Spring 2 2016 - The Marist Primary School

The Marist Catholic Primary School
Together, Achieving, Loving, Learning
School Newsletter
Spring term 2016
OLD WOKING ROAD, WEST BYFLEET, SURREY KT14 6HS Tel: 01932 344477
email: [email protected]
Head of School: Miss Juliette Kelly
email: [email protected]
Dear Parents
‘When you eat this bread and drink this cup you proclaim the Lord's death,
until He comes again.’ I Corinthians 11:26. Today is Holy Thursday, the
beginning of the Easter Tridium – a time of reflection. How apt that this week’s
newsletter provides the opportunity for us to reflect on our achievements,
successes and learning opportunities from this term. You will see this is quite a
bumper edition!
Yesterday our Key Stage 2 pupils were creating Easter themed collages and our
winners are celebrated here in order of appearance on the page; first place
went to Clare C from Year 6, with her striking image of all the elements of Holy
Week. Second place went to Anna from Year 4 for her nature themed image of
the crucifixion, whilst Jessie-Rose in Year 3 drew elements of the scripture passage through into her artwork.
Thank you for your support of our two Lenten charities; FOCC and
CAFOD. The children were very bright indeed on Monday and it
provided a wonderful opportunity for us to release 30 balloons to
commemorate the 30th Anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster. We
shall be counting the monies over the holiday and share with you the
total amounts raised on our return in April.
Yesterday also saw the Early Years and Key Stage 1 paraded their
Easter bonnets for us. Firstly to our Key Stage 2 pupils, which culminated
in a rousing rendition of ‘Spring Chicken’ – a song that even year 6 can be
found singing along to as it brings back memories of bonnet parades
past. It was then onto the playground for a parade for our parents and
relatives – thank you for coming it was a much attended event!
I wish you all a peaceful Easter.
Spring Term 2016 Update from the Governing Body of the Marist School
Spring Term 2016 has been a busy term for the entire Marist School community, including for the school governors.
Whilst undertaking their overall role of strategic oversight and governance, the members of the Governing Body (GB)
have had the privilege of observing and being involved in many areas of Marist school life.
Governors have attended various Acts of Worship, Class Assemblies, Staff training days, as well as the statutory formal
governance planning and monitoring meetings.
Chair of Governors Meeting with Parents
The Parents Meeting with the Chair of Governors, in early January, was well attended and it provided useful two-way
feedback and discussion. Those parents who were able to attend welcomed the opportunity to receive an update from
the Chair of Governors and to put questions directly to the Governing Body. We plan to hold a similar communication
evening in the Summer Term and will share the date of this with you soon.
Governors’ Fund
A leaflet explaining the importance of the Governors’ Fund contribution was provided for the Parent Teacher evenings
in February. This explained some of the ways in which the Governors’ Fund is spent. It is hoped that an improved
understanding about why we request these contributions and the vital role that this fund plays, will lead to an increased
overall donation level.
The Admissions Committee
The Admissions Committee met this term to receive the pupil application forms for the September 2016 intake. The
committee also finalised the Admissions Policy and Supplementary Information Form (S.I.F) for 2017/2018 following
consultation. This has now been ratified (officially agreed) and is available on the school website. The Parish will start
gathering evidence of Mass attendance (needed for the S.I.F.) from the beginning of May 2016.
The Learning and Welfare Committee
The Learning and Welfare Committee were fortunate in that their termly governors “Learning Walk” coincided with the
culmination of national Book Week. The governors witnessed the enthusiasm, engagement and appetite for learning
throughout the school in relation to English and to poetry in particular. English is one of the focus areas of the 2016
School Improvement Programme and governors evidenced progress in this area.
Head Teacher Recruitment
A key focus in the Spring Term was the recruitment of a Head Teacher. Six members of the GB were appointed as a
Selection Panel to oversee the process, in conjunction with advisors from the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton and from
Surrey County Council. Adverts were placed in early January, followed by short-listing and an Interview/Selection Day
just after Half Term. At the end of a comprehensive day of activities and interviews, the Full Governing Body approved
the decision to offer Mrs Kate Licence the position of Head Teacher of our Marist School. Mrs Licence demonstrated the
essential skills, attributes and experience which governors, our staff, our parents and our pupils require for our Marist
School. We were very pleased to receive Mrs Licence’s acceptance of the position. Mrs Licence will build on the good
work already being attained at our school and will successfully lead the Marist to become the outstanding Catholic
Primary school for which we all strive. We greatly look forward to the arrival of Mrs Licence to take up her leadership of
the Marist team from September 2016.
