Rainbow to Year 6 Information

Lunch Menus

WEEK COMMENCING 19 JUNE

Click here to view our Rainbow and KS1 lunch menu.

Click here to view our KS2 lunch menu.

Wraparound Care

BOOKING LINK

Please click here to book your child into Wraparound Care.

New Uniform Update

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Please click here to view information on the new uniform phasing plans.

Sports Day

THURSDAY 29 JUNE

You are warmly welcome to come and support your child in their Sports Day which is taking place on Thursday 29 June on the Habs Girls playing fields.

• 10am to 11.30am - Foundation Phase Sports Day

• 1pm to 3.30pm - Middle and Upper Phase Sports Day

Attending parents must park on the field in Zone 3, the current pick up area for Junior School.

Reminder for pupils:

• Full PE skirt/shorts, house t shirt, white socks and trainers

• School sun hat

• Applied suncream at home in the morning

• A full bottle of water

On this occasion, pupils in Years 2 to 6 travelling home by car may go home in their PE kits. KS2 pupils using the coach service are required to change into school uniform before leaving the school site.

Junior School Summer Concert

Wednesday 5 July

We warmly invite you to our Summer Concert on Wednesday 5 July at 7pm in the Prevett Hall. The concert will feature the following ensembles:

• Junior School Choir

• Junior Symphony Orchestra

• Super Saxes

• Year 3 Recorders

• Descant Recorders

• Golden Bones

• Junior Chamber Strings

• Junior String Quartet

• Guitar Ensemble

• Junior Brass Ensemble

• Double Reed Ensemble

• Year 6 Chorus (comprising all students from Year 6)

There will also be solo items interspersed in the programme, performed by pupils in Years 5 and 6. Pupils in the ensembles and the Year 5 and 6 soloists will need to bring their instruments in for a rehearsal on the day of the concert (Wednesday 5 July).

For the concert itself, instrumentalists should arrive at the Prevett Hall no later than 6.15pm. The rest of the pupils who are taking part should arrive at 6.30pm.

Pre-concert drinks will be available for the audience from 6.30pm at the Prevett Hall entrance. We expect the concert to end by 8.30pm. Concert dress is school uniform (summer or winter).

Please click here to reserve tickets for the performance. Bookings will open on Friday 30 June at 9pm and close at 8am on Wednesday 5 July. There is no charge for tickets, but they will be limited to two per family. Pupils taking part in the concert do not need tickets.

If your child does not attend any of the listed ensembles yet, but you would like to attend, we warmly invite you to book tickets.

Attending parents must park on the field in Zone 3, where the current pick-up area is for Junior School, and then walk down to the Prevett Hall entrance, where they will be signed in from 6.30pm.

Family Fridays

Parent Information Talks In The Next Academic Year

We have enjoyed welcoming many of you into the Junior School for Family Fridays again over the last three terms, for both time in classrooms and for parent information talks. Next year, we plan to continue offering parent information talks alongside our Family Fridays and it would be useful to have your input on these ahead of shaping the programme for the next academic year. If you can share any thoughts and ideas you have for helpful and relevant topics, please may we ask that you complete this form and share with us by Monday 3 July.

Sun Protection

We hope the sun will be making more of an appearance this half of the summer term and we would like to remind parents to review the weather forecast and apply suncream before school when required and bring in a sun hat. Pupils may bring in suncream to reapply later in the day. This will be kept in their school bag during the day. Pupils must be able to apply this independently as staff are not permitted to do this.

Nivea sun protection products should not be brought in as some of them contain almond oil.

Unfortunately, the branded white bucket hats and caps are now out of stock. For this half term only, we kindly ask that if you do not have the branded hat/cap, you provide your child with a plain white hat/cap to wear. We would also like to remind parents that all pupils must bring in their own reusable water bottle into school daily.

Summer Uniform Reminder

All pupils in Rainbow to Year 4 should be wearing summer uniform this half term. This consists of the school summer dress, jumper if needed, white ankle or long socks (no tights) and school shoes. Alternatively, pupils may wear a short sleeved, green shirt with the black tailored shorts, as per the uniform list. Pupils in Years 5 and 6 continue to have the choice between winter and summer uniform.

Celebrating Achievements

As a school, we are pleased to celebrate pupil achievements, whether these are school based successes or from activities which take place outside of school time. These will be celebrated either within the class setting during the week or in a Cornflower Assembly on a Friday. If your child has an achievement that they would like to share in school, please can parents email the details of this along with a relevant photo to their child’s class teacher. We will then decide on the most appropriate venue to celebrate the achievement

Summer 2 Curriculum Maps

As we return from the half term break, there is lots of new learning to look forward to. The curriculum overviews below for Years 1 to 6 outline the topics that will be covered in class during the second half of the summer term:

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

Year 4 Year 5

Year 6

Learning in Rainbow will continue to be led by the children’s interests and key events.

Information about Habs Girls' Car Park

Important Information

Thank you for your cooperation and forbearance with the changes to Junior School drop off and pick up arrangements this week, as the car park redevelopment has got underway. The drop off and pick up systems have worked smoothly and safely. Having reviewed the processes and taken feedback from across the staff team in the first few days, please will all families note the following:

Drop-off: Please follow the direction of the Estates staff at all times, to ensure a swift operation and staff/pupil safety.

Pick up: Please remain either with your vehicle or in the pick up area behind the orange fencing, where the gazebos are, at all times. Adults should not leave this specified area, as the school is in full operation; it is of utmost importance that all safeguarding protocols are maintained. Walking around the grounds or seeking other areas to sit are strictly forbidden. Please also remember that all the grass areas where vehicles park up is effectively live roadway and all children should be closely supervised when walking to or from the pick up area. The speed limit on campus is 10mph and should be observed at all times. We appreciate your full cooperation in this matter.

Please click here to view information on the Habs Girls' car park redevelopment. Please also refer to the more detailed communication from Miss Jane Lemon, sent on Tuesday 23 May to all parents, giving further details of the drop off and pick up arrangements for Junior School pupils.

Family Friday

FRIDAY 23 JUNE

Our final Family Friday will take place on Friday 23 June from 8am to 8.30am for Rainbow, Years 2, 4 and 6.

We will be continuing our series of Parent Information Talks following the Family Friday sessions on the topics below:

• Phonics teaching: Rainbow and Year 1

• Developing your child’s love for reading

• Maths: using manipulatives to keep arithmetic and learning at home fun

• Helping your child negotiate friendships successfully These talks will take place from 8.30am to 9am. Please click here to book your place at one of these sessions.

St Catherine Parents’ Guild - Summer Fun Day

SATURDAY 24 JUNE

It is only a month until the Guild’s Fun Day event takes place on Saturday 24 June from 12pm until 3pm. Please click here to view more information.

Fun activities include a helter skelter, tea cup ride, inflatables, stalls, games and special guests. There will be a terrific selection of food vans serving a variety of hot and cold foods alongside refreshing drinks for both adults and children at our Summer Bar! The event's success largely depends upon the number of parents volunteering to help. No special skills or experience are required to volunteer. Tasks include collecting payment tokens, setting up games or helping manage a queue. There will be clear instructions to follow and there will be lots of help at hand to support. We have allocated stalls and activities to each class and we are asking parents to volunteer for an hour.

Please contact your class rep to volunteer or stcatherineparentsguild@gmail.com and help this year’s Fun Day be a fantastic success.