Thursday 11th January 2018

NEXT WEEK:

Monday

Start of Owl Week

Gymnastics

Chelsea Football

Tuesday

Parents’ Evening

Guitar Lessons

Chelsea Football

Wednesday

Whole School

Pantomime (Aladdin)

Gymnastics

Multisports (girls)

Thursday

Owl Workshops

Violin Lessons

Multisports (Y3-Y5)

Parents’ Evening

Friday

Gymnastics

Dear parent/carer,

Welcome to our first Newsletter for this term. It seems like a distant memory now, but we hope you had a fantastic Christmas holiday. Father Nicholas visited school last week to lead our Epiphany Mass with the children – a big thank you to all the parents/carers who came along to join us for this celebration. We’re looking forward to a busy new year ahead with lots of exciting activities planned including themed weeks, class assemblies and productions.

Parents’ Evening

You should have received a letter inviting you to one of our Parents’ Evenings taking place next Tuesday 16^th and Thursday 18^th January – from 3.35pm until 6pm. These meetings are a good opportunity for you to discuss your child’s latest assessment results. If your child is receiving Special Educational Needs (SEN) support, their class teacher will also discuss their latest Individual Educational Plan (IEP) for this term including targets and planned provision.

Owl Week

Throughout next week we will be celebrating our Owl Week in school. This will include lots of cross-curricular activities and every child will attend an Owl workshop, on Thursday, including a flying demonstration. It promises to be a fun, educational week.

Mrs Sullivan’s Early Bird Group

Letters have been sent home inviting a new group of children to join Mrs Sullivan’s Early Bird Group (this includes the RM Easimaths and Touch Typing programmes). The first session will take place on Monday 22^nd January – at 8.30am.

Aladdin

Next Wednesday is pantomime day and the children are very much looking forward to watching a special performance of Aladdin. A theatre company will visit school, in the afternoon, to lead the performance for all pupils.

And the Winner Is…

Before Christmas, we published our Google Survey asking parents/carers to vote for what time they would prefer class assemblies to be held. The results are as follows:

9am = 33.3% of the votes
3pm = 66.7% votes

As a result of this poll, all assemblies this year will be held on a Tuesday afternoon - at 3pm. Please see the list of dates below:

DATE	TIME	CLASS
6^th February	3pm	Year 2
27^th March	2.30pm	Years 3 to 5 Easter Production
1^st May	3pm	Year 4
15^th May	3pm	Year 5
22^nd May	3pm	Early Years
19^th June	3pm	Year 3
26^th June	3pm	Year 1
17^th July	5.30pm	Year 6 Leavers’ Assembly

Year 4 Swimming

Our Year 4 pupils have started their swimming lessons for this term. These will take place every Wednesday afternoon. All pupils are required to bring in a swimming costume, a towel and a swimming hat. It would be helpful if pupils did not wear earrings to school on swimming days. Thank you in advance.

Nursery Start Time

Reminder: the Lower Early Years (Nursery) morning session starts at 8:30am. Any Nursery child arriving in school after this time will need to be signed in late at the school office.

Upper Early Years (Reception) pupils start at 8.40am (the same time as the rest of the school).

Nursery September 2018 Intake

If your child is going to be 3 years old this year, please make sure to apply for Nursery place by 30^th January 2018. Supplementary information form and information are available on the school website (http://www.st-marys.hillingdon.sch.uk/page/?title=Admissions&pid=15) and at the school office on Tuesdays.

Primary School Application For September 2018 – Children Born Between 1 September 2013 And 31 August 2014

The closing date for your child's primary school application is 15^th January 2018.

HOUSE POINTS

House Point winners in each year group:

Year	Name	Number of House Points
1	Elsie	42
2	Cillian	21
3	Daniel	18
4	Ana	21
21	Thomas	53
6	Julia	21

This week’s winning house is: St Bernadette’s

Upcoming Events

Date	Event
Mon 15^th Jan	Start of Owl Week
Tues 16^th Jan	Parents’ Evening (3.35 – 6pm)
Wed 17^th Jan	Whole School Pantomime - Aladdin
Thu 18^th Jan	Parents’ Evening (3.35 – 6pm)
Thu 18^th Jan	Owl Workshops
Mon 22^nd Jan	Mrs Sullivan’s Early Bird Group starts at 8.30am.
Mon 29^th Jan	Start of Poetry Week (revised date)
Thu 1^st Feb	Safer Internet Day Parents’ E-Safety Workshop at 3pm
Mon 5^th Feb	Start of Friendship and E-Safety Week
Tue 6^th Feb	Year 2 Class Assembly (3pm)
Tue 6^th Feb	Years 5 and 6 Trip - Harry Potter Warner Bros. Studio Tour
Mon 12^th – Feb 16^th Feb	HALF TERM BREAK

At St Mary’s we do not authorise any holiday booked in term time as since September 2013 Government instruction has stated that no holidays in term time can be authorised.