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May 15th

Fri 15 May 2026 DJ

Serving God and others in Love, Faith and Hope

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

Sporle Road, Swaffham, Norfolk. PE37 7HL

01760 721330 Email: admin@sacredheartcps.uk

Headteacher’s Memo – May 15, 2026

Dear Parent/Carer,

It has been another positive and purposeful week in school, with a strong focus on wellbeing as we have marked Mental Health Awareness Week. In our assembly, we explored the importance of steadiness—learning how to stay calm and centred, even when things feel challenging. We spoke with the children about simple ways to manage their emotions, support one another and build resilience, all of which are vital skills both in and beyond the classroom. It has been encouraging to see pupils reflecting on these ideas and putting them into practice throughout the week.

I would also like to commend our Year 6 pupils, who approached their SATs with maturity, determination and composure. The assessments ran very smoothly, and every child involved handled the process extremely well. We are proud of the positive attitude they showed, and the way they supported one another during this important time.

Thank you, as always, for your ongoing support. It makes a real difference to the children’s confidence and success.

The following pupils have been commended for their steadiness this week:

Reception =. Evie has remained steady this week no matter the challenge. She is a great role model to her class, and I am very proud of her.

Year 1/ 2 = Jennifer – Jennifer has worked hard to be steady throughout this week. She has shown calm behaviours even when she articulated that she was 'in the red zone' and when she was feeling sad in the blue zone. She has continued to show the school expectations each day. Jennifer, you have been a wonderful role model to others, well done!

Year 3/ 4 = Amanda – She has been steady this week and has shown calm behaviours in class. A great role model for others in class. Well done!

Year 5/6 =ALL OF YEAR 6! Kenny, Micah, Harrison, Thomas, Maryanne and Tianna. You have held your nerve, stayed positive and calm and got the job done! You should feel exceptionally proud of how you have conducted yourselves in your SATs exams this week. I could not have asked for more of you and genuinely feel proud to be your teacher!

Secret Students

A student is chosen anonymously and randomly at the start of each school day. The class teacher will then monitor the positive behaviour of the secret student throughout the day and that student is named if they have demonstrated our school values throughout the day.

The secret students who were celebrated in our celebration assembly this week were:

Reception – Evie, Adam, Lottie

Year 1/2 – Archie, Albie, Porsia, Emily

Year 3/4 – Harley, Erica, Mia

Year 5/6 – Kenny, Micah

Well done to you all!

Examples of good work this week…

Year 6 - SATs Week

Home Learning

We would like to remind you of the home learning activities available for your child/ren. We strongly encourage engagement with these online platforms. This will build confidence and skills in the core subjects. If you need support accessing these, please speak to your child's teacher.  Daily reading for all is also encouraged.

Pedlars have access to NumBots.

Iceni have access to MyMaths.

Walsingham have access to TTRS, MyMaths and Lexia.

Ceres have access to TTRS, MyMaths, Lexia, SATS Companion and Mirodo.

Each week children are set homework to complete and their progress and learning is tracked. The children are working towards a whole school reward. 

Attendance Matters

We have started to look at class attendance is a slightly different way with a focus on the progress made by the class on the previous week. Iceni made the most progress this week.

Please remember how important it is for children to attend school every day so they can keep up with their learning. If you have any concerns about attendance or need support, please get in touch - we are here to help. See the image below to understand how missed learning may affect your child.

Year 4 MTCs

Year 4 students must undertake multiplication tables check in the summer term. Using the link below and TT rockstars, children can practise and improve their ability to complete these assessments and develop a key arithmetic skill necessary for other mathematic functions.

Year 4, Key Stage 2, Practice Times Tables Tests (Multiplication Tables Check)

Phonics - Supporting your child at home.

We would like to signpost you to the 'For Parents' area of the Little Wandle website for further resources to help you support your child with phonics at home. Here you will find some useful videos and information packs which demonstrate how to say the sounds and how we teach writing the letters. You can search via the Little Wandle website or alternatively, click on the link via our school website under 'Our Phonics Curriculum' area.

www.littlewandle.org.uk

Year 6 students are invited to attend booster sessions for both English and Maths after school on Wednesday and Thursday from 3:30-4:30pm.

Breakfast Club

We are delighted to introduce our Breakfast Club, running every school day from 8:10 AM to 8:40 AM. This is a great way for your child to start the day in a calm and positive environment. Please contact the school office if you would like a place for your child.

The sessions will be free of charge and will be run by Miss Patel.

What’s on the menu?

To begin with, we’ll be serving toast to all children who attend.

Year 6s will be working on Maths and/or English.

Details:

Time: 8:10 AM – 8:40 AM

Location: Y5/6 Classroom

After school clubs

These need to be booked each time you would like your child to attend. If they are not booked, then your child will not be able to participate.

We will be running:

Multi-Sports Club on Mondays – a fun mix of activities to develop agility, teamwork, and coordination.

Football Club on Wednesdays – focusing on skills, fitness, and, of course, having a great time on the pitch!

Timings

3:30pm – 4:30pm each session

Please ensure children are ready to change after school and remain supervised until the coaches arrive.

Booking

Spots are limited, so please book as soon as possible.

https://icscoaching.pembee.app/?filters=%7B%2522663a16b2978bf17ae904a4d4%2522:%2522Sacred%2522%7D

Some parents have not found access to the bookings via this link – if you have such problems do contact Matt at ICS on 07765601690

Multi-Sports Tournament – Wednesday 4th June

Following our earlier notice, we are excited to share further details about our upcoming Multi-Sports Day on Wednesday 4th June. This year, we are proud to be hosting a multi-school tournament here at our school.

Our Year 5 and Year 6 pupils will be representing us and taking part in a range of sporting activities, including football, handball, zorbing, short tennis and badminton. They will be competing alongside teams from Spoole, Castle Acre, Narborough and Beetley, and we are very much looking forward to welcoming these schools.

Please can all Year 5 and Year 6 pupils come to school dressed in their PE kits on the day.

All other year groups will follow a normal timetable in school.

We are sure it will be a fantastic day of sport, teamwork and enjoyment, and we wish our teams the very best of luck!

Supporting Smooth Transitions

As we move towards the end of the academic year, we are making a small, planned adjustment to how our support staff are based across school. These routine changes help us prepare children next academic year, ensuring they feel confident and familiar with the adults who will support them.

For the remainder of this year, Miss Patel will be based in Reception, working alongside Miss Vincent and Mrs Tullis. This will strengthen the Reception team and provide additional consistency and support as children continue to grow in independence.

Miss Thorne will see our Reception children at break and lunch times, while also spending more time during lessons working with pupils in Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2. This will help children (particularly those preparing to move into Year 1) build positive relationships with a wider range of adults across the school.

We know from research by the Education Endowment Federation, that children benefit from working with a team of familiar adults, rather than becoming reliant on just one person. This approach supports resilience, independence and confidence as they move through the school.

