Making a Positive Difference TogetherThe week ahead 7th September 2025
Dear Glebe Families,
We are back! We are excited about the year ahead, and we will give our Glebe children the best we can! It has been a smooth first week back, and only 2 unnamed jumpers and 1 unnamed coat in lost property! It has been so good to see our happy Glebe children and also your happy faces as you came into school this week – that #gloriousglebe vibe is back for the new school year.
As always, this is your SUNDAY PING, going out every Sunday at 9am with your reminders and prompts so you are actively supporting your child’s learning and development and helping them get the most out every day at Glebe.
FIVE REMINDERS (But 10 reminder this week as it is the first week back!) FOR THE WEEK AHEAD:
1. UNIFORM – everyone in the right uniform by 12th September please.
We have so many children looking smart and ready for learning – it is instilling a real sense of pride in being a part of the Glebe family. Miss Esmond will reach out to parents where uniform is not quite right so we can help you. Really liking seeing so many children wearing the school tie too – very smart! https://www.glebe.harrow.sch.uk/Parents/School-Uniform/
Thanks also for supporting with Book Bags and not big ruck-sacks.
2. AUTUMN TERM 1 CLUBS:
Mr Sankey sent out confirmations for your child’s Autumn 1 clubs on Friday, and I also sent a reminder for JAG’s daily after school club at Glebe – check your PINGs for the details!
I want to thank our staff who run extra-curricular clubs voluntarily as they want Glebe children to have the best opportunities – you are appreciated Glebe staff team!
3. SAFEGUARDING REMINDERS
Please remember to stand back when you collect your child at the end of the day, so staff can safely send the right child to the right adult.
Children do not need mobile phones at this age and definitely not expensive Smartphones. If you must send your child with one, they must hand it into the school office at the start of the day and collect it at the end of the day. If we find a child with a phone on them during the day, we will confiscate it and ask to meet with you and your child before returning it. Remind your child never to walk and talk on their phone in public to avoid them being an easy target for theft or robbery.
Look out for our shared focus question as adults...”ARE THEY SAFE?”. This is the responsibility of all adults in school and in our community to keep our children at the heart of everything.
As parents, safety at pick-up, drop off and driving around the area is a key responsibility – ARE YOU KEEPING GLEBE CHILDREN SAFE?
4. LUNCH
A reminder only Reception parents will need to pre-order their child’s lunches on ParentPay but we will move to Arbor in the coming weeks.
Y1-Y6 children ALL HAVE FREE LUNCH and now just “choose with their eyes”. If your child has developed a food allergy and you have not yet told us, please meet Ms St Cyr as soon as possible to discuss it.
Nursery to Y2 have government funded free fruit snack every day. Y3-Y6 children can bring in their own fruit-based snack for morning break if you wish. Note this is FRUIT! Not crisps, chocolates etc!!
If your child is having a packed lunch, ensure it is healthy and a balanced diet. Avoid crisps and chocolates please.
5. ABSENCE and TERM DATES:
A reminder our 2025-26 term dates are here: https://www.glebe.harrow.sch.uk/Parents/School-Day-and-Term-Dates/
Under current law, all schools will be expected to look at issuing fines for unauthorised absences. Fines will be £80 if paid within 21 days of being issued and then doubled to £160 if they are paid between 21 and 28 days, per child, per parent. You can only receive two of the fines in a three-year period and then the issue may be escalated to a parenting order or prosecution. Fines that may then be issued after prosecution can rise to £2500.
Gates open at 8.35am, with children needing to be in the playground by 8.40am at the latest so they are in class ready for the register and to learn at 8.45am!
6. NATIONAL READ-ALOUD CHALLENGE
We have had a tremendous response to the summer READ ALOUD challenge! We are currently the 55th best performing school out of thousands and thousands across the country, and in second place in Harrow. It is not too late as the official closing is TOMORROW! Make sure you have linked your child to GLEBE PRIMARY SCHOOL. If you have not yet taken part, do it today - it is free and will give your child the boost they need with reading aloud: https://www.readaloudchallenge.co.uk/join/BMXS-EKWF-8E19
A special shout out to Riya Varsani (46,256 points), Amelia Vekaria (19,538 points), Amaya Bhudia (8,784 points), Tirth Shah (8,504 points) and Niam Patel (8,252 points). Come on gloriousglebe - get involved!