There will be an opportunity for parents to meet Mrs Licence in the Summer Term and to join the school staff and
governors in welcoming her to the Marist. Until the beginning of September, Miss Kelly, as Head of School, supported
by the Senior Leadership Team, will continue to lead the school.
With gratitude to…
The Governing Body would like to take this opportunity to thank Miss Kelly and the Senior Leadership Team for the
wonderful way in which they have again led the school during the Spring Term. We would also like to thank the entire
staff for their dedication, professionalism, positive mind-set and sheer hard work for our children and our school.
The governors would like to thank you as parents and carers for your dedication to and support of our Marist staff and
school.
We wish you all a Happy and Holy Easter and look forward to the Summer Term with you all.
21st March:
Jewish Passover Meal. 7.30pm in our Parish Centre
24th March:
Maundy Thursday: Holy Mass and washing of feet 8.30pm
Prayer before the Blessed Sacrament until midnight
25th March:
Good Friday: Veneration of the Cross, Passion Reading,
Holy Communion 3pm
Stations of the Cross for children 1pm
Stations of the Cross for adults 7pm
26/27 March:
Easter Sunday: Easter Vigil and first holy Mass of Easter 8pm (Saturday)
9.15am Second Holy Mass of Easter
11.15am Third holy Mass of Easter
On Holy Saturday at 11:00 there is a short service of ‘Swiecone’, i.e. the Blessing of Easter Food Baskets
for EVERYONE, not just the Polish. Tea/coffee + biscuits/cake afterwards in the church hall, with an egg
decorating activity for the children. A leaflet explaining the tradition is available in church porch. Any
help on the day (or cakes to share/eggs to decorate) welcome.
By Miss Saunders and Mrs Heaney
Police Visit
Reception had a fantastic start to the term when we were visited by Constable Munnich. He told us all about
his job as a traffic officer and showed us his uniform. We loved being able to sit in his police car and we heard
the siren too! What a loud sound! It was a very exciting day for all of us, including Miss Saunders and Mrs van
Zyl! Thank you very much to Constable Munnich for taking the time to come and see us.
Blacksmith Art Project
You may remember last term when Mr and Mrs Harris came to tell us all about their jobs as Blacksmiths. They
showed us the different tools they use and how to create
different designs and effects with metal. This half term it
was St. Anne’s class, and we had a fantastic time
creating our space designs with Mrs Harris!
Book Week
For book week at The Marist we focused on poetry, Spike Milligan’s ‘On the Ning Nang Nong in particular. We
had lots of fun experimenting with rhyme and inventing our own silly poems. We all had fantastic costumes
for dress up day too, which provoked lots of discussions about our favourite stories and poems. We were also
very lucky to have a visit from Brian Moses, who read some of his own poems. We particularly liked ‘Walking
with My Iguana’ and we listened to it lots during the week!
Life Bus
We have had such a busy half term! One of our highlights was out visit from Harold the Giraffe and the Life
Bus. On board the bus we learnt lots of interesting facts about our bodies, such as how long our veins and
arteries would be if we laid them all out flat – all the way around the world and maybe even a bit more! We
met Harold the Giraffe and some of his family and we talked all about how to feel better when we are sad or
lonely.
Lenten Splash!
We had a lovely afternoon running around with
water balloons to raise money for CAFOD’s Lenten
campaign. Thank you to all of the parent helpers
for filling balloons and counting laps. So far we
have raised over £100 in EYFS, which is
fantastic!
Ten Ten Theatre
To finish off a very busy term we were treated to a visit from Ten Ten Theatre Company, who entertained us
with a performance about how to find happiness by making other’s happy. This linked very nicely to our RE
work around The Year of Mercy and we all enjoyed it very much.
