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Friday 18th July

Thank You

It's been a busy last week at Raglan as we bring the 2024/25 academic year to a close. Year 6 did a great job of performing Oliver four times; over 500 parents and family members joined Reception, Year 1 and 2 at their Sports Day; the Wrap club had their termly party; Year 6 had their fun day using money raised from Enterprise, and we also had a lovely leavers' assembly to say goodbye to Year 6.

A big thank you to everyone for their support this year. We send good wishes to all those moving on to new schools and hope that the transition goes well. For everyone else

Just Giving Page

Library

A huge thank you and well done to everyone who has supported this fundraising campaign. As you can see we have smashed through our orignial target and we still have some sponsorship to add to the total which will take us over £20,000.

A big thank you to the RSA Committee who have done an amazing job this year organising community events and fundraising.

We can also announce that we have been awarded two grants to support this project. First, one of our parents Mr Henman, managed to secure £12,500 through Euroclear, which gives a huge boost to the project. We also secured £4,000 in books from Angel House Foundation School Libraries donation project. This means we have been able to go back to the original design for the library and we can purchase more books to go inside!

Work on the room has already started as it has been stripped out and is ready for decoration. We are expecting the library to be fitted in August. We are working with Peter's Library Service to curate a list of books which is also very exciting.

Saucony London 10k

Thankfully, the cloud cover remained in place for the London 10k last Sunday, making conditions better than the sunny and 25 degrees that had been forecast.

Twenty-one parents and staff ran the course along with 17,000 runners, making it a busy event through Central London. All our runners completed the course, ranging from a speedy 38 minutes from some seasoned runners through to 70 minutes for those doing their first big run.

All our runners aimed to raise at least £150 each and many were able to do more than that. Whilst we are still counting, we estimate the sponsorship has contributed around £3,500 to the library appeal.

Oliver!

Year 6 were amazing in our production of Oliver Jr. This classic musical was brought to life with a cast of 120, with all pupils involved, including acting, singing, dancing, stage hands, sound and lighting crew and set and prop makers. It was a lovely fitting end to their time at Raglan.

A big thank you to the Year 6 team who pulled it all together with contributions from Miss Hart (Music) Jo Bee (Choreographer) and Mrs Ashall (Art & Design)

We have videos from both the evening shows below.

Monday Show

Wednesday Show

BIRD REUNITED

There was drama when a parakeet flew into 5DH this week. The bird appeared to be very very friendly and a search began to see who it belonged to. Mrs Daly and family looked after the bird for the first night. Posts on social media soon found the owner, who lives in Winchmore Hill. A very happy young man was reunited with Kiki the next day.

Sport At Raglan 2024/2025

A year of PE, Sport and Physical squished into an 8 minute video!

We are lucky to have such a dedicated PE team and a huge thank you to them for their hard work providing so many opportunities.

Composer of the Month

We were listening to and learning about film composers this term.

Pupils were challenged to research one film composer and present their work in a ‘cinematic’ style!

The entries were totally stunning, inventive and eye-catching.

Well done to all pupils who took part.

Y2 Snails 2025

Online parent workshop flyers.pdf

Online Workshops

There are some online parent workshops throughout the holidays. Please see the flyer for details.

Term Dates 2025/2026

Sharing the dates again for next year. We will have the postcards in September.

Children return on Tuesday, 2nd September.

Friday 11th July

Summer Fair

A big thank you to everyone who supported the Summer Fair. Not only was it a lovely community event, we raised over £8,000 towards the new library. This is added to the £9,000 raised via Just Giving means we have smashed through our target of £15,000.

Work has already started on the library which will be installed over the Summer break. The additional money will mean more books than planned which can only be a good thing!

Good Luck

We send "Good Luck" to all our parents and staff running the Saucony London 10k on Sunday. They have also been gaining sponsors so we will see our total increase after the event.

Key Dates

14th July - Infant Sports Day from 12pm
14th July - Oliver! Year 6 Production 6pm
16th July - Oliver! Year 6 production 1.45pm and 6pm
17th July - Year 6 Leavers' Assembly, 9.15am
18th July - School Closes at 1.30pm (Infants) 1.40pm (Juniors) 4.30pm (Wrap Club)
2nd September - School opens to Years 1-6 at 8.40am

Summer Slide

Keep reading this Summer is a key message from us. When we examine data from assessments, the average reading age tends to decline over the Summer holidays. For example, when Year 4 left for summer last year, their average reading age was 9 years 2 months and when they returned, it had fallen back to 9 years.

Little and often is key, so please keep your reading routines in place, pack a good book(s) for holiday and keep reading to them, share books and anything else you can read.

Check out the Summer Reading Challenge from Enfield Libraries and also the Dugdale have Daddy Story time for Under 5's on three Saturdays.

Summer Reading challenge school presentation 2025

SumMer Reading Challenge

This week a visitor from Enfield Library came in to speak to the children about the Summer Reading Challenge happening across all Enfield Libraries over the summer. It is a great way to keep children reading over the summer in a fun and engaging way. Further information can be found on their website: https://summerreadingchallenge.org.uk/

Year 5/6 Sports DAY

Year 5 and 6 had a busy day at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre for the 2025 Sports Day. We take all the children in Year 5/6 plus some leaders from Year 4 to help.

The format is similar to our other sports days with team games in the morning and track and field in the afternoon. However the facilities at the centre are amazing and the children get to race on the circular indoor track.

