Newsletter 7 - 15th October 2021
Dear Parents,
It was wonderful to be able to celebrate Harvest Festival as a community this year. The children performed brilliantly, and the singing was just beautiful. Your donations to the Ascot Day Centre and the Bracknell foodbank will certainly be well received. Thank you for your generosity.
Parents Evening
The Class teachers are looking forward to seeing you next week. If you haven’t received an email to make an appointment, please contact the office who will be able to assist. Some hotmail accounts in particular haven't received booking invites this time.
We would be grateful if you could arrive only 5 minutes prior to your time as there is very little waiting room. We would prefer if masks could be worn to the appointment.
‘Squid Game’
You may be aware of a new Netflix TV series called ‘Squid Game’. It is a South Korean thriller which features some scenes of fairly brutal violence and is rated 15 by the British Board of Film Classification. It follows a group of adults who compete to win innocent-looking playground games, but who are killed if they do not succeed at the tasks. In addition to the Netflix Series there is a Roblox version of the Squid Game and we understand that clips may pop up from the TV series whilst children are using Roblox. It is also popping up frequently on TikTok.
We would like to make you aware of this in case your child uses Roblox, TikTok and/or has asked to play/watch Squid Game. Please note the minimum age for TikTok is 13 years of age.
In school we will be discussing the importance of online safety and speaking to any children who we feel may be playing games associated to the above.
Further information can be found using the following link:
Have a lovely weekend,
Mrs Barnes
Parent Governor Election
Further to the election last week, we are delighted to announce that our new Parent Governor will be Jonathan Sharland. Thank you to everyone who showed an interest in the role. We are very grateful to our Governors for the huge amount of time and skill they dedicate towards supporting our school.
Portrait Photos
Just a quick reminder that if you would like to order portrait photos via school, these will need to be returned by Tuesday 19th October.
Stars of the Week for w/e – 15th October 2021
Well done to all of our Stars this week.
Class 1 – Kara-Rae for your determination and fantastic effort in your phonics work this week.
Class 2 – Millie for overcoming her stage fright at Harvest Festival. The whole of class 2 for their impeccable behaviour at Hampton Court.
Class 3 – Cohen for his hard work and positive attitude towards his reading this week.
Class 4 – Edie for some super vocabulary and language choices and for always having a go.
Class 5 – Kate for showing great determination and skill during the inter-house football competition.
Class 6N – Zach for making such a fantastic effort with his independent learning. His research about the HMS Dreadnought was evident and the detail of his design and build meant she even sailed when launched!
Year 6W – The whole class for the independence and confidence you showed during our Harvest Service.
House of the Week
The House with the most house points this week is Fire! Well done Fire!
Fantastic Football!
On Thursday afternoon class 5 took part in an inter-house football competition. Here are the results:
4th – Fire
3rd - Earth
2nd – Water
1st - Air
It was a great afternoon. Special thanks go to Mrs Hunter who refereed the competition.
Pretty Muddy!
We are very proud of Darcy and Alfie who took part in the Pretty Muddy Race For Life on Saturday, running 5K and raising hundreds of pounds for Cancer Research.
Year 5 Ravenous Readers
We have lots of Ravenous Readers this week. Hristiana has read Beetle Boy. James has completed the class reading list already which is amazing! He highly recommends 'Dragon Rider' by Cornelia Funke. 1`
Year 6 WW1 Topic
In year 6, as part of our WW1 topic, we found out more about trench life and created our own informative topic pages. We used Forest School to imagine what life would have really been like in there.
Consultation about the nursery class at South Ascot Village Primary School
The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead has asked us to draw your attention to a new consultation which may affect children in the Ascot area. The consultation proposes the closure of the nursery class at South Ascot Village Primary School at the end of the current academic year. If you would like to find out more, please visit the online consultation here.
PTA News
Thank you for your Krispy Kreme and Christmas Cards orders. We should receive the Christmas Cards back by 29th November.
The Pumpkin Carving Competition payment is now on ParentPay. Please make payment and email htpta@outlook.com with a picture of your creation. We look forward to going out pumpkin spotting on the 31st!
Dates for your diary:
22 Oct – Mufti Day (Halloween dress up optional)
22 Oct – Krispy Kreme Spooktacular Fundraiser
30 Oct – Final Entries for Pumpkin Carving Competition
Many thanks
PTA Committee
Autumn Key Term Dates – 2021
Tuesday 19th October – Parent Consultation Evening – 3.30 – 7pm
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
Although tempting as we have not been able to travel freely for so long, please do not book holidays or family days during term time. These will show up as persistent absence which is checked by Ofsted when they visit and monitored each half term by the Education Welfare Officer at RBWM. 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).