By Mrs Rusbridge and Mrs David
We have had great fun this term learning all about the Great Fire of London. We have learnt all about where,
when and how the fire of London started. We pretended to be Samuel Pepys and wrote some fantastic diaries
recalling what happened on that day in 1666 and in art we made our own Tudor houses using strips of black
paper.
The highlight of the half term for us was our class worship, which was a great way to celebrate the end of
book week. We all dressed up as a character from a traditional tale and had great fun retelling some of our
favourite stories through plays, songs and rhymes. Our teachers were very proud at how loud and clear we all
were. Many thanks to all our parents who helped us learn our words and provided our fantastic costumes.
This half term we also had a visit from the Happy Puzzle Company. We worked really well in small groups to complete a
variety of puzzles. These included; trying to balance plastic fish on a rock, fitting different triangles together to make a
flower and making a tree. We all showed what great Marist learners we are and were able to work well with others,
take risks and learn from our mistakes.
We would like to wish you all a very happy Easter.
By Mrs Helsby
An enjoyable session with the Happy Puzzle Company got our learning off to a great start this half-term. It gave us the
opportunity to practise being good Marist Learners - working together as a team, listening to each other’s ideas and
trying again and again, even when we found it tricky.
We were also very lucky to have an engaging visit from the poet, Brian Moses. This inspired us to read lots of other
poetry during Book Week and try writing our own rhymes. Perhaps the most exciting activity however, was dressing up
as our favourite character from a traditional tale or rhyme. Many thanks to all you parents for providing such wonderful
costumes – they really were very imaginative and creative!!
Our topic on the Great Fire of London has been really interesting and the
children have enjoyed learning about how the fire started and why it
spread so rapidly. Along the way they have also learnt about the
construction of Tudor houses and tried writing in the style of Samuel
Pepys.
Our visit to the Life Bus was definitely one of the
highlights this term. We learned all about the
different food groups and why it is important to eat
healthily. It was also a great opportunity for the
children to see how the digestive system is
positioned in the human body and consider how it
works.
Golden Time has seen the arrival of some new
outdoor and classroom toys and equipment.
Outdoors the children have been practising
skipping, walking on stilts, rolling and spinning
hula hoops. Indoors they have been having fun
with our new play mats, wooden vehicles and
bean bags!
Despite being a very short and busy term there was still just enough time to enjoy a visit from the Ten Ten Theatre
Company and raise a considerable amount of money for Cafod with our splash event.
By Mrs McDonnell
We finished our last half-term with a celebration of our Mexican topic. We all came into school dressed in very colourful
Mexican outfits. After sharing our Mexican dancing in the hall with the other year 2 class, we couldn’t wait to get back
to class to make our Mexican pizzas. We used chillies, peppers, avocado, tomato and some sour cream to add the
distinctive Mexican flavours. We then worked on some Mexican Maths finding out how many different coloured
ponchos and sombreros we could create.
In the afternoon, we made some Day of the Dead puppets using split pins to make moving parts. Then came pizza
time…..we watched the film El Dorado whilst tucking into our delicious pizzas.
We really enjoyed our visit from the poet Brian Moses. We loved
listening to him perform his poems in the hall and especially the way he
used music to make the poems sound even better. He worked with us in
class to write poems about things that scare us like spiders and the dark
and barking dogs…. We are very proud of our poems.
During Book week, we spent an hour in the hall with the Puzzle
Company. We had to work as a team to solve all different kinds of
problems and it was interesting to see how many different strategies we
used to find solutions.
On Friday we all came to school dressed as a character from a poem or a rhyme. We had great fun trying to work out
who everyone was!! We brought our favourite poems into school and shared them with the rest of the class. We recited
our favourite poem by Brian Moses ‘The Budgie likes to Boogie’ in front of the whole school with some excellent dance
moves…
We spent some time learning about riddles before writing our own and trying them out on our friends. We even wrote
some scary riddles based on our night time topic.
In Maths, we have been learning about fractions. Our favourite lesson was when we were using Skittles to work out
fractions of amounts. It was very hard not to eat them!!! One of our very kind parents made some Challah bread which
we had learnt about during our other Faiths week. We had to break up each section into sixths to have enough for each
table.
