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Part of The Xavier Catholic Education Trust

                                      January 2019
        This newsletter can be viewed on our website: www.stcharlesb.surrey.sch.uk
         Information regarding the Xavier Catholic Education Trust can be viewed at:
                                   www.xaviercet.org.uk

Designated Safeguarding Leaders for the school are Mr Holt and Mrs Flower

This newsletter is sent via email only, so please ensure that we have your correct details.
This saves on paper and administration. However, if you would still like to have a paper
copy, please let Mrs Martin/Mrs McNab know and they will ensure that you receive one. It
is important that parents continue to receive and read this newsletter as it is the main
communication channel for the school.

Welcome back and Happy New Year to you all. The end of term was as eventful as ever and
we are still attempting to get the glitter out of the carpet despite our best efforts! The last
few weeks of term are always magical and it is fair to say that the children, PTA and staff
delivered their fair share of magic! We reminded the children of the meaning of Advent and
had an enjoyable balance of activities. The Christmas craft days were a great success and
were thoroughly enjoyed by the children who had the opportunity to work with pupils from
other year groups. The Christmas performances were very special and sent out the true
message of Christmas. An amazing £690 was raised for two causes, namely the school and
Parishes designated charity The Clubhouse Project (a charity supporting local young people
with learning difficulties). Thank you for your generosity. The children, as always, were a
credit to us and I was very proud of them all, they really did sing their hearts out! Our
Nursery children showed courage as ever performing at the age of 3 or 4 and our children
also sent joy to others when singing at various community events. On a personal note, I
would like to thank you for your kind words of support and Christmas gifts. Thank you also to
the dedicated group of parents who help in the school and for the work of the PTA; you
make this school such a special place. Events such as the Secret Santa and Christmas Fair
take a huge amount of time and organisation and I am truly humbled by the generosity of
the school community. Finally, well done to our willing band of staff and volunteer ‘knitters’
who knitted Christmas gifts, raising a whopping £175 for The Clubhouse Project.

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Term Dates
The Xavier Catholic Education Trust sets the term dates, thus ensuring that there is
continuity between schools within the MAT. These dates are displayed at the end of this
newsletter. Please remember that we have a joint MAT INSET training day on 13th March
2019 which is a Wednesday.

Value of the Month

This month’s value is Honesty: ‘tell the truth to others and yourself.’ I am always very proud
of the honesty of our children, especially when they know they may be in the wrong. Please
praise your children for being honest, no matter how cross or frustrated you may be feeling
at the time! Honesty is the best policy and it is a value that will gain the respect of others.

Last month’s value was Peace and our pupils took part in a number of local community
events, bringing the true meaning of Christmas to those around them.

On the note of values and helping others, thank
you for your wonderful response to our Foodbank
appeal. The organiser of the Chertsey Foodbank
was once again overwhelmed by your generosity,
with a huge number of boxes of special Christmas
food items being donated. We will continue to
repeat the gesture as it makes such a difference.

Sunday Times 2018 School League Tables
Whilst school league tables should always be
treated with an element of caution and realism, it
was still good to be recognised once again for
outstanding academic attainment here at St Charles. In December, the 2018 school
performance tables were released and the school has performed extremely well with some
of the best results in Surrey. Recently, the Sunday Times placed us as one of the top 250
Primary schools in the country (based on 2017 figures). As an inclusive school, results such as
these may not always be possible and we also pride ourselves on achievements beyond
‘SATs’ but even so it is testament to the staff, pupils and you as parents that we produce
such well-rounded young people.

100% attendance
Well done to the 86 pupils who achieved 100% attendance this term.

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School Closures
With the possibility of inclement weather this winter, I would like to draw your attention to
our emergency closure procedures. Should the school need to close, the local authority will
be informed and an update placed on the Surrey Alert website www.surreyalert.info, as well
as Radio Jackie 107.8 fm. Our website will also give up to date information. We will aim to
email/text parents/class reps, where appropriate. I would recommend to parents that the
best place to find out whether the school will need to close will be via our school website.
Please see an aide memoire regarding school closures added to the end of this newsletter. I
will always make every effort to keep the school open, but it will be dependent on
appropriate staffing ratios and on site health and safety arrangements. I cannot guarantee
the safety of the paths and roads approaching the school and it is the responsibility of
parents to decide whether it is safe to travel. I hope that by adding this message to the
newsletter we will have fine weather!

