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November 14
Fri 14 Nov 2025Serving 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!
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 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 & class parties
Have a great weekend!
Kind Regards
Mr James
Headteacher
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November 7
Fri 07 Nov 2025Serving 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 – 7th November 2025
Dear Parent/Carer
Behaviour
This half term, we will be delving into our core values in more detail and rewarding classes rather than individuals. This week we have focused on ‘Kindness’ in Miss Stuart’s 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:
Year 1/2 – Charlie, Maggie, Porsia, Riley
Year 3/4 – Alannah
Year 5/6 - Oakley
Well done to you all for demonstrating good, positive behaviours.
Examples of good work from Johan and Mia
Attendance Matters
As you all know students strive when they are in school. Reception were this weeks’ best attenders - Well done!
Reception
Year 1/2
Year 3/4
Year 5/6
97.35%
96.25%
92.65%
83.96%
Anti Bullying Week
There will be an assembly that follows on from the ‘Kindness’ assembly last week with a focus on ‘Paying it forward’. This is where we pay forward acts of kindness to promote friendship and positive sense of community. Children will engage in this year’s theme, ‘The Power of Good’, during PSHE lessons
Children in need 2025
We are hosting a bake sale on Friday 14th November to raise money for Children in Need.
Staff are challenging each other to sell as many of their cakes as they can in line with the theme of this year's event. The cakes will be sold at the gates or in the main hall in the event of poor weather.
Head Lice
While head lice are nothing more than a nuisance, it is important that children are checked on a weekly basis so that any head lice can be dealt with quickly and before they are allowed to spread too far. Follow the simple CHECK, TREAT, COMPLETE routine below to ensure you are doing your bit to keep head lice outbreaks to a minimum. If head lice are proving tricky to get rid of, please contact your pharmacist.
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
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 politely request that parents refrain from using the staff parking area as this is not marshalled and could lead to accidents
Dates for your diary
Monday 10th November
Anti-Bullying Week
Monday 10th November
Odd Sock Lunch
Pepperoni Pizza or "Stripy" Cheese and Pepper Pizza (V) with Wedges and Rainbow Slaw followed by a Decorated Odd Sock BiscuitTuesday 11th November
Remembrance Day
Tuesday 11th November
School Photos
Friday 14th November
Children in Need:
'Spotty Socks' for the day and suggested £1 donation
Staff Bake Sale
Have a great weekend!
Kind Regards
Mr James
Headteacher
