Holy Trinity will remain closed again tomorrow: Friday 2nd March. As with yesterday the current site conditions and local forecasts have been considered. There has been, and will be no opportunity for improvement in conditions overnight due to consistently low temperatures. Safety has to stay our main priority. Parents evening […]
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Holy Trinity will remain closed on Thursday 1st March. Conditions underfoot are already treacherous and looking at weather forecasts we can only assume this will deteriorate. We have a duty of care for our families and staff members and with an amber weather warning still in place over the county […]
Dear all, I visited the school this afternoon to have a look at conditions. The site team have done a fantastic job of clearing pathways around the school. However, further heavy snow is forecast for tonight and temperatures will again drop to as low as -5c. What is safe now […]
*SCHOOL WILL BE CLOSED ON WEDNESDAY 28th FEBRUARY* Conditions in the school grounds are dangerous underfoot and roads are icy. I expect this to worsen throughout the day. In the interest of pupil and staff safety Holy Trinity will closed be closed today. We will make a decision regarding the […]
This afternoon we have inspected the school site and it is still very icy as the temperature has not risen above freezing all day. However, the forecast for overnight suggests that we will get up to 5-6 degrees Celsius with rain and so we will, as expected, be open as […]
Following further discussion, surveying of weather forecasts and an assessment of the local area we have decided to close school tomorrow, Tuesday 12th December. This has not been an easy decision. The roads are currently covered in half-melted snow and ice. The temperature tonight is forecast to drop to at […]
We’ve just had an impromptu staff meeting to discuss the weather… Whilst most of the weather apps have confirmed that the snow is over for now they all predict that temperatures will drop to well below zero overnight and that they’ll stay like that for most of tomorrow. With the melted snow […]
Braintree District Community Safety Partnership will be holding four information and awareness sessions for parents and carers of children and young people of secondary school age and those with children in Year 6. These sessions will be held at The Ramsey Academy, Halstead starting at 6.00 p.m. Details of dates […]
It is not my intention to alarm parents/carers but an incident has been reported to us this morning which I feel should be passed on to you. On Friday afternoon, on the way home from school, a pupil at Ramsey Academy was was approached by a female member of the […]
Mid Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is part of the NHS and we are responsible for planning and buying local health services for people living in the districts of Maldon, Braintree and the City of Chelmsford. They have produced this booklet as a guide for parents on childhood illnesses and […]
This afternoon after school we will be holding our first E-Safety Drop-In session where you can come and ask questions about, and discuss, any e-safety issues that are concerning you. It may be that I can provide help or advice there and then but if I’m not able to I […]
Dear Parents and Carers I would take like to take this opportunity to inform you that we had a very effective Fire Drill this morning with every child in the school lined up, and accounted for in the registers, within 5 minutes! A special tribute must go to the Angelfish; […]
There appears to be a sickness bug doing the rounds this week- most notably in Key Stage One and Foundation Stage. Please be aware that children should not be in school for at least 48 hours after the last incident. Whilst we understand that this can be difficult for you, […]
NSPCC – O2 – Holy Trinity E-Safety Meetings We have organised two E-Safety Meetings for parents on Monday 28th November. The first meeting will be at 3.30pm and the second at 7.30pm – the content of both meetings will be the same (so you don’t need to go to both) […]
The fifth edition of Digital Parenting magazine is now available to view online. For those who prefer a paper copy we have ordered print versions of the magazine and they will be sent home as soon as we receive them.
Within Computing lessons we regularly cover e-safety topics and our e-safety mascot, Tabecat, is prominent around school as a constant reminder to the children to think about how they use the internet. At school it is relatively easy to be e-safe – although no system is ever 100% secure we […]
If your child has asthma, or needs an inhaler, please can you make sure your child’s prescribed inhaler and spacer is returned to the School Office ASAP. Furthermore, if your child has been recently diagnosed and you have not set up an asthma care plan we will need to go […]
Earlier this term we experienced difficulties contacting some parents. Mobile phones are often changed and from time to time family members and friends move away and you may therefore decide to change who we should contact in an emergency if Parents/Carers are unavailable. Therefore, if there are any changes, can you […]
Holy Trinity are currently phasing in individual care plans for all pupils who have been diagnosed with asthma by their GP. On Tuesday Holy Trinity parent, and professional asthma nurse, Alison Poulson ran an interesting and informative session for parents of children with asthma. It provided valuable information and advice on medicines, equipment, […]
This week we have received a complaint from a parent about some of the language that is being used by a tiny minority of parents on the playground before and after school. Whilst we are sure that this is an isolated incident, we think it is important to remember that children […]
This morning we were visited by Sharon and Andy who presented a Childline Assembly to our Year 5s and 6s on behalf of the NSPCC. The children were told about Childline and looked at the reasons they might want to contact the service. The assembly will be followed up next week […]
It is really important that the school is informed if someone different is picking up your children at the end of the school day. We do our very best to make sure that children are kept as safe as possible and it is really important that you keep us up […]
In order to make the most of this week’s lovely weather Thursday’s Deli Day has been changed to a Picnic Day! All the same lunch options will be available (including jacket potatoes) but the children will be enjoying them outside! With this warmer weather we would like to remind you […]
We would really appreciate it if Parents/Carers could keep us updated with any changes in contact details – especially mobile and work telephone numbers. On occasions, we do need to contact Parents/Carers urgently so it is really important that we have your contact details. If we cannot make contact we […]
The Department of Education, through OFSTED and the local authority, monitors schools, their children, and their attendance. The focus for attendance has shifted, the spotlight is now on children who are classed as persistently absent. From 1 September 2015, the Government is reducing the threshold from 15% to 10%. This […]
Parents/Carers, I feel compelled to highlight some concerns I have regarding E-Safety and children’s online activity outside school. It transpires that some pupils are playing online games at home with their classmates. Of course this is fine, but we must be aware of the potential implications of these games. Evidence […]
Fellow Parents/Carers, We all strive to set a positive example to our children. Your children and other pedestrians are being put at risk of being killed or seriously injured by drivers who park or drop off on the yellow zig-zag markings outside the school. Pedestrians, and in particular children, should […]
To mark Safer Internet Day 2015 each computing lesson this week will have an extra e-safety element. We would also like to point you to a number of resources for you and your children: www.tabecat.com – Links to safer internet sites for children and e-safety advice from Holy Trinity’s e-safety […]
Although we have no plans to close tomorrow, in light of the snow currently falling and the weather in other parts of the country it seems appropriate to remind you of our snow procedures: In the event of a severe snowfall overnight, due to the fact that most of our […]