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Camden libraries auto-enrolment parent_carer letter – June 26
Well done to Year 4 who gave a great performance at the Camden Choir Festival last night. They have been practising so hard over the past few weeks and have reached a high standard. It was great to see so many parents at the festival – I am sure you were very proud.
Thanks to Miss Wilson and Mr Miller for giving up their time to support this evening event.
We hope that everyone has a reflective and restful Easter Holiday. We look forward to welcoming you back on Monday 13th April.
Temporary Changes to the Senior Leadership Team during Summer Term
There will be a couple of temporary staff changes after the holiday. Ms Bear has been offered the wonderful opportunity to act as Head of School at another Church of England school in Islington, for 3 days per week, for the duration of the summer term. Ms Dillon returned from maternity leave on Monday and will be resuming her role as Assistant Head and SENDCo Monday to Wednesday and Ms Bear will be back at Holy Trinity to take the reigns on Thursdays and Fridays.
The fact that Holy Trinity has been asked to support another school in this way is testament to the strength of the leadership team currently in place. We do not anticipate that this arrangment will disrupt service at Holy Trinity. I am sure you will join me in welcoming Ms Dillon back and congratulating Ms Bear.
Well done to Super House, who earned the most house points this term. The enjoyed a fun house party, which included icing and decorating their own biscuits.
Assessment dates, Bank Holidays and INSET Days
Summer term is nearly upon us and so is the statutory assessment window. It is essential that pupils are in school to take the relevant assessments. Please note that Reception, Year 1 and KS1 assessments are carried out in an age-appropriate way, which is why there is an extended assessment period to facilitate this. Pupils in Reception will not realise they are even being assessed, so we ask parents not to make them aware of it.
Monday 13th April Reception Profile Assessment window opens – closes Tuesday 30th June
Monday 4th May – May Day Bank Holiday – SCHOOL CLOSED
Tuesday 5th May KS1 SATS Tests begin – will continue until Thursday May 21st
Monday May 11th – Thursday 14th May – Year 6 KS2 SATS
Friday 22nd May – INSET Day for staff – SCHOOL CLOSED
Monday 1st June – Friday 5th June – Year 4 Statutory Multiplication Tables Check (MTC)
Monday 8th June – Friday 12th June – Year 1 Statutory Phonics Checks (Y2 pupils may also do retakes during this period.)
Friday 17th July – Term ends for pupils at 12.30
Monday 21st July – INSET Day for staff – SCHOOL CLOSED
Other Confirmed Dates
Summer term is busy with events and confirmed dates are listed below. Other events may be added, so watch out for Parent Hub messages. Do take note of the dates for family events, like Picnic in the Park & Sports Day.
Friday 17th April – Year 6 project with Hermes starts
Tuesday 21st April – School nurse collects height and weight of Reception and Year 6 pupils
Wednesday 22nd April – Year 6 visit October Gallery & Year 1 visit Camley Street Nature Park
Thursday 23rd April – Holy Trinity Day (School’s Birthday) & St George’s Day
Please note that events are often added during the course of the term.
Friday 1st May – Reception Class Assembly
Friday 12th June – Year 6 PGL
Monday 15th June – Y6 recovery day – not in school
Wednesday 17th June – Year 3 at the CLC
Thursday 18th June – Year 4 visit the Mandir & Year 6 Secondary Transition workshop at Lighthouse London
Friday 19th June – Year 1 visit Southend
Thursday 2nd July – Year 6 Visits to Camden secondary school placements only
Friday 3rd July – Picnic in the park – Reception at school/KS1 & KS2 at Primrose Hill
Friday 3rd July – Reports to parents
Wednesday 8th July – Sports Day
Tuesday 14th July – Friday 17th July Uniform Amnesty
Wednesday 15th July – Year 6 Leaving Service at Lighthouse London at 14.30
On Friday Year 6 completed a pilgrimage walk from Tower Hill to Westminster Abbey to raise funds for charity. So far the pupils have raised £1,087 for their chosen charity, The British Heart Foundation, which is an amazing achievement. Well done Year 6!
The pupils were met at Westminster Abbey by the Deputy Chaplain, who had a special treat in store for them. She took the pupils into the shrine of St Edward the Confessor, which is usually closed to visitors, so that they could share the exact same experience as pilgrims in the past. What a priviledge!
Well done Reception & KS1 for a lovely Mother’s Day Service at Lighthouse London. I am sure your parents were touched by your thoughful messages, poems and prayers. Thanks to Jemima at Lighthouse London for supporting this event.
Year 5 had a fabulous over night stay at The Mill. They enjoyed a long hike through the countryside, marshmallows by the campfire, geo-caching and a low ropes course. This residential prepares pupils (and parents) up for the longer trip to PGL in year 6.
Thank you to Mr Wickings and Ms Littlewood for giving up their time to take the pupils on this exciting trip.
Today Year 6 visited Autograph, a gallery in Shoreditch devoted to showing the work of contemporary artists from diverse backgrounds. They will be creating their own digital work inpsired by the artists they saw. One of the artists creates images using AI, so it was a good opportunity to teach pupils how to spot images created using AI, where the creator has not declared it’s use.
Year 3 had a visit from The Jewish Museum this week. They learnt about Passover and the significance of the Seder plate.
The House Captains represented Holy Trinity at magnificent St Paul’s Cathedral yesterday. Holy Trinity was one of the 155 Church of Engand Schools in the capital to join the annual schools service. This event is organised by The London Diocesan Board for Schools (LDBS), who are a key partner for Church of England Schools in London, providing direction, support, guidance and other services.
The service gives pupils a chance to see the cathedral in action as a place of worship, rather than as a tourist attraction. It also gives pupils an opportunity to appreciate the diversity of Christian practice, as the service is very traditonal compared to those at Lighthouse London.
Thank you to Jemima from Lighthouse for accompanying us.
It has been an exciting couple of days at Holy Trinity. Tuesday was Safer Internet Day – this year’s theme was ‘Smart tech, safe choices – Exploring the safe and responsible use of AI’. We use age appropriate resources from the UK Safer Internet Centre to explore this them with all the pupils.
There are also resources available for parents at https://saferinternet.org.uk/
Yesterday was a PE Enrichment Day. We plan these days to introduce pupils to exciting new sports & activities that are beneficial to health & wellbeing, but are not part of the curriculum. This is one of the ways we use our PE Premium funding. Enrichment Days ensure that all pupils have an opportuntiy to engage with the activities and get a taste of an activity they might like to pursue independently. This terms activity was Tai Chi, which has benefits for spiritual, mental and physical health.
