Space Dress-up: Tomorrow

Our Space Fortnight concludes tomorrow with our Space Dress-up Day. To celebrate we would like to invite all pupils to come to school wearing clothes/costumes associated with science fiction characters from space stories, films or TV programmes. We look forward to seeing a whole host of aliens and fantastical creatures!

 

One World Week Dress-up Day

As a part of next week’s One World Week, all classes will be finding out more about the customs and cultures of a particular country. On Friday 20^th October we are inviting all pupils to come to school wearing clothes/costumes associated with this country. This could simply be items of clothing that are the same colour as the national flag. Each class will study the following countries:

Early Years (Nursery & Reception)	China
Year 1	Poland
Year 2	Mexico
Year 3	Wales
Year 4	Italy
Year 5	New Zealand
Year 6	Portugal

 

Curriculum Open Afternoon

We would like to invite all parents to attend our Curriculum Open Afternoon - taking place next Thursday 19^th October. From 2pm, parents will get the opportunity to have a look around the school whilst the children are completing various One World Week activities. At 2.45pm there will be the opportunity to enjoy some refreshments in the hall and to view some of the work each class has been doing as a part of One World Week.

 

Food from around the World

As a part of our Curriculum Open Afternoon (and linking with our One World Week theme) we are hoping to be able to provide parents with various refreshments/snacks from around the World. If you are willing to contribute any items (cakes, pastries, biscuits, savoury snacks) please send these into school on Thursday 19^th October. You may wish to bake (or buy) items from your home country or from the country that your child will be studying as a part of One World Week e.g. Polish paczki, Portuguese custard tarts, Welsh cakes, Italian biscotti, Chinese spring rolls, Mexican churros, New Zealand Anzac biscuits etc.

Our PTA will also be serving tea and coffee in the hall (for a donation of £1 per cup) – please remember to bring some change.

 

INSET Day – School Closed

Our third teacher training day for this year will take place on Monday 30^th October. School will be closed on this day for all pupils.

 

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 January 2018.

If you haven’t applied, please complete an application for your child's primary school place as soon as possible via Hillingdon's website: www.hillingdon.gov.uk/schooladmissions

If you need support completing your application please contact the School Admissions team on 01895 556 644 or admissions@hillingdon.gov.uk

Please remember to complete a St Mary’s supplementary form and bring it to the school office with your child’s birth certificate, baptism certificate, proof of address for parents/carers and child, and a Certificate of Catholic Practice.

 

House Points

This week’s winning house is: St Thomas with 191 points

House Point winners in each year group:

Class	Name	Number of House Points
Year 1	Elise	6
Year 2	----	---
Year 3	Ifeaka	10
Year 4	Nadab	11
Year 5	Valentina	17
Year 6	William	16

 

Dates for your diary

OCTOBER:

Friday 13^th

Non-uniform day (Space dress-up)

 

Monday 16^th

Start of One World Week

 

Tuesday 17^th

SitOut for the homeless

 

Thursday 19^th

Rugby Tournament

Curriculum Afternoon 2:00 – 3:30 p.m.

 

Friday 20^th

One World Week Dress-up Day

 

Monday 23^rd – Friday 27^th

Half Term Break

 

Monday 30^th

INSET day – school closed for pupils

 

Tuesday 31^st

Pupils back to school 8:40 a.m.

 

NOVEMBER:

Wednesday 1^st

All Saints Mass 2:30 – 3:30 p.m.

 

Tuesday 14^th

Year 1 & 6 Mass at Church

 

Tuesday 21^st

Year 5 BFI Maths Trip

 

Monday 27^th

Test Week starts

 

Tuesday 28^th

Year 2 & Year 5 Mass at Church 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.

 

DECEMBER:

Thursday 7^th

Pavilion’s Concert Time  17:00 -18:00

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.