ℯNEWS April 26, 2024
Mrs Hampton started the summer term off with an assembly welcoming all the children back to CHS and learning a little about St Georges's Day.
Ms Harford’s Half Marathon Challenge for World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
Ms Harford (J1 Teaching Assistant) ran the London Landmarks Half Marathon on 7th April to raise funds for the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). The WWF’s mission is very close to Ms Harford’s heart. If you would like to find out more about why she has chosen to support the WWF, you can view her fundraising page at: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/shann-mcmanus.
Ms Harford wanted to express her gratitude to those who have donated in support of the run. It took her two hours to complete 13.1 miles. That is quite an accomplishment!
Upcoming
General Knowledge Quiz
Prior to the Easter holiday, the children were given a copy of this year’s General Knowledge Quiz. Pupils were tasked with researching the Seen questions during the break to prepare for the impending quiz. However, as always, an additional UNSEEN paper will add a layer of challenge for the children in their endeavour to receive the General Knowledge Trophy. The quiz will take place next week and we hope the children look forward to taking part!
Virtual Coffee Morning - Thursday 2 May, 10.30am
To kick start our Virtual Coffee Morning this term, our first session will focus on PSHE. Thank you to all who completed the recent PSHE questionnaire, for those who have not completed the questionnaires, these will be open until Monday evening so please do take the time to fill these in as your feedback is invaluable in pinpointing areas for additional support.
Forms One to Three: https://forms.gle/8jTpc9MZsqLt9NBW6
Forms Four to Six: https://forms.gle/gN4Zr9LYXSwfAtiE7
During this session, Ms. Galligan, Head of PSHE & Form Two Teacher, will join Mrs. Hampton as a guest speaker to discuss the insights gleaned from the questionnaire and to provide guidance on practical strategies for supporting your children in these areas. We look forward to your participation in this informative session and hope you can all join Mrs Hampton and Ms Galligan. The link for the session will be sent out the morning of the Virtual Coffee Morning.
Quiz Club Championships - Thursday 2 May
CHS is sending a team to participate in the Quiz Club Championships at University City School next Thursday.
Reminders
CHS Arrival & Collection times
We appreciate that the start of term can be tricky, and it takes some time to get back into the swing of things. However, I would like to kindly remind you that all KS2 pupils (Form Three to Six) should arrive promptly at 8:30 am. So they are unpacked and in the classrooms ready for lessons to begin at 8:45 am.
For Junior classes (Junior One to Form Two), students should be in their classrooms, ready and unpacked, to start their lessons at 9:00 am.
Dismissal times:
Monday - Thursday:
Junior One: 3.40 pm
Form One/Two: 3.45 pm
Form Three/Four: 3.50 pm
Form Five/Six: 3.55 pm
Friday:
Junior One: 3.15 pm
Form One/Two: 3.20 pm
Form Three/Four: 3.25 pm
Form Five/Six: 3.30 pm
Club dismissals (unless stated otherwise):
Monday to Thursday: 4.45 pm
Friday: 4.30 pm
Uniform
We are so pleased to see children coming into school in their summer uniform already. As the temperature is still in the single digits, pupils are allowed to continue wearing their green tights, long trousers and duffel coat until the May bank holiday (6th May). After that, we hope to see pupils in summer uniform which comprises of school dresses worn with white ankle socks, or mid-grey Bermuda shorts, with grey ankle socks. The uniform can be found on Perry’s website. Those with long hair should have their hair tied up neatly using green hair accessories.
To refresh your memory, the summer uniform consists of:
Compulsory: Summer dress, white ankle socks, blazer and optional cardigan.
Or Compulsory: short-sleeved white shirt, school tie, grey Bermuda shorts, grey ankle socks, school jumper and blazer.
The Games uniform and swimming kit can also be found on the website.
Artwork of the Week
Atia in Form Four, for an excellent sculpture inspired by the ancient Egyptian deity, Horus. Fantastic use of symmetry and relief, well done Atia!
Dates for the diary:
May
2nd - 2nd Hand Uniform Sale & Virtual Coffee Morning with Mrs Hampton and Ms Galligan
6th - Bank Holiday
9th - Virtual Coffee Morning with Mrs Hampton and Guest
17th - Last KLC Sports
23rd - Virtual Coffee Morning with Mrs Hampton and Guest
24th - 31st (Inclusive) Half Term
June
6th - Virtual Coffee Morning with Mrs Hampton and Guest
7th - Readathon in the park
8th - F6 Trip to Houses of Parliament
14th - J1 - F2 Bocketts Farm Trip
20th - Virtual Coffee Morning with Mrs Hampton and Guest
21st - Sports Day
25th - School Photograph
27th - 2nd hand uniform sale
July
3rd - School Play
4th - CHS Olympic Day
5th - School Fete (venue & time to be confirmed)
8th - J1 - F2 Look out Centre Trip
10th - Prize giving & early finish for children