As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to speak to a member of the team.

Notices

Tesco have donated some summer dresses. Please contact the office if you would like one free of charge.

As the weather is becoming warmer, please ensure your child has a refillable water container/flask and sunscreen applied before they come into school.

Please can you ensure that your children come to school in full school uniform, if you need help with this, we have been donated lots of uniform or can assist in getting funds to help support you with this. We have a stock of summer dresses for free.

We are a ‘nut-free’ school. To that end, please do not send your child in with nuts for packed lunch or use peanut butter for sandwiches.

Please can parents not park in the staff car park unless they have been given permission. This is not always supervised and so we rely on parents to follow our advice on this.

Dates for the diary

Bank Holiday Monday May 4th – school closed

4th June - Multi-sports Festival

17th June - Sports Day

May 8th

Fri 08 May 2026 DJ

Serving God and others in Love, Faith and Hope

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

Sporle Road, Swaffham, Norfolk. PE37 7HL

01760 721330 Email: admin@sacredheartcps.uk

Headteacher’s Memo – May 07, 2026

Dear Parent/Carer,

As we approach SATs week, there is a real sense of purpose around the school. Pupils have been working hard in class and staff have been ensuring that everyone feels prepared, supported and reassured. Alongside revision and practice, we continue to emphasise calm routines, positivity and balance, so that our children can approach the week ahead feeling ready to do their very best. Year 6 parents have received a separate letter detailing the timetable and locations for our Year 6 pupils that week.

This week’s assembly focused on the importance of understanding and managing our emotions. The children explored how feelings can change throughout the day, learned practical strategies for expressing themselves positively, and were reminded that it is always okay to ask for help. These conversations are an essential part of supporting wellbeing and helping our pupils develop resilience, empathy and confidence—skills that will serve them well both in school and beyond.

The following pupils have been commended for dealing well with their emotions:

Reception = Maeve – for recognising she felt sad and using different strategies in class to try and help her feel more settled in class.

Year 1/ 2 =Gaddeil – for speaking to an adult about how he was feeling when he found something difficult.

Year 3/ 4 = Dominik – for speaking to an adult and recognising his emotions when he felt upset

Year 5/6 = Eleanor – for coping well with big and potentially overwhelming feelings after her swimming lesson this week.

Secret Students

A student is chosen anonymously and randomly at the start of each school day. The class teacher will then monitor the positive behaviour of the secret student throughout the day and that student is named if they have demonstrated our school values throughout the day.

The secret students who were celebrated in our celebration assembly this week were:

Reception – Amalia, Elijah, Rena, Maeve

Year 1/2 – Alex, Luna, Theo, April

Year 3/4 – Erica, Lily, Nikola, Alannah

Year 5/6 – Thomas

Well done to you all!

Examples of good work this week…

Home Learning

We would like to remind you of the home learning activities available for your child/ren. We strongly encourage engagement with these online platforms. This will build confidence and skills in the core subjects. If you need support accessing these, please speak to your child's teacher.  Daily reading for all is also encouraged.

Pedlars have access to NumBots.

Iceni have access to MyMaths.

Walsingham have access to TTRS, MyMaths and Lexia.

Ceres have access to TTRS, MyMaths, Lexia, SATS Companion and Mirodo.

Each week children are set homework to complete and their progress and learning is tracked. The children are working towards a whole school reward. 

Attendance Matters

We have started to look at class attendance is a slightly different way with a focus on the progress made by the class on the previous week. This week Pedlar’s attendance has improved the most!

Please remember how important it is for children to attend school every day so they can keep up with their learning. If you have any concerns about attendance or need support, please get in touch - we are here to help. See the image below to understand how missed learning may affect your child.

Year 4 MTCs

Year 4 students must undertake multiplication tables check in the summer term. Using the link below and TT rockstars, children can practise and improve their ability to complete these assessments and develop a key arithmetic skill necessary for other mathematic functions.

Year 4, Key Stage 2, Practice Times Tables Tests (Multiplication Tables Check)

Year 6 Booster sessions

Year 6 students are invited to attend booster sessions for both English and Maths after school on Wednesday and Thursday from 3:30-4:30pm.

Phonics - Supporting your child at home.

We would like to signpost you to the 'For Parents' area of the Little Wandle website for further resources to help you support your child with phonics at home. Here you will find some useful videos and information packs which demonstrate how to say the sounds and how we teach writing the letters. You can search via the Little Wandle website or alternatively, click on the link via our school website under 'Our Phonics Curriculum' area.

www.littlewandle.org.uk

Year 6 students are invited to attend booster sessions for both English and Maths after school on Wednesday and Thursday from 3:30-4:30pm.

Breakfast Club

We are delighted to introduce our Breakfast Club, running every school day from 8:10 AM to 8:40 AM. This is a great way for your child to start the day in a calm and positive environment. Please contact the school office if you would like a place for your child.

The sessions will be free of charge and will be run by Miss Patel.

What’s on the menu?
To begin with, we’ll be serving toast to all children who attend.

Year 6s will be working on Maths and/or English.

Details:

Time: 8:10 AM – 8:40 AM

Location: Y5/6 Classroom

After school clubs

These need to be booked each time you would like your child to attend. If they are not booked, then your child will not be able to participate.

We will be running:

Multi-Sports Club on Mondays – a fun mix of activities to develop agility, teamwork, and coordination.

Football Club on Wednesdays – focusing on skills, fitness, and, of course, having a great time on the pitch!

Timings

3:30pm – 4:30pm each session

Please ensure children are ready to change after school and remain supervised until the coaches arrive.

Booking

Spots are limited, so please book as soon as possible.

https://icscoaching.pembee.app/?filters=%7B%2522663a16b2978bf17ae904a4d4%2522:%2522Sacred%2522%7D

Some parents have not found access to the bookings via this link – if you have such problems do contact Matt at ICS on 07765601690

Notices

Tesco have donated some summer dresses. Please contact the office if you would like one free of charge.

As the weather is becoming warmer, please ensure your child has a refillable water container/flask and sunscreen applied before they come into school.

Please can you ensure that your children come to school in full school uniform, if you need help with this, we have been donated lots of uniform or can assist in getting funds to help support you with this. We have a stock of summer dresses for free.

We are a ‘nut-free’ school. To that end, please do not send your child in with nuts for packed lunch or use peanut butter for sandwiches.

Please can parents not park in the staff car park unless they have been given permission. This is not always supervised and so we rely on parents to follow our advice on this.

