Dear Parents and Carers,
Welcome back to the summer term! What a lovely week of sunshine for our first week back. It’s been great to see the children mixing outside and reconnecting with their friends across the year group again, as they are now able to play together beyond their class bubble; I was delighted to see how smoothly this change was made. Once again, the children have reminded us how flexible they are; they were full of joy, celebration and excitement as they were given the freedom to meet up with old friends, and make new ones. It was certainly my “seeing heaven in the moment” opportunity this week!
We’re excited that our free, staff-run clubs start up again at both sites next week. At Pewley, you should already know which club your child is attending. At the juniors, children can choose from a huge and varied selection. See below for more information. Clubs are such a great way for the children to try out new activities, to reconnect with friends, widen their social circle and get to know other teachers too.
Year 4’s start to their summer term topic also brought plenty of joy. Visiting the Chantries’ bluebells, one child was heard to say, “I don’t know why, but just being here makes me feel happy.” What a super tonic to the weeks of lockdown where we’ve been so restricted, and hopefully it’s the start of even more freedom ahead. If you haven’t yet been to see the annual spectacle, do take a walk this weekend for a feast for the senses!
Thank you so much for quickly adjusting to our new start and finish times. We’re really glad that morning lessons are starting promptly across the school. Do make sure that your child doesn’t arrive too early – we’ve had a few early arrivals at the juniors. Remember that the children shouldn’t be in school before 8.30am; if your child does arrive early, they will be sent to breakfast club. Early drop off at the junior school breakfast club is now available again and is charged at £2 each day (just email Sam on Pups@htpd.surrey.sch.uk if you need to book a place). For a cheaper option though, perhaps instead the children could walk in from slightly further away; that would also help with the traffic at the school gate.
Thank you for driving carefully around both schools; with lots of children leaving at the same time, we all need to be really vigilant for pedestrians crossing the roads. Please limit your speed to less than 15mph as you drive past the school gates.
We’re really delighted that this week we’ve offered places to a brand new cohort of Reception families for the new academic year, and also to children for a transition into Year 3. With numbers lower than expected across the town, it’s great to be part of such a successful school. This means that we can be confident in our funding which is determined by pupil numbers. Right now, we seem to only have one spare place left available in Year 3!
With love,
Clare
Thought of the Week: Are you ready for the road? How does Jesus’ resurrection fill us with hope for the term ahead?
WHOLE SCHOOL
Admission to Year R and Year 3 September 2021
If you have been offered a school place for Year R or Year 3 for September 2021 you should accept / decline the place by next Friday 30 April
INFANT
Teacher-led clubs
Teacher-led clubs start next week (beginning 26 April). All clubs finish at 4pm – see below for pick up locations.
Tuesday:
Arts and Crafts with Beccy - pick up from the car park
Clay with Claire (Group 1) - pick up from the front playground
Gardening with Hayley (Group 1) - pick up from the Year 1 gate in the front playground
Nature Club with Sarah - pick up from the car park
Potions, Perfumes and Games with Frances - pick up from the upper entrance
Wednesday:
Forest School with Catherine - pick up from the car park
Thursday:
Football Year 1 with Georgie (Group 1) - pick up from the front playground
Football Year 2 with Lilja (Group 1) - pick up from the car park
Class photographs, Monday 26 April
The photographer will be in school on Monday to take photos of the children in their class groups, so please send children in in smart uniform.
Sports Day
Sports Day at the infants has now been fixed for Thursday 1 July (with Friday 2 July as a reserve date).
Found
Star Wars BB8 white/orange watch. Please contact the office.
Menu: Week 2 beginning 26 April
JUNIOR
Healthy snacks
Please remember that children should only bring healthy fruit or vegetable snacks for their morning break (no crisps, chocolate bars or anything with a wrapper to reduce litter and stay healthy). Remember that we are a nut-free school – please check that packed lunches don’t contain nuts of any kind.
Dates for the Dairy
Tuesday 27 April - Year 3 Evacuee Day
Wednesday 28 April – Year 4 Zoom Meeting for Bentley Copse at 7pm (please see parentmail for login details)
Monday 3 May – Bank Holiday - School closed
Summer Term Teacher Led Clubs - Starting Monday 26 April
Please see the website or download a copy of the PDF here.
Outdoor Clubs – children need to be collected from the lower playground.
Indoor Clubs – children can be collected from the designated pick up location for their class. Please note the 3 week rotation dates for the indoor clubs.
Breakfast Club at HT
Starting from Monday 26th April, there will be the provision for an early drop off from 8:20am, for a cost of £ 2.00. This has to be pre- arranged with Extended Schools Manager Sam Andrews at pups@htpd.surrey.sch.uk, as we are still restricted by the government guidelines and can only have 15 children from one year group in a bubble. Arrangements for the 8am pre-arranged drop off remain unchanged.
Lunch Menu - Week 2
Surrey Arts
Please see the letter from Surrey Arts with information about Woodwind Lessons provided at the school.
Kelly’s Cycle Challenge, Sunday 9 May, Alice Holt.
Kelly’s Storage are thrilled to be able to host a socially distanced but very much live event again this year. There are 3 distances and all routes go on quiet roads through the beautiful countryside of Surrey & Hants. Kelly’s have hosted this cycle challenge since 2014, raising thousands of pounds for Challengers, who improve the lives of disabled children and their families by providing safe play spaces. Full details of the event can be found here.