1. Excellence and Enjoyment
Corpus Christi
Catholic Primary School
with Christ at our Centre
Excellence and Enjoyment
NEWSLETTER
Friday 3rd November 2017
“The one who is greatest amongst you should be the servant of others.
If you put yourself above others, you will be humbled, but if you humble yourself, God will make you great.
Matthew 23: 1-12
Pope Francis
“Being humble helps us to share the problems of others. When we live humbly, God takes our
small efforts and creates great things.”
To be humble means that you do not believe that you are more important than everyone else; you are not proud or arrogant.
School attendance target for the year is set at 96.5% in line with the
government and national average. This week’s attendance scores are:
Attendance.
This week
Since Start
of Term
Class 1ER
91.2
91.1
Class 6
97.0
96.3
Class 1AW
85.6
95.1
Class 7
98.0
96.8
Class 2
93.3
Class 8
98.9
Class 3
99.3
97.8
Class 9
97.6
Class 4
97.3
Class 10
97.4
Class 5
96.7
Class 11
94.5
96.6
This week
Since the start of term
Whole School Attendance
96.0%
96.6%
BELOW TARGET
ABOVE TARGET
Well done and thanks to the parents/carers who brought their children in and on time.

2. IS YOUR CHILD 4 YEARS OLD ? It’s time to apply!
IMPORTANT DATES FOR YOUR DIARY: NOV 2017
DATE
DAY
EVENT
6 Nov
MON
Reception Multi Skills Competition at Temple Moor High School from 3.30pm. Please collect the children from Corpus Christi School at 5.15pm.
7 Nov
TUE
Classes 7, 8 & 9 are inviting parents/carers to attend a Mayan Celebration Event starting at 2.00pm.
8 Nov
WED
Year 6 Sports Hall Athletics at Corpus Christi Catholic College.
Please collect children from Corpus Primary School at 5.00pm.
10 Nov
FRI
Classes 6, 7, 8 & 9 trip to Cineworld at Xscape in Castleford.
15 Nov
Shoe Box Appeal - This is the last day to bring your shoebox presents in to school. Please ensure the box can be opened to see the contents inside for postage purposes.
16 Nov
THU
Spotacular Day to raise money for Children in Need.
Wear something spotty! 50p per child, £1 per family.
17 Nov
School Closed - Training Day.
20 Nov
Gates open at 8.45am.
IS YOUR CHILD 4 YEARS OLD ?
Born between September 2013 and August 2014?
Need a Primary School place?
It’s time to apply!
If your child is due to start primary school in September 2018 you should apply for a place from 1st November 2017.
The deadline for applying is 15 January 2018.
Even if your child is attending a school nursery or other early years provision or you have a child at school already
you must still apply for a place.
You can apply on-line at
or you can request a paper form at your local nursery.
Twitter!
Keep up to date with the activities happening at school by following us on twitter.
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If you are worried or concerned about the well-being of any of our pupils,
please speak to a member of our Designated Safeguarding Team:
Mrs Walsh, Miss Horkan, Mrs Collins, Mrs Clancy-Taylor, Mrs Currie or Mr Doyle.

3. They compared the toys of today with the toys from years gone by.
This week at Corpus
Stone Age to
Iron Age.
On Tuesday, Class 4 celebrated their learning
about the Stone-age to Iron-age with their parents. The class showed their cave paintings
and afterwards both children and parents worked together on a History Mystery Task. This involved being archaeologists digging for treasure!
A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL
PARENTS/CARERS WHO ATTENDED.
Parent/Carer comment:
This is a very interesting topic. It increases both student’s and parent knowledge.
Thank you and well done to the class teacher.
Toys
from
the
Past.
On Thursday Year 1 welcomed a visitor, Mr Hammond who had brought lots of toys from the past for the children to play with and talk about.
They compared the toys of today with the toys from years gone by.
They all dressed up as children from past times too. It was a very exciting day for Year 1 and they all thoroughly enjoyed the experience.

4. This week at Corpus SHOE BOX APPEAL Feast of All Saint’s.
Wednesday 1st November 2017, was a Holy Day of Obligation.
Class 7 led the School and the Parish in Mass celebrating the Feast of All Saints. The children were complimented on their spiritual reflection during Mass.
Win a Pudsey Bear
or Blush Bear.
16th November
Dress Down Day to raise money
for Children in Need.
Wear something SPOTTY!
50p per child
£1.00 per family
Raffle tickets are available to buy at 50p each.
Please bring all raffle ticket money into class.
Draw – Thursday 16 Nov.
SHOE BOX APPEAL
Make someone happy
this Christmas.
We have sent leaflets home explaining everything that you need to know to take part in this appeal.
Shoe Boxes containing your present(s) are distributed all over the world to people in need.
Last day to bring your prepared Shoe Box presents is Thursday 16th November. Please ensure the box can be opened to see the contents inside for postage purposes.