Dear Parents and Carers 

Thank you to all of you who could join us for our SWOYSA AGM this week. Last year was a really successful year and SWOYSA managed to organise thirteen events! I would like to say a big 'thank you' to everyone who worked tirelessly behind the scenes to organise such successful events for our school community. During the AGM, elections were held for new board members and the successful candidates are listed below - thank you for volunteering! 

It feels very early for Christmas, but next week, children will be making Christmas Cards and they will bring these home so you can decide whether you would like to purchase a pack of your child's design. Further information will be sent home next week. We will also be leading Family Mass on Sunday 6th October 2024 at 9.30am - this will be led by Yr5 and Yr6. Please do plan to join us if you can!

This term we have partnered with Great Athletes, who work with Olympians and Paralympians to deliver inspirational sessions and assemblies in schools. We will be hosting Saffron Severn on Tuesday 15th October 2024 and the children will be challenged to complete a sponsored circuit of activities. On Monday, children will bring their sponsorship forms home. Any money raised will go towards buying PE and play equipment. 

Last week, I announced the birth of Ms Ogston's baby, and this week, I am delighted to announce that Mrs Lawlor and her husband, Ricardo, have welcomed their beautiful baby boy as well! They are all doing well and we look forward to meeting their new arrival. 

Kind regards 

Hayley Mayers (Headteacher) 

"I took part in the Superhero Series Triathlon at Dorney Lake on 17 August. Triathlon means you have to swim, then cycle, then run. Around 3,500 people took part. It is a special day for disabled people to enjoy sport, which is too often not truly accessible for them. It was so tough but a brilliant day and I was even on the Channel Four highlights programme crossing the finish line!  I got a medal and I will definitely be doing it again next year!" 

SWOYSA

Our Parents’ Association is known as SWOYSA (St William of York School
Association). It aims to organise a range of social events which support families to
develop friendships and build our school community, as well as raise vital funds for our school.

In recent years, SWOYSA has funded the development of the lower playground,
bought reading books to support early reading, paid for Philosophy lessons, Reading Sheds in the playground, our new parent gift packs and is currently making a significant financial contribution to the development of our new library.
Everyone is a member of SWOYSA and we need EVERYONE to volunteer to help run events...but we do have a Committee.

The composition of the new SWOYSA Committee is as follows: 

Chair: Bernadette Smith                   

Vice Chair: Louise Parker 

Treasurer: Christian Moody             

Vice Treasurer: David Longley

Secretary: Tope Medupin                 

Vice Secretary: James Cowan

Class Rep Coordinator: Gemma Scott

Communications Officer: Anne-Marie Leahy 

Your Class Reps are: 

Nursery: Eden Lowe

Reception: Gemma O`Connell & Chinenye Griffin

Yr1: April Holme & Rachel Case

Yr2: Betty Lowe 

Yr3: Liz Pigott & Paris Nicholson

Yr4: Anne-Marie Leahy & Mary Lawlor

Yr5: David Graham, Judith Onyimadu & Emese Lovas

Yr6: Liz Pigott, Helen Brown & Alex Vega Del Rio

Parent Tours for Nursery & Reception 2025 

We have really enjoyed showing prospective parents around our school.

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. 

Yr6 Parents 

If you would like to arrange a meeting with Mrs Mayers to discuss Secondary School Applications, please email headteacher@swoy.lewisham.sch.uk to make an appointment. 

CREDIT UNION for SWOY Children & Families - will be in school Tuesday 1st October!

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. 

You will have received a printed letter if you have not yet activated your account. Please follow the instructions within, there is also online help here. 

Late children - please ensure your child is in their classroom by 8:55am (please allow time for children to walk up to Year 5 & 6), 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.

Please look at the school calendar online for further dates.

The Friends of Blythe Hill Fields are asking people who live locally to comment on new playground equipment for age 8 plus. They have asked local residents to complete the survey to have their say:

 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSevhup9LMBO6hL46fmFi--GiaggRl22e20cDn1-bMsic9h5tw/viewform?pli=1