Christ be within me as I learn, grow and shine
THE MESSENGER
Dear Parents/Guardians
9 January 2015
Welcome back after the Christmas holidays.
Deadline for Reception Intake 2015
The closing date for on-line applications for a Reception place from September 2015 is Thursday 15 January 2015.
Friends of St Patrick’s
The Friends would like to say a massive thank you to all who attended Christmas Bingo and the Christmas Party.
They raised an amazing £369 at Christmas Bingo and made a lot of people happy with their prizes. Due to the huge success of the
event they will be making it an annual event.
At the Christmas Party they raised an even more amazing £898 on the evening, with a further £216 made on the big Christmas
Raffle.
An extra special thank you to all the staff and parents who gave up their time to help at the two events, Jill and Katie are ever so
grateful for the help they received and could not do what they do without the help and support from the parents.
Please see the Dates for your Diary for list of events run by the Friends of St Patrick’s.
Whole School Attendance from 6 January to 8 December 2015
Position
st
1
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
Year
%
4
6
2
Rec
1
3
5
98.8
98.6
98.3
97.2
94.9
93.7
91.4
What’s your attendance grade?
A = 100% Excellent
B = 98% Very Good
F = 85%
E = 80%
Poor
C = 95% Good
D = 92% Satisfactory
E = 90%
Below Average
Unacceptable
Congratulations to Year 4 with 98.8% Attendance
Attendance from 6 January to 8 January 96.1%
Whole School Attendance from 2 September to 8 January 94.2%
Please ensure your child attends school unless they are too unwell to do so.
All children should be in school by 8.50am at the latest.
New Flyers/Leaflets at School Reception
Please check the leaflet dispenser in the school reception area. We are always adding flyers and leaflets to it that
may be of interest to you and your family.
Masses at St Peter Apostle Church
For the times of all Masses please look at the following website: stpetersleamington.org.
Yours sincerely
Mrs N Damms
HEADTEACHER
Learning is the lifelong process of transforming information and experience into knowledge,
skills, behaviour and attitudes.
The Friends of St Patricks’ support the school positively in many ways. Their Friends of St Patricks’ Facebook page is
intended to be used to circulate Friends news, dates and events.
Dates for your Diary
Sunday 11 January
Tuesday 13 January
Enrolment Mass for First Holy Communion Children at 9.00am
Mass, Baptism of the Lord at 9.15am Led by Year 2
Monday 19 January
Cash bingo - doors open 5.15, eyes down at 6pm
Friday 30 January
Tuesday 3 February
Friday 6 February
Tuesday 10 February
Achievement Assembly led by Year 5
Candlemas Mass at 9.15am Led by EYFS and KS2
Achievement Assembly led by Year 4
Saying Sorry Mass at 9.15am led by Year 3
Confessions for Year 6 Confirmandi after Mass
Confirmation for Year 6 at St Peter’s Church at 7.00pm
Wednesday 11 February
Valentines CHOCOLATE Bingo - doors open 5.15, eyes down at 6pm
Thursday 12 February
Achievement Assembly led by Year 6
Friday 13 February
Mon 16 Feb to Fri 20 Feb
Tuesday 24 February
Friday 27 February
Friday 6 March
Friday 13 March
INSET day – school closed to all pupils
HALF TERM – School closed
Confessions for First Holy Communicants for Year 3
Achievement Assembly led by Year 3
Achievement Assembly led by Year 2
Achievement Assembly led by Year 1
Friday 20 March
Achievement Assembly led by Nursery and Reception
Thursday 26 March
Thursday 23 April
Thursday 21 May
Friday 22 May
Thursday 18 June
Friday 19 June
Easter Bingo - doors open 5.15, eyes down at 6pm
Cash Bingo - doors open 5.15, eyes down at 6pm
Cash Bingo Thursday 21st May - Cash Bingo
Own Clothes Day - PJ's - £1 Donation
Cash Bingo - doors open 5.15, eyes down at 6pm
Own Clothes Day - Tombola Donations (more info to follow)
Saturday 20 June
Friday 3 July
First Holy Communion, St Peter Apostle Catholic Church
INSET day – school closed to all pupils
Thursday 9 July
Prom (more info to follow)
Own Clothes Day - Red/Pink Theme - £1 Donation
Own Clothes Day - Yellow theme - Easter Egg Donation
FRIENDS OF ST.PATRICK'S: keep up to date with all the activities and events at St Patrick's and reminders for important dates by joining
the Friends of St Patrick's, Leamington Spa on Facebook.
Message from Leamington Spa Art Gallery and Museum
Join us for our Big Garden Bird Watch event on Saturday 24 January – it’s the biggest bird survey in the world!
The RSPB will once again be visiting Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum to demonstrate bird watching. There will
be binoculars and scopes on site for you to use.
Let the kids join in with fun craft activities including dissecting owl pellets, creating wildlife masks, taking part in a
children’s quiz and making bird feeders to take home!
https://www.rspb.org.uk/birdwatch/?gclid=CLiMxaGl_8ICFdTLtAodx0oAaA
This event is suitable for the whole family.
Free, drop in and join in.
11am-4pm.
Learning is the lifelong process of transforming information and experience into knowledge,
skills, behaviour and attitudes.