Peace begins with a smile.
Mother Teresa
‘Cool the School’ Auction
Our ‘Cool the School’ auction to fund air conditioning is now very close! The online auction goes live next Friday (16th May) and the live auction takes place on Thursday 22nd May (tickets available via ParentPay). Both the online and the live ‘versions’ feature some genuinely spectacular prizes! Please get involved as much as you can.
Please keep an eye out for further messages from your PiP reps and from the school.
When the Adults Change – Behaviour Book Club for Parents
Weds 22nd May 8-9pm
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZArc-GrrTsvHNfIM0Q1zo_cbjmEnQX7WGnF#/registration
Thurs 26th June 8-9pm
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwrdO6spz8qE9E-117tVV20HlsawbLTSiy-#/registration
Thurs 17th July 8-9am
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMkcu6trjguH9KECsvu4bReON8afztlOme0#/registration
Moving on to secondary school
This is a very useful resource for parents of children in Year 4 and Year 5. Click here to see the upcoming secondary school events.
School Photos Day
Annual school photo day is taking place on Wednesday 21st May: class photos, portraits and sibling photos. Children need to wear their full uniform on this day, including black footwear and their school cardigan/jumper. If your child has got PE on this day, they may bring their PE kit in their bag.
Attendance and Punctuality
Our attendance is strong this week at 97%. Let’s keep it this high!
The attendance bears this week go to Reception with 98.2% and Year 6 with 99%.
The early birds went to Reception and Year 5.
Christian Vision
At the heart of Holy Trinity & S. Silas School are high expectations and depth in faith that inspire our children to grow, flourish and work together to achieve their full potential. It is our intention for all children to develop their fullest sense of self, both individually and collectively.
Strong in our faith in God, let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, by encouraging one another.
Hebrews 10: 23-25
This week we have been reflecting on the section of the Lord’s Prayer: Give us this day our daily bread. We have though particularly carefully about the difference between what we want and what we need, and how God knows and provides what we truly need. A good illustration of this is found in the Gospel of Luke, when Jesus befriends Zacchaeus. As a tax collector, Zacchaeus was a hated figure, a greedy collaborator with the Romans who collected tax money from his fellow Judeans and corruptly took extra money for himself. Yet Jesus shocked the crowd in Jericho when he chose to eat at Zacchaeus’s house. This encounter with Jesus led Zacchaeus to a remarkable change of heart: he renounced his previous sinful way of life, repaid fourfold the people he had cheated, and sold half of all his possessions in aid of the poor.
‘Give us this day our daily bread’ means ‘Please give us the things we need.’ For some people, the things they need might be physical, material things, like food, water, shelter or money. Zacchaeus had plenty of these things. As a tax collector (especially one who took extra money from people), he would have been very rich, wearing expensive clothes, living in a large house, with plenty of fine food to eat. What he needed, his ‘daily bread,’ was friendship, acceptance and a way to earn people’s forgiveness and make things right. Jesus offered him all those things, but Zacchaeus only accepted them because he realised how much he needed them. If he had thought ‘I don’t need Jesus’ help,’ then nothing would have changed for him. But because he realised how much he needed a saviour, he welcomed Jesus into his home, and his life was changed forever. We hope that we can accept Jesus’ love and help in a similar way – by having the courage to acknowledge our failings, but also seeing ourselves as worthy and deserving of God’s care and redemption.
I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
Luke 5:32
Support for Parents
As part of our work with the PINs project (Partnership in Neurodiversity in Schools), we are excited to share an excellent resource for parents of neuro divergent children. Click on the link below to access a wealth of information, created by parents for parents:
Supporting your neuro diverse child
Behaviour Book Club
When the Parents Change Book – Buy Here
Free Counselling Service for Parents
Place2Be is a children’s mental health charity with many years of experience working with UK schools to improve children’s wellbeing and behaviour. The charity also supports parents and families and has a wealth of practical tips and advice on many areas of parenting, all of which can be accessed online, including: dealing with changes and endings; building resilience; separation anxiety; de-escalation techniques; positive body image; friendship issues; perfectionism; sleep; gaming habits; and many more. Click on the link here to access and explore the support
We highly recommend the free counselling service for parents through Camden. You can find out more and register your interest via this leaflet.
New Emotional Wellbeing Website for Young People and Families
A new NHS website, packed with emotional wellbeing and mental health information and resources, has been launched to help young people and families, as well as professionals working with them, to navigate support options.
NCL Waiting Room was produced with the help and input of young people, families and professionals. It aims to be a ‘one-stop shop’ for information on specialist mental health services, community groups, emotional wellbeing and self-care resources.
It allows young people and their parents or carers to search for, filter and share resources based on their needs and preferences.
NCL Waiting Room will continue to grow and develop, so watch this space for more details. You can visit the website here and try out the Support Hub resource navigation feature here.
If you have any feedback on the website, you can do this on the relevant pages of the site, or email rtown@tavi-port.nhs.uk
Camden Music Service
From Y1 onwards, you can sign your child up to learn an instrument in school. For more information and to download the Camden Music Service application form, please click here.
Other Community Initiatives
Camden Library
Camden Library Activities
We highly recommend these. Click here for the catalogue.
Term dates for 2024 – 2025
| First day of autumn term 1 | Wednesday 4th September |
| Half term | Monday 28th – Friday 1st November 2025 |
| First day of autumn term 2 | Monday 4th November |
| Last day of autumn term 2 | Friday 20th December |
| INSET DAY | Monday 6th January 2025 |
| First day of spring term 1 | Tuesday 7th January |
| Half term | Monday 17th – Friday 21st February |
| First day of spring term 2 | Monday 24th February |
| Last day of spring term 2 | Friday 4th April |
| First day of summer term 1 | Tuesday 22nd April |
| Half term | Monday 26th May – Friday 30th May 2025 |
| First day of summer term 2 | Monday 2nd June |
| Last day of summer term 2 | Friday 18th July |
