Wishing you all a blessed Christmas.
Thank you for all of our lovely cards, kind words and generous gifts.
All the staff of All Souls x
Thank you to all of our friends and family for joining in our Advent Faith workshop in Y6 today. Thank you to all the children who led us in prayer and reminded us of the true meaning of this season of Advent. We were blown away with the creativity shown in creating your own Advent wreaths!
During the season of Advent, each class will be holding a ‘Faith Workshop’ where parents and carers will be invited into school to join their child in prayer and complete an Advent themed activity together.
Year 6′s Advent Workshop will take place on Friday 1st December at 1.30pm in the school hall where we will gather together in prayer, song and reflection. Our workshop will provide the opportunity for every child to make an Advent wreath with their loved one to take home and use as a lovely way to pause, reflect and remind ourselves of the true meaning of the lead up to Christmas during this busy festive season.
We are very much looking forward to being able to share this experience with you. So that we can prepare for the correct number of people, please complete the following form to indicate whether an adult will be able to attend for your child and, if so, who. Please therefore complete the following even if you are unable to attend and do not worry a school adult will be there to support any children whose adult is unable to be there.
Booking form: https://forms.gle/C5Xhbg4jCacS1DHeA
Please note, that due to the purchasing of resources needed for the event, including the wreath base and candles, there will be a charge of £6.10 which can be made payable on our school’s payment system, School Gateway shortly. If you have the time and opportunity to go for a nice walk together between now and then, any foliage etc will be greatly received!
Thank you.
Mrs Hartwell
Year 6 are off to the cinema tomorrow afternoon as part of this year’s Into Film Festival to see Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!
We will be walking to and from the Skydome Odeon. Children should be in their school uniform and bring their waterproof coats (and maybe hats and gloves just in case!).
Children may bring with them their water bottle and 1 treat: this can be crisps, popcorn, sweets or chocolate but not multipacks/sharebags please.
We will be eating our lunch on arrival to the Skydome so children should bring their packed lunch with them in disposable packaging. If your child requires a packed lunch provided by school, please let me know by the end of the day today via email: [email protected]
There is no cost for this trip. 🙂
Children from Years 5 and 6 took part in the Small School’s Indoor Sportshall Athletics Competition today. They competed in a range of events including relays, obstacle races, javelin, triple jump and many more. In total there were 12 running races, we managed to place 1st in 8 of these 2nd in two and 3rd in the final two races. This is an incredible achievement – well done everyone who ran. Unfortunately, I don’t know how we placed in the field events but I’m sure the scores were equally as impressive. Overall the team finished in 1st place, they now have to compete in the final to try and represent Coventry West in the County Finals later on in the school year. Congratulations everyone!
Some of the photos are a little blurry – they were moving way too fast for us to capture them.
Consultation on Admissions arrangements for the academic year 2025/26
The Governing Body of All Souls Catholic Primary School are publicly consulting on proposed changes to their admissions arrangements for 2025/26.
The consultation period is running for six school weeks, commencing on Monday 13th November 2023 and ending on Sunday 24th December 2023.
A copy of the draft policy can be obtained either from this link or by contacting the school admin team (02476 675 836 / [email protected]) or via the QR code below:
Any comments regarding the admissions policy or proposed changes should be submitted to the school business manager, Linsey Rae either via email ([email protected]) or post (All Souls Catholic Primary School, Abercorn Road, Coventry, CV5 8ED).
A summary of the proposed changes to the existing policy, for the academic year 2025/26 are as follows:
- The inclusion of two addition oversubscription criteria (criteria 5 and 9 in the draft policy) as highlighted below
Oversubscription Criteria
- Baptised Catholic children who are looked after or previously looked after (See Note 3 below).
- Baptised Catholic children living in the parish of The Precious Blood and All Souls who have a brother or sister attending All Souls Catholic Primary School at the time of admission.
- Baptised Catholic children living in the parish of The Precious Blood and All Souls
- Other Baptised Catholic children who have a brother or sister attending All Souls Catholic Primary School at the time of admission.
- Other baptised Catholic children of a member of staff working for All Souls Catholic Primary School (see Note 6 below).
- Other Baptised Catholic children.
- Non-Catholic children who are looked after or previously looked after.
- Non-Catholic children who have a brother or sister attending All Souls Catholic Primary School at the time of admission.
- Non-Catholic children of a member of staff working for All Souls Catholic Primary School (see Note 6 below)
- Non-Catholic children.
