Dear Parents and Carers,

The May Fair is very nearly here and it promises to be a fabulous day on Sunday.  We are looking forward to seeing you all there between 12 and 4pm.  Please do take a look at the online brochure emailed to you for details of the day and information about our sponsors. 

A huge thank you goes to our PTA committee and especially the May Fair organisers, Julia Taylor and Sandia Furtado, for their incredible hard work in organising the May Fair.  Thank you too, to all those who have been working so hard behind the scenes, to our parent stall holders, and to our school staff for all helping to make this May Fair the best yet! 

And good luck to our cyclists who are now well on their way to Guernsey.  Monsignor Bill blessed all of the 36 cyclists before they rode out of the school gates in the sunshine this morning.  The children really enjoyed having the cyclists talk to them in assembly yesterday and they had some great questions about the ride.  It is wonderful to see so many past parents taking part in the cycle ride and also some new parents on their first ride.  Thank you, all!

All money that the cyclists raise will go directly to the school to buy much needed resources for the children.  Please show your support by making a donation and writing a message of encouragement on the JustGiving page: https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/r2g2025 

Y6 Assessments (SATs)

Our Y6 pupils responded to the challenge of SATs Week brilliantly this week.  They were focused and well-prepared and took the tests in their stride.  We are very proud of them all.

Next week in school

Walk to School Week

Next week is National Walk to School Week when we aim to reduce car journeys to and from school.  We encourage all children to come to school in a more sustainable manner next week: walking, scooting, cycling with an adult, or by bus or train.  If you cannot avoid using the car, why not try ‘Parking and Striding’, parking at Sainsbury’s or Pembroke Lodge and walking the rest of the way to school?

May Procession – Monday 19^th May

May is a very special month for the Church as we honour Mary, the Mother of Jesus and mother of us all.  On Monday the whole school will be taking part in a class ‘Celebration of the Word’ led by our Pupil Chaplains.  This will be followed by a May Procession and the crowning of Mary with flowers.  Your child is invited to bring in flowers from home for the altar on Monday.

Educational Visits

We have a busy week ahead with a number of educational visits taking place.  Y1 and Y2 will be visiting London Zoo on Tuesday, Y4 will be having a visit by ZooLab in school on Wednesday and Y5 will be having a French experience day at the IMAX on Thursday.  Thank you for your parental contributions which enable these visits to take place.  Payments can still be made on Arbor Pay.

Our Y6 children will be heading off to Dorset on Wednesday for their residential visit to Osmington Bay PGL.  They will be taking part in a range of outdoor and adventurous activities and we look forward to sharing photos in next week’s Weekly Update. 

Upcoming Events

MAY                                                     

19th – 23rd  All week  Walk to School Week

19th  p.m.  May Procession for all children in school

20th  All day  Y2 & Y1 visit to London Zoo

21st -23rd  Y6 School residential visit to PGL Osmington Bay, Dorset

21st  p.m.  Y4 visit by Zoo Lab

22nd  9:10 a.m.  Assembly led by Y4 – parents and carers invited

22nd  All day  Y5 French experience day at BFI IMAX Waterloo

26^th-30^th  All week  Half-term holiday

JUNE

2nd  All day  INSET Day – school closed for staff training

3rd  8:45 a.m.  School returns

4th  All day  Borough Sports for the school athletics team

4th  a.m.  Y3 visit to Museum of Richmond

5th  All day  Reception visit to Bocketts Farm

6th  9:00 a.m.  Parents’ Coffee morning

6th  a.m.  Individual Photographs of children being taken

10th  9:00 a.m.  Y6 ‘Choices’ workshop

11th  All day  Y6 Retreat Day at St Elizabeth’s Church

12th  8:30 a.m.  Second hand bike market at school

18th  a.m.  Pilgrims of Hope Pledge Day in school

19th  9:10 a.m.  Assembly led by Y1

19th  a.m.  Y4 and Y5 (not Y6) EV to Sikh Gurdwara, Hounslow

20th  All day  Inset: School closed for staff training

Values Awards

Congratulations to the following children who have earned a School Values Award this week:

Reception – George and Arthur

Y1 - Anna

Y2 - Oscar

Y3 - Pablo

Y4 - Eureka

Y5 - Teddy

Y6 - Olivia

Attendance and Punctuality

Congratulations to Reception for having the highest attendance this week with 100%!  This is closely followed by Y3 with 99.38%.  Well done too, to Y6, for exemplary punctuality all week!

Have a lovely weekend and see you at the May Fair!

Jane Hines and the staff of St Elizabeth’s