St William of York Parent Newsletter - Friday 10th October 2025

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This week's letter from Mrs Mayers...

Dear Parents and Carers

Thank you to everyone who donated to Young Minds for World Mental Health Day - your generosity is greatly appreciated! It was wonderful to see so many children wearing yellow in support of such an important cause. 

The children have been busy working on some artwork for Black History Month over the last couple of weeks and their work will be on display in Lewisham Shopping Centre. We will let you know when the display will be up so you can plan a visit!

Next week, we'll be holding our Book Look for Years 1 - 6. This is a great opportunity to come in and see your child's work in their books ahead of Parents' Evening. Please make sure you have booked your Parents' Evening appointment if you haven't already done so. 

If you would like to purchase your child's Christmas card design, please return the art work with order form attached to school by Friday 17th October 2025. 

I hope you all have a lovely weekend. 

Warm regards 

Hayley Mayers (Headteacher) 

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School Information / Reminders

Walk to School Month October 2025

It is International Walk to School Month. This month-long campaign, organised by Living Streets and promoted in London by TfL, encourages pupils to walk, cycle, or scoot to school to improve health, reduce traffic, and promote sustainable travel. Children who do manage to walk, cycle or scoot to school will be awarded a special certificate and stickers at the end of the month!

Book Look (Yr1 - Yr6)

Monday 13th October 3.15 - 3.45pm 

OR 

Tuesday 14th October 8.40 - 9.00am

We invite you and your child into your child's classroom to have a look through your child's learning books. 

Parents' Evenings 

Walmsley C.E. Primary School

Autumn Term Parents' Evenings will be held on: 

Wednesday 15th October 

OR 

Wednesday 22nd October 

Meetings will take place in your child's classroom with the class teacher between 4.00 - 6.30pm. 

Please book your Parents' Evening Appointment using the booking links below: 

Nursery Parents' Evening Booking Link 

Reception Parents' Evening Booking Link

Yr1 Parents' Evening Booking Link

Yr2 Parents' Evening Booking Link

Yr3 Parents' Evening Booking Link

Yr4 Parents' Evening Booking Link

Yr5 Parents' Evening Booking Link

Yr6 Parents' Evening Booking Link

Do you have any large thick sheets of fabric that you would be willing to donate for our children to use for den building in the playground? 

Credit Union Young Savers 

Wednesday 5th November 8.45am 

In the school hall 

Would you like to start a young savers account for your child?

Credit Union Young Saver accounts are savings accounts for individuals under 16, designed to promote early financial literacy and regular saving habits by allowing parents or guardians to open and manage accounts for the child.

Outdoor Play and Learning (OPAL)

We're excited to introduce OPAL, our new program that will bring fresh opportunities for creativity, play and exploration to our children.

We are looking forward to working with the children and our play leaders to redevelop our school playgrounds and approaches to play!

In the weeks ahead, we will share more about how this will look in our community and how families can support this important work.

To find out more about OPAL visit our website here.

Arbor logoArbor

Parent Login: All primary guardians will have received an email with their login information. If you have not received it, please contact the office.

In-App Notifications: If you are not receiving In-App notifications, please follow these instructions to ensure you do not miss important messages & reminders: https://support.arbor-education.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002598038-Parents-not-receiving-push-notifications

Payments, we are now using Arbor Payments this includes school trips, clubs - small group music lessons, nursery lunches and nursery additional hours. 

  • School trips: https://support.arbor-education.com/hc/en-us/articles/360008180414-Signing-my-child-up-for-a-Trip-on-the-Parent-Portal-or-the-Parent-App
  • Clubs (includes choir & small group music lessons): https://support.arbor-education.com/hc/en-us/articles/360008179494-Signing-my-child-up-for-a-Club-on-the-Parent-Portal-or-Parent-App

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! Our school office is unable to book spaces.

Email: Rainbow.ASC@hotmail.co.uk Text or Whatsapp: 0785 477 4096

Dates for your diary

Yr2 St Paul's Cathedral - Great Fire of London
All Day
13
October
Parents' Book Look
3:15pm – 3:45pm
13
October
Parents' Book Look
8:40am – 9:00am
14
October
Parents' Evening
4:00pm – 6:30pm
15
October
Christmas Artwork - Deadline
All Day
17
October
Yr3 Horniman Museum - Bones & Teeth workshop
All Day
17
October
Parents' Evening
4:00pm – 6:30pm
22
October
Last day of half term
All Day
24
October
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Local News / Events

 

We've Been Nominated!

 Moon Lane Books are excited to share that they’ve been selected as a finalist for the 2025 Mayor of Lewisham Business Awards in the category of Best High Street Business!

 Voting is open until 9 am on the 13th of October; please cast your vote and help them bring home the win!

VOTE BY CLICKING HERE

 
 
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The Beaver Colony is the first and youngest section of the Scout Group. Beaver Scouts are young people aged between 6 and 8 years old.  For fun, friendship and activities that get you thinking as well as doing.

Our parish Scout Group meet on Thursday evenings (term time only) at Lewisham Scouts DHQ on St Germans Road.

We have a few spaces for new members who are turning 6 to join our Beaver Colony.  Check out our website http://www.12thforesthill.scoutsonline.co.uk/  and get on the waiting list now.

Adults - if you have a skill you could share with us, please get in touch.  We all love learning.  Could you be one of our volunteers with Beavers, Cubs or even our new Scout Troop we'd like to re-open in October?  Could you be a group Trustee?  Training and support provided.

Get in touch if you would like to find out more ahesketh@12thswoyscouts.org

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