Whole School

• Food Waste

We’re working with the North London Waste Authority this year to reduce waste at school, with a big focus on food waste. Attached to the email sent out there is some important information about how you can help reduce food waste at home – and details of a competition that the children can enter.  They should bring their posters to school and ask their teachers to give them to Mrs Greene - not post them on social media, as the video says.

Thanks for your help to reduce food waste!

• Community Gardening – All Welcome! -  Wednesday, 18th March, 3:45pm – 4:30pm

Who: Parents/Carers/Grandparents/Staff and up to two children - adults must stay to supervise the children

Where: School allotment (fenced off area left of the dining hall) behind playhouse

Bring:  Nothing required, but bring gardening gloves if you have them

• Waste to Wonder Day

Please make sure your child brings to school a plastic bag (thin kind from a supermarket) by Wednesday, 18th March at the latest.  Years 1-6 will be taking part in a very exciting project on Monday, 23rd March with the company Looply, who will help us turn old plastic bags into beautiful bunting to be used for school events – reducing plastic pollution by reusing it.

• Online safety and radicalisation awareness for parents - Wednesday, 18th March 6.00pm –7.00 pm - Empowering parents in Haringey to safeguard young people from online radicalisation.

Haringey school parents are invited to join us for a 1-hour free webinar about keeping children and young people safe from the influences of online extremist groups and individuals, hateful and divisive narratives and violent digital content.

Questions about this session can be sent to tishya.desai@haringey.gov.uk

Key topics we'll explore:

•             How extremist content and harmful narratives spread online

•             Warning signs and early indicators of risk

•             Digital boundaries, parental controls, and healthy online habits

•             Supporting vulnerable young people with confidence

•             Having open conversations about online harms

•             When and where to seek further support

REGISTER HERE - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/haringey-online-safety-for-parents-virtual-6pm-tickets-1983350438552?aff=oddtdtcreator

• Parent Governor Election – Please vote by Thursday, 19th March 4.00pm

Ballot sheets have been sent home with children for the parent governor election. Please read the instructions on the front of the ballot carefully and the candidate statements on the reverse before voting.

You may vote for up to two candidates on the same ballot sheet. Please return the completed ballot to the ballot box at the front desk by 4:00pm on Thursday, 19th March. Unfortunately, votes cannot be accepted after this time.

Thank you to all the parents who have put themselves forward and are participating in the election.

• OPAL PLAY

Our OPAL PLAY small-world area needs a few more friends. Our little Dino and Tiger are getting lonely ☹! If you have any small toys like animals, cars, figures, etc, that are looking for a new home, we’d love to adopt them. No pressure at all! Only if you have spares. Thank you!

• Lost Property

All lost property can be found by the sliding doors next to the main hall. Please do have a look for any items that your child/children might have lost. All unnamed lost property is in the black box and named is hanging up.

Any unclaimed lost property will be disposed of on Friday, 27th March at the end of term, so please have a look before that. Thank you.

Nursery

For parents in receipt of 30 hours Nursery funding, please remember to renew your 11-digit eligibility code before the start of the summer term in order to secure continuation of your funding. HMRC sends e-mail reminders to all eligible parents and carers, so please follow through.

Year 1

Monday, 16th March - Tower bridge trip for all Year 1 classes.

Year 2

Friday, 20th March: Field study trip - Year 2 are doing a Geography local area fieldwork study trip. Any adults who wish to help are very welcome and appreciated. The trip will last for about 1 hour. For more details, please see trip letter that was sent out via Arbor earlier. 

Year 5

Wednesday, 18th March: Swift Class – going to Pizza Express, 9.30am – 11.00am. Children will need to arrive to school at 8.30am, as we will be leaving promptly at 8.45am. Thank you.

Year 6

Wednesday, 18th March - RAF Museum trip.

 

 

Thank you from Friends of Coldfall!

Thank you so much to all the lovely families for making our World Book Day Sage Bars such a success! We are so grateful to all those who supported us by buying a bar, for queueing so patiently & especially those who queued in the rain on Friday!

We sold over 1,000 Sage Bars & gave away nearly 100 prizes! If you’ve not yet claimed your prize, you can still email us on friendsofcoldfallcommittee@gmail.com

We’ll be back next year with more golden tickets!

Coming up

Whole School

• Monday, 23rd March: Years 1 – 6, Activity club sign up for the Summer Term opens for bookings at 8.00 pm.

Table Tennis changes: Due to popular demand, we are extending the table tennis to include pupils in Year 3 as well. This will be for both the Wednesday and Friday sessions. Updated timetable is attached.

• Wednesday, 25th March: All Year groups, Wraparound care (Breakfast and after school / Night Owls provision) opens for bookings at 8.00 pm.
• Wednesday, 25th March at 2.30pm:  Racial Equity Group Meeting – all welcome. Please make your way to the staff room for a chat and a warm cup of tea/coffee, and biscuits.
• Easter holiday camp, April 2026: Bookings are now open for the Coldfall Easter Holiday camp via Arbor. See attached leaflet for further information.

Year 6

• Tuesday, 24th March - Annual Samba Competition

Year 6 will be participating in the Annual Samba Competition in the main hall at 3pm. We would love for you to attend. Pupils are encouraged to wear bright colours and accessories for the competition.

Dates for the Year 6 shows!

• Wren Show                         Monday, 13th July
• Toucan show                      Tuesday, 14th July
• Woodpecker show            Wednesday, 15th July

Year 6 Leaver’s Ball will be on Friday 10th July.  

Ongoing Reminders

• Contacting Teachers

We politely remind you to please email the school office with enquiries about children rather than directly to teacher’s personal email addresses. It is important for the boundaries around this to be respected in the interests of staff well-being. These will then be forwarded to the appropriate member of staff. Thank you.

• Wellies - Please check your child’s wellies are CLEARLY LABELLED with their NAME. 

Lots are getting misplaced or put back in the wrong place at break time, and it really helps if they have names in.  Also, lots of children have the same wellies, which can cause confusion.

• Smartphone Free School

Coldfall is a proud and strong supporter of the Smartphone Free childhood movement. Over 170 parents have signed the pact not to give their children a smartphone. Please find out more and sign the pact here:

https://www.smartphonefreechildhood.org/parent-pact

• Breakfast Club

We strongly recommend that you walk your children to the door of breakfast club in the mornings rather than leaving them at the school gates (this applies to older children as well). The site is not supervised early in the morning. Please also be reminded that you will not be able to come in for Breakfast club until 8.00am.

• Bringing in items late to school

If there is an item that you or your child has forgotten (such as water bottles, clothing, bags, books, musical instruments, lunch or snacks, etc.) can these please be brought to the office NO LATER than 9.30am. Taking items to classrooms during school hours disturbs teaching and learning, as well as the office.

• Coldfall Avenue School Gate – Opening Hours

The Coldfall Avenue gate is locked between 9.05 am and 3.15 pm. Please use the Everington Road entrance during these times, as the Coldfall Gate will not be opened for you and you will be asked to walk around to the Everington Gate. Thank you for your cooperation in ensuring the safety of all children.

• Apply for Pupil Premium Funding

Some of our families may be entitled to Free School Meals funding (FSM), which can be used by the school to pay for additional support such as extra tuition, mentoring or after school activities etc. The school would receive this funding as Pupil Premium Funding. If you think that you may be eligible, you can check by going online to https://pps.lgfl.org.uk/ and clicking on “Check Eligibility”. We will receive a notification from Haringey if you are eligible.

We wish everyone a lovely weekend!