Welcome to Botwell House Catholic Primary School

Head's Welcome

Dear Parents

Welcome to Botwell House Catholic Primary School. Botwell House is a vibrant, caring, Christian community where everyone works together to achieve our catholic mission. Our Mission Statement states that we as a school are

"distinguished by the care, courtesy and concern extended to all its members, regardless of cultural differences and strives to follow the teachings of Jesus Christ to:

Love one another as I have loved you

Through a partnership between home, school and parish and through a broad and balanced curriculum, each valued individual is encouraged to grow in his or her journey of faith and strive towards excellence."

All individuals who are welcomed into our school are valued as unique creations of God. It is our aim to foster within each child a deeper personal relationship with God. We want each young person to become confident, caring, thinking individuals who want to aspire and reach their potential.

We have within our school a harmonious, active learning environment where all children feel safe and secure. Each valued individual will have the opportunity to grow with the support of talented staff who are committed to the development of the whole person and who care about their pupils.

We are now updating our website on a regular basis. Please check here for information.

Virtue of the Week: Respect

PLEASE NOTE: WE ARE RESCHEDULING THE SPORTS DAYS WHICH WERE POSTPONED DUE TO THE HOT WEATHER. THE DATES ARE NOW AS FOLLOWS:

Nursery pm: Wednesday 8th July at 1:30pm

Reception: Tuesday 7th July at 9:30am

Year 1: Tuesday 7th July at 2pm

Year 4: Wednesday 8th July at 9:30am

PLEASE NOTE: If these dates are unable to go ahead due to the weather, we will be unable to reschedule them.

School Fleece Jackets: The order for the fleece jackets has now been submitted. Jackets should be arriving in the first week of September. As the jackets have been so popular we will be submitting a new order in September.

End of year Reports: These will be sent home along with class lists for next year sometime next week, week beginning 6th July. There will be an opportunity for parents to come in and discuss the reports with teachers on Monday 13th July between 4pm and 6pm.

Dates for your diaries: Year 6 production for Year 6 parents: Thursday 2nd and Friday 3rd July at 7pm in the school hall. Tickets available from Mrs Wilkinson.

Year 6 Disco: Wednesday 15th July in the school hall. Details will be sent home with the year 6 children.

End of Year Mass: 9:30am on Friday 17th July in the church. Everyone welcome to come and support the children and staff who are leaving.

Water: Please remember to send in a named bottle of water with a sports cap to drink throughout the day especially now as the weather is getting warmer. Thank you.

Hats: School sun hats are on sale in the office for £2.50 and we recommend children wear these during the sunny weather. These are the ony caps permitted in school. Please also remember to apply suncream to your child on sunny days before you send him/her to school. Thank you.

Sports Days:

Nursery am	Tuesday 30^th June @ 9:30am
Nursery pm CANCELLED	Friday 3^rd July @ 1:30pm
Reception CANCELLED	Tuesday 30^th June @ 2:00pm
Year 1 CANCELLED	Thursday 2^nd July @ 2:00pm
Year 2	Thursday 2^nd July @ 9:30am
Year 3	Monday 29^th June @ 9:30am
Year 4 CANCELLED	Monday 29^th June @ 1:30pm
Year 5	Friday 10^th July @ 9:30am
Year 6	Friday 10^th July @ 1:30pm

BOTWELL SKIP INTO THE RECORD BOOKS!!

On Thursday 30th April, children from Botwell House took part in a nationwide skipping challenge. Schools from all over the country had children skipping for 3 minutes, without stopping, to try and break the Guinness World record. Over 18,000 children took part and we believe this has smashed the current world record. Official confirmation from Guinness will take a number of weeks.

A huge well done to all the children and staff at Botwell House....keep skipping!

Earrings: Please note that earrings are not permitted in school at any time for health and safety reasons. If your child is getting his/her ears pierced, please wait until the beginning of the school summer holiday so that the ears have time for the 6 week healing period. Thank you.

Coats: Please ensure children bring a cardigan/jumper and a coat to school with them every day, even in the sunnier weather as the weather often changes during the day.

School PE kit: All PE kits should include a white t-shirt, navy blue shorts, plimsolls/trainers and spare socks. Track suits may be worn for outdoor PE and are the only optional item. There are several children missing out on PE as they do not have the correct uniform.

Contact Numbers: Please ensure we have up to date contact numbers and any change of address in the school office. This is really important in case we need to contact you in an emergency.

Texting Service: Again, please ensure we have correct mobile numbers as we do use these to send reminders through our school to parents texting service. Thank you.

Beat the bully: Listen to the song composed by a group of our Year 5 and 6 children during a day long workshop on how to beat bullying. We think they have done a brilliant job and hope you enjoy listening to it.

Beat Bullying Song - click here