school news
Rememberance Day
This morning our Chaplaincy Team presented a whole school assembly around Rememberance Day.
Remembrance Day (also called Armistice Day or Poppy Day) is a Memorial Day celebrated in Commonwealth countries. Remembrance Day is all about commemorating those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country in the line of duty. It also celebrates and supports veterans of combat. Originally, the day commemorated Armistice Day and the end of the First World War, but has subsequently become a memorial for all those who have lost their lives in any conflict.
Remembrance Day is celebrated every year on November 11th. The reason we observe Remembrance Day on November 11th is because hostilities formally ended "at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month" in 1918. Many countries around the world will hold a minute, a moment or two minutes silence at 11am on the 11th as a mark of commemoration and respect. Remembrance Sunday is also celebrated, particularly in the UK - this is commemorated on the Sunday closest to the 11th.
Remembrance Day will be on Saturday, November 11th, and Remembrance Sunday is on November 12th.
Odd Socks Day for Anti-Bullying Week
Anti-Bullying Week begins with Odd Socks Day on Monday 13th November. It's a great way to celebrate what makes us all unique and there will be lots of activities going on in classes throughout the week to support this years message of 'Make A Noise About Bullying'
Polish Independence Assembly
This afternoon Filip, Viktor and Toby presented a fantastic assembly all about Polish Independance Day.
We were joined by lots of friends and family and it was wonderful to be able to learn about and celebrate this event as a whole school.
PSHE at CTK
As a subject, PSHE aims to provide children with the knowledge, skills and understanding to keep themselves happy, healthy and safe, to lead confident and independent lives, as well as to prepare them for future life and work.
At Christ the King we use the Ten: Ten Scheme, an enriching, innovative and inspiring Christian faith-based scheme of work providing thorough resources to teach PSHE from Reception to Year 6.
If you would like to know more about how we teach PSHE, and the types of topics we might cover with your children, please visit our PSHE curriculum page
Children in Need 2023
We will be celebrating Children in Need in school on Friday 17th November.
Children are welcome to come into school wearing something spotty, in exchange for a donation.
Lunch Time Supervisors
We are currently looking for a temporary member of staff to join our School Meals Supervisory Assistant (SMSA) team. The role is 7.5 hours per week, worked between 12.00 - 1.30pm.
If you are interested in applying for this role, please contact Miss Morse in the school office.
Reading Assembly
Award winning, local author and friend of CTK, Karen George will be joining us for a special assembly on Friday 24th November to present the partcipants of the Bristol Libraries Summer Reading Challenge with their rewards for taking part.
Theo, Victoria, Isla, Phoebe, Lyndsey, Fritzhie, Justin and Grace all took part in the event over the summer and will receive a book of their choice as a prize.
INFORMATION
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HEADTEAcHER AWARDS
If your child has received a Head Teacher Award this week, you are welcome to join us for Celebration Assembly on Monday to help them celebrate as they are awarded their certificate.
Please arrive at school at 2.40pm ready for assembly to start at 2.45pm.
Reception
Ryker - for his fantastic effort during nursery rhyme week. He constructed a boat and talked about it’s different parts.
Year 1
Antoni - for naming and sorting objects around our classroom according to the material they are made from.
Zack - for independently writing a descriptive sentence about his favourite part of the story.
Year 2
Korey-Lee - for his care and attention, when exploring tone, as he used different chalks in art.
Year 3
Elsie - for her impressive work on column subtraction with exchanging. Well done, Elsie!
Lily M- for her independent and enthusiastic approach to maths. Lily worked very hard at home to practise her column addition and column subtraction. Well done, Lily!
Year 4
Frankie and Lily R - for getting their first ever 10 out of 10 on their 6 times tables.
Year 5
Fritzhie for her great independent use of a rhetorical question when we were practising using addition adverbs and adverbials.
Year 6
Bridie - for her initiative and team work during our science experiment this week. She was a model student and even drew a graph to display her results!
ATTENDANCE
Attendance Champions
A huge congratulations to YEAR 6 who have achieved 99% attendance this week. As a reward they will received a non-uniform day next week - Miss Owers will be in touch early next week with further details of when this will be.
A big well done also to Year 1 who achieved 98% and Year 4 who achieved 97% only a few marks away from their own rewards!!
Keep up the good work!!
Holidays during term time - SATS WEEK 13th - 17th May 2024
As you are aware, we always request that families do not take time off for holidays during term time and this is especially important for children in Year 6 during SATs week. This year, SATs week will take place from Monday 13th May - Friday 17th May 2024.
Guidance from the Department for Education states that children will only have the opportunity to retake their SATs tests if they have been absent due to exceptional circumstances - this does not include holidays. Please ensure holidays are not booked during this week.
WELLBEING
Parent Wellbeing Groups
This term, Natalie began running courses for parents to give them the tools to support their children's mental health, as well as their own. These proved quite popular and we're happy to announce that Natalie will be running more parent courses during Term 2.
For information on upcoming sessions - visit our Support for Parents page where you can find full details of the courses available and information on how to book.
community
Filwood Hope
Filwood Hope is a registered charity that supports the residents of Knowle West with a aariety of different issues.
If you require support with completed paperwork - we highly recommend paying them a visit.
Wider Community Events
We now have a dedicated page to inform parents and families about the varius events and activities available within Knowle West and the wider community.
If you are aware of any clubs, events or activities that may be of interest to our pupils and their families, please feel free to give the details to Miss Morse in the school office who will be happy to add them to the page.