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

• Christmas 2021 - Letter from the Headteacher

  Fri 17 Dec 2021

  Dear Parents/Carers,

   

  Once again, I am writing to you at a time of some uncertainty, as the information regarding Covid safety and the new variant continues to take shape. As always, with your generous understanding and support, we continue to work hard to keep our children attending school and Covid-safe. We follow all advice from the UK Health Security Agency and the Department for Education and update our Risk Assessment (which is on the website) accordingly. An update to our Key Information for Parents and Carers will be sent out next week and will be put up on our website and a letter from Liverpool Public Health will also be available.

   

  We have celebrated this special time of year in safe and manageable ways, with our usual beautiful Christmas tree in the pupils’ entrance. It was purchased from our friends, the Clifford Holroyde School Enterprise Group. We chose an 8-foot-tall tree this year.

   

  Our Sixth-formers decorated it, ably assisted by Year 7 pupils. It looks lovely. We have all enjoyed seeing the lights twinkling every day throughout December. The individual form room trees have also added a festive touch to the school and have been decorated by the pupils in each class in their own special ways.

  
  Our Sixth-form Enterprise Group ran a stall at the All Saints Childwall Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony. They were so mature and used their numeracy life-skills expertly to serve customers. Well done everyone!

   

  Ms Barrett has run a Christmas Card design competition this week, for all Key Stages, with prizes for the best efforts. Lots of budding artists as always.

   

  We took part in the Save the Children Christmas Jumper Day appeal on Friday 10th December. Many pupils joined in and £100 was donated. Yet again, it makes us really proud that our pupils and their families are so kind and considerate, thinking of others who are in need and doing what they can to make a difference.

  
  As part of our involvement in the School of Sanctuary project, Miss Groves has led assemblies in each Key stage this week, using the Christmas Story as a starting point for reflection on the experiences of refugees.  Our pupils have thought about what it means to need refuge and the emotions and practical experiences involved. As always, they have been kind and thoughtful in their responses.

   

  Christmas lunch in the School Hall will be run on 2 days next week, Key Stage 3 on Monday 20th December and Key Stage 4 and 5 on Tuesday 21st December. This will allow social distancing and ease of service. It will be the usual fun, festive occasion, with good food, jolly Christmas music and crackers to enjoy. Pupils are expected to wear school uniform on these days but if they would like to wear a Christmas jumper instead of their school jumper or cardigan when their Key Stage has Christmas Lunch they may do so.

  
  The final day of term will be an “own clothes” day if pupils would like to take part. There is no charge. It’s just for fun!  It is, as always, optional. Those who prefer to wear uniform may do so. 
  All our pupils will receive a Christmas gift from the School Governors, as they head home for what we hope will be a safe and Merry Christmas holiday for them and for their families. School closes to pupils at 1pm on Wednesday 22nd December.

  
  We look forward to welcoming everyone back to a very Happy New Year on Wednesday 5th January 2022.

  
  (Given the developing Covid situation, please check for texts as we approach the new term, in case of any change to our plans.)

   

  Kind regards.

  Cath Piercy
   

  

• Save the Children "Own Clothes Day"

  Tue 07 Dec 2021

  On Friday 10th December, C.A.S. will be having an Own Clothes Day to raise funds for Save the Children’s work, in Britain and abroad. We are asking for a £1 donation. If you have a Christmas jumper, feel free to wear it but please don’t buy one specially. Smart, warm “own clothes” will be fine. The donation will be the same. Pupils who prefer to wear uniform may do so. Thank you.

  

• Letter to parents/carers re: Coronavirus Omicron variant

  Tue 30 Nov 2021

  Please see this link for a copy of the Local Authority letter sent home today to all parent(s)/carer(s) regarding the new Omicron variant of coronavirus.

• Fundraising thank you!

  Thu 25 Nov 2021

  At Childwall Abbey we love to take every opportunity to help others when we can and our young people’s generosity makes us very proud.

   

  Many thanks go out to all pupils, parents and carers who kindly supported the Children in Need appeal this year. Our “Own Clothes” Day raised a total of £130 for this very special cause, which benefits so many young people. Well done everyone!

   

  Our next Fundraising effort will be the Save the Children “Christmas Jumper Appeal” on Friday 10^th December 2021. Everyone is encouraged to wear their favourite Christmas jumper to school, or other appropriate “own clothes”. As always, taking part is optional. We ask for the usual donation of £1, all of which will go to support the wonderful work of Save the Children.

  

• Attendance

  Thu 18 Nov 2021

  Please see this link for a copy of the letter regarding attendance sent home to parents/carers on 18/11/2021.

• Happy half-term

  Fri 22 Oct 2021

  As we arrive at the first half-term holiday of this school year, we have an opportunity to reflect on how well the past few weeks of school have gone and to say a huge “Thank-you” to all our wonderful parents, carers, pupils and staff who have worked so hard as a team.

