Latest News
Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.
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Term Dates released 2024-2025
Fri 12 Jan 2024 -
Summer Reading Challenge!
Fri 14 Jul 2023Holy Family were incredibly lucky to be visited in school today by Fiona from Maidstone Library. Will you join in? All details have now been sent home. The school, within the Maidstone district, that has the highest number of pupils partake will win a trophy and a supply of FREE books for their library!!!
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Soak the Teacher!
Thu 13 Jul 2023Year 6 would like to send their thanks to all children and their families for the support and funds raised over the last 3 weeks. As part of their enterprise, Y6 were encouraged to sell, handle money and then purchase items for their leavers party. An outstanding £327 has been counted and plans for the party are well underway. We are so pleased to be able to offer a Hawaiian beach party that pupils will remember for a long time to come. Again, thank you so much to our Holy Family 'family' - these plans would not have been possible without your continued support at each ice cream sale and the soak the teacher raffle. Such an amazing day yesterday as part of St Matthew class fundraising for their leaver party!
'Soak the Teacher ' is now in its third year and children had the opportunity to purchase a raffle ticket in the hope they could choose a teacher and cover them with a bucket of water! The sun was a welcome relief for the brave teachers and the enthusiasm from the pupils was wonderful! Thank you again for all your support....roll on next year!
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Oscar Romero Award - Developer Level
Thu 13 Jul 2023We are delighted to confirm we have now been awarded the ' Developer' level for the Oscar Romero Award.
https://www.romeroaward.co.uk/page/?title=Developer+Level&pid=16
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Ideas for the Summer Break
Wed 12 Jul 2023Childrens University: Kent Childrens University Challenge, Summer free activites
http://www.kentchildrensuniversity.co.uk/cukent/home/kcu-challenges/2023-summer-kcuchallenge/
Maidstone Museum - no charge: scavenger trails within the museum.
https://museum.maidstone.gov.uk/whats-on/school-holiday-activities/
Maidstone Library Summer Challenge:
Maidstone Treasure Hunt Trail - self guided , £9.99 per trail ( not per person):
https://www.dayoutwiththekids.co.uk/attractions/maidstone-treasure-hunt-trail-9db3d9c9
Buttercup Sanctuary for Goats: suggested donation of £4 on entry
https://www.buttercups.org.uk/
Maidstone Leisure Centre - Holiday Club:
https://www.maidstoneleisure.com/maidstone-leisure-centre/school-holiday-activities/
More Park Outdoor Adventure: Climbing Walls / Segways / High Ropes
https://www.moteparkadventure.com/
Kent Academy Musical Theatre (KAMT) - our after school theatre club provider:
https://www.kamt.co.uk/index.html
Fusion Healthy Living Centre: Photography Competition:
Photography Competition:
This year Fusion are hosting a Photography Competition; See the Beauty in Park Wood.
The competition is so that we can make a calendar to raise funds for Fusion, and it is open to everyone!
There are 12 categories and one overall winner, each winner will receive a calendar as their prize and will be the photograph for one of the months. The overall winner will win a brand new Camera!!
Categories are:
1. Mobile Phones
2. Digital Cameras
3. Under 10's
4. Under 16's
5. Under 18's
6. Under 21's
7. Over 21's
8. Over 60's
9. Buildings
10. Landscapes
11. Wildlife
12. Portrait
RULES:
No photos of children.
No editing photos, other than changing to black and white.
Can only enter 1 photo per category, per person.
You can enter multiple categories with different photos.
Must be taken in Park Wood.
Amateurs only/
Portrait photos must have permission of person in photo to use in the calendar.
Entries must be in by 23rd October 2023!!!
Either email them to chloehubbarrd@fusionhlc.org.uk or bring the image into the Centre on a memory stick and they will download it!
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Welcome to Charlie, our school dog!
Tue 04 Jul 2023We were delighted to see our school dog, Charlie, in school today for the first time. He was greeted with lots of love and happy faces and we look forward to seeing him on a regular basis as we move into the new academic year.
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KAMT
Mon 03 Jul 2023Dear Parent/Guardian,
It is with our great pleasure to inform you that KAMT is returning to Holy Family catholic primary school to offer the students an after school Musical Theatre club in term 1 (September).
