Weekly News - Friday 2nd May 2025

 

Year 5 Residential Trip To Isle Of Wight

Our Year 5 children return today exhilarated and exhausted after a jam-packed week of activities on the Isle of Wight. On the trip down on Monday, they stopped off in Portsmouth to visit the Mary Rose exhibition and expand their understanding of the Tudor world. Once on the island, they took part in all sorts of adventurous activities and carried out coastal studies to enhance their geographical knowledge and fieldwork skills.

Part of our carefully planned programme of residential trips which encourage independence, build friendships and develop important life skills, this week has proven once again that St. Helen's College children are courageous, kind, determined and talented, and that they strive for excellence in all that they do.

Thank you also to the Year 4 families who attended the Year 4 residential trip information evening on Wednesday. We are sure that their forthcoming residential trip will also be a roaring success! 

TCS Mini Marathon

Congratulations to the Year 4, 5 and 6 pupils who ran the TCS Mini London Marathon last Saturday. It was super to see so many St. Helen's College children enjoying their run in central London on such a beautiful day.

The children put their best foot forward to complete either the 1 mile and 2.6 km races, and crossed the famous finish line on The Mall with smiling faces to collect their medal. 

 

 

 

4C Class Assembly

Well done to class 4C, who presented a super assembly on Friday morning themed around sound. The children dived into the science to explain what sound vibrations are, how sound travels, the structure of the ear, animal adaptations and how sound is measured. They did a fantastic job demonstrating these concepts with simple experiments, you can see more here. We also discovered that the school kitchen is the loudest area of the school, thanks to their scientific investigation measuring the volume in decibels at different locations around the school! It was a wonderful to see the children present their knowledge so confidently and eloquently, well done 4C. 

 

UK Mathematics Trust Challenge

On Thursday our Year 6 and selected Year 4 pupils took part in the UK Maths Trust Junior Maths Challenge. This demanding 60 minute test comprises 25 multiple choice questions to assess mathematical reasoning, precision of thought and fluency to problem solve. The children concentrated hard and applied themselves very diligently to the test so we look forward to receiving and announcing the results in due course. 

House Activities - Summer Term

Our first House Assembly of the term took place this week and we are looking forward to the activities this term through which children can earn points for their Houses and enjoy some healthy competition! In particular, we are very excited to see how the children get on with creating TED Talks on their chosen subjects and, of course, preparing for the always popular annual Singing Competition.

As ever, one of the highlights of the summer term (indeed, the academic year) will be our Sports Days. For our Early Years classes these are 'have a go' events; by the time the children are in Year 3, they take part in Sports Day at Hillingdon Sports & Leisure Complex, competing on a professional cinder track and using professional field event equipment.

Next Week

Monday 5th May - May Day Bank Holiday (School Closed)
Tuesday 6th May - Photography Day (All children in Reception to Year 6 to wear full, smart summer uniform please)
Wednesday 7th May - School At Work Open Morning (All Upper School children to wear full, smart summer uniform please)
Thursday 8th May - Robins Nursery Class Assembly And Coffee Morning (8.15 a.m.)
Thursday 8th May - Year 6 Yearbook Photos (All children in Year 6 to wear full, smart summer uniform please)
Thursday 8th May - KS2 Maths Quiz Heat
Thursday 8th May - Friday 9th May - Year 3 Residential Trip to PACCAR
Thursday 8th May - Year 6 Residential Trip Information Evening - 6 p.m.
Friday 9th May - 4T Coffee Morning And Class Assembly (8.15 a.m.)