Team Elgar were the winners, narrowly ahead of Austen, making it a tight race for the win.

A big thank you to the sports team for a smooth event and to the volunteers who helped and made it possible.

Wednesday 9th July

SUMMER Progress Reports

We have updated our guidance notes for parents. Please check your email inbox pver the next two days for the latest progress report.

If you have any concerns about the report, please contact your class teacher to arrange an appointment.

EYFS 2025 Report Guidance Summer (public)

EYFS

Reports Explained Summer - Parent Guide for Y1-6 2025 (public)

Y1-Y6

Reports Live Status:

Nursery - SENT 9/7/25
Reception - SENT 10/7/25
Year 1 - SENT 10/7/25 also Phonics Score 10/7/25
Year 2 - SENT 11/7/25
Year 3 - SENT 9/7/25
Year 4 - SENT 9/7/25
Year 5 - SENT 10/7/25
Year 6 - SENT 10/7/25 also end of KS2 assessment results

Statutory Assessments

We are pleased with our statutory assessments this year with the Year 6 results announced on Tuesday. The statutory assessments are those required by the government, although we assess all year groups regularly.

2025 Assessments

EYFS (Good Level of Development) - 83% (national 68%, 2024)
Year 1 (Phonics Screening) - 87% (national, 80%, 2024)
Year 4 (Multiplication Check) - 35% gaining full marks (national 36%)
Year 6 Reading Test - 88% (national 75%, 2025)
Year 6 Writing Assessment - 87% (national 72%, 2025)
Year 6 Maths Test - 83% (national 74%, 2025)
Year 6 Grammar Test - 83% (national 73%, 2025)
Year 6 Combined (Reading, Writing and Maths) - 76% (national 62%, 2025)

Meal Swap

Due to the Infant Sports Day next Monday, we are swapping Monday and Thursday meals next week. The main meals will be:

Mon 14th July

Tomato and Chicken pasta bake
Margherita pizza slice and wedges

Thurs 17th July

Chicken and vegetable meatballs with pasta
Sweet and sour veg with pasta

Piano Finalists

Congratulations to Ayza and Freddie for reaching the finals of the Enfield Piano Competition. They both finished runners-up in their categories, which is an amazing achievement.

Ayza was a finalist in the Grades 2-3 category and Freddie in the Grade 4 and above category. All the players were extremely competent and it was a very polished competition,

Both Ayza and Freddie were superb in their accomplished performances. They had a sense of the audience and played fluently and with character. We are so proud of them.

Gardening Club

The gardening club was new this year, run by Mrs Soteriou and attended by a small, dedicated group of junior pupils. They have been growing cucumbers, onions, courgettes, sweetcorn, tomatoes, strawberries, broad beans, radishes, and carrots. At the front of the school, the children have been growing flowers and herbs in big bean tins, which they have painted themselves.

A big thank you for helping improve our school environment.

Active Uniform

Our new active uniform T-shirts are now available in the school shop. These have been bought in bulk to keep the price low at £6

We also have available a royal blue hoodie which is for active uniform days when the weather is cooler.

School Shop

Uniform Changes

available now

Active T-Shirt

Blue, Red, Yellow, Green

£6

Age 5-6, 7-8, 9-11, 12-14

available now

Active Hoodie

Royal Blue

£11

Age 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-13

Secondary Schools

We have been developing relationships with some of the secondary schools in Enfield that many of our children move on to. Recently, the children in Year 5 have visited Winchmore to do some science work and we had a visit from KIngsmead with a focus on Art. We have also collaborated with Enfield Grammar for Music.

Enfield Council are holding a live webcast next week aimed at Year 4 and Year 5 parents who will be thinking about secondary schools. See below

Join the Webcast

CHOOSE ENFIELD - Live Webcast

We warmly invite you to join a live webcast hosted by the Enfield Education team, showcasing the excellent work taking place within our secondary schools (all graded good or outstanding) with the support of our education team.

As you begin to consider which secondary schools to apply for, this is a valuable opportunity to learn more about the inspiring initiatives, excellent practice, student achievements, and the strong support systems in place throughout the borough.

Don’t miss this chance to see the positive impact our schools are making.

To join the event at 6pm on 15th July, please click the link

Monday 7th July

Clubs

Today (Monday) was the last day of the clubs, which made up for the bank holiday in May. Clubs are now finished until September. There are some different dates for some clubs on the app, which were errors when we added them. The club dates are the ones we publish in the booklet at the start. Apologies for any confusion.

Key Dates

8th July - Year 5/6 Sports Day
14th July - Infant Sports Day from 12pm
14th July - Oliver! Year 6 Production 6pm
16th July - Oliver! Year 6 production 1.45pm and 6pm
17th July - Year 6 Leavers' Assembly, 9.15am
18th July - School Closes at 1.30pm (Infants) 1.40pm (Juniors) 4.30pm (Wrap Club)
2nd September - School opens to Years 1-6 at 8.40am

Progress Reports

We will be sending the Summer progress reports home via Email this week. We are just waiting on the Year 6 results, which are due in this week. Our report format has changed this term with an aim of achieving quality over quantity and trying to balance the workload that comes with writing reports. Next year we are tweaking the assessment and reporting calendar to align assessments with the face-to-face meetings. We will also be reviewing the use of effort grades and introducing a different format and approach for pupils with SEND.