We have had reports of nits in KS1. Could all parents please check your children’s hair for nits and treat as per the guidance https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/head-lice-and-nits/

Dates for the diary

Bank Holiday Monday May 4th – school closed

4th June - Multi-sports Festival

17th June - Sports Day

March 6th

Fri 06 Mar 2026 DJ

Serving God and others in Love, Faith and Hope

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

Sporle Road, Swaffham, Norfolk. PE37 7HL

01760 721330 Email: admin@sacredheartcps.uk

Headteacher’s Memo – March 06, 2026

Dear Parent/Carer

This week we have been celebrating World Book Day. It was great to see so many of our children and staff dressed as their favourite book characters. It was also lovely to see children engaging in reading over the week and buying books at the Book Fair – we all know the importance of reading.

The following pupils have been commended by their teachers for engaging in reading over the course of this week:

Reception- Rena - For always participating enthusiastically in all her reading in class.
Year 1-2 - Porsia - For demonstrating wonderful enthusiasm towards our sponsored read.
Year 3-4- David - For showing great enthusiasm with reading
Year 5-6- Thomas - For showing enthusiasm towards reading; always choosing to read once learning tasks are completed.

This week we also celebrated the following:

Secret Students

A student is chosen anonymously and randomly at the start of each school day. The class teacher will then monitor the positive behaviour of the secret student throughout the day and that student is named if they have demonstrated our school values throughout the day.

The secret students who were celebrated in our celebration assembly this week were:

Reception – Lottie, Delilah, Amalia, Lucas, Elijah
Year 1/2 – Kendall, Amelie, April, Luna
Year 3/4 – Harley, Erica
Year 5/6 – Sienna, Freddie, Harvey

Well done to you all!
Examples of good work from Reception
Examples of good work in Year 1 and 2 Maths

Examples of good work in Year 3 and 4
Examples of work in Year 5 and 6

Attendance Matters

As you all know students thrive and strive when they are in school. Year 3/4 were this weeks’ best attenders - Well done!

We have been reviewing attendance across the school and have noticed that a small number of pupils’ attendance has started to drop, and we want to address this early.

Please remember how important it is for children to attend school every day so they can keep up with their learning.

If you have any concerns about attendance or need support, please get in touch—we are here to help.

See the image below to understand how missed learning may affect your child.

Maths homework

To support your child's Maths learning we have set them up on an interactive platform called MyMaths. This should help your child to structure their maths work and enable you to see how they are progressing. Coming home this evening is a letter detailing their username and password. Please go to www.mymaths.co.uk and follow the instructions on your letter to help your child to log-in, initially using the school username and password. You will find games and activities on the dashboard, which can be completed at any time. They will then need to log in to their portal and complete activities set for them by their teacher. This may be a lesson to watch and then a homework activity.

Please find engagement statistics below – we need these figures to increase so if there any barriers, please do let us know so that we can help.

Times Tables Rock Stars

Times Tables Rock Stars is an award-winning maths learning platform where children can practise their times tables like a rock star! The programme takes the worry out of learning times tables and has a proven track record of boosting children’s fluency and recall in multiplication and division. Your child should now have login details next week, please let us know if that is not the case. This is the same as last year. Please encourage your child to interact with the platform.

Numbots

This week, Reception have been given their own username and password for Numbots which they can access from home. This game is from the same people who created Times Tables Rock Stars and will help children progress from counting to calculating. Please encourage them to engage as much as possible at home.

The statistics this week show some improvement in engagement (highlighted in green from all classes). Homework is integral to success and that success helps with positive emotions such as motivation and pride. All parents need to encourage their children to engage and let us know if there are any barriers to engagement. The whole school reward for 100% will be a school goldfish which has been requested through the school council.

Year 4 MTCs

Year 4 students have to undertake multiplication tables check in the summer term. Using the link below and TT rockstars, children can practice and improve their ability to complete these assessments and develop a key arithmetic skill necessary for other mathematic functions.

Year 4, Key Stage 2, Practice Times Tables Tests (Multiplication Tables Check)

Year 6 Booster sessions

Year 6 students are invited to attend booster sessions for both English and Maths after school on Wednesday and Thursday from 3:30-4:30pm.

Phonics - Supporting your child at home.

We would like to signpost you to the 'For Parents' area of the Little Wandle website for further resources to help you support your child with phonics at home. Here you will find some useful videos and information packs which demonstrate how to say the sounds and how we teach writing the letters. You can search via the Little Wandle website or alternatively, click on the link via our school website under 'Our Phonics Curriculum' area.
www.littlewandle.org.uk

Year 6 students are invited to attend booster sessions for both

English and Maths after school on Wednesday and Thursday from 3:30-4:30pm.

Breakfast Club

We are delighted to introduce our Breakfast Club, running every school day from 8:10 AM to 8:40 AM. This is a great way for your child to start the day in a calm and positive environment. Please contact the school office if you would like a place for your child.
The sessions will be free of charge and will be run by Mr Greenwood and Miss Patel.

What’s on the menu? To begin with, we’ll be serving toast to all children who attend.

Year 6s will be working on Maths and/or English.
Details:
•Time: 8:10 AM – 8:40 AM
•Location: Y5/6 Classroom

Red Nose Day March 20th

As a school we will be celebrating Red Nose Day. Children are encouraged to wear something red and offer a small donation. There will also be a staff cake bake-off and sale at the end of the school day.

Notices

•Please can you ensure that your child/ren come to school in full school uniform, if you need help with this, we have been donated lots of uniform or can assist in getting funds to help support you with this.
•We are a ‘nut-free’ school. To that end, please do not send your child in with nuts for packed lunch or use peanut butter for sandwiches.
•Please find a questionnaire that we encouraged you to complete before the Christmas break. Parent / Carer survey - SHS – Fill out form.

Dates for the diary
➢Thursday 5th March: World Book Day. Details to follow
➢Week Beginning 11th and March: Parents Evening Sessions. All bookings to be made through the main office admin@sacredheartcps.uk due to issues with the Parent Portal.
➢Monday 23rd March Y3 /4 trip to Swaffham Museum
➢Red Nose Day March 20th

Press Release

Fri 13 Feb 2026 DJ

PRESS RELEASE

13 February 2026 [FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE]

Sacred Heart Primary School to Begin New Chapter in Swaffham

A Swaffham school is set to transfer from a Catholic school to a non-denominational primary school to help ensure its future success for children in the town.

Sacred Heart Primary School will stay open for pupils but under a new academy trust. The decision will not affect plans to rebuild the school.

The change follows a review by the Diocese of East Anglia in partnership with the St John the Baptist Multi Academy Trust which concluded that the needs of the local community have evolved and that a school model shaped more closely around those needs will provide the greatest benefit for children and families in the area. This will include a transfer to a non-Catholic Multi Academy Trust and really positive discussions with potential Trusts are already underway to secure the school’s future.

Although Sacred Heart has been a valued part of the Diocese’s family of schools for many years, the number of Catholic pupils on roll has significantly reduced. It is now the right moment to ensure the school is more closely aligned with the current educational requirements of the community in Swaffham.