- The inclusion of a note (note 6) which defines ‘a member of staff working for All Souls Catholic Primary School’ as follows:
“… a member of staff working for All Souls Catholic Primary School is defined as an individual who has been employed by All Souls Catholic Primary School for two or more years prior to the application being submitted or where the staff member has been recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage.”
‘Gerald the giraffe’ thoroughly enjoyed supporting the children in writing their character descriptions. He is a very shy and clumsy giraffe called Gerald from the book Giraffes can’t Dance by Giles Andreae.
They wrote their character descriptions and published them onto fancy paper with additional giraffe body parts to enhance them further! Year 6 really enjoyed sharing and really made the Year 2 children feel proud of their work. Great job All Souls children!
With just a few weeks left until the much anticipated trip to Dol y Moch, I thought it would be a good idea to send out a few reminders:
Dates: Friday 10th November – Tuesday 14th November 2023
Staff: Mrs Hartwell, Mrs McCloskey, Mrs Kerry & Miss Greenway
Activities include: orienteering, beach exploring, rock and water adventure, mountain and mine adventures.
*We will be sharing the centre with the children and staff from St John Vianney Primary School who we got to know on our residential to Alton Castle
– Children are to arrive at school on Friday 10th November at 8.30am, entering with their luggage through the school hall where they will be greeted by a member of staff to show them where to leave their luggage and backpack
– Children should wear their full All Souls school tracksuit with appropriate footwear and have a waterproof coat handy for the journey
– All medication should be handed to Mrs Hartwell in clearly labelled packaging along with a signed medical form which can be requested from Mrs Cannon. Travel sickness tablets should also be handed to Mrs Hartwell so that these can be given at the recommended times before travel. Even if your child has never been travel sick before, it might be worth a precautionary dose as the roads leading to the house are very winding and often result in a wave of motion sickness (even to children who have never experienced this before!).
– The coach is due to leave our school on Friday at approximately 1.45pm; therefore, we ask that if you wish to wave your children off, that you are the drive waiting from 1.30pm. Children will be asked to load their bags onto the coach before saying any last minute goodbyes!
– If your child is bringing in their own packed lunch on the Friday, please ensure this is all in disposable packaging so that lunch boxes etc are not left at school over the weekend
– Children will be supplied with a snack and drink during our stop at the service station where they will have a chance to stretch their legs and pop to the toilet. However, they may bring a SMALL packet of mints/hard boiled sweets to suck on throughout the journey to reduce travel sickness. They should also have a reusable water bottle with them. No other food or drink will be allowed to be consumed on the coach.
– Children are allowed to bring a small backpack on the coach in which they can carry something to keep them occupied (e.g. playing cards, notepad, book, etc.)
– Please double check the clothing list – the more spares the merrier (particularly spare footwear!) although the children should be aware that they will have to transport their own cases to their rooms so equally need to pack sensibly… (I have attached the kit list as a reminder)
– Children do not need to bring any form of bedding with them as it is all provided by DYM although they will be expected to make their own beds. This is always interesting to watch!
– Children will find out who they are sharing a room with and their activity groups upon arrival at DYM
– I will update our social media accounts to let you know we have safely arrived as soon as possible; however, please be aware, that ensuring the children are safe, settled and happy will be our first priority. I will do my best to share some of our fun with you throughout our time at Dol y Moch but again, the children are our priority so always remember that no news equals good news! Try not to worry – we promise to look after them.
– Children are not allowed to take any food or electrical items with them in their case to DyM. These are DYM’s rules, not ours, and they are very strict with this for health and safety reasons. Any items found will be confiscated.
– If the children earn their group stars, there will be a tuck shop open to them in the evening to purchase treats and on the last night they will have the opportunity to buy any souvenirs/gifts should they wish too. Children will be responsible for looking after their own money.
– Finally, we return to school on Tuesday at 1.15pm. Please be aware that if we are delayed for any reason, I will update you through our social media accounts. You are more than welcome to collect your child at this time (and any other siblings if you so wish) or they can be collected at the end of the school day if this suits more.
I hope that answers any last minute questions you might have and that you are all as excited as we are! If you have any questions, please feel free to email me or pop and see me at the end of the school day.
This really is a fantastic opportunity for children where they really learn a lot about themselves, conquer fears, enhance their friendships and create memories that they always look back on so fondly.
I can’t wait! 😃
Mrs Hartwell
