Dear Parents and Carers 

This afternoon we had the Welcome Assembly for the new children who have joined our school. It is such a special tradition at St William of York and this year was no exception! The Yr6 children led a very moving assembly and presented a heartfelt welcome to their Reception Buddies.  

It was great to see so many of you at the 'Meet the Teacher' event this week. We hope you found the sessions useful and informative. We will be planning further Parent Workshops to focus on specific areas of the curriculum and we will let you know when these dates have been finalised. 

We would like to invite Yr 6 parents to a meeting on Friday 27th September at 8.30am regarding Secondary Transfer. There will be a representative from Lewisham Admissions who will talk through the process of applying to secondary schools for September 2025. 

Finally, I am delighted to announce that Ms Ogston and her partner, Charlie, recently welcomed their beautiful baby boy, River, into the world. He weighed 7lbs 9oz and they are all doing very well. Congratulations to them both! 

Yours sincerely 

Hayley Mayers (Headteacher)

Thank you to all of those in SWOYSA who work tirelessly to organise and run events like our Welcome BBQ this evening! We are so grateful for all of your hard work. I would also like to thank our lovely staff team and all of those who could stay to help with setting up and cooking!

Late children - please ensure your child is in their classroom by 8:55am, ready for the register at 9am. 

Children who arrive in class after 9am will be marked as late.

If you are late, an adult must sign the child/ren in at the main reception using the tablet (instructions are below the screen). 

Office staff will collect the children while parents/carers sign them in on the tablet.

Parent Tours for Nursery & Reception 2025 

Do you have friends who are looking at local schools and nurseries?  Please direct them to our admissions page where they can book a Parent Tours and see for themselves how lovely our school is. 

We use ParentPay for school payments. This includes music lessons, nursery lunches, school trips etc. 

You will have received a letter if you have not yet activated your account. Please follow the instructions. There is also online help here. If you have an account your

Flu Immunisation e-consent

A letter was emailed to all parents/carers on 18th September from NHS requesting e-consent. Please follow the link within the letter.

Rainbow After School Club

Located at St William of York School, Rainbow offers after-school care and holiday camps for children at St William of York and other local schools. 

Please contact them directly to book your child or request further information. 07854 774 096 or email rainbow.asc@hotmail.co.uk.  

CREDIT UNION for SWOY Children & Families

Help your child learn the importance of saving and managing money! Save a little each week! Pennies or pounds! CREDIT UNION is supported by a parent volunteer and will happen on the first TUESDAY each month, in the old library next to Yr 3 classroom. 8.45 - 9am.

Please click here to find out more about Credit Union and how you can apply. 

Nursery Lunches

Our morning and full-day nursery children can choose to bring a packed lunch or to have a school dinner.

Meals are charged at £2.40 per day, you can make payment via ParentPay.

You can view the current menu on our website.

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The Honor Oak WI (HOWI) is running a MacMillan Coffee Morning on Friday 27th September and will be selling cakes at pick up that afternoon.

Please bring cash. Delicious cakes and jams/chutney will be available, raising money for a good cause.

All Things Autism Autumn SEN & Inclusion Training programme

View the training programme here.

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