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Dear Parents and Carers,

May is such a wonderful month, and it really is a joy to be here! We start to see the last of the cold mornings  gradually drop away, and summer is just a few weeks away! Matt was with us on Monday to share the story of Jesus  and The Woman At The Well. Matt used the story to look at community, and remind us that there are no strangers in  our school – we are one big community.

To close this week, I’d like to bring out a line from scripture from the Song of Solomon 2:11–12. “See! The winter  is past; the rains are over and gone. Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come, the cooing of doves  is heard in our land.”

Have a wonderful weekend and do take care of yourself and your family.

Best wishes,

Mr George

Trips, visits and events

Brentford Stadium Visit

A few children from across Year 5&6 visited Brentford football stadium earlier in the week

to continue to inspire a love of sport. They were shown around the stadium, behind the

scenes and heard about life as a professional footballer. The club even gave us a shirt with

HT’s name across the back – look out for it on display soon.

International Food Festival

A massive thank you to our incredible parent community for making this year’s

International Food Festival an unforgettable success. We were overwhelmed by

the sheer volume and variety of dishes provided. The children had a fantastic time

exploring a world of flavours, bravely trying everything from spicy snacks to sweet

delicacies. Beyond the delicious treats, the event was a beautiful reminder of the

diverse and vibrant community we share. Seeing everyone come together to

celebrate our different cultures through food truly showed the spirit of our school

at its best. A special thank you also to Ms Ahmed and all the parents who helped

organise and run the event on the day. Please remember to collect your plates and boxes from reception.

International Day

International day has been fabulous. Year 4 started us off with an assembly full of traditional dress,  languages and Miss Jobbins took part in a taste test with food from across the world. Throughout  the day, our fabulous parent community have popped into classes to deliver short workshop-style  activities. From reception who took part in an Australian story time to Year 3 where they

attempted origami and Year 6 who were treated to a Ukrainian music performance, the whole  school has been a hive of activity. We are so lucky to have the community we do – thank you to  everyone who participated.

Notices and Requests

David Attenborough’s Birthday

We are thrilled to share some very special news with you. On Friday 8th May, the world-renowned  naturalist Sir David Attenborough celebrates his 100th birthday!

Sir David has spent his incredible life showing us the beauty of our planet and, most importantly, teaching us  how to protect it. He has been a powerful voice in raising awareness about climate change, the importance of  biodiversity, and our responsibility to care for the wonderful creatures we share the Earth with. To honour his life’s work and inspire our own young conservationists, we are inviting all children to take part in a  special creative challenge. We would love for the children to submit one of the following:

• A Wildlife Photograph: Capture a “David Attenborough moment” in your garden, a local park, or even a tiny insect on your windowsill!
• A Nature Portrait: A drawing, painting, or sketch of a favourite animal or a portrait of Sir David himself in his element.
• Please submit all entries to Ms Ahmed by Wednesday, 6th May. Our Eco team will be choosing the winners.

Volunteering

It is such a joy being able to take your children on school trips and enhances their educational opportunities. In  order to do this though, we often need parent support and volunteers. In these cases, it is best practice for all our  volunteers to be DBS checked. If you are likely to volunteer then please do go to Mrs Prendergast in the office who will  be able to discuss the next steps in getting this sorted for you. DBS checks do not have an official expiry date and are  considered valid for three years so it will last for a while whilst your children attend this school.

Share and Care Collective

All around the country, there are people who sometimes need a little bit of extra help

buying food and toiletries for their family. Share & Care Collective is a small local charity that helps  local families with weekly supplies of food and toiletries during term time. They collect donations  from across the community and work in partnership with local primary schools to distribute our

support bags. We have agreed to host a collection box for this charity. If you would like to donate, please take your  items to Mrs Prendergast and Mrs Bell in the office. Thank you to those who are already donating.

Teachers Cycle to Paris!

This year, three of our teachers will be joining the team cycling 300km to Paris in the summer! We hope you  can support Miss Bannenberg’s, Mr Hambling’s and Mr Thomson’s efforts in any way you can, directly funding  resources for Holy Trinity School and Skylarks Charity, who support children in our community and across Richmond  with additional needs and disabilities, and their families, with much-needed free services.

Below you can find the links to each teacher’s fundraising page:

Miss Bannenberg: https://skylarks.enthuse.com/pf/ella-bannenberg

Mr Hambling: https://skylarks.enthuse.com/pf/paul-hambling

Mr Thomson: https://skylarks.enthuse.com/pf/ben-thomson-3033b#qrCode

Safeguarding

Mr George, Miss Brunt, Mrs Allard and Mrs Bell 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.

Dates for your Diary

8^th May – David Attenborough’s Birthday Competition – see message above please 11^th May – Year 6 KS2 SATs Week

18^th May – Share Our Learning @ 3:40pm

2^nd June – Year 4 Multiplication Check Fortnight

8^th June – Year 1 Phonics screening week

11^th June – Class photos

12^th June – HT in the Park

15^th June – Prayer Space Week

1^st July – Sports Day

7^th July – HT’s Got Talent

15^th July – Year 6 Production

17^th July – Leavers’ Assembly and End of Term @ 13:30

PTA Event Dates

15th May – Movie Night

12th June – HT in the Park