Dear Parents and Carers,

Another fantastic week! But we are all, children and staff, ready for a holiday – with this week’s wonderful Sports’ Days, the fantastic Year 3 World War II tea-party, the amazing Year 2 dinosaur exhibition and an inspection, there’s a feeling of tiredness in the air this afternoon as the weekend begins.

I’ll share the report from the inspection as soon as I’m able to; for now, suffice to say that we’re all really pleased with the outcome. The inspector worked hard all day to capture the evidence that we live out our school vision of “Learn to Live”. She visited RE lessons and assembly, looked around the classrooms, talked to children, staff, governors and parents before summing up at the end of the day. She only has a few hundred words to describe what she found in a SIAMS report which will be published in a couple of weeks. I think you’ll enjoy reading it.

Next week, we begin our countdown to the summer break, with Year 6 marking the end of their time with us at a special service just for them on Monday morning at 10am. Sadly, with ongoing work still to be completed at St Mary’s church, we’ll be holding this event in our own Chapel this year. It’s sure to be a moving occasion, however...and perhaps the familiar surroundings will be even more poignant. Year 6 parents are all invited to join us – but do bring a tissue!

I’m hoping to have a rest this weekend, although first I have to collect my daughter’s belongings from Birmingham as she moves to Oxford after five years at medical school. Her graduation next week will also be a special occasion! Finishing well is so important. For all of us, as the year draws to a close, we can hopefully look back with satisfaction on all that we’ve learned and lived.

With best wishes, Clare

Thought of the week: It’s rubbish…being impatient! How do you stay calm?

INFANT

Music Assembly, Monday 22 July, 10.00am
In assembly on Monday 22nd we will be showcasing the talents of children learning piano and cello at school. Parents are very welcome to come and watch their children.

Celebration Afternoon, Monday 22 July, 1.30pm
Everyone is invited to come and enjoy the children’s work in the classrooms on Monday 22nd. Children can be taken home early that afternoon, but please let your child’s teacher know when you are ready to leave. Year 2 have already had their Dinosaur Museum, but parents are still welcome to come and take books home at 1.30 and have a look around.

Year 2
Friday 19 July, Fun Day – more details in JTLYK.
Tuesday 23 July, Moving On Assembly – Y2 parents are invited to attend at 9.15 am in the hall.
Tuesday 23 July, 1.45pm – Y2 will be joining children from the juniors at the service at Holy Trinity church. Please let your child’s teacher know if you are able to help walk the children down to the church.

Outstanding payments
We would be grateful if any outstanding money for trips and swimming lessons could be paid by next Monday 15 July.

Ballet Club show
Parents are invited to the Ballet Show on Thursday 18 July at 3.30 pm.

Found (left behind after summer fair)
Purple / white sequinned purse containing small amount of change; Puma yellow / black adult sunglasses.

Menu: Week 2 beginning Monday 15 July 
 

JUNIOR

Year 6 Leavers Service 15 July at 10.00
Will now be held in the Chapel at school and parents/carers are welcome.

PE Kit
As we approach the end of term we would be really grateful if parents can have a look around at home for any HT sports kit your child may have borrowed. This may include:

• Royal blue athletics t-shirts
• Baby blue competition t-shirts
• Royal blue swim squad t-shirts
• Royal blue football kit
• Navy blue netball kit, especially skorts

This year the PE department bought over 20 pairs of trainers for children to borrow so they could still take part in PE if they didn't have their PE kit with them in school. We also allowed children to borrow spare House PE t-shirts and spare shorts which, along with the trainers, are meant to be brought back to the office after their lesson.

We now have under half the amount of trainers and almost no spare PE kit left. If your child has come home with a pair of trainers that you haven't purchased, please can you return them to the office before the end of term.

We would really appreciate any spare house t-shirts and PE kit that your child has grown out of, or you would like to donate if your child is leaving this year.

Sporting Fixtures:

Tri-counties Sportshall
Date: Tuesday 16th July
Time: Coach pick up at HT at 7.00am
The children will require a packed lunch and a drink
Venue: Polo Farm Sports Club, Littlebourne Road, Canterbury, CT3 4AF
Approximate finish time: Coach will drop back at HT at approx 5.15pm

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

Year 6 drinks - Thursday, 18 July at 8pm in Harry's Boathouse at The Weyside (https://www.theweyside.co.uk/) There’s an outside kitchen so if anyone wants to eat, they can order food there.

