Whole School

Hot Weather

Very hot weather is forecast for Monday and Tuesday. Please ensure children have a sun hat (named please!), sun cream and their water bottles.

OPAL

We would be very grateful if parents and carers could fill in this OPAL survey. We have our final OPAL visit in September and would love to share some positive feedback!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeRjeYW_U4q0QDPM2arTQvkll5EFK-/viewform?usp=preview

Also, if anyone has a chainsaw and would like to help us saw some logs for OPAL, please get in touch.

Coldfall Summer Camp – book now!

Here is some feedback from parents about our holiday camps

"The holiday club was such a hit for my kids, they played outside all day!"

"We only booked for two days in the Coldfall camp at half term and my children have asked me to book more days for the summer."

"There was so much for them to do, they came home so tired every day!"

Summer Holiday Camps booking is now open! Please book via Arbor.

Junior Chorus

Junior Chorus will be visiting the Spring Lane residential home on Thursday 3rd July.

Parents and carers are invited to hear the Junior Chorus sing at 9am on Friday 4th July in the Main Hall.

Summer Fair 21 June 2025

We had a wonderful time seeing so many of you at the fair on Saturday.

Friends of Coldfall wants to say thank you so much to all of our wonderful volunteers for making the day a success as well as the generous families and businesses that contributed prizes and otherwise beforehand.

Together we raised an incredible £10,000+ for the school!

We would love ❤️ to hear your feedback so we can keep making our events a success: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeM3-2C68WARe8cSzy9dmsuzc67gabBQpgTWGp_gBgXsETytw/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=106929267669138888613

And finally, beat the heat after pick up on Monday 30 June - FOC will be selling ice creams after school (while stocks last).

Leavers

We would like to remind all parents and carers of children from Nursery up to Year 5, if you haven’t already been in touch, to please let us know if you are planning to leave Coldfall Primary School during this term or at the end of this academic year. This helps us in our planning for the upcoming academic year. We kindly ask that you email the school office at your earliest convenience. We will need your child's name, class, leaving date as well as new school name and address, and if applicable, your new home address.

Tesco Stronger Starts

We are pleased to announce that you will be able to vote for Coldfall for Tesco Stronger Starts from July 2025 until the end of September 2025. The school could win up to £1500 to improve our OPAL play even further. This will be available at Colney Hatch Tesco Extra, Brent Cross Super Store, Finchley Super Store, New Barnet Express and many more. Thank you for your support.

Head Lice

We continue to have several cases of head lice throughout the school. Please would you kindly check your child’s hair thoroughly over the weekend, and if necessary, treat them immediately to avoid further infection. You can treat head lice without seeing a GP, or you can speak to a pharmacist for a recommended treatment. You should check everyone in the house and start treating anyone who has head lice on the same day with ongoing weekly treatments for a duration of at least three weeks. Thank you.

Picking up from school, Nursery, Activity Clubs and Night Owls

Collecting children late impacts our staff who work outside their hours to look after children. Please collect children on time.

Also, please ensure you inform a member of staff when collecting from clubs ad Night Owls so that we know your child is safe.

Once you collect your children, please do not remain on the school site. You should collect your child on time and then exit the site straight away. Children who have been collected are not permitted to play on the climbing frame etc. Thank you.

Choir and Junior Chorus Assemblies

On Friday 4th July Junior Chorus will be performing in a whole school assembly. Parents of children in Junior Chorus are invited to tend.

On Friday 11th July the Choir will be performing for the whole school at 9am. Parents of children in the Choir are invited to attend.

Sweets/Party Bags

A reminder not to allow children to bring any sweets to school (including delivering party bags from parties at the weekends). Some children are not allowed to eat sugar for various reasons and this can cause difficulties for them.

Lost Property

Please note any clothing that is not clearly named will be donated to Friends of Coldfall each Friday for their second-hand uniform sales.

Any named lost property will be returned to your child’s class or can be collected from the playground every Friday after school.

