Whole School

• We are excited to announce the launch of our new website on Tuesday 7^th May! Please look out for a the link which will be sent to you on Tuesday.
• Community Litter Pick - We are joining forces with other local primary schools to clean up our beautiful ancient woodland, Coldfall Woods, that we all love so much.  Please join us if you can!  Children need to accompanied by an adult. We will have litter pickers for the first 30 groups who arrive.

Date:     Wednesday 15th May
Time:    3.45 – 4.30
Place:    Meet in the woods by the gate that goes directly into the woods from the nature trail (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 – we’ll meet there).

Bring:    A bag for your rubbish, gardening gloves if you have them.

• We are excited to Welcome Cressida Cowell, author of the How to Train Your Dragon series, on Wednesday 8^th May. She will deliver a talk to our Year 3, 4, 5 and 6 children and signed copies of her books are available for pre-order here: https://www.pickledpepperbooks.co.uk/collections/cressida-cowell-author-visit-at-coldfall-primary-school-8th-may-2024
• Curry orders for Gameshow Quiz Night must be placed by the end of today at www.pta-events.co.uk/friendsofcoldfall

Year 1

Year 1 will have a visit from Hornsey Fire Brigade on Thursday.

Year 4

We are really looking forward to the upcoming trips to Phasels Wood. Please see the attached kit list and ensure your child has everything they need for the trip. If you do not have a sleeping bag, one can be borrowed from school. Please email the school office if you would like to borrow a sleeping bag.

Year 5

Swan and Swift Class will be heading to Pizza Express this week on Wednesday and Thursday respectively. Robin will be going in June.

Whole School

Our school nurse invites all parents and carers to a coffee morning on Friday 26th April at 9.30am in the training room. She will do a short presentation about minor childhood illnesses and healthy lifestyles and take questions.

Year 6

Next week we are continuing to work on our art skills to build a whole class collage of our class bird in the style of Giuseppe Arcimboldo.
As we are doing observational drawings, it would be very helpful if each child could bring in an extra piece or pieces of fruit or vegetables to sketch (as most art lessons occur after morning break). We also need fruit and vegetable packaging- for example netting, paper bags or plastic packaging to add to the collage. We will need this from Monday 22nd, so please bring it in as soon as you can.
The usual homework books will also restart this week and these have been set as usual on Google Classroom.

Whole School

• The last day of term is Thursday 28th March. Pick up will be at 1.20pm for Reception classes and 1.30pm for the rest of the school. Please be advised that there are no after school clubs on this date and you have not been charged.
• On Thursday 28th we will have a school-wide Toy Day where children will be allowed to bring in a game e.g. Snakes and Ladders or Pick up Sticks to play with their class. Children must not bring in any electronics or consoles on this day.
• In order to ensure the cloakrooms, pegs and troughs are cleared ready for cleaning during the holiday, we will ask children to take everything home with them on Wednesday 26th March.
• The first day back after the Easter break is 15th April.
• There will be a TAD day on 2nd May.
• When dropping off and collecting children from Breakfast Club, After School Club or Nursery please exit the school site straight away. Please do not stay and allow children to play in the school playground, this is not allowed for safeguarding reasons.
• Please inform Roopa in the office of any changes you want to request for Breakfast Club or Night Owls before the end of term.
• Activity club booking will go live at 8pm on Monday 25th March. We recommend downloading and logging into the SchoolMoney app ahead of time as this will make booking easier for you on the day.

Cooking club booking will also go live at 8pm on Monday 25th March. However, this cannot be booked Via SchoolMoney. Instead, please follow these links:

Rookie Cooks Tuesdays Summer Term

Rookie Cooks Wednesdays Summer Term

Reception

We are delighted to invite parents and carers to be a mystery reader for their child’s class next term. The mystery reader keeps their identity a secret from their child and we have a big reveal when they arrive to read to the class at story time. As a mystery reader, you bring a book from home to read to the class.
The dates available for next term are:
16th, 23rd, 30th April
7th, 14th, 21st May
4th, 11th, 18th, 25th June
2nd, 9th July
Please arrive at 2.55pm on the date you are assigned.
Please email you child’s teacher, via office@coldfall.haringey.sch.uk, if you would like to take part. Please do not email the teacher directly.

Year 5

Year 5 are visiting London Zoo on Monday 25th March. Children should arrive at 8.30am with a packed lunch, which must not contain nuts or nut products, in a rucksack, comfortable shoes and a raincoat as it is likely to rain.

If your child has a Zoo membership, please ensure they bring proof of this with them on the day.

Year 6

• Monday 25th March

For the school trip, children need a backpack, a packed lunch and a coat- the weather forecast is for rain. Children should be in school uniform. Please could parent helpers sign in at the office and come to the classrooms by 9.15am at the latest. Thank you.

• Tuesday 26th March

The children need a 9v battery and some form of box to house the electrical circuit of their steady hand game.

• Wednesday 27th March

The children can dress up as someone from the WW2 period if they choose, or they can stay in school uniform.

For the make do and mend section of the day: please could the children bring in a worn-out item of clothing that they could mend. This could be something as small as a glove or a sock.

Whole School

• On Wednesday 13th and Thursday 14th March we have Parents’ Evening. Please be aware that, due to the number of appointments, teachers must keep these meetings to 10 minutes only in order to stay on schedule. Please note, if you have booked and SEND Support Meeting with Miss Buckley, you do not need to attend Parents’ Evening next week.
• As Parents’ Evening is on 13th and 14th March there will be no Activity Clubs on these days. Please collect your child at 3.30pm. You have not been charged for these sessions. Night Owls and Early Years After School Club will run as normal.
• Cosmetics such as lip gloss and body spray are not appropriate for school. Please ensure your child does not bring these in. If required, children may bring in a clear lip balm.
• We are going to be counting our plastic waste at school as part of the Big Plastic Count. It’s an easy and fun way to get a real sense of how much plastic we use and throw away every day, and the data we collect will help put pressure on the government and businesses to reduce plastic packaging.  We encourage you to take part at home too – details via this link: https://thebigplasticcount.com/

Reception

Eagle Class will be visiting Coldfall Woods for Forest School with Mrs Greene on Monday 11th March.

Year 4

Next Wednesday 13th March Year 4 will be going into Coldfall Woods to support our learning on rainforests. Please ensure children have appropriate footwear and coats. Thank you!

Year 5

Please can children in Swan Class bring either an apron or old t-shirt to school on Monday 18th and Friday 22nd March to protect their uniform from messy art work. Thank you.

Year 6

Year 6 children will be going on a local history walk (weather permitting) around Muswell Hill to see and discuss local sites that were bombed in World War II. These walks will take place on the following days:

• Toucan class – Monday 11th March 14:00-15:20
• Wren class – Wednesday 13th March 14:00-15:20
• Woodpecker class – Thursday 14th March 14:00-15:20

Please ensure children have weather appropriate coats and suitable shoes on these days.