St John Vianney School Newsletter 20.09.2024

Headteacher's Message

Dear Parents and Carers,

I do hope that you and your family have had a good week?

Week 3 in school has been another positive week. The children have returned fully to their routines and are now showing a good understanding of the expectations that we have of them all. Behaviours have been generally good and pupils are benefiting from the range of experiences that they access each day at school. These include class visits to Cronshaw Fold Farm, the Duke of Edinburgh experience at Wythenshawe Park, work experience and Forest School at CAFT, Swimming lessons at Stretford Leisure Centre and Longford Park for the Gym and Cycling. We continue to enrich the pupils’ curriculum wherever we can and to bring their learning to life.

Class 4 have taken part in Forest School at CAFT and have been developing their skills in the outdoor area. This continues to allow them to show growth in their independence, and I know they are working really well as a team too. The pupils who attend Greater Manchester Outdoor Learning for their ‘Duke of Edinburgh’ experience, each Thursday, are doing really well too and we are pleased with the application and resilience that these young people are showing. On Wednesday this week we had a team of KS3 and 4 boys represent the school at the MCFC’s 'City in the Community' tournament. I am told their behaviour and the manner they represented the school was exceptional; well done to all involved.

We are revisiting the ‘Zones of Regulation’ again in school; helping the children and young people to be better at self-regulation. Below are the Zones we use and we encourage parents to help us in supporting our pupils by reinforcing and talking about the ‘Zones’ at home. We will be sending home more information during the next few weeks, which we would like you to share with your child at home. Thanks in anticipation of your support.

Building activity on the school site continues to progress well and the site is starting to take shape. The noise and the disruption continues to be minimal to date. The children however, are coping well with the adjustments that we all have to make.

Can I remind you please of the following 3 really important activities that are taking place over the next few weeks which we invite you to get involved in? Please put these dates in your diary and do your best to attend:

• Macmillan Coffee Afternoon 1.45pm Friday 27th September; all welcome
• Welcome Evening for all Parents Thursday 3rd October 4pm-6pm
• Open afternoon for prospective parents Wednesday 2nd Oct 1.45pm

Best wishes for the weekend,

Mr A Moloney

Key information and Dates

Key Info:

Please be aware that we have a number of pupils in school with severe nut allergies. To reduce the risk of exposure for these young people, we aim to keep the school nut free. In order to support us with this we kindly ask that you:

• Do not give children nuts or nut products in their packed lunches.
• Do not give nuts, nut products or snacks/bars containing nuts for break time snacks.
• Do not send cakes or food items, containing nuts, in to school for birthday celebrations, cake sales or events.

Thank you for your support.

Dates:

• Friday 27th Sept @ 1.30pm - Macmillan Coffee Afternoon
• Wed 2nd Oct @ 1:45pm- Open Afternoon.
• Thu 3rd Oct 4pm-6pm - Welcome Evening.
• Fri 25th October @ 3:15pm - School closes for the first half term break.
• Mon 4th Nov @ 9am - School re-opens for Autumn Term 2.

Stars Of The Week

• Class 1 - Shawn - For excellent work at the farm.
• Class 2 - Lucas - For a fantastic attitude at Cronkshaw Farm and working hard in lessons.
• Class 3 - Zackariya - For demonstrating positive behaviour and being patient with his peers.
• Class 4 - Isabelle - For her hard work and resilience.
• Class 5 - Ayla - For outstanding work in Maths and Art.
• Class 6 - Bailey - For better self-regulation throughout the week.
• Class 7 - Rhys - For an excellent start to the term.
• Class 8 - Scarlett - For great effort in Maths.
• Class 9 - Harley - For a great work ethic and always being helpful.
• Class 10 - Jensen - For having a great attitude and a very good week.
• Class 11 - Joseph - For engaging well in his lessons, and answering questions in English.
• Class 12 - Megan - For being consistent with her diary and a good role model.
• Class 13 - Andrew - For having a much improved week with his peer relationships.

Employee Of The Week.

Congratulation to Miss Mullin for making a great start at SJV in her role as a Teaching Assistant, which has impacted well on staff and pupils alike. Well Done!

Highlights of the Week

Our Catholic School

In SJV we are reflecting on God’s message through Pope Francis;

‘Jesus loves us without limits. Each encounter with Jesus fills us with joy, with that deep joy which only God can give’.

- Pope Francis

The Chaplaincy Team have been busy this week. It has been so lovely to welcome back so many of our chaplains as well as introducing some new members, who have joined us this year. They have been busy helping Father Nick and I with our first major event; our Welcome Mass, which as we go to press this afternoon has just taken place! It’s important to us that we welcome all new staff and students into our SJV family and this Mass is a wonderful way to do that.

Our next major event will be our Macmillan Coffee Afternoon on Friday 27th Sept at 1.30pm. We will be hoping to raise money for Macmillan, who provide vital support for people with cancer.

Within RE we have been looking at 'Creation', which has instigated lots of discussions about how the world was made. With the older learners we have been exploring the good and bad choices we can make and how we can ask God to help us when we are struggling to decide what is best.

This week's Wednesday word is 'Serving'

Mrs Garfin

Poetry Corner

This week at SJV we celebrated the launch of this year’s 'Poetry By Heart' Competition. We are no strangers to success with PBH, being Grand Finalists in 2023, so it’s very exciting to see a new set of young poets start picking their favourite poems to learn, recite and enter into this year's competition. As Black History Month approaches we thought it would be fitting to share this beautiful poem by Langston Hughes taken from the PBH timeline:

I would also like to share these words of inspiration from poet Imtiaz Dharker:

Best of luck everyone.

Oliver Lomax

Useful Information

During our assemblies this week, Mr Cassidy delivered the Speak Out Stay Safe programme created by the NSPCC.

Click on the following link to take a look at information, support, advice and activities from NSPCC for parent and carers as well as games and activities that you can do at home to help children learn about speaking out and staying safe. www.nspcc.org.uk/activitiesFor information on a range of different online safety topics including gaming, social media, sharing images, parental controls and more click on the following link: www.nspcc.org.uk/onlinesafety

TikTok is a free social media platform used to create and share short videos. TikTok rules require the user to be 13 or older to use it and with parental consent if you’re under 18. Users are able to create videos of themselves that can last up to 3 minutes long if they are recorded through the app, and up to 10 minutes long if they are uploaded from an external source. You are able to watch other users' streams & videos, but risk being exposed to inappropriate content. Stay Safe on TikTok click on this link to find out how: https://ineqe.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/TikTok-2023-safetycard-web-1.pdf

Remember to always ask your child what platforms, apps they are accessing to help keep them stay safe when using technology.

Click on the following link to open a directory of useful links and information about facilities, activities and support available to you and your young person: INFORMATION DIRECTORY