Home School Link Worker
We are in the process of confirming the services of a new Home School Link worker and
hope to have someone in place by the end of the month.

Date for the Diary for Parents- Internet Safety
Weybridge Headteachers have arranged an Online Safety Information Session for parents.
The session will be held at St James at 7 pm on 26th February 2019. Please can you contact
the school office in person or email info@stcharlesb.surrey.sch.uk to reserve a place. Places
need to be confirmed with St James by Monday 11th February. I strongly urge as many
parents as possible to attend, this is such an important area of parenting that can often be
overlooked.

The Surrey Local Offer can help you to

•       find services and support for yourself or someone you care for with Special Educational Needs
        and/or a Disability (SEND)
•       access a wide range of information and advice about SEND
•       talk to other families online and share SEND experiences
•       talk to other families online and share
•       give your feedback on SEND services and the Local Offer website

Thank you
Thank you to nursery parent Mr Bradshaw and his team for helping with a number of DIY
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jobs last month. It was a very generous offer and much appreciated.

Primary School Applications
The closing date for state primary school applications for September 2019 is January 15th
2019 but the expectation is that applications will be made online to Surrey County Council
and well in advance of the deadline. If applying to a Catholic school, a Supplementary
Information Form (SIF) will be required to indicate that you are a Catholic family, to be
returned to the individual school. The St Charles Borromeo SIF is available on the school’s
website or from the school office.

Absence during Term Time: A Reminder
Every day at school is important and regular attendance is the key to a confident and
successful child. Headteachers may not grant any leave of absence during term time unless
there are exceptional circumstances. In light of this parents should not request absence for
holidays during term time, including taking the last day of term to avoid costs/charges. Any
requests such as these will not be authorised and may lead to a fine being issued by the local
authority.

However, there may be times when there is a genuine need to take time off during term
time and we would wish to continue to help families with a proven need. Our attendance
figures will be scrutinised and if families can adhere to our request not to take leave unless
there are exceptional circumstances, then we may not have to adopt a zero tolerance
approach.

Every school day missed by our school children is a lost opportunity and we as a school are
keen to ensure that we meet a very challenging target of 3.6% authorised absence by the
Local Authority. This equates to slightly less than 7 days absence per child per academic
year. Last year a large number of absences were not authorised for various reasons and we
need to reduce the number of absences to support families with a genuine need.

In light of the above, I need to stress that I have always tried to give plenty of notice
regarding term dates, so that parents have sufficient time to make their holiday
arrangements. I must also stress that the above stipulations do not include general illness,
funerals or family crises which are unavoidable and will always be treated sympathetically. If
your child is unwell and unable to attend school please leave a message on our absence line
(option 1) with your child’s name and reason for absence each day of absence.

I trust that you will support me with this matter and would like to reiterate that any requests
for term time absence must be avoided and in the unlikely event that absence is required, an
appointment must be made with me via the school office to discuss the circumstances.

The school’s attendance policy can be found on the school website.

Chess Club and Cross Country Club
A reminder that chess club and cross country will commence again on 11th January.
Donations may be made online under ‘Spring 19 Ches’ and ‘Spring 19 Cross Country’.

Sports News
We have a number of events coming up so watch this space….however, it is with deep regret
to those that have been involved in the Bracknell Cross Country Relay events in the past,
that due to council restructuring and other factors, the event will no longer be taking place.

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Thank you to the outstanding support from Chris Vaal and Bracknell Forest Borough Council
over the past 21 years, with the support of gold medallist athlete Julian Goater, they
managed to introduce the supposedly unpopular sport of cross-country running to literally
thousands of young people, in over 50 schools. We benefitted so much from the experience,
inspiring our runners to be the best that they can be, with a couple of former students
moving on to County standard in cross country and even onto national events.

#BBCOwnit
The BBC has launched an online safety website for 9-12 year olds, Own It, to help them
navigate life online. The site contains videos and content to equip children with the skills to
make the most out of the online world without the danger of harm.
Tony Hall, BBC Director-General, told the Children’s Global Media Summit in Manchester:
“It’s aimed at an age group we know are particularly affected by the day-to-day pressures
and dilemmas of life online. And it offers them guidance on what they say they want help
with.” “It’s called ‘Own it’, because it’s there to help them take control and be the boss of
their online lives.”
Own it has been developed in partnership with a range of organisations in the field of child
internet safety as well as expert advisors in the field. Schools may find it useful to share the
website with pupils and parents or to use the content/videos to spark discussion.

