At Holy Trinity we want all of our pupils to enjoy the full spectrum of opportunities available in London, so we pack our curriculum full of trips, workshops, collaborations and projects. Year 2 have visited The Tower of London and Years 3 & 4 have started their long-term dance collaboration with The Place. Today pupils have been marking Remembrance with a two minute silence, so they understand the preciousness of life and why we want them to live it in its fullness.
At Holy Trinity, we are always looking for activities that pupils can take part in outside of school. I was lucky enough to meet Joanne from Grand Junction yesterday who offers a range of great arts activities for free! Please take a look at the attached flyers for details of what they offer.
We hope that you have all had a great half-term with your children. Please find below dates for the major events happening this half-term.
8th November – Non-uniform Day
11th November – Remembrance 2 minutes silence
12th November – Odd Socks Day (See poster below for more details.)
18th November – 22nd November – Parent meetings
22nd November – Water safety Assembly from Canal & River Trust
22nd November – Nasal Flu Vaccination Programme
25th November – Christmas Disco tickets go on sale
29th November – INSET day school closed
3rd December – 10.00 Nursery Rhyme Nativity (Reception) & 14.00 KS1 Nativity performances for parents
4th December – 10.00 KS1 Nativity & 14.00 Nursery Rhyme Nativity (Reception) performances for parents
5th December – Christmas Disco
6th December – Non-uniform Day
9th December – Y5 Carol Concert 16.00 at Lighthouse
13th December – Christmas Jumper & Christmas Dinner (tbc with Caterlink)
17th December – Class Christmas Parties
18th December – Christmas Service 14.30 at Lighthouse
19th December – House Party for house with the most points
20th December – Finish at 12.30
Christmas Holiday
6th January – INSET school closed
7th January – Pupils return to school
Year 6 had a great time at The Imperial War Museum on Tuesday finding out more about their history topic. Did you know that fish and chips were not rationed during WWII, because Churchill thought it would damage the nation’s morale?
It was great to see so many pupils dressed up as scientists this Science Day! Pupils enjoyed a fun-filled day learning from the experts from The Crick Institute. Each class also learnt about a different famous scientist, so make sure you ask them all about them.
Lighthouse London will be running their annual Light Party on 31st of October. This is a fun event that offers an alternative to Halloween that has been popular with pupils in the past. Please contact Lighthouse London directly if you would like your child to participate and remember, this is not a Halloween party, so no expensive, scary costumes or sweets are required!
Our lovely children’s pastor, Jemima, came in to visit Year 6 on Thursday to talk about the sacraments with a particular focus on confirmation. She shared her experiences of her own baptism and why it is important for Christians to affirm their faith and how this may impact their life.
School visits like this are just one of the ways that our partnership with Lighthouse London enriches the life of the school.
If you have been baptised, or your family have a similar ritual, why not discuss it with your child this weekend.
The new House Captains had their first meeting with me today. Our agenda included discussing their role in our work towards Artsmark and creating a more representative arts curriculum. I am really looking forward to working with them over the next few months.
House Captain is a role that pupils can aspire to and their voices are essential to our school development plans. In addition to House Captains, each class will have 2 Class Representatives this year, so that we can capture the views of pupils more widely and on a greater variety of topics.
Thank you to the parents who attended the Macmillan coffee morning on Friday. We hope you enjoyed getting to know each other. All proceeds will be donated to Macmillan Cancer Support.
Year 6 chose Macmillan as their charity for the year, as they recognise that cancer can impact on anyone. In the Spring term they will be walking a pilgrimage route to raise more funds. This is part of our work on building mindful, active citizens.
