Surrey Square Sports Week Highlights and Upcoming Events

Dear Families,

What an amazing Sports Week we had last week! It was fantastic to see so many of our Surrey Square values in action—enjoyment, community and responsibility. A big thank you to all the parents and carers who came along to support the younger children during their sports mornings—your presence and encouragement really helped make it special.

Years 4, 5 and 6 had a brilliant day at Reed’s School for their Sports Day. The facilities were incredible and gave our children a wonderful opportunity to challenge themselves and shine. Huge thanks to Quentin for leading such a well-organised event, to Ruby for her support as PE Coordinator, and to our brilliant sports coaches Nick and Michael, who brought so much energy and passion to the younger years' sports mornings. A big thank you to the whole team!

This week, Year 6 are getting ready for their end-of-year show—and we cannot wait! As always, they have devised, written, performed, and run the tech themselves, showing real responsibility and originality. We know it will be a memorable performance—see you on Thursday!

Our STEAM projects are also reaching their final stages. These interdisciplinary projects ask children to solve a real-world problem by bringing together skills from science, technology, engineering, art and maths. Parents and carers are invited to a mini class assembly to see the outcomes—so look out for your invitation!

You should have received an Arbor mail with the end-of-year letter, which includes key information about staff changes and your child’s new class for next year. Please do read this carefully if you haven’t already done so.

To celebrate being named Primary School of the Year, we’ll be holding class parties on Thursday 24th July! Children are invited to come to school in their own clothes to mark this brilliant whole-school achievement and enjoy a special day together.

A reminder that school finishes for the summer on Friday 25th July:

1:30pm for Year 6

1:45pm for all other children

Nursery will only attend their graduation event.

Have a great penultimate week before the summer holidays.

Matt

I am available in school from Monday to Wednesday – do get in touch (fcarrick-davies@ssq.org.uk) if you have any questions in the meantime.

There are lots of opportunities this summer holiday – please see the bottom of this issue for all that is on offer locally. Do get in touch if you have any questions.

Keep an eye on my information page outlining advice from me about various issues that may concern you plus many opportunities that are available to you and your family here in Southwark, also check out the numerous opportunities in and around our area at the bottom of this page!

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR CORE VALUE CHAMPIONS FROM LAST WEEK!

NEWS – OKRFZ INVITES YOU THIS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY

Come along this Saturday to our Summer Fun Marketplace 10AM – 1PM!

We will have Multisports with Nick and Michael , Bubble fun with Marcia, Drummercise with Noel, Cols Boutique, Bouncy Castle with Quentin, Arts and Crafts with Edible Rotherhithe, Sweet Treat Decoration by Chef Kam, Raffle Prizes and more .

Don’t forget will be hosting a School Uniform Drive – 16/08/25 where you can get new and preloved school uniforms – with games, waterfun (bring a towel), Coffee , Snacks and Lunch at 12pm!

We also invite you to the join our wellbeing group this Friday. More information is below.

We're looking for a new Zone Coordinator!

After the departure of our first brilliant coordinator, we’re looking for someone special to step into this important role at the heart of our community. For more information about the role and how to apply, click here.

NEWS – Year 1 like to be beside the seaside!

Last Friday, Year 1 had a FANTASTIC day at Chalkwell Beach. The sun shone all day and children built sandcastles, splashed and paddled in the sea, hunted for shells and even found a jellyfish! It was a fantastic celebration of all their brilliant efforts this year and everyone showed the core value of enjoyment. Thanks to all the adults in Year 1 who made this trip possible plus all the family volunteers.

NEWS – Nursery have fun at the zoo!

Scheffler Class enjoyed a visit to London Zoo last week as part of their topic – Animals Big and Small.

They loved exploring the world-famous park and getting close to the animals. Thanks to all the SSq adults who made the trip such a success and the volunteers who helped on the day.

NEWS – The Hive were buzzing about their sports day!

It was great to see lots of perseverance and enjoyment on display at The Hives first sports day! Check out the photos below to see what fun they had! Well done to all our competitors who competed during Sports Week!

Key Dates including next academic year

Please see our updated Key Dates summary for the rest of 2025 PLUS next academic year.

Look out for the OKRFZ School Uniform Drive in August PLUS the change of INSET day from November to July.

Attendance Last Week

Well done to Year 5 Bellos and Year 2 Lansiquot classes who both had 98.67% attendance last week. Keep it up folks!

Please contact us daily if your child is off ill or for another reason.

Email attendance@ssq.org.uk or phone 0207 7033049 (option 1)

After School Clubs:

School finishes for children in Reception – Y6 on Friday 25th July. Our 4:30pm after school clubs like football, gardening, drama etc will be finishing on Thursday 24th July.

Quentin’s 6pm club will also finish on Thursday 24th July.

MENU for next week:

Week beginning Monday 21st July (Scroll to week 1 Menu)

THIS WEEK @The Walworth Living Room!

Follow @pembrokehouse on Instagram to stay up to date with everything happening at The Walworth Living Room – just over the road from us at SSq! Also, discover more from Pembroke House and the Walworth Living Room here!