Year 6

Woodpecker Show – 15th July in the Lower Hall at 6pm

Toucan Show – 16th July in the Lower Hall at 6pm

Wren Show – 17th July in the Lower Hall at 6pm

Whole School

Photo Day 11th June

Tuesday 11th June is class photo day! Please can children come in in their uniform polo shirts even if it is their PE day or Sports Day. They can bring a PE T shirt to change into. Sports day will not be affected by the photos.

It would be nice to take a photo of the Year 6 classes in their uniform and one in their hoodies if possible.

Dressing for the weather

As the weather is very up and down at the moment, please ensure children are dressed and prepared for the weather. Sun cream should be applied before school, and children should still bring a waterproof jacket to school in case of rain. We want children to be able to play outside even if it is a little wet. Thank you.

Head Lice

We continue to have several cases of head lice throughout the school. Please would you kindly check your child’s hair thoroughly over the weekend, and if necessary, treat them immediately to avoid further infection. You can treat head lice without seeing a GP, or you can speak to a pharmacist for a recommended treatment. You should check everyone in the house and start treating anyone who has head lice on the same day with ongoing weekly treatments for a duration of at least three weeks. Thank you.

Summer Reading Challenge/ Book Clubs

The children have been given their first book for the Summer book club: Rune. The Y6 Book Club will be on Monday 16th June at 1.15. The Y4 Book Club will be on Friday 20th at 1.15. Mrs Gardner will let the Y5 children know when their book club will be.

Italian Brainrot

‘Italian Brainrot’ are AI generated cartoon characters that are popular on TikTok, Youtube Shorts and games like Roblox. They include characters such as: Ballerina Cappuccina, Bombardiro Crocodilo and Tralalero Tralala. I’ve heard many children mention these names in the corridor.

We strongly advise that children do not watch 'Italian Brainrot' content, or only do so under your supervision with extreme caution. The characters and videos often include surreal, chaotic humour that may seem harmless but can contain offensive stereotypes, inappropriate language, or disrespectful portrayals of religion and culture—including Islam. While some of the content may appear silly or nonsensical, it can desensitise children to harmful ideas or make them repeat phrases without understanding their meaning or impact.

Tesco Stronger Starts

We are pleased to announce that you will be able to vote for Coldfall for Tesco Stronger Starts from July 2025 until the end of September 2025. The school could win up to £1500 to improve our OPAL play even further. This will be available at Colney Hatch Tesco Extra, Brent Cross Super Store, Finchley Super Store, New Barnet Express and many more. Thank you for your support

Coldfall Summer Camp – book now!

Summer Holiday Camps booking is now open! Please book via Arbor. We have had great feedback from the children who attended our Easter and May Camps who enjoyed lots of activities! Please see April Headlines for the full list and some photos.

Summer Fair

Last chance to get your summer fair tickets at reduced 🌟 pre-sale 🌟 price! Buy before 9 June here!

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/friendsofcoldfall/1687228

This year’s fair is shaping up to fantastic, with our headline act MC GRAMMAR and favourite food and entertainment you know from previous years. But we still need another 30 volunteers to make it happen! Please sign up to volunteer for at least an hour here if you can:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeHDiESOaEhaHeQnA_XoMs4BkyzFtV4Yu19K3Uz5r2ZKowiQQ/viewform

Picking up from school, Nursery, Activity Clubs and Night Owls

Once you collect your children, please do not remain on the school site. You should collect your child on time and then exit the site straight away. Children who have been collected are not permitted to play on the climbing frame etc. Thank you.

Parking

Please do not park in the disabled parking spaces near the school under any circumstances. These spaces designated for specific residents, not the school. This issue frequently causes disputes with local residents with disabilities who are prevented from using the spaces to access their homes/vehicles.

Choir and Junior Chorus Assemblies

On Friday 4th July Junior Chorus will be performing in a whole school assembly. Parents of children in Junior Chorus are invited to attend.

On Friday 11th July the Choir will be performing for the whole school at 9am. Parents of children in the Choir are invited to attend.