As part of our Making the Area Safer topic, Mrs Duckham came in to
talk to us about road safety and about safe and considerate parking
around our school. We carried out a traffic survey on the roads near
our school and found out the The Old Woking Road is a much busier
road than Sheerwater Road and that very few people travel by bike!
We were so excited by our visit from Animal Encounters. They brought so many nocturnal animals for us to see,
including; an owl, a racoon, a tarantula, a skunk, a teg rex as well as a python that was 3 and ½ metres long. We liked
the racoon best of all; he was very cheeky and very funny. We learnt lots about what makes nocturnal animals suitable
for night time living, for example tarantulas have very poor senses but use the hairs on their legs as sensors instead.
We also had great fun on our SPLASH fundraising day. We had to carry basins of water and count the number of laps we
did. The winning team was the one with most laps completed without spilling too much water!! So far our class have
collected almost £100 and the money is still coming in. Thank you to parents for all you support.
Finally we had our visit from the Ten Ten Theatre group. The
play they performed was about a girl who was set the challenge
of finding happiness. After many adventures, she learned that
happiness can be found when we help others out and when we
make them feel happy. It was a very good message to remind us
of the all the Lenten promises we made and of how we can be
kinder and better friends.
By Miss Neocleous
We ended last term with our fantastic Mexican day. We all dressed up and had a fun day filled with plenty of Mexican
themed activities. We performed our Mexican hat dance, did Mexican themed maths and we made our own Mexican
pizzas which tasted very yummy indeed.
We started the following half term with Book Week. We were visited by Brian Moses and we wrote our own scary
poems. In addition to Brian Moses we were visited by the Happy Puzzle Company. The puzzles were so much fun and we
all worked really well in a team.
We also had a visit from the life bus where we learnt all about feelings.
The last visitors we had were a lot more furry, slimy and feathery than the previous ones. We were visited by lots of
different animals, some scarier than others, but we were all so brave and didn’t mind holding and stroking them.
By Mrs Graham
3B were very excited to visit Butser Ancient Farm, an experimental archaeological site where Stone Age, Bronze Age and
Iron Age dwellings have been recreated. They also grow crops from prehistory and keep rare breeds of animals.
We started our visit in an Iron Age dwelling, experiencing the dark and very smokey atmosphere of a real home of the
time. The children sat around the fire on skins and benches while they had their safety talk.
We did four different activities during our day; Archaeology, Wattling,
Cordage and Jewellery.
Wattle was used as fencing and as a basis for the walls of houses. We learnt
how to weave a fence with long hazel rods.
The archaeology workshop proved very popular. Children had the chance to
be an archaeologist, digging and uncovering artefacts. We also did two
Jewellery workshops; the children were shown how make a bracelet from raffia, a natural material, and to manipulate
copper into rings and earrings (particularly popular amongst the boys!)
By Mr Bourtsouklis
Welcome to our class, 3M. As the Spring Term is coming to an end and Easter is fast approaching, it is the time, yet
again, to tell you about our learning achievements.
Chertsey Museum spent a whole morning with 3M delving into the lives of Stone Age men. We examined artefacts of
that age and were awed with how well they had been preserved. We worked in small teams performing tasks which
helped us embed our learning on this topic.
Brian Moses, the popular children’s poet, visited our school, kick-starting an exciting week dedicated to
poetry. We explored different types of writing techniques and composed our very own poems. During the
week, we linked our learning to poetry and produced a booklet containing all our work: shape poems; rhyming couplets;
book cover artwork and more. Friday, was the highlight when we all dressed up as characters from our favourite poems
and performed ‘A B C’, a tricky, rhyming tongue-twister by Dr Seuss, in front of the whole school. It was a remarkable
recital.
This half term we completed the topic of ‘Listening and Sharing’ where we discussed the Communion Rite, the
preparation of the Gifts and took a glimpse at some of the events preceding Easter. We are currently exploring the topic
of ‘Giving All’, focusing on Lent and what it means to Catholics and to ourselves as individuals.
Another regular visitor filled our afternoon with a range of team building activities. Split up in groups, from both year 3
classes, we raced each other at solving mind blowing puzzles, putting together carefully balanced structures and fighting
jaw dropping piranhas (Calm down! They were pretend ones!). The School hall was buzzing with energy as we were
collaborating to complete our tasks and build stronger friendships.
