St Mary's Weekly update for 10th October 2025
This is the seventh weekly update of the year. To ensure you receive them (either via the school app or by email) make sure you are registered for both. To download the school app following instructions here and to register for the email click here.
Check that you have notifications turned on for the School App (Parent Hub) so that alerts will appear on your Home Screen. The App is the main way that we will send out our comms.
Parents Evenings
Parents evenings for all parents of children in year groups from Reception to Year 6 will take place in the week before half term. You can sign up for a slot by visiting https://smisleworth.schoolcloud.co.uk.
The booking system will be open from Monday 13th October. Just as last year, when signing in as a parent, you will need to enter the same details that we have on file for you. The system will only let you log in if the details match. For your child’s class you will only need to use the class name:
For example:
Loreto
Rome
Westminster
Willesden
Please make every effort to meet with your child's classteacher.
Black History Month
Throughout the week, pupils at St Mary’s have been learning about the Windrush Generation. Through class activities and an engaging workshop, they explored the real stories of those who came to Britain to begin new lives — discovering where they lived, what they achieved, and how their experiences continue to shape multicultural Britain today.
At part of our curriculum at St Mary’s, Black History is embedded into all subjects. This allows pupils to learn about a broad range of accomplishments, experiences and perspectives, through a range of figures across a school year. We aim for children to see their own lives and experiences reflected in the content of the curriculum, but also to view lives and stories that are different from their own. This will allow them to demonstrate a strong sense of empathy.
Race for Kids 5K
Harvest Festival
A reminder for children to bring in donations for the Upper Room next week please.
harvest list for the upper room.pdf
Rosary Club
October is the month of the Rosary! The Mini Vinnies would like to invite everyone to their Rosary Club by the Mary Statue.
Every day we will pray a decade of the Rosary. It will take place every day for the month of October at 12.15. On Fridays, we would like to invite parents to celebrate the final mystery of the week, after school at 3.15. We will be finished by 3.30.
Each week we will look at a different set of mysteries.
Please come and join us as we listen to one of the mysteries and pray a decade of the Rosary together as a school community. If you have Rosary beads bring them along too!
School Governors
We have vacancies for Foundation governors on the school's governing body. Foundation governors are Catholic who are appointed by the Bishop to serve on school's governing bodies. There's training and support available.
Please have a look at this information and get in touch with us if you're interested.
Drama Club at SMI
Parent volunteers
Parents play a crucial role in supporting the development of children in the school and one way of doing this is volunteering to read with the children. If you are interested in coming in to school to support us with this, please contact reply@smi.hounslow.sch.uk with 'Parent Volunteer' in the subject line and your name, your child’s name and your availability in the text of the email.
By half term, I aim to have allocated parents to year groups depending on the needs of each year. I will then be in contact after half term to confirm arrangements.
Thank you and we look forward to welcoming you into the school.
Mr. Cobbold
Attendance
Remember to be on time in the mornings - aim to arrive just after 8:45am. If you are late you can expect to wait.
Speak CAMHS
Hounslow School Nursing parent line
Congratulations to Year 3 Ipswich, who were WOW Walk to School winners for September!
Have a lovely weekend everyone!