More Virtual 10K Finishers:

R1 - Aja, Ayda, Elias, Dulcie R2 - Amiri, Logan, Frida, Luca, Imayan, Zeke, Sophia, Sibyl R3 - Eisa, Tiam, Marianna, Lyra, R4 - Nova, Kassell, Raphael A, Raphael V 1AD - Samir, Jasmine, Oliver, Sara, Kyle 2CC - Sophia 2CT - Danielle 3LR - Joshua, Eliza, Jude, David 3MF - Sophia, Millie 3DB - Eris, Angelica 4SS - Sienna, Skye, Isabella, Rhys 4CG - Lucas, Leah, 4LC - Richard, 5SB - Megan, Veda, Angelina, 5DH - Mila, 5TG - Mason, Isabella, Callum, Thomas, Lazarus More to follow

Marvellous MUsic

Our musicians were in good form last week with four Summer Music Concerts across three days. Our four choirs sang and combined together with all our musicians to give an enjoyable concert showcasing all their hard work. Thank you to our amazing Music team of Miss Hart and Mrs Campaniello. Thank you to everyone who supported and for the £90 in donations. You see a recording of the concerts below.

Summer Concert

Matinee

Tuesday 1st July

Summer Concert

Evening

Tuesday 1st July

Summer Concert

Matinee

Wednesday 2nd

Summer Concert

Evening

Thursday 3rd July

Wednesday 2nd July

All the fun of the fair

The sun was shining for the Summer Fair and many people came out to support the event. It had a lovely community feel to the event and it was lovely to see our musicians and dancers enteratining the crowds.

A big thank you to the RSA committee who organised the event and to all those who volunteered their time. It adds up to hundreds of hours, so we appreciate everybody's help with this.

A big thank you to all our supporters and sponsors at the event, including Magic Booking, Classroom 365 and Filey Properties

We will wait for the final total raised once everything has been accounted for.

Mr Kelsey-Hatton was joined by 16 other runners at the Grovelands Park Parkrun

Team Raglan at the parkrun

Team Raglan is our running team of 21 parents and staff who are running this year's Saucony London 10k on the 13th July. As part of the preparations 17 members took on the Grovelands Park Parkrun, which was a warm but succesful event.

If you are free on the Sunday 13th July and want to come and support our runners, the route is through central London including Regent Street, Trafalgar Square, The Strand, North Bank, Parliament bridge and finishing in Whitehall. You can see the route map here. The race starts in waves between 09:30 and 10:30

More Virtual 10K Finishers:

R1 - Adam, Ilayda, Odhran, Felix, Sebastian R2 - Mia R3 - Filippos, Medina, Seren, Eliza, Ayden, Raiden, Amelia, Pablo 1OH - Maya 1AD - Kaylan, Cahit, Andrew 1ZS - Reuben 2CC - Charlotte 2SH - Archie, David, Delal, Liana, Melodi 2MW - Zeren, Sebastian 3GA - Anayah, Skye, Caleb 3LR - Yoshiro, Michael, Kaya, Irem 3MF - Anysia, Eden 3DB - Giancarlo, Raphael, Shayler, Kadyn, Orla 4SS - Henry, Mia, Leyla, Sophia, Brian, Danesha, Dillan, Tomas 4CG - Isabella, Angel 4SP - Luke, Erikas, 5SB - Nyla, David, Maya 5DH - Jason, Tyler-Jay 5TG - Arda, Sebby, Elnathan, Amelie, 6AP - Lucas, 6YE - Arda, Alara 6RH - Michael....... More to follow

Donate Here

Library Project

The fundraising is going well with over £8000 and the Summer Fair will no doubt boost this further. We are still getting sponsors from the Virtual 10k on the Just Giving Page with some lovely shout-outs to pupils from families all around the world.

Team Raglan are gathering sponsors for their 10k run in two weeks. So we are well on track to smash through our target.

The designs for the library have been approved, so we are in the final stages and we hope it will be installed in the Summer holidays ready for September.

YEAR 5 KEYBOARDS

Year have been learning the keyboard this year as part of their music lessons. They performed a lovely showcase last week where we could all see the progress they had made.

Some good news for our keyboards, the school was successful in obtaining a grant from UMUK Sound Foundation, which has paid for two new keyboards. A big thank you to them.

2025/2026 Classes

Today the children met their new teachers during our "Move up Morning"

Tranistions can always be tricky for some children so you may find some children need some reassurance.

We have set out all the classes in a letter which also included the teacher changes for next year.

Class Placements 2025/2026

Oliver!

The final group of Year 6 children went to the West End to see Oliver at the Gielgud Theatre. We want every child to go to the threate at least once whilst they are at Raglan and it seemed ideal that Oliver returned this year as Year 6 are performing their own version Oliver? JR in the last week of term.

The west-end production is amazing and we all enjoyed the experience and stole a few ideas along the way.

Wednesday 25th June

Summer Fair THIS FRIDAY

This Friday is our Summer Fair organised by the RSA. We are looking forward to this big community event that will also raise money for our new library. As well as stalls and rides, we have some entertainment from school and beyond, including:

3.20pm Wind Band
3.40pm Brass Band
4pm Steel Pans
4.30pm Raglan Rhythmix Dance Groups

Children can be collected from 3pm on Friday, which will allow all the teachers to get to the stalls.

Volunteers still needed

We currently have around 40 uncovered shifts during the event - the Signup link is https://volunteersignup.org/3BK8L - and would be very grateful to any parents, Year 6 students or older siblings who can give up an hour to support the event.

Tickets & Tokens - BEAT THE QUEUE!