Sweets/Party Bags

A reminder not to allow children to bring any sweets to school (including delivering party bags from parties at the weekends). Some children are not allowed to eat sugar for various reasons and this can cause difficulties for them.

Term Dates

On 27th June the school will be open as normal and before and after school provision will be available as usual.

The Summer Term will end on 18th July.

Lost Property

Please note any clothing that is not clearly named will be donated to Friends of Coldfall each Friday for their second-hand uniform sales.

Any named lost property will be returned to your child’s class or can be collected from the playground every Friday after school.

Year 2

As part of our geography curriculum, we will be learning about ‘What goes on at an airport and a train station?’ To bring this to life, we are organising an in-school Airport Day on Friday 13th June 2025. The children will participate in lots of activities in the classroom and playground to support their learning.

Children can wear ‘summer holiday’ shorts and t-shirts but sensible trainers/shoes. Please can they also bring a small item of luggage (backpack or small suitcase) as we will be making airport style luggage labels and checking in luggage for our flight!

There is no need to buy anything new for the day. If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to speak with your class teacher.

Year3

Recorder Concert – 20th June 3pm in the Lower Hall (please arrive 5 minutes before the concert).

Year 4

Ukulele Concerts in the Lower Hall (please arrive 5 minutes before the concert).

Peacock - 16th June 3pm

Pelican - 17th June 9.15am

Puffin - 17th June 3pm

Year 6

Children will be able to wear their hoodies for the final half of the summer term. Thank you for not wearing them this week.

Woodpecker Show – 15th July in the Lower Hall at 6pm

Toucan Show – 16thJuly in the Lower Hall at 6pm

Wren Show – 17th July in the Lower Hall at 6pm

Whole School

To those who bought MC Grammar’s book Y4&6

As you may have seen on posters, MC Grammar is going to be the headline act of this years Summer Fair. The children will be able to see MC Grammar perform and there will be a meet and greet afterwards. I do have all of the books already signed by MC Grammar and will give these out in the week before he performs. If your child wants their book before then, please ask them to come and ask me (Mr Descrettes) for it. Please note you will still have to have tickets for the Summer Fair in order to attend.

Y4,5,6 Book Club/ Summer Term Reading Challenge

As said in the letter sent out this week, we have set a mini reading challenge for children in Y4, 5 and 6. If your child does want to take part in the challenge and buy the books through the school, then the books can be bought via the Arbor App. Please click on ‘School Shop’ rather than ‘Payments’ in order to purchase the book bundle. The deadline for this is the end of the school day on Thursday.

OPAL

Please see the attached photo regarding OPAL donations.

Fundraising

Belle in Year 5 is taking part in the Big Fun Walk with her mum to raise funds for North London Hospice in honour of Gina Manley. If you would like to donate, please follow the link below.

https://www.justgiving.com/page/maria-ventricelli-kazafaniotis-2?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=LFCFRUK_Badge125&mi_u=13363517&mi_ecmp=LFCFRUK_Badge125#sharePage

Picking up from school, Nursery, Activity Clubs and Night Owls

Once you collect your children, please do not remain on the school site. You should collect your child on time and then exit the site straight away. Children who have been collected are not permitted to play on the climbing frame etc. Thank you.

Injuries

If your child has an injury which prevents them from joining in with their normal lessons such as PE or written work, please send an email to the class teacher via the school office. Otherwise, we will assume children are well enough to participate.

Parking

Please do not park in the disabled parking spaces near the school under any circumstances. These spaces designated for specific residents, not the school. This issue frequently causes disputes with local residents with disabilities who are prevented from using the spaces to access their homes/vehicles.

Choir and Junior Chorus Assemblies

On Friday 4th July Junior Chorus will be performing in a whole school assembly. Parents of children in Junior Chorus are invited to attend.

On Friday 11th July the Choir will be performing for the whole school at 9am. Parents of children in the Choir are invited to attend.

Sweets/Party Bags

A reminder not to allow children to bring any sweets to school (including delivering party bags from parties at the weekends). Some children are not allowed to eat sugar for various reasons and this can cause difficulties for them.

