Newsletter 10th October 2025

Friday 10th October 2025

Dear Parents and Carers,

In our Collective Worship this week, Eils looked at the Fruit of the Spirit – patience. We’ve been thinking about a special phrase that can help us all be the best we can be: “Patience produces character, and character produces hope.” (Romans 5:4). This means that when we take our time and don’t give up, even when things are tricky (that’s patience), we build our inner strength and who we are (character). And when we have strong character, we believe in ourselves and our future (hope)! Patience is an act of love. When we are patient with our friends, our teachers, and our family, we show them we care. When we are patient with ourselves, we show ourselves kindness and love. This helps us grow into caring people (our character). Building a strong community takes time and patience. We need to wait our turn, listen to others, and give everyone a chance to learn and play. By doing this, we build great character that makes our school a welcoming place for everyone, giving us hope for a happy school year together! Aspiration is all about aiming high and reaching for our dreams. Sometimes learning a new skill (like reading, tying our shoes, or solving a tricky maths problem) takes many tries. That’s when we need patience! If we keep trying, we build the strong character of a learner, which fills us with hope that we can achieve anything we set our minds to! So this week, let’s all try to be a little more patient with our learning and with each other. Remember, every moment of patience is helping us grow into kind, strong, and hopeful people! Our Challenge – we encourage everyone to practice patience this week. Next time you feel frustrated, try to pause, breathe, and trust that great things take time. By nurturing patience, we help Love flourish, our Community strengthen, and our Aspirations come true.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Best wishes,

Mr George

Instagram: @HolyTrinityschrichmond

Trips, visits and events

Kingfishers enjoy the sunshine in Forest school

Kingfisher class enjoyed a gloriously sunny morning at Forest School on Monday. Children practised fine motor skills by rolling, pinching and flattening clay to make tree sprites. They went on a bug hunt and collected autumn leaves to support their current learning. They loved sitting around the pond and talking about what might live under the lily pads.

Year 2 had a day out exploring the Wetlands Centre

All the children in Year 2 had a great time going to the Wetland Centre! We had a truly exciting and busy day as we turned into expert field scientists during our visit, exploring different habitats and making habitats suitable for different animals. All of the children enjoyed spotting all the different animals, especially the otters.

Notices and requests

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 drop in, we would love to see you! Further information from Mandie Lambert or Eils Osgood. (alambert@htprimary.com, eosgood@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, thank you.

Celebrations!

Our Values Champions

Congratulations to this week’s values champions: Charlie, Marie, Magnolia, Arthur, Noor, Josephine, Ania, Sarah, Zyana, Lucas, Emma, Ayen, Sid, Eevie, Zion, Kaylee, Lujain, Teddy, Ava, Ethan, Johnny and Atina.

P.E Star

Congratulations to: Ania in Swan class

Music star

Congratulations to George in Dragonfly class

Attendance

95% overall: Well done to this week’s winners, Foxes with 100%.

Dates for your diary

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

29th Nov – School Christmas Fair

12th Dec – Christmas Movie Night

6th Feb – Disco KS1 4.15 – 5.30, KS2 5.45 – 7.30

26^thFeb – 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

Our school prioritises keeping all children safe, and that includes talking about Stranger Danger. It’s an important topic, but we always approach it in a calm, informative way, focusing on what children can do to stay safe.

Who is a ‘Stranger’?

A stranger is simply someone your family doesn’t know well. We teach children not to talk to, take things from, or go anywhere with a stranger without permission. It’s important to remember that most strangers are good people, but because we can’t tell the difference just by looking, we follow safety rules with everyone we don’t know.

The “NO, GO, YELL, TELL” Rule

There is a simple, memorable set of actions for if a child ever feels unsafe or is approached by a stranger, which you may wish to go over with your child:

NO! Say “NO” firmly and loudly to anything a stranger asks you to do that makes you feel uneasy. GO! Get away from the person immediately. Run to where there are other people, like a shop, a school, or a house with lights on.

YELL! Shout as loudly as you can to draw attention. Shouting words like “This is not my dad!” or “Help!” is often more effective than just “Stranger!”

TELL! Immediately tell a trusted adult—like a parent, teacher, or police officer—what happened.

The Difference Between Strangers and Trusted Adults

It’s vital that children know who their Trusted Adults are. These are people they can always go to for help, such as: ● Parents/Guardians and close family members

Teachers and School Staff
Police Officers, Firefighters, and Ambulance Personnel
Shopkeepers (especially those in uniforms)

Please take a few minutes to talk with your child at home about these rules and make sure they know your family’s safety plan, like who will pick them up from school. Consistent reinforcement at home and school is the best way to keep our children safe and confident! Thank you for partnering with us in your child’s safety.

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

Friday 11th July 2025

Dear Parents and Carers,

It was lovely to see so many of you at our Summer fair – despite the damp start, it was a roaring success, and I would like to take the opportunity to thank our wonderful PTA for all that they do for the children and families of Holy Trinity. Eils Osgood joined us for Collective Worship on Monday to explore how light can guide us on our journey through life. Parents may be aware that for each collective worship, a child is chosen to light our candle, giving us focus on our theme, and to help us reflect on Jesus, the Light of the World.

