The safe place for all to grow in friendship, body and mind within the foundations of the

Christian faith.

Welcome back to school for the summer term! This week the sun has been shining, the children have

been on the field, there are lots of summer dresses being worn and Mr Dooley has had his shorts on! It
definitely feels like summer! We have a very busy term planned with lots of exciting learning
opportunities for the children.

Classes are starting their new Learning Challenges (topics) this term which marks a slight change in the
way we teach the children. Look out for the new style curriculum newsletters which will be online next
week. You should have also received a copy of the annual parent questionnaire to complete. Please
take the time to fill this in and send back to school. Your views are important to us.
Enjoy the sunshine!
This weeks awards go to
Super Work Award
Tom Joshua expert knowledge about words

Positive Contribution
Robins

Zoe Jones for being a bundle of joy!

Thomas Edwards excellent progress in

Wrens

Isobelle Kelleher and Dorothy Fielding

Holly Joshua much improved confidence and

Sparrows

Ryan Jones and Lucas Rigby-Lomax helping

and coming back to school and working like a

superstar
reading

ability in maths

helping others at playtime

keep the school tidy and reminding others about

tucking their shirts in

Ella McLean great topic work, an excellent

Goldfinches

Macey Turley for being a great support to

Ben Eggers and David Barker making great

Hummingbirds

Eleanor Bullough and Ethan Auden for

collage about Paris

progress and trying really hard with SATs

revision

Calendar Dates

Amelie this week

unselfishness

Calendar dates have been added to the online calendar and summarised below. Please take time to add
any important dates to your diary.

Clubs

All clubs start next week, thanks for all the responses. Please note however that Block Play club will

not start now until the following week on May 5 due to Robins Cake and Coffee next Tuesday and the
fact that Mrs Lewis is hosting Early Years Teacher cluster meeting at our school on Tuesday.

Confirmation

On 4 April (Easter Saturday) Lily Nicholson and Sophie

Avery were confirmed at Chester Cathedral. The

confirmation and Easter Vigil service was given by Bishop

Libby, the recently appointed first lady Bishop in the Church

of England.

The photograph shows Lily, Sophie and the Bishop.

Congratulations to Lily and Sophie from everyone at St

Oswalds.

Annual Parent Questionnaire

We have sent home the annual questionnaire for parents

today (Friday). Please take time to complete this and send

back to school by Friday 1 May. As part of our school

development plan this year we are revisiting our mission statement and rewriting it for the staff,

parents, children and so on involved with the school now. Your views on this are also important to us
and I will be sending out a consultation document to all stakeholders later this term.

Football Tournament

A mixed football team of 4

boys and 4 girls from Year 6

represented the school in the

first Airbus FC schools 5 a side

tournament. On a fantastically

hot day they won 8 matches in

a row, sweeping teams aside
before very unfortunately

losing the final on penalties.

Despite the disappointment we

were really proud of all the
players as ever.

CHARITY FUNDRAISING

Some news about some charity events being undertaken by our parents that you might like to support.

Coast 2 Coast Bike Ride

Tom Grant (father to Kai, Mac and Mae) and 9 of his

colleagues from Cheshire Police will be riding 150

miles coast to coast from Whitehaven Tynemouth

in aid of Autism Wishes.

Sam Welland, (father to Anna and Lilly) has been

given a place in the London Marathon by his

employer, the London Fire Brigade. He is running

They will start on Tues 28th April and hope to finish

on Fri 1st May.

The address for his just giving page is

in aid of the Emily Ffion Trust and you can

sponsor him through

www.justgiving.com/sam-welland1

www.justgiving.com/tom-grant5

Dinner Money

Please can Dinner Money cheques be made payable to St Oswalds Primary School Fund and not

Cheshire West and Chester as previously. Dinner Money can also be paid online through scopay where
you can also view credit/debit balances for your child. If you do not have your original details to set
up an account please let Mrs Johnson or Miss Cropper know in the School Office.

Dates for your diary this term.

Please keep an eye on the online calendar and the weekly newsletters as the dates are subject to
change

Wednesday 6 May Year 4 AEMs residential to Conway

Monday 11 May Year 6 SATs week starts

Wednesday 20 may Year 6 residential to PGL

Saturday13 June National Football Finals

Tuesday 16 June Year 2 residential to Tattenhall

Wednesday 24 June Sports Day including family picnic

Wednesday 1 July Sports Day reserve date

Saturday 4 July Year 5 Survival weekend (provisional date)

Monday 6 July KS2 musical 2pm

Tuesday 7 July KS2 musical 6:30pm

Friday 10 July End of year reports online

Wednesday 15 July School disco and prom

Friday 17 July Leavers assembly 9am