Attendance
Whole school attendance
4 Dec to 10 Dec
Year
%
1
96.2
Christ be within me as I learn, grow and shine
2
91.3
3
97.9
THE MESSENGER
4
98.1
5
98.3
6
95.6
Dear Parents/ Guardians
11 December 2015
Christmas Bingo
Year
%
Nursery
84.2
Reception
95.1
Whole school attendance
8 Sept to 10 Dec
Year
%
1
2
95.8
95.5
3
4
96.3
97.5
5
97.4
6
93.6
Year
%
Nursery
88.3
Reception
95.8
What’s your attendance
grade?
A = 100% Excellent
B = 98% Very good
C = 95% Good
D = 92% Satisfactory
E = 90% Below Average
F = 85% Poor
E = 80% Unacceptable
Congratulations to Year 5
with 98.3% Attendance
Attendance from 4 Dec to 10 Dec
for Key Stage 1 and 2 is 96.4%
School Attendance from 8 Sept to
10 Dec for Key Stage 1 and 2 is
96%
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.
A huge THANK YOU to the Friends of St Patrick’s they raised £314 at the Christmas
Bingo and £1,028.60 at last night’s Christmas Party. We really appreciate all their hard work
throughout the year and thank you to everyone who supported these events. I would like to
give a special thank you to those who helped with setting up, manning stalls and clearing up.
Christmas Lunch
Thank you to Mrs Sullivan, Mrs Calder, Mrs Sheridan and Miss Bull, our Catering staff, for
producing a lovely Christmas lunch on Wednesday.
Enrolment Confirmation
On Sunday 13 December there will be an Enrolment mass for Year 6 Confirmation children at
St Peters at 9am.
Christmas Carols
The children in Year 3 will be visiting Wolseley on Monday 14 December to sing Christmas
Carols for the staff. This is an annual event which is enjoyed by everyone. Wolseley has told
us it is the highlight of their year.
Christmas Carol Concert
On Thursday 17 December at 2.00pm Years 3 to 6 will be performing a Carol Concert.
Everyone is welcome, please come along and support the children who have been working
extremely hard.
Alton Castle
The time for full payment of this trip is fast approaching. The trip must be paid for in full by
Friday 18 December. If you have not already done so please return the medical consent form
that was issued at the meeting.
New Website
Please visit our new school website www.stpatricks-lspa.com. If you search for St Patrick’s in
your search bar our old site will be shown.
Parking in the local neighbourhood
We continue to receive complaints from residents living near to school who have their drives
blocked or paths made inaccessible. The advice from the council and police is for residents to
take photographic evidence so that tickets can and will be issued. Please be extra considerate
at this time of year as we have evening events such as the bingo, the Christmas party and the
Nativity.
Christmas Jumper
On Friday 18 December we are asking the pupils to wear a Christmas jumper instead of their
school jumper/cardigan over their school uniform. We are not asking for any donations.
Please do not go to any expense if your child does not own a Christmas jumper.
Yours sincerely
Miss C Walsh
Acting Head Teacher
Learning is the lifelong process of transforming information and experience into
knowledge, skills, behaviour and attitudes.
Christmas Carol Concert for Key Stage 2
(Years 3 to 6)
Thursday 17 December at 2.00pm
Everyone is welcome.
Please come along and support the children who have worked extremely hard.
Image from Google Images
Fairy-tale Santa's Grotto at
Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum
Meet Santa this Christmas...
Santa’s Grotto is returning on Saturday 12 December from 11am – 4pm. Families are invited to come
into the gallery to visit Santa is his grotto! Children will receive a special festive gift, as well as take
part in seasonal craft activities and enjoy refreshments in Haddie’s Gallery.
Coventry Philharmonic Choir will also be singing Christmas carols and there will be the opportunity to
purchase last minute gifts from the Gallery Shop.
This year’s celebrations will have a fairy- tale theme where children can meet the Jack & the
Beanstalk ‘Giant’ lantern! Children can also explore the galleries to find clues left behind by characters
from their favourite tales.
Free, drop in and join in. Suitable for the whole family.
Learning is the lifelong process of transforming information and experience into
knowledge, skills, behaviour and attitudes.
Dates for your Diary
Sunday 13 December
Enrolment mass for Year 6
Confirmation children at St Peters
at 9am
Monday 14 December Year 3 to
sing at Wolseley
Tuesday 15 December Advent
Mass at 9.15am
Wednesday 16 December
Nativity at 1.30pm
Thursday 17 December
Christmas Carol Concert at 2.00pm
Nativity at 5.00pm
Friday 18 December
Christmas Jumper Day
Monday 4 January 2016
INSET Day – school closed to all
pupils
Tuesday 5 January 2016
First day of Spring Term
Thursday 14 January 2016
Cash Bingo
Sunday 24 January 2016
Enrolment Mass for First Holy
Communicants
Thursday 11 February 2016
Cash Bingo
Friday 12 February 2016
Own Clothes Day – Red/Pink
theme – donation £1
Friday 4 March 2016
Own Clothes Day – Spring theme –
Easter Eggs
Thursday 16 March 2016
Easter Bingo
Monday 4 April 2016
INSET Day – school closed to all
pupils
Thursday 14 April 2016
Cash Bingo
Friday 29 April 2016
Own Clothes Day - PJ’s – donation
Tombola Prizes
Thursday 12 May 2016
Cash Bingo
Thursday 16 June 2016
Cash Bingo
Saturday 18 June 2016
First Holy Communion at 10am
Friday 1 July 2016
Own Clothes Day – donation £1
On Thursday, Year 3 was lucky
enough to be invited to Gallones
Ice cream parlour in Leamington.
They all made snowflakes to take
with them that were displayed in
the shop. As their reward,
everyone chose their favourite
ice cream to eat. Bubble gum
flavour was a hot favourite!
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.
Explore Learning Maths and English Tuition. The Westbury Christmas Party on
Saturday 19 December from 4.00pm to 6-00pm at the Westbury Community
Centre, Westlea Road, Leamington Spa. It’s free. Fun for all the family (all
children must be accompanied by a responsible adult).
Masses at St Peter Apostle Church
For the times of all Masses please look at the following website:
stpetersleamington.org.
Getting your child to school really
matters. Did you know …
If your child’s
attendance
during the school
year is …
95%
90%
85%
80%
75%
70%
65%
your child
would have lost
approximately
…
9 days
19 days
29 days
38 days
48 days
57 days
67 days
or they would
have missed
approximately
…
50 lessons
100 lessons
150 lessons
200 lessons
250 lessons
290 lessons
340 lessons
You should not take your child on holiday during term
time. Please encourage punctuality to maintain
school attendance.
Remember Absence = Lost Opportunity
Getting your child to school on time really
matters. Did you know …
If in a school
year your
child is late
everyday …
your child would have
lost approximately …
or they would
have missed
approximately
…
5 minutes
10 minutes
15 minutes
20 minutes
30 minutes
3.5 days from school
7 days from school
10 days from school
14.5 days from school
22 days from school
20 lessons
41 lessons
55 lessons
82 lessons
123 lessons
You should not take your child on holiday during term
time. Please encourage punctuality to maintain school
attendance.
Remember Absence = Lost Opportunity
After School Clubs
There will be no After School Clubs during the last week of
term. (Week commencing Monday 14 December.)
There will be no After School Clubs during the first week
of term. (Week commencing Tuesday 5 January.)
Learning is the lifelong process of transforming information and experience into
knowledge, skills, behaviour and attitudes.