Dear Parents and Carers,

What an exciting and full week it has been! It was great to welcome our new Reception parents to their first school parents’ evening, together with all those with children in Year 1 and 2. Then today we’ve been wowed by the talents of Year 3 as they’ve entertained us with their musical production of Noah. The children at the junior school spent time praying for peace and reflecting on the centenary of the end of World War 1. Some children in Year 6 took part in a science workshop at King Edward’s School in Witley, the children in Year 2 marvelled at the splendour of St Paul’s Cathedral on a day trip to London, some of our young carers were invited as the Mayor’s guests to help with the switching on of the Christmas lights, and then the Mayor joined us for our Friday assembly at the juniors to talk about his role and why he has given so much time and energy to the town! Phew! We’ll all be glad to have a rest this weekend!

All of this positivity, energy and joy was slightly marred when I heard from some of the residents in our local community. They were so disappointed, as I am, that some of our families have been disrespectful to them in the way that they are using the roads and parking spaces around the school. We often talk to the children about behaving respectfully and treating one another as we would like to be treated. Can I ask all of our parents to do the same? Please stay calm when trying to park, leave the permit spaces, private roads, driveways and zigzags clear – and speak politely to residents who live nearby and who are patiently waiting for peace to return to their road once school is finished for the day. Do consider parking up further away from the school and walking the last part of the journey. Thank you so much for supporting the school values in this way.

Next week, I know that with it being Road Safety Week, we’ll be talking to the children about the importance of good road sense. At Pewley on Friday 23rd, the children will be joining in with National Road Safety Day and wearing bright colours to remind them of the importance of being seen. Please do take this opportunity to reinforce with your children the key safety messages about being careful near to traffic, crossing roads safely, and getting out kerbside, rather than into the road.

We’ll also be getting closer to the Christmas plays with rehearsals taking place in all year groups. Take a look at the dates below so that you make sure you can come along to one of the performances!

With best wishes, Clare

Thought of the week: God at work – Making us brave. Who helps you to be brave?

WHOLE SCHOOL NOTICE

Parents are reminded that we consider that children should be supervised at all times when online and that Fortnite is not age-appropriate for primary school aged children. We continue to have to support children managing situations in school caused by children playing the game at home. Please help your child by not allowing them to play. You'll see a difference in their wellbeing and in their topics of conversation! Thank you so much for your support.

INFANT

Transfer to Junior School: Prospective Parents’ Evening, Thursday 22 November, 7.00 pm
We look forward to seeing Year 2 parents at Holy Trinity next Thursday; this is a really good opportunity to meet the team and get to know the junior school. Although pupils at Pewley Down are guaranteed a place, you do need to complete the Surrey County Council on-line application before 15 January 2019:
https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/schools/school-admissions
as well as a Supplementary Information form (available on the website or from the school office).

Beep Beep Day, Friday 23 November 
Next week we will be talking to the children about road safety and how to cross the road safely with an adult while using the green cross code. On Friday children are invited to come to school wearing bright colours.

Cooking Club (with Claire)
A reminder that Cooking Club for Group 2 starts next Thursday 22 November.

Christmas play - ‘Follow the Star’
Please look out for letters coming home next week regarding tickets for the Christmas play on Tuesday 4 December at 2.00pm (dress rehearsal) and Wednesday 5 December at 9.30 am and 2.00pm.

Thank you
We are very grateful to the prayer group for providing the delicious cakes which kept staff going during the recent consultation evenings.

Lost
Sebastiao Teodoro, Beech Class, has lost his purple school fleece.

Found
Monsoon cream/beige lace dress (age 5-6yrs), and pink/black sequin dress (size 7) left behind after disco last Saturday.

Menu: week 1 beginning 19 November

JUNIOR

Dates for your diary
Friday 16 November - Year 3’s production of NOAH at 2pm
Thursday 22 November - Prospective Parents Evening at 7pm
3 - 6 December - Christmas Play Week
Monday 3 December - 1.20pm & 7pm Shackleton and Nightingale
Tuesday 4 December - 1.20pm & 7pm Keller and Mandela
Wednesday 5 December - 7pm Shackleton and Nightingale
Thursday 6 December - 7pm Keller and Mandela

Sport

Y5 & Y6 Football Tournament
Date: Saturday 17 November Time: 8.30pm - 12.30pm 
Venue: Boxgrove School, Boxgrove Lane, GU1 2TD
Teacher: Nick & James

Laura Sutton
HTPD Sports Co-ordinator Follow us on Twitter: @HTPDSport

Barvember
Well done Holy Trinity Pewley Down School!! We are half way through Barvember. We are achieving the goal that we set ourselves – somewhere in the school every day Barvember puzzles have been attempted. That is BAR – MAZING.

