Dear Parents and Carers,

Another week, another class assembly! Well done to Year 1 who did a fabulous job yesterday and wowed us all with their musical performance.

Y6 SATs

Our wonderful Year 6 class will be taking their end of Key Stage 2 tests next week. They’ve all worked so hard to prepare – we’re very proud of you all Year 6! Thank you to the Year 6 staff team who have supported the children so well in their preparations. Also a thank you to  parents of Year 6 who have guided the children so well at this time too. We wish you all the best of luck next week Year 6.

PTA Summer Fair

Is on Saturday 29^th June 11am – 2pm. Information will be with you from PTA about how you can volunteer time to help and donate items. Thank you in advance for your support with this event as it’s usually our biggest fundraiser – we greatly appreciate the contributions from all parents.

Class Photos

On 20^th May, the school photographer will be here to take class photos. Please send all children to school in summer uniform that day for a smart photo. If the children have PE or clubs that day, please send their PE kit in with them to change into after their photograph.

Hope you enjoy the sunny weekend,

Mrs Griffith

Stars of the Week for w/e 10th May 2024

Well done to all of our Stars this week.

Reception – Piper for excellent perseverance and focus this week.  

Year 1 – The whole of Year 1 for being brave and performing brilliantly in the class assembly.

Year 2 – Samuel for wonderful effort and focus in all lessons. 

Year 3 – Reggie for working so hard on his spellings and applying them in his writing.

Year 4 – Gabriel for always trying hard to extend his vocabulary and use new words in his writing.

Year 5 – Elliot for approaching all his lessons with enthusiasm. 

Year 6 – Edie for working hard and being really focused this week. 

House of the Week
The House with the most house points this week is Earth! Well done Earth!

Change to Menu - Thursday 16th May

Please note that there is a change to the published menu on School Census Day which is next Thursday.  It's helpful to our funding if as many children as possible choose a school meal on that day (especially those in Reception Class, Year 1 and Year 2). Please see the menu choices below:

Year 6 Learn About Climate Change

Thank you so much to Finley's Mum (Reception Class) for coming in to share her knowledge and expertise with Year 6!  Students from Royal Holloway have also painted and donated stones for our outdoor areas which have a QR code to the RHULearthsciences Instagram page.  Here is the Year 6 report: 

On Thursday the 9th, a lady called Christina from Royal Holloway University came to talk to Year 6 about climate change. We learnt so much and did fun experiments: testing the CO2 inside and outside the classroom and (one of our personal favourites) filling up test bags with air and testing the difference in temperature between CO2 and the air bags.  We learnt that the atmosphere is heating up and we also looked at graphs which showed the the temperature over the last decades.  Fortunately, since temperatures have increased and decreased in the past hopefully they will then decrease again.  Thank you Christina for your time.  

Inez and Heloise - Year 6

Tennis Achievements - Zen - Year 4 

Zen in Year 4 has been enjoying lots of tournament and county tennis! He entered his first U10 tournament two weeks ago and came 2nd, entering another one last weekend and coming 4th overall.  In county tennis he and his partner beat strong contenders Essex in the Lionel Cox Cup, as well as all other counties in their side of the competition, only losing to Cambridgeshire in the final.  What a great start to the season!

Savan - Henley Triathalon

Savan will be taking part in the Henley Triathlon again this year to raise money for the PTA.  Last year Savan raised enough money to pay for the polytunnel and more!

Please take a look at his sponsorship page and donate whatever you can, and please do share the page and help him smash last years total. Many thanks. 

Make a difference for a local child: Foster care with the Royal Borough

Become a foster carer with the Royal Borough and make a difference for a local child in your community. Providing a secure, stable and supportive home for a child or young person is a valuable and rewarding paid role.

We need more people from all walks of life to look after a range of local children and young people in the short- or longer-term, including teenagers, sibling groups and children with a disability, who for different reasons cannot live with their parents.

Many different people can provide a caring home. We welcome enquiries from anyone aged 21 or over, regardless of income, employment status, gender, sexuality, religion, whether or not you have pets, own your home or rent.

In return, we offer our foster carers excellent support, training and benefits via our in-house independent fostering agency, Achieving for Children Fostering, which provides foster care services for the Royal Borough, Kingston and Richmond councils.

Visit www.afcfostering.org.uk and contact us at fosteringenquiries@achievingforchildren.org.uk or call 020 8547 5355.

Magpies Holiday Camp - Tuesday 28th and Wednesday 29th May

Magpies return for a two day holiday camp this half term for just £10 a day! Please see below for more details and click here to book.

Holy Trinity Church Foodbank

Don't forget we collect items at school reception for the Holy Trinity Church Foodbank.  Items particularly needed at the moment are:

• Tinned vegetables
• Tinned fruit
• Tinned custard
• Breakfast cereal
• Long life fruit juice
• Long life milk
• Squeezy honey
• Multipack snack bars
• Tea bags
• Hot chocolate
• Coffee
• Tissues

All donations gratefully received. 

Summer Term Key Dates – 2024

Fri 10^th May – Reception Class Bake Sale

Fri 10th May - Second Hand Uniform Sale 

Fri 10^th May – Sow Day – 3.15pm in the playground

Mon 13^th May – Y6 SATs Week

Mon 13^th May – PTA Meeting

Mon 20^th May – Class Photos

Mon 20^th May – Y4 Residential Mtg for Parents – 3.20pm in Class 4

Weds 22^nd May to Fri 24^th May – Y5 Residential Trip to Leeson House

Thurs 23^rd May - Reception Class Assembly – 9am in the School Hall

Fri 24^th May – PTA Eurovision Mufti

Fri 24^th May – End of Term 5 – 3.15pm

Mon 3^rd June – Inset Day

Tues 4^th June – Pupils Start Term 6

Tues 4^th June – Y6 Residential Parent Meeting – 3.20pm in Class 6

Fri 7^th June – Bags 2 School

Thurs 13^th June – Sports Day

Fri 14^th June – Y1 Bake Sale

Mon 17^th June – Y3 Trip to Marwell Zoo

Mon 17^th June to Tue 18^th June – Y4 Residential to Phasels Wood

Mon 17^th June – PTA Meeting

Fri 21^st June – Y3 and Y4 – No Swimming

Mon 24^th June to Fri 28^th June – Year 6 Residential Trip to Mill on the Brue

Fri 28^th June – Bring a Bottle Mufti

Sat 29^th June – PTA Summer Fair

Mon 1^st July – Y6 Charters Induction Day

Tues 2^nd July – Y6 Charters Induction Day

Tues 2^nd July – Y5 Sports Day at St George’s Ascot

Thurs 4^th July – Come and See – 2.45pm – 3.15pm

Tues 9^th July – Meet the Teacher – 2.45pm – 3.10pm and 3.20pm – 3.45pm

Weds 10^th July – Science Day

Mon 15^th July – Last Week of Clubs

Tues 16^th July – Move Up Morning

Weds 17th July – Y6 School Production at Cordes Hall – Y4, Y5 and Y6

Thurs 18^th July - Y6 School Production at Cordes Hall – Y4, Y5 and Y6

Fri 19^th July – Reports to Parents

Tues 23^rd July – Leavers’ Service – 9.15am at Holy Trinity Church

Weds 24^th July – End of Term 6 – 1.30pm

Thurs 25^th July – Inset Day

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