Newsletter and Latest Updates
வணக்கம்.
Dear parents and students,
On behalf of all our volunteers, we extend our warm welcome to you and are delighted that you are a part of the Semmozhi Tamil School family. The school had a fantastic academic year 2023/2024. We will continue to build on our work and look forward to another productive year ahead.
School reopens for Tamil lessons from Friday 06/09/2024 at 7:00 pm. Classes will be conducted at Sale High School, Norris Rd, Sale M33 3JR between 7:00 pm to 8.45 pm.
Semmozhi Tamil School Calendar 2025 – 2025
Sept 2024 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 27 – Test 1 | |||
Oct 2024 | 4 – Leave Navarathri | 11 – Leave Navarathri | 18 | 25 | |||
Nov 2024 | 1 – Leave Deepavali | 8 | 15 – Test 2 | 22 | 29 | ||
Dec 2024 | 6 | 13 – Test 3 | 20 | Leave – Christmas Holidays | |||
Jan 2025 | 2 – Christmas Holidays | 10 | 17 – Pongal Assembly | 24 | 31 | ||
Feb 2025 | 7 | 14 | 21 – Leave Half Term | 28 | |||
Mar 2025 | 7 – Test 5 | 14 | 21 | 28 – Annual Day Practice | 29 – Annual Day | ||
Apr 2025 | 4 | 11 – Leave Easter Holidays | 18 – Leave Easter Holidays | 25 – Test 6 | |||
May 2025 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 23 – Test 7 | 30 – Half Term Leave | ||
Jun 2025 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 27 – End of Year Exam | |||
Dates to Remember |
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Executive Committee:
We are pleased to inform you that Ms. Swarna Mukhi Ramaraju will be our Principal and Mrs Poornima Mohanakrishnan will be our Vice Principal for the academic year 2024 / 2025.
Big thanks to Ms Karthika Subramanian for the successful running of the Tamil School during the last academic year.
Fees:
Fees for the academic year is £195 per child. This fee will cover their tuition fee and books. Fees for spoken class is £170 per child. This fee will cover their tuition fees. In spite of the inflation and raising rental costs, we have tried very hard to keep the fees as low as possible and only increased the school fees for the year by £5.
Kindly pay it asap by bank transfer (DEADLINE – 31/08/2024)
Please note we have moved our business banking to Lloyds Bank, kindly note the new account details below:
Account name – Semmozhi Tamil School
Sort code 30-99-50
Acc Number 40533663
Reference – your child’s full name
Choir:
We hope you have enjoyed our Semmozhi Tamil School’s Choir performance at the Annual Day, if you or your child is interested to participate in the choir please message your interest to: 07774 656090 (this is the school’s mobile
number)
Kindly note that there will be a charge in addition to the tuition fee to join the choir.
Attendance:
We expect the students to attend the classes regularly. Students missing classes find it very difficult to catch up with the rest of their group and make poor progress in learning Tamil. Students are expected to come to the lesson on time at 7.00 pm start. Latecomers will be marked and it will impact their attendance score.
At least 85% attendance is a must. If the child does not have satisfactory attendance, they may not be able to sit the end of year assessment and likely to stay in the same grade for the next academic year.
School Pickup:
Please be available to pick your child by 8.45 pm and vacate the school premises by 8.50 pm. There will be no adult supervising your child after 8.50 PM. If you are delayed due to unforeseen circumstances, please arrange a cover for pickup and/or inform your child’s teacher.
Every teacher is an unpaid volunteer and many of them have small children who also attend Tamil school. Your delay impacts other families as well. So, we request you to be on time for pickup each week. If we notice frequent delays in pickup, late fees may be charged.
Parking:
Kindly avoid parking on both sides of Norris Road as it causes a lot of traffic congestion. Kindly make use of the two school car parks of Sale High School.
Contact Details:
School’s Mobile Number | 07774 656090 |
School’s Website | www.semmozhitamilschool.org |
School’s Email Address | [email protected] |
Volunteering:
If you wish to volunteer please register your interest by logging onto the school’s website and filling in your details in the ‘Become a Volunteer’ section
Have a lovely summer. See you all on 6th September at 7.00 pm
Anbudan,
Trustees of Semmozhi Tamil School.
Car Park
Please avoid parking on both sides of Norris Road as it causes traffic congestion. Kindly use the two school carparks or parks as shown on the picture above.
Annual General Meeting
At School AGM the Trustees will present the accounts and report of the work of Semmozhi Tamil School for the year.
The officers for the next year will be ratified and any vacant committee member post will be elected.
Besides this , any proposals given to the Secretary at least 14 days in advance of the meeting will be discussed.