Term Dates

On 27th June the school will be open as normal and before and after school provision will be available as usual.

Dogs

No dogs, with the exception of service dogs, should be brought onto the school site. Also, if you need to leave your dog outside the school, please tie them to the fence and not the gates which need to be opened and closed. Thank you.

Holiday Camps at Coldfall

Booking for the May and Summer Holiday Camps is now open! Please book via Arbor. We have had great feedback from the children who attended our Easter Camp who enjoyed lots of activities! Please see April Headlines for the full list and some photos.

Lost Property

Please note any clothing that is not clearly named will be donated to Friends of Coldfall each Friday for their second-hand uniform sales.

Any named lost property will be returned to your child’s class or can be collected from the playground every Friday after school.

Year 1

African Music Concert – 2nd June 3pm in the Lower Hall (please arrive 5 minutes before the concert).

Year 2

Year 2 have their exciting trip to Kew Gardens on Friday 23rd May. In order to get to Kew on time, we require all children to arrive at school at 8.45 am in full uniform. We will be travelling by coach to and from the gardens. Children will need to wear comfortable shoes, bring a packed lunch and a snack. Please pack the lunch in a rucksack that children can comfortably walk around with during the exhibition. Packed lunches must not contain nuts or any products containing nuts, sweets, fizzy drinks or glass bottles, they must have a bottle of water. Lastly, please ensure that they have sunscreen to protect them against the sun.

Year3

Recorder Concert – 20th June 3pm in the Lower Hall (please arrive 5 minutes before the concert).

Year 4

Ukulele Concerts in the Lower Hall (please arrive 5 minutes before the concert).

Peacock - 16th June 3pm

Pelican - 17th June 9.15am

Puffin - 17th June 3pm

Year 5

Gospel Concert 5th June 3pm in the Lower Hall (please arrive 5 minutes before the concert).

Year 6

Well done for completing your SATs! You all worked really hard and we are proud of you.

Please remember children are not allowed to wear their hoodies to school until after May half term. Thank you for your support.

Woodpecker Show – 15th July in the Lower Hall at 6pm

Toucan Show – 16thJuly in the Lower Hall at 6pm

Wren Show – 17th July in the Lower Hall at 6pm

Whole School

Coldfall and the RNLI

The RNLI (The Royal National Lifeboats Institution) will be visiting Coldfall on Friday 6th June to deliver some workshops in upper KS2 and to film some promotional material for their education campaigns. (Photo permission forms will be sent separately). We will be planning some whole school fundraising activities so that we can give them a donation on the day. If you or your children would like to take part in any additional fundraising for this worthwhile charity, you could consider taking part in the Mayday Challenge (walking/running/cycling one mile a day for the month of May) or planning your own sponsored event. If you do want to fundraise, or if I can be of any assistance, please let me know. (From Mr Descrettes.)

Picking up from school, Nursery, Activity Clubs and Night Owls

Once you collect your children, please do not remain on the school site. You should collect your child on time and then exit the site straight away. Children who have been collected are not permitted to play on the climbing frame etc. Thank you.

Injuries

If your child has an injury which prevents them from joining in with their normal lessons such as PE or written work, please send an email to the class teacher via the school office. Otherwise, we will assume children are well enough to participate.

Parking

Please do not park in the disabled parking spaces near the school under any circumstances. These spaces designated for specific residents, are not the school. This issue frequently causes disputes with local residents with disabilities who are prevented from using the spaces to access their homes/vehicles.

Choir and Junior Chorus Assemblies

On Friday 11th July the Choir will be performing for the whole school at 9am. Parents of children in the Choir are invited to attend.

Missing Scooter

Please see the attached photo of a scooter that has gone missing. If you have taken this scooter home by mistake, please bring it to the school office.

If you are leaving children’s bikes or scooters at school, please put your child’s name on it. We do not recommend leaving them over night or over the weekend. The school cannot accept responsibility for the loss or damage of bikes/scooters left at school.

Snacks

Any snacks brought to school should be fruit or veg only. Children in Years 1-6 do not need an afternoon snack unless they have an Activity Club after school.

