Street Safe: A Reminder:

HELP NEEDED NEXT WEEK PLEASE:

Thank you so much to all those parents (and their children) who have already stepped up and offered their time to this important initiative.

We continue to ask for volunteers, there were two sessions this week where there were no volunteers and the area was unsupervised.  

Please add your name to the following google doc spreadsheet; even if you can only offer a very small amount of time to this important cause.   

Please note, it is perfectly possible for just one person at a time to man the barriers too.  And some children have been kindly assisting their parents too!

School Streets Timetable

Also, please be reminded that even when part of the road is closed it doesn't mean children can run into the road and treat it like a play area.  

This is an important opportunity to remind your children of road safety.

Finally, please be considerate when you park elsewhere during this closure because we are still receiving messages from neighbours on Granville Road that their driveways are regularly blocked and the pathways are dangerous.

Thank you.

Good afternoon,

We hope you had a wonderful week.

It's fir real, it's December and in true St Mike's style the festive season has been kicked off with the first of our three Mufti Days. A huge thank you to those that have contributed so far. There are two more coming up, here is the link for contributions. 

Christmas does come with mayhem. Here's a link to the Christmas webpage with (hopefully) all the information you need to keep you afloat. Key points for the week ahead are:

• Saturday 2nd December, Christmas tree collection - time tbc that morning - keep your eyes peeled for an email with the collection time. Please bring any toy or book donations for the Christmas fair

• Monday 4th December - return raffle stubs, payments via Ticket Tailor. The list of prizes now includes the opportunity to win 2 tickets to The Magic Flute at the London Coliseum and we also have some golf goodies to give away. For a full list of prizes click here.  

• Friday 8th December, Mufti Day and Christmas fair - donations on the day to be brought to the MUGA at drop off

Finally we are still looking for volunteers for the Christmas Fair. It is an amazing and fun way to see the school in action. If you do have a  DBS check and are able to help out, please do sign up. Any time would be appreciated - even if you could give us half an hour after drop off to sort out books and toys and get set up it would be greatly appreciated. Part of the magic of the Christmas fair is the transformation of the hall and outside classroom to a wonderland of Christmas fun and Santa's grotto in approximately an hour!

Thanks,

PTA Co-chair(s)

on behalf of the PTA Committee

PTA Website 

Pop Choir: (Years 1 - 3)

Thursday 14th December, 4pm:

Parents of the children taking part in Pop Choir are invited to a mini Christmas performance on Thursday 14th December at 4pm. 

This will be an opportunity for Pop Choir to celebrate their hard work over the last term and for us all to enjoy a couple of festive songs!

The performance will be held in the hall from 4-4:15.

Harrison Bear's Travels:

Monday 27th November:  Hungarian Log Cake

Tuesady 28th November: Bulgarian Cookies

Wednesday 29th November: Turkish Semolina Cake

Thursday 30th November: Maltese Bread Pudding

Friday 1st December:  Spanish Shortbread

Thursday 14th December:  Christmas Lunch 

(Every child will be given a Harrison Bear colouring sheet in advance of the lunch and there will be a prize draw for one pupil on the day to receive a Harrison Bear soft toy. )

St Michael's School DBS Checks:

If you would like to volunteer at school you will need a DBS check carried out by the school.   We cannot accept other DBS certificates unfortunately.

Do please follow the link on our website to the DBS checking process:

DBS Form Website Link 

You can also collect a form from the front desk.  We will need to see the originals of two forms of id and also a recent utility bill or statement please.

The system tends to work quite quickly so if you get in your paperwork to us asap you could still be in time to help out at the Christmas Fair!

Socks for HMP Wandsworth: Christmas Appeal 2023: 

The chaplains at Wandsworth Prison are again collecting warm socks for prisoners this Christmas. They are requesting socks of any size (not children’s), colour, length, or fibre. 

You can drop socks off at: 

Visitors Centre Wandsworth Prison, 17 Heathfield Road, London SW18 3HR, or post them, marked ‘Socks appeal’, to FAO Liz Bridge, Quaker Chaplain, at the same address.

OR:

• 13 Fawe Park Road, London SW15 2EB – if sending please mark ‘Socks appeal’.

• 11 Fieldhouse Road, London SW12 0HL – if sending please mark ‘Socks appeal’.

Reverse Advent Calendar:

A letter has now gone out detailing our charity initiative for collecting festive items for the local community, starting today, Friday 1st December.

There is a box in the front office for collections.

Thank you so much in advance for taking part in this important initiative that helps people in your local area to have a better Christmas.

Christmas Fair:

Friday 8th December:

Nursery Christmas Celebration:

Wednesday 13th December: 

2pm-3pm

Singing with parents 

(Orange Class are invited to return for the afternoon)

Christmas Carol Service:

Tuesday 19th December, 9:30am in the Church

Led by Year 6.

All welcome.

(Priority seating for Year 6 family members. 

Letter to follow)

Sweet Treats for Children:

Please be reminded that some of the Haribo style sweets that are sent in for children's birthdays aren't necessarily edible for some families due to the pork gelatin content.

It would be much appreciated if bags with a "H" for halal are purchased where possible so children don't miss out.

WAAS Parent Workshops:

Wandsworth Autism Advisory Service are running parent workshops and there are still a few dates coming up this term.  See opposite.

SWLSTG NHS Education Wellbeing Service Parent Webinar Series

The SWLSTG Education Wellbeing Service is offering evening and lunchtime parent Webinars across the year to help support your child’s wellbeing and mental health. 

You can sign up to any of their free webinars by copying this URL: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/primary-parents-nhs-wellbeing-workshops-682309?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=creatorshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=odclsxcollection&utm-source=cp&aff=escb

Their next webinar will be Through the School Gates- Overcoming Daily Challenges Getting into School, running on the 25th & 26th of September.

SENCO Surgery

Tuesday mornings, 8:30am

As all parents know, they are able to make an appointment with the class teacher and/or SENCO to discuss concerns they have about their child's learning and development.

In addition to this The Inclusion Team would like to offer parents quick, drop-in opportunities where they can ask Mrs Harris (Acting Headteacher, SENCo and Mental Health Lead) questions they have about their child.

At the moment these sessions will be run on a first come first served basis, so there may be a queue.  Please come and wait in the School Office.

Kind regards

The Inclusion Team