We are going to step things up for the last half of the month. We have done so well at school, we would like to encourage Barvember at home. The puzzles are available on the White Rose website here: whiterosemaths.com/schemes-of-learning/barvember/. If you would like paper copies please email Amanda amandam@htpd.surrey.sch.uk. All solutions from home will have a chance of winning a Bar – shaped prize. Anyone can enter: sisters and brothers of any age, parents, grandparents, aunties, uncles, cousins, family friends, neighbours, babysitters, football coaches, swimming coaches, bus drivers, train drivers, – anyone you would say hello to ! I really look forward to seeing your soultions.

Menu Week 1 
This lunch menu is available on the website under the ‘Weekly News’ tab
 

FOPS News (Infant PTA)

BIG THANK YOU to all who came to our Disco night last Saturday and helped us to raise a fantastic £1400! We are pleased it all went well and hopefully all who attended had as much fun as our DJ! 

So far this term we have raised a fantastic £2110!!!
Together with pre-ordered tea towels (£340) and cake sales for Y2 and Y1 (£370). 
Still to come this term will be our Christmas Craft Evening and our biggest fundraiser Pewley Christmas Fair on Saturday 8 December - so please watch this space! 

Decorate a STAR competition is here! Please look out for this year's Christmas Poster Competition template in your child's book bag. We are looking forward to seeing the most colourful star by Monday 26 November. There will be one winner from each class and one overall winner chosen by our headteacher Clare Brunet! So children (not parents) get creative! 

There are only 4 places available for our Christmas Craft Evening, on Tuesday 27 November. If you are interested and still haven't booked your place please do it as soon as possible. It will be a relaxed and fun social affair to help us to get into the festive mood, plus you will bring back home with you an amazing Christmas wreath and artistically decorated bauble! 
 
Save the date:
Tuesday 27 November - Christmas Craft Evening (7.30 - 10pm)
Saturday  8 December - CHRISTMAS FAIR (3pm -5pm)
Sunday 20 January 19 - Action Sunday
Saturday 23 March 19 - Bake & Stroll,
Saturday 11 May - new social event - more info to follow 

Social dates for your diary
Reception 
Friday 23 November 8pm - Christmas Drinks @ Piper's House (5 Jenner Road) 
Year 1
Thursday 29 November - Christmas Night Out @ Long Bar (Harbour Hotel)
Year 2
Wednesday 12 December - Christmas Night Out @ TBC

Playground Sales for this term are as follows:
Friday 23 November - Hazel

HTSC News

It’s been a good week at HTSC HQ. Christmas Fair planning is well underway and we look forward to seeing you on 30 November 6-8 pm. Donations day is 23 November – raffle tickets and a letter explaining what we need will be coming out next week, so please watch out for those in a school bag near you soon!

There is room for another couple of outside stalls so if you have a business that would like one, or know someone who would, please get in touch at HTSC@htpd.surrey.sch.uk.

Guildford Community Lottery - a fun and easy way to support good causes in Guildford!
Another exciting piece of news - we are now LIVE on the Guildford Community Lottery – this is a GBC initiative designed to support local good causes. The first weekly draw takes place on 1 December 2018. Match 6 numbers in one ticket to win the jackpot prize of £25,000! Most importantly, 50p of every £1 ticket you buy gets donated directly to school. So by just buying 2 x £1 tickets per week, the school will receive £52 a year and you never know, you could be the lucky jackpot winner! To get involved and buy tickets visit www.guildfordlottery.org/support/holy-trinity-school-community 

We are trying not to send so many ParentMails (feedback was that there were too many) so please follow the HTSC on Facebook if you are on it (and tell your friends), and remember to have a look at this bit of the newsletter and talk to your class reps – there are lots of festive drinks being planned! Let us know what you think about the communication (good and bad!).