   

  This half-term, we kept in place many of the Covid safety and hygiene measures, to help us stay safe and protect others. We returned to previous start and end of day times, so pupils are in school for all the time they should be. Buses have been mixed from September and we can dismiss pupils from the School Hall at the end of the day. This reduces the amount of time spent waiting for transport. The Friday Rewards “shop” is happening again, the School Library is in use, as are all the Intervention Support rooms. Visitors who provide face to face interventions or assessments for pupils have been back on site. Recently, staff have been able to rearrange desks in classes, to allow pupils to work together in groups, which everyone has enjoyed. The goal after half-term is to extend access to the Art Room, Science Lab and Computing Room to groups other than Key Stage 4. All this brings us much nearer to being our “old selves”.

   

  The vast majority of pupils have behaved very sensibly with regard to Covid Safety. After Half-term, any pupil who wishes to bring a personal water bottle into school may do so. These bottles may not be shared. (This is always an important hygiene rule!). In keeping with our Healthy Schools rules, pupils must not bring juice or any drink except water into school, unless for a medical reason. Clean, fresh drinking water is always available in classes so bringing a water bottle is a choice not an expectation.

   

  Pupils are still asked not to bring personal items into school, especially lanyards or cuddly toys of any size. Bags, if needed must be marked with the pupil’s name and small enough to hang up safely, out of the way.

   

  Covid home-testing kits remain available to all pupils. All pupils have been given some for testing during the holiday. Additional kits can be requested from the school info@childwallabbeyschool email address. We would like to send a big “well done!” to all the Year 7-11 pupils who felt able to have the Covid vaccination last week. They were very brave and mature. This is another step towards keeping everyone safe and well.

   

  Many thanks go out to all our parents and carers for sending your children to school in full uniform and with the appropriate PE kit. They look so smart and ready to learn. Please remember, as the weather gets colder and wetter, that all our pupils need to bring a waterproof coat with a hood and wear appropriate shoes for the autumn and winter months. This is especially important as we are still taking every opportunity to go outside for lessons and during breaktimes.

   

  Keeping Safe has been a theme of some of our assemblies and is always a priority at C.A.S. Please remember that our children can be extremely vulnerable to online harm. The Parents section of the C.A.S. website has a list of Useful Links, which includes –

  • UK Safer internet centre
  • NSPCC Net aware
  • NSPCC Keeping children safe
  • Digital Parenting Magazine

   

  All these links are full of good advice and guidance if you have any concerns regarding your child’s safety online or in other circumstances. We would urge you to be vigilant and seek support if necessary.

   

  Wishing you all a very happy and restful half-term holiday and looking forward to seeing our pupils again on Monday 1^st November 2021.

• Changes to self-isolation guidance

  Wed 01 Sep 2021

  In light of changes made to national policies on self-isolation and to provide information on how COVID-19 will be managed in the school this term, please see this letter from Liverpool City Council.

• Year 11 exam success

  Thu 12 Aug 2021

  Congratulations to all our Year 11 pupils on your exam success. We’re so proud of you!

   

• Important end-of term updates

  Fri 16 Jul 2021

  Key Information for Parents and Carers - July 2021

  Despite predicted lifting of Covid restrictions in wider society, C.A.S. will maintain strict health and safety measures in the new academic year, to protect our community and keep school open. Please see the updated key information document on the Latest News Documents page for important information for parents/carers.

   

  Summer newsletter

  Please see the Latest News Documents page to read our summer newsletter!

   

  Uniform update

  Please see the Latest News Documents page for information about the school uniform.

   

  LCC letter to parents/carers

  The local authority have published a letter to parents/carers regarding the latest information on face coverings, social distancing and testing following changes to the governments roadmap out of lockdown. Please see the Latest News Documents page to read the letter.

   

  LCC Holiday and Activities and Food (HAF) Programme

  Liverpool City Council have published a letter to parents/carers about the #ASummerToRemember holiday activity programme.  The programme is packed with great activities and delicious meals every day. You can read the letter over on the Latest News Documents page.

   

  LCC SEND Sufficiency Consultation 2021

  Liverpool City Council are consulting on the sufficiency of SEND places within the city.  The consultation can be accessed on the LCC Website via the following link.

  https://liverpool.gov.uk/SENDsufficiency

• Covid update for parents/carers

  Mon 21 Jun 2021

  As you will be aware, there is currently a reported increase in positive Covid cases and hospitalisations across the country and specifically in the Liverpool area, mainly involving the Delta Variant. As always, we are being highly vigilant in school, in order to keep pupils, staff and all our community as safe as reasonably possible. We are extremely grateful to all parents and carers for their understanding and compliance regarding testing and isolation requirements if their child is symptomatic.

   

  Currently, the C.A.S. Risk Assessment and Key Information for Parents/carers have not changed. We require all pupils, staff and every member of the wider school community to adhere to these. Social distancing, remaining in “bubbles” and enhanced hygiene measures are essential to keep everyone safe and well. Public Health England advice is that face coverings should be worn in communal areas and classrooms unless someone is medically or otherwise unable to do so.

   

  We have been advised by the Local Authority as of yesterday, that no trips to indoor venues should go ahead. Consequently, our class end of year activities will all be outdoor, take place locally and be socially distanced from people outside our school “bubble”.

   

  Please remember that Lateral Flow home testing kits are available on request from our school office info@childwallabbeyschool.net and we would encourage all parents and carers to take up this offer.