Newsletter 7 - 18th October 2019
Star of the Week for week ending 18th October 2019
Year 1 - Simar for always listening carefully, sharing in class discussions and trying her hardest at all times!
Year 2 - Harry for challenging himself in lessons this week, particularly maths - well done!
Year 3 - Emily T for always trying her best and being a perfect role model.
Year 4H - Cerys for her happy and smiley disposition and her positive approach to school.
Year 4W - Alessia for always trying her absolute best in all she does.
Year 5 - Isaak for his excellent attitude to all learning and for settling in to Holy Trinity so well.
Year 6 -Manika for always striving to be the best she can and questioning what she doesn't understand.
The House with the most house points this week was Water! Well done Water – we hope you enjoy your extra playtime today.
Message from the Governors
As a Governing Board we know how important it is to ensure that the vision of the school is relevant and gives clear expectations and aspirations for the whole school community.
Children, Staff, Parents and Carers were all consulted via the online survey in the summer term. We were delighted to receive so many positive comments and useful feedback that helped us shape our vision and priorities so we can continue to progress learning and wellbeing for all our pupils and staff in the future.
On behalf of the Governing Board I would like to take this opportunity to share with you our vision.
The children and staff have been working in school to formulate ways to achieve this vision, and the Governing Board would also love to hear from you. We will have a stand by the hall at parents evening on Tuesday 22nd and Thursday 24th so please do come and speak to us.
We appreciate that time can be short so if you would prefer, there will be a box in reception with Mrs Lawson next week and on the stand at parents evening for any comments and suggestions you would like to make.
Thank you once again for your continued support.
Aileen Boaler
Chair of Governors
Year 5 Learn About Electricity...
In Year 5 this week we used energy balls to find out if an object was an electrical insulator or conductor. First of all we went outside, made a circle and held hands. When we all held hands and touched the two metal parts, the energy balls glowed and made a noise like an alien. Then we went back inside and got into groups. We had to find different objects from around the classroom and test whether they were insulators or conductors. We were surprised to find out that water and our own bodies would make the energy balls light up so now we know these are conductors! We had to be good scientists and sometimes retest if we got any usual results in our experiment. It was great learning today because it was fun, exciting and we got to investigate it for ourselves.
By Sophia and Lucas W (Class 5)
Charters Football Tournament
On Tuesday the Year 5 and 6 football team went to Charters for a football tournament with other local schools. It was great fun! The B team won two of their games, with goals scored by Grace and Freddie R in Year 5. They faced some tough opponents but kept playing well as a team! The A team came 2nd in the tournament, losing just one game, drawing another and winning the other 3! Goals scored were Monty (Y5), Freddie (Y6), Freddie F (Y5) and Micah (Y5). It was great fun playing other teams and other teams who we knew and battling out against them was great! Everyone represented Holy Trinity fantastically! Well done team!
Monty and Thomas (Y6)
Player of the Tournament for Each Team
Team A - Thomas for great goalkeeping
Team B - Lexi for listening and responding to coach feedback
PTA News
Christmas Fair
Organising for the Fair is well under way, please do support your Class Reps by offering your time to help with your class stall for 30mins -1 hour!
Christmas Fair Poster Competition – thank you for your entries so far, they look fantastic! If your child has not received a form and would like to enter, please speak to their teacher as entries are due in next Friday (25th October).
Due to Pottery Painting being so popular at last year’s fair, we are doing it again! Order forms will be in bags today, make sure you get these in quickly to avoid disappointment. Some new Christmas items have been added this year so be sure to check them out!!
Smile Amazon – This week we have been added to Amazon. To shop on Amazon please go to www.smile.amazon.co.uk and select Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Sunningdale Parent Teachers Association. Amazon donates 0.5% of the net purchase price of eligible purchase to the PTA.
Easyfundraising - Many parents are already collecting free donations for the PTA every time they buy anything online with the UK’s leading online fundraising service, easyfundraising. It’s simple to join, go to www.easyfundraising.org.uk/invite/3UOK0S and join for free. Every time you want to shop go to the easyfundraising app, find the site you want and start shopping. When you check out Holy Trinity CE School Sunningdale PTA gets a donation, the site gives easyfundraising a percentage of what you spend and they turn that into a donation.
It couldn’t be easier to help raise funds for the PTA!
Many thanks,
PTA Committee and Class Reps
A New Look!
We have had lots of compliments on our freshly decorated and designed KS1 corridor area. It's really modernised the area and we plan to continue to refresh other areas in our school.
A huge thank you to the staff and parents that volunteered their time on Saturday to achieve such wonderful results!
School Book Shop
Thank you to everyone who ordered from our Scholastic Book Club. We are delighted to let you know that thanks to your support we earned £27.08 to spend on books for the school. Please look out for our next Book Club to order great books at great prices and earn loads of free books for our school while you do. With previous donations we've recently bought the following books from a selection of authors:
Fastest Boy in the World - Elizabeth Laird
Skellig - David Almond
Kensuke's Kingdom - Michael Morpurgo
The House with Chicken Legs - Sophie Anderson
The Girl Who Speaks Bear - Sophie Anderson
Pig-Heart Boy - Malorie Blackman
Autumn Term Dates – 2019
- Fri 18th October – Year 5 Bake Sale
- Mon 21st October – School Photos
- Tues 22nd October – Parent Consultation Evening
- Thurs 24th October – Parent Consultation Evening
- Fri 25th October – 3.15 – End of Term 1
- Mon 4th November – Inset Day
- Tues 5th November – Pupils Return to School
- Fri 8th November – 4W Bake Sale
- Mon 11th November – PTA Meeting 8pm
- Fri 22nd November – Bring a Bottle Mufti Day
- Sat 23rd November – PTA Christmas Fair
- Fri 6th December – Year 2 Bake Sale
- Tues 10th December – Nasal Flu Vaccination (All Years)
- Weds 11th December – Christmas Lunch
- Weds 11th December – PTA Film Night
- Fri 13th December – Reception Class Nativity Play – 9.30am - School Hall
- Mon 16th December – 6.30pm – KS2 Christmas Service – Holy Trinity Church
- Tues 17th December – 9.30am KS1 Nativity – School Hall
- Tues 17th December – Rec and KS1 Parties in the afternoon
- Weds 18th December – KS2 Parties in the afternoon
- Fri 20th December – Christmas Jumper Day
- Fri 20th December – 2pm – End of Term 2
School Term Dates
Please see here for term dates:
Absence
Ofsted noted a marked increase in persistent absence (a holiday will register as persistent absence). Please do not book holidays or family days during term time. Thank you.
Holy Trinity CE Primary School take safeguarding very seriously. If you have a concern, please do not hesitate to report to our designated staff;
Mrs P. O’Brien, Mrs J. Griffith, Miss S. Harding, Mrs F Fargher
