Issue 27 - 25th April 2025
Dear Families,
Welcome back to the summer term! We hope you had a lovely Easter break and enjoyed the sunshine. We have lots of things to look forward to this term. Please take a look at our diary dates for a heads up on key events – including the much-anticipated graduation and leavers’ events for Year 6.
Emma Fordham,
Headteacher
Kindness School- encourage someone else when they try something hard.
Diary Dates for the Summer Term
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Date |
Event |
Times |
Additional information |
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28/04/2025 |
FOAH Meeting |
1800-1830 |
Microsoft Teams |
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28/04/2025 |
Y5 SRE Parent Meeting |
1600-1630 |
Microsoft Teams |
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28/04/2025 |
Mock SATs Week |
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28/04/2025- 02/05/2025 |
Year 5 Bikeability |
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If your child is taking part, they will need their bicycle, their helmet and a lock for their bike. Children should lock their bicycle in the bike shed when arriving at school and go to class as normal. They should wear suitable clothes for cycling and for the weather. If it is likely to rain, it would be advisable to send your child in with a change of clothes. |
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29/04/2025 |
Y6 - SRE Parent Meeting |
1600-1630 |
Microsoft Teams |
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30/04/2025 |
Y4 - SRE Parent Meeting |
1600-1630 |
Microsoft Teams |
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05/05/2025 |
Bank Holiday |
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12/05/2025-15/05/2025 |
SATs Week |
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20/05/2025 |
FOAH Film Night - |
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Details TBC. |
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20/05/2025 |
Y4 Golf |
1530-1730 |
We will contact you directly if your child has been chosen to take part in this event. |
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22/05/2025 |
Voices of Hertfordshire - at Fairlands |
1000-1130 |
We will contact you directly if your child has been chosen to take part in this event. |
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22/05/2025 |
Y6 Frisbee |
1300-1500 |
We will contact you directly if your child has been chosen to take part in this event. |
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22/05/2025 |
Y6 Cricket |
1000-1500 |
We will contact you directly if your child has been chosen to take part in this event. |
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26/05/2025-30/05/2025 |
Half Term |
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03/06/2025 |
FOAH Film Night |
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Details TBC. |
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04/06/2025 |
Class photos |
900-1200 |
Please ensure children are in correct uniform. If your child’s class usually has PE on Wednesdays, please can they bring their PE kit into school to change into. |
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05/06/2025 |
Lower school sports day |
900-1200 |
Parents should make their way to the school field after drop off. More details to follow. |
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06/06/2025 |
Upper school sports day |
900-1200 |
Parents should make their way to the school field after drop off. More details to follow. |
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11/06/2025 |
Y6 Crucial Crew |
900-1200 |
We will leave school at 9am and return in time for lunch. |
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11/06/2025 |
Father's Day Present Room |
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Details TBC. |
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13/06/2025 |
Y4 Girls Euros |
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We will contact you directly if your child has been chosen to take part in this event. |
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17/06/2025 |
Y4/5/6 RIdlins Athletics |
900-1500 |
We will contact you directly if your child has been chosen to take part in this event. |
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20/06/2025 |
INSET Day |
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23/06/2025 |
Occasional Day |
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24/06/2025 |
Y5 Science trip to Barclay (1st visit) |
1300-1500 |
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25/06/2025 |
Year 3 Wise Up Resilience Day |
900-1500 |
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25/06/2025 |
Stevenage Festival (choir) |
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Details TBC. |
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25/06/2025 |
Y5/6 Netball Festival |
1500-1730 |
We will contact you directly if your child has been chosen to take part in this event. |
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02/07/2025 |
Year 4 Shuttleworth trip |
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We will leave school at 9:15am and return before the end of the school day. Children should wear their school uniform and bring a packed lunch and a drink with them (no glass bottles or fizzy drinks please). If your child is entitled to free school meals and you wish to order one for that day, please do so at the office by Wednesday 25th June. |
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03/07/2025 |
Y5 Science trip to Barclay (2nd visit) |
1300-1500 |
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04/07/2025 |
FOAH Ice Cream Friday |
1430-1530 |
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04/07/2025 |
Y6 Water Fight |
1400-1500 |
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09/07/2025 |
Rocksteady concert for parents |
1415-1515 |
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10/07/2025 |
Transition Day |
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11/07/2025 |
Year 6 LEGOLAND |
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We intend to make the most of the day by leaving school at 8.30am and returning at approximately 6pm. Children will therefore need a packed lunch and a snack tea on the day. If your child is entitled to Free School Meals and you require a school packed lunch for the day, please let us know by Thursday 3rd July. |
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14/07/2025 |
6S Graduation |
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Times TBC (pm). |
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15/07/2025 |
6B Graduation |
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Times TBC (pm). |
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16/07/2025 |
6C Graduation |
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Times TBC (pm). |
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18/07/2025 |
Y6 trip to Fairlands |
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Details TBC. |
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22/07/2025 |
Last day of term |
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School finishes at 1pm. |
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23/07/2025 |
INSET Day |
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Club Dates
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Please remember that the internally run clubs will ALL start next week. Clubs will run for 8 weeks to 23rd June (excluding bank holidays and half term).
