Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Birthday children

  Thu 05 Aug 2021

  A reminder that your child can wear their own clothes to school when it is their birthday. If your child's birthday falls at the weekend, your child can wear their clothes on the Friday before. If your child has a birthday in the holidays, they may wear their own clothes on the last day of the term before school breaks up. We all want to celebrate your child's birthday! 

   

• Returning to school in September

  Wed 04 Aug 2021

  We hope that you are all enjoying the Summer break and the spells of sunshine! We look forward to seeing pupils from Years 1-6 on Monday 6th September at 8.45am. 

  Parents are asked to enter the school site and drop their child off at the gates that lead to the playground- as has been the case during the Summer term. Staff will be at the gates and on the playground to welcome your child into school.

  School will close at 3.15 for ALL pupils. The gates to the playground will be opened for parents to collect their child from the playground. Pupils will be lined up with their class teacher / support staff. 

  Enjoy the rest of the holidays. 

   

• Have a lovely Summer!

  Wed 21 Jul 2021

  We would like to wish all our families a very happy Summer break. Thank you for the gifts and cards we received- you are so kind and generous.

  Please stay safe and well. We look forward to seeing you on Monday 6th September.

  Godbless

• Good Luck Year 3

  Fri 16 Jul 2021

  We hope that our Year Three pupils have a wonderful First Holy Communion day tomorrow. We will all be praying for our children. Good luck!

• Positive Case at St Columba's school

  Fri 25 Jun 2021

  We have been informed of a positive case in our school. Please see the information  in 'Letters' section for parents. Thank you.

  Stay safe and well.

• Updates to Risk Assessment

  Mon 21 Jun 2021

  Additions to our Risk Assessment on 8^th March 2021 following advice from Birmingham City Council on 18^th June 2021

   

   

  Enhanced area of response: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/further-support-for-birmingham-blackpool-cheshire-east-cheshire-west-and-chester-liverpool-city-region-and-warrington-to-tackle-delta-b16172-v

  BCC: https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/news/article/890/covid-19_birmingham_listed_as_enhanced_response_area

   

   

  • CEV staff are advised to work from home where possible but can attend their place of work if they cannot work from home.

   

  • The government has issued new advice on travel and socialising, including minimising travel into and out of the area (Birmingham) and not taking unnecessary journeys. Dr Varney says that due to Birmingham being an area of enhanced response travel should be minimised to essential trips only.
    No trips to take place- none however have been planned.
     
    If you have trips arranged outside of the Birmingham boundary, we would suggest you rearrange these to locations within the city if possible. All trips will need a robust risk assessment and follow strict safety measures.
  • Trips should be cancelled if any COVID-19 outbreaks are recorded within the setting.
     

  • Sports days can go ahead with pupils and students remaining in their bubbles, and early years children should remain in their consistent groups.  Sports days have been planned and will go ahead with bubbles in place and no mixing.
  • Sports equipment should be regularly cleaned throughout the event. 
  • Spectators must adhere to current social distancing requirements. Where events take place outdoors, spectators can gather in separate groups of up to 30 – the legal gathering limit. Multiple groups of 30 are permitted. No spectators in school.

   

  • Large group gatherings indoors for more than one group should be avoided. This includes assemblies or mass worship. No assemblies or Masses taking place collectively
  • Contact should be minimised between groups. Pupils remain in year group bubbles with no mixing.
  • Outdoor events are generally lower risk but will still require robust planning and measurements in place. A leavers’ celebration or prom that caters for more than one bubble or consistent group can be undertaken, as long as the groups continue to be kept separate.
  • Parents attending outdoor events must adhere to current social distancing requirements. Where outdoors spectators can gather in groups of up to 30 – the legal gathering limit. Multiple groups of 30 are permitted.
  • Robust risk assessments must be in place for the providers.
  • Experiences should be arranged at providers within the Birmingham boundary if possible due to travel restrictions. No visits outside of the Birmingham area.

   

   

• Half Term

  Tue 25 May 2021

  A reminder that school will CLOSE on Thursday 27th May for the half term break and re-open on Tuesday 8th June.

  We hope that you have a lovely half term break and the sun shines too!

  Thank you for all your continued support during this term.

  We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday 8th June at the usual staggered times.

  Stay safe and well.

• Birmingham Children's Trust - awareness video for parents

  Thu 20 May 2021

  Birmingham Children's Trust - awareness video for parents

  Clair Graham, Head of Service for the  EmpowerU exploitation and missing team within Birmingham Children's Trust and Darren from the Epiphany People have produced an awareness video for parents/carers -  it is a message for the parents/ carers in the Birmingham community worried about the wellbeing of their children.

  The video explains that BCT are here to help and support parents/carers, and to ensure that our young people grow up in safer and better environments - free of risk and exploitation.

  Link to video www.youtube.com/watch?v=9i7SMgOZCdw&lc=UgwRpF2wm-8R9kMgxLd4AaABAg

• BIG Brummie Camp Out

  Thu 29 Apr 2021 Minnie
  

• World Earth Day

  Mon 19 Apr 2021

  Thursday is World Earth Day. This year's theme is:

  'Together we can restore our earth.'

   

  On Thursday, children in EYFS and KS1 will be making commitments to how we can look after our world.

  In KS2, pupils will be taking part in a long sustainability project particularly relating to water conservation. 

  As a family, please talk about this over the next few days and how you as a family might try to be more conservation aware.

  Thank you for your support.