We are utilising a wristband system this year for admission. Everyone (except children under 3) will need a wristband to enter the field. Wristbands and bags of tokens will be on sale again, outside the school office, on Thursday at drop off & pickup and at drop off on Friday morning.

Fast-track entry for those with wristbands will be via the Amberley Road side of the field. If you need to buy a wristband on Friday afternoon, please use the gate near the Nursery Building. Tokens will be available to buy from the RSA Information Tent between the Nursery Building and the stage.

Safety

Once pick up has completed and most people are on the field (around 15:45) we will be closing the Amberley Road and Raglan Road school gates and will be asking everyone to enter and leave the school site via Wellington Road. Please also note that no scooters or cycles will be allowed on the field.

Key Dates

27th June - SUMMER FAIR 3-6pm
1st July - Music Matinee Concert 2pm
1st July - Music Evening Concert 6pm
2nd July - Move Up Morning (new classes)
2nd July - Music Matinee Concert 2pm
3rd July - Music Evening Concert 6pm
8th July - Year 5/6 Sports Day
14th July - Infant Sports Day
14th July - Oliver! Year 6 Production 6pm
16th July - Oliver! Year 6 production 1.45pm and 6pm
18th July - School Closes at 1.30pm
2nd September - School opens to Years 1-6 at 8.40am

Tickets

Remember that our concerts and shows are TICKET ONLY

If your child is involved in the Music Concerts or Oliver then please book your tickets in advance.

Details are on the link

Summer Music Concerts

Matinee

1st and 2nd July, 2pm

BOOK Matinee

Summer Music Concerts

Evening

1st and 3rd July, 6pm

BOOK Evening

Year 6 Present Oliver!

14th July, 1.45pm

16th July, 1.45 & 6pm

BOOK Oliver!

Sports Days

Elgar narrowly won the Year 3/4 Sports Day after a full day of team activities and individual track and field events. Well done to everyone who took part, the children were great all day and we also had some rather impressive parent sprinters too!

Don't forget to REGISTER if you are attending the other two Sports Days, which helps with our security on these busy days.

Nursery parents will receive dates directly from the Nursery Team.

Year 5/6 Sports Day at Lee Valley

8th July from 10am

BOOK - Y5/6 Sports Day

Infant Sports Day (YR, Y1, Y2)

14th July from 12pm

BOOK - Infants Sports Day

More Virtual 10K Finishers:

1OH - Albie, Isla, Skye, Lily, 1ND - Grace, Sean, Miran 1AD - Nico, Adem, Louis, Katie 2SH - Achilles, Aiyla, Arya, Duru, Ella, Leo, Tamzyn, Florence, Elizabeth 2CC - Leo, Evan, Cassius, 2CT - Nicholas, Anthony, Aria, Dexter, 2MW - Arya, Emilia, Chloe, Evie. 3LR - Zac, Michael, Oman, Elena, Annabelle, George, Krystan 3GA - Ayla, Alayo, Daniel, Chloe, Theo, Myrun. 3DB - Dennis, Kristaps, Edgars, Finley, Esme, Noabelle. 3MF - Mikel, Kara, Elizjah, Joshua, Daphne 4SS- Jeremiah, Haroon 4CG - Imogen, Isabel 4LC - Henry, Ayza, Isabella, Kayla 4SP - Leonidas, Jenson, Eran, Thomas

More names to follow

Medals have started to be presented to our finishers

Sun Safety flyer.pdf

Guidance for Parents

Please see the advice for parents and carers from the school nursing team.

Tuesday 17th June

Staff Members running the London 10k in July, along with 16 parents/carers.

10K RunNERS

The staff members running the London 10K in July were showing off the team t-shirts last week. They joined the children at the early morning Run for Raglan/Virtual 10K. They certainly won't be missed in their flo-yellow tops among the thousands of runners in central London on the 13th July. They will be joined by 16 parents and carers who are also running and fundraising.

Meanwhile, some children have amazingly completed their 10K virtual run by running 25 laps in just 8 days! Congratulations! They will soon be getting their medals. There are a handful of spare places, so if you missed the sign-up for your child, please visit the office.

Virtual 10K Finishers:

Nyla (5SB), Maya (5SB), Thomas (5TG), Fidel (5JM), Charlotte (4LC), Robin (4LC), Lucas (4CG), Thomas (4CG), James (3GA), Mia (3MF), Jacob (3MF), Ayla (3GA), Zoira-Blue (3GA), Kaani (2MW), Theo (2MW), Saanvi (2MW), Jasper (2MW), Lucenzo (2MW), Luke (2MW), Harrison (2MW), Amelie (2SH), Rocco (2CC), Harry (2CC), Aila (1AD), Cole (1AD), Olivia (1OH)

Weather Warning

The temperatures are rising at the moment, so this is a reminder to ensure

your child has a water bottle at school
your child brings a hat to wear outside
you have applied suncream before school

We will judge each day as it comes and we may restrict the outdoor time depending on the conditions. Children without hat may not be allowed if the temperatures are high.

Charges and Fees for 2025/2026

We have reviewed the charges for next year, taking into account additional staffing costs, including pay increases and changes to national insurance contributions. Governors agreed on the changes, which involve increases of around 5%. From September 2025:

Raglan Wrap Club, breakfast session - £3.15
Raglan Wrap Club, short wrap session - £6.30
Raglan Wrap Club, long wrap - £11.55
Nursery fee (per hour) - £6.30
Clubs - £31.50
School Lunch (Nursery) - £2.65

Sports Days

Our Sports Days at split into three so we can manage the pupils and spectators. The Infants (YR, Y1, Y2) is an afternoon event and Year 3/4 is a whole day event. Please note you can attend any part of the day. Year 5/6 is held at the Athletics Centre at Lee Valley, which is a great experience.

