OLSG Newsletter
6th March 2026 | Newsletter 9
Dear Parents and Carers,
We have enjoyed another busy few weeks here at OLSG, with a big focus being our fantastic World Book week celebrations. Many classes had a trip to Waterstones Book shop to spend their WBD vouchers. They thoroughly enjoyed a variety of dance workshops, assemblies, Stay and Read parent sessions and activities developing their love of reading for pleasure and purpose. Well done to everyone for your fabulous costumes as usual.
As we continue to journey through Lent, we hope that March will bring more sunshine as we prepare for Easter tide. Keep an eye out for news of our class fundraising projects this half term. Together we can work in supporting those in need in our local community and beyond, through the HCPT. The HCPT is a charity, that works with disabled and disadvantaged people to provide them pilgrimage holidays. It is a cause that is close to our hearts at OLSG, as a number of our pupils have been support by the HCPT over the years. We thank you in advance for your generosity in supporting our Lenten fundraising efforts.
Best wishes,
Ms R McGylnn
Headteacher
Stay and Read- parent Sessions for Nursery, Reception, Year 1 & Year 2
As part of our Year of Reading and World Book Day celebrations, parents of children in Nursery, Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 were invited to stay after morning drop off to enjoy simple reading activities with their child/ They asked questions about reading and share a relaxed reading experience together. Thank you to all parents and carers who came and to our staff for organising this wonderful event.
World Book Day 2026
On Thursday 5th March, we celebrated World Book Day at our school with lots of excitement and creativity! Students and teachers came dressed as their favourite book characters, bringing stories to life throughout the day. We enjoyed reading activities, book discussions, and sharing our favourite stories with friends. The our World Book Day celebrations reminded us how fun and powerful reading can be, and it encouraged everyone to discover new books and authors. Overall, it was a fantastic day that showed just how much our children love reading.
Holy Family Reading helpers
This World book week we were joined by Year 9 pupils from Holy Family, who did an excellent job of sharing stories with Year 3.
Holy Family staff enjoyed this opportunity to collaborate, commenting, 'Thank you to the staff and students at Our Lady and St George’s for a wonderful partnership between our Year 9 students and Year 3 pupils, where they read together in celebration of World Book Day. It was a lovely celebration of literacy and a shared love of reading, and we look forward to organising similar events together in the future.'
Thank you for your help and enthusiasm, Year 9.
Year 2 Trip
On Wednesday 25th February, Year 2 went on a trip to WREN 300 as part of their Great Fire of London Topic. Children got the chance to visit St Paul's Cathedral and learnt that the Cathedral was burnt during the Great Fire of London.
Year 6 Trip to Stubbers
On Friday 6th March, some Year 6 pupils enjoyed a day trip to Stubbers. Everyone had a fantastic day of team building and communication exercises, including high rope jumping and cave exploring. Thank you to the staff who organised this wonderful day.
Class FUN-draising!
This Lent, each class will be holding a fundraising event to raise money for the HCPT charity. Events include; bake sales, a danceathon, a pyjama party, class talent show, hero day, decade day, 'charity shop' sale, popcorn sale and mini-sports event. Please look out on Google classroom and via email to find out more details about how you can support your child's class fundraising.
Year 4 & 5 Disco
We are pleased to announce that we will be holding a Easter Disco for Year 4 & 5. The Disco will be held at the Upper Site on Friday 13th March from 3.00-4.30pm. It will be a non-uniform day for Year 4, 5 & 6. Children are asked to bring in a donation of some sweets - which will be used that evening for the Disco.
Although they will be having their own Disco at the end of the Summer term, Year 6 can also wear their own clothes and are asked to bring a donations of sweets if possible.
Tickets can be purchased on ParentPay. The cost of the ticket is £5 cash and this will include food (hot dog), a sweet treat and a drink. Vegetarian alternatives will be available, please advise the class teacher of any dietary requirements.
Children will be taken straight from class to the hall for the start of the the Disco. Parents are not required to attend the disco. All pupils must be collected promptly at 4.30pm.
Tesco Stronger Starts Campaign
We are pleased to announce that our school is now part of the Tesco Stronger Starts campaign. Look out for our school name and voting box in your local Tesco supermarket. Remember to ask for your blue tokens at the till and put them in the OLSG box to cast your vote. The more votes we get, the closer we get to being granted funding for school projects. Thank you to everyone who has already voted for OLSG.
Please click on the picture for more details about the stronger starts campaign
Sports Events
Over the last week, children from across the school have participated in a variety of sports tournaments including Year 5 & 6 Boys football. Well done to all the pupils who as always, represented our school brilliantly.
Reflection
As we quickly journey through the season of Lent and start to enjoy early signs of Spring, we are reminded that this is a special time for reflection, prayer and renewal. Leading us towards the joy of Easter, Lent invites us to pause in the busyness of daily life and think about how we can grow closer to God and to one another. In school, we encourage the children to focus on the three traditional pillars of Lent: prayer, fasting and almsgiving, finding small but meaningful ways to show kindness, generosity and forgiveness. As a school community, we pray that this Lenten season will be a time of grace for all our families, helping us to reflect on what truly matters and to prepare our hearts for the hope and joy of Easter.
March
Thursday 12th March
School Nurse Drop-in @ 10:45am (Upper Site)
Friday 13th March
Year 4& 5 Disco 3.00pm-4.30pm
Own clothes day for Year 4,5 & 6
Tuesday 17th March
St Patrick's house only - Non Uniform day
Friday 20th March
Year 3 Trip to the Barbican
Year 4 Pedestrian Training (in school)
Easter Bonnet parade Reception, Year 1 & Year 2 @8.45am
Thursday 26th March
10.30 Whole school Stations of the Cross in Church. Led by Year 4 & Year 2.
Friday 27th March
End of term whole school Assembly in the church @10.30am
Contact Us
📞 0208 520 8500
📨 office@olsgschool.org
📍Upper site: Shernall Street, Walthamstow, E17 3EA
📍Lower site: Maynard Path, Walthamstow, E17 9HU