The Own It app will be available in early 2019 and will use machine-learning to support
young people beginning to use the internet and social media. Assistance for young people
includes: considering how the use of certain words could be perceived by others; deciding
whether to share personal information on social media; understanding how phone use late
at night can affect wellbeing.
Further information: https://www.bbc.com/ownit/about-us/what-is-own-it

Internet Safety Advice
I would like to remind you of a link that gives good advice regarding how to stay safe online:
https://www.internetmatters.org/hub/guidance/e-safety-checklist-getting-your-kids-tech-
devices-set-up-safe/

Family Support
I would like to remind you that Walton Charity can support local families with grants towards
the cost of:

   Essential household items not funded by the Surrey Local Assistance Scheme.
   Contribution towards utility arrears
   School trips, school uniform (including school shoes and winter coats), extra curricular /
   out of school activities or school holiday clubs.
   Course fees and other associated costs (such as travel, equipment, accreditation or
   childcare for those who are studying)
   Transport costs

Families should be referred by a local organisation or agency, or other professional body
except for school uniform applications, for which they can apply to Walton Charity direct.

For more information about Walton Charity Individual Grants, please contact Amina Lawson
the Individual Grants Manager on 0203 328 0246 or Nikki Howard on 0203 195 8286.
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You can also email them at alawson@waltoncharity.org.uk or
nhoward@waltoncharity.org.uk.

Copies of all relevant forms, can be found on website – www.waltoncharity.org.uk

Additional Funding Available, Can You Help?
The Government gives money to schools to help children from lower income families to do
their very best. The funding is called ‘Pupil Premium’ and for every child registered, St
Charles will get over £1,000 this year. This money can then be used towards improving
additional support for your child and other children.

How does it work?
First, check if you qualify – it is not just if you are unemployed. You must be in receipt of one
of the following:
Prior to April 2018, children qualified for free school meals – and accordingly pupil premium
– if you received any of the following benefits:
Income support
Income-based jobseekers’ allowance
Income-related employment and support allowance
Support under Part IV of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
The guaranteed element of state pension credit
Child tax credit, provided that you are not also entitled to working tax credit and have an
annual gross income of £16,190 or less
These benefits have now been rolled into a single benefit, called Universal Credit. From April
2018, free school meals and pupil premium will only be allocated to pupils with a family
income under £7400 (net) per year.

If any of the above applies, please contact the school office and we will tell you what you
need to do to register your child as eligible.

Since September 2014, all children in Reception and Years 1 and 2 have qualified for free
school meals, regardless of their family income, but only the children who would qualify for
free meals under the above income-based criteria will receive the pupil premium.

If your child qualifies for free school meals, it’s important that you tell us – even if they take
a packed lunch – as this enables us to claim pupil premium.

If this applies to you, please let us know, no one will know you have registered and it will not
affect any other benefits you are claiming. Please speak to the school office in confidence for
further information. The office can check your eligibility if you are not sure.

PTA Newsletter

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PTA January Newsletter

We hope everyone had a wonderful and restful Christmas holiday! After a very busy end to
the Autumn Term you’ll be pleased to know that the Spring Term is typically a little quieter.

A massive thank you to everyone who contributed and participated during all the activities
last term…. It really was humbling and overwhelming to witness the support of so many
from the school community.

PTA Coffee Morning and Spring Term meeting – January 18th 9:15 am

We would like to invite you all to our PTA Coffee Morning and Meeting to present to you the
amazing results achieved by the different teams during the Autumn term. We will also
discuss the activities planned for the following terms. It would be great to see as many of
you there as possible!

Events

One date for your diaries is the first social of the new year, the Quiz Night taking place on
Friday 8th March, which is always a fun and fantastic event.
For the children we will also have the Secret Cinema on Friday 25th January as well as the
School Disco on Wednesday 13th February for both KS1 and KS2. There will be a second-hand
uniform sale to coincide with parents evening (w/c 11th February) as well as periodic coffee
mornings and cake sales organised by each class year.