Term Dates

On 27^th June the school will be open as normal and before and after school provision will be available as usual.

Dogs

No dogs, with the exception of service dogs, should be brought onto the school site. Also, if you need to leave your dog outside the school, please tie them to the fence and not the gates which need to be opened and closed. Thank you.

Holiday Camps at Coldfall

Booking for the May and Summer Holiday Camps is now open! Please book via Arbor. We have had great feedback from the children who attended our Easter Camp who enjoyed lots of activities! Please see April Headlines for the full list and some photos.

Lost Property

Please note any clothing that is not clearly named will be donated to Friends of Coldfall each Friday for their second-hand uniform sales.

Any named lost property will be returned to your child’s class or can be collected from the playground every Friday after school.

Year 1

African Music Concert – 2nd June 3pm in the Lower Hall (please arrive 5 minutes before the concert).

Year 3

Recorder Concert – 20th June 3pm in the Lower Hall (please arrive 5 minutes before the concert).

Year 4

Ukulele Concerts in the Lower Hall (please arrive 5 minutes before the concert).

Peacock - 16th June 3pm

Pelican - 17th June 9.15am

Puffin - 17th June 3pm

Year 5

5th June 3pm in the Lower Hall (please arrive 5 minutes before the concert).

Year 6

Woodpecker Show – 15^th July in the Lower Hall at 6pm

Toucan Show – 16^th July in the Lower Hall at 6pm

Wren Show – 17^th July in the Lower Hall at 6pm

Term Dates

On 27th June the school will be open as normal and before and after school provision will be available as usual.

Dogs

No dogs, with the exception of service dogs, should be brought onto the school site. Also, if you need to leave your dog outside the school, please tie them to the fence and not the gates which need to be opened and closed. Thank you.

Holiday Camp at Coldfall

We still have some spaces in our Easter camp! You can top up your Arbor account and book under Activities – Clubs – Easter Holiday Camp. If you are using childcare vouchers to pay, please email the office before booking. Thank you.

Club Bookings

You will be able to book Activity Clubs for the summer term from 31st March at 8pm.

Community Gardening

Our free Community Gardening sessions restart next Wednesday 5th on our school allotment with Mrs Greene and we will be planting seeds to grow vegetables at home. All welcome - no experience or commitment required!

Who: Parents/Grandparents/Carers/Staff and up to two children
(adults must stay to supervise them)

When: Weds 2nd April 3:45 – 4:30

Where: School allotment (fenced off area left of the dining hall) behind playhouse

Bring: Nothing required, but bring gardening gloves if you have them

Concerts

If your child has piano, violin or singing lessons at school, you are invited to watch them perform on the following dates:

Monday 31st March 3:00pm Lower Hall – Laura Woods Voice students

Wednesday 2nd April 9:10am Lower Hall – Pablo Castro Violin students (pupils to arrive at 8:50 to tune instruments and warm-up)

Please arrive 5 minutes before the start of each performance.

Lost Property

Please note any clothing that is not clearly named will be donated to Friends of Coldfall each Friday for their second-hand uniform sales.

Any named lost property will be returned to your child’s class or can be collected from the playground every Friday after school.

Year 3

We are delighted to inform you that, to enrich all of our learning in Geography this half term, we have booked an exciting school trip to River Lee Country Park. Nightingale and Magpie classes will go on: Monday, 31st March Owl class will go on Friday, 4th April. We will be leaving the school grounds at 9am and travelling by coach then returning to school by the end of the school day, depending on traffic. Please make sure that your child arrives to school on time, thank you.

Year 5

Swan Class have their cycle training next week.

Whole School

Music

All children in Year 4, 5 and 6 who are participating in the Carnegie Hall project with The Guildhall School of Music need to bring their instruments with them on Monday. Children who play a woodwind instrument will also need their instruments on Tuesday.

