CHRIST CHURCH CofE
FIRST SCHOOL & NURSERY
Frome, Somerset
Free School Meal vouchers during the Summer Holiday, For information about Edenred vouchers please click on the link below. Thank you.
JOB VACANCIES
Caretaker/Cleaner-in-Charge
required for 1st September 2020
(although we would be flexible for the right candidate)
Click here to find out more.
Lunchtime Server
required for 1 September 2020
Click here to find out more.
To find out about how to activate an Edenred FSM vouchers account, please click here.
Nursery 2020 starters!
A letter for parents and carers
Please click here to take a virtual tour of the Nursery via video.
Click here to see letters to the parents and carers of children starting in Nursery in September 2020:
1. Letter about NURSERY welcome session on 4th September
2. Letter about NURSERY September arrangements - start times. school lunches, etc
Reception 2020 starters!
Take a virtual tour!
Please click here to see outwo special welcome videos:
1. Virtual tour of Reception (Diamond and Pearl) classrooms and “Hello!" from teachers!
2. Welcome message and story (Pigs Might Fly by Jonathan Emmett)
A letter for parents and carers
Please click here to see letters to the parents and carers of children starting in Reception in September 2020:
1. Letter about SCHOOL welcome session for Reception pupils on 4th September
2. Letter about SCHOOL September arrangements for all year groups - uniform, PE, start times, school lunches, etc
Welcome sessions: Friday 4 September 2020
You and your child(ren) are warmly invited to attend a one-hour welcome session on Friday 4th September. This will be an opportunity to meet Diamond and Pearl staff and for the children to meet some of the other children in their class. Weather permitting, sessions will be outdoors and will involve activities for you to share with your child(ren).
Please note: Sessions may need to be done is small groups (“bubbles”) due to social distancing requirements. More information will follow closer to the date. For now, please keep Friday 4th September free in your diary. Thank you.
IMPORTANT: Starting school dates
Week commencing 7th September:
Reception children attend, mornings only (8.30-11.45am)
Week commencing 14th September:
Reception children attend, mornings only (8.30-11.45am)
Week commencing 21st September:
Reception children attend, mornings plus lunch (8.30am-12.45pm)
(Yes! We start staying for lunch!)
Week Commencing: 28th September:
Reception children start full-time, whole day (8.30am-2.40pm)
Christ Church C of E First School and Nursery says, “Thank you, Frome!"
Click here to read about our partnership with Fair Frome to ensure families have enough food.
Our school’s inclusive
Christian vision
We want Christ Church to be a shining example of Jesus' love and kindness. We are an inclusive Christian learning community where everyone is welcome and valued, and all are inspired to be the best they can be. We want all children to thrive and flourish in every way, developing a love of learning, discovering their unique strengths and talents, and growing in character and confidence so that their light shines brightly for all to see.
This is what Ofsted inspectors say about Christ Church:
Who are we?
Where are we?
What makes us tick?
We are proud of our school and the community it serves. We trust this website gives you a flavour of who we are, what we do and why Christ Church C of E First School really is the friendliest, most nurturing, most exciting, most ambitious first school in Somerset.
Christ Church is a Somerset County Council co-educational day school and nursery for children aged two to nine. Situated in inspiring and spacious school grounds in the south of the market town of Frome, less than ten miles from Longleat Safari Park, Christ Church provides an idyllic environment for children’s early physical, intellectual, spiritual, moral, social and cultural development.
We believe a great school overflows with the sound of cheerful children playing and learning with their friends. Yes, academic standards are important and learning is at the heart of all that we do, and, like other schools, we want every girl and boy to achieve their academic potential. But, at Christ Church, we believe a first class education should value excellent character (being kind, friendly and honest) every bit as much as academic effort (hard work, progress and attainment). Equally importantly: we believe school should be fun.
Click here to read more about what makes our school so awesome.
Click here to read our school Privacy Notice.
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Christian values
At the heart of all we do. -
Beautiful environment
A lovely place to learn. -
We believe school should be fun
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Out of school clubs and trips
Amazing activities for all. -
Christian values
Nurturing curiosity, creativity, ambition and resilience.
Noticeboard
Is your child 5-19?
Are you looking for confidential help and support?
Click here for information about a safe and easy way to contact your Somerset County Council School Nursing Team.
Fair Frome
Food at Five Takeaway
@ Christ Church School
(outside the The Key Centre)
Starting Monday 22nd June, 5-6pm weekly
FREE to anyone on benefits or low income
Strict social distancing and hygiene practices will be in place and we kindly ask you help us with this to keep everyone safe
For details, click here.