Volunteers required urgently!

Our Summer Fete, one of our main fundraising events, is planned for June 30th and we are
still looking for a group of two or more volunteers to help us run it this year. The fare is
organised by distributing all the different stalls among all the class years and is very straight
forward to run. Please put your name forward and the previous organisers, as well as John
and I, will support you all the way to help you make it another success!

We are also looking for other volunteer(s) to support us in our Sponsorship team. Sarah
Sloman and Michelle Phillips did an extraordinary job during the Autumn Term but now need
to step down. We already have one main sponsor, but we need additional local business
support, in any way possible, for our next events. As mentioned above, John and I are here
to support you.

Lottobot (St Charles PTA lottery)
Want to join Lottobot? Please email the PTA or ask your class rep to obtain a form.
Remember… you’ve got to be in it to win it! And a very big THANK YOU to all Lottobot
members for your continued support and to Trudy Moody for looking after this initiative.

Birthday Book Club: Thank you to all those who contributed to this in the last term, a total
of £70 donated for new books for the school library!
       Reception     Mariana and Emma
       Y1            Joshua
       Y2            Bella, Sophia, Felix
       Y3            Thomas, Nathan
       Y5            Grace

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Y6              Feile, Julie
If you’re interested in joining the ‘Birthday Book Club’ please email
pta@stcharlesb.surrey.sch.uk or speak to Susan Dyball to obtain a form. Letters will be
issued this week to those children who celebrate their birthdays in January. Thank you Susan
for continuing to run this initiative.

Easy fundraising
If you haven’t signed up yet, please consider doing so. And for those of us who are already
signed up a gentle reminder to keep using it. It’s such an easy way to raise money for the
school! In the last month Easy fundraising earned us £96.55 – thank you to all those who
contributed to this.

Match funding
This is another easy way in which we can maximise the money raised by PTA events – and is
well suited for the smaller events, such as the Disco and Secret Cinema.

What is match funding?
“Match giving or match funding is a simple way of maximising the fundraising efforts of your
individual PTA volunteers. It is an informal albeit corporate arrangement between a
company and their employee. Not all companies offer matched funding but those that do
will pledge a sum of money relating to the amount their employee has raised for or donated
to the charity of their choice. Some organisations will match fund on a £ for £ basis, others
will stipulate what they are prepared to give.”
Unfortunately, there isn’t a pre-defined list of companies who sign up for this – it’s simply a
case of asking.

Friends of St Charles
Are you, or do you know of, a local business who offers discounts or other incentives to the
St Charles community?
Would you like to incentivise the local community by offering a discount or other incentive
which we can advertise to our parents/carers?
We are looking to collate a database accessible to all in the school of local shops,
restaurants, businesses etc. who come recommended by other parents/carers and also who
might offer discounts to the St Charles community. We already have a few contacts and
would be looking to add to this and have someone who would be happy to hold and edit the
list. Please get in touch if you are either a local business offering discounts to your fellow
parents/carers or you would like to help to collate the list – again get in touch via email with
the details to pta@stcharlesb.surrey.sch.uk

We can confirm the following discounts with many thanks to our local businesses:

PowerBespoke have begun supporting many of our events through sponsorship and joint
promotions and are going one step further by offering the families of children at St Charles
Borromeo School an opportunity to help raise substantial funds for the school when selling
through them or simply referring them to others. Upon legal completion of a sale of a local
property, PowerBespoke will give the seller 5% discount off their fee and will also donate
5% of their fee as CASH BACK to the School PTA Fund. On top of this, PowerBespoke will
pay an additional £500 to our PTA Fund after 5 successful referrals.
Terms and conditions apply, please feel free to ask Roberto Ghirardani for more details. He
is a parent at the School and is PowerBespoke’s Weybridge Area Specialist. If you know of
somebody who is thinking of selling, please send them the following referral link:

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https://powerbespoke.referralrock.com/l/PBSTCHARLES/

Weybridge Sports kindly offer a 10% discount to all St Charles parents across their range of
products.

Don’t forget to sign up to the St Charles PTA facebook page!
Kate Anderson is doing a fabulous job posting updates on Facebook – making sure we all
know what’s happening and when. If you’re not currently linked into our Facebook page and
would like to be, please email the PTA (PTA@stcharlesb.surrey.sch.uk) and we will organise
this for you.

