Weekly Update from Mr Meehan

Firstly, a huge thank you to the PTA for our Summer Fair last Saturday; we are pleased to announce that we raised at least £9740, and this puts us well on the way to meet our target for the redevelopment of the junior playground plans. This is very exciting! We’ll go on raising funds through the rest of this term, including today’s Break the Rules day, where again the children have been very creative with their rule-breaking. I am grateful to those who have given a lot of time and energy to make this fundraising happen.

As always, there’s been some great learning going on during this week in and out of the classroom, including the junior orienteering day on Tuesday over on our playing field led by Mrs Burkinshaw.  Our reception children also very much enjoyed their trip to Wimbledon fire station on Tuesday, and I heard all about it when I led story time with them at the end of the day. Our Year 6 pupils also travelled to Parliament this week - very topical at the current time!

At the juniors, we will soon be having our own ‘mini-election’ as we will be shortlisting prospective Year 5 candidates for next year’s position of Pupil Leaders, with candidates launching their own manifesto speeches later in the term.

In staff news, we will be sad to say goodbye to Mrs Parkes at the end of this term. We thank her for all her work as part of our school office team over this year and we wish her well for the future. You will see below our advert for this role, which we are advertising from today.

Next week is our Science Week, which we are also very excited about! Please be reminded it is a four-day week for the children, as it is an INSET day next Friday. We will be cramming in all our science activities over these four days, starting with an exciting science show on Monday for all classes.

Just saying … it’s also National Thank a Teacher Day next Wednesday - see below for more details!

In the meantime, have a great weekend.

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Our School Updates for Parents

Contact Details

Please make sure that we have up-to-date contact details in case we need to contact you if your child is ill. This can be done on the Arbor App or Portal. For more details on how to do so, please see here.

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We are looking for colleagues to join our fantastic team:

• Teaching Assistant See here for more details. Closing date is 19th June. 
• Administrator (School Systems) See here for more details. Closing date is 27th June. 

Do speak to the office team if you have any questions.  

Wider Community Updates

National Thank a Teacher Day - 19th June

Don’t miss National Thank a Teacher Day on 19th June! You can send a free, limited edition thank you e-card to any member of staff working in our school or can even send your card to the whole school via this website.

Invitation to Free Under 12 Community Basketball Session - 3rd August 2024

Future Rising Foundation are hosting a fun and engaging basketball session where the children can learn basic basketball skills, interact with experienced coaches, and most importantly, have a great time playing the game. This session is designed to introduce students to the game of basketball in a friendly and supportive environment. It is a great opportunity for them to develop their coordination, teamwork, and sportsmanship skills while having a blast on the court. Please register using the link (U12 Free Session registration form) or scan the QR Code on the attached flyer for this free basketball session. Students would need to bring comfortable sports attire and a water bottle.

There will be a 4 v 4 Basketball Tournament taking place for Under 16's boys & girls and open men's category right after the free session!

Kingston Music Service: NEW workshops, concerts and Summer Holiday Programme

Kingston Music Service is delighted to be running a family Gospel Workshop at The Rose Theatre on Saturday 6th July. You will be able to listen to some of London’s finest Gospel singers and learn to sing with them! Tickets are available from this website and are £13.50 for adults and £9.50 for children. 

Then in the afternoon, musicians from The Grenadier Guards will be leading workshops with our bands for a concert in the evening which is sure to blow the roof off! Concert, 6pm; tickets can be booked here and are £16.50 for adults and £10.50 for children.

Summer Holiday Music & Creativity FUEL course: Monday 29th July - Thursday 1st August

From singing and djembe playing, to writing their own music and learning the keyboard, this four day course at the Hook Centre, Chessington is set to be lots of fun for children aged 6-11. Some sessions will be held in the library, for craft and lego activities too. Sign up here for a FUEL place or here for a non-FUEL place.

Worcester Park Football Club Trials

Worcester Park Football Club are holding trials for next season for their U9s (going into year 4) girls team. Trials are going to be held on 22nd June from 2pm - 3pm at Worcester Park FC, Green Lane, Worcester Park. Please contact Coach Rico on 07443 641514 or wpfccolts@gmail.com.

Key School Dates 

• Monday 17th - Thursday 20th June - Science Week 
• Wednesday 19th June - Y3/4 Choir - KMS Singing Festival @ Rose Theatre
• Friday 21st June - INSET Day (School closed to pupils)
• Tuesday 25th June - Reception & Nursery Teddy Bear's Picnic Show (am)
• Tuesday 25th June - Y3 Country Dancing Festival (am)
• Thursday 27th June - Seahorse Class Worship @ 2:40pm
• Monday 1st July - Infants Circus Days Workshops
• Monday 1st July - Y3 Trip to the Gurdwara
• Tuesday 2nd July - Junior Summer Concert @ 6:00pm
• Wednesday 3rd July - Y6 New School Day
• Friday 5th July - Junior Sports Day
• Friday 5th July - Infants Only Mufti Day
• Friday 5th July - Y2 Celebration Disco @ 3:30pm-5:00pm
• Tuesday 9th July - Y6 Production @ 4:00pm
• Wednesday 10th July - Reception Visit to Magic Garden at Hampton Court
• Wednesday 10th July - Y6 Production @ 6:00pm
• Thursday 11th July - Learning Look @ 4:30pm-5:30pm
• Friday 12th July - Infant Sports Day
• Monday 15th - Friday 19th July - Y6 Isle of Wight Trip
• Monday 15th - Friday 19th July - Chums Week
• Monday 15th July - Y2 Production @ 5:00pm
• Tuesday 16th July - Y2 Production @ 2:00pm
• Friday 19th July - PTA Quiz Night @ 7:00 - 11:00pm (New)
• Monday 22nd July - Y6 Leavers’ Celebration @ 2:00pm (New)
• Tuesday 23rd July - Church Service @ 9:30am 
• Tuesday 23rd July - Term finishes early at 1.05pm (infants) and 1.20pm (juniors). Connect will finish at 5:15pm
• Wednesday 24th July - INSET day (School closed to pupils)
• Monday 2nd September - INSET day (School closed to pupils)
• Tuesday 3rd September - Autumn Term starts