Have a wonderful weekend, and I look forward to seeing you all on Monday.

Best wishes,

Mr George

Instagram: @HolyTrinityschrichmond

Trips, visits and events

Herons and Swans visit Kew Gardens

Year 3 had a wonderful time on their trip to Kew Gardens on Tuesday. The children explored the gardens and the greenhouses, experiencing what it is like in the Tropics, went on a bee hunt as part of a pollination workshop and were even able to pollinate some flowers. There was also time for a play in the Children’s Garden. Everyone behaved impeccably and a lovely day was had by all.

Recorder concert

Year 2 treated us all to a spectacular recorder concert this week. They played a wide range of songs from different genres with confidence and enthusiasm. Thank you to all of the parents and carers who came along. We appreciate the time spent encouraging the children to practise playing their instruments at home.

Notices and requests

HT Friends Coffee Afternoon

Thank you to everyone who attended the coffee afternoon on Thursday, it was lovely to see you all!

Tennis Balls needed!

We would like to kindly request donations of any tennis balls you no longer need. We go through quite a few over the course of the year, and your support would be greatly appreciated!

Parent Survey

Just a reminder that our parent survey can be found here. The survey will close at midnight on Sunday 13 July; many thanks to all those parents who have completed it so far.

Leavers

If there are any parents with children in Reception to Year 5 who are leaving the school at the end of term, please contact Mrs Prendergast (lprendergast@htprimary.com) for a leaver’s form. Richmond Admissions are starting to make offers for September admission. Many thanks.

2025 Summer Reading Challenge – Adventures in Nature and the Great Outdoors.

The Summer Reading Challenge is the UK’s biggest children’s reading initiative for 4 –11-year-olds and is produced by The Reading Agency and delivered by public libraries. We hope that this year’s theme will inspire children to tap into a world of imagination through reading, exploring the magical connection between storytelling and nature.

From Saturday 5 July 2025 the children can sign up for the challenge at their local Richmond upon Thames library and receive a Story Garden pack. To take part, they need to be a member of the library and have their own library card. For each of six library books they read they can collect a sticker for their pack. Children can update their progress through the challenge at any library in the borough. Everyone who reads six library books is rewarded in the library with a medal and certificate.

Story Garden ends in the borough on Saturday 6 September 2025. More information is available here https://www.richmond.gov.uk/summer_reading_challenge

Celebrations!

Our Values Champions

Congratulations to this week’s values champions:

James, Nina, Tom, Keira, Christopher, Anna, Magnolia, Kamaya, Agnes, Kosei, Zoe, Amelie, Lexi, Morgan, Bulut, Haya, Arda, Matias, Scarlett, Juliao, Hazel, Paven, Ichika and Year 6 for their fabulous production!

P.E Star

Congratulations to Sheldon in Bumblebees.

Music star

Congratulations to Kosei in Dragonflies.

Attendance

95% overall: Well done to this week’s winners, Bumblebees with 100%.

Dates for your diary

Monday 14th July End of year reports go home

HT’s Got Talent auditions

Tuesday 15th July HT’s Got Talent

Thursday 17th July Reception to Bocketts Farm

Sports and Music award assembly

Monday 21st July Star award assembly

Nursery Concert 9.00am

Tuesday 22nd July End of term – 2.15pm

Safeguarding

Online

In school, we have a very secure filtering system called SENSO, which helps us to monitor the usage of computers in school, ensuring that websites and content are suitable for whoever is using the machine and keeping children safe online. However, this filtering system is only available at the school, and so we are asking all parents to ensure that any devices used at home (online gaming consoles, laptops, tablets, phones etc) that their children may have access to have suitable filtering and monitoring controls fitted. Whilst each home system will be different, we are happy to recommend the NSPCC website here, which is a link to Parental Controls for devices. The best way of checking that children only access appropriate content at home is by parents keeping a close eye on all devices and ensuring that children are in a shared space when using them. If you have any further queries, do contact Mr George at school.

Community events and initiatives

Current years 5, 6 and 7 who cannot yet swim 25m

Pools on the Park and Teddington Pools & Fitness Centre are offering Summer Splash crash courses for children in current years 5, 6 and 7 who cannot yet swim 25m. This is open to children who either live in the borough or attend school in the borough. The 5-day course costs £5.

Applications will be accepted from 7th July 2025

Summer Splash

The Summer Splash programme will return this summer, providing crash courses to children in school years 5, 6 and 7 who are unable to swim to a level expected for their age.

Summer Splash 2025 – London Borough of Richmond upon Thames

MET IN THE PARK

The Met Police South Richmond SNT are running the highly successful Met in the Park, in Old Deer Park, Richmond on the 6th August between 1100 and 1700. This is a completely free family fun day, with dogs, horses, interactive crime scene for kids as well as London Fire Brigade and vintage army vehicles. They will also have free fun fair rides and lots of other activities. They would love to have as many families attend to meet the various departments of the police and to enjoy a free day out in the summer holidays.

Love, Aspiration, Community