Friday 3rd October 2025
Dear Parents and Carers,
What a great term we’ve had so far! I was so pleased when Sue from Holy Trinity church shared a powerful story in Collective Worship on Monday that reminds us of our school values: love, aspiration, and community. The story was from Mark 4: 35-41 in the Bible, about a group of friends caught in a sudden, huge storm while crossing a lake in a boat. They were terrified! They woke their teacher, Jesus, who was asleep, and he simply told the wind and waves, “Quiet! Be still!” and the storm stopped instantly. What can we learn from this short, amazing moment? Love is our anchor: When the friends were scared, they turned to their teacher for help. Love means we are kind, we care for one another, and we help friends when things get tricky. Aspiration is our Strength: Jesus asked his friends to have faith. Aspiration means we believe in ourselves, even when our learning is difficult. We aim high and never give up. Community is our Crew: They were all in the boat together! We are a community—a team that looks out for each other and works together to make our school safe and successful. Let’s continue to be a community full of love and high aspiration! Have a wonderful weekend,
Best wishes,
Mr George
Instagram: @HolyTrinityschrichmond
| Trips, visits and events |
Badgers explore in Forest school
Our Forest School explorers have had a wonderfully muddy and creative time recently! The session was filled with imagination in the mud kitchen, where some fantastic earthy recipes were created. The children also showed brilliant teamwork and problem-solving skills, using ropes and a pulley to engineer their own zip line. To finish, they connected with nature by creating beautiful pieces of art using only the leaves, twigs, and other treasures they could find. What a fantastic way to learn and play outdoors!
A group of mathematicians take part in a competition
A group of Year 5 students showed off their maths expertise this week by attending a competition at Hampton School this week. The children worked as a team to tackle challenging questions and overcome puzzles. Well done team and thank you to Mrs Ridall for taking the team! Should you wish to take part in weekly puzzles, why not visit their website for the weekly puzzles? https://hamptonschool.org.uk/maths-wizard/
| Notices and requests |
MiMove
Dear parents in years 1-6, Please remember to login in to the mimove app to record how active your child is being in and out of school.
www.app.mimoveapp.com
If you need any help with logging in please email Mr Callaghan: lcallaghan@htprimary.com
Praying for our School Community
We would like to invite all who are interested to an opportunity to pray for our school community on 21st October between 8:00 – 8:30am in Woodpecker Class. Everyone is welcome. We will have coffee and pastries to share. Please do drop in, we would love to see you! Further information from Mandie Lambert or Eils Osgood. (alambert@htprimary.com, eosgood@htprimary.com)
HT Friends
If you would like to join our HT Friends group that celebrate our diverse community and meet to arrange celebrations of different festivals and cultures, please get in touch with me! Thank you, Miss Ashby. lashby@htprimary.com
Morning club drop-off
If your child attends a club before school, please do not leave them unattended before 8am. You should stay with your child until the club leader welcomes them.
| Celebrations! |
Our Values Champions
Congratulations to this week’s values champions:
Margaret, Nova, Nelly, Amayra, Stefan, Alina, Elisa, Agnes, James, Amos, Elsie, Sashka, Nate, Lev, Julia, Elias, Lenny, Melody, Tabby, Atticus, Anna and Tim.
P.E Star
Congratulations to Leo in Fallow class!
Music star
Congratulations to Ryker in Bumblebees!
Attendance
97% overall: Well done to this week’s winners, Bumblebees with 100%.
| Dates for your diary |
6th October – Year 2 Trip to the Wetlands Centre
Kingfisher ClassForest School
13th October – Kingfisher Class Forest School
14th October – Year 4 Kew Gardens Trip
20th October – Reception and Year 6 Height and Weight check
| PTA event dates |
10th Oct – Movie Night
29th Nov – School Christmas Fair
12th Dec – Christmas Movie Night
6th Feb – Disco KS1 4.15 – 5.30, KS2 5.45 – 7.30
26th Feb – Sponsored Bounce
13th March – Movie night
20th March – Chocolate Bingo
15th May – Movie Night
12th June – HT in the Park
4th July – Summer Fair
| Safeguarding |
Every Day Counts: The Link Between Attendance and Safety
A core part of safeguarding is ensuring children are present in school, where we can monitor their wellbeing and progress. Poor attendance or persistent lateness is a significant safeguarding concern.
Reporting Absences: If your child is unwell and cannot attend school, you must call the school office before 9.15am on the first day of absence. If we do not hear from you, we are obliged to follow up to ensure your child is safe.
Punctuality: Please ensure your child arrives on time for the start of the school day. Lateness not only disrupts learning but also means a child misses crucial early-morning checks and transition time with their class teacher.
We are here to support you. If your family is experiencing barriers to getting your child to school on time every day, please speak to us confidentially.
Contact Details:
Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL): Mr George ageorge@htprimary.com;
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads (DDSLs): Miss Ashby lashby@htprimary.com ; Miss Brunt sbrunt@htprimary.com ; Mrs Allard lallard@htprimary.com
School Office: 020 8940 2730 info@htprimary.com
If you have any concerns about a child’s welfare or safety, please speak to a DSL immediately.
| Community events and initiatives |
25/26 – Holy Trinity October Half Term
Brentford FC Community Sports Trust are excited to say we will be running another multi-sports camp at Holy Trinity School during October half term.
During each day participants will take part in 4/5 different sports and team events, along with time for snacks, socialising and making new friends.
Dates – Monday 27th, Tuesday 28th, Wednesday 29th October
Time – 9-3:15
Address – Holy Trinity CE Primary and Nursery School, 40 Carrington Road, Richmond, TW10 5AA https://brentfordfccst.bookinglive.com/book/add/pg/215
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