Weekly Update from Mr Meehan

It’s been a very festive week at Christ Church, and we really got into the Christmas spirit last Saturday at our Christmas Fair. Thank you so much to so many of our parents who gave up time and energy to help in all sorts of different ways on the day, and before. We had a good number of people coming along and joining in the fun. In particular, a big thank you to Kendra Hayes-Pang and Jason Fernandes in pulling the whole event together, and coordinating all the work. It was a great testament to a great team and community. We are pleased to announce that the provisional figure for our fund raising last Saturday is £7,722.

We are also pleased to announce our charities for the coming year, which our junior pupil leadership team have been talking about. There will be an opportunity to begin giving to these charities in our charity buckets day on 10th December. You may want to talk to your children as to which bucket they’d like to put their money in on Wednesday. Here are details of our charities:

• Kingston Young Carers - Supporting the needs of children aged 5 to 18 with caring responsibilities for someone ill or disabled in their family in the borough of Kingston
• Princess Alice Hospice - Caring for patients and families through illness and bereavement.
• National Autistic Society - Working to change lives and attitudes to help create a society that works for autistic people. 

You will also be aware that this term we launched our ‘smartphone free’ initiative for our school in line with the recommendations from the SFC campaign. Please give us any feedback you have here on this policy change so far. Our SFC champions will be organising another parents’ meeting in the new term as an opportunity to join the conversation, so look out for this.

As mentioned last week, Ian Duncan, our School Business Manager, is retiring next Spring. This post is now being advertised, so if you or someone you know possesses strategic financial and operational management experience, and a passion for excellence in a supportive, community-focused, term-time-only role, please see the full details and application pack on our eTeach page.

As Christmas gets closer, I hope you have a lovely weekend, and enjoy some more festive preparations for the season!

Our School Updates for Parents

Junior Christmas Production - Bethlehem the Musical 

We are excited to invite you to our Junior Christmas Production at 4 pm on Tuesday 9th and Wednesday 10th December. The children in Year 3 will be acting and all the junior children will be singing. On the days of the performance, the children do not need to be collected at the normal time, but will stay in the classrooms until the performance begins. All children (including Year 5 and Year 6) will need to be collected at approximately 5.00pm from school. Children for Connect will be walked down to the Infant site, after the performance. The event is free to attend, with an optional donation to our production fund. Please use the form sent via email, if you haven’t already done so, to reserve tickets for the performance.

Individual & Sibling Photograph Orders

If you have ordered school photographs/items from VanCols to be delivered to school, we have received these and they will be coming home with your child today.

Sponsor our Sports Kit 

Every time our team takes part in a sports event, they wear our school kit. If you would be interested in sponsoring our team, please get in touch with Mr Duncan in the school office.   

Musical Christmas Performances 

Year 5 & 6 Handbells group will be performing Christmas songs in New Malden High Street - outside Suttles - at 10.30am on Wednesday 10th December.  Year 2 will be singing Christmas songs in New Malden Methodist Church at 10.30am on Monday 15th December - all welcome to come along to these events and enjoy the Christmas festivities.

Clubs next week

Most clubs have now finished for the term. The only clubs running next week are:

• Junior choir
• Orchestra
• Gold recorders
• Handbells

Year 6 intervention groups will continue until the end of term.

Repeat Messages from Previous Updates

Wooden Playhouse

If anyone has a wood playhouse that needs a new home, the nursery and reception children would love this for their play area. Please contact the school office if you can help.

Primary School Applications 

For any parents making primary school applications for September 2026 entry, you can apply online here. The closing date for applications is Thursday 15th January 2026. You must submit your application online and return any supplementary information forms to the school office by this date. Please ensure that you choose Christ Church New Malden CofE Primary School (and not Christ Church CofE Primary School Surbiton).

Nursery Applications

For any parents making nursery applications for September 2026, please complete this form. The closing date for applications is Friday 6th March 2026.

Wider Community Updates

Sword in the Stone Pantomime

Putney Light Operatic Society is excited to bring you a magical, laugh-out-loud pantomime: “Sword in the Stone”. Please visit www.ticketsource.co.uk/plos for tickets. Full Price: £23 / Concession: £19 (under 16s, over 60s, and those out of work).

Venue: The Arthur Cottrell Theatre, Kingston College
Dates: Wednesday 10th – Saturday 13th December
Showtimes: Weekday evenings: 7:30 PM / Saturday: 12:00 PM & 5:00 PM

Enjoy 10% off with code KINGSTON (valid until Saturday 6th December) and Opening Night offer: Every ticket only £15 using the code STONE. 

HENRY Newsletter

Please find attached the December HENRY newsletter. This includes details of a ‘Looking after Ourselves’ workshop for parents running online in April and an 8-week online HENRY programme starting in January. The programmes and workshops are for parents with children aged 5-12. 

Mother Nature Science February Half-Term Science Activity Holiday STEM Camp 2026

MNS are delighted to confirm their Early-Bird Discount is now in place for the new, safe, fun, educational Mother Nature Science - February Half-Term Science Activity Holiday STEM Camp 2026 - Science Whizz - at locations across London. Don’t forget your Special School Basket Discount Code ‘COOLSCHOOL20’ for an extra £20 off list price for full-week and day places. Note: for better affordability for parents, Childcare Vouchers, TFC, CGP and Universal Credit (UC) and workplace BrightHorizons payment methods are now accepted by MNS. Just book online as normal and choose ‘Pay by Other Method’ at Checkout to receive further instructions. You can book online or see the attached flyer for more details.

Lost Child’s Bike

Last Friday a parent from Corpus Christi school accidentally left their child’s bike on the pavement in Beech Grove when getting in their car. It is a red child’s bike with yellow pedals. If you picked up the bike thinking it was being given away or abandoned, please let the office know so we can reunite it with its owner.

Key School Dates

• Monday 8th – Friday 12th December - Chums Week
• Tuesday 9th December – Junior Christmas Production @ 4pm
• Wednesday 10th December - Christmas Lunch & Christmas Jumper Day
• Wednesday 10th December - Year 5/6 Handbells performing in New Malden High Street @10-11:15am
• Wednesday 10th December - Junior Christmas Production @ 4pm
• Thursday 11th December - EYFS Nativity @ 9am
• Friday 12th December - Reception Parents: Phonics Talk @ 2:30-3:00pm in the infant hall (new)
• Friday 12th December - Y5 Trip to Hampton Court (new)
• Monday 15th December - Class Christmas Parties
• Monday 15th December - Year 2 Singing in the Methodist Church (Nursery & Reception to watch)
• Tuesday 16th December - Y4 Trip to Rose Theatre (Cinderella) PM
• Friday 19th December - Christmas Service @ 9:30am
• Friday 19th December - Term finishes early at 1.05pm (infants) and 1.20pm (juniors). Connect will finish at 5:15pm
• Monday 22nd December – Friday 2nd January - Christmas Holiday
• Monday 5th January - INSET Day (School closed to pupils)
• Tuesday 6th January - Spring Term Starts