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St William of York Parent Newsletter - Friday 12th September 2025

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This week's letter from Mrs Mayers...

Dear Parents and Carers

We are so excited to welcome all our children back to school for the new term, and a very warm welcome to the new families joining our school community this year. We would also like to welcome Mrs Perry in Yr4 and Miss Florence in Yr1 - we are very pleased that they have joined our fantastic staff team!

We're looking forward to a busy and fun-filled term ahead, with lots of exciting events planned - please do check the School Calendar on the school website to stay up to date.

We would love for you to join us on Friday 19th September for our Welcome Assembly at 2.30pm and our Welcome BBQ at 5pm. It is a wonderful chance to meet other families, connect with staff, and celebrate the start of the school year together.

You should have received an email from your child's class teacher with the termly letter and curriculum overview. This will give you lots of information about the upcoming term and we will also hold our 'Meet the Teacher' sessions next week for Yr1 - Yr6. Please do join us if you can.

As the seasons begin to change, please remember to send children with a coat each day, as the weather can turn so quickly.

We can't wait to share another fantastic term with you all. Wishing you a restful weekend.

Warm regards

Hayley Mayers (Headteacher)

Congratulations to Miss Richards

We are delighted to share some joyful news from our school community! Mrs Richards and her partner welcomed a beautiful baby girl, India, on 5th August 2025. Both baby and parents are doing well, and we couldn't be happier for them. We wish them every happiness during this very special time.

Meet the Teacher

Yr1 - Yr6

Wednesday 17th September 2025

3.30pm, 3.50pm or 4.10pm

Come into school and meet your child's class teacher to find out more about your child's learning for the year. There will be a créche in the bottom playground for children.

Welcome BBQ

Friday 19th September 2025

5 - 7pm

11 Sep 2025

Class Termly Letters (Autumn)

Please find the Autumn term letter from your child's class teacher here

This week's Friday Club was... Godriean, Olivia, Uria, Makias, Zakairiah and Kahtaliya.

Well done to all of you! You have been recognised for being ACE and for consistently going 'over and above'.

Arbor In-App Notifications

If you are not receiving In-App notifications, please follow these instructions to ensure you do not miss important messages & reminders: https://support.arbor-education.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002598038-Parents-not-receiving-push-notifications

School Information / Reminders

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Please can you return any school phonics resources your child may have used last year e.g. phonics books etc. We will have a phonics box outside of Yr1 all of next week so please pop in any school resources you may find at home.

Late Collection

We understand that, from time to time, unforeseen circumstances can result in occasional lateness. Please telephone the school office if you are running late so we can let your child and their class teacher know. We must also ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, and this includes managing the impact of late collections. Please see our Late Collection policy here.

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.

Medical / dental appointments during school hours

Where possible, please organise for appointments to take place outside of school hours.

We understand that this is sometimes unavoidable. If this is the case, please let the school office know asap, and please provide a copy of the letter / email received confirming your child's appointment.

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