14th February 2020

Spring Term

Newsletter St. Francis Catholic Primary School London Road, Maldon, Essex CM9 6HN

Executive Headteacher: Mrs S. Ginzler-Maher

Telephone: 01621 856698 www.stfrancismaldon.co.uk

Email: admin@st-francisrc.essex.sch.uk Charity No. 276312

Jesus said ‘Love one another as I have loved you’. St Francis School is a loving community, respecting every child and adult and

caring for God’s world, as we help each other to do our best and grow

together in Christ.

Coffee Morning and Parents Forum

You are invited to join Mrs Ginzler-Maher and

Mrs Peear for coffee and questions on:

Monday 23rd March 2020

2:30 p.m.in the DT Suite at school

Please come along to the open forum with your

questions, suggestions and queries.

We look forward to seeing you.

School Council

Our School Council have decided to raise money for an Eco hut. We realise this will not come for

free, so any donations we get will help. We think this is a great idea because sometimes children

would like to reflect and pray, to think about things that may worry them and realise that things

will turn out ok. If anyone is feeling down they will be able to visit the Eco hut and it might help

by going there.

As you may know, our pond has dried up and is not really doing anything useful, so we would really

like to refill the pond. We are also thinking about putting a Sensory Garden next to the pond. Not

only this but we would like to raise money for a vegetable patch so we can grow some fresh food

for our school lunches and prove our skills by caring for Mother Nature. We know it’s a lot to ask

but please consider donating or offering your skills to help us create our Sensory Garden.

Thank you for your time and if

you have any comments or

ideas please report them to

the office and they will be

happy to tell members of the

School Council.

Year 6, School Council Team

Jesus said ‘Love one another as I have loved you’.

Our school attendance target

this year is 96.5%.

The up to date yearly

attendance table is listed below.

Year Attend %

6 98.37

4 96.55

R 96.50

3 96.22

5 95.87

1 95.35

2 94.63

Whole School 96.21

Attendance

96% - 98% Good

91% - 95%

Needs Improvement

Below 90%

Unsatisfactory

99-100% Excellent

This week’s Attendance

Trophy was won by

Year 6 with 97.33%.

Well done Year 6!

Doodlemaths Results

3rd - 9th February 2020

Top Doodle Class

Year 4 1546

Year 5 1121

Year 6 953

Year 3 584

Year 2 427

Year 1 80

Doodler of the Week

Jessica D, Year 4 1022 points

Behaviour Award

Congratulations to Year 3 who have won the

new Key Stage 2 Behaviour Award this week!

Each week the award will be given to the Key

Stage 2 class (Years 3, 4 and 5) that

demonstrates the best manners and behaviour when walking

around the school. Year 6 are supporting the running of the

award through their roles of responsibility and by being good

role models around the school.

Mrs Russell

Second Hand Uniform Sale

There will be a Second Hand Uniform Sale after school on

Friday 28th February from 3:20pm in the DT Suite. Thank you.

Jesus Teaches the True Meaning of the Law

(Matthew 5:20-22.27-28.33-34.37)

Jesus said to his disciples, ‘I tell you, if your virtue goes no deeper than

that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never get into the kingdom of

heaven. You have learnt how it was said to our ancestors: You must not kill;

and if anyone does kill he must answer for it before the court. But I say

this to you: anyone who is angry with his brother will answer for it before

the court. You have learnt how it was said: You must not commit adultery.

But I say this to you: if a man looks at a woman lustfully, he has already

committed adultery with her in his heart. Again, you have learnt how it was

said to our ancestors: You must not break your oath, but must fulfil your

oaths to the Lord. But I say this to you: do not swear at all. All you need

say is “Yes” if you mean yes, “No” if you mean no; anything more than this

comes from the evil one.’

The Consortium of Selective Schools in Essex

Year 5 parents please note the following information regarding the 11+ examination in September

2020

CSSE 11+SIF registration will commence from 19th May 2020 to 1st July 2020 inclusive.

Arrangements for the Test - The test will take place on Saturday 19th September 2020.

Closing Date for CSSE 11+ SIF registration is the 1st July 2020.

The length of time for each paper is as follows:

The English paper will comprise:

Comprehension, grammar and vocabulary questions

Two pieces of continuous writing

Applied reasoning (literacy/verbal)

The paper will last 1 hour, with an additional 10 minutes reading time and will be worth 60 marks in

total.

The Mathematics paper will comprise:

Questions consistent with the National Curriculum

Applied reasoning (mathematical/non -verbal)

The paper will last 1 hour and be worth 60 marks in total.

Free past CSSE papers for 2015, 2016 and 2017 Entry are available to download from the CSSE

website. Test papers for 2018 and 2019 Entry are on sale now. Papers for 2020 Entry will go on

sale from 11th May 2020 on the CSSE website. www.csse.org.uk

R.E. Ambassadors

On the 10th February the RE Ambassadors held an

assembly about God protecting us and how he is always

there. We read a story about a prophet named Elisha

who prayed to protect his people, God listened and

they won the war. This shows that God never leaves us

and how he protects his people.