Any parent/carer or family member attending must REGISTER on the links below. Further details on timings can also be found on the links below and we will be sending a more detailed letter soon.

Year 5 Keyboard Concert

25th June, 2pm

BOOK - Y5 Keyboard Concert

Year 3 & 4 Sports Day at Raglan

24th June from 10.30am

BOOK - Y3/4 Sports Day

Year 5/6 Sports Day at Lee Valley

8th July from 10am

BOOK - Y5/6 Sports Day

Infant Sports Day (YR, Y1, Y2)

14th July from 12pm

BOOK - Infants Sports Day

Summer Fair - 27th June

Summer Fair Planning is in Full Swing!

But there’s no Fair without our fantastic guests — so grab your Tickets & Tokens on Classlist now!

All purchases will be sent home with your child by Thursday, 26th June, so please make sure to include your child’s name and class when you check out.

Classlist sales close on Thursday 19th June.

Buy Tickets & Tokens

The latest total has now topped £6,000 for our new library. We expect this to increase with the Virtual 10k, sponsorship and the Summer Fair taking us closer to the target of £15,000

We don't require children to wear branded items although many parents choose these options. Please see our uniform policy for more details.

School Shop Details

UNIFORM & School Shop

A reminder that our uniform policy has changed and will be fully implemented from September 2025. This simplifies the uniform to a white polo shirt with a royal blue sweatshirt or cardigan.

The uniform page of our website sets out the policy and details shared last year.

You can buy uniform directly from us via the Arbor Shop on your app/portal or from 3 retailers which are linked on our uniform page. If you want to see or try any items you can visit the Raglan Road office between 2.30-3.30 on a Friday.

Parents who receive help with school expenses, please look out for an email regarding ordering some uniform.

We have added new branded Active Uniform items to the school shop. This includes a PE t-shirt (£6) in the four house colours. We also have a royal blue hoodie (£11) for the colder weather.

We have tried to find good quality items for a good price to support parents/carers with the costs of the uniform.

Tuesday 10th June

Staffing

In preparation for next year, we have some staffing announcements. Firstly, Mr Daniel Bonner has been appointed as Assistant Headteacher for the next academic year, he will lead across Years 3 and 4. Next year we will have two SEND leaders following the appointment of Mr Stewart Humphries as SENCo. Stewart has a wealth of experience in primary education and will work alongside Mrs Houlihan. Like most schools, we are seeing a significant rise in SEND within our mainstream schools. The number of children with EHC plans (Education, Health and Care Plans) has doubled in the last 5 years. We currently have 52 across the two schools.

Teaching teams will be finalised over the next few weeks with some new teachers and leading teachers starting in September. Year 1 and Year 4 pupils will also be placed in new classes and will have an extra transition morning to meet their new teacher and class. All pupils have a transition morning on 2nd July.

Year 6 Enterprise

Year 6 have been challenged to set up their own pop-up mini business with a £30 budget. They have been working hard on planning and preparing for the big day. They will be selling products that they have made on Friday 13th June.

All classes will have the opportunity to buy a range of food, drinks and crafts. Allergy information is available to view on each group's website and will also be displayed on stalls. Class teachers will be aware of which children have allergies when visiting the stalls.

Class teachers will be sharing each group's website and advert this week - they are also available to view here

If you would like your child to take part, please send them to school on Friday with no more than £5

Dress Down Day REMINDER

Bring a jar - Friday 13 June

One of the stalls at this year's fair will be a jar tombola, which is one of the most popular stalls at the fair. However, we do need your help to populate this stall!

On Friday 13th June we will have a non-uniform day in return for a jar for the tombola. Please fill a clean jar with wrapped sweets or wrapped chocolates or new small toy(s) and send it in with your child on the day. Please remember No Nuts in anything.

If you want to make it more fun and creative, you can decorate the jar and make it stand out on the stall.

Cardiff Sports Tour 2025

50 of our most sportingly engaged pupils travelled to Cardiff last week for a 3-day, 2-night sports tour where they enjoyed experiences with Glamorgan County Cricket Club, Cardiff Dragons Netball Club, Cardiff Rugby Club and Cardiff City Football Club. During the tour, our pupils also competed in competitive tournaments against Welsh primary schools. Plans are already underway for next year. You can watch Mrs Tungatt's fantastic highlights video below.

To find out more about future tours, including how pupils are selected to attend, parents can visit the Cardiff Sports Tour Page here

Donate Here

LibrARY APPEAL

The appeal has raised over £5,700 so far, which is a great start. With more to come, this puts us on track for our target.

394 pupils have entered the Virtual 10k, which is a great response. The children are challenged to run 10,000m, which is 25 laps of Run for Raglan over the next 5 weeks.

Some children are also getting sponsored, which is amazing. You can get your supporters to donate directly to the Just Giving Page. They can also leave a message/shout-out to your child. Alternatively, you can collect sponsors separately offline and make one donation via the Just Giving Page. If you prefer cash then this can be dropped into the office.

Team Raglan is in training for the Saucony London 10k in July. 21 staff and parents are running the race and collecting sponsors for their efforts. If you see anyone training in a bright yellow Raglan t-shirt give them a cheer!

