Dear Parents and Carers,

Happy St Elizabeth’s Day!  We have had a lovely day, celebrating the feast day of St Elizabeth of Portugal.  We began with Mass, led by Y3 and celebrated by Mgr Bill.  We then had a whole school picnic lunch and playtime and finally we had a concert with each class performing a song in front of parents. 

We are very proud of our patron saint who is known as a great peacemaker.  She famously rode onto the battlefield to stop a war between her husband and her son.  She also looked after the poor and hungry outside the gates of her palace – a great role model for our school!

We hope you enjoy the photographs of the day!

This week in school

Sponsored Walk

Congratulations to all the children for completing the Sponsored Walk on Wednesday.  The rainy start did not dampen the spirits and was actually welcome after the heat of Monday and Tuesday this week.  Thank you very much to all the parents who acccompanied the visit and special thanks to Mr Wever and the team of Y2 and other parents who organised the refreshments at the halfway points and end of the walk. 

Please send your sponsorship money in by the end of next week or ask your sponsors to donate via the JustGiving page: https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/schoolsponsoredwalk2025

All the funds raised will go towards buying microphone headsets which will be used by children in school productions.  Thank you very much for your generosity.

Sports Update from Mr Sagar and Mrs Knowles

On Monday, Y5 finished off their series of friendly games against locals schools with a win and a draw against Marshgate. The boys' team dominated possession, with a lovely passing and moving game.  However, they fell behind to a goal against the run of play, before levelling just after half time.  The boys continued to work hard creating lots of chances and the game finished 2-2. The girls played an evenly matched game with excellent contributions from all team members. Mia scored a good goal and our defence held out to clinch the win. Well played to everyone involved in both matches; we are already looking forward to next year's fixtures!

Next week in school

Sports Days

Next week we have our KS1 and KS2 Sports Days.  The KS1 Sports Day takes place at school on the astro-pitch and the KS2 Sports Day takes place at Christ’s School field.  Please look out for the separate emails which will be sent out with information about the Sports Days.

Y6 Visit to the House of Lords

Please can we remind Y6 parents to complete the survey sent last week regarding permissions for their child to visit the House of Lords on Tuesday 8^th July.

Information for parents

School Production tickets

We are looking forward to the production of ‘Aladdin’ which will be taking place on Wednesday 16^th and Thursday 17^th July at 7pm.  By the sounds of the rehearsals it’s going to be a fantastic show!  Y6 take on the acting roles in the production and Y4 and Y5 children accompany them in the singing on the evenings.

Parents and children in all classes are welcome to watch the show and we will be sending details of how to apply for tickets next week.  Priority will be given to those with children in the performance. 

Upcoming Events

JULY

8^th  All day  Y6 visit to The House of Lords

9^th  a.m.  KS1 Sports Day at school

9^th  p.m.  Y5 visit to ‘Matilda’

10^th  a.m.  KS2 Sports Day at Christ’s School

11^th  a.m.  Y3 Visit to Richmond Synagogue

16^th  a.m.  Visit by Richmond Library for the Summer Reading Challenge

16^th  p.m.  School production of ‘Aladdin’

17^th  p.m.  School production of ‘Aladdin’

18^th  p.m.  PTA BBQ

22^nd  9:30 a.m.  End of Term Mass – all invited – followed by Y6 Governors’ Award Ceremony

22^nd  2 p.m.  End of Term

Awards this week

Values Awards

Congratulations to the following children who have received a Values Award this week.  They will be invited to a Headteacher’s Breakfast over the next couple of weeks.

Reception – William

Y1 - Alperen

Y3 – Annabelle

Y4 – Keira

Y5 – Maximus and Kit

Y6 – Beatrice and Jasper

Attendance and Punctuality

Please keep up your efforts to maintain your child’s attendance and punctuality record as we head towards the end of the year.  Every day is important and being on time gives your child the best start to their day!

Have a lovely weekend,

Jane Hines and the staff of St Elizabeth’s