Dear Parents and Carers,

This week in school

PTA Bingo

The Bingo was a great success yesterday evening and a lot of fun was had by all! Huge thanks go to the Y4 parents for organising the event: to Mr George-Hilley and Mrs Taylor for being the Bingo callers and to the parents who prepared the delicious food and desserts.

Harvest Mass

Yesterday we held our Harvest Mass which was celebrated by Fr Peter Andrews with our Y4 children leading the readings and prayers.  It was lovely to have the Nursery and Reception children join us by bringing their Harvest gifts and home-made bread rolls!

During Mass some of our Y1 children helped Fr Peter demonstrate how Jesus asks us to share what we have to make sure that everyone in our world has enough to eat.  Thank you to all of you for the donations of food and essential items that will be donated to Richmond Foodbank and Greville House.

Black History Month Assembly

Black History Month is a time to explore and celebrate Black history, heritage and culture. In assembly today children from each class shared the research that they had carried out into the life of a number of inspirational Black people.  We will be continuing this focus next week when Freshwater Theatre Company will be leading workshops for Reception class on ‘A Carnival of Stories’, for KS1 on Mary Seacole and for KS2 on Black British History Makers.  For more information about Black History Month you can visit https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/grownups/black-history-month-articles-from-bbc

Rosary bead making in Y3

Thank you to the Y3 parents for helping the children make their own Rosary beads today.  The children will use these in school to pray the Rosary as we continue through October, the month of the Rosary.  They will then be blessed in our Advent Mass.

Sports Update from Mr Sagar and Mrs Knowles

The children have had a very busy week of sport and activity in school. On Tuesday morning, a team of Year 3 boys attended a Football Festival at Rocks Lane. The boys had a great time representing the school, testing out their skills and practising their teamwork. They played really well as a team, winning several games and scoring some great goals.

Tuesday afternoon saw the Y5/6 Boys Football Team host St Richard's. The game was played at great pace and the boys weathered several early attacks before opening the scoring. Their strong defensive performance provided the base for some swift attacking passing. The positive passing game saw St Elizabeth's to a comfortable victory. Well done, boys!

The Borough Tag Rugby Tournament was hosted by St Mary's University at their Teddington Lock Campus on Thursday. Over 35 schools from across the borough took part and St Elizabeth's were drawn against some large schools with some formidable teams. Undeterred, St Elizabeth's defended well with some amazing tagging and swift attacks, and were a credit to the school. Over 8 games the children scored some wonderful tries and achieved some good results. 

Finally, this week was National Cycle to School Week and we were pleased to see a greater number of scooters and bikes in the racks at school. Riding to school has great health and environmental benefits. By coincidence, our cycling parents have just announced the details of next year's cycling fundraiser. Please see the poster on the front gate and sign up. The route is Richmond to Roubaix on the 8th-10th May. 

Next week in school

Y6 World War II Day

On Tuesday 21^st October Y6 children will be having a World War II Day.  They will come to school dressed as evacuees and will be taking part in a visit to Richmond Museum as well as a dance workshop in school where they will learn to jive.

Pupil Chaplains’ Prayer Packets

Please look out for the email next week, inviting you to buy a ‘Prayer Packet’.  Our Pupil Chaplains have created these special Prayer Packets which include a number of items which reflect how we pray in school and encourage families to pray together at home.

Upcoming dates

October

Tue 21st   11 – 12 noon   Reception 2026 Parents tour

Tue 21st   All day   Y6 WW2 day, Museum of Richmond & Dance workshop

Thurs 23rd   a.m.   Last swimming lesson for Y6 & Y4

Fri 24th   3:15 p.m.   Half-term holiday begins

November

Mon 3rd  All day   School closed

Tues 4th  8:45 a.m.  School returns

Tue 4th  11– 12 noon  Reception 2026 Parents tour

Thu 6th  All day  Reception to Y6: Nasal Flu Immunisation

Thu 6th  a.m.  Swimming lessons begin for Y5 and Y3

Mon 10th  All day  Odd Socks Day for Anti-Bullying week

Mon 10th   a.m.  Y2 Visit Museum of Richmond WW1 workshop

Tue 11th  9:10 – 9:30 a.m.  Y6 Assembly: Remembrance Day – parents invited

Tues 11th  3:30 - 6:30 p.m.  Parent / teacher meetings (details to follow)

Thurs 13th   3:30 - 6:30 p.m.  Parent / teacher meetings (details to follow

Tue 18th   11 – 12 noon  Reception 2026 Parents tour

Thurs 20th   6:00 p.m.  Vocal Concert (details to follow)

Fri 21st  All day  PTA Mufti Day – hamper donations

Wed 26th   Y5 Local area walk

Fri 28th  a.m.   PTA Christmas morning with carol singing by each class

Attendance and punctuality this week

Congratulations to Y2, Y3 and Y6 for having the highest attendance rate at 99% this week. 

Well done to Y5 who have the best punctuality this week.

Wishing you a lovely weekend,

Jane Hines and the staff of St Elizabeth’s