Well done to our Beech Class Minnie Vinnies for their hard work this morning managing the food bank collection, and thank you to everyone who donated. 

The Chichester Foodbank will be arriving in their van on Monday to collect all of your donations and to get them to those who really need their help! 

The arrival of the coronavirus pandemic in early 2020 led to an explosion in the use of online learning across the globe as an estimated 1.2 billion children of all ages were required to stay at home as schools closed in an effort to contain the virus.

As we have gone past the summer holidays and into the new school year, many children will still need to take many or most of their classes online. Even before COVID-19, however, there was high growth and adoption in new education technology that makes use of the internet to allow for remote or distance e-learning – and that trend looks set to continue.

There are many different aspects to a shift to online learning including the availability of fast internet access and learning devices, changes in teaching styles and approaches, and software solutions to provide an effective learning experience.

The Association of Adult and Child online Safety Specialist decided to look at a key social aspect of online learning: parental concerns and efforts to alleviate them by using software controls. To that end, they developed an online survey comprising 22 inter-related questions and approached parents in both the United States and the United Kingdom for their experiences.

Over the course of June 2020, we received 1,173 responses; 707 of them from the US and the remainder, 466, from the UK. The Association are confident this represents a statistically relevant and representative sample of parents in both countries.

This report details the results of that survey, complete with an analysis of the current situation as it relates to online learning and parental controls, as well as some pointers for additional research and recommendations for improvement. We have also produced an accompanying infographic to make the results more readily digestible.

Take a look here for the report and here for the infographic

In aid of ‘The Parish Community Fund’ - supporting our families in financial crisis via:

Link:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/st-richard039s-community-fund

It’s Half Term!! We’re so excited for tomorrow & …       The St Richard’s

Big Camp Out!

We hope to see you there!!

24 Hours of fun

from

12pm Saturday 23^rd May – 12pm Sunday 24^th May

Camp in your garden, make a den in your lounge or your bedroom!

We present…

The final itinerary with all the links & information you will need!

Things to do today – Friday

1. If you have not already done so – we recommend you sign up to the St Richard’s primary School Facebook page for optimum engagement. This is a closed group & your membership needs to be approved. Only group members can see your posts.

https://m.facebook.com/groups/2541060616116739/?ref=group_browse

We will posting links directly from the Facebook page throughout the event. All you will need to do is click on the link. If, however, you do not wish to join Facebook, that’s absolutely fine - you have all the links you need here in this email.

1. Arrange calls between your children’s friends. We really want this event to bring our community together, to let our children get in touch and chat with friends. Think about using apps like Houseparty, Zoom, Facetime, Skype to allow children to communicate. Or just phone a friend! Of course, remember to always supervise your children’s use of the Internet & consider online safety.

1. Start writing and sharing your camp snack recipes on Facebook.

Please note: The You Tube videos will appear just before the scheduled time so don’t worry if you visit early and nothing is there!!

Saturday

On the morning of 23^rd

Pitch up. Write recipes. Sort fancy dress. Get ready for fun!

Action: Start posting you photos to the school Facebook page.

From 12 midday…

12pm             Mr Field’s welcome

                        Link:

                        https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kAPX6PKzkcOi560aSZKEw?view_as=subscriber

Time to share! Post your camp recipes, photos of your camp snacks, your camp, your fancy dress & silly hats to the school Facebook page.

2:00pm         Live broadcast through Twitch from Mrs Courquin’s camp (link to follow via ParentMail and FaceBook).         Shout outs for birthdays etc

                        https://www.twitch.tv/strichardsbigcampout/?no-reload=true

2:30pm         Time to chat! Organise your Face Time or Zoom or House party calls etc for groups of your children’s friends. Share your camp with your friends and have a good catch up! (Parents to organise this between friends.)

3:00-4.30pm   Tune in to Archie Courquin-Marshall’s DJ set via Twitch. Archie (former pupil now in Y8 at SPH), broadcasts a chilled out afternoon garden session of Funk & Soul classics.          

                        Ask for a shout out on Facebook & we’ll try our best to send out a live message during the set!

Link:   https://www.twitch.tv/strichardsbigcampout/?no-reload=true

5:00pm         Mr Field’s Family Quiz - Just for fun – via The Big Camp Out YouTube channel:

Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kAPX6PKzkcOi560aSZKEw?view_as=subscriber

7:00pm         Bed Time Stories via ‘The Big Camp Out’ YouTube Channel. Teachers and Teaching Assistants share some of their favourite stories…

Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kAPX6PKzkcOi560aSZKEw?view_as=subscriber

(Stories will be available to view on YouTube until 31^st May)

Sunday Morning…

Wakey Wakey – Rise and Shine!

Post photos of your camp breakfast. Who has the craziest morning hair?

9:30am         Live-Streamed Sunday Mass from St Richard’s

                        Link:

http://www.strichardschichester.co.uk/

10:30am       P.E. with Mrs Wojcik and Miss Moore via YouTube

Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kAPX6PKzkcOi560aSZKEw?view_as=subscriber

12pm             Time to say farewell! Live Stream via Twitch to close. Answers to Mr Field’s Quiz.

                        Link:   https://www.twitch.tv/strichardsbigcampout/?no-reload=true

In aid of ‘The Parish Community Fund’ - supporting our families in financial crisis via:

Link:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/st-richard039s-community-fund

Train to Teach at St Richards Primary School 

Where every lesson shapes a life. 

To find out more about teacher training please contact Mr J Field on 01243 784549 or by email: office@st-richardsschool-chichester.org.uk

We are delighted to announce that Barry Mockett has been elected as Chair of the Governors following the meeting on Monday. We would like to say a huge thank you to Mike Beal for his many years of hard work as Chair, he will however be staying on as a Governor. We also are pleased to announce Lisa Page-Berelian, who was previously a Parent Governor as a Foundation governor.

Great news! 

We’ve registered with easyfundraising, it’s a great site where you can help St. Richards Catholic Primary School Chichester raise funds simply by doing your everyday online shopping! 

Over 4,000 big name retailers are included, such as Amazon, Argos, John Lewis, ASOS, eBay, Boden and M&S.

Every time you shop, we receive a small donation to say ‘thank you!’ It’s completely free and over £27M has been raised for causes just like us so far. 

We want to raise as much as possible so please sign up and help us at https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/strichardspschichester/

A HUGE Thank you to everyone who voted in the Tesco Bags of Help Scheme during May and June.

We have managed to secure £2000 funding which will be going towards rejuvenating our outdoor learning and garden areas, including the Prayer Garden and Nature Garden.

We couldn't have done this without your help and that of your friends and family who also voted!

We are LIVE! 

Dort forget to drop into either the Tesco Express on South Street or the main Fishbourne Tesco's to vote for St.Richard's school with your blue tokens. 

Catholic Children’s

Society - Lenten    Appeal 2019 

“Shine your Light”

This year we will be   supporting the Catholic Children’s Society as part of our Lenten Appeal ‘Shine Your Light’.

The appeal will focus on talents and children will learn about how they can use their talents to make the world a brighter place, and how the CCS helps to bring light to the lives of disadvantaged children. 

We would be grateful if you could support your children in their fundraising during Lent. The children will be bringing home a collection box, all funds raised will go to CCS     supporting the charity in providing mental health service, family support, and emergency grants to local vulnerable children and families.

If you would prefer to donate on line you can do so by   following this link. Thank you for your support.