The ‘Life Bus’, a well-known school visitor, was here again, this half term. Colin, embarked us all on a journey through
our bodies, as we came closer to understanding how to better look after ourselves. For a few minutes we all became
part of our nervous system and experienced the negative effect alcohol and drugs can have on our body. We talked
about the importance of healthy living and why we should not smoke. The closing act, a puppet show, demonstrated
how we can achieve more when we work well together as a team.
The ‘Grand Finale’ of our Spring term was our Year 3, educational visit to Butser Farm, where we had a taster of what
life was like in the Iron Age.
We started our visit by entering a replica prehistoric home and experiencing life back in time. The dwelling we visited
was part of the Iron Age enclosure which features six variations of prehistoric buildings, each representing a different
part of Britain. After attending an informative presentation we headed out to our first activity of the day, Jewellery
making.
Each one of us were given a piece of bronze wire, which we used to make a ring or earring. We had lots of fun
modelling our custom-made pieces of ‘bling’!
Wattling was not as easy as we thought. Working in teams we used small tree trunks to build a fence. It was hard work,
but is was well worth it, as it gave us insight on how prehistoric men protected their land and animal stock.
Cord was a necessity back in those times to use for making tools, as a hair fashion accessory or simply to keep trousers
up! We were shown the cordage technique which we used to create a cord bracelet, using raffia.
An Archaeology session got our hands dirty – literally – as we used a trowel to carefully unearth artefacts and discover
secrets of the past, buried in the farm grounds. All in all, this trip was a truly awesome experience.
By Mr Butler
Book Week
Although this term has been very short and we are all looking forward to celebrating the happy occasion of Easter, we
have thrown ourselves into our learning. We were extremely lucky to have the famous poet Brian Moses give up his
time and spread his learning with us.
Happy Puzzle week
We joined 4T and worked together as Marist learners, to complete many puzzle challenges, these varied from balancing,
solving problems without any instructions, and solving many more puzzles.
RE
In RE we have been looking at the Good Samaritan, then we wrote our own
modern day version of the Good Samaritan. We have also written our own
Lenten prayer on some crosses.
Our class assembly
We continued our learning on the Romans with an amazing assembly for our parents.
By Mrs Way
This half term may have been short but it has been packed!
We were so excited to have Brian Moses visit us for book week this term – we enjoyed the assembly where he
performed his poems for us and we loved working with him to create our own creature poems.
We linked our art during Book Week to our recital poem – Walking with My Iguana and to our Roman work creating
amazing iguana mosaics.
Also during our poems
and puzzles week we had
a workshop with the
Happy Puzzle Company
where we worked so well
in our teams to complete
different challenges – we
then continued this
theme in class by looking
at puzzles and creating our own magic square puzzles.
In literacy we have also been looking at play scripts and we performed our version of Marcus and The Hare – a Roman
play about a mosaic maker.
In science we have been creating circuits and thinking about how they work as well as looking at different insulators and
conductors.
By Mr Evans
What a busy half term it has been! Easter is upon us very
quickly this year it seems. We have
been very busy in class continuing
with our Topic: Travelling through
Time and Space and developing our
own independent projects to
augment our learning.
From left to right: Alannah Bateman made a super orrery using balloons and string; Zach Waplington went ‘off piste’
and created an super explanation about Fusion... whilst Henry Neill constructed a fantastic orrery that even had its own
light up stars.
Isabella Monteregge (left) and Macy McIlroy (right) found great information about the Solar system and
presented their findings beautifully…
We have also had the opportunity to participate in Book Week, Mercy Week and Waste Week; not to mention a visit
from the Lifebus, which has helped us develop our understanding of ourselves and others around us.
(Above) TenTen productions came to
perform for us and reinforced our ideas
from the Lifebus, making us contemplate
the decisions that we make and the effects
of our choices for ourselves and others.
(Right) We have also been writing
explanation texts; James Cunningham
produced a very informative piece on
‘How to become a knight’.
