Week Ahead 3rd January 2023
The Week Ahead – Week commencing 3rd January 2023
Quick Stop Notices
- Middle School lunch clubs for the new term are as follows – Monday Art Club and Thursday Table Tennis.
- A great big thanks to all involved in our Nativity this week and congratulations to all the children.
- School Lunches can be ordered before 9am on a Monday for the week.
- Teachers are on duty each day from 8:45am and not before. Please don’t drop children off until a teacher is outside.
- A reminder to please park sensitively, even when dropping off or picking up for a few minutes. Our neighbours get frustrated when they can’t leave or enter their drive, or when cars are parked on corners obstructing their view.
Next Term
| Tuesday 3rd January |
| Staff PD day – school closed to pupils |
| Wednesday 4th January |
| School re-opens |
| Thursday 5th January |
| Middle School lunch club – Table Tennis |
Lunches
Please order lunches before 9am on Monday
Available to order from 2nd January.
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Stars and Students of the Week
Primary School Stars of the Week
| Love Class |
| All the class for a super nativity |
| Joy Class |
| Joshua for making so much progress this term |
| Peace Class |
| Lacie for having a fantastic ‘can do’ attitude and stepping into the role of ‘the star’ at the last minute. Aanav for making super progress with reading this term. |
| Kindness Class |
| Joshua for great singing and a fabulous performance. YoYo for an exceptional performance in the nativity. Bronze Award Emily Chloe Alyssa |
Middle School Students of the Week
| Shalom for really great work in Spanish, even doing extra learning on duolingo. |
| Hailey for fantastic support of a new student in Spanish as well as maintaining her own high level of learning |
| Josiah for being awesome in Maths discussions and performing in test conditions. |
| Esther for enthusiastic leadership of her team in the Science Fair project |
| Alana – Highly commended in the Science Fair |
| Amba – Highly commended in the Science Fair |
| Joel for leadership of his team in the Science Fair project |
| Sammie for leadership of his team in the Science Fair |
Upper School Students of the Week
| Zoe for great enthusiasm in Maths! |
| Dzumaryk for neat work and excellent result in simultaneous equations test |
| Anna for exceeding Target Grade expectations in all subjects in Aut 2 Progress Check |
| Evie for exceeding Target Grade expectations in all subjects in Aut 2 Progress Check |
Autism Provision Students of the Week
| Folami for consistently wonderful behaviour, perfect manners and good improvement in his comprehension work. |
Classroom News
On Wednesday Year 5&6 sang carols, performed a play and showed off their ukulele skills at St James’ Church’s Warm Space. They were made to feel very welcome (and plied with juice and several helpings of cake). They thoroughly enjoyed blessing those who attended.
Primary School enjoyed a ‘Christingle’ and a theatre production ‘Freckle and Speckle’ this week.
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Headteacher’s Message
Our mission
To provide a holistic Christian education for all and to inspire discipleship.
Our Vision
To be a Christian community in which everyone grows in character, faith, knowledge, understanding and wisdom.
Each Monday morning staff gather to pray for school. This week our focus was on telling the gospel – looking for opportunities to boldly share our faith because people can’t have faith if they haven’t heard, and people can’t hear if nobody tells them. Romans 10 v 17 says Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ.
Of course, as people of faith, we believe God will answer our prayers. On Thursday morning parent prayer resumed in our school staff room. They also pray for our school, which is amazing.
This week has been full of celebrations, acting, drama, singing and fun. Primary children reminded us not to be afraid, and Mrs Garcia talked about the hope Jesus brings into our world. Middle School took a Christmas message to the Over 50s group at St James’ Church, and Revs Tracy and Marianne shared the Christingle story in an assembly. Isaac March, an ex student, came with two friends to talk to year 9 and 10 about faith at university. Mr Prothero made sure the whole school received the message of Christmas, tied with Easter, in a whole school assembly.
As we break for Christmas, and life gets unbelievably busy for many of you, I want to share John 3 v 16 and 17 – a well known passage fundamental to faithFor God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.
Have a lovely holiday everyone, and amidst all the excitement and fun take some time to be thankful to God.
