News

• School Updates:

  Fri 10 Feb 2023 E.HARPER

  Dear Parents/Carers,

  Here are some forthcoming events for your information:

   

  1. On Monday 13th February we will be having an Own Clothes Day in support of the people in Turkey/Syria who are suffering from the disastrous earthquakes. Please donate whatever you can to this humanitarian appeal.

  2. On Friday 17th February  we are having a Wear the Spanish Colours Day in support of our learning of Modern Foreign Languages. Children should come to school wearing red and yellow (if possible).  No donations to be made for this day.

  3. On Friday 17th February we will break up for the spring half term at the usual time of 2pm.  Children return to school on Monday 27th February.

  4. On Thursday 2nd March we will be celebrating World Book Day.  Please see the details below:

  Please click the link below to find out what our wonderful plans are for World Book Day which takes place on Thursday 2nd March! Thank you.

  World Book Day | English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School (englishmartyrscatholicprimaryschool.co.uk)

  5. Thursday 16^th February @ 8:45-9:30am - KS2 Parents are invited to 'Supporting Your Child at Home with Speech, Language and Communication Needs.' Delivered by the school's Speech and Language Therapist.

   

  Thank you for all your support,

  Mrs. Harper.

   

• Parent Workshop 'Supporting Your Child at Home' 17/01/23 @8:45am

  Tue 10 Jan 2023 M Powell

• Key Message Re: Medical Services

  Tue 13 Dec 2022 E.HARPER

  Key messages

   

  • The Children’s Hospital Emergency Department is incredibly busy – those who are not seriously ill will face very long waits to be seen and may need to go elsewhere for help.
  • Remember, the Children’s Hospital Emergency Department can’t help with dental or eye issues. For an eye emergency, please attend the Midland Eye Centre at Dudley Road open 9am-7pm.  NHS 111 can help with finding and accessing an Emergency Dentist
  • There are things you can try before visiting, such as:
    • • View our ‘virtual consultations’ to hear our doctors’ advice on the most common reasons people come to the Emergency Department. Click here.
      • Visit Healthier Together, a website recommended by our doctors, which has advice and resources for parents and young people. Click here.
      • Visit 111 online (for children aged 5 and over) answer questions about your symptoms on the website and they will tell you what to do next.
  • Take these simple steps to keep well this winter:

  • • Wash your hands regularly just like you did during the pandemic
    • Get your flu jab and COVID-19 booster

   

  Kindest regards,

   

  Public Health – Children and Young People Team

• Drop-in surgery for support & advice with the Cost of Living 9:00am-11:00am

  Thu 08 Dec 2022 M Powell

• Parents 'Cognition & Learning' Workshop to support your children with learning at home.

  Thu 01 Dec 2022 M Powell

  We welcome a specialist from the Pupils School Support Service to offer support and advice to parent in how to support your child with their learning. 

• Healthy Start Food Vouchers

  Tue 08 Nov 2022 E.HARPER

  Despite being eligible, many families in Birmingham are not registering for their Healthy Start food vouchers, entitling them to £4.25 of free food per week. This means thousands of pounds each week worth of free food is not reaching families who need it.

   

  • To qualify for HS applicants must be 10+ weeks pregnant and/or have at least one child under 4 and be in receipt of benefits such as Child Tax Credit or Universal Credit. 
  • Healthy Start food vouchers can be exchanged for milk, infant formula, fruit, vegetables and pulses. 
  • For more information - Healthy Start Website - Get help to buy food and milk (Healthy Start)
  • To find your local Healthy Start Vitamin collection site please use our postcode finder -  Healthy Start vitamin distribution sites | Birmingham City Council

   

  Public Health Team, Birmingham

• One Day Mental Health Webinar

  Wed 02 Nov 2022 E.HARPER

  "Understanding Your Prescription"

  One-Day Mental Health Webinar
  Thursday 10th November 2022

  We are passionate about raising awareness and removing the stigma associated with mental health. Therefore, to ensure our events are fully inclusive and available to everyone they are free to register & attend.

   

  Medication in Mental Health 2022 will take a closer look at some of the most commonly prescribed medications used to treat mental health. We will hear from our panel of mental health experts about how and why they are prescribed. We we will also hear from our guest speakers who bravely share their journey and lived experiences with medication for their mental health. So if you, a family member, friend or colleague is taking medication for their mental health and you want to be better informed and understand more about it, then join us and be part of the conversation. Learn more, understand your prescription better and take this opportunity to ask your questions in the Q&A sessions. We will be addressing the following topics - • Top 10 prescribed drugs • What do they treat • Side Effects • Duration • Alternative options • Take back control / Acceptance • Addiction • How to safely come off – or not • Lived Experiences

  BOOK YOUR PLACE HERE

• Parents Workshop 'Language Development ' for new reception & Yr1 parents

  Thu 06 Oct 2022 M Powell

• Study Plan Meetings

  Mon 12 Sep 2022 E.HARPER

  Dear Parents/Carers,

  Each year group will meet with parents to share their study plans, homework routines and general class information.

  Please see below for your child's class meeting:

  Y6: Monday 12^th 2.45pm 

  Y5: Tuesday 13^th 2.45pm

  Y4: Wednesday 14^th 2.45pm

  Y3: Thursday 15^th 2.45pm

  Y2: Tuesday 20^th 2.30pm

  Y1: Wednesday 21^st 2.30pm

• Year 6 Welcome & Secondary Transfer Meeting for Parents/Carers Monday 12th September @ 2;30pm

  Fri 09 Sep 2022 M Powell