St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
 

 

The Saint Benedict’s News

 
Friday, 12th February 2010     
 6th Sunday Ordinary Time
Luke 6:17.20-26

 

LENT IS COMING - As you know, we will celebrate Ash Wednesday during half term. Don’t miss the opportunity to start Lent off well and wear your Ashes with pride.

As ever, we are sending home a ‘Calendar for Lent’. We hope this will help you mark the journey through this season of prayer, fasting and almsgiving. You will also receive a sponsor form for our CAFOD fundraising. It is some time since we have used the ‘sponsor’ method. Please follow the instructions carefully, particularly concerning GIFT AID.

 

OUR NEW BISHOP - Monsignor Mark Davies will be ordained for the Diocese of Shrewsbury by Bishop Brian on February 22nd. In keeping with church tradition we will make a Novena  prayer for Mark in the nine days prior to his ordination. The prayer is issued this evening and I encourage you to make it part of your family prayer next week. On the reverse is a prayer for the day of ordination too.

 

In this Year for Priests we pray to St John Vianney for all members of the clergy.

 

HEALTHY SCHOOLS STATUS – We are currently reviewing our local area status and aiming to apply for National Accreditation. In the past our daily use of water bottles, commitment to healthy food options and opportunities for play have helped us. Please consider how you and your child can show continued support for healthy options.

A good start might be a review of playtime snacks. Do we really need to send our children to school with crisps and chocolate bars?

Y6 offer their top five alternatives to crisps and chocolate:

1.        Fruit & Veg – be creative

2.       Go Ahead bars and the like

3.       Bread sticks & crackers

4.       Nuts & seeds

5.      Visit the Snack Bar

 

 

DIARY

 

Feb. 12

School closes for half term

PTA PUPIL DISCO

 

6.00 - 8.00 p.m.

 17

Ash Wednesday

Mass 9.30 a.m. 7.30 p.m.. St  Benedict’s church

 22

Joint Catholic Cluster training day

Ordination of new Bishop Msgr. Mark Davies

Romero Centre, AHCC

St Anthony’s, Wythenshawe

 23

School re-opens

 

 24

Mass 9:30 am all welcome

St Benedict’s Church

 28

Parish/School Mass 10:30 am

St Benedict’s Church

Mar.  2

Y6 Reconciliation Service

Classroom

   9

Y5 Reconciliation Service

Classroom

 16

Y4 Reconciliation Service

Classroom
 

Child benefit will no longer be taken into account as income for housing benefit and council tax benefit claims

 

This change will allow many low income families who may not have been entitled in the past, or have never claimed previously, to receive extra financial help towards their rent and or council tax costs.

Cheshire East now offer advice on all benefits and other financial help that may be available to you

If you think you may benefit from these changes the following contact numbers will be helpful

Cheshire East – 0300 123 5500

Housing Benefit, Council Tax – 01625505501

Child Benefit – 01625 302 1444

If you require any support we have a family support worker attached to our school who will be happy to support you with any queries you may have
 

 

 

 

                

 
 

EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES – Spring

 

Day

Activity

Time

Monday

Recorders

Macc Town FC (Feb. 1 –Mar.22)

Jazz Band

3:30 - 4:45

5:00 – 5:45

Tuesday

Woodwind

3:30 – 4:30

Wednesday

Dance Club

3:30 – 4:30

Thursday

Gardening Club

3:30 – 4:30

Friday

Drama Club

3:30 – 4:30

 

  
  
  
  
  
 
 

 

 

 

 

CJM MUSIC – Popular Catholic singing/songwriting duo Boyce & Stanley, will be performing a concert of contemporary Christian music on Sunday 28th Feb (6pm) at St Anthony’s RC Church, Wythenshawe. Incorporating dynamic praise and soulful worship this will be an inspiring, uplifting evening. Check out http://www.cjmmusic.com/ for further details.

 

PTA NEWS  School Disco “Wear Something Red”. 

We look forward to seeing everyone at the School Disco tonight – hope the adults can stay and enjoy a drink and catch up in the bar area too!  

 

For those who have very kindly volunteered to help out, please could you arrive at around 5:45 pm.  We could still use one to two more volunteers, so please just turn up if you can help – even if it’s for just an hour.  We’d really appreciate it!

 

Supporting our Ex-Pupils

A local group, which includes a number of ex St Benedict’s pupils, is currently raising money to help take the elderly and disabled on a Pilgrimage to Lourdes later this year.  The group will look after the visitors for their entire stay - taking them to mass, providing entertainment and generally being a friend.  The fundraisers include a number of talented musicians and an able DJ!  The PTA is supporting their efforts by employing the group to provide our disco tonight, rather than the usual DJ.  We’ll also look for further opportunities to put business their way whenever we can, rather than paying an outside organisation.   I’m sure you’ll agree it’s great that we can use our event schedule to support such a worthy commitment.

 

HAITI

We raised the sum of £499.79 for the earthquake appeal which we have sent off to CAFOD today.

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION 2010

The company ‘Growing Trendz’ supply all Communion wear including dresses and accessories.  They offer a 7% donation to school or church when you make a purchase. http://www.growingtrendz.co.uk/

Address: 1 Wilmslow Rd, Cheadle, Cheshire SK8 1DW
 
"Prefer absolutely nothing to the love of Christ."  St. Benedict