Weekly Parent Comms 25.11.24

Weekly Parent Communications

Monday 25th November 2024


Dear Parents, Carers and Students,

School uniform reminder
We kindly request that all students wear appropriate footwear for school. Ugg boots are not considered suitable footwear.

Shoes should be black leather (or synthetic leather) with heels less than 50mm high. Laces should be black.  Ankle boots and branded/non-branded leather training shoes are not acceptable.  For safety reasons canvas shoes, beaded slippers, mules, platforms, slingback and open toed shoes are not permitted.  In bad weather boots may be worn to and from school, but must be changed to shoes when in school. Trainers are not a suitable form of footwear for school.

Thank you for your continued support in ensuring your child wears suitable footwear to school each day.

Charlton Athletic Christmas Spirit Day – Bexley Local Authority
As part of Bexley Local Authority’s Christmas Spirit Day, Charlton Athletic Football Club, working in partnership with the London Borough of Bexley, would like to offer every child receiving or eligible for Free School Meals the chance to join them for an upcoming home fixture at The Valley (SE7 8BL) for free.

Tickets will be made available to families for the Charlton Athletic match against Mansfield Town on Saturday 14th December, or Cambridge United on Boxing Day, Thursday 26th December. Both games kick-off at 3pm.

St Christopher’s Hospice - Bereavement Service
As part of the Children and Young People’s Bereavement Service (Candle), St Christopher’s Hospice offer:

  • One-to-one and group counselling for any child or young person under the age of 18 in Bromley, Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham or Southwark experiencing loss through death by any cause
  • Specialist training, advice and consultancy services to schools and other organisations working with children facing bereavement
  • An advice service for parents and professional carers.

They offer hybrid support to suit the circumstances via telephone, video conferencing facilities (Teams or Zoom) and face-to-face appointments. Any parent, carer, teacher or health care professional can make a referral and young people over 16 can refer themselves. For further information, please contact St Christopher’s Children and Young People’s Bereavement Service (Candle Bereavement Service) via telephone on 0208 768 4533 or by email – see the website here.  The NHS also offers advice and guidance following loss – please see the NHS website for details.

School Book Fair
Book Fair Autumn 2024We are delighted to share that the Winter Scholastic Book Fair event starts this week.  Books and stationery will be available to buy from 29th November - 4th December.  The Book Fair will be held beside the Munch Box each lunchtime.  Students will be able to pay for items with cash or through the Arbor shop.

Townley Bulletin
I encourage parents and carers to read this week’s Townley bulletin here for more important community updates and opportunities.

Kind regards,

Miss H Mitchem
Deputy Headteacher