Dear Parents and Carers,

What a busy time we are having. There are some really lovely things going on and we cannot wait to see you at all our events. Please see the list below with the times and dates and any extra information for each event.

Tuesday 10th December  

9:45am - Nativity show for Year 1 parents

2pm - Nativity show for Reception parents

For both these shows please remember to be a quiet audience and please do not bring any food or drinks. Please remember it is two tickets per child and we cannot admit any extra adults.

Wednesday 11th December

10:30am - Nursery Christmas songs in the Nursery

Please remember no food or drink is to be brought into the Nursery and only two adults per child please.

Friday 13th December

Christmas lunch for all children

Christmas Jumper Day – the children can wear their own clothes with a Christmas jumper

Tuesday 17th December

1:30pm the Year 2 – 6 Christmas Concert at St Matthias Church. Please use the south entrance via the double iron gate which is located next to St Matthias school. Please do not bring any food or drink into the church. Please also collect your child from school and not the church.

Friday 20th December

School closes at 1pm and there is no Premier or clubs. School reopens on Tuesday 7th January.

We look forward to seeing you at the above events.

Thank you for all your donations for the Winter Fair. We are always so impressed with your generosity. We are really looking forward to seeing you there tomorrow and thank you for donating your time and support to make it happen. It really does make a difference.

In Reception today we had Family Friday.  Thank you to the parents and carers who were able to come.  We made decorations for the holiday season and it was lovely to have so many parents and carers attend. Thank you for being so supportive.

On Wednesday, 9 children from Years 5 and 6 attended a Mathematics Challenge Day at Nightingale Primary School. The day was hosted by Pete Hall, a leading mathematics specialist. The children explored challenges from around the world, and looked at the history of mathematics and how they can link their known mathematical knowledge to solve trickier problems. We were very proud of the children that attended as they were confident to share ideas and strategies and they were great ambassadors for Betty Layward.

On Wednesday 3rd December a group of year 5 and 6 girls took part in the Hackney Football League semi-finals against Mossbourne, Riverside and Berger. We kicked off against Mossbourne Riverside and took the lead. Unfortunately, we weren't able to hang on and lost 2-1. The second game against Berger was a tight affair, however Betty Layward came out on top with a very impressive 4-0 victory with a hat trick from Clara. Well done to all the children and thank you to the parent volunteer who accompanied us.

The deadline for reception class applications for September 2025 is fast approaching. Parents/carers with children in nursery class born between 1 September 2020 and 31 August 2021 must submit their reception class application by Wednesday 15 January 2025. 

We have had a lot of cheeky elves visit school this week and the children cannot wait to see what they are going to do next. Please see the attached photos for some of the mischief that has been going on.

Yield N16 is a local wine shop and bar serving not only natural, organic, honest wine, but also local craft beers, E5Bakehouse bread, Monmouth coffee, Natoora and all your pantry needs. They will be raising funds for our school again this year starting now until 3rd January 2025. When you are shopping with Yield N16, customers simply need to mention their child’s school and Yield N16 will donate 10% of the total bill back to the school on January 20th.

Have a lovely weekend and we look forward to seeing you at the Winter Fair tomorrow.

Jessica

Headteacher