Parent Briefing w/c: 14/11/2016

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1 Parent Briefing w/c: 14/11/2016 News from The Catholic Church in Jersey CATHOLIC SOCIAL ACTION SHOWCASE Caritas Jersey invites you to come tomorrow on Saturday 12 November to support our Catholic Social Action Showcase in St Thomas hall. This is a drop in event from 10am to 2pm. There will be two key note speakers at 10.30am, 11.30am, 12.30pm and 1.30pm. Interviews will be taking place with BBC Radio Jersey with our representatives from the different organisations. The list of confirmed attendees include: De La Salle College, FCJ Primary School, Beaulieu Convent School, St Vincent de Paul Society, Knights of St Columba, the Catenian Association, the Apostleship of the Sea, the Catholic Women s League (East & West), CAFOD, the Bereavement & Loss Support Group, the Jersey Association of Catholic Youth, the Caritas Welcome Centre/Highlands, the Friends of the Holy Land, the Catholic Gift Shop, the Bethany Sisters, JACY/Youth Ministry, the Oasis of Peace (a House of Hospitality & Refuge), the Medaille Trust (human trafficking), Caritas Jersey (incl. Prisoners Families Support Scheme) and the Jersey Living Wage. For further information contact Caritas s Executive Director, John Scally at johnscally@caritasjersey.je Chaplaincy News Please join us in the week ahead when we will be praying for All Young People, in the lead up to National Youth Sunday on November 20th, using the following prayer; Heavenly Father, we pray for the young people of our school and church community, that they may experience being loved and valued members of our community as they seek God s call in their lives. We make this prayer through Christ our Lord. Amen

2 Primary School APPROPRIATE CLOTHING Now that the weather is deteriorating, please could you make sure that your son is sent to school with appropriate clothing. We aim to give the boys outside breaks whenever possible, and will take them outside if it is cold or drizzly. There are also times when they may need to move between buildings even when it is raining hard. It is therefore vital that they have some sort of raincoat. Raincoats should be dark blue or black (with reflective strips, if appropriate) and be named. Boys may also wear school woolly hats (available from the Uniform Shop or Primary Office). Games lessons also will happen in drizzly weather, so it is important that boys bring a change of uniform and a towel on Games days. House Football for Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 This year House Football will take place during the school day. Hopefully it will be a more convenient way of running it for everybody no more remembering kit, no more changes to after-school arrangements, no more is it on / off debates whilst looking at the weather forecast. Matches will be played one afternoon this term and one afternoon next term. This term s matches will be played on the following dates:- Year 5 and Year 6 (both classes): Monday 14 November Year 3 and Year 4: Wednesday 16 November All boys will be involved in the House Football competition everyone will play in at least one match and will have the opportunity to spectate and support during the other matches. On their House Football day boys should come to school in their usual football kit and track suit, bringing boots and shin pads. They should also bring a warm coat (and maybe woolly hat) to wear when spectating. As the matches take place during the normal school day all boys will finish as usual at 3.15pm. If the weather is bad the competition will be postponed to an alternative date. If you wish to watch the matches you are welcome to attend at our Bagatelle Lane field from approximately 1.30pm. Please could you me if you do plan to attend, so that I have an indication of numbers. There is some building work going on at the field so young children should not attend or should be very closely supervised. Dogs are not allowed at the field. Unfortunately we are unable to allocate parent parking for this event. Children in Need Cake Sale Friday 18 November. Organised by the PTA. Please bring in cakes to sell, and give your boys a few pounds to buy cakes. All proceeds to Children in Need (flyer attached). Decorations Morning Thursday 1 December. You are invited to come in to school to help your son and his class make Christmas decorations. We will contact you nearer the time with further details.

