Mrs Evans held an online session for parents/carers on Monday 7th March. Please find below a link to the video which was shared during the meeting. If you have any queries please email the school office via stpd@stpd.bwcet.com or call 01207 570316.

https://youtu.be/Zj4nMpqQ-p0

Our Spring term Parents’ Evening session will be held after school on Tuesday 1st and Wednesday 2nd March 2022. Please see the parent guide booklet below to advise on process and testing your system in advance of the booked appointment.

220301 Parents Evening Video – Parent Guide

Birthday Books

At St. Patrick’s, we like to celebrate birthdays and we know that parents and children often like to mark this special occasion with the class. We have recently found a way to not only allow everyone to share in a child’s celebrations at the time, but to provide a lasting reminder of the birthday for years to come.

Instead of bringing cake or sweets into school, we ask that pupils who wish to share a gift with their friends, donate a ‘Birthday Book’ to the school library. This is a lovely way for children to have their special day remembered and for the library to remain well-stocked at a time when funding may not otherwise allow.

For ease, we have created Amazon wish lists, available here.

Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 list

https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/UWRUY02EQ7U2?ref_=wl_share

Year 3 and Year 4 list

https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3S18T3XR097DJ?ref_=wl_share

Year 5 and Year 6 list

https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/M6X7JKN5PKCB?ref_=wl_share

If you would like to purchase a book directly from the list to mark your child’s birthday, you can choose to have it delivered straight to school with a message from you in the parcel. When it arrives, a book plate with your child’s first name, age and the year will be placed in the front of the book. Children will be invited up in assembly to share their book with the school. It will then be placed in the school library so that children can enjoy it for years to come!

If you are keen to purchase a specific book which is not on the list, please contact the school office so we can add it for you or purchases can be made from any other retailers and handed in to school.

Of course, gifting a book is entirely optional. We do, however, ask that cake and sweets are not sent to school. We hope that you and your children are as excited about this new idea as we are. We love birthdays and we love books; this seems the perfect way to marry the two!

Arrangements for the start and the end of the school day were shared in our end of year Newsletter in July. We have copied them below for your ease of reference…

Pupils will return to school on Thursday 2nd September with Breakfast Club at 8am (for those with places confirmed via email) and ‘doors opening’ to all others at 8.45am with registration at 8.55am.

School will finish at;

3pm for Reception

3.05pm – Year 1 and Year 2

3.10pm – Year 3 and Year 4

3.15pm – Year 5 and Year 6

Don’t worry a member of staff will be on hand to guide you through our new arrangements.

Half of our new Reception class are joining us on Thursday 2nd September with the other half on Friday 3rd September. The full class then come together on Monday 6th September. We can’t wait to meet you all!

PE kit days will commence from Monday 6th September with all pupils to wear uniform on Thursday 2nd and Friday 3rd September.

If you have any queries please email diptonstpatricks@durhamlearning.net

Pupils should come to school dressed in their PE kits on the days listed below from Monday 6th September. Reception are to come dressed in uniform and bring their kit on a Monday to practise getting changed in school. (Please note Year 4 do not have PE on a Friday).