St William of York Catholic Primary School Parent Portal - St William of York Primary School Newsletter

Friday 19th June 2026

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This week's letter from Mrs Mayers...

Dear Parents and Carers

It has been a lovely week in school, filled with sunshine and wonderful achievements. A huge congratulations to our Year 4 pupils who represented us so brilliantly at the Platform Cricket Festival today. They played exceptionally well, demonstrated fantastic teamwork. We are incredibly proud of them all!

We would also like to say a big thank you for all of your generous donations for our SWOY Day Picnic. We had a wonderful afternoon gathering together to celebrate the feast day of St William of York, and the children thoroughly enjoyed sharing food and a special ice lolly treat in the sun.

We also had our annual Governors' Day today. We are very lucky that we have a great group of committed and talented governors who volunteer their time to support our school community. They are instrumental in all of the strategic planning for our school and we are very grateful that they joined us for the day to see the fantastic things going on at SWOY.

Looking ahead, the next few weeks at school are going to be very busy. Please take a look at our calendar here to make sure you have all the key dates for sports day, upcoming school trips, leavers' plays, and other end-of-term events.

Warm regards

Hayley Mayers (Headteacher)

Moments from our week

11 Jun 2026

Yr5 Trip to the Ragged School

Yr5 travelled back in time during their visit to the Ragged School

11 Jun 2026

UN Day of Play

As play is Article 31 we gave our children an extra 31 minutes of play

09 Jun 2026

Yr3 Trip to National Poetry Library

Yr3 had a fantastic day out at the National Poetry Library

Our Makaton Sign of the Week is...

Park Way Primary School

Our Rights Respecting School Article of the Week is...

Article 6 - Life, Survival and Development

We have been thinking about Sustainable Gastronomy Day. The United Nations observes 18th June every year as world sustainable gastronomy day which solely focuses on ending hunger, achieving food security and improving nutrition in a sustainable manner

In Assembly we have been learning about...

We have been thinking about the patron saint St William of York, who served as the Archbishop of York in the twelfth century, was known for his remarkable resilience, gentleness, and dedication to his community.

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We are incredibly excited for our upcoming School Summer Fair! #savethedate Over the next few weeks, we'll be dropping some sneak peaks highlighting the incredible local businesses supporting us this year and revealing the great stools, games and food we have lined up! So keep your eyes peeled! #SWOY #Stwilliamofyork #Catholicprimaryschool #Selondon #Lewisham #Foresthill #SE23 #education #summerfair #swoyfest

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School Information / Reminders

Key Information for Next Week

There is NO CHOIR for the rest of the term.

Yr4 will start swimming on Monday 22nd June 2026. We still need volunteers to walk with the class, please sign up if you can.

LAMDA Show for LAMDA children on Monday 22nd June 2026 at 3.30pm in the Music Room.

Gentle Reminders

You can find the term dates for this year and next year here.

Please note, that the term finishes on Friday 17th July 2026 at 2pm. Please note the early finish time.

Parents and Carers are Invited to Join Us

On: Tuesday 23rd June 2026

At: 9am

In: Music Room

For: Speech and Language Parent Workshop - you can find more information in the poster below

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News and Updates

After decades of incredible dedication, Errol Walker has decided to retire this summer, and Rainbow After School Club will formally close on Friday 17th July 2026. We are immensely grateful to Errol and his team for their years of care and wish him a happy retirement.

To ensure a seamless transition, we are delighted to announce that Top Marks will be taking over both our Breakfast Club and After School Club from September 2026. Run by Mark Hyland, who has a longstanding relationship with our school, the club will remain on-site and will feature exciting new enrichment activities and holiday clubs. We are also hopeful for staff continuity to support the children. You can learn more about their provision at https://topmarksports.co.uk/after-school-clubs/

Thank You

Thank you to SWOYSA for helping to organise our International Day Celebrations last weekend.

It was great to see so many families attending to celebrate the huge diversity in our school and parish community.

Congratulations

Congratulations to Xavier in Yr3, who is doing incredibly well in football this season. Last week, his team won their Under 9s tournament! Congratulations to Xavi.

Congratulations to Cassius in Yr6, who swam 3000m during his swimming lessons this week. This is the same as 120 lengths of the pool! What an incredible achievement!

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