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Friday 9th May, 2025

Collective Worship

This week, we have been focusing on our school vision, in particular, what it means to flourish spiritually.  We introduced the concept of head, heart and hands when we think about spirituality:

Head – I found out about …
Heart – It made me think … it made me feel ….
Hands – so I decided to …

Our reflection this week is to consider what it means to us, as individuals, to flourish spiritually.

Friday 2nd May, 2025

Collective Worship

This week, our focus in collective worship has been the core value of honesty.  We talked about the importance of being honest and accountable for actions.  However, we also thought about filtering our words as they can either uplift or destroy.  Before we speak, we have agreed that we should consider whether what we are about to say is honest, kind, necessary and timely.

Our Worship Leaders took over Thursday’s assembly and introduced this term’s focus of ‘keep learning’.  Thank you very much to the students for leading such a thought provoking assembly.

Friday 2nd May, 2025

Class Photographs

Class photographs will be taking place in school on Wednesday 7th May. Bring those smiles!

Friday 2nd May, 2025

Church Club

Church Club will be on the following dates during the summer term:

Tuesday 6th and 20th May

Tuesday 3rd and 17th June

Tuesday 1st July

If your child would like to come along and they haven’t been before, please see the information below and scan the QR code to complete the permission form.

Church Club

Friday 2nd May, 2025

Elevate After School Sports Club Years 2 and 3

The After School Club run by Elevate Performance Academy on Tuesdays will now be a combined group for Years 2 and 3. If you have a child in Year 2 or Year 3 who might be interested in joining the sports club, please contact the school by emailing info@chur-ascen.dudley.sch.uk and we can advise how to pay. There will be no club on Thursdays this term.

Please see the letter below for more information.

Elevate Y2

Friday 2nd May, 2025

HENRY (Health, Exercise, Nutrition for the Really Young)

HENRY (Health, Exercise, Nutrition for the Really Young)

In Dudley, starting this May, a range of free HENRY programmes are available for parents and carers with children aged 0-12 and for those expecting a baby.

Please see the information below for the various programmes that we have been asked to share with our families:

Preparation for parenthood Dudley leaflet

Prep for parenthood poster A3

Healthy Families Right from the Start DUDLEY poster

Healthy Families Right from the Start – DUDLEY leaflet with QR code

Healthy Families Growing Up ONLINE DUDLEY poster with QR code

Healthy Families Growing Up DUDLEY leaflet

Thursday 10th April, 2025

Friends of Dudley Performing Arts Tesco Vote

Exciting News!!

We need your help – vote for

Friends of Dudley Performing Arts at Tesco.

The Friends of Dudley Performing Arts are one of the chosen charities for ‘Tesco Stronger Starts’ from now till the end of June.

To vote, you will need to make a purchase within a Tesco store of any value, and you will receive one token per transaction. Please then pop your token in the Friends of DPA section of the voting unit near the exit of the store.

The stores taking part are as follows –

Lye Top Bell Express DY9 8AS
Oldswinford Express DY8 1RD
Stourbridge Crown Centre Extra DY8 1YD
Stourbridge Audnam Express DY8 4YR

 

The project with the highest number of votes across the region will receive up to £1,500. Let’s make the Friends of DPA the winners of the public vote so the funds will go into providing music opportunities for children in the Dudley borough.

So please help support us next time you visit Tescos!!

Thursday 10th April, 2025

New Lunch Menus

Please see the new menus below which will be available after Easter:-

Thursday 10th April, 2025

School Meal Price Increase

Thursday 10th April 2025
Dear Family
Following many discussions between the Trust and AIP, we are writing to inform you of an upcoming change to school meal prices after the Easter holidays. Starting from Monday, 28th April, the cost of a school meal will increase to £2.65.
This adjustment reflects increases in National Insurance and the minimum wage, which have impacted overall costs. We understand the challenges that family budgets face and have worked hard to keep this increase as minimal as possible while continuing to provide nutritious and high-quality meals for our children. To further support this, we have used feedback from parents, carers and children and collaborated closely with AiP to design new menus that we hope will appeal to children’s tastes while meeting national nutritional standards. These menus are available to view on the school website and we hope you will have a look at them with your child.
We would also like to remind you that all children in Reception, Year 1, and Year 2 are entitled to a daily school meal, free of charge, under the Universal Infant Free School Meals (UIFSM) scheme. We strongly encourage parents of children in these year groups to take advantage of this provision. There is no requirement to register, simply book a meal using the school meal ordering system.
Thank you for your understanding and continued support.
Yours sincerely
Mrs L Mason