7. PARENT SUPPORT – WE NEED YOU!
We have our MEET THE TEACHER session on FRIDAY 12TH SEPTEMBER from 8.45am-9.15am. Look out for another PING to confirm your attendance. It will be chance to hear of our plans for the year ahead and visit your child’s classroom!
You should also have had a paper SPONSOR FORM for our NINJA WARRIOR CHALLENGE on FRIDAY 19TH SEPTEMBER! Please help your child to raise as much as possible to support us buying new iPads for learning, EYFS shaded areas and library books!
8. GOVERNMENT MOBILE PHONE ALERT TODAY
Keep on your radar that TODAY at 3pm the Government will be carrying out a nationwide test of the Emergency Alerts System on ALL mobile phones across the UK. This is only a test there is no need to be alarmed or take any action. More details on this are here: www.gov.uk/alerts/public-testing
9. PINGS SENT LAST WEEK YOU NEED TO HAVE READ/ACTIONED
ALL: First Day Updates; Confirmation of clubs; Booking JAG after school club
RECEPTION: Timings reminder
YEAR 1: Y1/2 PE Kit Days
YEAR 2: Y1/2 PE Kit Days
YEAR 3: Y3/4 PE Kit Days
YEAR 4: Y3/4 PE Kit Days
YEAR 5: Y5/6 Permission to walk home alone; Y5/6 PE Kit Days
YEAR 6: Y5/6 Permission to walk home alone; Y6 Residential Trip; Y5/6 PE Kit Days
Remember to look under School News (sent to the whole school) and My Messages (specific to your child's class):
10. CALENDAR
As always, keep an eye on the school PING calendar and attached are the next 2 weeks!
PLEASE CHECK THE CALENDAR IN YOUR APP EACH WEEK!
COLOUR GUIDE:
RED: parents/carers invited (may be linked to year groups or classes)
BLACK: Whole school event BLUE: Children only events
PINK: Start and End of Term Dates and PURPLE: School holidays
GREY: School closed (for a bank holiday or staff training) YELLOW: PTFA
Things coming up this week include:
MON: FIRST WEEK OF AFTER-SCHOOL CLUBS & Reception Parents stay for lunch & Nursery staggered start
TUE: Reception in until 1.10pm & Nursery staggered start
WED: Reception in until 1.10pm; Nursery until 10.40am
THU: Reception in full hours; Nursery until 10.40am
FRI: Nursery in full 3 hours until 11.40am; 8.45am Y1-Y6 Meet the Teacher
Week ahead weather:
Generally warm and sunny all week with a chance of showers Wednesday and Friday afternoon!
LUCY "The Space”:
Lucy is here for YOU! She works with children and staff and parents in a totally confidential approach, giving you the support to be the best parent you can be – parenting is hard! Let Lucy help you!
Email: lucy@schoolscounsellingpartnership.co.uk or message her on 07469 705 850 - Lucy is at Glebe Primary School every Tuesday
THE GLEBE GOSSIP POLL:
3 questions...one on GLEBE, one on EDUCATION, one on LIFE.
Did you get involved last year? Look out for this EVERY TUESDAY to be completed by THURSDAY and results shared on a SUNDAY! It is a bit of fun and a way to easily capture what our Glebe community think and feel about school life and education...and indeed life!
On the horizon...
Friday 26th September: MacMillan Coffee Morning
Friday 3rd October: Career Morning
Wednesday 15th October: Parent Evening 1
Monday 20th October: Diwali
Tuesday 21st October: Parent Evening 2
Friday 24th October: End of Half Term
HOME/SCHOOL Communication reminders:
1. Learning/behaviour queries to class teachers
2. Email office@glebe.harrow.sch.uk if anything needs more support, and they will direct it to the right person
3. Please do not approach each other or the children if there is a concern – speak to Glebe staff first
Remember, everything on our website can be translated into different languages: www.glebe.harrow.sch.uk/
Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
Sash Hamidi
Headteacher
Glebe Primary School...
"Making a Positive Difference Together"