We look forward to a relaxing and restful Easter holiday and to come back refreshed for the Summer Term
By Mrs Walsh and the class
This may be the shortest half-term but perhaps it is the busiest! We started the term with a visit from Brian Moses, a
famous poet. The morning was spent listening to him perform his poems. Leo liked ‘Walking with my Iguana’, whilst
Luca thought ‘What do teacher’s wear in bed’ was a funny poem. In the afternoon the year groups worked with Brian to
create their own poems. Sophia was inspired to write a poem about her memories of the Ukraine, which impressed
Brian as a result the poem was included in his blog.
The children also attended the Puzzle Workshop. During which they were given a variety of puzzles to solve, in a team.
Agata really enjoyed it because it was challenging. ‘We completed all the puzzles but we were stuck on the last one.’
Mrs Walsh was impressed with how Year 5 and 6 showed the great Marist Traits of: working together and trying and
trying again. Everyone was so engaged.
To celebrate the end of book week the children dressed up as characters from poems and performed a poem in front of
the school. St Joseph’s ‘I opened a book’ was very clear.
The class have also enjoyed a visit from the Life Bus. Here is Josh’s summary:
I enjoyed the Life Bus because we learnt about our bodies and how smoking and drinking alcohol attacks your body. We
also learnt about being kind and not to be aggressive or passive.
Whilst Amy summarises Year 6’s visit:
The Life Bus was fun because I learnt new things like: how to be sensible with different medicines; about the different
types of drugs.
Lastly we had the Year 5 and 6 Speech Competition. Mrs Walsh left the tough choice of choosing the two best speeches,
from the class to go forward to perform their speech in front of the whole of KS2, to the class. Mrs Walsh was proud of
all those who took a risk to enter the competition; they had all clearly prepared well.
Thank you for all your support this term and enjoy the break.
By Miss Spink
I can’t quite believe we have completed another term. Where does the time go? In year 6 we have been exceptionally
busy learning all about famous influential women throughout history as well as cramming in lots of revision ready for
the SATs in May.
Although short, this half term has been jampacked full of learning and lots of fun kicking off
with our Week of Mercy. During this time, we
studied the Seven Corporal Works of Mercy as
well as a famous painting portraying these seven
works. The pupils worked in groups to recreate a work of mercy as well as act out it out. We discussed how we could
show the Seven Corporal Works in our daily lives and what it truly means to be merciful. We came together and shared
our works of art and created our very own class prayer for our year of mercy.
Next came poetry week in which we studied Miss Spink’s favourite poem – The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes. We
looked at the poem in great depth exploring the poet’s use
of figurative language. We even performed part one of the
poem to the rest of the school which was definitely a
highlight this term, especially as we were dressed as our
favourite characters from a poem as part of National Book
Day. Miss Spink was so proud of us all that she placed all
our names on the sunshine! During poetry week we held a
class workshop with the famous poet Brian Moses where
we wrote all about our fondest memories. He was so impressed he even published one
of the poems on his blog!
This half term, we had our school trip to the Woking Football Club as part of
our Junior Citizenship. We learnt about water safety, cyberbullying and how
to be stewards for our communities by making sure we keep our towns and
villages tidy through the recycling of waste. A favourite activity amongst us all,
was the stranger danger task where nearly all of us went off with a stranger
who promised us we could meet the football players. We all learnt a valuable
lesson never to go anywhere with a stranger.
In the final weeks of this half term, we have hosted our KS2 Speech
Competitions where Bea Carter, Alex Mackie and Luke Court represented 6T.
All of the speeches were incredible and again made Miss Spink very proud. In fact, I am
sure we spotted her crying because she was so pleased with the candidates’ speeches.
Luke went away with first prize for his entertaining speech about Bizarre Guinness
World records and Alex in third for her speech trying to convince parents to buy year 6
pupils a mobile phone…very convincing.
Throughout this term, we have been creating our very own
projects all about Influential Women. During the last week of
term, we have been presenting our projects in class.
Everyone has put in so much effort and produced some
incredible projects including songs, videos, poems and
models.
Overall, we have had another fantastic term in 6T with lots
more exciting activities to come including our Year 6
Residential to Runway’s End.
Waste Week
Mr Butler and the eco warriors addressed the school on Friday 11th March to remind us just how big an issue waste is in
this country especially if we don’t dispose of it in a responsible way.
