Another highlight was our recent victory at The Rupert House Maths Challenge, where our Year 5 pupils competed against other local primaries answering a series of maths questions and challenges designed to develop problem-solving skills. We were also delighted that representatives from each of our Key Stage 2 classes were able to attend the Greener Henley Environmental Fair at Henley College. Students from local secondary and sixth form colleges exhibited and inspired pupils of local primary schools about how we affect our environment. Exhibitors challenged them to reconsider how we live our lives and how we can change our ways.
From a teaching and learning perspective this term, we have had positive visits from both our school improvement partner and our diocesean advisor. Our staff training has been focused on establishing expectations and further embedding our new Behaviour Policy to ensure our classrooms are positive and fruitful learning spaces for all pupils. We have also been focusing on developing a high-quality physical learning environment across the school and developing our approach to the teaching of writing. We also continue to focus on our partnership with parents; we were delighted to welcome the parents of our ‘Stars of the term’ to Celebration Assembly just before half term and we look forward to sharing further details of our parent information sessions across a range of topics in the new year. Our first one being on Tuesday 13th January 7.00-8.30pm, where we welcome Dr Kavita Abraham Dowsing to talk to us about ‘Smart phone Free Childhood’.
We continue to be mindful of supporting any pupils or families who are at risk of low attendance. High attendance is so imperative for pupils to be successful at school and details about this can be found on our website page - Attendance. I am delighted to share that our current whole school attendance figure is 96.5% and it will be wonderful to see this continue to rise even further in the new year.
The last few weeks will be packed full of Christmas festivities, including Christmas Jumper Day, Christmas lunches, nativities and much more! It’s such a special time of year in school and wonderful to see pupils and staff embracing the Christmas spirit. I wanted to say a special thanks to FOTS for all of their organisation and support for these activities and to all of the parent volunteers who have supported us this term on a range of trips, Forest School sessions, listening to readers and much more. Trinity would not be the special place it is without all of your incredible support. I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas and a very Happy New Year. I hope to see many of you at our Christmas Service on Friday 19th December at 10.30am.