The decision was made by Bishop Peter Collins, with assurance that the interests of pupils, staff and families, under the stewardship of the Trust, remain at the forefront throughout this period of change.

Bishop Peter explained: “The Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School in Swaffham has served generations of children. I am conscious of its history and of the great work undertaken by the Daughters of Divine Charity. Whilst grateful for the legacy we have inherited, it is time for the school to evolve so as to better address the needs of the contemporary community in Swaffham. The decision that has been taken will enable the School to strengthen the provision of educational opportunities for all pupils. The needs of the children have always been paramount in fashioning what is planned. I am most grateful to those at the Department for Education and at Norfolk County Council

who have facilitated the processes that have led us to this announcement. Let us look to the future with great confidence.”

Joe Richardson, CEO of St John the Baptist Multi Catholic Academy Trust, commented: “Our commitment has always been to do what is best for the children, staff, and wider community. The decision to transfer the school to another Trust will increase choice for parents and carers in the local community and provides a path for the delivery of a new school building promised to the community some years ago. As we work towards a transfer, parents, carers and children can be assured that we will continue to do all that is possible to support the school as it prepares for a new chapter.”

Norfolk County Council is in discussions with the Daughters of Divine Charity about the acquisition of the site, with a proposal going to the council’s Cabinet on 2 March.

Cllr Penny Carpenter, Cabinet Member for Children’s Services at Norfolk County Council commented: “Our priority is to ensure that children in the Swaffham area can have a good education within their local community, so we are proposing that we buy the school site to secure its future. We have a duty to ensure there are sufficient school places for children locally and we see this as an exciting opportunity to secure a new building as part of the government’s School Rebuild Programme, with a new trust. We want parents locally to have a choice of high performing schools.”

A Department for Education spokesperson said: “The DfE is committed to continue progressing rebuilding Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Swaffham through the School Rebuilding Programme, and will continue to work closely with stakeholders. It is great that students will be able to soon enjoy a brand-new school that meets the needs of all students now, and in the future. We have just launched our new 10-year plan to transform the education estate with a decade of renewal, including almost £20 billion for the School Rebuilding Programme through to 2034-35 - rebuilding over 500 schools across England with 250 additional schools to be selected by early 2027.”

The Department for Education, St John the Baptist Multi Academy Trust and Norfolk County Council will oversee arrangements for the necessary changes to the school moving forward. Their shared endeavours will ensure stability and continuity for pupils, while supporting a strong future for education in the area.

ENDS

Contact Charlie Bohan-Hurst, Director of Communications for more information: communications@rcdea.org.uk

February 6th

Fri 06 Feb 2026 DJ

Serving God and others in Love, Faith and Hope
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Sporle Road, Swaffham, Norfolk. PE37 7HL
01760 721330 Email: admin@sacredheartcps.uk

Headteacher’s Memo – February 06, 2026

Dear Parent/Carer

We have had a busy week in school with visits from both our governors and Trust leaders who have commented favourably on the progress the school is making in relation to our school improvement plan. This is borne out by the phonics data for both Reception and Year 1 which is already up on last year’s final outcomes. We are also seeing more children working at or above expected level in core curriculum areas. Despite this we still have more work to do, and further catch-up intervention is needed to help all children reach the levels we would like to see. To that end, we ask parents to support with the homework being set on Numbots, TT Rockstars, My Maths and Lexia for KS2 pupils. The online platforms are fun and crucial in helping children to maximise their potential.

Ms Stuart’s assembly this week focused on ‘Belonging’, and the importance of making school a place where people feel they belong.

The following pupils have been commended by their teachers for demonstrating this quality over the course of this:

Reception - Maeve:
For always being so thoughtful and caring with her classmates.
Year 1/2 - Riley:
For helping our new class member feel welcome at school.
Year 3/4 - Mia
For speaking out and being a caring member of the class.
Year 5/6: Kenny
For encouraging children to engage in their learning and work together within the classroom.

This week we also celebrated the following:

Secret Students

A student is chosen anonymously and randomly at the start of each school day. The class teacher will then monitor the positive behaviour of the secret student throughout the day and that student is named if they have demonstrated our school values throughout the day.

The secret students who were celebrated in our celebration assembly this week were:

Reception – Elijah, Rena, Lucas, Evie, Skylah
Year 1/2 – Delilah, Amelie, Luna, Maggie
Year 3/4 – Layla – Jo, Harley
Year 5/6 – Kenny, Sienna

Well done to you all for demonstrating good, positive behaviours.

Attendance Matters

As you all know students thrive and strive when they are in school. Year 3/4 were this weeks’ best attenders - Well done!

Maths homework

To support your child's Maths learning we have set them up on an interactive platform called MyMaths. This should help your child to structure their maths work and enable you to see how they are progressing. Coming home this evening is a letter detailing their username and password. Please go to www.mymaths.co.uk and follow the instructions on your letter to help your child to log-in, initially using the school username and password. You will find games and activities on the dashboard, which can be completed at any time. They will then need to log in to their portal and complete activities set for them by their teacher. This may be a lesson to watch and then a homework activity.

Please find engagement statistics below – we need these figures to increase so if there any barriers, please do let us know so that we can help.

Times Tables Rock Stars
Times Tables Rock Stars is an award-winning maths learning platform where children can practise their times tables like a rock star! The programme takes the worry out of learning times tables and has a proven track record of boosting children’s fluency and recall in multiplication and division. Your child should now have login details next week, please let us know if that is not the case. This is the same as last year. Please encourage your child to interact with the platform.

Numbots

This week, Reception have been given their own username and password for Numbots which they can access from home. This game is from the same people who created Times Tables Rock Stars and will help children progress from counting to calculating. Please encourage them to engage as much as possible at home.

The statistics this week show a decline in engagement (highlighted in red from Reception and Y5/6). Homework is integral to success and that success helps with positive emotions such as motivation and pride. All parents need to encourage their children to engage and let us know if there are any barriers to engagement.

Year 4 MTCs

Year 4 students have to undertake multiplication tables check in the summer term. Using the link below and TT rockstars, children can practice and improve their ability to complete these assessments and develop a key arithmetic skill necessary for other mathematic functions.

Year 4, Key Stage 2, Practice Times Tables Tests (Multiplication Tables Check)
Year 6 Booster sessions
Year 6 students are invited to attend booster sessions for both English and Maths after school on Wednesday and Thursday from 3:30-4:30pm.
Phonics - Supporting your child at home.

We would like to signpost you to the 'For Parents' area of the Little Wandle website for further resources to help you support your child with phonics at home. Here you will find some useful videos and information packs which demonstrate how to say the sounds and how we teach writing the letters. You can search via the Little Wandle website or alternatively, click on the link via our school website under 'Our Phonics Curriculum' area.
www.littlewandle.org.uk

Year 6 students are invited to attend booster sessions for both English and Maths after school on Wednesday and Thursday from 3:30-4:30pm.