Week 2 - This lunch menu is on the website under the ‘Weekly News’ tab.

FOPS News

A huge thank-you to all of the wonderful families and companies that supported this year’s summer fair. We hope you agree that it was a roaring success, raising roughly £3000 through the amazing generosity of our local businesses and Pewley community! 

With that comes the end of another amazing year of fundraising for FOPS. Ana and I have had a wonderful time leading the FOPS committee this year but will be stepping down in September. We would love to hear from anyone that would like to take up the reigns next year of this rewarding role! 

Enjoy the summer holidays and we will see you back in September! We will hold our annual AGM meeting after the meet the team meeting on Wednesday 18th September, you are all members of FOPS and are welcome to attend.

New FOPS Committee needed for 2019/20
Many of our current members of FOPS are having to step down this year due children moving on to HT, and personal or professional reasons. With this in mind, we would love to have a prepared committee to hand over too in time for September. If you or a group of you are interested in becoming committee members, chairs or class rep next year please contact your current class rep or Kayleigh (kayleigh.ashraf@gmail.com) and we would be happy to have a chat.
 
The vacant committee positions for 2019/2020 academic year are; Chair (or co-chairs), Treasurer, Secretary and Class Reps for each class. As per Clare B’s email last week these roles are vital for both school fundraising as well as bringing our school community together.
 
Open Air cinema equipment needed
Do you or someone you know have access to projection and sound equipment? FOPS are planning a new event for the Autumn term which will see the back field turned into an open-air cinema. If you are able to or know someone able to lend us some of the equipment needed please contact Kayleigh (Kayleigh.ashraf@gmail.com) and Ana (anaxreithsmith@gmail.com).
 
EASYFUNDRAISING - Thank-you to those signing up for this! Just remember to click through the website before you make a purchase and continue earning free money for the school. https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/
 
FOPS notice board
There are items for sale and notices on the board outside Oak class (next to the ramp downstairs) so do remember to have a look. If you would like to advertise something yourself, cards are in the office with Ruth and Jane (cards are £1 for a month or free if the item is free), so if you have something to sell let us know!
 
Social Dates for you Diaries
Reception 
Year 1: Friday 19th July – End of term drinks 8pm @ Esmee’s house
Year 2: Friday 19th July – End of an Era drinks – Tania & Adam are hosting the Year 2 Summer Social bring a bottle and nibbles from 8pm

Shoes for Nicaragua
In Nicaragua, children are often not allowed to attend school if they can't afford shoes.  We are collecting used children's shoes, any kind (but especially black school shoes) to send out to Nicaragua. So, if your child needs new shoes for the next academic year, this is the perfect opportunity to do something great with the old ones. Just send them into school, between now and early September and leave in the box at the lower entrance. Many thanks Laura (Ben, Walnut Class)

Holy Trinity Brownies
Holy Trinity brownies meet on Friday afternoons 5.15 - 6.45pm in the Trinity Centre next to Holy Trinity Church. We have some spaces available from September for girls between the ages of 7 & 10. If you are interested, please contact me on hmllee@ntlworld.com. Brownies is part of Girlguiding, a thriving organisation offering girls and young women lots of activities and opportunities both indoors and out; and we have an exciting new national programme.
 

Dear parents and carers

As we approach the end of the year, I want to take this opportunity to thank our HTSC and FOPS committees for a year of fabulous fundraising. Both our parent-teacher associations play a vital part in our school community, not only providing a much needed financial boost to our school fund, but also bringing whole families together and enabling our wider school family to thrive. I’ve loved taking part in a whole range of fun social occasions this year, from school fayres to Firework Night, and look forward to tomorrow’s Pewley summer fayre as the last event of the season!

This year, thanks to your generosity, we’ve been able to purchase new iPads, re-equip our junior school music room, buy beautiful carpets in YR and Y1, plus countless useful classroom extras! We’re so grateful, and the children really benefit. We’ve also been able to provide finances to enable every child to access our wider curriculum. It’s so good that we can invite all our children to join in with day-trips and residentials, whatever their financial circumstances. Our school hardship fund is a visible and practical sign of the way our school cares for one another. It’s just great to be part of such a supportive community.

