COLLINGWOOD NEWS 11th

October 2019

Our week started off with a KS2 visit to the

Compassion Experience. This was an inspiring

and interactive view of the life of Patience, a

girl from a poor village in Uganda, who had

turned her life of poverty around with the

help of this charity. As a fantastic follow-up,

the children in Years 5 and 6 have worked in

collaborative groups this week to create their

own imaginative presentations for the other

classes to learn from. What a great task to

start off their Collingwood Way Award this

year.

Being citizens of this community was also a

theme this week as we held our Harvest

Festival at Holy Trinity Church. It is a lovely

occasion for all the pupils and families to

come together and the songs and other

performances were enjoyed by all. Thank you

for all the donations, which were taken to

Sutton Nightwatch for the Homeless today -

an important local charity to be supporting.

Finally, today we have seen vikings arriving in

Maple Class. Mr Sitch and the team have

shown their truly resilient skills as they have

transported themselves back in time to live

outside for one drizzly day like vikings. They

have whittled weapons, eaten an authentic

feast and much more. Another super learning

experience that the children will no doubt

remember for a very long time.

We look forward to welcoming back many of

our children tomorrow for our Open

Morning. They are looking forward to being

proud tour guides and I know they will

impress all of our visiting parents.

Mr Leigh Hardie, Head

Headlines Celebration Assembly

Nursery Zainab Year 6 Jonathan

Reception Logan MFL Kim

Year 1 Rowan Music Rose

Year 2 Kushbu Drama Dominic

Year 3 Ilyas Swimming Annabel E

Year 4 Ryan House Cup Drake

Year 5 Ethan

5 Star Badge Max M, Dominic, Frankie, Rodin, Adam, Rowan, Dan, Kayla, Elizabeth, Raffaele, Christian, Macy, Charlie, Alayna, Piper, Arjunan, Sophie, Stewart, Jonathan, Oscar, Jessica, Harry H, Sahar, Logan

10 Star Badge Sam H, Elise, Annabelle L, Ethan L, Seyifunmi, Austin

It was fantastic to get this quote provided by Christian in Year 6 this week

from a famous Michael Jackson lyric. What a great thing when pupils come

up with the poignant quote or motivational phrase. Have a think about...

This song was recorded in 1987, but how are the words very relevant for

things happening in the world right now in 2019? How can we make the

world better by ourselves? Can one person make changes?

The song this is taken from is called 'Man in the Mirror' - why do you think

this may be? Go and listen!

11th

October 2019

‘Be Kind to your Mind’ week at Collingwood

School starts next week. As part of the

experience our children will be taking part in

sessions with ‘Healthy Mind UK’ as well as having

a giant ‘pop up brain’ in our gym!

The vast majority of parents dropping off or picking up park

very 'courteously' and with due regard to our neighbours and

to the safety of other road users and pedestrians. However,

we ask that you do not park in front of driveways or on the

yellow zig-zags outside the school.

Another issue is that some parents who may park up in

suitable place leave their engine running for long periods of

time. This causes unnecessary car fumes to be given off,

which affects pedestrians. Please can we also ask that

engines are switched off as soon as the car is parked. Thank

you for your understanding in both these matters.

NOTE: CHANGE OF TIME to 5.30pm to 7pm

Don’t forget to buy your tickets for the Autumn Fancy Dress Disco

on ParentPay. The disco is on Friday 18th

October and tickets are

£7.50 per child, no tickets available on the door. The entrance fee

includes a hot dog, drink and a sweet snack. Please let the School

Office know if you are able to help – these events need you!

Remember to bring in your carved pumpkins on the day of the

disco for decoration.

The next Collingwood PTA meeting will be on

Friday 8th

November at 6.30pm at the Greyhound,

Carshalton. Do come along and help plan the

exciting Christmas events.

Years 4 to 6 will not be swimming on Monday.

Please ensure your child comes to School wearing

their full uniform.

We are again taking part in the Cauliflower Cards

Christmas scheme. Your child will bring home their

design soon for you to look at. All orders should

be placed online by Monday 28th

October and the

designs returned to class teachers by this date.

Cauliflower Cards

Rule

11th

October 2019

This week at Collingwood …….

Congratulations!

Chess club

Our children took part in the Compassion

Experience to learn about life as a child in Uganda

Caterpillars and Butterflies have been learning about the post

Thank you for supporting our Harvest Festival

Working towards the Collingwood Way Award

Our intrepid Woodland Adventurers met a heron this week

Maple’s Viking Day!

11th

October 2019

Key dates

Saturday 12th

October Open Morning

Monday 14th

October Be Kind to Your Mind week

Friday 18th

October Autumn Disco 5.30-7pm

Thursday 31st

October Individual school photographs

Friday 1st

November Maple Class to Natural History Museum

Tuesday 5th

November Birch class to Science Museum

Thursday 7th

November Parents Evening – Reception, Years 2, 4 and 6

Wednesday 6th

November Under 11 Football Match

Friday 8th

November Maple Class (Year 4) Assembly 0850 (NOTE CHANGE OF DATE)

Flu vaccination

Tuesday 12th

November Parents Evening – Nursery, Years 1, 3 and 5, MFL, Music and Art

Friday 15th

November Children in Need

Birch Class (Year 5) Assembly 0850

Monday 18th

November Bag2School Collection

Friday 22nd

November Oak Class (Year 6) Assembly 0850

Sutton Music Festival Choral Competition

Wednesday 27th

November Music Solo Concert

Thursday 28th

November Oak Class to Sutton Life Centre

Friday 29th

November Ash Class (Year 3) Assembly 0850

Saturday 30th

November Christmas Fair

Wednesday 4th

December Nursery Christmas Afternoon 2pm

Thursday 5th

December KS1 Christmas Production 2pm

Drama Christmas Production 4pm

Friday 6th

December KS1 Christmas Production 2pm

Friday 6th

December Choir to sing at St Nicholas Centre, Sutton

Tuesday 10th

December Christmas Lunch

Christmas Jumper Day

Wednesday 11th

December EYFS author visit

Thursday 12th

December Carol Concert 5.30pm

Red = new date

Future term dates:

Autumn Term 2019

Break for Christmas on Friday 13th December 2019 at midday

Half Term: Monday 21st October to Friday 25th October inclusive

Spring Term 2020

Tuesday 7th January to Wednesday 25th March 2020

Half Term: Monday 17th February to Friday 21st February inclusive

Summer Term 2020

Tuesday 21st April to Thursday 9th July 2020

Half Term: Monday 25th May to Friday 29th May 2020 inclusive

Whole School Photo

Our annual whole school photo

will be taken on Wednesday 18th

May. All children must wear full

uniform please and Y3-Y6 bring

your tracksuits to change into

after the photo. Many thanks.