Dear Parents/Carers,

Happy new year from the St Oswald’s Catholic Primary School PTFA. We hope that all our families had a happy and peaceful break and it’s so lovely to see everyone back at school.

The first PTFA meeting of the new year is scheduled for Friday 17th January at 3.15pm in the Infant Hall and we would love to see as many parents there as possible to discuss ideas for upcoming events and PTFA spending here at school.

Refreshments and activities for children will be available in the hall so please feel free to bring your children to the meeting.

We look forward to seeing you there and hearing new and exciting ideas to help us provide the best school experience we can for our children.

Many thanks,

Mr Crowther and the St Oswald’s Catholic Primary School PTFA

Download: PTFA Meeting Letter [PDF]

Dear Parents/Carers,

After our successful performances’ at the end of the last couple of years, we have decided to have another end of year performance. This year’s school production is an adaptation of Noah’s Ark called ‘Splash’ written by Craig Hawes.

We are now looking to audition for the main parts in the play and will be running rehearsals on Thursday’s after school starting January 23rd. The rehearsals’ will start after school and will finish at 4pm, children will need to be picked up afterwards unless they have written permission to walk home.

If your child wishes to audition for a part in the play, please help them to practise ONE of the below parts to perform for the teachers at lunchtime on these days next week:

Monday 13th – Year 6

Tuesday 14th – Year 5

Wednesday 15th – Year 3 & 4

Audition parts:

PRESTON: Things are not always what they seem, you know. Take this voyage, for example. “Luxury Cruise”, I called it! “Trip of a lifetime!”. If only they knew. Me – Preston Parrot – reduced to fraud! Yes, fraud! Now, don’t judge me too harshly. It didn’t start off like that in the beginning. In fact, it started off two weeks ago, in my wife’s umbrella shop…

or

POLLY: I’m sorry dear, but let’s face facts. The Captain’s a lovely chap, but he’s always so dramatic and, to be honest, he’s getting on a bit – probably going do-lally! I mean to say, “Great Flood Coming”! From where?

Children will be notified once parts have been selected.

Many thanks for your continued support with our school productions,

Mr Crowther and Miss Denson

Download: School Production of Splash letter [PDF]

Dear Reception Parents/Carers,

School Health Screening & Wellbeing Questionnaire

The School Health Team will visit our school on 14th, 15th, 16th, 21st, 22nd and 23rd January for the Reception children school health screening.

Please find Mersey Care’s letter attached to the PDF below and link to complete their online questionnaire.

Yours sincerely,

Mrs M Walsh
Headteacher

Download: Reception Classes Health Screening Letter [PDF]

Dear Parents/Carers,

This term leading up to the End of Key Stage tests in May, the year six children will be receiving additional small group sessions in literacy and numeracy. These lessons will take place during the afternoon on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. The children have been split into smaller groups for a more personalised approach so that the work can be planned according to the ability level required. The teacher or Learning support taking the sessions may not be your child’s own class teacher.

The groupings for these small additional sessions have been worked out carefully based on assessment data and teachers’ own assessments, but children may at times be moved from one group to another depending on progress made.

We hope that these additional sessions will help to raise self esteem and give the children confidence in exam technique and help them to prepare for their tests.

Yours sincerely,

Mrs M Walsh
Headteacher

Download: Y6 Small Groups [PDF]