St William of York Parent Newsletter - Friday 14th February 2025 | |
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This week's letter from Mrs Mayers...
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Dear Parents and Carers
We started the week with SWOYSA's Bake-Off bake sale and we were absolutely blown away by the number of incredible cakes that you and your children brought in! I would like to say a huge 'thank you' to all of our families who spent their Sundays baking to support this event. I would also like to thank SWOYSA for continuing to work tirelessly at our fundraising events. This year, we are trying to raise money for playground improvements and we are very grateful for your generosity and support with this. To see our full list of winners, please see below.
Next half term, we will have our school Science Week on the week commencing 24th March 2025. We are looking for parents or other family members who work in the world of science. If you would be interested in talking to our children about your job and how it links to science, please complete this form to let us know your availability. Mr Taylor, our science leader, will be in touch after half term to confirm dates and timings with you.
Parents' Evening will be shortly after half term, please book your appointments using the booking form links below. I hope you all have a lovely half term break and we look forward to seeing you after the holiday.
Kind regards
Hayley Mayers (Headteacher)
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 This week's Friday Club was... Arlo, Sanaa, Anya, Olivia, Abigail and Jasper. Well done to all of you! You have been recognised for always being ACE and for consistently going 'over and above'.
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12 Feb 2025
Thank you to SWOYSA and all of our families for your support and amazing cakes!
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10 Feb 2025
Yr1 visited the Horniman Museum to participate in a workshop about the Lunar New Year.
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Term Dates
School will be closed next week. Children will return on Monday 24th February 2025 at 9am.
Please visit the website to see the full list of term dates for 2024-25 and 2025-26.
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Wed 26th Feb: Yr1-6 Book Look 3.30pm
Thurs 27th Feb: Yr1 - Yr6 Book Look 8.45am
Tues 4th Mar: Maths Parent Workshop
Wed 5th Mar: Parents' Evening
Wed 12th Mar: Parents' Evening
Thurs 13th Mar: School Photos
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Parents' Evening
Parents' Evening will take place on Wednesday 5th March and Wednesday 12th March 2025 between 4.00 - 6.30pm. This parents' evening will be face-to-face in your child's classroom. Please book your appointment time via the booking forms below. Please make sure you click on the correct link for your child's year group.
Nursery Parents' Evening Booking Form
Reception Parents' Evening Booking Form
Yr1 Parents' Evening Booking Form
Yr2 Parents' Evening Booking Form
Yr3 Parents' Evening Booking Form
Yr4 Parents' Evening Booking Form
Yr5 Parents' Evening Booking Form
Yr6 Parents' Evening Booking Form
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RSE Curriculum
This week, the children have begun working through their RSE curriculum topics. The RSE curriculum covers a wide range of topics, e.g. relationships, staying safe, keeping your body healthy, consent, changes to our bodies as we get older etc.
We follow a scheme of work called 'Life to the Full', which is produced by Ten Ten. This programme is approved by the diocese and teaches children about key topics in an age-appropriate way.
If you would like to see some of the resources that the children are using, you can log in to our Ten Ten Parent Portal. The details of this are below:
Weblink: https://www.tentenresources.co.uk/parent-portal/
Username: st-william-york-se23
Password: cup-3-se23
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Bake-Off Winners
Early Years - Sekani
Yr1 - Angelica
Yr2 - Laniya
Yr3 - Seyi
Yr4 - Gabriella
Yr5 - Ivy
Yr6 - Ella
The winning class were Yr3 with a massive 57% of the class bringing in cakes. Well done to Yr3!
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School Information / Reminders
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School Uniform
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
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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.
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Design a Poster for SWOYSA
SWOYSA have lots of events coming up this term. We would like our pupils to design a poster for each event. The next event is the Magic Show on Thursday 13th March 2025.
There will be a prize for the best poster! Posters must be returned by Monday 28th February 2025.
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 Parent Questionnaire
It is important for us to gather the views and opinions of our parents, so that we can ensure we are providing the best education for our children. Please complete the parent questionnaire here.
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Nursery and Reception are looking for some 'Loose Parts' for play. Please have a look at the leaflet below with a list of things that we are collecting. If you have any donations, please drop them into Mr Morris or Miss Dempsey in the Reception classroom.
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Have you seen this cake box or stand?
 
Missing since the cake sale on Monday. If you have seen it, please let Mrs Mayers know.
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Our school is registered.
For more information & how to upload the artwork, please visit https://youngartists.royalacademy.org.uk/
Submissions close 5 March 2025.
Please submit your child's artwork online (please do not bring it in to school): https://youngartists.royalacademy.org.uk/submissions/2
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 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 office using the tablet (instructions are below the screen).
Office staff will collect the children while parents/carers sign them in on the tablet.
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If your child is unwell - please let the office know before 9am.
Please call the school office (BEFORE 9am) - we have a voicemail that is available any time of day (or night).
Please provide the child's name, class and reason for absence.
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Does your child have SEND? Would you like to join a WhatsApp group with other parents to share your experiences and support one another? If you are interested, please let Mrs Mayers or Ms Thorn know.
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 Rainbow 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! Email: Rainbow.ASC@hotmail.co.uk Text or Whatsapp: 0785 477 4096
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Year 2 had an out-of-this-world science lesson! Using @nowpressplay, we left our space planet to explore new habitats on Earth! From the depths of the ocean to the lush rainforest and the icy Arctic , we discovered the perfect places for different animals to live. What an adventure! #ScienceInAction #ExploringHabitats #NowPressPlay #Year2Adventures
2 hours ago
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