Many thanks,
St Charles PTA
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 ‘Family Line Surrey’ – Parent support
The freephone number is 0808 8005678 operating Monday to Friday 10am-7pm.
The email address is: help@familyline.org.uk
Website www.familyline.org.uk
Divorce / Separation (support service)
Surrey Family Mediation Service: http://www.sfms.org.uk/

Childcare
Surrey Children’s Information Service holds information about choices of childcare, lists of
childcare providers, use of childcare vouchers, and help with costs of childcare, balancing
family and work and other services for children. There are several ways to get in touch with
them:
www.surreycc.gov.uk/cis Tel 08456 0117777 or email surrey.cis@surreycc.gov.
We signpost to the after school club at St James. If you would like to sign up to their after
school club, please contact our school office for further details. St James operates a walking
bus or mini bus when available from St Charles Borromeo School most days, but there has to
be a minimum number of children for this.

The Elmbridge Schools Partnership has local child care and play scheme information
available via their website at www.elmbridgeschoolspartnership.org

                                       PARISH NEWS

 For full details of Parish events please see the Parish newsletter or view the website at:
                                       www.cpp.org.uk
PARISH NEWS

Parish News
January 2019
Happy New Year to everyone!
First Reconciliation and Holy Communion Preparation programme 2019.
The classes with the children begin on Thursday 10th January 2019 at 5.30 pm until 6.45 pm.
Enrolment Mass will be on Sunday 13th January at 10.30 am.
Volunteers, we are in need of some more families who would be willing to come on the tea
and coffee rota after the 10.30 am Mass. I would be so grateful if you could let me know if
you can help out once in a while. Contact Mary in the parish office asap. Thank you.

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Sunday 13th January 3pm. We are holding our annual service in the church for all those
babies and children who have been baptised this year. Contact the parish office if you are
coming.
Crib offering this year will be sent to the Catholic Children’s Society who help children in
crisis. The crib will remain in the church till this Sunday the 13th January, the feast of the
baptism of the Lord, if you want to make a donation in the basket by the crib.
Thank you to all those in the knitting circle in the school who knitted the wonderful hats and
scarfs for the disadvantage children. They will be greatly appreciated.
Calling all parents, a night off!? We have a new Gospel Choir starting on Thursday 10th
January at 7.30 pm. Come for a FREE taster session.
happy term.

