St William of York Parent Newsletter - Friday 16th May 2025

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This week's letter from Mrs Mayers...

Dear Parents and Carers

It has been a lovely sunny end to the week! I hope you have all enjoyed some of the sunshine we have been having.

I would like to say 'well done' to Yr6, who have been exceptional in their approach to the KS2 SATs this week. We know our children are fantastic and they have all done their very best this week so we are very proud of them. I hope that Yr6 have all enjoyed coming into school early for breakfast with their friends this week and that it will be a lasting memory for them. 

Thank you to Miss Richards and School Council, who have been selling ice lollies in the school playground. The money raised from this will go towards our School Fund, which helps to reduce the costs of trips and visits for our children. It is great to see our School Council taking an active role in this fundraising initiative! 

Please make a note of some of the key dates included below and have a lovely weekend.

Kind regards 

Hayley Mayers (Headteacher) 

The last day of this half-term is Friday 23rd May 2025. Children will finish school at the normal time of 3.15pm

School will be closed from Monday 26th May - Friday 30th May 2025. 

Children will return to school on Monday 2nd June 2025.  

Mon 2nd June             Return to School 

                                      Yr5 & Yr6 School Journey to Shropshire (Return 5th June) 

                                      Yr4 Swimming (every day for 2 weeks) 

Tues 10th June            Yr3 Pizza Express Trip 

Thurs 19th June          Yr1 to Blythe Hill Tiny Forest 

Wed 25th June            Rocksteady Concert 

Thurs 3rd July             Reception & Yr6 Beach Trip 

Sun 6th July                Summer Fair 

Thurs 10th July          Yr5 Cutty Sark Trip 

Tues 15th July            Yr6 Leavers' Play 

Wed 16th July            Sports' Day 

Thurs 17th July         Leavers' Disco (Yr6 and their parents only) 

Fri 18th July               Leavers' Mass & End of Term

Yr5 & 6 School Journey to Shropshire 

Thank you for joining us this morning for the parents' meeting about our upcoming school journey. If your child is going on the trip, please do complete the following forms: 

Emergency Contact Form 

Medications Form 

I have also included a copy of the PowerPoint that I shared with parents this morning here. 

School Information / Reminders

Arbor logoArbor Parent App / Portal

58% of our families have logged into the Arbor Parent App / Portal. Thank you to everyone who has already logged in.

Please can all parents/carers make time to download the app and login. You will have received an email entitled 'Welcome to Arbor'. To ensure you continue to receive messages from school.

We will be streamlining communications & payments - all on the Arbor Parent App:

  • Text messages are expensive to send, therefore we will be moving to in-app messages (which are free to send). Please ensure you have notifications switched on. This will also keep messages in one place.
  • Payments - you can make payments online for school trips & music lessons. Nursery parents & carers can pay for lunches & additional hours (if applicable).

If you have an outstanding balance, you will be able to see this when you log into the app - if you think the amount is incorrect, please contact the office.

image of saving pigYoung Savers Club will be in the main hall on the first Tuesday each month, from 830-9am.

Help your child get into good saving habits - find out more online (link below), or pop along and have a chat to Bernie & Pamela on Tuesday morning.

Please note that parent ID is required to open an account.

https://pluscu.co.uk/young-savers-account

School Uniform - please ensure your child's clothes have their name on.

Please do make sure that you check the school uniform list before you buy or replace any items of clothing.

Key things to remember: 

  • Trainers are NOT uniform 
  • Polo t-shirt: white
  • School shoes: black 
  • Trousers: grey 
  • Skirts: navy 
  • Hairbands: plain black or navy
  • Summer dress: light blue gingham 
  • Tights/socks: plan grey or white

Absence Requests

In August 2024, the DfE published new statutory guidance for improving attendance; this is reflected in our school attendance policy, which you can find here.

Section 5 details guidance on requests for authorised absences. There is limited scope for requests that can be approved so please read this section carefully when submitting a request.

You can submit a request for an authorised absence via the form on our website, which is linked here.

Jpg of cartoon childrenRainbow Breakfast and After School       Club at SWOY

  • Drop off from 7.30am for Breakfast Club
  • Collect at either 4.15pm or 6pm for After-School Club

Book your place in advance! Our school office is unable to book spaces.

Email: Rainbow.ASC@hotmail.co.uk Text or Whatsapp: 0785 477 4096

Dates for your diary

Y2 Forest School
All Day
from 01 May and on Thursday each week until 23 May
22
May
Last day of half term
All Day
23
May
Half-term: School closed
All Day
from 26 May until 30 May
26
May
Yr5 & Yr6 School Journey
All Day
from 02 Jun until 05 Jun
02
June
Yr4 Swimming
All Day
from 02 Jun until 13 Jun
02
June
SWOY Day Picnic
All Day
06
June
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Year 5 stepped back in time today at The Ragged School Museum for an immersive Victorian adventure! From scrubbing clothes to strict school lessons, we experienced life as Victorian children chalkboards, dunce caps and all! A fascinating day split between domestic chores and classroom rules. History came alive and we loved every minute! #VictorianExperience #RaggedSchoolMuseum #Year5Adventures #LivingHistory
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