Dear Parents and Carers

I hope that you found it helpful to meet with the teachers this week – they were very positive about having the opportunity to meet and chat with you.

Next week will be half-term so we hope you have a great week and look forward to seeing you again on Monday 31st October.

Thank you

We have officially been awarded the STARS ‘Gold’ award thanks to all of your support. STARS is TfL’s accreditation scheme for London schools. STARS supports pupils’ wellbeing, helps to reduce congestion at the school gates and improves road safety and air quality by inspiring you and your children to travel to school sustainably, actively, responsibly and safely by championing walking, scooting and cycling.

Please remember to get off bikes and scooters as you enter the school premises and push them. Many thanks.

Year 6 Assembly

We look forward to welcoming year 6 parents in the morning for the year 6 assembly.

Help wanted – Class Collective Worship

We have a very willing and fantastic Class Collective Worship Team at Holy Trinity, made up of Years 5 and 6 pupils, who prepare the slides for each Key Stage and then lead the Worship in each class on Wednesdays. They are doing a brilliant job but  could really use a helping hand. We are looking for a volunteer who could come into school on a Wednesday between 12.30 and 1.30pm to help them prepare the slides. You would not need to do any preparation beforehand , only turn up and help them eg inserting a video into Google Slides or thinking of an activity based on the bible story focus that week. If you cannot do it every week please do not worry – we can organise a rota. If you are interested (there is no commitment at this stage) please email jpeet@htprimary.com. Thank you so much!

Values Champions 

Last week: Damir, Rita, Usher, Jonathan, Isla, Grace, Christos, Izzy, Tom, Kynthia, George, Isabel, Eden, Leon, Noah, Talulah, Emily, Marcus, Cian, Shaya, Victoria, Caleb, Dexter and Rose D.

This week: Darren, Isabella, Max, Emily, Niam, Haya, Lujain, Will, Emily, Tom, Alvaro, Elena, Sophia, Connor, Genesis, Holden, Victoria, Alesio, Liam, Laure, Mariella and Otta.

House Points – last week: Seacole              House Points – this week: Rashford         Attendance: 96.54%; Owls 99.57%

Scholastic Book Fair

We have the scholastic book fair back in school again after half term. Books will be on sale from 3.15pm in the KS1 playground, Tuesday 8th – Friday 11th November. You will be able to pay online via the link at www.travellingbooks.co.uk/pay and selecting our school from the drop down menu.

Birthday Books

Thank you to Isobel Starr in Kestrel Class and Charlotte Meredith in Falcon Class for their birthday books. We hope you both had a wonderful birthday.

Parent Prayer meeting

Our parent prayer meeting will be meeting again on Thursday 3rd November between 9-10am in the Kingfisher Hut. We’d love to welcome you to join us for a coffee, some cake and a time of prayer for our school community and also for one another. It’s a very relaxed and friendly meeting, so please do feel free to stay for as long as you can. If you aren’t able to join us but would value prayer, please send your requests to Nina Barclay by email at barclaynina7@gmail.com

“The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning;

    great is your faithfulness.”  Lamentations 3:22-23

Young Writers Festival

Arts Richmond is delighted to announce the Young Writers’ Festival for 2022! The competition is open to all young people who either live or attend school/clubs in the London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames. 

The rules are simple – write about any subject of their choice, in any format. They could write a story, a poem, a script as long as it’s under 500 words or 25 lines for a poem.

Entries close Friday 2nd December. Competition rules and entry template can be downloaded from http://www.artsrichmond.org.uk/

If you do take part, please share your application with your class teacher, who will pass the wonderful news on to Miss Jobbins! Good luck and happy writing!

Richmond Dyslexia Coffee Morning 

Fellow parents of Dyslexic children meet to discuss our experiences, ideas, and tips etc on how to raise competent, confident children and help them manage life at school, home, etc. Next coffee morning is Friday, November 25, from 9:30 to 11:00. Outside (so dress warmly) at the Tide Table Cafe under the arches of Richmond Bridge. TW9 1TH. 

Learn to swim this half term holiday 

Children can learn to swim this October half term holiday with our wide range of crash courses available at Teddington Pools & Fitness Centre and Pools on the Park. Bookings can be made by calling us on 020 3772 2999 or at the in person at the centre reception. Please see our website for more information.

Free half term activities for 9-19 year olds

Heatham House Youth Centre in Twickenham is offering an awesome holiday programme this October half term which is filled to the brim with free activities for ages 9-19. This October they are celebrating events like Black History Month and Halloween. Both of these events will form a major part of the activities programme with Afro-Caribbean culture being front and centre of our half-term activity offer for young people. Our multicultural staff team looks forward to introducing young people to traditional  African and Caribbean activities across sports, art, and music to provide fun and new experiences for young people. These are in addition to our usual offer.

The full programme can be found here and be booked at heathamhouse.eventbrite.com. 

If you would like further information, please contact justin.johnson@achievingforchildren.org.uk or call on 020 8288 0950