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St William of York Parent Newsletter - Friday 11th July 2025

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This week's letter from Mrs Mayers...

Dear Parents and Carers

I would like to start with a massive THANK YOU to everyone for supporting our Summer Fair last Sunday. It was such a lovely day seeing our whole community come together to celebrate our International Day and Summer Fair. A particular thank you to SWOYSA for organising such a successful event - they raised over £2,000 which is a fantastic achievement!

It’s been a pleasure to welcome back some of our former pupils this week as part of their work experience placements. Five students who attended our school have returned as confident, caring young people, and they’ve been a fantastic help around the school. It’s been lovely to see them giving back to the community where their journey began.

We’ve also had a busy and exciting week with new beginnings. We welcomed some of our new Reception children into their classroom for the first time. It was wonderful to meet the families who will be joining our school community in September, and we’re looking forward to getting to know them even more in the months ahead.

Teachers have been hard at work preparing end-of-year reports, which you will receive today. You should receive a paper copy of your child’s report, and it will also be emailed to you in due course for your convenience.

Finally, we’re delighted to share that Miss Ogston will be returning from maternity leave next week – we look forward to having her back with us!

There are lots of exciting events next week so please do take a moment to read through the plans for each event below. Thank you, as always, for your continued support.

Warm regards

Hayley Mayers (Headteacher)

Key Dates

Tues 15th July: Leavers' Play 2pm & 6pm

Wed 16th July: Sports Day

Thurs 17th July: Leavers' Disco (Yr6 only)

Fri 18th July: Leavers' Mass

End of Term

The end of the summer term is on Friday 18th July 2025 at 2pm. Please note the early finish time.

Children in Yr1 - Yr6 will return to school on Wednesday 3rd September 2025.

Sports Day (Reception - Year 6)

A quick reminder that our Sports Day is taking place on Wednesday 16th July at Catford Cyphers Cricket Ground.

We will be leaving school at 10:15am, ready to start the activities at 11:00am.

We are looking for parent helpers to walk with us to the sports ground. If you’re able to help, please let us know by completing the form, which also includes the permission slip for your child to attend.

Parents are very welcome to join us at the sports ground and can take their children home from there after lunchtime if they wish.

We’re looking forward to a fun and active day – fingers crossed for sunshine!

All children who normally have a school dinner on Wednesday, will automatically be provided with a packed lunch from Caterlink on Sports' Day.

Year 6 Leavers' Events

Yr6 Leavers' Play - Beauty & the Beast

We are excited to invite you to this year’s Year 6 Leavers’ Play, a magical production of Beauty and the Beast, taking place on Tuesday 15th July at 2:00pm and again at 6:00pm.

The Year 6 children, along with Mrs Shanahan, Ms Webster and Mr Wilkie, have been working incredibly hard to bring this classic tale to life on stage.

It promises to be a wonderful celebration of talent, teamwork, and creativity. We would love for as many families as possible to come along and support our Year 6 children in their final performance at St William of York Primary School.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Yr6 Leavers' Disco

We’re excited to invite all Year 6 children and their families to celebrate the end of their primary school journey at the Year 6 Leavers’ Disco!

📅 Date: Thursday 17th July

🕕 Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm

📍 Location: St William of York Primary School Hall

This special event is a chance for our wonderful Year 6 pupils to celebrate together with music, dancing, and lots of fun as they say goodbye to primary school and look ahead to their next adventure.

Please bring your own refreshments and snacks for the evening.

Children are not allowed to bring a mobile phone with them as we do not allow children to have mobile phones in school.

🎈 Please note: This event is for Year 6 children only – no younger siblings or children from other year groups will be permitted.

We can’t wait to celebrate with our Year 6 stars!

Yr6 Leavers' Mass

You are warmly invited to join us for our Year 6 Leavers’ Mass on Friday 18th July at 10:30am, taking place at St William of York Catholic Church.

This special Mass will be a time of reflection, gratitude, and celebration as we mark the final day for our Year 6 pupils at St William of York School. The children will have the opportunity to share some of their special memories from their time with us, and we will come together as a school community to give thanks and wish them well on the next step of their journey.

We hope you can join us for this meaningful occasion.