I’ll be parent-mailing the whole parent body about ways that you might like to help us continue the work of HTSC and FOPS. Please do take a look and let me know if you’d like to get involved. With several key individuals stepping down or moving on, there really is something for everybody, whatever time and skills you might have available.

Next Tuesday, we’re all excited about Sports’ Day taking place across the whole school. Do come along to cheer for your house (YR-Y2 at 9am at Pewley, Y3-4 at 11am at HT, Y5-6 at 1.15pm with the final junior school relays just before home time at 2.15pm; the children can come in wearing their PE kits if they have them at home). I look forward to seeing many of you there.

Also next week, we are looking ahead to Wednesday when we have a Church School inspection. This takes place every five years – some of you may remember it happening a couple of years ago at Pewley. This time the junior school is being inspected. We’ll be welcoming Pamela Draycott to the school and working with her to evaluate how well our school vision of “Learn to Live” is embedded in all that we do. I’ll let you know how it all goes.

With best wishes,
Clare

Thought of the week: It’s rubbish…being judgmental! Do you look beneath the surface? 

INFANT

Handwriting Club
There will be no handwriting club with Bridgit on Monday 8 July, but it will be back to normal on Tuesday.

Sports Day, Tuesday 9 July, 9.15 am
Please wait up on the field after drop-off, and stand at the outside edges to watch the children. They will be competing in their house groups and these will be clearly marked.

Children should wear their PE kits to school on Tuesday: Y2 kits are already at home; Y1 will bring kits home on Monday; YR will bring kits home today. Please remember a sun hat and water bottle.

Year 2 packed lunches
Walnut Class should bring a packed lunch next Wednesday 10 July.

Year 2 Dinosaur museum, Friday 12 July
Parents are welcome to come and look round the museum from 9.15 to 10.15 am. More details in Just to Let You Know.

Golden Boot Challenge
The results were announced in assembly today. Willow Class were the overall winners with the biggest change in ‘green’ travel to school – by last Friday 78% were coming to school by green methods of travel.

Year 1
A Child Information Form for swimming lessons in September is coming home in book bags today. Please return completed forms by Wednesday 10 July.

Outstanding payments
We would be grateful if any outstanding money for trips and swimming lessons could be paid by next Friday 12 July.

Ballet Club show
Parents are invited to the Ballet Show on Thursday 18 July at 3.30 pm.

Lost
Athar Naeem has lost his named Nightingale jumper.

Menu:
Week 1 beginning Monday 8 July
 

JUNIOR

Dates to remember
Monday 8th – Guildford Junior Citizens child safety event – Yr6
Tuesday 9th – Sports Day

• 11.00am to 12.00pm – Yr3/4 races – Parents can start arriving at 10.45
• 1.15pm to 2.15pm – Yr5/6 races
• 2.15pm to 3.15pm – relay’s, tug of war and presentation – Parents can start arriving at 1pm

You can park in the playground/basketball court.

Children will be given a lolly at the end of the day back in class (thanks to HTSC). Please do not buy other refreshments for the children during the session.

Refreshments will be on sale for parents/carers.

Sporting Fixtures:

Guildford Schools Swimming Gala
Date: Sunday 14th July
Time: Y2 & Y3 arrive at 12.45pm, Poolside 1.15pm, races start at at 1.30pm
Y3-Y6 arrive at 2.15pm, Poolside 2.30pm, races start at 2.45pm
Venue: Spectrum
Approximate finish time: 4.30pm

HTSC
‘Meet the Team’ date for the next academic is Thursday 12th September.

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

FOPS News

SUMMER FAIR THIS SATURDAY 6th July
Thank-you for all the amazing donations this week! We have some fabulous looking hampers and fully stocked toys and bottle tombola stalls!

Remember you can keep selling your raffle tickets to family and friends (aged above 16 years old), more can be found in the school office if needed. The star prize this year is a Nintendo Switch kindly donated by our sponsors Cavender. Bring any cash and sold or unsold tickets with you on the day.