FACT: DID YOU KNOW THAT 90 % OF ALL ELECTRONIC WASTE IS NOT RECYCLED?
Fact: DID YOU KNOW THAT 25% OF ELECTRONIC WASTE THAT IS RECYCLED COULD HAVE BEEN
REUSED!
FACT: IN THE UK WE THROW AWAY 2 MILLION TVS EVERY YEAR!
FACT: ONLY 5% OF MOBILE PHONES ARE RECYCLED.
We were introduced to ‘Telly the elephant’ a life sized sculpture of an elephant made entirely out of electronic waste.
we thought it would be fun to create our own pieces of art based on this theme like these…
Meanwhile, the eco warriors worked hard throughout the week brightening up our school with their litter pickers.
By Liam Healy
On Monday 14th March marked a big win for the football team. It
ended up 2-11 to the Marist. The boys football team haven`t lost
any of their football games and they are currently on an
undefeated run and are doing really well.
The first goal was scored by a boy in West Byfleet`s team to put them in front by one goal. Then West Byfleet scored
again to make it 2-0 to West Byfleet. However, Christian Ragnoli scored a goal to make it 2-1. Then as the second half
started Christian Ragnoli (Marist) scored an equaliser to make the game on level terms at 2-2. Amazingly, Luca Ragnoli
(Marist) scored a goal to make the game 2-3 and the Marist were on a comeback. After that, Liam Healy (Marist) scored
a goal to make the Marist in control of the game and the score was then 2-4 to the Marist. Just after Zach Waplington
(Marist) made it 2-5 to the Marist. 2-6 was the score when Sam Taylor (Marist) scored a cracking goal from 20 yards
away, in the top corner. Zach Waplington scored another goal, that hit the post and in, to make it 2-7 to the Marist.
Then Sam Taylor scored a goal again to make it 2-8. Thomas Beardmore (Marist) scored his first goal of the match and
shortly after he scored another. The score was then 2-10. The keeper for West Byfleet, at this time, had given up and
because of this the Marist scored again with Luca Savarino (Marist) scoring a goal from a really tight angle and the game
came to a spectacular end.
Do you remember Sir Isaac (2F) our ‘crafty’ knight? It looks like he is getting equipped for
battle with a new sword - I hope it is a noble one.
I know he is a noble knight for he and
lots of other B/AS Club children wrote a
whole flowerful of well-wishing petals on a card the children made
for one of our sports coaches.
What about risks? Building a large house that doesn’t collapse is a
big risk and requires perseverance, as Ale (4T) and Hannah (5C)
found out – their 3rd building was sturdy enough to stand the test
of time. Isn’t it magnificent?
We marked book week with very tricky bookmarks – we needed to
improvise with tools to make them, because the ones provided
with the scratch off kits did not do the trick. But we took the risk with paper sticks to
decorate the bookmarks; here are just a few examples.
Encouraged by the previous successes of 3D designs our children took lots of risks trying to
make various recycled paper animals. We had a go at making had large and small dogs in their
sleeping beds (Olga- 3B, Josie -Rec D, Evie (Rec A), Grace (RecD), and Milena 1G), cats, and
even a squirrel from Olga! And those snakes keep coming!
If that was not risky enough, we
went even further and started our
own teddy production line.
Hannah drew the template for the
teddies and then it took a lot of
sawing and stuffing to finish them
(Hannah -5C, Imogen - 3M).
Even Year one children
(Tegan -1P), Maria (1P),
Sara (1P) and Annabelle (1P) insisted on taking a risk with the needle to a very good effect, do you not think so? With handmade pompons,
these hats are just for their dolls, but I bet you would not mind
wearing one looking this good.
Amelie C -1G and Tegan -1P designed paper and material (Alex 6T, on the right) handbags;
we might consider taking orders… Other children made small purses that escaped my
photo taking.
Some children studied nocturnal animals this half term, so Kiera made a relevant
information leaflet about bats.
We are getting ready for Easter,
making baskets for all those Easter eggs,
practising egg decorating and card making.
These were made by Emily and Evie (Rec A) and
the egg nest by Maria 1P
Spring Ball – Payment Deadline – Wednesday 23rd March
Thank you to everyone for sending in booking forms and money. We are delighted with the response. We
are still seeking contributors to sponsor a table or donate auction prizes. Please contact Jo Ryder
[email protected] if you can help in this way.
