ST. MICHAEL AND ST MARTIN CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL Belgrave Road, Hounslow, Middlesex, TW4 7AG www.stmichaelandstmartin.co.uk Headteacher Ms. M. E. Byrne A note from the Headteacher Dear Parents, Welcome back to the New School Year. I hope you had a wonderful summer; the children certainly look well and have settled back in immediately. I am looking forward to the year ahead. God Bless. Ms. M. E. Byrne Prayer to St. Matthew O Glorious St. Matthew, in your Gospel you portray Jesus as the longed-for Messiah who fulfilled the Prophets of the Old Covenant and as the new Lawgiver who founded a Church of the New Covenant. Obtain for us the grace to see Jesus living in his Church and to follow his teachings in our lives on earth so that we may live forever with him in heaven. Amen School Dinners Please note: Dinner money MUST be in on a Monday. Cost for the week is £10 and this is only applicable to KS2 (Years 3-6) Cheques MUST be made payable to St. Michael and St. Martin school Children MUST either choose school dinners or packed lunch as a preference for the FULL week Please look out for further information in the newsletters for next half terms costs. Well done Reception! Congratulations to the 60 Reception children who have settled in well to their new classrooms. We have a busy few weeks ahead learning classroom routines, sounds, numbers and lots more. Thank you to all the other children who have helped Reception to find their way around their new area. Phonics and Reading Workshop for Parents Early Years and Year 1 Wednesday 1st October at 9.00am Or nd Thursday 2 October at 2.30pm These workshops will provide opportunities to share useful strategies and ideas to support your child at home. On arrival Parents will be given a raffle ticket; if your child presents the ticket to their teacher the following day they will receive 100 house points. Looking forward to seeing you! Tel: 0208 572 9658 Fax: 0208 572 1982 Email : office@stmichaelrc.hounslow.sch.uk Parent Readers Wanted! If you are a current Parent reading volunteer at our school or are interested in becoming a reading helper, we invite you to meet with the Headteacher and Literacy co-ordinator on Wednesday 24th September at 9 am to discuss how you can help at our school. Looking forward to seeing you! . Pupil of the week Congratulations to the following children… 1R: Liam and Mahalla 1P: Fiona and Samuel 2W: Ajay and Rebecca 2M: Elisha and Benedict Certificates of achievement Congratulations to the following children… 3M: Jia and Adam 3W: Daria and Joy 4G: Catherine and Jayden 4M: James and Riyanna 5B: Callum and Morgan 5C: Nathan L and Edela 6B: Chuckwudi and Gloria 6R: Jerome and Annelise School Uniform Please ensure ALL pieces of school uniform are clearly LABELLED. Children are allowed to wear their summer school uniform until October half term. After half term boys and girls must wear their full winter school uniform. Tel: 0208 572 9658 Fax: 0208 572 1982 Email : office@stmichaelrc.hounslow.sch.uk Dates for your diary Monday 22nd September: Celebration of languages week Thursday 25th September: Year 6 PGL meeting for Parents 2.45pm Friday 26th September: European Day of languages Friday 26th September: Macmillan coffee morning Friday 26th September: 5B assembly 2.30pm Monday 29th September: KS2 Mass for St. Michael Friday 3rd October: 2M assembly 9.30am Friday 3rd October: 4M assembly 2.30pm Wednesday 8th October: Year 4 trip to Kew Gardens Thursday 9th October: 4G assembly 2.30pm (Please note THURSDAY) Friday 10th October: 1P Assembly 9.30am Friday 10th October: Year 4 trip to Sky Sports Monday 13th October: Year 4 trip to the Battle of Britain museum Friday 17th October: 1R Assembly 9.30am Friday 17th October: 6B assembly 2.30pm Thursday 23rd October: 3W assembly 9.30am (Please note THURSDAY) Thursday 23rd October: Half term School closes at 3.15pm Monday 3rd November: School re-opens Tuesday 4th November Year 2 and Year 3 trip to cinema Thursday 6th November: Years 4, 5 and 6 trip to cinema Friday 7th November: 6R assembly 2.30pm Monday 10th November: E-safety week Tuesday 11th November: Open evening 4-6pm Wednesday 12th November: Open evening 4-6pm Friday 14th November: 3M assembly 2.30pm Tuesday 9th December: Year 2 Christmas play 2pm Thursday 11th December: Year 1 Christmas play 2pm Friday 12th December: Reception Christmas play 10am Tuesday 16th December: Nursery AM Christmas play 9.30am Tuesday 16th December: Nursery PM Christmas play 1.30pm Thursday 18th December: KS2 Carol service at St. Michael and St. Martin Church 1.45pm Friday 19th December: Christmas holidays. School closes at 1.30pm. Tel: 0208 572 9658 Fax: 0208 572 1982 Email : office@stmichaelrc.hounslow.sch.uk