St William of York Parent Newsletter - Friday 24th January 2025

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This week's letter from Mrs Mayers...

Dear Parents and Carers 

This week we launched 'Friday Club'! Friday Club is a new initiative to celebrate the hard work and achievement of our fantastic pupils. Every Friday, a select group of children will be nominated by their teacher to attend Friday Club and have a cup of hot chocolate with myself or Ms Thorn. To be nominated, pupils need to be recognised for going 'over and above' and remembering our school rule: Be ACE!

Yr5 and Yr6 were visited by the Breck Foundation this week. The Breck Foundation is at the forefront of efforts to safeguard children and young people online. The Breck Foundation workshop is an extremely important event for our students, as it helps to educate them about online safety, the dangers of gaming and other forms of social media. There are a wide range of resources for parents about keeping children safe online and these can be accessed here. We will be continuing with this topic across the school as Safer Internet Day is coming up on 11th February. 

Next week, Yr3, 4, 5 and 6 have class trips lots of trips organised so please make sure your child has a warm coat and packed lunch if they are attending an outing. Ms Webster is also leading our EYFS and KS1 Reading Workshop on Tuesday 28th January at 9am in the Music Room. Please do join us if you can!

Have a lovely weekend. 

Kind regards 

Hayley Mayers (Headteacher) 


 ALTAR SERVER TRAINING FOR CURRENT & NEW SERVERS     

This will take place at St William of York Catholic Church. Please note the following training dates in your diaries:-

Saturday 1 Feb at 11am - Senior Servers training                     

Saturday 1 Feb at 2pm - Younger Altar Servers                                

Saturday 8 Feb at 11am - New Altar Servers (Year 4 and above)


23 Jan 2025
Breck Foundation Workshop
Yr5 and Yr6 had a workshop with the Breck Foundation this week. 
Read more
20 Jan 2025
Yr4 Trip to the National Maritime Museum
Year 4 set sail on an epic adventure to the National Maritime Museum!
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School Information / Reminders

Chinese New Year MenuChinese New Year

On Wednesday 29th January 2024, Caterlink will be serving a Chinese New Year-themed lunch. 

If your child normally has a packed lunch, and you would like to switch them to a school dinner on Wednesday 29th Jan. Please email the school office BEFORE 1pm on Monday (27th Jan). 

You DO NOT need to email the office if your child normally has a school dinner on Wednesdays. 


Lost Property - please ensure your child's clothing has their name on

To help us reunite lost property with the owner, please ensure all items have your child's name. Even handwritten on the wash label, you do not need printed labels. 


children with clock - freep!kLate children - please ensure your child is in their classroom by 8:55am, ready for the register at 9am. 

Children who arrive in class after 9am will be marked as late.

If you are late, an adult must sign the child/ren in at the main office using the tablet (instructions are below the screen). 

Office staff will collect the children while parents/carers sign them in on the tablet.


If your child is unwell - please let the office know before 9am.

Please call the school office (BEFORE 9am) - we have a voicemail that is available any time of day (or night).

Please provide the child's name, class and reason for absence. 

 

If someone else is collecting your child from school.

Please ensure you call the school office asap (before 2:30pm - to ensure we have time to get the message to the teacher).

We have a 24-hr voicemail available.


Jpg of cartoon childrenRainbow Breakfast and After School       Club at SWOY

  • Drop off from 7.30am for Breakfast Club
  • Collect at either 4.15pm or 6pm for After-School Club

Book your place in advance! Email: Rainbow.ASC@hotmail.co.uk Text or Whatsapp: 0785 477 4096


Dates for your diary

Yr4 & Yr6 Cathedral Visit
All Day
27
January
Yr5 Horniman Workshop (North America)
All Day
27
January
Parent Workshop: EYFS and KS1 Reading
9:00am
28
January
Yr3 & Yr5 Cathedral Visit
All Day
29
January
Yr1 & Yr2 Family Mass
All Day
02
February
Choir to Young Voices at O2 Arena
All Day
03
February

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Year 4 set sail on an epic adventure to the National Maritime Museum! From learning how the Vikings traded, raided, and invaded, to exploring their rich history, it was a day full of discovery and excitement! #VikingVoyage #MaritimeMuseum #HistoryInTheMaking #Year4Adventures
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