Dear Parents,
we warmly invite you to the first day of the new 2025/2026 school year – 13 September 2025 at 9:00. The most important information is set out below.
Fees, duties and school rules
Payments for Term 1
The fee for the 11 Saturdays of Term 1, payable by 6 September 2025, is:
- for the first child: £154 + £25 (one-off annual fee for learning resources),
- for two children: £297 + £50 (one-off annual fee for learning resources),
- for the third and subsequent children: £418 + £75 (one-off annual fee for learning resources).
Payments can be made by bank transfer to the Frederic Chopin Polish Saturday School account; please give your child's full name as the payment reference. Up-to-date information on fees is available on the Fees page.
Parent duty rota
The choice of duty date is yours; a maximum of 16 people can be on duty on any one Saturday. If you do not sign up, a duty date will be assigned to you, as before. We have prepared a duty sign-up form for Term 1.
A nut-free school
Please make sure your children bring a lunch and water with them every Saturday. We would remind you that ours is a nut-free school: bringing or eating nuts, or any products made from nuts or coconut, such as Nutella, Bounty bars or M&M’s, is strictly prohibited.
Extra-curricular activities
Detailed information about the activities was sent to you in e-mail attachments. The current programme is shown on the Extra-curricular Activities page.
- Zespół Pieśni i Tańca ‘Karolinka’ (Karolinka Song and Dance Ensemble) – for children aged 5–8; led by Ms Ewa Zawół; Saturdays, 12:45–13:45.
- Multi Sport – elements of gymnastics, football and volleyball, plus active games and play; led by Ms Iwona Aksamit; Saturdays, 12:45–13:45.
- ‘Pachnąca Familiada’ – family workshops full of health, fun and creativity; led by Ms Ewelina Zjawiony; Saturdays, 12:45.
- In-person sessions with a speech and communication specialist – Ms Anna Jamrozik-Tsjornaja.
- Vinyasa flow yoga – for adults aged 18–118; led by Ms Anna Żukowska-Ford; Mondays, 18:30–19:30, Krishna Avanti Primary School, Croydon.
ID cards, First Holy Communion and the General Meeting
School ID cards
Until Saturday 4 October 2025 we are accepting Polish diaspora pupil ID cards (legitymacje polonijne) for renewal. Application forms can be downloaded from the gov.pl website or from the e-mail attachment, or obtained from the school administrator. Forms must be completed legibly, without crossings-out, signed by a parent and printed double-sided on a single sheet. Please hand the completed form to your child's class teacher or the school administrator; if it concerns the renewal of an ID card, please attach the card.
Preparation for First Holy Communion
You are warmly invited to the first organisational meeting on 20 September 2025 at 11:45 in the Theatre Hall (entrance from Bynes Road). If enough children sign up to form a group, the first catechesis session for children will take place on 27 September 2025 at 8:15. Enrolment is via an online form.
General Meeting of the School Council
Parents are invited to the General Meeting of the School Council on 11 October 2025; the time will be announced later. All parents and carers of pupils at our school are entitled to attend. At the meeting, reports on the school's educational, administrative and financial activities will be presented, and a new Parents' Committee will be chosen; any parents who would like to join are warmly welcome.
With warm regards
Irena Kukuła, Headteacher