Newsletter 36 - 30th June 2023
Dear Parents and Carers,
PTA Summer Fair
Thank you to all who were involved in the organisation and running of the wonderful Summer Fair last weekend with a special thank you to Mrs Hill. It was lovely to see so many of you enjoying the fair.
Y6 Residential
Y6 have enjoyed a week away in Somerset at Mill on the Brue this week – thank you to Mrs Neale, Mrs Hunter, Miss Lazar and Mrs Free for taking them.
The Show Must Go On!
I was very privileged to take a choir from Year 4 and Year 5 to star in the Berkshire Maestros Junior Music Festival on Thursday 29th June at the Reading Hexagon Theatre. The children learned songs across a wide range of musical genres from The Sound of Music, The Wind in the Willows, Oliver, Seussical the Musical, Les Misérables to Hansel and Gretel arranged from the Royal Opera House. They performed with an orchestra and they all were AMAZING and truly shone! I hope you enjoyed the experience: we are looking forward to next year already! Special thanks to Mrs Rhodes and Mrs Boaler who also attended the event with me.
Have a lovely weekend
Mrs Carmel Barnes
Assistant Headteacher
Stars of the Week for w/e 30th June 2023
Well done to all of our Stars this week.
Reception – Ronnie for being such an enthusiastic learner during our Minibeast topic. Zac for always being such a cheerful and happy member of the class who gets on with everyone.
Class 1 – Kareena for creating an imaginative sculpture of a Tree of Life and applying her paper-shaping skills.
Class 2 – Reggie who has been working really well in RE lessons when learning about the five pillars of Islam.
Class 3 – Zen for settling calmly every day and concentrating on the morning task.
Class 4 – Cohen for doing really well with his handwriting. Ollie for being an excellent role model in supporting and encouraging his peers in all sports.
Class 5 - Joshua for excellent participation in the science quiz this week.
Maths Magicians
On Tuesday morning, we sent two teams of year 5 pupils to take part in a maths competition at St. George’s, Ascot. They competed against other year 5 and 6 pupils from one of the Cluster schools. Our teams came first and second out of the four teams. An excellent result – well done to Charlie, James, Xander, Aidan, Luke, Samuel, Maya and Orla! Thank you to Mrs Hunt for attending with the children. They all had a great time.
Racing Rounders
On Tuesday after school, we entered a year 5 team into a years 5 & 6 Rounder tournament at Charters. They played fantastically well, winning three out of five games, and finishing in second place overall. Well done to Amelie, Neive, Edie, Mehher, Fin, Luke, Xander, Aidan, Jude and James. Fin and Edie were awarded special certificates for demonstrating Charters’ values of Unity and Excellence. Thank you to the parents who were able to support the team and to Miss Harding for attending with the children.
Savan in Year 2 will be taking part in the Henley Kids Triathalon on July 22nd, because he wants to help raise money for our school! All donations will go to Holy Trinity's PTA and every donation will be truly appreciated.
He will be aiming to complete a 25 metre swim, followed by a 1 kilometre cycle and then a 500m run.
Please click here if you're able to sponsor him!
Gerbils Available
Mongolian Gerbils available. Both boys, will be 3 in August. The blonde gerbil is Biscuit and the grey gerbil is named Bear. We bought them when they were babies, from Pets Corner in Camberley. As they are Mongolian, they have sand baths, never wash them with water. They are well trained, polite, and will sit with you when watching tv. They have 35 minutes of exercise every day in their plastic balls, and love sunflower seeds as treats. Anyone who comes into our home, falls in love with bear and biscuit and are wonderful pets for children!
Any further questions, please let me know. More than happy to discuss further. Contact Lauren on 07584578566
Parish Council By Election
There will be a Parish Council by election soon. Holy Trinity School has no involvement in the by election or any of the candidates but we've been asked to share the flier below as a means to contact community members. This does not constitute any sort of endorsement or recommendation.
