Mission Statement
Learning for Life. Caring for all. Living each day to the full. Together as a community.
"Labels are for jars, not for children"
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Latest updates - January 4th 2012
May we wish all those with links to the school, both past and present, a happy new year.
Important reminder - the school will be closed to pupils on Friday 13th January due to a staff training day.
Waders over Hilbre, from Hoylake. North Wales in the background.
Welcome to Holy Trinity's Web site.
Thank you to all those in our School Choir, who sang at the Christmas Tree Festival last Saturday (see above). Congratulations to all the pupils for making the winning entry (see below) for the Hoylake Christmas Tree Festival at St. Hildeburgh's Church. Well done to Sophie Hughes for winning the Christmas Tree decoration prize and launching the Festival by switching on the lights.
Thank you to everyone who made the Christmas Fair such a huge success. Particular thanks go to the PTA for organising such a super event, and to all the parents and all the staff who gave of their time. We would also like to thank all the local companies and shops that donated prizes for the raffle. We will announce the amount raised in due course.
Recent Events
Thank you to all those parents and children who came to give the school grounds an Autumn makeover the other weekend. It was great to see the new greenhouse go up, the fencing and maze getting treated, and the pond being dredged.
Children in Need: The children of Hoylake HT raised a staggering £547.61 for CiN by organising a huge range of activities, competitions, sponsored events etc. Congratulations.
Oaklands: The school has been busy, with our annual visit to the Oaklands Outdoor Centre in Snowdonia National Park. Year 5 were accompanied by Miss Harper, Miss Knipe, Mrs Schorah, Mrs Michael and Dr Ham. Activities on the 3 day residential included rock climbing, gorge walking, orienteering, blind trails, and spending the day out canoeing. This together with activity packed evenings made for a superb trip. Thankyou to Miss Harper for organising the event.
Heroes Day. We had a tremendous turn out for the Heroes Day on the Friday before we broke up for half term. Children came into school dressed as their own heroes. So many of them came as members of their own family, particularly parents and grandparents. Some even came with the medals that relatives had been awarded. The children helped raise well over £100 for the 'Help for Heroes' appeal.
LfL Schools. Our 2nd series of the 'Learning for Life Schools' was completed just before half term. History, Nature, Football, Face Painting, Jewellery Making, Computers, Cookery and Clothes Making were some of the schools on offer this time. We plan to continue the idea next term with a further three week block in the Spring. Thank you to all the volunteers who gave up their time to help the children learn new skills. Thank you to all the staff who contributed so much too.
SATS Results. This year 100% of the year 6 who were elligible to take the Key Stage 2 SATS in Maths obtained level 4 or above with 52% getting Level 5, and 93% obtained level 4 in English with 45% level 5. Well done to all! We have received a letter from Mr Mark Parkinson, Head of Branch at the LA, congratulating us all on the achievements. A copy of the letter can be seen in School.
December 2011 newsletter out now - all the latest news.
Message from the Headteacher towards the end of this page.
FUTURE STARS - BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CLUB OPERATING DAILY IN THE SCHOOL. CALL IN AND SEE WHAT A BRILLIANT TIME, (FULL OF SUPERB ACTIVITIES SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES) THE CHILDREN HAVE - TALK TO THE STAFF. TRY IT OUT...
To view a day in the life of the school go to our Gallery page!
"Hoylake Holy Trinity C E is a school with many admirable qualities: Dynamism, creativity and a strong sense of partnership. It is actively involved in the broader community in ensuring that families and parents are successfully encouraged to develop their true potential in the basic skills of Literacy and Numeracy.
There is no doubt in our minds that the well-established Inclusion Team..... has a significant impact upon whole school development and reinforces its community focused ethos."
From our Basic Skills Inspection Report
Important notices:
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Thanks to the PTA we have a new security marked Display monitor which will be showing images from the schools activities as well as current information.
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We have been assured by the Health and Safety Exec and the LA Health and Safety Department, that any issues around building work at the back of the school on the Heaps site, are now resolved. The builders have agreed to place protective barriers on their site to prevent heavy plant making any contact with the party wall. The wall itself has been inspected and is structurally sound. Capping will be placed on it over a weekend to prevent weathering erosion.
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Parents leaving their children at school unsupervised, before 8.40 a.m. each morning, do so at the child's own risk. Staff supervise the playground from 8.40. We do not offer any form of free childminding service before or after school. Likewise, children still on the school site after 3.30 are not supervised by school staff, unless they are attending one of our after school clubs. If the latter is the case, you will have signed a permission slip.
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At Hoylake we have a House system, chosen by the children based on birds which can be found along the shore in Hoylake: Oystercatchers, Redshanks, Curlews and Sandpipers.