Class Reps
Year 6: Nik B, Alice/Rob, Paul N
Year 5: Danielle T, Kirsty T, Marisa C, Caroline S, Tiggy D
Year 4: Michelle C, Claire T, Deb B, Jenny B, Caroline S
Year 3 Susie B, Sharon W, Helen H, Eve B, Jacqui

Looking for a Pre-School? 
Christ Church Pre-School Playgroup opened in 1973 and has long been a part of the local educational community.  It is strongly supported by a lovely network of parents and carers. We are looking for more families to join us and are warmly welcoming children, from age 2 1/2 yrs onwards, to start with us this educational year and next. We are located on Waterden Road in Christ Church Hall, a bright, large hall with plenty of indoor space, plus a garden and outdoor play area.  We are open four mornings and one afternoon per week. For an informal chat, please speak to Zoe Jeffries (Mum of Lexi - Hazel), Susie Grundy (Mum of Heidi - Beech) or Hannah Hayden (Mum of Emme - Beech). To arrange a visit directly, please contact manager Jo Smith on 07867 918877 or email - christchurchpreschoolenquiries@gmail.com.

Dear Parents and Carers,

With this week’s assembly theme being gratitude and thankfulness, I’m sure you’ll want to join me in thanking the new HTSC committee for the superb fireworks and bonfire night that they hosted last Friday evening. It was just great to see the whole school community enjoying itself! It’s one of my favourite events of the year! I want to thank in particular our two new HTSC chairs, Sally and Stef. Both of whom have already given so much time and energy to their new role. It’s always exciting to see what fresh ideas and new inspiration come with new leaders in place. Do remember to encourage them and please do offer to help as well; like the majority of our parents working fulltime, they really do need offers of help, even just a spare half an hour would be so appreciated. I know both HTSC and FOPS would love volunteers to get ready for the Christmas fairs. And don’t forget to tell them what a fantastic job they’re doing!

With changes to data protection and privacy laws, it’s been a real challenge for the new committees to communicate with you. They need your permission to add your details to their class lists. We are not able to pass on your details to them, I’m afraid. This may explain why class reps haven’t been in touch yet (just a quick aside, 4N parents, we are still looking for class reps for you; do consider taking on the role to make sure 4N doesn’t miss out!). Try to stay involved by reading the HTSC and FOPS section of the weekly newsletter too. Our PTAs do such a great job, both raising vital funds for the school, and also bringing us all together as a school community to have fun together.

It’s been lovely this week to meet all our junior school parents at this term’s parent consultation meetings and next week it’s the turn of our infant families. If you haven’t managed to book an appointment, do let either school office know or email your child’s class teacher. It’s such a vital part of our partnership together in supporting your child’s learning journey.

Finally, it’s been wonderful this afternoon to celebrate the musical talents of our house music performers. For some, the junior school house music medley is a culmination of years of hard work and dedicated rehearsal, and for others who have just begun their musical journey, it provides just the encouragement that they need, sharing their first performance with the whole school. What a lot of talent there is at HTPD!

With best wishes,
 Clare 


Thought of the week: God at work – supplying our needs. Are you a grateful person?

Whole school notice:
Please make sure that any snacks, packed lunches, or birthday treats do not contain nuts. We have several children in almost every class across the school with significant allergies. We are a nut-free school to keep children with allergies to nuts safe. Please do remember to make sure you help us with this and do not send any nuts into school! All snacks should be fruit or vegetables only; this also supports our healthy school policy and keeps us litter free too.  

INFANT

Year 2 visit to St Paul’s Cathedral, Tuesday 13 November
Year 2 are looking forward to their visit to St Paul’s Cathedral on Tuesday. Please arrive by 8.25am through the top doors (near the office) so we can make a prompt departure. We should be back at school by 4.00 pm. We will keep in contact with Ruth who will let you know of any delay.

Parent consultations, Wednesday 14 & Thursday 15 November
You should now have received your appointment time for the parent consultations next week via your child’s book bag. Please try and keep to the 10 minute time slots, but do ask if you feel you need a longer appointment on another occasion. Please come to the library / office area on arrival where there will be a list showing where the consultations are being held.

Teacher-led club cancellations
There will be no teacher-led clubs next week owing to the parent consultations. Cooking Club group 2 will therefore now start on 22 November.

Beep Beep Day, Friday 23 November
This is our Road Safety day when we ask children to come to school wearing bright colours. During the week we will be talking about road safety and how to cross the road safely with an adult while using the green cross code.

Pewley Christmas play dates
The Christmas Play this year is “Follow the Star”. The dress rehearsal is on Tuesday 4 December at 2.00pm and the main performances are on Wednesday 5 December at 9.30 am and 2.00pm. The play begins in the hall and then the remaining scenes take place outside in different parts of the school grounds. There will be some seating in the hall but for the outside scenes the audience will mainly be standing. More information on tickets to follow.

