Christian Ethos
Christ Church (Church of England) Infant School and Nursery aims to provide, within a Christian Foundation, the highest standards of education and care.
We recognise and celebrate the limitless potential of all our young children and seek to maximise their natural enjoyment of and enthusiasm for learning.
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Our policy documents for RE and Collective Worship can be found here.
Christian Vision
“Grow and learn together with God by our side”
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Mission statement
“Working together to build a strong foundation through Faith and learning”
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'Start children off on the way they should go and even when they are old they will not turn from it.' Proverbs 22:6
Christian Values
At Christ Church we have chosen to focus on six core values. These are: Respect, Kindness, Honesty, Love, Friendship, Perseverance
Useful Documents
Statement of Intent
Our distinctively Christian ethos contributes to Christ Church as a centre of learning excellence inclusive to all. Through living out our core Christian values – respect, kindness, honesty, love, friendship and perseverance – we are a community in which all our members are respected and valued, and can flourish as human beings equally created in the image of God. As a school we provide an engaging, well balanced and inspirational curriculum through which every child’s potential may be fulfilled. Through positive encouragement and nurturing, each child has the opportunity to develop to the full – socially, emotionally, spiritually and academically – so as to be equipped with the life skills needed to live as a valued and valuable member of society.
How is Collective Worship Organised in School?
Collective Worship plays an important part in the life of our school. Worship at Christ Church Infant School is held daily and provides an opportunity to praise God through reading the Bible, stories, prayers and songs. It is rooted in the knowledge that God loves us as unique individuals made in the image of God.
Worship begins with the lighting of three candles and an introit and closes with prayer.
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Weekly Overview
Monday
Whole school Worship led by Mrs Lunn/Mrs Blower
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Tuesday
Open the Book - led by a team of volunteers from Christ Church, Tettenhall Wood which include Foundation Governors.
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Wednesday
Classroom Worship - following school themes and Christian Festivals during the school year.
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Thursday
Songs for Worship.
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Friday
Celebration Worship to celebrate achievements and give thanks for our education.
Nursery
Nursery join us for whole school worship every Tuesday as well as having their own worship session in Nursery once a week.
To enhance community links we invite various people from the community into school to talk to the children. These include: The Police, Fire Service and School Crossing Patrol.
We have established productive links with Tettenhall Wood Special School, Christ Church Junior School, Kings School and Smestow School to share resources and expertise.
We participate in providing work experience for local secondary school pupils and offer Student Teacher Placements through The University of Wolverhampton and The City of Birmingham University. Teaching Assistant placements through The City of Wolverhampton College and other training providers.
We support many local and world-wide charities through fund raising activities.
Charity
Christ Church (Church of England) Infant and Nursery support a number of charities throughout the year.
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2021/22 Fundraising Totals
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Good Shepherd Food Drive – October 2021
Children in Need £178.27 – November 2021
The Children’s Society £704.58 – December 2021 (In partnership with Christ Church Junior School)
Save the Children £152.62 – December 2021
Let’s Feed Brum Staff Collection 70.00 – January 2021
NSPCC Number Day £150.20 – February 2022
Comic Relief £187.10 – March 2022
Ukraine Appeal – March 2022
2020/21 Fundraising Totals
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Save the Children £162.55
Children’s society £667.33 ( In partnership with Christ Church Church and Christ Church Junior School)
Good Shepherd £208.20
Children in need £187.00
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2019/20 Fundraising Totals
Samaritan's Purse Operation Christmas Child - We collected over 40 shoeboxes full of gifts.
Children in Need Spotty Day raised £251.30
Save the Children Christmas Jumper Day raised £157.45
Christmas Raffle Proceeds raised £278.00 for Compton Care
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2018/19 Fundraising Totals
British Legion Poppy Appeal raised £171.34
Children in Need Spotty Day raised £254.00
Children's Society Christingle Money Boxes raised £525.08
Save the Children Christmas Jumper Day raised £178.00
Promise Dreams Christmas Donations raised £830.00
Comic Relief Wear Red Day raised £197.00
Nursery Barnado's Big Toddle raised £786.10
Our Core Values
Our Core Values encourage children to share and care for the people and world around them. Our core values are interwoven throughout the curriculum and are developed through Worship, our topics and teaching. A core values achievement award is given in our weekly achievement assembly
Reception pupil
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God made this beautiful world for us so we must protect it.
Plastic Pollution Project Summer 2021
What a Wonderful World Prayer Space
Autumn 2021
Year 1 pupil
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Thank you for the sun and rainbows. They bring happiness and give people hope
Year 2 pupil
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Thank you for giving us a wonderful planet. You worked hard to create this wonderful world and we promise we will work hard to look after it.
Global Links
Through our topics and drop down days we aim to ensure the children are globally aware. Global education helps pupils to see that they have a part to play in challenging injustice around the world.
During our Kenya day, the children enjoyed hearing about both Mrs Gahir’s and Mrs Juss’ childhood experiences growing up in Kenya. They looked at several artefacts and enjoyed learning about Kenya and our link school St John’s Buko RC Primary School.