You may have seen on the school's Instagram that Mr Kelsey-Hatton has been active and ran the Brighton Ten (miles) as part of his running challenge, which is also raising money towards the library. You can visit that page on the link above.

Finally, preparations are being made for the School Fair on 27th June. As well as a range of stalls, activities and rides, there will be a programme of music and dance to keep us entertained.

Volunteers are still needed for this event, so please contact rsa@raglanschools.org if you can spare an hour (or more) on the day so we can run all of the stalls we plan to open.

Parking

Please remember to respect our neighbours and keep all our children safe by parking responsibly in the local area. This means

no parking on corners
no parking across the pavement
no stopping or parking on the zig zags or the zebra crossing or outside the school gates
no blocking the driveways of residents (even for a few minutes)

Should anyone wish to report illegal parking in the future NSL can be called direct on 020 3856 0036 (line available 24 hours for enforcement daily between 8am and 9pm). Alternatively, the Parking team here at the Council can be emailed at parking@enfield.gov.uk or called on 020 8379 6406 between 9am and midday Monday to Friday.

Wednesday 4th JUne

Swimming is back

Our pop-up pool is back for the last half term which will offer lesssons to Year 3 and Year 4 pupils. It will also enable us to revisit some pupils in Year 5 who may require additional lessons to meet the expected standards. Lessons have started with 3DB, 3MF and 3LR this week who will have lessons every day for 8 days through an intensive swimming programme. We will notify you when it is your child's turn to have lessons.

With rising costs of swimming lessons and transport to the local leisure centre, this is an alternative option which doubles our capacity for teaching swimming.

Key Dates for June

4-6th June - Year 6 Sports Tour
w/c 9th June - Phonics Screening in Year 1
13th June - Dress Down Day in return for Jar tombola (see 21st May below)
13th June - Year 6 enterprise day
20th June - INSET DAY, school closed. Contact wrap@raglanschools.org who will be open all day.
24th June - Year 3/4 Sports Day
27th June - SUMMER FAIR 3-6pm

Club Cancellations

A number of clubs are cancelled over this half term due to the Year 6 Sports Tour and other major events where the PE team are elsewhere. These are

Wednesday 4th June - KS2 Morning Movers (Cardiff Sports Tour)
Wednesday 4th June - 5/6 Tag Rugby (Cardiff Sports Tour)
Wednesday 4th June - 5/6 Netball (Cardiff Sports Tour)
Thursday 5th June - KS2 Athletics (Cardiff Sports Tour)
Wednesday 11th June - 5/6 Tag Rugby (Rhinos at the London Youth Games)
Wednesday 18th June - 3/4 Cricket (Enfield Athletics Championships)
Wednesday 18th June - 5/6 Netball (Enfield Athletics Championships)

Please also note that due to the Summer Fair on Friday 27th June, there will be no after-school clubs on this day.

Virtual 10k entries closing

It's not too late to sign up your child for the Virtual 10k, however, entries will close on Monday 9th June so we can order the correct number of medals. You can buy the entry in the Arbor Shop, details are below (Wed 21st May)

Eid al-Adah

If you are celebrating this coming weekend, we hope you have an enjoyable time with family and friends. If your child is going to be absent, please let us know via the Arbor app/portal.

Leaving this Summer?

If you plan to leave Raglan at the end of term, please let us know so we can make arrangements to fill any remaining spaces. This doesn't apply to Year 6 of course. Please get in touch with Mrs Street in the school office, who handles all admissions and leavers.

LotM Hindi (Public)

Wednesday 21st May

Champion School

We have become a Little Wandle Champion School! This means our school has met the Little Wandle Standards of Excellence in the teaching of early reading and phonics. We will now be working closely with Little Wandle to share the wonderful work our staff and children are doing to support other schools. We are very proud to be part of this fantastic network of Champion Schools across the country.

Tottenham Parade

Raglan remains open tomorrow. The parade has now been moved to 5.30pm, which helps, but there is expected to be significant disruption to transport networks in the Edmonton and Tottenham areas. Parents are asked to make adjustments to travel arrangements to collect on time so our own staff can leave work as expected. This is particularly key for parents who are collecting from clubs and Raglan Wrap Club.

Summer Fair - Bring a Jar

It's not long now until the Raglan Summer Fair on the 27th June 3-6pm

Bring a jar - Friday 13 June

One of the stalls at this year's fair will be a jar tombola, which is one of the most popular stalls at the fair. However, we do need your help to populate this stall!

If you want to make it more fun and creative, you can decorate the jar and make it stand out on the stall.

School Council Meets Aspens

The school council met with the catering managers from Aspens to discuss school lunches and the menus. The meeting was very useful and the children were very honest with their views. They discussed their favourite and less favourite dishes and Aspens took the opportunity to explain why they put vegetables in some of their dishes! The school is starting its third year with Aspens and the contract will be up for review next year so we are working with other schools to look at next steps.

Scooters

It's great that children are active coming to school but please do not allow your child to scoot around the playgrounds. There are too many people to make this safe and we frequently have incidents and near misses. Thank you for your support with this.

Virtual 10k

A reminder to sign up your child if they want to enter the Virtual 10k in June and July. This starts on 2nd June after the break.

Over 120 children have already signed up, but there is still time to do so in the Arbor Shop.

