Dear Families,
We had a fantastic Democracy Week last week, which ended with the Red Revolutionaries party being voted in as the very first leaders of the SSQ Pupil Parliament! A huge congratulations to our first ever Prime Minister, Amira Torres Mir (Year 6) and Deputy Prime Minister, Solana Marsh Florent.
Below, you’ll see this year’s full Pupil Parliament, including the cabinet members and MCs representing each class. We can’t wait to see them leading change across the school and putting their manifesto ideas into action. For more details on what went on during Democracy Week, click here.
This week, teachers in Years 1–6 are already using some of those brilliant manifesto ideas to shape this term’s Changemaker Projects. These projects link closely to our school ethos: Build a Better World, empowering children to take action on issues that matter to them and make a meaningful difference to others. You can read more about our vision and values here.
In assembly, we continued exploring our value of the half term: Respect. We focused on how we can respect and support those in our school with allergies – thinking about the importance of asking questions, not sharing food and telling an adult if someone seems unwell.
After school clubs are back – please check out all the information below about current spaces in our wide-range of exciting clubs.
Finally, a reminder that our Meet the Teacher meetings have started this week. Please do come along to your child’s year group session to find out more about what’s planned for the term ahead. It's a great opportunity to connect with your child’s teacher and hear about the exciting learning, routines and experiences coming up. Please do check out all the key dates for this year at the bottom of this article.
Have a fantastic week!
Matt
NEWS – Family Help Needed!
We're celebrating Languages Day at SSQ on Wed 24th Sep. If you are able to speak a language other than English & are available to go into your child's class e.g. to read a story in a different language or teach words & phrases, let your child's teacher know today or tell the office.
NEWS – Meet SSq’s Mental Health Support Team
NEWS – Year 2 Keeping it Cool in Literacy
This week Year 2 launched their Talk For Writing (T4W) text, 'The Snow Queen' where children found a mysterious riddle written on the window and were taken on an adventure around the school to find the culprit. This ended with finding the chosen text, in a block of ice. Keep your eyes peeled for some great writing from Year 2!
Coffee Morning Drop In Session
We are holding a coffee morning on Wednesday 24th September, 9-10am, along with Kineara Housing organisation. Kineara will be offering advice and support for people living in Temporary Accommodation. Please come and join us in the pavilion on 24th.
The coffee morning will be followed by our usual monthly drop-in with our housing case worker from Kineara, which will be on Thursday 25th. If you are in Temporary Accommodation and would like an appointment with the case worker, please let me know as soon as possible so I can give you a referral form to complete and send back. My email is [email protected] If you already have a referral form to fill in, please return it as soon as possible so we can give you an appointment on the 25th.
Year 7 Transition Information
If your child is in Year 6, you should have received an email from me about Secondary School admissions, plus a letter given to your child to bring home. Please let me know if yuo have any questions about the process.
I am available in school from Monday to Wednesday – do get in touch ([email protected]) if you have any questions in the meantime.
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!
Fi
Attendance Last Week
Well done to all our Nursery Classes (Woolf and Rosen) who had 100% attendance last week. Keep it up into next year folks!
Please contact us daily if your child is off ill or for another reason.
Email [email protected] or phone 0207 7033049 (option 1)
After School Clubs Update:
The Autumn Term After School Clubs are officially in full swing, and it's been an amazing start! Thanks so much to all our students for their enthusiasm.
We still have a few spaces available for anyone who wants to get in on the action.
Check out the list below to see what's still open:
Monday: Football (R/Y1) and Drama (Y3/Y4/Y5/Y6)
Tuesday: Football (Y2/Y3/Y4) and Drummercise (Y3/Y4/Y5/Y6) See below for a taster!
Wednesday: Gymnastics (Y2/Y3/Y4) and Multi-sports (Y3/Y4/Y5/Y6)
Thursday: Dance (R/Y1/Y2) Friday: Multi-sports (R/Y1/Y2) and Football (Y4/Y5/Y6)
If you see something your child would love, just send an email to Maxx at [email protected] with your preference. Don't wait too long—these spots will go fast!
Any questions about clubs, email Maxx [email protected]
Last Call for Music Lessons – Years 3-6:
A message has gone out from Maxx regarding this year’s music lessons. Please respond by midday THIS FRIDAY 19th September and we will get lessons up and running next week.
Any questions email: [email protected]
OKRFZ UPDATE:
Make sure you have completed this short survey on what improvements could be made locally to support the health, safety, and wellbeing of children in the Surrey Square School Superzone area.
Here are the dates for all our Saturday Marketplace sessions this academic year:
2025: October 25th, November 22nd, December 13th
2026: January 24th, February 28th, March 21st, April 25th, May 23rd, June 20th, July 18th, August 15th
Key Dates for this academic year
Please check out the information below – please note addition of individual and sibling photo day on Weds 12th November!
Do get in touch if you have any questions.
Meet our new class names for 2025-26!
Each year our class teachers think carefully about who to name their class after. This year we have some continuations from last year plus many new faces including DJs, philanthropists, ornithologists and authors to name just a few. Do you recognise any faces?
Look out for updates and more information about this year’s class names in future newsletters.
A Message from The Walworth Living Room!
THIS WEEK:
Hello Everyone! September is going to be an exciting month in the Living Room. We have lots of new activities to kick off the new season. Here’s a taste of what you can expect starting next week: https://www.pembrokehouse.org.uk/5152-2/
Discover more from Pembroke House and the Walworth Living Room here and see below for all the upcoming activities and projects!
