Newsletter Issue 22 2nd October 2015

St. Edward’s NEWSLETTER
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Gospel Reading:
Mark 10:13-16
Parent Consultation Evening
Twenty-Seventh Sunday in
Ordinary time
People were bringing children to
Jesus that he might touch them,
but the disciples rebuked them.
When Jesus saw this he became
indignant and said to them, “Let
the children come to me; do not
prevent them, for the kingdom of
God belongs to such as these.”
“Amen, I say to you, whoever does
not accept the kingdom of God like
a child will not enter it.”
Then he embraced the children
and blessed them, placing his
hands on them.
Are you prepared to “accept the
kingdom of God like a child”? We
tend to think that the more
knowledge of God we accumulate,
the more lovable we will be in
God’s eyes, or we are persuaded
to believe that the more grace we
build up, the more God will find us
acceptable for eternal life.
However, Jesus praises the
children because they have none
of that; they have no personal
accomplishments that would make
them stand out above others. This
is how we must approach heaven
– with the heart of a child. Take a
moment to acknowledge yourself
as a child of God, as completely
dependent upon mercy rather than
human resourcefulness.
Parent Consultation Evening
for all children will take place
on the
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6 and 7 of October 2015..
3.00pm – 6.30pm
Letters explaining which
time slots are available will
follow in due course.
We look forward to meeting
parents and carers to
discuss how your children
have settled into their new
classes.
And finally…
In Newham, we are very lucky that every child in our school is given a free
school lunch every day. But did you know that if you apply for free school
meals you can raise £1,320 for our school. Can you imagine the amount of
extra funds we would receive if all our pupils were eligible? What’s more it
will not affect your claim for Welfare Benefits!
Please complete the online Eat For Free registration forms for free school
meals, even if your child does not have school meals.
The web address to complete this form is as follows:
http://www.newham.gov.uk/Pages/Services/Free-school-meals.aspx
You will need to go onto the free school meals page and click on the ‘Apply
For Free Schools Meals’ link.
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Thank you to all the
parents who attended
our Parent
Information Evening
held on Wednesday
23rd September.
On Friday 25 September, there was an extra buzz of excitement at our afternoon Show and Tell assembly. While
the rest of the year groups expertly spoke about all the exciting topics they had studied and all the new things they
had learnt, year 6 pupils were unusually impatient. All were waiting with baited breathe to hear who would be St
Edwards Head Boy and Head Girl.
I hope the information
that we shared was
useful and gave you
an insight into life at
St. Edwards
We congratulate Daniel and Hilary and wish them the best of success in their new roles. Their first priority will be in
choosing members to join them within the Teaching & Learning Committee.
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The look of amazement on the faces of both Daniel and Hilary spoke of the shock and joy at achieving this highest
accolade. Joy turned to tears as parents and grandparents were brought into the hall by Mr. Mabey. Not a dry eye
was seen in the hall.
God Bless,
Mr. Mabey
(Head Teacher)
‘Following Christ we reach our goals’
‘Following Christ we reach our goals’
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Issue 3 • 2nd October 2015
We’re all going on a
“Teddy” Hunt!
oFootballFIRST WEEK
Forget Bears, pupils in St. Edwards were hunting around the
school in search of Teddy last week. As the picture shows he
is keeping us all on our best behaviour by reminding us how
to conduct ourselves in school. Don’t worry Parents, we
haven’t forgotten about you. Look for the giant sized Teddy
welcoming you to the school in the front reception,
We’re all going on a Teddy Hunt. What a
beautiful doggie!
Premiership Footballer
visits Thistle Class
On the 23rd of September 2015, Thistle Cass was very lucky to have Ibrahima Sonko, a premiership
footballer, spend the day with them. Ibrahima decided to visit the class when he heard that they
were learning about Walter Tull as part of our celebration of Black History Month. It turns out that
Ibrahima’s Grandfather was a very good friend of Walter, who had received a letter from him in
January 1918, two months before he was killed on the battle field of World War One. He brought the
letter to read to the class and answered all the questions they had for him- it was brilliant!
Ibrahima also helped them to solve a dilemma regarding A Footballer Called Flip. Flip comes all the
way from Ireland and absolutely adores football. However, his coach thinks he is too short and won’t
even consider him for the local football team. When Flip heard that the class had a premiership
footballer visiting, he sent them a video link pleading that the class email him tips to help him get on
the team. As can be seen by the photos, Ibrahima and Mr. Read taught them an abundance of skills
that they were able to pass on!
Soup, Soup,
Glorious
Soup!
Our nursery children had fun
picking, chopping, cooking and
eating the vegetables grown in
their garden. By the look on
their faces it was truly
scrumptious.
‘Following Christ we reach our goals’
‘Following Christ we reach our goals’