Dear Parents and Carers,

In our second week of Advent, we have looked at the second Advent candle- “The Bethlehem Candle” Like the first candle, it is also purple and represents Peace. We talked about Peace in our collective worship, and thought about how the peace from Christmas 2025 years ago might be seen today. We are reminded of the quotation from Luke 2:14: “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favour rests!”

I am writing this just after our wonderful nativity production in KS1 and Early Years. In a show worthy of the Royal Albert Hall or the West End, the children danced, sang and acted. We had delightful interpretations of the Christmas story. As well as our wonderful children, a big thank you to the Nursery, Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 staff teams, and assorted staff from across the school, for pulling together for such an enjoyable time.

I hope you have a peaceful and enjoyable weekend.

Best wishes,

Mr George

Trips, visits and events

Year 2 Forest School

The children demonstrated amazing teamwork and independence as they embraced the outdoor environment. They crafted eco-friendly bird feeders using pinecones and Cheerios to help our feathered friends; curiously observed pondlife looking out for frog spawns; showed fantastic creativity in the mud kitchen and enjoyed rope activities. A brilliant day of outdoor learning.

Year 6 Trip to MathsWorld (a short report by Ellie Poon Year 6)

On Friday 5^th December, Year 6 went on a very exciting trip to MathsWorld. There was a wide variety of different activities such as: password cracking, making the Leonardo dome, puzzles ad much more! Year 6 had a lot of fun and would definitely recommend it to anyone else.

Choir Trip

Our KS2 Choir gave a fantastic performance at Holy Trinity Church this

week for their Christmas lunchtime service to the senior citizens. They all

sang with such confidence and enthusiasm and we were especially proud

of them.

Notices and Requests

Kingfisher Fund

As we head into the Christmas holidays and gifts are shared amongst family and friends, we would like to say a HUGE thank you to the gifts and donations we receive from our wonderful community. This academic year, classes have accepted individual donations of glue sticks, whiteboard pens and other resources which is greatly appreciated. As well as this, our Kingfisher fund has meant the learning here at HT is really quite special. This year alone, your donations have given each child the opportunity to take part in an exciting curriculum. Here are just a few of the lovely opportunities you have provided:

– Over £1000 of Art and DT modelling materials, water colour paper, easy cut printing blocks, wool, fruit, apple crumble and other cooking ingredients;

– Over £7000 on class stationary including exercise books, paint, sugar paper, fine pens, handwriting pens; – Over £1000 towards the minibus to accommodate school trips;

– Over £1000 on Maths resources including

– Nearly £1000 on science resources for experiments;

– Over £2000 on experiences for our early years provision including a ducklings’ hatching kit, playdoh materials, magnetic building blocks, torches and bug light and shadow creators

– And much more whether that be Forest school equipment, rewards and certificates… A huge THANK YOU from all of us at HT.

If you would be interested in contributing to our Kingfisher fund, either as a one-off donation or regular monthly payment, our bank details are as follows:

Bank: Nat West

Account: Holy Trinity CE Primary School The Kingfisher Account

Sort: 60-22-03

Account Number: 63531925

HT Cycle to Paris June 2026

On the 26th and 27th of June, a group of parents and teachers will be riding from London to Paris. This is a charity ride, with the money raised going to Skylarks and to the school. We

will need to know how many riders we have by February. The last ride in 2024 was really

successful and a lot of fun. Please let Mr. Thomson know if you are interested. He will

provide more information. Cycling information

Safeguarding

Mr George, Miss Brunt & Mrs Allard can be contacted at the school using their emails (which are on the school website), or you can use our new safeguarding email which is: safeguarding@htprimary.com . Our Safeguarding Governors are Francis Neal and Helen Taylor, and they can be contacted via email using the links on the school website, linked here.

Celebrations!

This week, there wasn’t a celebration assembly as our nativity celebrations were in full swing…

EYFS Nativity

On Thursday the Nursery and Reception class performed the

Nativity together. Reception children took on the speaking roles and

the Nursery children supported them with the songs. Afterwards,

the Nursery parents came back to Rainbow class to see the children

perform the songs we have been learning this term. A fantastic

morning celebrating the children’s amazing achievements!

KS1 Nativity

On Tuesday and Wednesday, Year 1 and 2 put on an amazing performance

for the school and parents. The children had been practicing their lines,

songs, and dances for many weeks. The parents, teachers, and children

were all very proud of the whole performance. A big thank you to everyone

who helped, both at school and at home, to make the performance look as

great as it did!

Dates for your Diary

16th December – KS2 Carol Concert at Holy Trinity Church 6pm

17th December – Christmas Lunch and Christmas Jumper Day

19th December – End of term – 2.15pm

PTA Event Dates

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

26^th February – Sponsored Bounce

13th March – Movie night

20th March – Chocolate Bingo

15th May – Movie Night

12th June – HT in the Park

4th July – Summer Fair

Community Events and Initiatives

Christmas Services at HT church

Holy Trinity Church would love to invite you to join them at their special Christmas services over the next couple of weeks. Carols by Candlelight is at 6pm on Sunday 14th Dec (more suitable for older children), then there is a Nativity service at 10am on Sunday 21st (come dressed as your favourite nativity character!) and the very popular Christingle service at 4pm on Christmas Eve. For more information see htrichmond.org.uk/christmas. Everyone is welcome!