Easy Fundraising over Easter
Don’t forget if you have days out planned or ordering anything online, you can raise free donations for the
school! It’s simple, just visit your online retailer via
http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/themaristcpspta/
Quality Seconds Uniform Sale
In a change to the school calendar, the next Uniform sale will be on Tuesday 19 April - a good opportunity
to stock up on summer uniform for that lovely weather we are all waiting for. In the meantime if you
need anything please contact [email protected].
Calling all Tudor Costumes!
Year 4 children will be going to Hooke Court on their residential trip in May. If any year 5 parents would
like to sell their Tudor costumes from last year, please contact us and we’ll try to arrange something to
work alongside our next uniform sale. If you would like to donate the costume, we would happily take any
profit raised towards the PTA
 School opens at 8.40 am for all
 Year 6 leave for Residential
 Mass for Beginning of Term postponed due to Funeral at Our Lady’s
 Year 6 return from Residential
School Meals
Menu for Week Commencing 11th April
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Fish Friday
Roast British
chicken with
stuffing, roast
potatoes &
gravy
Salt & vinegar
infused salmon
goujons, jacket
wedges
Main Course
Macaroni
cheese with
garlic bread
Vegetarian
Option
Homemade
Quorn sausage
& tomato roll
with new
potatoes
Vegetarian
chilli with
wholegrain rice
Bean burrito
with sweet
potato
Quorn fillet
with roast
potatoes &
gravy
Broccoli
quiche, jacket
wedges
Vegetables
Broccoli florets
Vegetable
medley
Sweetcorn
Garden peas
Mini corn cob
Carrot batons
Green beans
Cabbage
Baked beans
Mixed seasonal
salad
Water melon
wedge
Cheese,
crackers and
sliced apple
Spiced oat and
apple finger
with custard
Chocolate tart
and crème
fraiche
(V)
(V)
(V)
Dessert
(V)
Organic pork
Beef Bolognese
meatballs in
with spaghetti
tomato sauce
with
wholegrain rice
Thursday
Fruit cookie
(V)
Contacting the School…
[email protected] (Mrs Morreale) to report:
 Absences – or use the absence line to report: 01932 339150,
 Lates,
 Dinner money queries,
 Medical appointments and Breakfast and After School Club bookings and enquiries
[email protected] (Mrs Wort) for:
 Admissions enquiries
 Data changes (e.g. reporting a change of address etc.)
[email protected] (Mrs Vaughan) for:
 ParentPay enquiries or help
[email protected] (Mrs Caamano) for:
 Extended School queries
[email protected] (Mrs Duckham) for:
 The buildings and Health and safety/premises issues
 Information about the School’s Travel Plan and car share scheme
[email protected] for Miss Kelly
School website:
www.marist.surrey.sch.uk
School VLE:
www.surreymle.org.uk
Parish website:
www.ourladyswb.org
Considerate Parental Parking
At the Marist it is very important to us that the journey to and from school is a safe and fun
experience for everyone. We are hoping to reduce the risk of accidents by easing the congestion
outside the school gates and in the surrounding roads. This will generally improve the safety of all
our children and their families.
We want to encourage you to leave the car at home and try an alternative form of travel to school.
Walking, Park and Stride, Car Sharing, Scootering and Cycling
Our School Travel Plan and Travel Guide which promotes all these modes of travel can be found on
the school website under the heading, ‘Parents, Travel Plan’. We must all think carefully about
how we park and especially how we treat our neighbours, respecting their property at all times,
thinking about the safety implications when we don’t park responsibly.
With this in mind, we ask that you be as considerate as you can when parking at the beginning and
at the end of the school day. If you see dangerous driving or parking around the school (or
anywhere for that matter) you can report your concerns directly to Surrey Police at:
https://my.surrey.police.uk/reportonline/drivesmart.
As part of the Council’s discussion on our expansion plans the Councillors were very concerned to
ensure that their traffic enforcement officers as well as the police maintain a very close watch on
the parking around all schools – so please be considerate and please keep within the law.
Mrs Duckham - School Travel Plan co-ordinator