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• Friday 31 March 2023 Last day of term! A reminder that we finish at 2pm today and that children in Y1-6 should be in PE kit. Happy holidays and Happy Easter everyone! See you all on Monday 17th in summer uniform.
• Thursday 30 March 2023 SMI TV! Learning At Home Here's the latest instalment of SMI TV! which is about Learning At Home. We hope you enjoy it: youtu.be/wzhzHAnTXdc.We hope you all have a fantastic, happy and Holy Easter holiday with time to celebrate Christ's resurrection and the Good News this bring us all together.Remember it's summer uniform when we come back. That's striped dresses for girls and white polo shirts for boys. There's a new 3 week menu too. For details check out past newsletters.We are looking forward to a great summer term - we hope you are too!
• Wednesday 29 March 2023 Awards Assembly and Scouting Uniform Day The next Awards Assembly will be on Monday 24th April. Children in scouting organisations can wear their uniforms to school on 24th too including if they are doing PE on that Monday.
• Wednesday 29 March 2023 Atfield House Easter Egg Hunt We have been asked to share this information with our families.
• Wednesday 29 March 2023 Touch Rugby Winners! Great news to share as we come to the end of term. Team St Mary's won yesterday's Touch Rugby competition and they are through to the next stage! Great job Team St Mary's! youtu.be/oljObYPoCKE
• Wednesday 29 March 2023 Let's Leap Holiday Camp Book now for Let's Leap Holiday Camps this Easter Holidays!Let's Leap will be running our popular activity camps here at St. Mary's this Easter holidays from Monday 3rd April - Friday 14th April.
• Friday 24 March 2023 Summer Term Menu - Rec to Y6 & Nursery Here are our new Menus for after Easter for Rec-Y6 and for Nursery.
• Friday 24 March 2023 After-school Clubs - Summer Term Here are our After-school Clubs for the Summer Term.
• Friday 24 March 2023 Uniform Swap We will be holding a Uniform Swap next week, on the following days in readiness for summer uniform after Easter.
• Friday 24 March 2023 Newsletter for 24th March 2023 This is the last newsletter of the Spring term. Next week we are hoping for a further instalment of SMI TV! Keep scrolling to see what we’ve been up to this half term.
• Wednesday 22 March 2023 Mufti Day (Red) for those in Red House on 30/3/23 Red House will have Mufti day on Thursday 30th March for winning the most house points this half term. Your child should wear something red on 30th if they are in Red House..
• Wednesday 22 March 2023 East of the Borough Family Hub meeting 28/3/23 Come and have your say and help LBH shape services and support - so that it works better for you and your family! 9-11am at Ivybridge School. Family Hubs (for all) will be offering a range of support, including infant feeding, parent-infant relationships, mental health, parenting and home learning. Register your attendance and receive £25. See the attached for more info.
• Friday 17 March 2023 Update for St Patrick's Day - Friday 17th March 2023 Beannachtaí na Féile Pádraig dhuit! ( tr. ‘May the blessings of St. Patrick be upon you’). Here's a short update for you in place of a newsletter. Thank you for your patience during the ongoing works on the school gates. Work's been disrupted by the availability of parts but we are hoping work will be completed over the holidays. Moving forward each pedestrian gate will be kept open on a magnet at drop off and pick up and then close automatically so that you won't have to push them open. Both gates will operate in the same way and open and close at the same time. Thank you for arriving on time and not before - please avoid gathering on Memorial Square. Enjoy the weekend everyone.
• Wednesday 15 March 2023 School Sport and Competitions Update Summer 2023 Here's some information on upcoming sports events and competitions for Y1-6. Please do give it a read. Thank you.
• Monday 13 March 2023 Strike Action 15th and 16th March 2023 Due to strike action this week St Mary's will be closed on 15th and 16th March.
• Friday 10 March 2023 Update for Friday 10th March 2023 We're looking forward to celebrating science over the next couple of weeks. For information on this and on a competition your child can take part in see the attached. There's also information for parents of children with (or awaiting) an ASD diagnosis. This update replaces the newsletter this week. Have a lovely weekend everyone!