Wider Curriculum Development

Swimming

We are pleased to announce that we will be starting our swimming lessons for KS2. Please can I remind you to complete the consent form sent home this week.

School trips

To enrich the curriculum, we will be increasingly organising school trips. It is vital that consent forms are completed on time for these events to occur.

Year 6 students are invited to attend booster sessions for both English and Maths after school on Wednesday and Thursday from 3:30-4:30pm.

Friends of Sacred Heart

We are looking forward to seeing you at this Friday’s
Valentine’s Disco and our first FOSH event of the year!
Please see the poster for further information.

Breakfast Club

We are delighted to introduce our Breakfast Club, running every school day from 8:10 AM to 8:40 AM. This is a great way for your child to start the day in a calm and positive environment. Please contact the school office if you would like a place for your child.
The sessions will be free of charge and will be run by Mr Greenwood and Miss Patel.

What’s on the menu? To begin with, we’ll be serving toast to all children who attend.

Year 6s will be working on Maths and/or English.
Details:
Time: 8:10 AM – 8:40 AM
Location: Y5/6 Classroom

School Food Bank – watch this space!

We are working closely with Tesco to offer families support with provisions during times of hardship. We will be notifying parents once we have received the donations.

Notices
Please can you be reminded that children bringing in scooters and bicycles should walk them when they pass the main school gates for safety reasons.
Please can you ensure that your child/ren come to school in full school uniform, if you need help with this, we have been donated lots of uniform or can assist in getting funds to help support you with this.
We are a ‘nut-free’ school. To that end, please do not send your child in with nuts for packed lunch or use peanut butter for sandwiches.

Please find a questionnaire that we encouraged you to complete before the Christmas break. Parent / Carer survey - SHS – Fill out form.

Dates for the diary
Friday 13th February: FOSH Valentines DISCO
Thursday 5th March: World Book Day. Details to follow
Week Beginning 9th March: Parents Evening Sessions. Details to follow

January 16th

Fri 16 Jan 2026 DJ

Serving God and others in Love, Faith and Hope Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Sporle Road, Swaffham, Norfolk. PE37 7HL 01760 721330 Email: admin@sacredheartcps.uk

Headteacher’s Memo – January 16, 2026

Dear Parent/Carer

This week Ms Stuart’s assembly focused on emotional regulation as tool to assist in our pupil’s personal development in and out of school. After giving them some strategies she tasked the pupil’s with trying them out in school. Teacher’s have identified some pupil’s who have used these in class:

Reception Riley– For keeping calm and working really hard with his phonic sounds.

Iceni - Amari – For working hard to use words to support his own regulation when managing his emotions.

Walsingham Dominik – For working purposefully in sharing lots of knowledge about Ancient Egyptians.

Ceres Tianna- For showing resilience and challenging herself with Long Division.

This week we celebrated the following:

Secret Students: A student is chosen anonymously and randomly at the start of each school day. The class teacher will then monitor the positive behaviour of the secret student throughout the day and that student is named if they have demonstrated our school values throughout the day.

The secret students who were celebrated in our celebration assembly this week were:

Reception – Skylah Arthur, Adam Rena Elijah

Year 1/2 – Luna, Kendall, Theo, Talia

Year 3/4 – Theodora, Alannah, Stevie

Year 5/6- Thomas, Sienna

Well done to you all for demonstrating good, positive behaviours.

Examples of good work from Reception Examples of good work in Year 1 and 2, Idenitifying and sorting material in Science Oliver’s work Theo’s work Year 3 and 4

Attendance Matters As you all know students thrive and strive when they are in school. Reception year were this weeks’ best attenders - Well done!

Maths homework To support your child's Maths learning we have set them up on an interactive platform called MyMaths. This should help your child to structure their maths work and enable you to see how they are progressing. Coming home this evening, is a letter detailing their username and password. Please go to www.mymaths.co.uk and follow the instructions on your letter to help your child to log-in, initially using the school username and password where you will find games and activities on the dashboard which can be completed at any time. They will then need to log in to their portal and complete activities set for them by their teacher, this may be a lesson to watch and then a homework activity.

Please find engagement statistics – we need these figures to increase so if there any barriers to homework – please do let us know so that we can help. Times Tables Rock Stars Times Tables Rock Stars is an award-winning maths learning platform where children can practise their times tables like a rock star! The programme takes the worry out of learning times tables and has a proven track record of boosting children’s fluency and recall in multiplication and division. Your child should now have login details next week, please let us know if that is not the case. This is the same as last year. Please encourage your child to interact with the platform. Numbots This week, Reception have been given their own username and password for Numbots which they can access from home. This game is from the same people who created Times Table Rock Stars and will help children progress from counting to calculating. Please encourage them to engage as much as possible at home.

The statistics this week show a rise in engagement from last week. Homework is integral to success and that success helps with positive emotions such as motivation and pride. All parents need to encourage their children to engage and let us know if there are any barriers to engagement.

Year 6 Booster sessions

Year 6 students are invited to attend booster sessions for both English and Maths after school on Wednesday and Thursday from 3:30-4:30pm.

Phonics - Supporting your child at home. We would like to signpost you to the 'For Parents' area of the Little Wandle website for further resources to help you support your child with phonics at home. Here you will find some useful videos and information packs which demonstrate how to say the sounds and how we teach writing the letters. You can search via the Little Wandle website or alternatively click on the link via our school website under 'Our Phonics Curriculum' area. www.littlewandle.org.uk

Friends of Sacred Heart

We’re still looking for enthusiastic volunteers to join our new Friends of Sacred Heart group. Please contact the school office if you are interested and help us make a difference with fundraising, school events and more! For communication, the FOSH have a Facebook group that they would like to make all parents aware. Please use the QR code to access this.

Breakfast Club

We are delighted to introduce our Breakfast Club, running every school day from 8:10 AM to 8:40 AM. This is a great way for your child to start the day in a calm and positive environment. Initially this will be by invite only but feel free to express an interest with the main office so that we can extend this to more students as we expand this provision. The sessions will be free of charge and will be run by Mr Greenwood and Miss Patel. What’s on the menu? To begin with, we’ll be serving toast to all children who attend. Year 6s will be working on Maths and/or English.

Details:

• Time: 8:10 AM – 8:40 AM

• Location: Y5/6 Classroom

Staffing

We have a new Parent Support Advisor, Hayley Greenwood. She will be working with families in an Early help capacity and supporting with attendance as of the week beginning the 12th of January. We are also delighted to share that we are now in a position to offer permanent positions to some of our teaching posts, whilst we welcome wider applicants, we also expect our existing staff to apply.

Notices

• Please can you be reminded that children bringing in scooters and bicycles should walk them when they pass the main school gates for safety reasons.

• Please can you ensure that your child/ren come to school in full school uniform, if you need help with this, we have been donated lots of uniform or can assist in getting funds to help support you with this.

