Dear Parents

So this was the week we've all been waiting for..... for 13 years.....!

Firstly, let me say how proud I am of my incredible staff and pupils. The children were phenomenal this week when we had our visitors in school. What a wonderful opportunity our Ofsted inspection has been to showcase our wonderful school and the people that make it so special.

Tuesday and Wednesday turned out to be days like no other so thank you for your patience with us shifting the class photos to yesterday and to next week.

It was lovely to welcome EYFS and Lower Phase parents to our coffee morning yesterday too, despite the heat, and I do hope those who attended found it useful.

Well done on our sporting teams this week - Silver for the sitting volleyball and Bronze for the Year 5 Wandsworth District Football!

Next Week:

It's a busy one!

Starting on Monday we have Year 3 visiting St Michael's Church for a topic-related RE Bible Journey Workshop.

Year 1 are busy rehearsing their assembly each day in preparation for performing it to their parents on Thursday morning.

Tuesday is a special day for Year 6 when they will be attending a Leavers Service at Southwark Cathedral.

On Wednesday morning our Year 2 pupils and their parents will be able to attend a musical tuition presentation to showcase all the many musical instrument options available to them when they have moved up to Year 3.

There is also a Tennis Skills Festival taking place at Southfields Academy for some of our Years 4, 5 and 6 pupils and we wish them well.

On Thursday we will be officially unveiling the wonderful 'Garden of Wonder' to parents. See below for a link to the booking form.

Friday is Mufti Day 3 - when the PTA will be collecting in items for the ... drumroll.... most popular day in the PTA calendar - The PTA Summer Fete! (More on this in their message below of course.)

Finally, please be reminded that children must bring in water and have already supplied suncream at home in this extremely hot weather and also bring a hat to wear at breaktimes please.

Wishing you all a sunny weekend ahead.

Best wishes

AMG
Headteacher

School Games Gold Award 2021/22:

We are thrilled to announce that we have achieved the School Games Gold Mark Award for the 2021/22 academic year.

The School Games Mark is a Government-led award scheme launched in 2012 and facilitated by the Youth Sport Trust to reward and recognise a school’s engagement (provision and uptake) in the School Games against a national benchmark.

It is also there to celebrate keeping young people active and we are therefore delighted to have been recognised for our success.

Congratulations to all our budding sports people - and of course a huge thank you to Carl Rochford, our Head of Sport, for all his input and encouragement.

Breathe London:

We have now been notified that an air quality monitoring sensor (Breathe London Node) will be installed in the vicinity of the school.

The Breathe London network is run by the Environmental Research Group at Imperial College London - the same group who run the London Air Quality Network. The group combines air pollution science, toxicology and epidemiology to determine the impacts of air pollution on health and has over 20 years of experience running large urban air quality monitoring networks.

The air quality sensor will be delivered in the next couple of weeks and in terms of anti-idling campaigns, the Breathe London network is planning new events from September.

..watch this space for further details in due course....

Inclusion Coffee Morning and Opening of the 'Garden of Wonder':

Thursday 23rd June:

Local Offer Presentation 2pm - 2:45pm

Sensory Garden Opening 2:45pm - 3pm

Booking form link

Class Photography:

For those classes who haven't already had their photos taken, this will now take place on Tuesday 21st June, as follows:

Nursery, 2J, 2F, 3S, 6J, 6K

Please remember to come in smart uniform and tidy hair and shoes.

Music Tuition Assembly:

Wednesday 22nd June, 9am:

Year 1 and 2 parents are invited to a special assembly to learn what music tuition opportunities there are on offer for the children next academic year.

Invitation to Her Majesty's Platinum Jubilee Celebrations:

The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community

Sunday 19th June 2022

All families are welcome

Parent Evenings Survey:

If you haven't already done so, please do complete the following form with your thoughts on how we run parent evenings moving forward:

Parent Evenings Survey

Many thanks

Coffee Morning:

Meeting Senior Leadership:

Middle and Upper Phase

Thursday 30th June: 8:45-9:30am

In the School Hall

Parent Volunteers Needed:

We are looking to extend the children's experiences of the world outside St Michael's.

This is a call out to any parents who might feel able to come in and share their professions, cultures and backgrounds with us. For instance, during the Spring term the Upper Phase enjoyed a visit from a doctor.

If you feel able to offer your services please contact the school office for us to pass this on to Miss Bostock and Mrs Jennings, Assistant Heads.

Clubs for Autumn Term

We are in the process of planning the clubs for the Autumn term.

Further details to follow soon.

Sports Week:

Monday 27th June - Friday 1st July:

You will by now have received a Parentmail with an outline of our Sports Week, culminating in our House Activity competition on Friday 1st July.

Parents are warmly invited to come and watch between 9am - 12 noon on that day.

Please ensure your child wear's clean fresh PE kit each day and has sun cream applied before school. They will also need a hat and a water bottle each day and on Friday morning they will need to wear a tshirt in their House colour:

(Seymour: Green, Granville: Red, Viewfield: White, Melrose: Blue)

A very simple weekly web update from the PTA this week. Fete, fete and fete!!! Please read the final newsletter issued today and

- sign up to volunteer

- get all donations ready for next Friday

- pre-order tokens (up to Wed night), pay for mufti days and raffle tickets

- spread the word to friends, family and neighbours. This is a community event and everyone is invited to join us!

To make it simple, we have a one stop Fete shop on our PTA website. Click here for everything you need https://tinyurl.com/2p8sdz6t

Have a great weekend and thanks as always for all your help and support with the fete. We can't do it without you!

Rachel, Naomi and the PTA Committee