3 Primary School continued Wish Jars please bring your filled wish jar in by the 9th December! Flyer with full details is attached. Junior Carol Concert Monday 12 December at St Mary s and St Peter s Church at 7pm. Infant Nativity Tuesday 13 December in the Sports Hall at 2.30pm PTA Christmas Fayre Wednesday 14 December in the Sports Hall. Open to parents from 2.45 to 4.00pm CANTEEN HOT LUNCHES - Hot lunches at the canteen are available for Primary boys in Years 3, 4, 5 and 6. The canteen is run by Capsicum Catering and meals are paid for in advance through the Capsicum website. Please see the attached letter for details about the canteen and information about how to book and pay for hot lunches. PTA Christmas Movie night - The PTA will be running a movie night for all boys (apart from Pre-Reception) on Thursday 8 th December between pm. This is a late night shopping evening in town, so hopefully this will allow you to enjoy a little extra shopping without your boys! Further details to follow from the PTA. School Closes - Thursday 15 December: at 12pm School reopens Thursday 5 January 2017 Secondary School Stanley House charity week in aid of the RNLI begins 14th November. Further details are attached. Christmas party at the Jeanne Jugan Care home - 13 th December. We are looking for volunteers who can perform for the residents e.g. Singers, jugglers, comedians etc Could anyone who is interested please speak to Miss Quinn or Mr Pallot as soon as possible.

4 Year 7 Year 7 Parents Evening Tuesday 22 nd November Peary / Rhodes Parent Evening Wednesday 23 rd November Scott / Stanley Parent Evening You will have received a letter with login details for our online parent evening booking system. The booking system closes on Wednesday 16 November at 19:00. Times are allocated on a first come first served basis. Please be advised that every individual parent receives separate login details. This allows either parent to make the booking using his or her personal login, but it does not imply that each family needs to book more than once! Full details are contained within the letter. If you have any concerns or queries, or if your son s letter has failed to reach you, please contact the school at college.admin@dls-jersey.co.uk and mark your for Mr Silvester s attention. Year 7 A Footbal team will be on tour from Monday afternoon Friday afternoon. Year 8 Nothing to report this week! Year 9 Annual prize giving event - Please be advised that this has been rescheduled from Tuesday 15 Year 10 Annual prize giving event - Please be advised that this has been rescheduled from Tuesday 15

5 Year 11 Annual prize giving event - Please be advised that this has been rescheduled from Tuesday 15 Important dates for Year 11 music students 9 th December Deadline for Unit 2 composition and completed written appraisal. Year 12 Annual prize giving event - Please be advised that this has been rescheduled from Tuesday 15 We will notify all Y12 parents and students shortly of the procedure for distributing the GCSE certificates following our necessary postponement of the prize giving event on Tuesday. Parents Evening 1st December Details of our online booking system for these appointments will be circulated soon Year 13 Parents Evening 1st December Details of our online booking system for these appointments will be circulated soon PSHE lesson Wednesday 16 th November (period 1). This will be a well-being session from Dr Macey.

6 Sport Fixtures Monday 14 th November Year 9 Football Games Hall Lunch time Year 7 & 8 Rugby Skills Games Hall 15:30-16:30 All Years Badminton Club Sports Hall 15:45 16:45 Years 12 & 13 Fitness Club Fitness Suite 15:45 16:45 Tuesday 15 th November Year 10 Football Games Hall Lunch time All years Table Tennis Club Gym - 15:45 16:45 Years 12 & 13 Fitness Club Fitness Suite 15:45 16:45 Wednesday 16 th November Year 11 Football Games Hall Lunch time Years 10 & 11 Fitness Club Fitness Suite 15:45 16:45 Thursday 17 th November Year 7 Football Games Hall Lunch time All Years Trampoline Club Gym 15:45 16:45 Years 10 & 11 Fitness Club Fitness Suite 15:45 16:45 Friday 18 th November Year 8 Football Games Hall Lunch time Saturday 19 th November Year 8b Grainville Meet 9:10-09:30 Kick off 11:00 collection Please note: fixtures are as per the island fixture calendar but may be subject to mid-week changes due to unforeseen circumstances. Your son will be kept informed of any changes. Please remember to follow us on Twitter for regular updates and