Whole School

Parent Outlines

Next week we will be sending you an outline for each year group so you can see what your child will be learning this term. This will also be on the school website.

Class Meetings – at 3pm in your child’s classroom

Year 5 - Monday 15th September

Help Required

We have an upright piano that needs to be moved from an upstairs classroom to the Lower Hall. This would be a job for a professional moving company due to the weight and placement of the piano. If anyone in our parent and carer has community has connections to a professional moving company who may be willing to assist in moving the piano at a discounted rate then please email Miss Vetch k.vetch@coldfall.haringey.sch.uk

Instrumental Lessons

Instrumental lessons will begin over the next few weeks depending on instrument. If your child has lessons organised through Haringey Music Service (piano, violin, guitar, drums) your child’s teacher will contact you directly to let you know their start date. If your child has singing, woodwind or brass lessons organised through school we will contact you to let you know when your child will be starting lessons. There is no need to contact the school regarding lesson start dates.

Pencil Cases

Please remember that children in years 1-6 will need to bring their own stationery in pencil cases from next week. Please see the attached letter for the full details.

Nut- free school

Please remember we are a nut-free school. Do not send any nuts or products containing nuts (e.g. pesto, cereal bars etc) in to school a snacks or packed lunches.

Tesco Stronger Starts

We are pleased to announce that you can now vote for Coldfall for Tesco Stronger Starts until the end of September 2025. Please see the attached photo of Olivia casting her vote!

The school could win up to £1500 to improve our OPAL play even further. This will be available at Colney Hatch Tesco Extra, Brent Cross Super Store, Finchley Super Store, New Barnet Express and many more. Thank you for your support.

Picking up from school, Nursery, Activity Clubs and Night Owls

Once you collect your children, please do not remain on the school site. You should collect your child on time and then exit the site straight away. Children who have been collected are not permitted to play on the climbing frame etc. Thank you.

Sweets/Birthday treats

A reminder not to allow children to bring any sweets to school including for birthdays.

From this term, we ask you that if you wish to celebrate your child’s birthday in school with the class, to send in either a board game for the class (see below) or a new book for the class library or stickers. We will no longer be allowing cakes and sweet treats to be distributed at the end of the school day. This is to help instil the importance of healthy food choices, reduce litter, reduce the amount of time and administration staff have to do around allergies etc and to help engender a love of reading and playing board games. Thank you for your support.

Y1 - Happy Families, Guess Who, Lotto

Y2 - Top Trumps, Pictureka, Dominoes

Y3 – Bananagrams, Battleships, 24 game

Y4 - Shut the box, Ludo, Draughts

Y5 – Backgammon, Hnefatafl, Scrabble

Y6 – Stratego, Code Breaker, Chess

 

Wellie Boots

Please can children in Years 1-6 bring their wellies to school to remain until the end of term. Both wellies must have your child’s full name written inside. Thank you.

OPAL Survey

You may have seen QR codes on the gates for OPAL survey. We kindly ask that you complete this before our OPAL review on 29th September. Please use the link below or the QR code attached.

https://forms.gle/czdujNXPYne8uEh2A

 

FOC AGM

You’re warmly invited to Friends of Coldfall Annual General Meeting (AGM)

Taking place Thursday 25th September 7:00pm at the school. A meeting link will also be shared on the day for those wishing to join online.

At the AGM, we’ll share how much we’ve raised this past year, where those funds have gone, and the positive impact they’ve had on our children’s education.

It’s also an opportunity to meet other parents and share your ideas for the coming year.

We’d love to see you there!

Friends of Coldfall

 

Green School

Please find attached a letter about the In the Know waste reduction programme with NLWA that Coldfall will be taking part in this year.

 

Lost Property

Please note any clothing that is not clearly named will be donated to Friends of Coldfall each Friday for their second-hand uniform sales.

Any named lost property will be returned to your child’s class or can be collected from the playground every Friday after school.

Year 1

Please join us for the Year 1 OPAL Stay and Play on 30th September. There will be a short talk with Mr Marshall and Ms Danisi about the benefits of ‘risky play’ of approximately half an hour in the lower hall at 9.05am. Then we would love for you to stay to play with your children until approximately 10.15am. Please note, we ask that parents and carers do not use their mobile phones during the session.