Year 4 End-of-year Activities
(posted 9.30am, 16/6/20)
Dear Year 4 Parents,
As mentioned in the letter sent out last week we are planning to organise some special end-of-year activities for our Year 4 pupils. Government guidance has now confirmed we can do this at the end of the summer term.
These would be afternoon only sessions and would include:
* A campfire and games (instead of camp).
* A barbecue and sports (instead of the leavers’ party and sports day).
* A leavers’ activity afternoon and presentation (instead of a leavers’ assembly).
These would need to be in small groups and social distancing would also be needed. We are unfortunately also unable to have parents on site for these. Please could you confirm whether or not you would like your Year 4 child to attend these sessions by email to homelearning.sch152@educ.somerset.gov.uk by Thursday 18 June.
The new normal (with social distancing and leanring bubbles) is very different from what went before:
Letter to parents/carers (dated 12/6/20) about what is happening at school over the next few weeks - priorities, social distancing, "bubbles", waiting lists, Year 4 children.
Letter to parents/carers (dated 22/5/20) about how school and nursery reopened on 1 June 2020.
1st June 2020 onwards NEW start and finish times
NURSERY BUBBLE
Drop off: KEY CENTRE PEDESTRIAN GATE @ 8.15am
Pick up: KEY CENTRE PEDESTRIAN GATE @ 11.15am
DIAMOND BUBBLE
Drop off: SMALL PLAYGROUND PEDESTRIAN GATE @ 8.30am
Pick up: SMALL PLAYGROUND PEDESTRIAN GATE @ 2.20pm
RUBY BUBBLE
Drop off: KEY CENTRE PEDESTRIAN GATE @ 8.30am
Pick up: KEY CENTRE PEDESTRIAN GATE @ 2.20pm
PEARL BUBBLE
Drop off: SMALL PLAYGROUND PEDESTRIAN GATE @ 8.50am
Pick up: SMALL PLAYGROUND PEDESTRIAN GATE @ 2.40pm
AMBER BUBBLE
Drop off: KEY CENTRE PEDESTRIAN GATE @ 8.50am
Pick up: KEY CENTRE PEDESTRIAN GATE @ 2.40pm
Christ Church School Nursery
Booking now for September 2020.
Spaces for children in all age groups.
Phone Christ Church for more information about how to apply: 01373 463781
Or click here to find out more about Nursery fees and see our admissions policy and download a booking form.
Keeping children safe during the COVID-19 pandemic
We have produced two special policies to help us keep children safe during school closure and reopening:
COVID-19 Annex 1 - is about safeguarding
COVID-19 Annex 2 - is about pupil behaviour
Letters and Sounds for home and school
All lessons are introduced by celebrities, including children’s TV presenters, which adds an exciting addition to the lessons. A new phonics lesson is uploaded every day, Monday to Friday. After upload, each lesson is then archived and available to watch at any time. There are three sets of daily lessons to choose from and we suggest your child starts with one set of lessons most suitable to their year group and reading ability. If you’re not sure which lessons your child should watch or your child finds the lessons too difficult, then please contact your child's class teacher. They will be able to recommend which lessons are the most appropriate for your child.
FREE e-Books, e-Magazines and e-Audio available from Somerset Libraries
These organisations offer help and advice to people suffering domestic abuse:
Domestic Violence Helpline, free and open 24hrs - 0808 2000 247
Domestic Violence Assist, which helps obtain emergency injunctions - 0800 195 8699
Latest Newsletter and important letters:
Click here to view all Newsletters and letters.
Please visit your child's class page to see class specific letters.
FROME TIMES ARTICLE:
Christ Church supports Fair Frome foodbank
To read the Frome Times (26/3/20) article, click here.
FROME TIMES ARTICLE:
2019 end of year report from Christ Church
To read the Frome Times (2/1/20) article, click here.
FROME TIMES ARTICLE:
Christ Church shines brightly for Ofsted inspectors!
To read the Frome Times (7/11/19) article, click here.
To find out more about our October 2019 Ofsted inspection, click here.
Now That's What I Call
Christ Church!
Not every school releases an album of eight original songs but,
with the help of Rocktopus, that is exactly what we have done!
Limited edition CD now available for just £9.99
(£2.50 to school PTFA and £2.50 to Toilet Twinning)
Track titles:
1) Be a Global Neighbour
2) Everyone deserves a place to do their business
(the Toilet Twinning song)
3) I’ll be a good friend
4) Save our world today
5) Come learn with me!
6) Jesus helps us make good choices (the Zacchaeus song)
7) Say thank you! (the Ten Lepers song)
8) We can overcome our fears (the David and Goliath song)
To read the lyrics to all eight songs click here.
To listen to the whole album for FREE just click here.
