St Bede’s Term Dates 2019/2020 – Attendance Term Dates for 2019/2020 – see below. Attendance at school up to the age of 16 is a legal requirement and it is the responsibility of parents to ensure that their child attends school regularly. In order to encourage maximum attendance levels, both staff and pupils need to work within a framework of good practice that both supports and helps to motivate pupils, and is consistent across the school. Pupils should aim to meet the target of 96% or above attendance. 100% attendance is certainly possible, but in the event of your child being away from school it is essential that you, the parent/carer, inform the school for reasons for absence on a DAILY basis. If you do require leave from school for a medical/dental appointment etc you must provide evidence (apt card/text) or for a longer period of time a ‘request for leave form’ must be completed (e-mail reception@st-bede’s.worcs.sch.uk to obtain a form) St Bede’s do not authorise holidays during term time and requests for leave could lead to a referral to the Education Investigation Service, which may result in a fine. AUTHORISED St Bede’s Catholic Middle School Term Dates 2019 – 2020 (4)      

ST  AUGUSTINE’S – JULY TRANSITION PROGRAMME 10th and 11th July 2019 On Wednesday 10th July and Thursday 11th July 2019, your child will undergo a two day transition programme at St Augustine’s school.  They will experience our school routine, encompassing collective worship, registration, breaktime and lunch.  Additionally, they will join the lessons that they have selected for GCSE, and therefore gain a useful insight into how life at St Augustine’s operates. Arrival: Please arrive by 9am each morning where Heads of Year and the Senior Leadership Team, will meet the students outside Reception on the tennis courts.   Uniform: Students should wear their current school uniform including shoes.   What to bring: Students should bring their usual school bag containing pencil case, trainers, PE kit and some money if they would like to buy some snacks at breaktime.   Lunch: Students will need to bring a packed lunch if this is what they usually eat. Additionally, they can bring a small amount of money to purchase snacks in the Canteen.  £2.20 will buy a hot meal and a drink.  If your child has a free school meal, then our Canteen will be aware and they will receive a free school meal for their lunch.   Collection: The school day will end at 3.45pm each day. If they catch a bus, they will assemble on the main yard at the front of the school where they will be directed to the appropriate bus.  If they are being collected, I would respectfully ask all parents to park with due consideration for our local residents and neighbours and in line with parking restrictions.   If there is anything you feel we should know about your child prior to 10th July, please inform: Mr P Foley; foleyp@saintsa.co.uk        

St Bede’s Transition Days 10th July & 11th July Please see attached the letter given to all year 4 parents at Intake Evening ref: details of transitions days. Transition Days July 2019 (1)  

St Bede’s Newsletter 05 07 19 A reminder to look on the events posts to avoid missing awards ceremonies, masses & sports days. Have a great weekend! Newsletter 05 July 2019

Homework Workshop Evening FAO: Parent/Carer for pupils in years 5, 6 & 7 At St Bede’s Catholic Middle School, we use evidence-based practice to ensure that we work towards achieving the best outcomes for all our pupils. Recent research has evaluated the impact of homework, in particular in KS2 and KS3. The research by the Education Endowment Foundation found that homework at a primary stage has limited impact. As a school leadership team, we discussed the benefit of homework in our setting and for our pupils. Therefore, it was decided that our homework policy would change and for the majority of subjects, that homework is optional rather than compulsory. In modern Britain, as a school, we feel it is more important for parents to spend quality time with their children completing a variety of activities to develop resilience, emotional regulation, independence and communication skills. Pupils will still be required to complete reading, spellings and arithmetic homework’s on a regular basis. There will be extra support to help parents and pupils online from September. The Quality of Education Policy which will explain the new homework policy, will be available online, once it has been ratified by the governors. There will be an information evening on Wednesday 17th July with two sessions for parents to drop in to find out about the changes for September. The first one will start at 4:00pm and the second will start at 6:00pm. The aim is for both of these sessions to be completed in half an hour at a maximum, this will take place in the school hall. We look forward to seeing you there. Mr M Russell

Please read letter attached and download SIMS Parent App. School reports and SATs results will be on the app in prior to us breaking up in July – please ensure you have access to both SIMS Parent App & Epraise. St Bede’s Online Services for Parents – update 2018-2019

Spring Interim Reports are now on SIMS Parent App You can now view your child’s Spring Interim Report on your SIMS Parent App.

Summer polo shirts are now on sale at Orchard Clothing These can be worn during the SUMMER TERM ONLY (29/04/19 – 19/07/19) ORDERING UNIFORM You can order online via Orchard Clothing: CLICK HERE TO ORDER ON-LINE 6 Dunlop Road Redditch B97 5XP 0845 208 0471 Email: enquiries@orchardclothing.co.uk NB Orchard Clothing are our only approved supplier of St Bede’s uniform St Bede’s Summer Polo shirts 2019 – available from Orchard clothing  

St Bede’s Easter Disco 09/04/2019 Easter Disco 2019

Last day to book appointments will be tomorrow (13/03/19) Yr 5 Subject Parents’ Evening 14 03 19

Festive Wear 20/12/18 Pupils can come into school in festive wear tomorrow. Reminder about appropriate dress: no high heels, no crop tops, no makeup. Please ensure if your child is wearing a t-shirt or jumper that the image on the front is acceptable – no guns/weapons. Thank you for your support.    

All library books are to be returned before Christmas. Pupils must try to quiz on the book before they return it.  

Yr 8 Subject Parents Evening 13/12/18 Last chance to book Parents’ Evening apt, via ePraise, today – 12/12/18.  

Yr 8 Subject Parents Evening 13/12/18 Don’t forget to book on your ePraise app!

Christmas Disco 20/12/18 – last chance Please ensure that you have paid/consented to School Disco via ParentPay.

Autumn Interim Reports now on SIMS Parent App You can now view your child’s Autumn Interim Report on your SIMS Parent App.

Lourdes MAC Parents Support Group 10/12/18 Topic:  Understanding Self- harm and looking at coping strategies Venue: St Bede’s Catholic Middle School Time: 7pm – 8pm  

Exciting news!! St Bede’s has been awarded the prestigious National Centre of Excellence Award from GL Assessment. You will notice this logo which will now be featured on our website. This demonstrates how St Bede’s are driving assessment forward  within school and across the country. GL Assessment is a nationally recognised company whose assessments are widely used across the UK, and their assessments give us an accurate picture of how our pupils are comparing to national standards. This also further backs up our impressive SATs data where we performed above National standards for the first time last year. St Bede’s were selected for this case study due to the way in which we manage the systems, use the data to get the best out of pupils and our outstanding exit data by year 8 pupils. Last year, year 8 pupils’ exited with 89% of pupils at National Standard in English, when they arrived in year 5 this figure was only 30%. In maths there was a similar success story with 32% entering St Bede’s at National expectation and 85% leaving at National Expectation.

**Photo consents** Its great to see so many parents using the SIMS App – Interim reports will be released before we break up for Christmas and will only be accessed by parent/carer on this app. Please ensure you have e-mailed reception@st-bedes.worcs.sch.uk if you are having any issues registering, IT are working on solutions. We are excited to share photos of events and achievements at St Bede’s. Your child’s face will be blurred out if consent to share photos is not given via the app.

Due to staff illness at Dyson Perrins the fixture is cancelled this evening. Sorry for the inconvenience.