Here are the details for this fabulous club:
What: MUSICAL THEATRE CLUB
Description: Students in this club will explore Musical Theatre through rehearsing a small extract of a scene from a musical which leads into a song and dance/movement piece. Students will perform this short extract to parents at the end of the term. Children will have lines and lyrics to learn and this will be expected of them outside the class.
When: Wednesdays 3.30pm – 4.30pm.
Cost: £5 a week paid upfront for Term 1
What to wear: School PE Kit (your child will need to get changed in the classroom before coming to the main hall)
Where: Main Hall
What to bring: Please ensure your child brings a bottle of water and a small folder or plastic wallet for any lyrics or scripts.
What’s next?
To register and enrol your child onto this class, click on this link – https://app.classmanager.com/portal/kent-academy-of-musical-theatre/register
enter your details, find the class and enrol. This system works on a first come, first serve basis and we only have limited spaces available. You will then be sent an invoice in order to make payment. You will have one week to make the payment before a late fee kicks in automatically. To make payment, open the invoice on the email, click on ‘pay now’ and enter your bank details. You do not need to let us know you have made the payment; by doing it this way, we will be informed you have made payment and your child will automatically appear on our registers.
Please note; you will not receive an invoice if you only register. You must ENROLL to receive an invoice.
IF YOU ARE A CURRENT OR PREVIOUS MEMBER, PLEASE DO NOT MAKE PAYMENT DIRECT TO OUR BANK. This will be refunded to you if you do.
If the school pay your invoice, you must:
- email us to let us know
2) Still set up as above on our system but we will add the schools email address as a second contact so that the school also receives the invoice too.
Please note; No child should be arriving to our classes without any parent signing up online with us first.
Please note, when you need to log in, your log in link will be different. Please log in, using this link:
https://app.classmanager.com/portal/kent-academy-of-musical-theatre
If you have any further questions, then please do not hesitate in asking them.
We look forward to receiving your email and meeting your children next term.
Kind regards,
Miss J Mason
Principal at Kent Academy of Musical Theatre
Winner of Best Children's business in Kent (Muddy Stilettos 2023)
Runner up of Best New business in Kent (KWIB awards 2022
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Community Larder
Mon 03 Jul 2023
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Maggie the Goat
Fri 16 Jun 2023We are delighted to confirm our new member of the Holy Family School family. Maggie the Goat is based at Buttercup Sanctuary for Goats, Wierton Road, Boughton Monchelsea, ME17 4JU.
We will receive regular updates from Maggie which will also be shared on the school Facebook page.
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School Dog - your comments please
Thu 04 May 20234th May 2023
Dear parents,
Introducing a school dog
We will be introducing a ‘school dog’ to Holy Family School and are very keen to hear your thoughts to help us finalise how this will be managed in school. We have a clear policy awaiting approval from the Academy Committee and we have ensured that all relevant insurances are in place prior to proceeding with this new initiative. The policy can be found on the school website, here: https://primarysite-prod-sorted.s3.amazonaws.com/the-holy-family-catholic-primary/UploadedDocument/9a8f13d4-5545-4156-85d7-78c548c331a1/school-dog-policy-hf-awaiting-approval.pdf
Charlie is Mrs Kershaw’s family pet dog. He is a 2 year old Cockapoo. He has been living with the Kershaw family since he was 8 weeks old. Charlie is a very calm and well-behaved dog who loves children. Cockapoo dogs are known for responding well to training and for being good with children. They shed very little hair and are very sociable and friendly. Charlie has the right temperament and character to become a real asset to Holy Family School and to enhance the overall experience of our children.
Through having contact with a dog, children can benefit educationally and emotionally, increase their understanding of responsibility and develop empathy and nurturing skills. In addition to these benefits, children take great enjoyment from interaction with a dog. Having a school dog has had a positive impact on attendance in other schools.
Parents are invited to give their feedback via this link – this should only take a few moments. https://forms.office.com/e/PK27FvwHSJ
Please complete your feedback no later than 10th May.
Please don’t hesitate to catch us at the school gate should you wish to ask anything further.
Kind regards
Mrs Underhill Mrs Kershaw
Academy Principal Academy Vice-Principal / SENCO