This is aimed at Years R-6 who are challenged to run 25 laps (10,000m) across 6 weeks. They can take part at the Run for Raglan morning runs at 08:30 (KS2) and 11am (KS1). Reception will make their own time as part of their day. They will have a collector's card to get stamped for every lap they complete. When their card is full, they will get a medal presented in celebration assembly and collect three value points for Excellence, Determination and Inspiration. There is a charge of £3.50 to enter, which can be bought in the Arbor Shop.

THURSDAY 15th MAY

WELL DONE Year 6

Year 6 completed the Year 6 National Assessments this week, otherwise known as SATS. The children completed 6 papers over four days in Grammar, Spelling, Reading and Maths (3). They have been working really hard and hopefully their efforts will show some good results.

INSET DAY

A reminder that there is a training day on Friday 20th June. Raglan Wrap Club will be open on this day from 08:30 to 16:30 and bookings can be made via Magic Booking. The cost for the day is £40. If you need any assistance then please contact wrap@raglanschools.org

Donate Here

GREAT START to FUNDRAISER

Our fundraising for a new Library for Raglan has started well, with the total now passing £4,500. This has come from direct donations on our Just Giving Page and money raised at the recent children's discos.

Several events will support the fundraising effort, including:

21 parents/carers/staff running the Saucony London 10k in July. We had a great response to our idea and you can read more below
The children can do their own 10k across June and July. The Virtual 10k challenges children to run 25 laps of Run for Raglan over the 6 weeks. There will be a medal and value points for finishers. Details below
Finally, the RSA Summer Fair is back! Friday 27th June is the date for your diary and all proceeds will go towards the Library appeal.

Saucony London 10k

An amazing 21 parents and staff have signed up to run the iconic route through central London on 13th July. As well as challenging themselves to run 10km they will be raising money for the RSA Library appeal. A huge thank you to the volunteer runners who are now busy preparing for the race. 8 weeks to go!

Team Raglan includes the staff: Martin Kelsey-Hatton, Parul Di Meo, Nicola Daley, Schantelle Henry and Shahir Khan. Parent and Carers taking part include: Francis Mannion, James Oliver, Tim Foley, Sarah & George Koutsoudes, Michelle Phillips, Wayne Borrough, Chrissie McGrath, Luca Marazzi, Dominic Burchnall, Becky Harvey, Sara Paras, Malcolm Landers, Terry Kafizas and Emily Bonnie. Other runners include Matthew Kelsey-Hatton.

Each runner is seeking sponsorship, or you can sponsor Team Raglan on the Just Giving Page. When you donate, give someone a cheer in the comments.

Virtual 10k

Not to be left out, this one is for the children who can enter a Virtual 10k in June and July.

Children also have the option to collect sponsors for their 10k, although this is optional. If they ask family and friends to sponsor their run, the money will go towards the Library Appeal.

For your child to take part, please visit the Arbor Shop and look for Raglan Virtual 10k. Once we see your purchase, we will give your child a collector's card and confirm this with a letter. The event starts on Monday 2nd June and ends on Thursday 10th July.

Mini Marathon Celebration

To get everyone in the spirit of joining our Raglan Virtual 10K, here's a celebration video for our inspirational Raglan Runners at the London Mini Marathon. Together they raised £900 for PE and Sport at Raglan.

Year 2 ArtWORK

Year 2 have been busy developing their drawing skills. Check out some of their amazing animal drawings.

Stone Age Art 25

Year 4 Visits to The Hive

Last week our Year 4 pupils enjoyed exploring our natural world during a two day and one night residential trip to The Hive in Loughton. During the the trip the children demonstrated fantastic teamwork, resilience and independence as they built shelters, studied woodland habitats, read maps, discovered hundreds of tad poles and handled snakes! Well done Year 4!

The Hive is part of our Residential programme, which prepares children for a longer PGL residential in Year 6. Some sporty pupils also have the opportunity to take part in a 3-day Sports Tour to Cardiff.

Year 5 visit the Buddhist Temple

To support the work they have been doing in RE this half-term Year 5 visited the Bodhi Buddhist Temple in Bethnal Green. They got to speak with a Buddhist leader, visit a shrine and even had a go at meditating! The children enjoyed their insight to Buddhism and will be using what they learnt in the classroom.

Year 2 visit to Mosque

As part of our RE unit about Islam, Year 2 had the pleasure of visiting Enfield Islamic Centre this term.

It was a great day filled with learning but also calm moments of reflection. The children were given the opportunity to learn more about the mosque and what people do there. They explored the mosque on a hunt for key features and were able to observe the call to prayer as well as prayer time.

The children showcased the fantastic knowledge they already had but also their inquisitive nature by asking really interesting and thoughtful questions.

On their journey through the curriculum, children at Raglan visit a range of places of worship to support their studies and understanding.

Year 3 EGYPTIAN VISIT

Last week, Year 3 visited the Excel Centre and immersed themselves in a world linked to the great Egyptian pharaoh, Tutankhamun. The children had a wonderful time participating in various activities, which included VR, observing real artefacts from the tomb, watching holograms, and watching a film in a 360-degree cinema room. The children were a credit to the school with great behaviour shown throughout the day. An amazing time and experience was had by all the children on a day and some wonderful memories were created.

Friday 2nd May

Birthday Treats

A reminder that any treats sent into school should be completely free of nuts or manufactured in a factory that includes nuts.

Sponsor our Run?