Ballet Club
The Christmas ballet show is on Thursday 6 December at 3:30pm.

Lost
Imogen Madden has lost her named M&S blue school cardigan.

Menu: Week 3 beginning 12 November

JUNIOR

Barvember

We are taking part in a month of Bar Model Word Problems for November, called BARVEMBER. Five puzzles are released each day and we will be trying them somewhere in the school every day this month. The Barvember Notice Board, located near to the office, displays the current puzzles and some of the great solutions we have come up with. It’s great to hear some great maths discussions happening all over the school. The puzzles will appear on our Website each day via our Twitter feed. Everyone can join in – send in any answers from home to appear on our Barvember Board. Barvember is run by White Rose Maths. If you would like to find out more about Bar Modelling, or Barvember please follow the link: https://whiterosemaths.com/schemes-of-learning/barvember/

Dates for your diary

Friday 16 November - Year 3’s production of NOAH at 2.00pm
Thursday 22 November - Prospective Parents Evening at 7.00pm
3-6 December - Christmas Play Week

School Photographs
Please check your child’s bookbags as order forms for the recent Tempest Photographs were sent home. Please return to the Office asap and note that they MUST be brought to the Front Office by Monday 12 November.

Sport

Please note the following changes to the Clubs schedule. Due to very low numbers there will be no Tag Rugby for Yr3 & Yr4 for the rest of the term. Year 5 Football will be on a Monday and Year 6 Football will be on a Thursday. Please see the updated Clubs Timetable for details of other clubs running during the week.

Y5 & Y6 Football Match v Bushy
Date: Tuesday 13 November
Time: 3.30pm - 4.30pm
Venue: Bushy Hill Junior School, Sheeplands Ave, Merrow, GU1 2TD - Parents to help with lifts please
Teacher: Nick & James

Y5 & Y6 Netball v Tormead & Rydes Hill
Date: Tuesday 13 November
Time: 3.30pm - 5.00pm - Parents to help with lifts please
Venue: Tormead School, Cranley Rd, GU1 2JD
Teacher: JJ, Laura & Catherine

Y5 & Y6 Football v Send
Date: Thursday 15 November
Time: 3.30pm - 4.45m - Parents to help with lifts please
Venue: Send, Send Barns Lane, GU23 7BS
Teacher: Nick & James

Y6 Guildford Primary School Dodgeball Tournament
Date: Friday 16 November
Time: 12.30pm - 3.00pm
Venue: Bushy Hill Junior School, Sheeplands Ave, Merrow, GU1 2TD - Parents to help with lifts please
Teacher: James

Y5 & Y6 Football Tournament
Date: Saturday 17 November
Time: 8.30pm - 12.30pm
Venue: Boxgrove, Boxgrove Lane, GU1 2TD
Teacher: Nick & James

Laura Sutton
HTPD Sports Co-ordinator
Follow us on Twitter: @HTPDSport

Lost
Louisa Mackie (6T) has mislaid her blue hoodie with “Eat Sleep Dive Repeat” on it. It means so much to Louisa so if you know where the hoodie might be, please come to the office and let us know. Thank you.

Menu Week 3 - This lunch menu is available on the website under the ‘Weekly News’ tab

FOPS News

Pewley Family Disco is this Saturday 10 November in the school hall. Thank you to everyone who has pre-booked, but don't worry if you haven't, you can still pay at the door. Boogie Pumps will kick off the dancing at 5.45pm, so put on your dancing shoes and dance the night away! 
New! Christmas Craft Evening, on Tuesday 27 November in the school hall, from 7.30pm - 10pm.
Join us at Pewley’s Festive Craft Evening, for a night of wreath making, bauble decorating, Christmas songs and drinks. Tickets are £20 per person and include all the materials and your first festive drink. Booking forms should have gone home in book bags, however if you haven’t received one Ruth has spares in the office. There are only 20 spaces left so do not hesitate if you would like to join us!

Phil the Bag - THANK YOU! Thanks to everyone who has contributed to the big pile of bags we have collected on Wednesday! We will let you know soon how much we have raised.

Tea Towels - The tea towel order is now closed. Thanks to all who have ordered. If you haven't and really really want one then there will be a few more available to buy at the Pewley Christmas Fair on the 8th December. 

