Dear Parents

I hope you have all enjoyed a happy and relaxing Christmas and I would like to start this newsletter by wishing you, on behalf of all the staff at St Wulstan's, a very happy new year! We would also like to thank you once again for the Christmas gifts so many children gave to staff at the end of last term. Your generosity is very much appreciated as are the many kind comments and expressions of thanks for all the hard work that the staff do throughout the year. Thank you again.

Through the parish newsletter Mr Greg Kelly has asked to pass on his gratitude for all your generous donations to our local foodbank.

'This week, due to the extraordinary generosity of parishioners and particularly the parents of children at St. Wulstan's Catholic Primary School, we have delivered a total of 541.81 lbs, (246.28 Kg), of food and toiletries to the Foodbank. Of this total, the school children provided nearly half of it, viz. 264.35 lbs, (120.16 Kg). Many thanks to you all. Greg Kelly, SVP.'

On Thursday 15 February our Year 5 children will be performing at Birmingham Town Hall along with children from Hagley Catholic High School and its feeder schools. This will be the 6th annual concert at the Town Hall and they have been absolutely fantastic in previous years and this year's concert I am sure will be equally good. Tickets for this concert are now available and an order form has been sent to Year 5 parents. There is no limit to the number of tickets you can buy so please encourage family and friends to attend. Further details regarding a coach for parents on the evening will be sent out shortly.

Please see the calendar tab on our website for further important dates this term.

We are pleased to announce that this term we will be accepting payments online for school meals, trips, and much more, using a secure service called ParentPay. Many of you with children at high school will already be familiar with this system. We believe that this will give parents a more flexible and convenient way to pay for school meals and in time school trips. This will eradicate the need to send in weekly menu forms and cash as everything will be done online. A letter will be sent home next week and you will receive your unique ParentPay Account activation code details in order to enrol. A notification via the school app will be sent as soon as these letters are distributed so you can check your child's bag.

We look forward to another exciting and busy term, if at any time you have a concern or need to speak to me or your class teacher please do not hesitate to contact us.

K E Savage