The beginning is the most important part of the work.

Plato

We were delighted to welcome many of our new Reception children and parents this week, the final group will start on Monday.

Meet the Teacher – Tuesday 16th September at 3:30pm in classrooms

Music Lessons – the one to one lessons taught by Camden Music begin from Monday 22nd September.

Occasional Places – on occasion we have spaces in which to welcome new children and families to our school. You are the ones that know us best, so if you know of any family looking for a school place, please do advise them to contact the school office to find out if we have any places. They are also very welcome to visit.

Class Pages

Class teachers have updated the class pages with timetables and class information on the curriculum for this term. Link to your child’s class below:

Christian Vision

At the heart of our school are high expectations and depth in faith that inspire us to grow, flourish and work together to achieve our full potential. It is our intention that we all develop our fullest sense of self, both individually and collectively.

Toward love and good deeds.

Hebrews 10: 24

This week in collective worship, we reflected on what we should do with our special gifts or talents. We talked about how God gives each of us unique abilities, whether we are good at singing, playing sports or being caring to others. These talents are like special presents that we get to unwrap and use to make the world a better place.

We heard the story of Jesus and the Parable of the Talents and learned that hiding our gifts away is not what God wants us to do. Instead, He encourages us to use what we have been given, no matter how big or small it seems. Just like the servants in the story who used the money their master gifted them wisely, we should use our talents to help others and share God’s love.

We encouraged the children to think about their talents and how they can use them every day, both at school and at home. We also reminded them that for our talents to grow, we need courage to never give up, and co-operation to make the most of the help we are given to fulfil our potential.

At our school, we believe that through having high expectations and noticing the talents our children have, they will grow into confident, caring and courageous individuals who make a real difference in the world.

Attendance and Punctuality

We have started the first week positively at 97%. If we keep this up, we will all grow, flourish and work together to reach our full potential. There was a little bit of trouble with getting to school due to the train strikes this week. We feel confident everyone can get to school on time next week, ready for theirlearning.

The attendance bears went to Reception and Y4 who had zero absences this week! Amazing work. The early bird went to Y1 and Y6. Huge well done to everybody.

Cool the School Fundraiser – update

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.

Support for parents

We highly recommend the free counselling service for parents through Camden. You can find out more and register your interest via this leaflet.

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

Supporting your neuro diverse child

Emotional Wellbeing Website for Young People and Families

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.

You can visit the website here and try out the Support Hub resource navigation feature here.

Other Community Initiatives

Workout with Wendy

Looking for an online fitness class? Join Wendy’s workouts! Contact: wendyroberts2@icloud.com

Learn to cycle this term: https://www.bikeability.org.uk/

Camden Library

Camden Library Activities
We highly recommend these. Click here for the catalogue.

Term dates for 2025 – 2026

First day of autumn term 1Wednesday 3rd September
Half termMonday 27th October to Friday 31st October
First day of autumn term 2Monday 3rd November
Last day of autumn term 2Friday 19th December
INSET DAYMonday 5th January 2026
First day of spring term 1Tuesday 6th January
Half termMonday 16th – Friday 20th February
First day of spring term 2Monday 23rd February
Last day of spring term 2Friday 27th March
First day of summer term 1Tuesday 13th April
Half termMonday 25th May – Friday 29th May 2025
INSET DAYMonday 1st June
First day of summer term 2Tuesday 2nd June
Last day of summer term 2Friday 17th July