• We are a ‘nut-free’ school, to that end, please do not send your child in with nuts for packed lunch or use peanut butter for sandwiches.

• Please find a questionnaire that we encouraged you to complete before the Christmas break.

Parent / Carer survey - SHS – Fill out form.

Dates for the diary

5th March – World Book Day. Details to follow Week Beginning 9/3/26 - Parents Evening Sessions. Details to follow

January 9th

Mon 12 Jan 2026 DJ

Serving God and others in Love, Faith and Hope

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

Sporle Road, Swaffham, Norfolk. PE37 7HL

01760 721330 Email: admin@sacredheartcps.uk

Headteacher’s Memo – January 09, 2026

Dear Parent/Carer

Hapy New Year to all. This week we have celebrated the Epiphany in class and in assembly. As part of that we also discussed our New Years resolutions. As a school we have set the goal of being more ambitious. To that end, we would like to encourage all our parents and carers to ensure that their child engages with the homework being set on the various online platforms such as Timetable Rockstars, MyMaths and Lexia. If there are any issues or barriers with online technology, please inform the school.

His week we celebrated the following:

Secret Students

A student is chosen anonymously and randomly at the start of each school day. The class teacher will then monitor the positive behaviour of the secret student throughout the day and that student is named if they have demonstrated our school values throughout the day.

The secret students who were celebrated in our celebration assembly this week were:

Reception – Evie, Maeve, Lottie, Amalia

Year 1/2 – Kendall, Luna, Oliver

Year 3/4 – Harley, Dominik

Year 5/6- Thomas, Tiana

Well done to you all for demonstrating good, positive behaviours.

Examples of good work from Reception

Addison and Lucas

Examples of good work in Year 1 and 2

Year 3 and 4

David and Frankie

Attendance Matters

As you all know students thrive and strive when they are in school. Reception year were this weeks’ best attenders - Well done!

Maths homework

To support your child's Maths learning we have set them up on an interactive platform called MyMaths. This should help your child to structure their maths work and enable you to see how they are progressing. Coming home this evening, is a letter detailing their username and password. Please go to www.mymaths.co.uk and follow the instructions on your letter to help your child to log-in, initially using the school username and password where you will find games and activities on the dashboard which can be completed at any time. They will then need to log in to their portal and complete activities set for them by their teacher, this may be a lesson to watch and then a homework activity.

Please find engagement statistics – we need these figures to increase so if there any barriers to homework – please do let us know so that we can help.

Times Tables Rock Stars

Times Tables Rock Stars is an award-winning maths learning platform where children can practise their times tables like a rock star! The programme takes the worry out of learning times tables and has a proven track record of boosting children’s fluency and recall in multiplication and division. Your child should now have login details next week, please let us know if that is not the case. This is the same as last year. Please encourage your child to interact with the platform.

The statistics this week show a drop in engagement. There will be a renewed focus on this in the New Year as reinforce the important view that homework is integral to success and that success helps with positive emotions such as motivation and pride.

Year 6 Booster sessions

Year 6 students are invited to attend booster sessions for both English and Maths after school on Wednesday and Thursday from 3:30-4:30pm.

Phonics - Supporting your child at home.

We would like to signpost you to the 'For Parents' area of the Little Wandle website for further resources to help you support your child with phonics at home. Here you will find some useful videos and information packs which demonstrate how to say the sounds and how we teach writing the letters. You can search via the Little Wandle website or alternatively click on the link via our school website under 'Our Phonics Curriculum' area.

www.littlewandle.org.uk

Friends of Sacred Heart

We’re still looking for enthusiastic volunteers to join our new Friends of Sacred Heart group. Please contact the school office if you are interested and help us make a difference with fundraising, school events and more!

For communication, the FOSH have a Facebook group that they would like to make all parents aware. Please use the QR code to access this.

Breakfast Club

We are delighted to introduce our Breakfast Club, running every school day from 8:10 AM to 8:40 AM. This is a great way for your child to start the day in a calm and positive environment. Initially this will be by invite only but feel free to express an interest with the main office so that we can extend this to more students as we expand this provision.

The sessions will be free of charge and will be run by Mr Greenwood and Miss Patel.

What’s on the menu?
To begin with, we’ll be serving toast to all children who attend.

Year 6s will be working on Maths and/or English.

Details:

Time: 8:10 AM – 8:40 AM
Location: Y5/6 Classroom

Staffing

We have a new Parent Support Advisor, Hayley Greenhill. She will be working with families in an Early help capacity and supporting with attendance as of the week beginning the 12^th of January.

We are also delighted to share that we are now in a position to offer permanent positions to some of our teaching posts, whilst we welcome wider applicants, we also expect our existing staff to apply.

Notices

Please can you be reminded that children bringing in scooters and bicycles should walk them when they pass the main school gates for safety reasons.
Please can you ensure that your child/ren come to school in full school uniform, if you need help with this, we have been donated lots of uniform or can assist in getting funds to help support you with this.
We are a ‘nut-free’ school, to that end, please do not send your child in with nuts for packed lunch or use peanut butter for sandwiches.
Please find a questionnaire that we encouraged you to complete before the Christmas break. Parent / Carer survey - SHS – Fill out form.

Dates for the diary

January 6^th School opens for pupils

December 12

Fri 12 Dec 2025 DJ

Serving God and others in Love, Faith and Hope
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Sporle Road, Swaffham, Norfolk. PE37 7HL
01760 721330 Email: info@sacredheartschool.co.uk

Headteacher’s Memo – 12th December 2025

Dear Parent/Carer

Behaviour

Teaching staff have identified the following students for demonstrating the value for the week ‘Hope’.
•Reception – Vivienne has been trying very hard with her phonics learning in class
•Iceni –Jet - Well done for showing hope and aspiration in completing your learning tasks this week. We are so proud of you!!
•Walsingham – Erica - In maths she was hopeful that she would get on the extension work showing great Growth Mindset and positivity in lessons.
•Cere – Tom Musk – who spoke up in his class assembly. We hope this level of confidence sets the bar for others to aspire to – well done Tom!

Secret Students

A student is chosen anonymously and randomly at the start of each school day. The class teacher will then monitor the positive behaviour of the secret student throughout the day and that student is named if they have demonstrated our school values throughout the day.

The secret students who were celebrated in our celebration assembly this week were:

Reception – Skylah, Rena, Adam, Amalia
Year 1/2 – Jet, Delilah, Riley
Year 3/4 – Layla -Jo, Christian, Harley
Year 5/6- Marianne

Well done to you all for demonstrating good, positive behaviours.

Attendance Matters

As you all know students strive when they are in school. Year 3 and 4 were this weeks’ best attenders - Well done!
Friends of Sacred Heart

We’re still looking for enthusiastic volunteers to join our new Friends of Sacred Heart group. Please contact the school office if you are interested and help us make a difference with fundraising, school events and more!

