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St Mary’s, Isleworth Newsletter for
15th May 2015
CLASS ATTENDANCE
2nd – 9th March 2015
NURSERY 78.4%
Top Class 6J
Brilliant!
Our Attendance Target is 96%
BUMBLEBEES 96.6% DOLPHINS 97.6% 1C 96.3% 1M 91.7% 2F 95.3% 2L 91.6% YEAR 3 98.1% YEAR 4 97.8% YEAR 5 93.2% 6J 100% 6M 95.9%
A New Government!
So we now all know the results of last’s weeks elec2on! It’s was amazing to see the results and see the resigna2ons too!
Nicky Morgan has been confirmed in place as the Secretary of State for Educa2on and that means that there should be con2nuity for us. This is a good thing.
At St Mary’s we benefit so much from the close and posi2ve rela2onships between school and parents -‐ this is because we recognise as Saint (Pope) John Paul II said that you are the first educators of your children. Together with you and the Parish we work together to give your child a full and broad educa2on. Knowledge we can get from Google! At St Mary’s we aim to equip children with the skills they will need for secondary school and life whilst building a loving rela2onship with God.
We also benefit from the fantas2c fund raising efforts of the the PTA. Your work (as PTA members) brings so much extra to the children. It’s par2cularly important to men2on this work with the current funding focus is for another set of iPads. We will rely on your work increasingly in the coming years I think as we are
expec2ng a 10-‐12% cut in school budgets for us this means about £140 000.
Parents also help by contribu2ng £5 a month to the Governors’ maintenance fund and again this money is vital.
Our last project was the new boys’ toilets and over the next few weeks damaged caused by leaks to roof and walls will be made good and we will redecorate All using money from these contribu2ons. THANK YOU!
Photocopying
We are trying to be paperless but from 2me to 2me we do send le\ers and flyers home. Please look a^er them, if you do lose a le\er remember it will be on the le\ers sec2on of our website. Due to the high number of copies of le3ers that the office are requested to make, we have decided to make a charge of 50p per photocopy from a?er half term.
Cycling and Scoo:ng
It is fantas:c to see so many cyclists and scooters everyday. Please remember that nobody should be cycling or scoo:ng once through the school gates.
Yr4 Football Compe22on
Two terms ago (on November 17), 2 teams from Yr 4 took part in a football compe22on at Goals. They played many nail-‐bi2ng games, which they enjoyed all thoroughly. Unfortunately, a^er many 2ring games the second team were knocked out. Thankfully the first team were s2ll in for a chance!
Soon they were through to the final. The team of eight (Camila , Evie , Eoin , Sam,
Pablo, Billy, Finley and Holly) played their last match against Our Lady St Johns and unfortunately lost!!! Sam, the team goalie, stated, “Goal keeping was hard, especially during penal2es.”
Evie commented, “We had lots of fun even though we came second.”
Next Tuesday the team will be playing at Griffin Park against other finalists to compete for the trophy. Good Luck!
Pictures from the Griffin Park final are on the next page. The St Mary’s team came 5th out of the West London schools that took part. A fantas2c result!
By Erin, Molly and Charlo\e 6J
PIANO PLAYING
A few weeks ago, Chris Howard came in from Sound Steps and played the keyboard in assembly so
students could be inspired to sign up to play.
He played some amazing tunes, which filled the room with joy, happiness and excitement. One was ‘Let
It Go’ and most of the children screamed with joy upon hearing it. Maya, Year 6, said, ‘’ I really liked
the other songs especially ‘Pink Panther’. The man played really well.‘’
Elisa, Year 6, said, ‘’My favourite song was the ‘Harry Potter’ theme tune. I really liked the songs and I
hope he will come again.’’
Mr Howard gave out leaflets to the whole school so they could try out the keyboard. A lot of the school
clearly wanted to join as the school hall was full of excitement and they left in a happy mood, which
helped them concentrate on their work.
Y1 Plants Topic
1C took advantage of one of the sunny days this week to get onto the school site to look at the
plants that were growing there. These plants are all self seeding and the children were really
interested to see the variety. They looked at the leaves and the flowers looking for similarities
and differences.
ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL, ISLEWORTH
HOLIDAY DATES FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2015-2016
Autumn Term begins Tuesday 1st September 2015 INSET DAY Wednesday 2nd September 2015 INSET DAY Return to school Thursday 3rd September Half Term Week school closed Monday 26th – Friday 30th October 2015 Return to school Monday 2nd November 2015 Christmas Holiday School closes at 2 p.m. on Friday 18th December 2015
Spring Term begins Monday 4th January 2016 Half Term Week school closed Monday 15th – Friday 19th February 2016 Return to school Monday 22nd February 2016 Spring Term Holidays School closes at 2 p.m. on Thursday 24th March 2016
Summer Term begins Monday 11th April 2016 National Bank Holiday school closed Monday 2nd May 2016 National Bank Holiday school closed Monday 30th May 2016 Half Term week school closed Tuesday 31st May – Friday 3rd June 2016 Return to school Monday 6th June 2016 End of school year School closes at 2 pm on Friday 15th July 2016 Monday 18th July – INSET DAY
Tuesday 19th July - INSET DAY
PLEASE KEEP SAFE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE
A MENU TO CELEBRATE THE FA CUP FINAL BETWEEN
ARSENAL AND ASTON VILLA Wednesday 20th May 2015
MENU
Match Day Meat Pie and Mash or
Penalty Shoot out Pizza or
In the Back of the Net Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce
served with Baked Beans
Striker Sweetcorn
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Wembley Cake or
Half Time Fresh Fruit
MAY 2015
M T W T F S S 18
Walk to
School Week
9am – 3pm ‘Take The
Lead’ Battersea Dogs Visit
Y2s, 4, 5 & Y6s
19
20
Y5 Visit to RBS (No Swim)
Y6 Orange Tree
Theatre Workshops
8.00pm Parents’
Meeting for Rome
21
9.00am 2F & Y3 Mass in Church
9am – 11.30am ‘Take The Lead’ Battersea Dogs
Visit Y1s & 3
22
9.30 Y6 Visit to Orange Tree
Theatre
PTA School Disco Y1-6
5.30-7.30pm
23 24
25
HALF TERM
26
HALF TERM
27
HALF TERM
28
HALF TERM
29
HALF TERM 30 31
1
6J Trip to Rome
2 3
4
9.00am Rec & Y5 Mass in
Church
5
PTA ‘Bring a Bottle’ Mufti
Day
6 7
8
9
Nur/Rec/Y3/Y6 & Team Photos
Braiswick Photographic
10
Y5 Visit to British Film Institute
(No Swim)
11
Whole School Mass in Church
PTA Junior Cake Sale
12
13
PTA SUMMER
FAIR 3-10PM
14
St. Mary’s RC Primary School
Upcoming Events
Cake Sales – Thursday 14th May (Infants)
Use your Great British Bake-Off skills and get baking with your children to raise money for the school. Just hand your baked or bought cakes to your teacher in the morning and these will be sold by us either outside or in school hall at the end of the day. Don’t forget to bring some change so you can buy a sweet treat at the end of the day.
School Disco – Friday 22nd May – 5:30pm – 7:30pm
Send the children back to school for boogie with a tuck shop and glow sticks. Time: Arrival at 5:15pm for 5:30pm start. Price: £4 per child
There will be a tuck shop and glow sticks for children to purchase – please give them
some pocket money.
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Summer Fayre – Saturday 13th June – 3pm – 10pm
BBQ, Live Music, Karaoke, Disco, Beat the Goalie, Nail and Tattoo Salon, Inflatable Slide, Arts and Craft, Funky Photobooth, cake competition, tombola and lots lots more! We really need as many volunteers to man our stalls so please get in touch if you are
able to help in anyway [email protected].
PTA Meetings
Our next meetings will all be Summer Fayre planning meetings
Please come along – the more the merrier!
Royal Oak, Worton Road
Tuesday 19th May 8pm and Monday 1st June 8pm.
PTA Newsletter
Summer Term 2015
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Please join us for a fun-filled day with lots of activities for children!
Face-painting, DJ, nail painting, lucky dip, arts and crafts, bottle tombola, raffle prizes, big fun slide and many other exciting games
and surprises available on day.
Time: 3pm until 10pm Entrance: £1 per guest
Bar, Disco party, BBQ and Raffle available
EVERYONE WELCOME
All proceeds will go towards purchasing Ipads for the school children to use.
Free Cycle Club
For further details and to book visitwww.CycleExperience.com/holidaycourses/hounslow
or call Cycle Experience on 0845 434 8451
Safety Zone: An opportunity to safety check bikes and clothing.
Group Riding: Trainees will be given training on how to cycle safely within a group.
Cycle Skills: Cycling activities through cycling games.
Bikeability Level 2: Working towards the Bikeability Level 2 Award.
Maintenance: Basic bike repair tuition.
Team Skills: Cycling skills to include Highway Code/Route Planning.
Lead Ride: A combination of lead rides to local areas.
School holiday
Tuesday 26th May – Thursday 28th MayCranford Community College TW5 9PD
Tuesday 26th May – Thursday 28th MayChiswick School W4 3UN
This is a 3 day cycle club which will run from 9am - 3.30pm
x x
x
PUT THE MAGIC BACK INTO THE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS MONDAY - FRIDAY 8AM TO 6PM WITH ACTIVITIES FOR AGES 4 - 14
SUMMER SALE
THE UK’S NO.1
FOR CHILDCARE
HOLIDAYS
FROM £27 PER DAY
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Concerts&&&
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Y3&Recorders&&&Y3&Pianos&&&&&
Thursday&25th&June&&B&&9.15am&&
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Tuesday&30th&June&&B&&9.30am&&
Y4,&Y5&&&6&Clarinets&&&&
&Thursday&9th&July&&B&&9.15am&
&Y3,&4,&5&&&6&Guitars&&&Violins&