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

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.

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.

Dear parents/carers,

The Department for Education has recently issued guidance stating that “all schools should be mobile phone-free environments by default.”  At Holy Trinity we have always taken steps to minimise the use of mobile phones and make sure that they do not disrupt lessons or school life.  However, we have set out our approach to mobile phones in a new policy, as suggested by the DfE.

Only pupils in Year 5 and Year 6, who walk to and from school on their own, and have permission from their parents/carers to carry a phone, may do so.  These must be handed in on entry and will be given back as pupils leave the premises.

Year 5 & 6 parents do now need to sign a permission slip, which can be obtained from the school office.  That is the only change to current procedures.

If parents/carers have an comments on the policy (see link below), please email the school office before Friday 6th March on [email protected].

Mobile Phones Feb 26

Please click the link below to see the dances that Year 3 and Year 4 performed at The Place in Spring term.  You may wish to check out the videos if your child is going into Year 3 or 4 next year, as your children will also enjoy this amazing opportunity.

Click here to see Y3’s and Y4’s dance videos

We wish you a very happy Easter and look forward to seeing you on Tuesday 22nd April.

Summer Dates for your diaries

Please note items will be added to the calendar as we go through the term and dates may be subject to change.

23rd April – Holy Trinity Day when pupils learn about the history of the school

29th April – Year 1 at The Unicorn Theatre

30th April – Year 5 at Camden Schools’ Music Festival

1st May – 23rd May – Year 2 SATS window

5th May – School closed for May Day bank holiday

9th May – Reception Class Assembly

12th May – 15th May KS2 SATS (Statutory Assessments)

14th May – Years 1 & 2 visit London Central Mosque

15th May – Year 5 visit the Gurdwara

16th May – Year 5 Class Assembly

26th May – Friday 31st May – Half term holiday

2nd June – INSET Day school closed

3rd June – 13th June – Year 4 Statutory Multiplication Tables Check window

5th June – Year 1 World Environment Day at O2 Centre

5th June – Year 6 at CLC for programming unit

9th June – 13th June – Year 1 Statutory Phonics Check

10th June – Year 2 visit Pizza Express

13th June – Year 6 go to PGL

16th June – Year 6 recovery day

19th June – Year 3 at CLC for programming unit

20th June – Year 1 & Year 2 Southend-on-Sea day trip

26th June – School photos

27th June – Holy Trinity 150th Birthday Family Celebration

3rd July – Camden Secondary Schools’ Transition Day for Year 6

9th July – Sports Day

11th July – School reports sent to parents

16th July -Year 6 Leaving Service at Lighthouse London

18th July – Picnic in the Park

21st – 22nd July – Uniform Amnesty/donations of pre-loved uniform collected

22nd July – School closes for summer at 12.30 

Thank you to Lighthouse London for a joyous Easter Service yesterday.  The pupils wrote some thoughtful prayers and read them beautifully.

It has been a busy half term, so here is a selection of photos from events in recent weeks.