This week we have been celebrating our Maths Week in school. The aim of this week is to promote a love of maths through hands on investigations, puzzles and problem solving. Tomorrow, we will be holding our Parents’ Maths afternoon and would like to invite all parents/carers to visit their children’s classes from 2.30pm to take part in some planned activities. At 3.15pm our PTA will be serving refreshments in the hall (please bring some change for a small donation) and there will be the opportunity to view some of the resources used in each class. Hope to see you there!

Recycle2School Clothes Collection

Thank you for all the donations of unwanted clothing received this week. Recycle2School have picked up all the bags and we’ll find out how much money was raised in the next few weeks. We’ll keep you posted!

Bank Holiday

School will be closed next Monday 1^st May due to the early May Bank Holiday. We hope you enjoy the extended weekend!

Family Night Out

The Family Night Out last Saturday at the Church Hall was a great success. The organisers and parents managed to raise £397.50 for the school with 58 adults and 68 children attending the event.

Everyone enjoyed the disco, games for kids and adults and fantastic food that everybody brought along.

We are very thankful to all parents who organised the event for all their hard work in making it a great evening.

Hillingdon Foodbank

Year 6 are again appealing for donations of perishable food for their chosen charity: Hillingdon Foodbank. Please bring them to school by Friday 5^th May.

They urgently need:

• Noodles
• Instant mashed potato
• Long life juice / squash
• Supermarket ‘bag for life’
• Sugar (1kg / 500g)
• Jams and spreads

They still need:

• Milk (UHT / dried)
• Rice
• Tin openers

They’ve got plenty of

• Baked beans                    - Tinned soup
• Tinned vegetables         - Tinned meat / fish
• Tinned tomatoes           - Tinned fruit
• Cup-a-soup                      - Puddings
• Breakfast cereal             - Pasta
• Pasta sauce                      - Coffee
• Tea bags                            - Biscuits
• Toiletries                           - Baby food / toiletries

Dates for your diary

April 2017

     Fri 28^th – Maths Open Afternoon (2:30 pm)

May 2017

     Mon 1^st – Bank Holiday, school closed

     Wed 3^rd – Lifebus

     Thu 4^th – Lifebus

     Fri 5^th - Lifebus

     Mon 8^th – Start of SATs Week

     Tue 16^th - Year 4 Class Assembly (9:00 am)

     Tue 23^rd - Year 5 Class Assembly (9:00 am)

     Fri 26^th – Finish for Half Term (3:30 pm)

June 2017

     Mon 5^th – School re-opens (8:40 am)

     Fri 9^th – Class Group photographs

     Tue 13^th – Early Years Assembly (9:00 am)

     Mon 19^th – Start of Judaism Week

                           Test Week

     Tue 20^th – Prospective Parents Tour

     Fri 23^rd – EYs Trip – Look Out Centre

     Sat 24^th – Summer Fate

     Mon 26^th – Start of Health Week

                           New Nursery meetings

     Tue 27^th – New Nursery meetings

     Wed 28^th – Year 4 Trip to Gunnersbury

                           New Reception meetings

July 2017

     Mon 3^rd – Year 6 Bikeability

     Tue 4^th – All school induction day

     Wed 5^th – Y1 & Y2 BT Volunteers

                          BT Workshops

     Mon 10^th – KS1 and KS2 Sports Day (9:00-12:00)

     Tue 11^th – EYs Sports Day (9:00 – 12:00)

     Wed 12^th – Fri 14^th - Year 6 PGL

     Mon 17^th – KS1 and KS2 Sport Day Backup

     Wed 19^th – Last Day of Term, school finishes 1:30 pm

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.

 

PTA Newsletter

PTA Meeting Update:

Thank you to those parents who attended the meeting on Wednesday, minutes will be published shortly.

 

Congratulations to the parents who organised the Family Night Out last Saturday

Everyone one had a fab. night and raised much needed funds for our school

 

Next Event:

Coffee and cake at the Maths Curriculum Afternoon on Friday

All items £1 each

2016-2017

 

Money YOU have raised so far:

Coffee & cake 30^th September: £84.00

Curriculum coffee and cake: £101.35

Christmas Cards: £136.00

Christmas Fayre: £999.01

Make-up Master Class: £64.00

Bingo Night: £237.15

Total: £1,621.51

The Giving Machine: ongoing

 

‘The Giving Machine’

https://www.thegivingmachine.co.uk/

How many parents have raised funds for the school using The Giving Machine? Have a go, tell your friends how easy it is ……….

 

How about putting daily reminder on your phone ‘every online shop, remember to use the Giving Machine’

Please have a look at this website, we are now registered. Search for ‘St Mary’s school, Uxbridge’ this is the cause. You are the giver. Every time you shop online consider using it, raise lots of money for our school from the comfort of your armchair! How about every time you do an internet supermarket shop?