Newsletter 3rd July 2026

Friday 3^rdJuly 2026

Instagram: @HolyTrinityschrichmond

Website: https://holytrinityschool.org.uk/

Dear Parents and Carers,

We have had a more reasonable week with the weather after last week’s extremes, and it was wonderful to have our Sports Day on Wednesday. I was particularly moved by one of our younger pupils who noticed his friend struggling in the sprint race just behind him, and slowed up purposely to let his friend win, clapping him as he passed the line first. This shows an excellent generosity of spirit, which I feel embodies much of what Holy Trinity has been about for me – helping others, and celebrating their success. The Bible captures this so well in Romans 12:10: “Be devoted to one another in love. Honour one another above yourselves.” I look forward to seeing you tomorrow at the Summer Fair.

Best wishes,

Mr George

Trips, visits and events

HT Cycle to Paris

They did it! We received a lovely thank you from Skylarks:

What a journey, what an achievement, and what a group of heroes. Team Holy Trinity – you did us very proud. From the early morning training rides and fundraising efforts to crossing the finish line in Paris, your dedication, resilience, teamwork and community spirit have been nothing short of inspiring. Taking on this challenge in the extreme heat across both the UK and France made your achievement even more remarkable. The way you supported and encouraged one another throughout the journey was truly inspiring. Together, you’re on the verge of raising an incredible £25,000 in support of Holy Trinity and Skylarks Charity, helping children and young people with additional needs and disabilities, and their families. Thank you for every mile ridden, every donation raised and every ounce of determination you put into this challenge. If you do want to donate one more time, the link is here: https://skylarks.enthuse.com/pf/paul-hambling

Year 2 Forest School

The children had an absolutely fabulous time exploring the great outdoors

on a much cooler day! A huge highlight was practicing how to safely light a

fire, followed by some wonderful nature spotting at the pond, where they

observed the lily pads and even found newts and a tiny froglet! From

getting messy and creative in the mud kitchen to testing their strength

hanging off the ropes, it was a day filled with adventure, teamwork, and

all-round smiles.

Sports Day

Our amazing sports day was a resounding success, filled with incredible community spirit and outstanding athletic performances. Huge thanks go to Mr. Callaghan for his exceptional organisational skills, as well as the governors and ex-pupils who worked tirelessly by his side all day. We were thrilled to see so many parents cheering from the sidelines

and even enthusiastically joining in with a few races. A massive congratulations to Pankhurst House for being crowned this year’s champions, proving once again what a truly wonderful community we have here!

Notices and Requests

Staff Leavers

We would like to say a massive thank you to all those leaving. This will take place as a picnic on July 14^that 3:30-4:30 pm on the 3G. Parents are welcome to collect their children, then stay around for an hour whilst the staff wander around and say their goodbyes. With a value of community, it would only be right to give our wonderful staff the send-off they deserve.

Donation Request

We would like to refresh our continuous provision equipment this summer so that children in Early Years and Key Stage One continue to have access to high-quality play-based learning. If you are having a clear-out, we would love any donations of pre-loved:

Duplo
Wooden Block
Magnatiles or other construction toys
Educational games such as Orchard games
Jigsaw puzzles (30 – 100 pieces)
Small world toys (animals, people, objects)
Wooden train sets
Natural loose parts such as stones, pine cones or conkers
Role play resources such as play food, play kitchen, costumes

If you have any questions about suitability, please email jwalder@htprimary.com.

Student Leavers

If there are any parents with children in Reception to Year 5 who will be leaving Holy Trinity at the end of term, please contact Mrs Prendergast (lprendergast@htprimary.com) for a leaver’s form. Richmond Admissions are asking for our projected numbers in each year group so that they are in a position to start making offers to other families. Many thanks.

Volunteering

It is such a joy being able to take your children on school trips and enhance 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.

Safeguarding

Mr George, Miss Brunt, Mrs Allard, Mr Auton 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.

Celebrations!

Our Values Champions

Congratulations to: Alfie, Eli P, Catherine, Rafferty, Aduraiyah, Mitchell,Elisa, Beatrice, Jessica, Nikita, Usher, Holly, Alex, Nylah, Kaan, Belle, Isla, Patrick

P.E Star: Congratulations to Amelia in Ladybird Class.

Music award: Beth in Fox Class

House Point Champions

Congratulations to this week’s winner: Pankhurst

Attendance: Heron 98 % Whole school 92 %

Dates for your Diary

7th July – HT’s Got Talent

13th July – End of Term Church service (all welcome)

14th July – Leavers’ Picnic to say goodbye to staff who have dedicated so much of their time to HT 15th July – Year 6 Production

17th July – Leavers’ Assembly (13:30) and End of Term (2:15pm)

PTA Event Dates

4th July – Summer Fair

Community Initiatives

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