School Information / Reminders

Teachers for Next Year...

As we look ahead to the new school year, we are pleased to share with you the staffing arrangements for each year group at St William of York Primary School for the 2025–2026 academic year.

Here are the class teacher allocations:

Nursery: Miss Dempsey, Miss McDonagh and Mrs Lawlor
Reception: Mrs Meara and Mr Morris
Year 1: Ms Rolt, Mrs Jones and Miss Amankwa
Year 2: Miss Ogston and Miss Cole
Year 3: Mrs Hazelton and Mr Wilkie
Year 4: Mr Taylor*, Miss Perry and Miss Barber
Year 5: Mr Mayers and Mr Kane
Year 6: Ms Webster and Miss Murphy

We are very grateful to our dedicated staff who have been working hard to prepare for another exciting year of learning, growth and success.

I would also like to take this opportunity to say 'goodbye and good luck' to Miss McKenzie who has been supporting in Year 2 this year. She has been a valued member of staff this term and we are very grateful for all that she has contributed to our school community. We wish her well in her next ventures!

*Mr Taylor will be taking shared parental leave from September to December. We wish him all the very best during this special time with his daughter Jamie. During his absence, we are pleased to welcome Miss Perry, who will be joining our staff team and covering Year 4. Miss Perry is an experienced teacher and we are confident she will be a great addition to the school community.

Thank you, as always, for your continued support.

Bring a Carrier Bag - Thursday

As we approach the end of term, children will be bringing home their school books on Thursday.

To help with this, we kindly ask that each child brings in a strong carrier bag to school on Thursday next week.

This will make it much easier for them to carry their books home safely and comfortably.

Rights Respecting Schools Award

We are absolutely delighted to announce that our school has achieved the Bronze Award as a Rights Respecting School! 🥉

This is a fantastic achievement and marks the first stage in our journey to becoming a fully accredited Rights Respecting School. A huge thank you goes to Ms Rolt and Mrs Jones, who have worked incredibly hard to lead and support the school in embedding children’s rights into our ethos and daily life.

Congratulations to ...

Congratulations to Gabriella in Yr4 who recently achieved recognition and an award in her gymnastics classes! Well done Gabriella - keep it up!

SWOYSA Summer Fair Raffle Winners

Please remember to collect your prize from the school office or speak to your SWOYSA rep (as listed below):

Amazon Fire Tablet! Courtesy of Hunters - M Begg 01040
Miss Margarita- £30 voucher - F Betson 01798
Tom Hixson of Smithfield (butcher) £75 - Navera R 01042
Fitness for mummies voucher - Kerry L 01438
Mindbodytherapy - Massage and Infrared Sauna - Rafa yr1 00623
Pizzarte - £50 voucher Albie 01551
Neals Yard x2 - 01448 Paris / 01445 Katherine
Rise Café - Coffee and Cake for 2 - Anya 00246
Rainbows - 5 x free sessions - D Graham 00816
Art Sets - Courtesy of Mrs Hazelton - Anna 01423
Nona Maria - Meal voucher - Carmel 01880 (text Annemarie Y4 PTA)
Xcelerate Gym - One month free membership - Carmel 01878 (text Annemarie PTA)
Mathnasium month membership - David 00816
Marchetti Meal Voucher - O Toniolli 01471 (contact Gemma PTA)
Barbur - Gift Box - B Boyle 00292 - auntie of Y2 child
Xcelerate one month membership - 01878 Carmel (contact Annemarie PTA)
Nona Maria voucher - 01880 Carmel (contact Annemarie PTA)
Henwens x3 voucher - 00951 Cristina / 00794 Ariana / 01457 Erin
Cafe 41 coffee - 01637 Amelie

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! Our school office is unable to book spaces.

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

RSE Curriculum

Over the past few weeks, the children have been 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.

We believe it’s important for parents and carers to know what’s being taught and to feel confident supporting these conversations at home. You can explore the programme content and resources using the Parent Portal with the following link and login details.

Weblink: https://www.tentenresources.co.uk/parent-portal/

Username: st-william-york-se23

Password: cup-3-se23

Thank you for supporting our RSE curriculum – working together helps us give children the knowledge and confidence they need to grow into happy, healthy individuals.