Esafety policy - please click here to view the school's new esafety policy. Copies of the parents form will be sent out shortly, for you to sign. Please read the policy, which has been ratified by the Governing Body. Paper copies can be provided and are available to view in the School office. Internet security and safety are very important. If you would like more information about how to protect your children while they are on the internet, please contact Dr. Ham. WARNING: We strongly recommend that you monitor your child's internet access, either by sitting with them and/or ensuring that there are security restrictions preventing your son or daughter accessing particular web sites such as Facebook and other internet social networking sites. There are several reports of possible illegal use of these sites by adults trying to contact children in our area, and any such report or suspicion needs to be notified to the police immediately.
Kahawatta Primary School in Sri Lanka - go to our Kahawatta page for the latest news and photo.
Scroll right down to read a welcome letter from the Headteacher, Dr. Peter Ham.
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Some of the children take a bow during one of our recent Friday Celebration assemblies. Carers, Mums and Dads and friends come too, as do some of our preschool youngsters!
Attendance - The legal limit to authorised absence is 10 days in one academic year. However this is at the Headteacher's discretion. Please help your child and us by respecting this. For any absences to take place after August 2010, we will be asking you to make an appointment with the Headteacher to discuss the matter, rather than filling in a request form. This is not to cause offence, but we see a dramatic correlation between children's progress and their attendance. We will be looking at ongoing attendance when reviewing these requests. Recent end of year attendance records sent to parents were colour coded to emphasise the importance of this issue.
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Welcome from the Headteacher
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If you are thinking of moving to Wirral, Hoylake would be a superb choice. As the pictures below show, some of the local views are stunning and we believe Hoylake Holy Trinity C of E Primary School is a wonderful place for children's learning to take place. The school is right at the heart of Hoylake, just off Market Street, the main road through the village. As well as being physically very central, we also believe we are central to Hoylake as a community, and seek to build upon and develop our community links. Hoylake also has excellent transport links with Liverpool, Birkenhead and Chester. Please explore our web site for more information. Moreover go to www.hoylakevillage.org.uk for a new website all about Hoylake itself.
If you are already closely linked with Holy Trinity, welcome to our school website.
I hope you will find our pages helpful in getting to know what's happening within our school community, whether you are already involved or simply a visitor.
Our mission statement at the head of the page is one that all of us at Holy Trinity, children and adults alike, take very seriously. Our aim is to enable the children coming here to grow up in a caring and exciting environment where barriers to participation and to achievement, wherever they come from, are reduced and where the pupils are given the maximum opportunity to enjoy their full potential. Important to us all is the inclusive , christian ethos, around which we seek to grow together.
We have a number of weekly opportunities when parents and relatives can join in. Monday morning sees our first act of collective worship. These are often led by the children and parents of those leading are warmly invited. Friday morning brings our celebration of great things during the previous week, when we recognise effort and achievement, whether academic or non academic. Parents of children receiving awards are invited to share in these celebrations. If this is you, then you will be notified with a letter by Tuesday evening in the hope that you can make time to be there.
Windsurfing off Hoylake shore; Hilbre Island in the background.
Looking towards Red Rocks and the nature reserve, where a rare colony of Natterjack Toads exists.
Westerly facing, we have some superb sunsets looking over the Dee, to the Welsh coast, and beyond.
Looking across the marshes at high tide, towards Hilbre Island, with the Hoyle Bank Wind Farm, just visible on the horizon.
But most important - enjoying excellent learning opportunities
Admission numbers into F2 for 2011 are 37. This reflects an increase in local demand from Hoylake residents. The Governing Body of the school will be reviewing space and demand for places. At present we expect to maintain our intake in 2012 at 37. A crucial part of our Christian ethos and culture is the fact that we seek to be accessible, inclusive, welcoming and friendly. This, we intend, will not change.
Although we are a Church school, we are also an inclusive community school and do not have any admissions criteria based on church attendance etc. Please be advised that the LA processes all applications for places, not the school, and the LA should be contacted for the precise admissions criteria. However, the School is always open for visitors who might like to see around and get advice and information. We advise that you visit during the school day so that you can meet us as a community, in action!
If you have any questions, suggestions or wish to find out more about our school community, please do not hesitate to contact me. You will find newsletters, pictures, reports and links to other sites, as well as examples of children's achievements - all within this website. As time goes on we will endeavour to use it to further improve communications between home and school.
If you want to see more you are welcome to come and visit. Again, please contact me using the details below and we will enjoy showing you around our school.
With best wishes,
Dr. P.J. Ham
Headteacher
Contact the School
Hoylake Holy Trinity C of E Primary School
Hoylake
Wirral
CH47 3BHTelephone:
Fax: 0151 632 0886Email: schooloffice@hoylakeholytrinity.wirral.sch.uk
Latest updates to this site: 5th December 2011.
Check this page for details of some of these changes and where to find them on the site. Otherwise just browse!