St Mary's Weekly update for 17th October 2025
This is the eighth 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.
School Council 2025-2026
School councillors have been elected. They are looking forward to the upcoming events, meetings and discussions. Attached are this year’s representatives.
Awards Assembly Monday 20th
A reminder that this coming Monday is the Achievements and Awards Assembly! We encourage all children to bring in any trophies, medals, certificates, or other awards they have received recently to share with the school. We look forward to recognising their hard work!
Pre-loved Uniform
There's a pre-loved uniform event after school this Friday. Remember we switch to winter uniform after half term.
preloved uniform sale after school friday 19th september please bring cash.pdf
Year 3 'Dino Dig at the Natural History Museum
As part of our learning in science, history and geography, Year 3 visited The Natural history Museum. We took the opportunity to explore the Fossils from Britain gallery and observe ancient creatures such as trilobites and ammonites.
Whilst at the museum, we also visited the earthquakes and volcanoes exhibition. Here we examined: the structure of the Earth, how volcanoes are formed and what happens during a volcanic eruption. In the earthquake gallery, we were able to experience a simulation, showing what it was like during the 1995 Kobe, Japan earthquake.
The centre piece of our visit was taking part in a workshop called ‘Dino Dig’. During this activity, we identified a range of fossils and performed our own fossil dig. After this, we attempted to work out the name of our mystery specimens
Race for Kids 5K
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!
Road Safety - Year 2
year 2 road safety magic show newsletter .pdf
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.
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
A reminder that we don't allow snacks in school - this includes the after school clubs. If you want your child to have a quick bite to eat in the after school club please make sure they only bring in fruit.
Have a lovely weekend everyone!
