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Welcome Service 2020

Fri 11 Sep 2020

Please click here to view our virtual Welcome Service - September 2020.

DfE September 2020 Leaflet

Fri 11 Sep 2020

As we welcome pupils back to school full-time for the autumn term, the Department for Education have created an information leaflet for parents. Click here to access this leaflet.

Mrs Ball's Journey to Japan

Thu 02 Apr 2020

During the half term holiday, whilst pupils and staff were resting and preparing themselves for the second half of the autumn term, Mrs Ball travelled half way around the world to Japan.

She travelled there as part of a visit arranged by the Japan Foundation to look at language teaching in their schools.

During her visit, she met with teachers, school leaders and the Education Secretary to discuss and share ideas.

Upon her return, Mrs Ball said "I had an amazing time in Japan! I've got so many ideas for us!" We will be looking at learning Japanese at Christ Church and plans are already underway to run a Japanese club after school in the spring term.

Updates regarding Covid19

Fri 20 Mar 2020

News Updates:

* From Monday 23rd March, school is closed to ALL children, except those whose parents have been spoken to today to confirm their place.

20th March 2020

* Oxford (Year R), Hereford (Year 1) and Lichfield (Year 5) will be closed on Friday 20th March due to Staff Shortages.

* Some delays have been reported with Parent Mail - as soon as it is running again, letters and notices will be sent out to parents and carers.

* Letter from Christ Church (Erith) CofE Primary School regarding 'Educational Provision for children of ‘Critical Workers’ /_files/A4B5AAEEAE121C0BD3A4C9B1CA592B01.pdf

19th March 2020

* Letter from Trinitas Academy Trust regarding Covid-19 and School Closure /_files/5C358C0A22E5D45ABBFE6924AF2A17D1.pdf

* Letter from Christ Church (Erith) CofE Primary regarding Covid-19 and School Closure /_files/B3A8E434FEDCF262DC1EE627360DBB25.pdf

18th March 2020

* Hereford Class (Year 1) and Oxford Class (Year R) will be closed on Thursday 19th March and until further notice due to Staff Shortages.

* Dear parents and carers, please note: if you report your child as absent due to self-isolation, please remember they cannot return to school for 14 days, as per the government's advice about self-isolation. Keep well and we'll see you again soon!

* Sadly Worcester Class' Trip to Lesnes Abbey Woods on Tuesday 24th March has been cancelled.

* Please note from Monday 23rd March 2020 all internal and external clubs (including boosters) will be cancelled.

* Letter from Trinitas Academy Trust regarding Covid-19: /_files/9ABC20F595E86247870A6D45549C0B04.pdf

10th March 2020

* Letter from Trinitas Academy Trust regarding Covid-19: /_files/AD0DC3A4F47B1984A048A177C9110D79.pdf

Work for Pupils who are Learning at Home:

http://www.christchurch.bexley.sch.uk/page/?title=Learning+at+Home&pid=200

Government Website for Advice:

https://www.gov.uk/government/topical-events/coronavirus-covid-19-uk-government-response

NHS Website for Advice:

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

Christ Church Tree Festival

Wed 04 Dec 2019

The Christ Church School Christmas tree is up and decorated!

Make sure you visit the Christ Church Tree Festival to see it!

http://www.erithctf.co.uk/ectf_home.html

Remembrance

Fri 15 Nov 2019

The school gathered in our two halls at 10:45am: pupils, teachers, support staff, administrative staff and site staff. Pupils from Year 4 welcomed everyone and began our act of Remembrance; speaking about the beginning of Remembrance day, the role of the British Legion in supporting service personnel and the families of those in our armed forces, and why we choose to celebrate Remembrance Day. They also spoke about the importance of the 2 minute silence, and that it is our opportunity to think, reflect or pray for those who have given their lives in service of our country.

Children shared work they had created in readiness for Remembrance

Pupils also performed "Keep the home fires burning" and "Pack up your troubles"

At 11:00am, everyone able stood up and held a 2 minute silence. It was incredibly moving to see nearly 600 pupils and adults standing in silence as a mark of respect. As a school we are incredibly proud of our pupils' understanding of Remembrance and that even our youngest children in EYFS were able to partake.

Members of our local community were also able to join us for our act of Remembrance, and commented how lovely the service was and how kind the school were to open their doors for others to join them.

We look forward to welcoming many of our elderly members of our local community to our tea party on Thursday afternoon.

Dispersal Zones on Bexley Borough

Fri 01 Nov 2019

A Dispersal power is a flexible power which the Police can use to disperse anti social individuals. The power is preventative as it allows officers to deal instantly with someone’s behaviour and nip the problem in the bud before it escalates.

Successes recognised by Bexley Borough

Fri 01 Nov 2019

Congratulations to Reggie, Yilin and Malachi for their hard work, commitment and dedication to their learning. All three were awarded certificates at the Civic Offices last term.

Visit to Parliament

Mon 04 Jul 2016

On Monday 4th July 2016, Miss Cornish joined teachers from across the country to visit Parliament for the week. They were part of the Teachers' Institute programme for Education in Parliament. The week was packed with talks from guest speakers and yours inside the Houses of Parliament. Miss Cornish was lucky enough to have her photograph with the speaker, John Bercow. Miss Cornish is now looking forward to sharing everything that she learnt at Parliament, with us in school.

Christ Church gets a Labradoodle!

Thu 16 Jun 2016

We are very excited to announce that the school, with full support from the staff has decided to take on a school dog. Our school dog is being specially trained to work with children and there are many benefits to having a school dog, including:

· calming effect on pupils, particularly those with behavioural or learning difficulties

· improved behaviour and concentration, reduced stress and improved self-esteem

· encouraging expression and participation in more withdrawn children

· fostering a sense of responsibility

· motivating pupils to think and to learn, as children have a high level of natural interest in, enthusiasm for and enjoyment of animals

· encouraging respect and thereby improving pupils' relationships with each other, parents and teachers

· teaching children to nurture and respect life

· helping work undertaken with the most vulnerable children, and educational improvements with low achievers

· helping children build confidence in reading (click here for more details)

Our school dog will also be trained to work with children who have special needs, suffer bereavement or who are upset in any way and in need of calm, comfort and space before being able to tell an adult what has upset them. Our dog will also be available to work with children (and adults) who have had bad experiences with dogs or other animals. With parental permission, over a period of time children who react fearfully to dogs will be supported in approaching, handling and gaining confidence in managing their fear.

We will use a variety of different techniques to support our dog in understanding his place in school. One of the many ideas is that by ignoring him when he first arrives in school and when we are reunited with him throughout the day, he is clear about leadership. Whilst it does seem quite unkind to people, it ensures that our new dog is settled and not running and jumping when he meets new people which is what we want when he is in school.

While the dog’s main place of residence will be the office area, which is secure and separate from the classrooms, children will able to interact with the dog under strict supervision at certain times of the week as long as parental permission has been given. The dog will not be given access to other visitors without supervision and mutual consent.

Labrador and Poodle cross-breeds are by nature gentle and friendly creatures. They are also superb working dogs. We hope the children will gain a great deal of enjoyment from having their school dog and that he becomes an established part of life at Christ Church (Erith) C of E Primary School.

Once our dog is named and settled in school, we'll upload lots of pictures of him 'in action' around the school.

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