Friday 28th February 2025

Dear Parents and Carers                ,

We welcomed Matt from Holy Trinity church to our collective worship on Monday. He talked about ‘fair or unfair’, doing the ‘right thing’ and acting justly. The children really enjoyed singing and taking part, and it was a really lively time in the school hall!

I have recently spent time together with other headteachers from Kingston and Richmond, and was lucky enough to hear wise words from, amongst others,  Simon Mundie on cultivating good mental health for schools, staff and children, as well as a session from Lemn Sissay who was the official poet of the London Olympics. These kinds of speakers help us as teachers to find new inspiration when working in our schools; I am glad to say that the pupils at Holy Trinity inspire me every day – and I was sorry to miss out on the Goldilocks and Porridge tasting in Nursery.  I am told they have saved some for me! Do have a good weekend with your family and community.

Best wishes,

Mr George

Trips, visits and events

Butterflies pull on their wellies for Forest School

Butterflies had a wonderful time at a very muddy forest school on Monday.  Children used natural materials to make flags, supporting what they are learning in DT and Geography this term.  They also had lots of fun playing in the mud kitchen, climbing on ropes and picking up worms!

  

HT Friends English Tea – save the date!

We’d love to invite you to join us for a tea or coffee and a scone before pick up on the 13th March. A chance to catch up and say hello!

Time: 2:30-3:15pm

Place: School hall

RSVP: https://forms.gle/XvnH23WzdRNED479A

  

ECO Poster Competition

Wow, we have such talented artists at Holy Trinity!  We have displayed all entries.  A winner will be announced soon.

 International Food Festival 25th March

We are holding our International Food Festival again during the morning of 25th March! Last year’s festival was such an incredible success and a highlight of the Spring term; a chance to really celebrate our cultural richness and share the different cuisines linked to our heritages with our community.

Please can your child bring in a plate of bite-sized nibbles to share with our community; it may be tasters of a family favourite (sweet or savoury), from England or some traditional food linked to your culture or heritage. The children just loved experiencing different foods from around the world and enjoying dishes that were community favourites. Please label your plate of food with the ingredients, (and vegetarian/vegan/gluten/dairy) for our children with allergies and intolerances. Please keep an eye out for sign-up sheets through your class reps. We are looking for a few volunteers to support our HT Friends throughout the morning, please email me or let your parent rep know if you would like to come in and join us.

Any leftovers we will be sharing with you all outside the main gates at pick up time!

Notices and requests

World Book Day and BookMan Workshop

We are excited to announce that World Book Day is coming soon, with two days of fun activities to celebrate reading and creativity.

Wednesday 5th March

David Mason (Y6): Our Year 6 children will have a special day with the author.

Thursday 6th March: World Book Day

Bring a Book: Children can bring their favourite book to share.

9:10 – 10:00: World Book Day Parade—dress up as a favourite character and join in the fun!

Creative Activities: Each year groups will have a fun, creative activity in their classroom.

Extras: Word Art Posters, The Masked Reader, and a Teacher Book Swap.

Golden Tickets: Hidden at lunchtime for a chance to win a book prize.

Friday 7th March: BookMan and Creatives Workshop Day

9:00 – 9:20: Assembly with a surprise guest!

BookMan Workshops: An interactive experience for the rest of the school.

To make this celebration happen, we kindly ask for a £4 contribution per child, payable via Scopay. If we don’t raise enough funds, we may need to cancel. Any extra contributions are greatly appreciated.

We can’t wait to see the children’s creativity and excitement!

Warm regards, Miss Jobbins and Miss Merrett

HT are sponsoring a family in Uganda

Through the charity Karis Kids, we now have a family that we are sponsoring in Uganda, which is so exciting! Gloria is a single mum with three of her own children, Davis (16), Blessing (10) and Kalvin (6). She has another three children she has taken into her family, her nephew, Steven (12), as her sister died and two grandchildren, Peter (10) and Christopher (8), from her daughter who sadly passed away. They live together in the slums of Kampala.

We will be organising ways to connect with the family and support them over the next few weeks and months, and would love to do some fundraising to help Gloria with everyday items such as clothing, and school fees so that they can all be educated.

 

Nursery applications

Applications for nursery enrolment in September 2025 close on March 1st – tomorrow.  If your child was born between 01/09/2021 and 31/08/2022 and you are interested in them joining our nursery, please email lprendergast@htprimary.com for an application form, or download one from our website.  We also need to take a copy of your child’s birth certificate or passport (with visa clearance if required).  Offers will be sent out in late April.  We will accept late applications, but these will only be considered once all on-time applications have received an offer.

Collection by car in Carrington Road

We have had a request from a neighbour in Carrington Road to ask parents that are collecting following after school clubs to make sure that they aren’t parked over anybody’s drive.  Thank you.

School Uniform

We are very proud of how smart our children look in their Holy Trinity uniforms. Please take time this weekend to check that your child is in the correct outfit for school, as we have seen a few individual items creeping in since our return.  Please also check that all uniforms are named, including coats.

In particular, please ensure that your child is wearing sensible black shoes (no trainers or boots) and that they are wearing smart dark grey trousers/shorts or a navy dress/skirt.

Full details can be found here: https://holytrinityschool.org.uk/school-uniform/

Celebrations!

Our Values Champions

Congratulations to this week’s values champions:

Anna, Jhanvi, Amayra, Theo, Magnolia, Ellis, Lucas, Julius, Deniz, Victor, Nate, Sashka, Usher, Bulut, Ishmael, Amelia, Beth, Keyaan, Isaac, Ava, Izzy, Herold, Leela, Nicolas, Gideon and Dolly.

House Point Champions

Congratulations to this week’s winner, Attenborough.

P.E Star   

Congratulations to Tahaan in Dragonflies!

Music star

Congratulations to Doruk!

Attendance

95.52% overall: Well done to this week’s winners, Bumblebees with 98.75%.

Dates for your diary

 

• 1st March Closing date for Nursery applications
• 3rd March (evening) Secondary School offers (Year 6)
• 3rd March World Book Week-/Year 2 Brooklands Museum/Yr 3 Safer Walking
• 6th March Year 3 to The Royal Festival Hall
• 11th March Year 6 Junior Citizen – Holly Lodge
• 14th March History Day / Year 6 to the Air raid shelter
• 24th March Marvellous Maths Workshops

  

Safeguarding

 

Community events and initiatives

 

Adults_parents_carers_schools_GPs – introduction to the MHST flyer (3).pdf

 If you’d like to, please have a look at what our mental health support team can offer to our families and children.

  

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