Please continue to pray

for all those in our

school community in need

of our prayers.

Catering News

Have a lovely half term holiday everyone!

When we return after half term with week 1 menu (please

see below). Please note that due to Ash Wednesday on the

26th February there is a change to the usual menu and we

will be serving vegetarian pizza, tortillas and salad bar.

Parent Lunch returns on Wednesday 4th March when Year

2 parents are invited to join us for a roast pork lunch.

Tasty Tuck will start again Friday 6th March.

Mrs Stainer, Catering Manager

Parent Lunch

Spring Term 2020 (Wednesday)

Year 2 4th March

Year 1 11th March

Reception 18th March

A reminder that you are invited to dine

with your child’s class and should

therefore leave the dining hall when you

and your child have finished dinner.

Please go directly to Reception and sign

out and do not enter other parts of the

building or playground during your visit.

Please note we unable to accommodate

younger siblings during the meal.

Thank you for your support and

co-operation.

ALLERGENS Ce = Celery, Cr = Crustacean, E = Eggs, F = Fish, G = Cereals containing Gluten

L = Lupin, Mk = Milk, Mo = Molluscs, Mu = Mustard, N = Nuts, P = Peanuts

Week 1 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Giant

Sausage Roll

(E,G,Mk)

Pasta Bolognaise

(E,G,Mk)

All day Breakfast

(E,Mk)

Jacket Potato

with

Cheese (Mk) Tuna

Baked Beans

Vegetarian Pizza

Tortillas

(E,G,Mk)

Cheese and Onion

Pasty(E,G,Mk) Pasta with

Tomato Sauce

(E,G,Mk)

Vegetarian All

day Breakfast

(E,Mk)

Chips

Garden Peas

Bread Selection

Salad Bar

Salad Bar

Hash Browns

Baked Beans

Tomatoes

Salad Bar

Fruit Pots Carrot Cake

(G,Mk) Angel Delight

(Mk) Milkshake

(Mk) Chocolate

Brownie

(E,G,Mk)

Missing PE Kit

The bag is a navy drawstring one, with 'Eve's PE kit'

embroidered on the front. Inside is a pair of black Nike

trainers, white socks, a light blue school logo polo shirt,

navy shorts, navy jogging bottoms and a navy hooded, zipped

sweatshirt. All items are named with either Eve's or

Heather's name. Please check at home and if found please

return to the school office. Thank you

Dinner Menu

Week 1

starting Monday

24th February

Red = Religious

Black = General

Green = Sports

Blue = PTA

February Dates

Half Term

Monday 17th - Friday 21st February

26 11am, Ash Wednesday Mass - Year 4 to

lead

26 1pm, Year 4 Swimming

27 Digital Learning Day

28

28

28

28

Year 6 Outreach Walsingham Retreat

Year 4 trip to Danbury Outdoors

3.20pm, Second Hand Uniform Sale

7pm, PA Quiz Night

March Dates

1 First Sunday of Lent

2 World Book Week starts

3 3.40-4pm, Parent drop-ins

4

4

12 noon, Year 2 Parent Lunch

1pm, Year 4 Swimming

5 World Book Day

6 Book Character Dress Up Day

11

11

11

Year 2 visit to the Museum of London

12 noon, Year 1 Parent Lunch

1pm, Year 4 Swimming

16 2.30pm, Parent Forum

18

18

12 noon, Reception Class Parent Lunch

1pm, Year 4 Swimming

19 10.30am, Key Stage 2 Reconciliation service

at school

23 2.30pm, Parent Forum

25

25

25

9.15am, Year 2 Class Assembly

1pm, Year 4 Swimming

The Annunciation of the Lord

April Dates

1

1

1

1

Year 6 Crucial Crew

1pm, Year 4 Swimming

2pm, Year 5 reenacting The Passion to KS1

5-8pm, Parents’ Evening

2

2

2pm, Year 5 reenacting The Passion to KS2

and Year 5 parents

4-7pm, Parents’ Evening

3 2pm finish, end of spring term

Easter Holiday

Monday 6th April - Friday 17th April

20 Children return to school

23 Feast of St. George

29 Year 5 Bradwell Residential Trip

30 Year 5 Bradwell Residential Trip

May Dates

1 Year 5 Bradwell Residential Trip

6 Year 3 Class Assembly

7 Procession for Mary - Whole school

8 Bank Holiday

11 KS2 SATs - GPS

12 KS2 SATs - Reading

13 KS2 SATs - Maths

14

14

14

KS2 SATs - Maths

Year 3 trip to Cudmore Grove

Year 4 trip to the Science Museum and the

Thames Barrier

20 Year 4 Class Assembly

21

21

Parent drop ins 3.40-4.00pm

Ascension of the Lord Mass - School

22 Class Photos