For communication, the FOSH have a Facebook group that they would like to make all parents aware. Please use the QR code to access this.

What's on in Swaffham?

Please see the attached flyers for locations of Family Hub events as well as primary-age clubs or activities happening in and around Swaffham.

For the most up-to-date information, we recommend joining the Family Hub Facebook group where events and locations are regularly posted.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/brecklandfamilyhubs/
We also suggest following the Swaffham Library Facebook page. They host fantastic activities during the holidays and throughout the year, and it's a great place to find out about local services and professionals offering support.

https://www.facebook.com/SwaffhamLibraryNorfolk/events

Breakfast Club

We are delighted to introduce our Breakfast Club, running every school day from 8:10 AM to 8:40 AM. This is a great way for your child to start the day in a calm and positive environment. Initially this will be by invite only but feel free to express an interest with the main office so that we can extend this to more students as we expand this provision.

The sessions will be free of charge and will be run by Mr Greenwood and Miss Patel.

What’s on the menu? To begin with, we’ll be serving toast to all children who attend.

Year 6s will be working on Maths and/or English.

Details:
•Time: 8:10 AM – 8:40 AM
•Location: Y5/6 Classroom

Maths homework

To support your child's Maths learning we have set them up on an interactive platform called MyMaths. This should help your child to structure their maths work and enable you to see how they are progressing. Coming home this evening, is a letter detailing their username and password. Please go to www.mymaths.co.uk and follow the instructions on your letter to help your child to log-in, initially using the school username and password where you will find games and activities on the dashboard which can be completed at any time. They will then need to log in to their portal and complete activities set for them by their teacher, this may be a lesson to watch and then a homework activity.

Please find engagement statistics – we need these figures to increase so if there any barriers to homework – please do let us know so that we can help.

Last week’s figures

This week’s figures

Year 6 Booster sessions

Year 6 students are invited to attend booster sessions for both English and Maths after school on Wednesday and Thursday from 3:30-4:30pm.

Phonics - Supporting your child at home.

Thank you to all the parents who joined us in school for our phonics workshops this week.

We would like to signpost you to the 'For Parents' area of the Little Wandle website for further resources to help you support your child with phonics at home. Here you will find some useful videos and information packs which demonstrate how to say the sounds and how we teach writing the letters. You can search via the Little Wandle website or alternatively click on the link via our school website under 'Our Phonics Curriculum' area.

www.littlewandle.org.uk

Miss Rice

Notices

•Please can you be reminded that children bringing in scooters and bicycles should walk them when they pass the main school gates for safety reasons.
•Please can you ensure that your child/ren come to school in full school uniform, if you need help with this, we have been donated lots of uniform or can assist in getting funds to help support you with this.
•School photos are now available follow this link: https://orders.online.bentleypics.com/parentinvite?schoolCode=603324
•Please can parents of KS2 be reminded to bring a fruit or vegetable snack for break time please. We do have some fruit, but this funded for KS1 and reception children only.
•We are a ‘nut-free’ school, to that end, please do not send your child in with nuts for packed lunch or use peanut butter for sandwiches.
•Head lice and nits - NHS

Dates for the diary:

Wednesday 3rd December - Y3/4 class assembly 9.30am
Wednesday 10th December - Y5/6 class assembly 9.30am
Tuesday 16th December - EYFS, Y1/2 nativity play performance 2pm
Wednesday 17th December - EYFS Y1/2 nativity play performance 9.30am
Thursday 18th December - Sacred Heart Whole-School Christmas Fete 2-4pm
Friday 19th December - Christmas lunch, Christmas jumper & class parties

Term date reminder: Children return on Tuesday 6th January

Have a great weekend!

Kind Regards
Mr James
Headteacher

December 5

Fri 05 Dec 2025 DJ

Serving God and others in Love, Faith and Hope
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Sporle Road, Swaffham, Norfolk. PE37 7HL
01760 721330 Email: admin@sacredheartcps.uk

Headteacher’s Weekly Memo – 5th December 2025

Dear Parent/Carer

Behaviour

Teaching staff have identified the following students for demonstrating the behaviour for the week “Patience”

Secret Students

A student is chosen anonymously and randomly at the start of each school day. The class teacher will then monitor the positive behaviour of the secret student throughout the day and that student is named if they have demonstrated our school values throughout the day.

The secret students who were celebrated in our celebration assembly this week were:

Reception – Lottie, Maeve, Arthur

Year 1/2 – Maggie, Amelie, Albie, Emily
Year 3/4 – Layla-Jo, Johan, Harley, Erica
Year 5/6 - Well done to you all for demonstrating good, positive behaviours.

Examples of good work from Chrizette and Theodora

Attendance Matters

As you all know students strive when they are in school. Reception were this weeks’ best attenders - Well done!

Friends of Sacred Heart

We’re still looking for enthusiastic volunteers to join our new Friends of Sacred Heart group. Please contact the school office if you are interested and help us make a difference with fundraising, school events and more!

What's on in Swaffham?

Please see the attached flyers for locations of Family Hub events as well as primary age clubs or activities happening in and around Swaffham.

For the most up-to-date information, we recommend joining the Family Hub Facebook group where events and locations are regularly posted.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/brecklandfamilyhubs/
We also suggest following the Swaffham Library Facebook page. They host fantastic activities during the holidays and throughout the year, and it's a great place to find out about local services and professionals offering support. https://www.facebook.com/SwaffhamLibraryNorfolk/events

Breakfast Club

We are delighted to introduce our Breakfast Club, running every school day from 8:10 AM to 8:40 AM. This is a great way for your child to start the day in a calm and positive environment. Initially this will be by invite only but feel free to express an interest with the main office so that we can extend this to more students as we expand this provision.

The sessions will be free of charge and will be run by Mr Greenwood and Miss Patel.

What’s on the menu? To begin with, we’ll be serving toast to all children who attend.

Year 6s will be working on Maths and/or English.
Details:
•Time: 8:10 AM – 8:40 AM
•Location: Y5/6 Classroom

Maths homework

To support your child's Maths learning we have set them up on an interactive platform called MyMaths. This should help your child to structure their maths work and enable you to see how they are progressing. Coming home this evening, is a letter detailing their username and password. Please go to www.mymaths.co.uk and follow the instructions on your letter to help your child to log-in, initially using the school username and password where you will find games and activities on the dashboard which can be completed at any time. They will then need to log in to their portal and complete activities set for them by their teacher, this may be a lesson to watch and then a homework activity.

Please find engagement statistics – we need these figures to increase so if there any barriers to homework – please do let us know so that we can help.

Additional Maths support coming soon

Times Tables Rock Stars is an award-winning maths learning platform where children can practise their times tables like a rock star! The programme takes the worry out of learning times tables and has a proven track record of boosting children’s fluency and recall in multiplication and division. Your child will be sent home with login details next week, if they do not already have it. This is the same as last year. Please encourage your child to interact with the platform.