21 parents and staff are preparing to run the London 10k raising money for our Library appeal. If you know of a company that would like to sponsor our runners, please get in touch. Sponsorship can cover some of the fees and t-shirts which could feature company names and logos. Contact sbm@raglanschools.org

Great Start to our campaign with £1,500

We've had a positive start to our Fundraising drive for our new library. Over £1,500 has been pledged so far after the first week. We are aiming towards £15,000 by the end of term. As well as pledging on Just Giving, there will be other fundraising activities this term. 21 parents and staff will take on the Saucony London 10k run in July and pupils will have an opportunity to do their own Virtual 10k spread over the term. Details to follow.

We also have our Summer Fair coming up on Friday 27th June.

There is an RSA Coffee Morning on Friday 16th May to discuss the Summer Fair so if you would like to be involved please note the date!

Donate Here

Mini Marathon marvels

Well done to the 90 children who took part in the London Mini Marathon. It was a great experience as children completed the final stages of the Marathon route. Our more experienced runners tackled the 2.6 miles in the morning events, and others did the one-mile run, some with a parent.

The children also raised money for school by taking part, with the Marathon giving £10 for each child who completed the course. The money will be spent on physical education.

Congratulations to Mrs Tungatt who completed the London Marathon on the Sunday which was a great achievement and an inspiration to us all.

Reducing Smartphone use in childhood

Schools have joined forces to send the same message that smartphones are not to be brought to school. This drive is to support parents in deciding to hold off giving children a smartphone.

Raglan made this move several years ago so there is no change in policy for us. However there is a much stronger message and encouragement for parents to think carefully before giving their child a smartphone. You can read the letter here

Reducing Smartphone Use in Childhood ENFIELD.pdf

Free CYCLE training at RAGLAN

Enfield Bike Ride Final.pdf

LONDON SYCLING FESTIVAL IN ENFIELD

Wednesday 23rd April

A New Library for Raglan

Today we are launching a fundraising campaign so we can refurbish one of our spare classrooms to make a new library. At the moment, we have multiple areas spread across the school for easy access, but we are lacking that library experience, which is so important.

We have launched a Just Giving Page for direct donations, which is being hosted by the RSA. Gift aid is an option for anyone who is a taxpayer. Other RSA fundraising will also go towards the Library project, which includes the Summer Fair on 27th June. We are also assembling a team of 20 runners who are taking on the Saucony London 10k in July and there will be an opportunity for pupils to do a virtual 10k run in the next half term, further details to follow.

At the moment, we are considering several designs and we have shared some of the initial ideas above. The hope is we can have it installed during the Summer holiday, ready for the new academic year. As a school community, you have always been supportive. A good example has been the outdoor areas and playground developments that have come about through RSA support. We hope you share our ambitions for this project and lend us your support.

Donate Here

CLUBS

Clubs start next week. If you have yet to check Arbor for clubs, please do so as soon as possible and register for your allocated clubs. Please also pay any fees where applicable. If you no longer want the club(s) please email clubs@raglanschools.org so we can offer the places to other pupils on the waiting list.

Please note that the Junior French Club has been cancelled due to low numbers. It is important that clubs are financially viable when we use outside providers and this club did not meet the threshold.

In the week beginning 4th May, the sports team are on a residential visit with Year 4, so many of the school-led sports clubs are cancelled on these days. This includes

Tuesday 5th - Morning Movers, Cricket (Y56), Rounders (Y56)
Wednesday 6th - Morning Movers, Tag Rugby (Y56), Netball (Y56)
Thursday 7th - Girls' Football (Y12), Table Tennis (Y456), Athletics (Y456)
Friday 8th - All Junior Football Clubs

Menu Change

There is a new lunch menu for Summer which was shared last term, you can scroll down to 4th April news update or visit the Lunchtine webpage here

Class Photos

A reminder that class photos are now available for purchase directly from Churchbury.

Visit: https://churchbury.gotphoto.co.uk/login

You will need an access code to log in which will be emailed separately, as this is a public website.

Orders placed online before 28th April can be delivered to school free of charge, after this date P&P will apply for home deliveries. Orders will enter production on the 29th and be returned to school in one eco-friendly delivery approximately 2 weeks later.

Key dates for Summer

Monday 5th May - Bank Holiday (School Closed)
6th-9th May - Year 4 Residential
w/c 12th May - Year 6 SATs week
4th-6th June - Year 6 Sports Tour
Friday 20th June - INSET Day (School Closed)
Tuesday 24th June - Year 3/4 Sports Day (10am-3pm)
Friday 27th June - RSA Summer Fair
w/c 7th July - Year 6 production week - Oliver!
Tuesday 8th July - Year 5/6 Sports Day (10am-3pm)
Monday 14th July - Infant Sports Day (12pm-3pm)
Wednesday 16th July - Reserve sports day in case of bad weather
Friday 18th July - Final Day - school closes at 1.30pm

New trim trail for Year 3/4 and a Quiet seating area for Year 5/6. Thank you to everyone who supports the RSA events. Money raised over the past year has contributed to this new equipment.

Playground developments

The final stages of our playground development was completed over the break. New installations in the junior playgrounds were completed thanks to support from the RSA via fundraising and also the remaining funds from the sale of the site house.

As with all new equipment, there is much excitement, but this has to be managed safely so we avoid any unnecessary accidents. There are 240 pupils in the Year 3/4 playground and the new climbing net holds around 8 pupils. So we will rota this with the classes until the excitement calms down.

Children should not be on the equipment before or after school. The equipment does need adult supervision and we have to clear the playground quickly after school so the Wrap Club can use the playground from 3.30pm.