lower School Leader. Year 4, 5, 6: Mrs Dilley is the Upper School Leader. Do speak to them if needed. After this, you have our leadership team; my-self and Miss Bond. All the staff are in the playground at the end of each day; speak to them at the end of the day or make an appointment via the office. Many thanks.

FROM FR JONATHAN A very warm welcome back to school after the summer holidays - especially to all our new children and members of staff starting with us this year. We very much hope that you feel at home in the Emmanuel family already and we look forward to all that is to come this year. Yesterday we had our first School Eucharist of the term in Church and I was deeply touched to be presented with two beautiful cards from the School congratulating me on my 25 years as a priest - which is often called a Silver Jubilee of Ordination. The actual day of the anniversary was back in June, just as I was in the convalescence period from my surgery, but I made a decision to celebrate it this coming weekend. You would all be most welcome to join us at Emmanuel Church this Saturday (07 September) at 4 pm for my Silver Jubilee Festival Eu-charist, at which the preacher will be the Archdeacon of Hampstead and Bishop Rob, our Area Bishop of Edmonton will be in attend-ance. This will be immediately followed by a party at the back of Church and in the Church grounds. Blessing of backpacks - Sunday 08 September Following a tradition beginning last year, at both our 09:15 and 10:30 Eucharist's on Sunday morning all children are invited to bring their school backpacks or bags for them to be blessed as a sign of God’s blessing on them for the whole year ahead. Adults, too, are invited to bring their briefcases, laptop cases and other symbols of their work for a blessing on them.

MEDICAL NEEDS At the beginning of this new academic year we are updating our medical records in school. If your child has medication in school (e.g. an asthma in-haler or Epi-pen) please ensure you have completed a new Individual Health Care Plan or an Administration of Asthma Pump form to ensure we have up-to-date and accurate information to support your child. These forms are available from the school office. For more information, do speak to Miss Bond or Ms Conroy at the school office.

MISSION STATMEENT & VALUES Our school mission statement is ‘Always treat others as you would have them do to you’ as Jesus said in Matthew 7:12. Our Christian and learning values are compassed in our ASPIRE Tree. Please take a look below and talk to your children about how they are demonstrating these values at school and at home.

PAYING DINNER MONEY ONLINE If you would like to pay for school dinners online please contact Mrs. Lubert in the school office. School meals cost £2.18 a day. The cost of school meals until half term is £76.30.

CHILDREN GOING HOME ALONE AFTER SCHOOL

Please give written permission to the office if you would like your child to go home alone after school and specify which days this would apply to.

ASPIRE AWARDS

FUTURE OF THE PFE: NEW COMMITTEE FOR 2019-2020

Deborah Weston, Kelsey Shaikh and Renee Sunila will be stepping down from the Committee at the end of this fundraising year so the PFE will urgently need volunteers for the following roles for 2019-2020:

Chair Vice-Chair Communications Officer Treasurer

Without these roles filled, the PFE cannot continue to operate as a charity and we will not be able to hold events or fundraise next year. If you are interested in a committee role, or would like a description of any of the positions, please contact Deborah Weston

SECONDARY SCHOOL TRANSITION EVENT MEET THE PARENTS

Would you like to know more about the local secondary schools? Come along to this event to find out from the children and parents themselves! The annual ‘Meet the Parents’ event will be on Monday 16th September at 6.30pm at Hampstead Parochial School. Families from the local state secondary schools will be here to give you the most up-do-date information about their school experience. Parents from all year groups are welcome at this invaluable event, where you can ask any questions you may have and also talk privately to panel-lists afterwards. To find out more, visit www.meettheparents.info

INVITATION FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN IN YEAR 5 OR YEAR 6 IN SEPTEMBER 2019 Camden are holding their ‘Moving On to Secondary School’ event at Swiss Cottage Library on Thursday 19th September from 4pm (please see the flyer at the end of the newsletter for more details). It is your opportunity to: ·Find out more about what Camden Secondary Schools have to offer · Receive advice on how to apply and the admissions process from the Camden Admissions Team and the Special Educational Needs (SEN) Team. ·Speak with headteachers, student ambassadors and staff from each of the Camden Secondary Schools Please register for your free ticket at www.eventbrite.co.uk and search for Camden Moving on.

6/9/19

Value Name Reason

1G Christian Service Caitlin Very well done for taking a leading role in our class with such brilliant enthusiasm and reliability.

Learning Independence Tom Well done on your first week! It has been fantastic to see you grow in confidence and really apply yourself to all we have done.

2W Christian Peace Leigh For being incredibly kind, caring and smiling in her first week in Year 2.

Learning Ambitious Tom For his brilliant attitude and determination shown towards his Art this week.

3P Christian Service Francesco For taking on the cloakroom role with such enthusiasm and being gen-erally very helpful around the classroom.

Learning Engagement Giovanna For settling in to a new class and school so confidently, engaging with all lessons, her peers and teachers.

4D Christian Affection Chika For being kind and trying to cheer up her friends when they’ve needed it.

Learning Engagement Felix For having a positive attitude towards his writing and excellent presen-tation and handwriting.

5W Christian Affection Rio For a more caring attitude towards others in class and helping a new boy settle into 5W.

Learning Engagement Gilson For more actively participating in whole class sessions, raising his hand and helping to define some unfamiliar words.

6Mc Christian Service Bradley For being incredibly helpful this week. I have really appreciated your helpful nature in the classroom.

Learning Engagement Josh W For being focused and engaged in all our lessons this week. Your input to discussion has been really insightful and valued.