Year 6 Booster sessions

Year 6 students are invited to attend booster sessions for both English and Maths after school on Wednesday and Thursday from 3:30-4:30pm.

Phonics

On Wednesday the 10th of December we would like to invite Reception and Year 1/2 parents and carers to a 'Parents Phonics Workshop'. This will be an opportunity to learn about our new Phonics and early Reading scheme which we have brought in this year.

Timings for Wednesday 10th December:

Reception parent workshop: 9.00 - 9.45am

Reception parents, please drop off your children as usual and then come to the office where we can sign you in and lead you to the hall.

Year 1 and 2 parent workshop: 2.30- 3.15pm

Iceni parents, please come to the office where we can sign you in and lead you to the hall. Once the workshop has finished you will be led back to the office to sign out and will be able to collect your children as usual.

Miss Rice

Swaffham Christmas Tree Festival – St Peter and St Pauls Church
Here are a few pictures of our school tree with decorations made by the children. Please pop along and look at some of the wonderful trees on display this year.

Notices

•Please can you be reminded that children bringing in scooters and bicycles should walk them when they pass the main school gates for safety reasons. Please also consider the winter weather and pathways being icy.
•Please can you ensure that your child/ren come to school in full school uniform, if you need help with this, we have been donated lots of uniform or can assist in getting funds to help support you with this.
•School photos are now available follow this link: https://orders.online.bentleypics.com/parentinvite?schoolCode=603324
•Please can parents of KS2 be reminded to bring a fruit or vegetable snack for break time please. We do have some fruit, but this funded for KS1 and reception children only.
•We are a ‘nut-free’ school, to that end, please do not send your child in with nuts for packed lunch or use peanut butter for sandwiches.
•Head lice and nits - NHS

Dates for the diary

Wednesday 10th December - Y5/6 class assembly 9.30am
Tuesday 16th December - EYFS, Y1/2 nativity play performance 2pm
Wednesday 17th December - EYFS Y1/2 nativity play performance 9.30am
Thursday 18th December - Sacred Heart Whole-School Christmas Fete 2-4pm
Friday 19th December - Christmas lunch & class parties
Have a great weekend!

Kind Regards

Mr James
Headteacher

November 14

Fri 14 Nov 2025

Serving God and others in Love, Faith and Hope

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

Sporle Road, Swaffham, Norfolk. PE37 7HL

01760 721330 Email: info@sacredheartschool.co.uk

Headteachers Weekly Memo – 14th November 2025

Dear Parent/Carer

Behaviour

Teaching staff have identified the following students for demonstrating the behaviour for the week ‘Kindness’. This has been very much tied into ‘Anti-bullying week’ following Miss Stuart’s ‘Pay it Forward’ assembly.

Secret Students

A student is chosen anonymously and randomly at the start of each school day. The class teacher will then monitor the positive behaviour of the secret student throughout the day and that student is named if they have demonstrated our school values throughout the day.

The secret students who were celebrated in our celebration assembly this week were:

Reception – Riley, Adam and Amalia

Year 1/2 – Riley, Delilah and Skoll

Year 3/4 – Alannah, Stevie and Rubee

Year 5/6 – Thomas

Well done to you all for demonstrating good, positive behaviours.

An example of good work from Layla-Jo and Erica

Attendance Matters

As you all know students strive when they are in school. Reception were this weeks’ best attenders - Well done!

Friends of Sacred Heart

We’re still looking for enthusiastic volunteers to join our new Friends of Sacred Heart group. Please contact the school office if you are interested and help us make a difference with fundraising, school events and more!

Head lice and nits - NHS

What's on in Swaffham?

Please see the attached flyers for locations of Family Hub events as well as primary-age clubs or activities happening in and around Swaffham.

For the most up-to-date information, we recommend joining the Family Hub Facebook group where events and locations are regularly posted. https://www.facebook.com/groups/brecklandfamilyhubs/

We also suggest following the Swaffham Library Facebook page. They host fantastic activities during the holidays and throughout the year, and it's a great place to find out about local services and professionals offering support. https://www.facebook.com/SwaffhamLibraryNorfolk/events

Breakfast Club

We are delighted to introduce our Breakfast Club, running every school day from 8:10 AM to 8:40 AM. This is a great way for your child to start the day in a calm and positive environment. Initially this will be by invite only but feel free to express an interest with the main office so that we can extend this to more students as we expand this provision.

The sessions will be free of charge and will be run by Mr Greenwood and Miss Patel.

What’s on the menu?
To begin with, we’ll be serving toast to all children who attend.

Year 6s will be working on Maths and/or English.

Details:

Time: 8:10 AM – 8:40 AM
Location: Y5/6 Classroom

Maths homework

Following on from the assessment week, the data shows that pupils across each year group need more support with Maths. In response to this, we have invested in MyMaths.

To support your child's Maths learning we have set them up on an interactive platform called MyMaths. This should help your child to structure their maths work and enable you to see how they are progressing. Coming home this evening, is a letter detailing their username and password. Please go to www.mymaths.co.uk and follow the instructions on your letter to help your child to log-in, initially using the school username and password where you will find games and activities on the dashboard which can be completed at any time. They will then need to log in to their portal and complete activities set for them by their teacher, this may be a lesson to watch and then a homework activity.

Year 6 Booster sessions

Year 6 students are invited to attend booster sessions for both English and Maths after school on Wednesday and Thursday from 3:30-4:30pm.

Nativity Play

The details of the nativity plan will be followed up in November’s lesson Newsletter. The dates are at the bottom of this memo.

Notices

Please can you be reminded that children bringing in scooters and bicycles should walk them when they pass the main school gates for safety reasons.
Please can you ensure that your child/ren come to school in full school uniform, if you need help with this, we have been donated lots of uniform or can assist in getting funds to help support you with this.
School photos are now available follow this link: https://orders.online.bentleypics.com/parentinvite?schoolCode=603324

Please can parents of KS2 be reminded to bring a fruit or vegetable snack for break time please. We do have some fruit, but this funded for KS1 and reception children only.

We are a ‘nut-free’ school, to that end, please do not send your child in with nuts for packed lunch or use peanut butter for sandwiches.

Dates for the diary

Wednesday 3^rd December - Y3/4 class assembly 9.30am

Wednesday 10^th December - Y5/6 class assembly 9.30am

Tuesday 16^th December - EYFS, Y1/2 nativity play performance 2pm

Wednesday 17^th December - EYFS Y1/2 nativity play performance 9.30am

Thursday 18^th December - Sacred Heart Whole-School Christmas Fete 2-4pm

Friday 19^th December - Christmas lunch & class parties

Have a great weekend!

Kind Regards

Mr James

Headteacher

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