St Cecilia's News

Dear Parents and Carers,

As we come to the end of this first half term, I hope it has been a happy and positive one for you and your family. Autumn has certainly arrived — the mornings feel chillier, and the leaves are turning fast! Please remember that after the break, children should be in their winter uniform and come to school with coats and jumpers for the colder days ahead.

We’re delighted to share that St Cecilia’s will officially join the Sancta Familia Catholic Academy Trust on 1 December. This is the result of much thoughtful discussion and careful preparation over the past few years, and we’re very pleased to be moving forward with the new executive team in place.

A quick reminder that we return to school on Tuesday 4 November, as Monday 3 November is a staff training day and school will be closed.

Wishing you all a wonderful half-term break filled with rest, laughter, and family time. Thank you, as always, for your support and commitment to the school — it means so much to us.

Vince Burke

Headteacher

Many thanks to all the PTA members who came along for our meeting this morning to discuss the Christmas Fair. They shared lots of lovely ideas for the fair which takes place on Saturday 29 November from 11am. to 2pm.

If you can help out on the day please look out for the volunteer sign up on their Facebook page and whatsapp groups.

Thanks to the PTA for the Doughnut sale this afternoon, a half term treat.

Thirteen large boxes of donated food items were collected today by City Harvest, thank you to Y1 for working so hard during their Mission Week. They have thought about others less fortunate, prayed for them and shown witness through collecting food. Thank you parents for your support in the children's action for the work of this charity.

Thank you so much for your incredible support for our recent Marsden Morning — together we raised an amazing £1,070! The charity has expressed how grateful they are for your generosity, and we are so proud to be able to give back to such a vital local resource.

The Royal Marsden is a name close to so many of our hearts; it has supported countless families and members of staff over the years. It’s truly wonderful that, as a school community, we can come together to support the work they do for so many.

We will be sending out a data report for Reading, Writing, Maths and attendance to Years 1-6 on Friday 7th November. Nursery and Reception pupils, as they settle in to new classes, receive an attendance report. A fuller assessment is published to parents in EYFS at Christmas.

Reports are published via email in pdf format to all parents and carers, they are also uploaded to the Arbor App and Parent Portal.

Our Parent Teacher meetings (known as Guardian Consultations within Arbor) take place for all classes after the half term break on:

Thursday 6th and Tuesday 11th November from 3.30 - 6.30pm.

Appointment booking is made through the Arbor App or Parent Portal on a computer or web browser. You can access the website through the link below.

We have one appointment per pupil and if you have a class with a job share, please just book for one of the teachers, not both! Places are limited.

Booking opens on 31 October at 8am and closes on 4th November at 8pm. Please login beforehand to check that your account is working, you must use the email address registered with the school.

„Nasze wiadomości są w Twoim języku.”

Наші новини подаються вашою мовою

எங்கள் செய்திகள் உங்கள் மொழியில் வருகிறது.

Nos nouvelles sont dans votre langue.

This newsletter and our Class Dojo messaging app are available in community languages. Sometimes your system will autodetect your home language and translate our news automatically, other times you may need to click on the translate button.

In school staff can use Google Translate on their phones to communicate with parents with limited English, we don't mind at all. We are also hoping to pilot a new translation system on Apple Airpods in the near future and are working on that with the PTA. If in doubt please ask, we are always happy to communicate with you as best we can.

London Road, Sutton, Surrey, SM3 9DL

Contact us:

General queries - office@stcecilias.school

Report an absence - absence@stcecilias.school

Anything finance - finance@stcecilias.school

Extra Curricular Activity booking - eca@stcecilias.school

Childcare - childcare@stcecilias.school

Special educational needs - send@stcecilias.school

Admissions - admissions@stcecilias.school

Website www.stcecilias.school

Phone: 020 8337 4566

October
Monday 27th - Friday 31st October (Half Term)

November

In November we remember those who have died and we pray for them.

Saturday 1st- We become an Academy!

Monday 3rd - School Closed INSET day, no childcare.

Thursday 6th - School Photographer for Years R to 6

Thursday 6th - Attendance, Reading, Writing and Maths reports published via email.

Thursday 6th - Guardian Consultations - 3.30pm-6.30pm. Book via the Arbor app a few days before.

Friday 7th 9.00am PTA Meeting in the library

Monday 10th - Y6 St Teresa launch anti-bullying week in a special assembly

Tuesday 11th - Guardian Consultations - 3.30-6.30pm.

Tuesday 18th November - Y3 Early Briton's Day and Y6 WWII Workshop

Thursday 20th - Y4 St Catherine St Cecilia's Day Play

Friday 21st - National Year of Hope Celebration Day

Friday 21st - Chocolate donations for the PTA Christmas Fair and non-uniform day.

Saturday 22nd - St Cecilia's Day

Friday 28th November - PTA Bottle Donations for the Christmas Fair - non uniform day.

Saturday 29th - PTA Christmas Fair 12 - 3pm.

December

In December we prepare for Christmas with Advent.

Monday 1st - Final week of ECAs

Tuesday 2nd - Y2 Discover Christmas

Friday 5th - Girls 7-a-side football tournament

Thursday 11th - Y2 Nativity at 2pm in aid of the Catholic Children's Society, our advent charity. Children helping children.

Monday 15th - Christmas Lunch (Christmas Jumper Day)

Tuesday 16th - Class Christmas Party Day

Thursday 18th - End of term for Nursery

Thursday 18th - Candlelit Carols Concert - Mince pies and mulled wine - in aid of the Catholic Children's Society.

Friday 19th - School closes at Midday for Years R to 6 - no childcare after school, breakfast club as usual.

Friday 19th - National curriculum levels report published for Years 1-6 through Arbor via email.

You can find our term dates for this year and next on our website, link for you below.