Games bands: If you have not collected your game band from the office this week, they will have gone home in children’s book bags today so please look out for these.

Volunteering for the Summer Fair: There are still a few volunteer slots available for the Summer Fair, especially towards the end. To make the fair a success, we need your help. There are all kinds of ways

to get involved and even a small amount of time either on the day or beforehand will make a huge difference. Signup is below to help your year group run one of its allotted stalls. Sign up for "Summer Fair Rota"! Click here now: https://signup.com/go/USCZiKL

Match Funding
Do you or your partner work at a company that offers match funding? This is a scheme where companies will match money raised at a certain event/stall that you volunteer at. Most large companies offer this and if you are planning on volunteering for events like the SUMMER FAIR (6th July) we would love to hear from you! Please contact Kayleigh.ashraf@gmail.com or anaxreithsmith@gmail.com.

New FOPS Committee needed for 2019/20
Many of our current members of FOPS are having to step down this year due children moving on to HT, and personal or professional reasons. With this in mind, we would love to have a prepared committee to hand over too in time for September. If you or a group of you are interested in becoming committee members, chairs or class rep next year please contact your current class rep or Kayleigh (kayleigh.ashraf@gmail.com) and we would be happy to have a chat. This is a perfect time to join us and get a feel for what we do. You could even shadow a current committee member as we organise the upcoming Summer Fair.

The vacant committee positions for 2019/2020 academic year are; Chair (or co-chairs), Treasurer, Secretary and Class Reps for each class. We have a short document outlining each of these roles which we can email to you if you would like.

Playground Sales for next term
Ice lollies or cookies: Friday 12th July – Willow Class

Open Air cinema equipment needed
Do you or someone you know have access to projection and sound equipment? FOPS are planning a new event for the Autumn term which will see the back field turned into an open-air cinema. If you are able to or know someone able to lend us some of the equipment needed please contact Kayleigh (Kayleigh.ashraf@gmail.com) and Ana (anaxreithsmith@gmail.com).

EASYFUNDRAISING
Thank-you to those signing up for this! Just remember to click through the website before you make a purchase and continue earning free money for the school. https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/

FOPS notice board
There are items for sale and notices on the board outside Oak class (next to the ramp downstairs) so do remember to have a look. If you would like to advertise something yourself, cards are in the office with Ruth and Jane (cards are £1 for a month or free if the item is free), so if you have something to sell let us know!

Social Dates for you Diaries
Reception: Friday 12th July - 8pm - End of School Year Drinks 7:30pm @ Rogues
Year 1: Friday 19th July – End of term drinks 8pm @ Esmee’s house
Year 2: Friday 19th July – End of an Era drinks – Tania & Adam are hosting the Year 2 Summer Social bring a bottle and nibbles from 8pm

Shoes for Nicaragua
In Nicaragua, children are often not allowed to attend school if they can't afford shoes. We are collecting used children's shoes, any kind (but especially black school shoes) to send out to Nicaragua. So, if your child needs new shoes for the next academic year, this is the perfect opportunity to do something great with the old ones. Just send them into school, between now and early September and leave in the box at the lower entrance. Many thanks Laura (Ben, Walnut Class)

School Holiday activities
Guildford Borough Council has collected useful information on activities for children and young people taking place in Guildford over the summer holidays. Details of play schemes, arts and crafts, sports activities, family days out and much more can be found on their website www.guildford.gov.uk/holidayactivities

Guildford URC and St Nicolas Summer Holiday Club, 12 – 16 August, 9.30am – 12.00 noon
Joseph and his Amazing Adventure: calling all explorers – get ready to jump, climb, run and discover the hidden treasures and pyramids of ancient Egypt. For children aged 5-10 years (11+ can attend as helpers). £10 per child for the whole week. childrenfamsworker@gmail.com for a consent form. Advance bookings only.

Challengers Event
Please find below a flyer from Challengers promoting a cross country running/walking event on Sunday 21st October 2019. Participants can take part in a half marathon, 10k or 5k run or walk and there’s also a 1k unlimited children’s race. 100% of the profit comes directly to Challengers; a local charity with a vision of creating a world where all children and young people can play together, freely.