Dear Parents and Carers,

And so we come to the end of another fantastic year at St. Paul’s. We have been delighted with the improvements the children have made in their learning this year, which you will have seen in your child’s report, and in the progress that the school is making in moving towards ‘Outstanding’. According to staff, pupil and parent surveys, some of the main improvements have been: the increase in the number and range of extra-curricular clubs; the varied and exciting curriculum; school productions, which get better and better; tightening of safety measures; involvement of parents; the happy and welcoming atmosphere; the development of our school teams; improvements to collective worship and the impact of pupil voice. To top this off, of course, we were judged as being ‘Outstanding’ in our SIAMS report, which measures how well the school, through its distinctive Christian character, meets the needs of all learners.

We are constantly looking for ways to improve teaching and learning at St. Paul’s and to ensure that we provide the best possible experiences and opportunities for all of our children. There have been a few changes this year and there will continue to be changes while we move to improve. We know that you are aware that every decision we make is made in the best interests of all of our pupils. Our constant challenge is to ensure that everyone is aware of the reasons leading to each decision. However this is not always possible and so we ask for you to trust that we always have the best intentions when making professional decisions as a school. We thank you for your support.

As you know we are sadly saying goodbye to Mrs Lightbound, Miss McDonald and Miss Jones this term and we wish them well on their next adventures. We are very much looking forward to welcoming Mrs Bateman to Y3, Mrs Prior to KS2, Mrs Bint to teach music and Mr Johnson’s team of coaches who are going to train our pupils ready for sporting competitions. We fully intend to ensure that every child has the opportunity to develop skills and talents in every area of the curriculum under the guidance of expert, enthusiastic teachers. All of our children have now met their class teacher for September and I know they have been primed with activities to complete over the summer. This includes participation in the Summer Reading Challenge. St. Paul’s came second in Kingston last year, and we are quite determined to come first this year! We do hope you are able to support.

Might I take this opportunity to wish you all a wonderful summer and say how much we are looking forward to welcoming you back to the new school year on Thursday 3rd September!

Headteacher Newsletter July 17th 2015

St. Paul’s Summer Fair 2015

We were blessed again with glorious sunshine and a

cooling breeze for our annual Summer Fair. Guests

enjoyed performances by our wonderful choir, amazing

actors, superb skippers and stunning Spanish club. The

children enjoyed face-painting, goal scoring, trips in the

fire engine and many other games, raffles and delicious

food and drink. It really was a lovely afternoon and we

would like to express our gratitude to everyone who

came to support the school. Special thanks go to all who

helped on a stall and to our wonderful PSA Committee,

who spent hours organising and then setting up the fair.

Mrs Kathryn Hemming

Copper Coin Collection

Thank you all parents and children who brought in their copper coins to raise money for the chosen charities of each of our

school teams! The charities were selected by the children and they raised £**** in total for ‘The British Heart Foundation’,

‘Born Too Soon’ and ‘Tadworth Childrens’ Trust.’ Every little helps and we thank you for your generosity and support.

Dates for Autumn Term 2015

Term begins for our pupils on Thursday 3rd September and you will be receiving welcome letters on that day which

will include details of planned learning for the term, ways in which you can support your child, and dates pertinent to

your child’s class.

We intend to ensure that you receive plenty of notice for school events in 2015/16 and would encourage you to

regularly check the calendar on our website for dates and details. Meanwhile, please see below for some dates for your

diary in preparation for the new term.

Thursday 3rd Sept First day of term

Tuesday 8th Sept 09:00 Y1 & Y2 parents welcome meeting in hall

09:30 Y1 & Y2 parents meet the teacher (30 minutes)

18:00 Y3, Y4 & Reception parents welcome meeting in hall

18:30 Y3, Y4 &Reception parents meet the teacher (30 minutes)

Wednesday 9th Sept 18:00 Y5 & Y6 parents welcome in the hall

18:30 Y5 & Y6 parents meet the teacher (30 minutes)

*Please note that the welcome meetings in the hall will be the same, so parents only need to attend once.

Friday 25th Sept 18:00 PSA Event: School Summer Picnic

Monday 28th Sept Start of World Culture Week

Monday 5th Oct 09:15 Harvest Festival in St. Paul’s Church

Wednesday 7th Oct 18:00 Assessment Awareness Event for parents

19:00 PSA AGM—all welcome!

Thursday 15th Oct 14:30—18:00 Parents Evening (school will close at 2pm on this day)

Tuesday 20th Oct 15:30—19:30 Parents Evening

Thursday 22nd Oct School closed INSET

Friday 23rd Oct School closed INSET

Monday 26th Oct Start of half term week

Monday 2nd Nov Children begin second half term

Friday 20th Nov PSA Event: School Christmas discos

Friday 4th Dec 17:00—19:00 PSA Event: School Christmas Fair

Friday 18th Dec 09:15 Christmas service in church

14:00 School closes for Christmas holidays.

We will confirm the dates and times of the Christmas productions and include these in our list of dates in September.

Goodbye and good luck to our wonderful Year 6. We wish them well in the next stage of their journeys.

Red Class had a wonderful trip to Wisley where

they learned all about the animals and plants

that live there and what conditions they like.

They did some wonderful investigative work!

Year 1 and Year 2 completed

their Rainforest Theme with a

trip to Kew Gardens where

they experienced how hot and

humid it is in the jungle! They

loved making observations of

all the plants there. There was

also much excitement when

the class butterflies were

released into the wild!

Year 3 really enjoyed

their trip to St. Paul’s

Church, led by Rev.

Peter Kelley. While they

were there they learned

about baptism and what

all the different areas

and objects in the

church were used for.

Year 4 have been doing some wonderful

cheerleading, making up and presenting their own

routines with great panache and style!

Year 5 had a

fantastic day at

CCC, becoming

rock stars and

building rockets,

which they then

let off in the

park!

Robin

and the

Sherwood

Hoodies