3rd February 2023

Yesterday, the Year 2 worship leaders led us for a Candlemas service, and it was a wonderful occasion. They did a superb job of retelling the origins of the festival and did so independently. You can see more information in the article below. 

We are pleased to say that our very own Mrs Britnell has been nominated for a Marlow Hidden Gem Award in the Best Teaching or Learning Support Assistant category. It would be wonderful if she won this well deserved award. There are more details below.

The Year 1 and Year R children have had a great time in the Explorer Dome today. This has been funded by money raised by the PFA. Thank you all for the support that you give to this fundraising it does make a huge difference in how we can offer enriched learning experiences for the children.

As the Explorer Dome was in the school hall all day today, we were unable to hold our celebration worship in the normal way. So we decided to go back down memory lane and hold a remote celebration worship (as we had to do when we were having to keep the classes apart during the height of the pandemic). You can see a photo of this below.

Mrs Reynolds

The School Council would like to remind everyone that we are a donation point for One Can Trust. Times are increasingly challenging and there is a growing demand for their service. If you are able to make a donation of the following items it would be greatly appreciated.

The School Council 

Next week's 'Learning at a Glance'

Curriculum Information Session - Reception

NEW DATE: Monday 27th February 7.00pm

We are sorry we had to cancel this on Wednesday evening, but have rescheduled for Monday 27th February. This session will be a follow on from the one we held in the autumn term. It is open to all Reception parents who would like to find out more about how and what their children learn in Reception. We will be covering end of year expectations, the next phase in learning in phonics as well as giving further hints on how to support the children at home. We do need to know how many parents will be attending so that we can prepare resources. Please click here if you will be coming along.

Class-Led Worship - All year groups

We will be holding class-led worship over the next few months. Each class will be basing their worship on their class value. We would like to invite parents/carers to join in with the worship. Each class worship will be 9-9.30am. To book your ticket via EventBrite, please click the link below.

Ladybird Class (Thursday 9th February) Click here

Butterfly Class (Thursday 23rd February) Click here

Bee Class (Thursday 9th March) Click here

Ant Class (Thursday 16th March) Click here

NSPCC Number Day 2023 - Wednesday 8th February - Whole School

We are excited to be taking part in the NSPCC Number day again this year. There will lots of fun Maths based activities taking place in school on Number Day, and we will have some Year 6 pupils from Holy Trinity to help us with this!

This is a fundraising event for the NSPCC, and we would like the children to come to school wearing a number themed outfit. This does not have to be an elaborate outfit, and it should be fit for wearing indoors and out. It can be something as easy as attaching your child's favourite number to their jumper or a representation of a number ie not the digit.

Donations to the NSPCC can be made via the specially created Just Giving page or by using the QR code below. 

Visit to Woolley Firs - Friday 3rd March - Reception

Next half-term the Reception children will be visiting Woolley Firs for the day. 

Thank you to those who have volunteered for the trip. To make this trip possible we just need 1 more volunteer. The coaches will be leaving school at 9.15am and returning in time for the end of the school day. If you would like to be considered as a volunteer for the trip, please click here and complete the online form.

Great Fire of London Day - Friday 3rd March - Year 2

The topic for Year 2 next half-term is the Great Fire of London.

Thank you to those who have volunteered. To make this day run smoothly we just need 4 more volunteers for the afternoon. If you are able to help either in the morning, or in the afternoon or even all day, please click here and complete the online form.

Library Membership - Year 1

Year 1 parents, we are off to Marlow Library next half-term. This trip is to develop the children's enjoyment of reading.

Thank you to those who have volunteered for the trip. To make this trip possible we just need 4 more volunteers to walk with Ladybird Class. Butterfly Class will go on the morning of 24th February and Ladybird Class will go on the 3rd March. Please click here if you are able to help.

Marlow's Hidden Gem Awards - Vote for Jenny Britnell!

Our wonderful Jenny in Grasshopper class has been nominated for 'Best Teaching or Learning Support Assistant' in Marlow!

Please support her and click here to vote.