• Thursday 9 March 2023 Attendance Letters Spring 2023 If your child’s attendance has been below 90% this academic year or they have been late repeatedly you soon receive a letter informing you that their attendance and/or punctuality needs to improve and that we will be monitoring it in partnership with the local authority. The vast majority of you have the School App and you can check and monitor your own child’s attendance on this app too. Attendance at St Mary’s is always very good and we know that you understand the importance of children being in school. They can’t learn as well if they aren’t and even more importantly we can’t check on them and make sure that they are safe. For these reasons the Government set schools’ attendance guidelines and we work with the council and the Education Welfare Officers to monitor each child’s attendance. Thank you for your attention and support in this important safeguarding matter.
• Wednesday 8 March 2023 NEU Strike Action on 15th and 16th March You may be aware that the NEU have declared strike action which will take place on 15/3/23 and 16/3/23. The strike is happening because of a national dispute between the unions and the government over school funding and teachers’ pay and not because of any issues at our school. See the attached for more information. If the on-going talks between DfE and the unions are successful in halting the action we will update you via this app.
• Friday 3 March 2023 Newsletter for 3rd March 2023 Here's the newsletter this week. Great effort will all the costumes everyone! The children really enjoyed the day. Have a lovely weekend all.
• Tuesday 28 February 2023 World Book Day 2023 - Wednesday 1st March 2023 We are celebrating World Book Day tomorrow! Children can come into school dressed as your favourite book character (including Y4 who are not swimming this week). We will also have local writer Kirstin McNeil coming to visit some year groups. Kirstin will be selling her books at the end of the day outside the small hall for anyone who may wish to purchase them. You can also buy her books from her website sequoiapublishing.co.uk where you can use the code WBD10 for a 10% discount for our pupils only. Happy Reading!
• Monday 27 February 2023 Strike Action on 2nd March 2023 St Mary's will be closed on Thursday 2nd March due to strike action by members of the NEU.
• Friday 24 February 2023 Update for 24th February 2023 A reminder that our book day has moved to Wednesday 1st March to avoid industrial action by members of the NEU on Thursday 2nd. See the attached for information on how we're marking the day this year. An update on the impact of the NEU action will come out at the start of the week via this app. There's no newsletter this week, have a lovely weekend everyone.
• Wednesday 22 February 2023 Update on Strike action by members of the NEU on 2/3/23 You may be aware that the NEU have declared strike action which will take place on 2/3/23, 15/3/23 and 16/3/23. The strike is happening because of a national dispute between the unions and the government over school funding and teachers’ pay and not because of any issues at our school. See the attached for more information. If the on-going talks between DfE and the unions are successful in halting the action we will update you via this app.
• Monday 20 February 2023 Menu Change for this week due to Ash Wednesday Due to Ash Wednesday being a 'no meat day'. The menu has changed to the following:Thursday's menu was today. Monday's menu will be on Ash Wednesday and Wednesday's menu will be on Thursday. Apologies for the any inconvenience.
• Monday 20 February 2023 School Gates from 20/1/23 The gates into the school car park from South Street have now been made electronic. This means there are new arrangements in place from Monday 20th. These gates will now open on a timer at drop off in the morning and you should aim to arrive at school for 8:45am (not before) and pick up at 3:10pm (not before). The gates will be shut during the school day. The side gate by the church will be unlocked at drop off and pick up but will remain locked during the school day.
• Sunday 19 February 2023 Welcome Back 20th February 2023 We're looking forward to starting the second half of the academic year tomorrow. Remember its Achievement Awards & Op DIY Assembly on Monday and Mufti Day for Turkey and Syria on Thursday. Please make your donation via donation.dec.org.uk/turkey-syria-earthquake-appeal. See other events on the school calendar here: smi.hounslow.sch.uk/Calendar
• Friday 10 February 2023 SMI TV! Here's the latest instalment of SMI TV! SMI TV! We hope you enjoy it. Have a great half term everyone! This replaces the newsletter for this week.
• Tuesday 7 February 2023 Safer Internet Day - a podcast for you. It's SID today and we want to share this 15 minutes clip (sent in by a parent) with you all. It's for adults - perhaps you can listen on your commute or whilst you are exercising. Click here: https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22196858/. It comes with a reminder that we don't allow (or recommend) smart phones for primary children. Have a listen and see what you think. "It's not just about allowing your child unfettered access to the internet... we need to start thinking about allowing the internet unfettered access to your child".
• Tuesday 7 February 2023 Safer Internet Day 2023 It's Safer Internet Day. Look here for resources to support this at home.
• Friday 3 February 2023 Newsletter for 3rd February 2023 Here's the newsletter for 3rd February 2023.
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