Whole School

Parents Evening and SEND Support Meetings

Parents evening is spread across two evenings; 19th November from 5.00pm-7.40pm and 20th November from 4pm until 6.40pm. Further information will be sent next week, please ensure you read the email carefully.

SEND Support Meetings will be different this year. Please make sure you read the email from Miss Buckley sent last week, and look out for an email with the booking information coming soon.

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.

🎆FOC Fireworks Nights- Friday 7th November 🎆

🙏🏻We still need volunteers to sign up to help us on the day. We really can’t do it without your help! All stalls will close at 7:25pm so you can all enjoy the displays with your family and friends! 🙂 ✨Please sign up here: - https://tinyurl.com/ydrhk2jh

🚨Back by popular demand, Red Button Raffle to start the fireworks - tickets will be available in the school playground at pick up after half term. More info to follow soon!

🎟️Tickets for Fireworks night available here: www.tickettailor.com/events/friendsofcoldfall

Did you know you can support Friends of Coldfall and the school via Payroll Giving, and as it’s completely tax free, Coldfall pupils can receive even more benefit from your donations!

To set it up you can check if someone has already added FOC at your place of work (we believe if you work for google it’s already set up for example!)

If not go to your employers payroll / benefits portal and search for payroll giving. There should be an option to request a charity is added to the list for you to donate to. Or you can contact your HR/payroll team to ask.

FOC’s full charity name and number are: Coldfall School Parents Association (280012).

 

OPAL

Please make sure your child has a pair of clearly named wellies in school.

We would love some more suitcases and buggies if you have any old ones at home. We are also looking for some more play food items.

Anywhere Book Club

We, at the Anywhere Book Club, want to reimagine how adults can support children’s literacy. In our experience as teachers (with over 30 years in schools between us), we know that many parents and carers are keen to help their child enjoy books, reading and writing but struggle to know exactly how to do this in a fun, manageable and purposeful way.

Our brief presentation discusses some of the barriers that children might face and offers advice and suggestions about how parents and carers can support their child’s literacy using our games that are quick, accessible and fit easily into busy family life. Anywhere Book Club activities are carefully designed not only to develop language skills, but also well-being and confidence and are aimed primarily at 6-10 year olds but can be adapted for both younger and older children.

After the presentation, there will be time to ask questions as well as a chance to purchase Anywhere Book Club products at a discounted price.

We hope you can join us on DATE / TIME / PLACE so we can help you spark a lifelong love of reading and writing in your children, through playing, talking and connecting – anywhere and anytime.

@anywherebookclub

www.anywherebook.club

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, ets.) 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.

Applying for a Reception Place

The closing date for applications is 15th January 2026.

If your child is born between 1st September 2021 and 31st August 2022, parents and carers need to apply for a reception school place via their local authority’s admissions website. Please see the link below for Haringey’s admissions website and further information on how to apply: https://www.haringey.gov.uk/schools-learning/schools/school-admissions/apply-a-school-place/starting-primary-school

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.

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

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.

Night Owls

Please note, the food provided at Night Owls is a snack, not a full meal. Children usually have one piece of bread, or a scone/ crumpet/English muffin with some cheese or small slice of meat and fruit/veg on the side. They will still need an evening meal.

Thank you.

Community Gardening

Bring your children to our next Community Gardening session after school with Mrs Greene, and plant some Spring bulbs to take home! This is a chance to garden with other families and children in a relaxed and informal setting – it’s completely free, and all are welcome! Thank you to Friends of Coldfall for supporting this programme. This will be the final session of the season and we will resume in Spring.

Who: Parents / Carers / Grandparents / Staff and up to two children (adults must stay to supervise them)

When: Weds 5th Nov, 3:45 – 4:30 – planting bulbs

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

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

Year 6

Please remember that the deadline to order any of the Matt Goodfellow books is 10AM on Wednesday 5^th November.

If you would like your child to have a copy of The First Year, or both books, to be signed by Matt, you can order them using the following link.