Year 6 Leavers’ Hoodies – a big thank you!

Thanks to everyone who has sent us feedback on the Leavers’ hoodies – it’s great to hear that they are being enjoyed.

Sending a BIG THANK YOU to everyone who ‘paid it forward’ by making a donation to help us cover the cost of ensuring that every Year 6 who wanted a hoodie was able to get one. We really appreciate your help in making that happen.

The St Matthew’s PTA

‘Bag of Summer Fun’ – place your order now!

Hurry! Order your Bag of Summer Fun!

☀️The Summer holidays are nearly here so why not treat your child to a Bag of Summer Fun! ☀️

For just £8 per bag (£2 per extra sibling), as well as helping raise money for the school your child will be getting hours of indoor and outdoor fun! Bags are free for children registered for Pupil Premium. The order deadline is the 19th July 2021.

Each bag provides a range of activities and ideas for the summer holidays. Every week your child can look forward to discovering 4-5 new things to create and explore. Craft supplies, plant seeds, fun science ideas, yummy recipes and activities to encourage being out and about and discovering the city we live in, all wrapped up in a bag!

☀️ Orders can be places on Classlist now! ☀️

Year 6 Leavers’ hoodies are here!

The Year 6 Leavers’ hoodies have arrived in school and are going home with the children this week. They look amazing! A big thank you to all the families who ‘paid it forward’ by making a donation to help cover the cost to ensure that all children who wanted a hoodie were able able to receive one. THANK YOU!

Round-the-World Week 5: 6880 Kms travelled!

A big thank you to everyone who is taking part in our Round-the-World Challenge. We’ve managed to travel an amazing 6880 Kms as a school so far. That’s far enough taken us from Cambridge-London-Paris-Rome-Athens-IstanbulEgyptDubai.

Banana Woman has recently been sighted at the Taj Mahal in India. Can we catch her there St Matthew’s? Record how far you’ve walked, run, scooted, cycled or even swum this week and help us get there. We need to go 1370 Kms more to reach her there!

https://stmatthewspta.org.uk/round-the-world/

Round-the-World Week 4: 4430 Kms travelled!

A big thank you to everyone who is taking part in our Round-the-World Challenge. Last week we went 1178Km kilometres further as a school. That makes the total distance we have gone an amazing 4430 Kms. That’s far enough to take us from Cambridge-London-Paris-Rome-Athens-Istanbul and then to the Pyramids in Giza, Egypt!

Banana Woman has recently been sighted by the Pyramids, but is she still here? Keep your eyes peeled St Matthew’s…

Don’t forget to log how far you have walked, run, scooted, cycled or even swum this week here: https://stmatthewspta.org.uk/round-the-world/

Round-the-World Challenge Weeks 2/3: 3252 Kms travelled!

Thank you to everyone who has taken part in our Round-the-World Challenge so far. Last week and over half term, we’ve travelled 1615 kilometres further as a school. That makes the total distance we have gone an amazing 3252 Kms. That’s far enough to take us from Cambridge-London-Paris-Rome- Athens-Istanbul!

Banana Woman has recently been sighted in Istanbul in Turkey, but is she still here? Keep your eyes peeled St Matthew’s…

Don’t forget to log how far you have walked, run, scooted, cycled or even swum this week here: https://stmatthewspta.org.uk/round-the-world/

Round-the-World Challenge Week 1: 1724Km travelled so far!

Well done St Matthew’s – an amazing effort for Week 1 of our Round-the-World Challenge! We’ve travelled 1724Km so far. That’s far enough to take us from Cambridge-London-Paris-Rome!

A big thank you to everyone who has taken part so far.

Don’t forget to log how far you have walked, run, scooted or cycled over half-term here: https://stmatthewspta.org.uk/round-the-world/

There have been sightings of Banana Woman from across Europe and we’ve just received postcards from Banana Woman from Paris and Rome so she’s close by! Keep your eyes peeled St Matthew’s..

Round the World with Banana Woman Summer Challenge 2021

The race is on! Start recording how far you’ve travelled this week – walking, running, scooting or cycling – and help the PTA to #FindBananaWoman. We’ll send a reminder on Friday to upload your distance and let’s see how far the school can get. Will we catch up with Banana Woman in London?

You can see more here: https://stmatthewspta.org.uk/round-the-world/

Follow the PTA on social media to keep up with our progress.

Bag2School Collection

Thanks to everyone who brought in bags for our recent collection. We raised £177, bringing the total raised through these collections to £2380. Thank you St Matthew’s!