Save the date:
Saturday 10 November - SCHOOL DISCO (5.30 - 7.30pm)
Tuesday 27 November - Christmas Craft Evening (7.30 - 10pm)
Saturday 8 December - CHRISTMAS FAIR (3pm -5pm)
Sunday 20 January 2019 - Action Sunday
Saturday 23 March 2019 - Bake & Stroll
Saturday 11 May - new social event - more info to follow 

Social dates for your diary
Reception 
Monday 12 November - 9am - Coffee Morning @ Rebecca's house (42 Pewley Way)  
Friday 23 November - 8pm - Christmas Drinks @ Piper's House (5 Jenner Road) 
Year 1
Thursday 29 November - Christmas Night Out @ Long Bar (Harbour Hotel)
Year 2
Wednesday 12th December - Christmas Night Out @ TBC

Playground Sales for this term are as follows:
Friday 16 November – Willow; Friday 23 November – Hazel

HTSC News

Thank you to everyone who came to the Bonfire last Friday (was it really a week ago!). It was a great night and we hope you and your children enjoyed it as much as we did. And a huge thank you for all your Phil the Bag donations - we will find out soon how much we raised. Next is the Christmas Fair (30th November) and we are having a meeting at Rogues next Tuesday 13 November at 8pm. Come along for a glass of wine, chin-wag and talk about how we can all put on a brilliant Fair this year.

We have class reps in all classes (listed below) except 4N (come on you know you want to!) and they are in the process of organising nights out, coffee mornings and all sorts of other things - including the world famous (ok maybe that’s a little exaggeration) Holy Trinity Christmas Hampers. Please make sure your rep has your contact information, and look out for emails or WhatsApp groups with all the details. We know that you don’t want to be bombarded with HTSC ParentMails, so while we finalise the contact details for the school it would be great if you can check the PTA Facebook page for additional information and also have a look on here - and if you can let your friends know that too (we appreciate not everyone reads this, that would be great!) We will also say what we have sent out each week so you know if you are missing a form or anything.

Raffle tickets and things we need for the school fair should be out next week - anyone who can spare some time to help collate tickets and letters early next week, please let us know - many hands make light work!

Tea Towel orders really need to be in by Monday 12 November at the very latest.

Colouring Competition should be coming out very soon

Volunteers for decorating the school - along an Oliver theme still needed

School Xmas Fair is November 30th

Play Week the week after - we will need help for mulled wine, beer and mince pie selling!

If you have any comments, or thoughts on how we can make the HTSC work better for you and the school - do please let us know, we’ll be at Rogues next Tuesday.

Class Reps
6JJ Nik B (Luca), Alice/Rob (Leo)
6JW Paul N (Penelope)
5C Danielle T (Lennon)
5S Kirsty T (Daniel & Charlie)
5L Mairsa C (Jackson), Caroline S (Harvey), Tiggy D (Felix)
4E Michelle C (Anthony), Claire T (Harry), Deb B (Alex)
4S Jenny B (Mary), Caroline S (Amelie)
4N VACANT
3C Susie B (Kezia), Sharon W (Chester)
3T Helen H (Elsa), Eve B (Arthur)
3A Jacqui (Hattie), ANY OTHER VOLUNTEER?

Remembrance Service at the Charlotteville War Memorial, Addison Road, Saturday 10 November 3pm
Follow a self-guided, 1914-1918 Charlotteville Heritage Trail. Learn about the 100 men who served in the military, the women and men Red Cross VADs and others on the home front. Commemorate 32 Charlotteville men who died in the 1st and 2nd World Wars. All invited and welcome to a Remembrance Service and Exhibition at the Charlotteville War Memorial this Saturday. Followed by tea in Addison Court lounge and a poster display on Charlotteville history. http://www.tinyurl.com/charlottevillememorial.

Looking for a Pre-School? 
Christ Church Pre-School Playgroup opened in 1973 and has long been a part of the local educational community.  It is strongly supported by a lovely network of parents and carers. We are looking for more families to join us and are warmly welcoming children, from age 2 1/2 yrs onwards, to start with us this educational year and next. We are located on Waterden Road in Christ Church Hall, a bright, large hall with plenty of indoor space, plus a garden and outdoor play area.  We are open four mornings and one afternoon per week. For an informal chat, please speak to Zoe Jeffries (Mum of Lexi - Hazel), Susie Grundy (Mum of Heidi - Beech) or Hannah Hayden (Mum of Emme - Beech). To arrange a visit directly, please contact manager Jo Smith on 07867 918877 or email christchurchpreschoolenquiries@gmail.com.