Parent Consultations - All year groups

Thank you to parents who have booked the Spring Parent Consultations already.  Those who have not yet booked, please secure your slot before the end of today (Friday). The consultations will be on Tuesday 21st (3.30-6.30pm) and Wednesday 22nd (4-7pm) February. These will be in Key Stage 1 end of school. You will be able to choose and book a 10-minute time slot by logging into your class homepage on the school website.

Wild World

We are looking for a team of volunteers who can help us maintain a safe outdoor environment for the children, along with updating and improving the school garden ready for summer!

If you have an interest in gardening and would love to help, please register your interest here.

World Book Day - Thursday 2nd March - Whole school

This year we have lots of events planned around World Book Day. Details of these are below:

World Book Day Dress up

On World Book Day itself, we are inviting children to come to school dressed as their favourite book character. The costume does not have to be elaborate or expensive and there are ideas for simple homemade costumes here. We love seeing which books the children are enjoying, and it's a great way to get reading ideas from your friends by looking at their costumes. 

Mystery Reader

We usually finish our school day with a story read by the class teacher or teaching assistant. During the week of World Book Day we would like to surprise the children with some 'Mystery Readers'. If you would like to come into school for the last 10 - 15 minutes of the day to share your favourite story with your child's class then please sign up to let us know.

We have a limited number of opportunities across the week for the Mystery Readers, so there is a chance that we will not be able to invite everybody in on this occasion.

Please email the school office if you are interested in being one of our mystery readers.

Challenge Time 

We are holding a creative challenge for all children linked to their reading. We would like all children to choose 1 of the challenges outlined below and send it into school the week commencing 27th February.

1. Take a photograph of yourself reading in an unusual or an exciting place
2. Paint, collage or draw your own inspirational quote or phrase from your favourite book or author
3. Create your own story props to tell one of your favourite stories
4. Make a book. You could theme it around your favourite book, author or illustrator

Online Book Fair

We also have an online Book Club running with Scholastic Books. Please click here.

All the books in the Book Club are discounted, some by as much as 50%. For every £1 you spend the school receives 20p to spend on books. 

Tidy Up Team - Year 2

Mrs Burkitt would like to recruit 8 children from Year 2 to help with litter picking after half-term. This will be every Monday for a short time during lunchtime. If your child would like to be part of the Tidy Up Team, please sign up here.

   Wine & Cheese Tasting Quiz Night   

Tickets are now on sale for our inaugural wine and cheese quiz night being held on Saturday 18th March at 8pm in the school hall. It is being run by 2 of our reception parents (Helen doing the wine and Carly the cheese!) and looks like it's going to be a fabulous evening! Tickets are £25pp are available through parent pay and family/friends are welcome to join (adults only). This is going to be a fun and relaxed evening of wine tasting and cheese eating in a quiz style and no prior knowledge about wine or cheese is needed. There are limited tickets, so we'd recommend buying your tickets early to avoid disappointment. No other food apart from cheese and biscuits, but you're welcome to bring snacks. Bar and other games on the night.

School Disco - Saturday 4th March - All Year Groups

This year's school disco is being held on Saturday 4th March in the school hall with Dave the Disco running the show. To keep the children safe with adequate adult supervision, we will be holding 2 identical discos and are limiting the number of tickets/children to each disco to 90. The timings of these will be 2-3.30pm and 3.45-5.15pm. Tickets are £8 per child and are available through parent pay. This will include the disco, snack bags during the event and a small edible treat at the end. We will be needing parent volunteers to help us run the discos but will be in touch about this once we know who is coming to which disco, but please consider helping on the day. 

   Sandygate & Holy Trinity Charity Golf Day   

The inaugural Sandygate and Holy Trinity charity golf day is taking place on the afternoon of Friday 17th March at Harleyford Golf Club. Ladies and gentlemen golfers of all abilities are invited to join in. Entry fee will be £60pp, and you can sign up either as an individual or a team of 4. There will be lots of games and multiple prizes to be won on the day. There are also sponsorship opportunities available for the event.

If you or anyone you know is interested in signing up please contact Patrick Tomnie directly on 07976761616 or patricktomnie@gmail.com (see flyer below).