Infant Newsletter
- Mr Davies
- 2 hours ago
- 3 min read
Friday 10th October 2025
"Show proper respect to everyone" (1 Peter 2:17)
Headteacher's Update
It was wonderful that the community could come together at St Thomas' Church this week to celebrate Harvest Festival and collect items to donate to West Berkshire Foodbank.
The children performed superbly, including a variety of songs, poems, and art from across the Infant and Junior schools.
It was great to see the Church full and I would like to thank all of our families for supporting this event and donating so generously to such a good cause. Thanks must also go to Reverend Lisa for leading our Worship.
Thanks to The Friends of The Schools of Woolton Hill we have been able to make support some significant investments in our stocks of laptops and ipads at both schools. These devices are now all installed and are being used by the children.
Attendance Matters
Attendance is vitally important to your child’s education and time at school. Showing your child the importance of attending school every day not only helps your child to settle quickly when starting school but helps them to keep and maintain friendships and enjoy the school environment.
As a Federation we aim to have our overall attendance of 96% or higher and appreciate your efforts in supporting us with this. Here is an update on our attendance rates for September.
Class | Attendance |
Hedgehogs | 97.8% |
Owls | 97.3% |
Otters | 97.7% |
The Friends of the Woolton Hill Schools
Dates For Your Diary
Friends of Woolton Hill Schools AGM – Thursday 16th October 5:15pm – 6:15pm @ the Juniors
Bags 2 School Collection – Wednesday 22nd October
Movie Night – Thursday 23rd October
Scarecrow Trail – Saturday 25th October to Monday 3rd November
Quiz Night – Thursday 27th November
Christmas Disco – Thursday 18th December
Bags 2 School
You should have received a Bags 2 School bag in your youngster’s bags this week. Our collection has been booked for Wednesday 22nd October. Please drop any filled bags off to the bike shed at the Juniors or the outdoor classroom at the Infants before 9am on our collection date.
A list of what can / cannot be donated can be found here - https://www.bag2school.com/what-we-collect
Pre-loved uniform
We have a stock of second hand uniform that you can buy for a small donation. Just message Rachel Ryan on 07833 767793 who can advise on what we have. If you have out grown items that are in good condition, please let us know and we can arrange to take these from you.
Save The Date
Woolfest – Friday 26th June 2026
Get Involved
As a friendly group of volunteers we are always looking for people to join our team, whether it is to help out with one off events or more regularly, any help is greatly appreciated. Support the Friends so that we can support our schools.
Parents Evenings
Our Parents Evenings are: Tuesday 4th November from 3.30pm-6pm and Thursday 13th November from 3.30pm-6pm. Booking will be via the Arbor Parent Portal or app and we will let you know when the appointments are available for bookings.
Starting Infant or Junior School in September 2026?
Does your child start junior school in September 2026? Do you know someone who is looking for a school place starting in Year R at St Thomas' or in Year 3 at Woolton Hill Juniors next year? Come along to our open morning to meet staff and children and to see our brilliant Federation in action.
Thurs 23rd October @9am
Weds 26th November @9am
Thurs 8th January 2026 @9am
Star Awards
The following children received Star Awards this week! They should all be really proud, well done!
3rd October: Sophie, Alfie, Willow H, Luis M, Arabella D, Charlie B
10th October: Owls Class, Kayden L, Harry C, Remi W,
Life Learning
Self-Regulation
3rd October: Sophia H, Lily-Rose, Orla W
10th October: Isla C, Albert B, Freddie LT
West Berks Foodbank - New Collection Point
There is a new Foodbank collection point in Woolton Hill for the West Berks Foodbank, please see details in the photos below.