Holiday Camp at Coldfall

Coldfall Easter Holiday camp is designed to provide your child with a fun and enriching experience during the break!
Here are some highlights of the camp:

• Activities: A variety of engaging activities that p           romote creativity, teamwork, and skills development.
• Location: All activities will be held at our school premises, ensuring a safe and familiar environment.
• Bookings will open: Monday, 10th March at 7pm via Arbor (under Clubs).

If you have any questions or need further information, please do not hesitate to contact the school office.

Club Bookings

Booking for Night Owls and Breakfast Club will open on 24th March at 8pm. You will be able to book Activity Clubs for the summer term from 31st March at 8pm.

Coldfall Weather Station

Our brand new Coldfall weather station is now on our website! Click the sun icon in the top right or click this link: https://stationsweb.awekas.at/home?id=41866

Mr K’s Marathon

Mr Kucaj, TA in Kingfisher class, is running a marathon to raise money for one of our children. Please click the link below to read the full story, and donate if you can: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/marathonforataxia?utm_medium=email&utm_source=ExactTarget&utm_campaign=20250305_

OPAL

Helpers needed! Please come along and join us for OPAL ‘get it done’ afternoon on Friday 21^st March from 3.45pm to 6pm. We will provide tea and cake in exchange for any help you can offer. We will be working on digging an area for the sandpit, building a scooter track, installing some musical instruments and generally making our playtimes even more fun for our children. You are welcome to bring your own children with you if they are able to help too!

Please email the office to let us know that you can come along.

Thank you to everyone who has generously donated scooters. We are still needing please

1. Scooters

2. Trowels

3. Clothes air dryer racks

Parents Evening

Parents’ Evening will be held on 19th March from 5- 7.30pm and 20th March from 4-6.30pm. If you are having trouble booking, please call the office.

SEND Support Meetings

Parents of children on the SEND register can attend a SEND support meeting with their child’s class teacher and Miss Buckley (SENDCo). If you have not booked and would like to, please call the office.

As Miss Buckley has very limited availability, any meetings not attended will not be rescheduled. If you cannot attend your meeting, please inform us in advance by contacting the school office.

Community Gardening

Our free Community Gardening sessions restart next Wednesday 5th on our school allotment with Mrs Greene and we will be planting seeds to grow vegetables at home. All welcome - no experience or commitment required!

Who: Parents/Grandparents/Carers/Staff and up to two children
(adults must stay to supervise them)

When: Weds 2nd April 3:45 – 4:30

Where: School allotment (fenced off area left of the dining hall) behind playhouse

Bring: Nothing required, but bring gardening gloves if you have them

Community Litter Pick – Coldfall Woods

We are joining together with other local primary schools to clean up our beautiful ancient woodland, Coldfall Woods. Please join us if you can!

Children need to accompanied by an adult. We will have litter pickers for the first 30 people who arrive.

Date: Wednesday 12th March
Time: 3:45 – 4:30
Place: Meet by the gate from Coldfall Primary that goes directly into the woods (go down the path closest to school that leads from Everington Road into the woods, and you’ll see a blue fence on the left when you enter the woods – we’ll meet there)
Bring: Gardening gloves if you have them. And wellies or spare shoes as it will be muddy.

Concerts

If your child has piano, violin or singing lessons at school, you are invited to watch them perform on the following dates:

Wednesday 19th March 2:45pm Lower Hall – Rebekah Raa piano students

Friday 28th March 2:45pm Lower Hall – Naomi Kilby Voice students

Monday 31st March 3:00pm Lower Hall – Laura Woods Voice students

Wednesday 2nd April 9:10am Lower Hall – Pablo Castro Violin students (pupils to arrive at 8:50 to tune instruments and warm-up)

Please arrive 5 minutes before the start of each performance.

Lost Property

Please note any clothing that is not clearly named will be donated to Friends of Coldfall each Friday for their second-hand uniform sales.

Any named lost property will be returned to your child’s class or can be collected from the playground every Friday after school.

Year 6

You are invited to come and watch the Year 6 Samba Competition on Wednesday 26th March 3pm in the Main Hall. Children should come in their school uniform and bring colourful clothing and accessories to change into for the competition. We hope to see many of you there.