St Brendan's Catholic Primary School

A group of year 2 children took part in the Corby Ogen Science Share this week. They enjoyed a range of different science activities including giant bubbles, lava lamps and robotic hands!

half term is running between Tues 28th May to Fri 31st May. North Northamptonshire Council have some great activities & sessions at our leisure facilities across North Northamptonshire. Please visit our website for further details: www.northnorthants.gov.uk/holidayactivities

North Northants Leisure North Northamptonshire Active Corby East Midlands International Pool Lodge Park Sports Centre West Glebe Pavilion Splash Leisure Pool Public Health North Northamptonshire Priors Hall Golf Course

We've arrived safely and just about to get lunch before getting on with our activities.

Some useful courses and activities for parents and children over the coming month.

North Northamptonshire May 2024 Stay Connected This newsletter focuses on all the amazing events, clubs and groups that families, children and young people can access across the county that are free or affordable to attend.

Congratulations to the Year 3 and Year 4 children who enjoyed Quick Sticks Hockey 🏑 this afternoon! They played so well and showed great enthusiasm for a new sport and playing as a mini team! Well done! 🏆

We are all looking forward to seeing everyone back tomorrow morning! Please be early birds -remember the gates are open 8:40-8:50am. 🙂

Please remember to book school dinners for this term by tonight on the Kingswood website. 🍽️

Happy Easter to all of our St Brendan’s families.

The wait is over. Christ is risen from the dead. Alleluia!

We give thanks for all that the Lord has done for us. Amidst the celebrations, let's look for signs of hope in our world commit so all can flourish.

https://cafod.org.uk/pray/lent-calendar/31-march

Please remember to bring in Easter 🐣 raffle tickets by today, as the raffle will take place during the day on Thursday! Thank you in advance for supporting The Friends of St Brendan’s!

EYFS have had some very special new additions to their class this week!
On Monday, we noticed that our caterpillars had formed their chrysalides, now they have emerged and we have five butterflies!
We have learnt all about the life cycle of a butterfly and it was amazing for us to see this in real life! The children and adults were all so excited. 🐛 🦋

🚨 Irony klaxon 🚨 This week, is all about going to sleep! We’ve got together with to bring you some expert tips on helping children and young people to develop a healthy sleeping pattern 😴

Do something funny for money on Friday 15th March-wear mufty, red, red nose clothes - your choice! Try to do something funny- crazy hair, odd socks/shoes, clothes inside out! All donations welcomed for Comic Relief 🔴

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World Book Day 2024 celebrations! What a great day we all had! From dressing up as something from a non-fiction book, video calls with authors and illustrators, a whole-school read-a-long, designing our own story spoons - it has been a fabulous day! Thank-you to all parents and caters with your support with costumes! 🌎📖📚

North Northamptonshire March 2024 Stay Connected
This newsletter focuses on all the amazing events, clubs and groups that families, children and young people can access across the county that are free or affordable to attend.
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North Northamptonshire February 2024 Stay Connected This newsletter focuses on all the amazing events, clubs and groups that families, children and young people can access across the county that are free or affordable to attend.

Thank you to the parents who participated in contributing towards our target of 200km by walking with their children around the playground. This is the beginning of our challenge to support CAFOD to help overcome poverty.
https://schools.walk.cafod.org.uk/fundraising/st-brendans-catholic-primary-school

Reminder about the Friends meeting tonight…

Learning the art of emotional control 😡😭❤ Young ones can sometimes find it difficult to manage their feelings – this week’s guide has expert advice on how trusted adults can help children learn to self-regulate. 🤗

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Happy Half term everyone! See you back at school on Monday 26th February 8:40-8:50!

From The Friends of St Brendan’s!

EYFS had a visit from Nancy who is a veterinary nurse this week. She talked to us about her job and how she helps the animals to feel better. Nancy brought with her two guinea pigs to show us which we all really loved.

Corby International Swimming Pool are extremely happy to announce the relaunch of SEN leisure swimming sessions, with monthly sessions designed for individuals with disabilities or additional needs.

The Saturday session will be held outside of our normal opening hours, taking place in the 20m pool which is a warmer pool with accessible stairs and a hoist.

Our facility also offers x2 fully equipped changing rooms for individuals that require a hoist and movable bed to aid them in getting ready for the session. (Please ask for a show around if you would like to view this area and our facilities).

Pre booking your space in advance is always recommended as our pools operate on maximum bather loads and we staff accordingly. Please note that these sessions are not instructor led.

To enable us to monitor the sessions performance and attendance, individual’s registered disabled or with SEN must have their own account with us, or register prior to their first session.
You can register via our website https://leisure.corby.gov.uk/joinathome/MemberRegistration.aspx?refresh=638435445603430563

If you have any further questions please don’t hesitate to get in touch [email protected]
01536 464643.

North Northants Leisure

As a school, we are challenging ourselves by taking on The Big Lent Walk! We will be walking over the 40 days during Lent to raise money to help people as they overcome poverty.
If you can, please sponsor us!

Your donations can change lives. Every £1 raised through the Big Lent Walk will help fight poverty globally in countries like Afghanistan, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan.

If you would like to donate please click the link below.

Any donations would be gratefully received!

Thank You

https://schools.walk.cafod.org.uk/fundraising/st-brendans-catholic-primary-school

In EYFS this week, we are learning about Chinese New Year. On Tuesday, Green Class visited Kingswood Catering Kitchen and we made our own Spring Rolls! The children learnt how to work safely in a kitchen and had to follow the instructions very carefully. They used lots of skills, like chopping, mixing, folding and even cracking an egg, whilst also learning about foods that are eaten to celebrate Chinese New Year. We even learnt how to make chicken fried rice! The children were fabulous and a big thank you to Kingswood Catering for a brilliant trip!

Today is Safer Internet Day 2024 , your children will be learning about the wonderful things they can do with technology but also understanding how we can impact how we and others feel online. Today we will be looking at kindness and how we can support ourselves and others to spread happiness and help to end the negativity that others experience online.
I have added a link to the BBC and UK Safer Internet Centre
UK page which has lots of interesting short videos and information for online safety that you may wish to share with your child.
https://www.bbc.com/ownit/curations/safer-internet-day-2024?scrlybrkr=2b46483f
https://saferinternet.org.uk/safer-internet-day/safer-internet-day-2024/parents-and-carers

Parents and carers - UK Safer Internet Centre Safer Internet Day is a great opportunity to focus on online safety with your child, whatever their age. This year’s theme is all about change and influence online and we have created a range of pages to help you talk about these issues and ideas with your child, no matter how much time you have a...

Valentines 💘 School Disco Thursday 15th February! EYFS&KS1-4:30-5:30
KS2-6:00-7:30
Tickets on sale Monday

Today Saint Francis Class enjoyed going to Kingswood Catering to make some 'Butterfly Cakes', they looked at different kinds of afternoon teas and how this was implemented in the Royal Family. They learnt how to weigh the ingredients, use an electric whisk and more importantly taste the mixture!! (This was the best part!).

Huge shout out to this pair who competed in the County Cross Country Championships this morning! Not only representing St Brendan’s so well, but the town and District! They ran so well despite the tough competition, strict rules and chilly weather-and giving up their Saturday morning! Thanks to all families and staff for coming along and supporting! Well done!! 🥶🎉 🏃🏻‍♂️ 🥇 🌟

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