Weekly News - Friday 26th April 2024

UKMT Maths Challenge

This week seventy children from Years 4, 5 and 6 completed the annual online UKMT Maths Challenge. This demanding sixty minute test aims to stretch the children's knowledge and application of mathematical reasoning and provides a great opportunity to demonstrate their problem solving abilities. Well done to all the children who took part, we were very impressed by their positive approach; certificates will be awarded in due course once the results have been processed. Watch out for exciting information coming soon about a new maths challenge aimed at Years 2 and 3 later this term. 

Mini Marathon

Congratulations to all of the St. Helen's College children, staff and parents who took part in the TCS Mini Marathon last Saturday. The school entered one hundred participants in the one mile run along the final stretch of the London marathon route. The atmosphere was fantastic and it was brilliant to see the children making the most of the opportunity to be involved in a world famous marathon. Runners can find out where they placed and their running time by inputting their bib number here. 

Thank you to Ms Drummond, Ms Raja-Ross, Mr. McLaughlin and Mrs. Webb for running and supporting the children. We hope this event will inspire a love of running which may one day lead to some of our community tackling the whole 26.2 miles!  Huge congratulations also to Mr. Karunananthan, father of two St. Helen's College children, who achieved this on Sunday to raise money for Young Lives v's Cancer, a charity who have personally supported the family. You can read more about their experience and fundraising here. 

Book Drive A Huge Success!

Thirteen heavy boxes of books were collected thanks to the efforts of all the children and parents who supported our Book Drive for the Children's Book Project. Piles of books arrived at Lower and Upper School this week (855 in total!) and we appreciate the gift of each and every one. Thank you.

Once collected by our student librarians, sorted and boxed, the Children's Book Project van took our book mountain to 'book headquarters' where the book magic happens. Volunteers organise the books by genre and age group and prepare bundles to gift to children in need via schools, food banks and prisons. 

Thank you to our dedicated school librarian, Mrs. Emanuel, for arranging and organising the book drive, and to the premises team for moving boxes. We are very proud as a school to be involved in this valuable initiative. 

House News

Our House assemblies this week focussed on Inclusivity and Belonging, as well as a look at the exciting House events coming up this term. These include Sports Days, the Singing Competition and our House Centenary Fun Day!

The four Houses have now agreed their mottos, which have been developed by the children. They are:
Cambria - Courageous, creative, caring. That's the Cambria way!
Hibernia - Be happy, be helpful, be Hibernia!
Caledonia - Believe and succeed!
Windsor - Aim high, win it, be Windsor!

Month End Music Recital

Well done to all of the children who performed to parents and their peers at this month's Music Recital. It was a joy to watch our young talented musicians, from Year 1 through to Year 6, performing so confidently on a range of instruments, including the piano, clarinet, trumpet and flute. The Month End Music Recital is a wonderful opportunity for the children to build their experience playing to an audience in a relaxed, safe and supportive space. You can watch one of our Year 5 musical stars practising on piano here. 

 

 

 

Free Cycle Skills Training - Children and Adults

Hillingdon Council STARS team are running free cycle skills training for children and adults from April through to October. Sessions are held every second Saturday of the month at Pield Heath School cycle track, a safe and enclosed local space. Cycle instructors can teach children how to ride a bike and build confidence, and help adults to improve and enhance their skills. Participants should bring along their own bikes and helmets if possible; however, there is also limited equipment available to use, free of charge. More information can be found here. 

Summer Netball Camp

Blaze Netball Club have opened bookings for a summer camp from 19th - 22nd August at Douay Martyrs School. There are morning sessions available for children in Reception to Year 2 and longer day sessions for Years 3 to 9. This a great opportunity for keen netballers to stay active and polish their skills during the holidays. More information and booking information can be found here. 

Fulmer Family Fun Day 

Join the fun in Fulmer on bank holiday Monday, 6th May, from 1.00-5.00pm at their Family Fun Day. The event will include lots of fun stalls, a bouncy castle, petting zoo, welly wanging, dog show, games, BBQ and more! 

Next Week

Monday 29th April - Friday 3rd - Year 5 Isle of Wight Residential Trip 

Monday 29th April - Year 3 Trip to Kew Gardens

Thursday 2nd May - School Open Morning

Thursday 2nd May - Year 6 French Residential Information Evening 

Friday 3rd May - 4T Coffee Morning and Class Assembly 

Friday 3rd May - Year 6 Bikeability continues