Clubs
Please see spreadsheet at end of Newsletter for a list of clubs with contact information.
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Monday: French (lunchtime). Street Dance Years 1-3 (3.20 – 4.15 pm). Netball (Y4 – Y6) after
school
Tuesday: Football Club Years 4-6 after school. Spanish Club lunchtime,
Wednesday: KS2 Dodgeball club 3.20-4.30pm
Thursday: Multisports KS1 & KS2 after school
Friday: Football Club Yrs 1-3 after school. Street Dance Years 4 - 6 (3.20-4.30pm). Chess club
3.20-4pm (Yrs 4-6) Cross country club 15-20 minutes at lunchtime Years 3-6 (all abilities
welcome and an ideal opportunity to improve fitness).
French Club: please contact Max on 07384041712 www.childrensclubs.com for registration
details
Spanish Club: Please contact Maria on 07738101034 or 01932 883457 or email
info@spanishamigos.co.uk
Surrey Arts Music: Contact 01483 519303 or email surreyartsmusic@surreycc.gov.uk for
more information, or contact the school office. Dave Marsden, our peripatetic music
teacher, has places available for piano lessons in September. Should you be interested
please contact Surrey Arts via their website; www.surreycc.gov.uk/arts where you will be
able to register your interest.
Football Club 01932 454866 and Multi Sports 01932 873131
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                                 DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
 th
7 Jan                        Beginning of Spring Term
22nd Jan                     Beginning of term Mass 10am led by Year 2
25th Jan                     Secret Cinema
29th Jan                     Year 3 assembly for parents 2.30 pm
12th Feb                     Parents Evening 5.30-8 pm
13th Feb                     School Disco
14th Feb                     Parents Afternoon 3.30-6.00 pm
18th Feb                     Break up Half Term
5th Mar                      Year 2 assembly for parents 2.30pm
6th Mar                      NO LONGER TAKING PLACE Bracknell Cross country relays
8th Mar                      PTA Quiz Night
14th Mar                     School Council to Houses of Parliament
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22nd Mar           Lent Reconciliation 9.30 am led by Year 3
23rd Mar           District Cross Country Notre Dame 9 am-12
29th Mar           Year 2 Mothers’ Day class Mass 9.30 am (Yr2 only)
1st – 3rd Apr      Book Fair
1st Apr            KS1 Rec Easter Assembly dress rehearsal 2.30pm
2nd Apr            KS1 Rec Easter assembly 2.30pm
2nd Apr            End of term Mass 10 am led by Year 5
5th Apr            End of Spring Term 1.30 (No afternoon nursery)
22nd April         School closed INSET day
23rd Apr           Start Summer Term
24th Apr           Class photos
28th Apr           School Easter Egg Hunt
30th Apr           Year 4 assembly for parents 2.30pm
1st May            Reception visit British Wildlife Centre
7th May            Beginning of term Mass 10 am led by Year 1
7th - 8th May      Year 4 Residential to Juniper Hall
9th – 10th May     Year 5 Residential to Henley Fort
w/b 13th May       Year 6 SATs
16th – 17th May    Y4 Bikeability
w/b 20th May       International Arts Week
21st May           Year 5 assembly for parents 2.30pm
24th May           Break up half term
3rd Jun            School closed INSET day
7th – 9th Jun      Year 6 Bowles Residential
17th Jun           Choir to sing at Surrey Borders Festival, Dorking
18th June          First Holy Communion Mass 10 am led by Year 3
18th June          Reception assembly for parents 2.30 pm
20th Jun           Y2 trip to Hampton Court
17th Jun           Just Different workshop
21st Jun           Just Different workshop
30th Jun           School Summer Fete
5th July           INSET day school closed for the children
10th July          KS2 Sports Day pm at St George’s senior school
11th July          KS1 Sports Day am
12th July          Reserve Sports Day
18th July          Year 6 leavers Mass and presentations 10 am
18th July          Year 6 Leavers play for parents and family pm
19th July          End of Term 1.30 pm (no afternoon Nursery)

                      ACADEMIC YEAR 2018/19

Spring term 2019

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Start of term                  Half term                            End of term

                                                                      13th March Inservice Day
                                                                      PLEASE NOTE IT IS A
  7th January 2019               18th February– 22nd February 2019    WEDNESDAY

                                                                       5th April 2019

  Summer term 2019

  Start of term              Half term                                End of term

                                 27th May- 31st May 2019              Inservice day 5th July
       rd
   23 April 2019
                             Inservice day 3rd June                   19th July 2019

                       XAVIER CET - TERM DATES 2019/2020
                   Term starts        Thursday 5 September
Autumn Term        Half Term          Monday 28 October - Friday 1 November (inclusive)
    2019           Term ends          Friday    20 December
                   School Closed      Monday     2 December

                   Term starts        Tuesday         7 January
Spring Term        Half Term          Monday          17 February-Friday 21 February (inclusive)
    2020           Term ends          Friday           3 April

                   Term starts         Monday          20 April
Summer Term        Half Term           Monday          25 May – Friday 29 May (inclusive)
   2020            Term ends           Friday          17 July
                   Bank Holiday        Monday           4 May

                                JOINT MAT INSET DAYS
2019                 Wednesday 4th September INSET day
                     Monday 2 December – school closed
                     Fri 4 Oct
2020                 Wed 18 March
                     Monday 1st June
                     Friday 10th July

  Dear Parents/Carers

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Below are details of procedures to be followed in the event of an emergency
school closure. These are details we send from time to time so I urge you to
keep them in a safe place.
School closure is never taken lightly and is rare. However, I must stress that
many of our staff travel some distance to school and the problems are often
greater for them than for families who live much closer.
We will always make every effort to keep the school open and it is always the
decision of the parent as to whether it is safe to travel to school. The school
cannot be responsible for roads and pathways approaching the school.

Yours sincerely
Stephen Holt

Procedure to be followed in the event of an Emergency School Closure
If there is any doubt in a parents mind about whether the school may be
closed they are asked to follow the following routes of enquiring in the order
listed.

