Nutfield Church (CofE) Primary School Newsletter
Issue Date: Friday 7th March 2025
James 1:5
Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives to all generously and without criticizing, and it will be given to him.
Dear Parents and Carers,
Year 3 Swimming
We have been incredibly proud of Year 3 over the past two weeks as they have been attending daily swimming lessons at Horley Leisure Centre. We have seen their swimming skills improve greatly in such a short time due to the intensive input they have been receiving by the swimming teachers at the Centre. We are very grateful to the parents who have volunteered to help us, to the coach drivers who got us there and back safely and to the staff team for keeping everything running smoothly. The children have thoroughly enjoyed their sessions, despite feeling a tad cold at times, and have represented Nutfield Church Primary extremely well..
We want to be Happy and Safe – Tell, Talk Telephone
We want our children to always be (and feel) ‘Happy and Safe’. This is something we have been consistently messaging for some years now. We do also talk to the children about the ‘vehicles’ by which they can share any concerns or worries to our adults. You may find it interesting to know that we teach the children the 3 Ts.
They are:
- Tell, Talk and Telephone.
If something is worrying you or you want an adult to know about something you should:
- 1 – Tell someone (your teacher or one of the adults in school)
- 2 – Talk – If you have tried to tell an adult but want more time to sort something out, put your concern in one of the Talk Time boxes.
- 3 – Telephone – You can always telephone ChildLine.
World Book Day
World Book Day took place this year on Thursday 6th March. It helps to encourage more children and families to find the fun and enjoyment in reading, because reading for pleasure changes lives. Today, your child will come home with a £1 book token to spend at participating retailers..
Travelling Book Fair
The Book Fair with Travelling Books will be in school from Monday 17th to Thursday 20th March. There will be a range of popular book titles available to purchase. Each sale raises money for the school to buy books for our library and book corners. Children will also be able to spend their book tokens. You will be able to pay for books electronically, using a QR code which will be displayed at the Book Fair. Do come along and visit the Book Fair from 3.15-4.15pm on Monday-Thursday in the Southwark room. Please collect your child(ren) from the playground, before coming in to school via the main reception.
Easter Gardens
Once again, St Peter and St Paul’s Church are inviting the children to create an Easter Garden at home. Similar to the Nativity scene at Christmas, an Easter Garden is the recreation of Christ’s tomb. An Easter garden has three essential features: a mound with at least one cross to represent Calvary; a stone or stone structure to suggest the empty tomb; and lots of live greenery and flowers. Easter Gardens should be brought into school on Monday 31st March. The Faith Team and a member of the clergy will judge the entries on Tuesday 1st April. The Easter Gardens will then be displayed in the Southwark room where there will be an opportunity for each class to visit them to look at the different entries. The winning entry will be announced in Collective Worship on Wednesday 2nd April. We welcome individual entries or joint entries with siblings or friends! The gardens will be taken over to St Peter and St Paul’s Church on Thursday 3rd April where they will be on display over the Easter period. If you would like to find out more about how to make an Easter Garden, RE Quest have made a short presentation.
Well Done to our wonderful Choir
Last week our wonderful choir went along to the Dorking Halls Music Festival. They have been practising songs for the event for quite some time now. I have been impressed by the children’s lively feedback. Mrs Cordey, Miss Murray and Mrs Grogan who all support the Choir went along and were immensely proud of the children. .
Parent and Carer Evenings
Parent and Carer Evenings will take place on 24th, 25th and 26th March (3.30pm-6.00pm). Meetings will take place with your child’s class teacher and will be held in their classroom. Sessions will be available for booking via the Parent Portal on Arbor. The system will go live for bookings on Monday 10th March at 09.00am and will close at 12:00pm on Wednesday 19th March. If you wish to make any changes after this date or have any queries, please contact the school office..
For the parents and carers of children currently on our Special Educational Needs register, there is an opportunity to have a 30-minute appointment with their child’s class teacher during the week commencing 31st March 2025. Those parents and carers will shortly receive a letter inviting them to book a session via Arbor.
Change of Date
The Easter Egg Hunt organised by the PTFA will now take place on the last day of term, Friday 4th April from 3.15pm – 4.15pm.
PTFA Disco
A very big thank you to everyone who supported our recent PTFA disco. The children had a really good time. The music was LOUD and much fun was had. I enjoyed seeing so many children having a good time with their friends! Thank you to the PTFA volunteers – you did a wonderful job! The school is very lucky to have you all ably led by Mrs Saklatvala. Thank you everyone! .
Parking
We would like to remind Parents and Carers that parking considerately, especially around school events is much appreciated.
A Message from our Pupil Parliament
Did you know that on Saturday, 22 March at 8.30pm, ‘Earth Hour’ will be taking place across the world? Promoted by the WWF (World Wildlife Fund for Nature), this global event has been running for 19 years where iconic landmarks around the world will ‘switch off’ for one hour. In the UK the London Eye, Buckingham Palace and the Wales Millennium Centre are a few landmarks who will be plunged into darkness.
Earth Hour is a time to for families to switch off, connect with loved ones, reflect on the collective impact we’re having on the planet and commit to restoring nature and ourselves. During Earth Hour, simply taking the time to pause and connect with nature is also brilliant for our mental wellbeing. So, we would love you and your family to also switch off and connect with nature. For lots of activities ideas for what you can do, please visit https://www.earthhour.org/take-part/give-an-hour We would love to hear about the things that you and your family did during this hour. Please email into the school office any pictures you take, with a description of what you did as
a family, and we will include these in our upcoming Wellbeing Newsletter.
SEND parents! – Come along for a coffee and chat!
