Newsletter 1 - 3rd September 2021
Dear Parents and Carers,
Welcome back to our new school year! We hope you all enjoyed family time over the summer. Thank you for your thoughtful and generous gifts at the end of last term – all were much appreciated.
Our term has started well and we’d like to extend a very warm welcome to our new families and staff.
As you’re all aware, restrictions have lifted and we are operating in a different way this term. There is no requirement for bubbles so children are mixing between classes and Key Stages again. Year 1 have enjoyed spending time with their Year 6 Buddies already this week and Reception children will begin to get to know their Year 6 Buddies next week.
Here is a link to the revised risk assessment detailing the measures we are taking to continue to work in a safe way. Please do ask if you have any queries.
Class Letters
You will have received a letter from your child’s class teacher (Y1 to Y6) detailing information about PE days etc. If you have missed this please let the office know. Please also take a look at the class pages on the website for further information.
Meet the Teacher
You are invited to come into the classrooms to meet your child’s teacher on Tuesday 7th September. Teachers will run two identical sessions so that you are able to attend more than one if you have more than one child:
- 3.15 – 3.45pm
- 3.45pm – 4.15pm
We are happy to welcome you into the classrooms but ask that you please wear a face covering when inside. Thank you. If you are unable to make the meeting, teachers will be posting the information on their class pages too.
Class emails
We are currently experiencing some technical difficulties with class emails so please bear with us. Going forward, please keep the following in mind:
- Use the office email for any admin or data related information/queries. E.g to let us know who is collecting you child or if they have an appointment or medical information. Also to let us know any change of details for yourself. Teachers are unlikely to have the opportunity to look at emails during the teaching day so please contact the office for any urgent messages.
- As you are now able to communicate with your child’s teacher at the end of the day, please make an appointment via the class email with the class teacher.
Uniform
It’s wonderful to see the children looking so smart! Thank you. Please continue to send your child in with the correct uniform (winter) and make sure that any hair accessories are green or neutral.
Collection at the end of the day
As more parents are coming into the playground to collect now, please look out for your child’s ‘class line’. This will help teachers to spot parents.
Have a great weekend,
Mrs Griffith
School Clubs
Our extra-curricular school clubs start up w/c Monday 13th September. We have quite a few new ones, some former clubs starting up again and changes to existing clubs so please do look carefully at the information on our web page here. This includes information about how to book. We have after school clubs and some lunchtime clubs too. New information has been added this week so do look out for:
Martial Arts - Y5&6
Little Musketeers Fencing - has moved to Thursday mornings
New French Lunchtime Club for Years 3 - 6 on Tuesdays
New Playball Club for Y1&2 on Fridays
Art Club for Y2 - 6 on Thursdays.
Magpies Clubs - Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
We'll have taster sessions in school assemblies for Martial Arts and Little Musketeers Fencing next week. There'll be more information to come about Netball and School Choir over the next week.
Class 6N Request
Class 6N are looking for a couple of medium to large flexi-buckets (or similar – see below) if anyone has any that they don’t want. Please contact Mrs Neale at year6@holytrinityprimary.org if you can donate. Many thanks!
Autumn Key Term Dates – 2021
Tuesday 7th Sept – Meet the Teacher – Years 1 – 6 – 3.15 to 3.45 and 3.45 – 4.15
W/c Monday 13th Sept – All Clubs Starts
Monday 20th September – Bags 2 School
Monday 20th September – PTA AGM – School Hall – 8pm
Friday 24th September – Year 6N Bake Sale (woo hoo!)
Monday 27th September – Portrait Photos
Tuesday 12th October – Harvest Service – Holy Trinity Church – Rec, Y2, Y4 and 6N – 9.30am
Thursday 14th October – Harvest Service – Holy Trinity Church – Y1, Y3, Y5, 6W – 9.30am
Friday 15th October – Y6W Bake Sale
Tuesday 19th October – Parent Consultation Evening – 3.30 –
Thursday 21st October – Parent Consultation Evening – 3.30pm – 6.30pm
Friday 22nd October – PTA Mufti Day – Halloween Dress Up Optional - £2
Friday 22nd October – End of Term 1
Monday 1st November – Inset Day
Tuesday 2nd November – Pupils Return for Term 2
Tuesday 2nd November – Bags 2 School
Friday 5th November – Y5 Bake Sale
Monday 8th November – PTA Meeting 8pm
Friday 26th November – Bring a Bottle Mufti Day
Saturday 27th November – PTA Christmas Fair
Friday 3rd December – Nasal Flu Vaccination – All Years
w/c 6th December – Last week for All Clubs
Tuesday 7th December – PTA Film Night
Wednesday 8th December – Christmas Lunch
Thursday 9th December – Christmas Service – KS2 – 6pm
Friday 10th December – Reception Class Nativity – School Hall – 9.30am
Friday 10th December – Year 4 Bake Sale
Monday 13th December – KS1 Nativity – School Hall – 1.30pm
Tuesday 14th December – KS1 Nativity – School Hall – 9.30am
Tuesday 14th December – Christmas Parties – Reception Class and KS1
Wednesday 15th December – Christmas Parties – KS2
Thursday 16th December – Christingle – Holy Trinity Church (children only)
Friday 17th December – Christmas Jumper Day/Mufti
Friday 17th December – End of Term 2 – 1.30pm
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 J. Griffith, Mrs C Barnes, Miss S. Harding, Mrs F Fargher
Please do not send your child to school if they're unwell or with a high temperature controlled by paracetamol or ibuprofen. Don't forget that your child must not return to school until at least 48 hours after the last episode of any gastric upset (vomiting or diarrhoea).