1.    Check your e.mails/text between 7.30 a.m. and 8.00 a.m. There is also
the possibility that, class reps will also text you if they have your details.

2.      Check    St   Charles    Borromeo’s       web-site    homepage      at
www.stcharlesb.surrey.sch.uk from 7.30 a.m. If a decision is made earlier than
this, information may be available from as early as 7am.

3.    Parents should tune radios into Radio Jackie on 107.8 FM. The school
will notify this station in the event of an emergency closure. Its web site is
www.radiojackie.com

4.    Check   the    Surrey    County    Council   web-site    which is
https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/schools/school-closures

      However, in previous years, this site has taken time to update
information.

5.     Only telephone the school on 01932 842617 as a last resort as the office
may not be open. Please note this is your last option and should only be used
if you cannot access any of the information above.

PLEASE KEEP THIS INFORMATION IN A SAFE PLACE

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School Clubs – Spring Term 2019

                                                                  Dates
   Day           Club                Time                                                               Staffing                      Year Group               Cost per term

                                                      14/1 – 11/2 & 25/2 – 25/3                                                                                Call 0208 979
 Monday         French            Lunchtime                                                    Cherry Noble (EXTERNAL)                Years 1 - 6
                                                                                                                                                                    4586
                                                                7/1 – 11/2                                                                                      Call 07847
            Street Dance           3:15- 4:15                                                 Nova Falconer (EXTERNAL)                Years 1 - 3
                                                                                                                                                                 500439
                                                      14/1 – 11/2 & 25/2 – 1/4
               Netball             3:20- 4:15                                                          Miss Ryan                      Years 3 - 6                  £33

                                                                8/1 – 12/2                     Surrey Football Coaching                                       £45 (up to half
 Tuesday    Football Club         3:20 - 4:30                                                                                         Years 4 - 6
                                                                                                     (EXTERNAL)                                                   term)
                                                               15/1 – 12/2                      Maria - Spanish Amigos
               Spanish            Lunchtime                                                                                           Years R - 6            Call 01932 883457
                                                                                                     (EXTERNAL)
            Art and Craft                                      15/1 – 12/2
                                  3:20 - 4:15                                                  Mrs Horton and Mrs Burr            KS2 this half term               £30
                Club
                                                                                               Paul Seuke – PS Coaching
              Dodgeball           3:20 - 4:30          9/1 – 13/2 & 27/2 – 3/4                                                        Years 3 – 6                  £66
Wednesday                                                                                             (EXTERNAL)
                                                         INSET DAY 13 MARCH
                Choir             8:30 – 9:00          16/1 – 13/2 & 27/2 – 3/4                                                       Years 4 - 6                  £15
                                                                                                      Mrs Lawton
                                                       17/1 – 7/2 & 28/2 – 4/4
Thursday    Recorder Club         3:20 - 4:15                                                           Mr Clay                       Years 3 - 6                  £30
                                                               10/1 – 14/2                                                                                      £45 (01932
             Multisports          3:20 - 4:30                                                  Multisports (EXTERNAL)                 Years 1 - 6
                                                                                                                                                                 873131)
                                                               11/1 – 15/2                     Surrey Football Coaching                                       £45 (up to half
  Friday    Football Club         3:20 - 4:15                                                                                         Years 1 - 3
                                                                                                     (EXTERNAL)                                                   term)
                                                       11/1 – 15/2 & 1/3 – 29/3                                                                                 Call 07847
            Street Dance           3:20- 4:15                                                 Nova Falconer (EXTERNAL)                Years 4 - 6
                                                                                                                                                                 500439
                                                       11/1 – 15/2 & 1/3 – 29/3
              Chess Club          3:20 - 4:00                                                           Mr Holt                       Years 4 - 6                  £15
                                                       11/1 – 15/2 & 1/3 – 29/3
            Cross Country         Lunchtime                                                             Mr Holt                       Years 3 - 6                  £10

            If you wish to register for any of the clubs above please contact the external provider directly or contact the school office for registration
            forms. Payment can be made online for any School run clubs.

            Surrey Arts Music: Contact 01483 519303 or email surreyartsmusic@surreycc.gov.uk for more information, or contact the school office.

            PLEASE NOTE: Changes may be made to dates and times and we endeavour to do our best to notify you in advance.

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