Do come along to the Family Centre in Tandridge for a cup of tea or coffee and a chat! These special end of the month meetings provide a relaxed space for anyone with a child with Special Educational Needs to share ideas and recommendations and hopefully make new friends too! If you are interested in going along please see the attached flyer for more details.
We have really enjoyed the sun this week and hope it continues into the weekend. We look forward to seeing you back at school on Monday. .
Best Wishes,
Ms Woods,
Headteacher
DIARY DATES
| – | – |
| Year 2 Collective Worship | Wednesday 12th March – 9.05am |
| Wellbeing Wednesday Yr 6 | Wednesday 12th March |
| PTFA Year 4 Cake Sale | Friday 14th March – 15.15pm-15.45pm |
| St. Patrick’s Day – green shirt | Monday 17th March |
| Wellbeing Wednesday Yr 5 | Wednesday 19th March |
| Travelling Book Fair in School | Monday 17th-Thursday 20th March |
| World Poetry Day | Friday 21st March |
| Sparkfish ThinkSpace | W/C Monday 24th March |
| Parent and Carer Evening | Monday 24th March -3.30pm – 6.00pm |
| Parent and Carer Evening | Tuesday 25th March -3.30pm – 6.00pm |
| Parent and Carer Evening | Wednesday 26th March -3.30pm – 6.00pm |
| Wellbeing Wednesday Yr 4 | Wednesday 26th March |
| SSA Parent and Carer Evenings | W/C 31st March |
| Easter Concert | Tuesday 1st April 6.00-7.00pm |
| Wellbeing Wednesday Yr 3 | Wednesday 2nd April |
| Easter Service Christ Church | Thursday 3rd April – 9.30am |
| PTFA Easter Egg Hunt | Thursday 3rd April – 15.15pm-16.15pm |
| Wellbeing Wednesday Yr 2 | Wednesday 23rd April |
| St. George’s day – red shirt | Wednesday 23rd April |
| Year 6 (2025/26) residential meeting | Wednesday 23rd April – 3.15pm – 4pm (Y6 classroom) |
| Year 4 MTC Meeting | Thursday 24th April 3.15-4.15pm (Y4 classroom) |
| PTFA Year 3 Cake Sale | Friday 25th April – 3.15pm-3.45pm |
| Wellbeing Wednesday Yr 1 | Wednesday 30th April |
| Wellbeing Wednesday Yr R | Wednesday 7th May |
| Happy School Bag Collection | Thursday 8th May |
| PTFA Year 2 Cake Sale | Thursday 22nd May – 15.15pm-15.45pm |
| Sports and Activities Week | Monday 19th-Friday 23rd May |
| Year 1 Collective Worship | Wednesday 21st May – 9.05am |
| Year 2 Cake Sale | Thursday 22nd May |
| INSET Day | Monday 2nd June |
| Wellbeing Wednesday Yr 6 | Wednesday 4th June |
| PTFA Non-Uniform Day – Sweets For Summer Garden
Party |
Friday 6th June |
| PTFA Cinema Night | Friday 6th June 3.15pm-5.15pm |
| Wellbeing Wednesday Yr 5 | Wednesday 11th June |
| Year 5 – Activity Days – Aqua Sports | Wednesday 11th-Friday 13th June |
| PTFA Year 1 Cake Sale | Friday 13th June- 3.15pm-3.45pm |
| Wellbeing Wednesday Yr 4 | Wednesday 18th June |
| PTFA Wear Own Shoes Day – Bottles for Summer
Garden Party |
Friday 20th June |
| EYFS Collective Worship | Wednesday 25th June – 9.05am |
| ’Welcome to EYFS’ meeting (Reception 2025) | Wednesday 25th June 2.00-3.00pm – Hall |
| Wellbeing Wednesday Yr 3 | Wednesday 25th June |
| Sports Day | Thursday 26th June |
| Indian Dance Workshop (Yr 3 and 4) | Friday 27th June |
| Wellbeing Wednesday Y2 | Wednesday 2nd July |
| ‘Welcome To School’ meeting (Reception 2025) | Wednesday 2nd July 2.00-3.00pm |
| Transition Day | Wednesday 2nd July |
| Reserve Sports Day | Thursday 3rd July 1.15pm-3.15pm |
| INSET Day | Friday 4th July |
| PTFA Summer Garden Party | Saturday 5th July -12.00pm-3.00pm – School |
| Art Exhibition | Monday 7th July – 1.30-4.15pm |
| Art Exhibition | Tuesday 8th July – 3.15-4.15pm |
| Open Evening | Tuesday 8th July – 3.15-4.15pm |
| Wellbeing Wednesday Yr1 | Wednesday 9th July |
| Summer Concert | Thursday 10th July 6.00-7.00pm |
| PTFA Year R Cake Sale | Friday 11th July – 3.15pm-3.45pm |
| Year 6 Production – dress rehearsal | Monday 14th July 2023 – 2.00pm-3.00pm |
| Year 6 Production | Tuesday 15th July 2023 – 6.00pm-7.00pm |
| Year 6 Production | Wednesday 16th July 2023 – 6.00pm-7.00pm |
| Wellbeing Wednesday YR | Wednesday 16th July |
| Leavers’ Service Christchurch | Friday 18th July – 9.30am |
| INSET Day 2025-26 | Wednesday 3rd September 2025 |
| INSET Day 2025-26 | Thursday 4th September 2025 |
| INSET Day 2025-26 | Friday 15th May 2026 |
| INSET Day 2025-26 | Monday 1st June 2026 |
| INSET Day 2025-26 | Friday 3rd July 2026 |