For children in Years 5 and 6, please add your consent to Arbor (under notices) if your child is permitted to walk home independently after clubs. We expect all children in Year 3 and 4 to be collected promptly at 4:15pm.
We expect children to attend clubs regularly and we keep an attendance register. Please inform the school office if your child is unable to attend for any reason. We will follow up with parents whose child has not attended.
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Club |
Lead |
Year group |
Location |
Collection point |
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Monday 3.15 -4.15 |
Debating |
Miss Bonfield |
Years 5 and 6 |
3B |
3B Classroom |
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Monday 3.15 - 4.15 |
Netball team/club continues |
Miss Wase |
Year 5 and 6 |
Netball courts |
St Nicholas Church Gate |
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Monday 3.15-4.15 |
Year 3 and 4 football |
Will Bryson |
3 and 4 |
Field |
St Nicholas Church gate |
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Tuesday 3.15-4.15 |
Year 5 and 6 football |
Will Bryson |
5 and 6 |
Field |
St Nicholas Church gate |
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Tuesday 3.15 - 4.15 |
Eco |
Mrs Waldrom |
Years 3 - 6 |
4W |
4W Classroom |
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Tuesday 3.15 - 4.15 |
Play |
Miss Andrews |
Years 3 - 6 |
Playground |
4A Classroom |
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Wednesday 8.00-8.45 |
Cheerleading |
Lindsey Pollard |
All |
Hall |
n/a |
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Wednesday 3.15 - 4.15 |
Street dance |
Lindsey Pollard |
All |
Hall |
Hall doors (quadrant) |
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Wednesday 3.15 - 4.15 |
Art |
Mrs Nicholls |
Year 3 |
Computing room |
Computing room door |
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Thursday 3.15 - 4.15 |
Rounders |
Premier |
Years 5 and 6 |
Field |
St Nicholas Church gate |
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Thursday 3.15 - 4.15 |
Outdoor activities |
Miss Harris |
Years 3 and 4 |
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Year 5 Classrooms |
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Friday 3.15 - 4.15 |
Cricket |
Premier |
Years 3 and 4 |
Field |
St Nicholas Church gate |
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Friday 3.15 - 4.15 |
Outdoor activities |
Miss Harris |
Years 5 and 6 |
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Year 5 Classrooms |
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Clubs start w/c 28th April – 23rd June inclusive (8 weeks) not those linked to teams |
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Key Messages
Relationship and Health Education – Parent Meetings April 2025
Year 4, 5 and 6 will be teaching RHE in the summer term. It is part of our policy to offer parents the opportunity to ask questions and view the resources that will be used in lessons, the vast majority of which is statutory. These meetings will be held online via Teams and links for these are in the list of dates above.
Parent Survey re Later Finish for Year 5 and 6
Thank you to those parents who completed the survey before Easter. We had approximately 45 responses but the feedback is roughly 50/50 for each answer. This is not enough for us to make a decision on how to move forward so would really appreciate some more feedback. If you haven’t already submitted the form below, please do so this week.
Swimming - Pop-up Pool and School Reports
Thank you for everyone who made contributions towards their child’s lessons in the pop up pool. I can confirm that a total of £2,111.50 was paid. We are very grateful for all contributions but we are left with a deficit of £9,293.50 which will need to be taken out of the school’s budget. As I have previously mentioned, swimming must be taught as part of the National Curriculum and therefore we must prioritise this over extracurricular activities. We will continue to use this service and aim to continue to improve how we operate when we begin again in the Autumn term and will send information out nearer to the time.
For years 5 and 6 swimming will be added to the school reports. The expectation as per the National Curriculum is that all children can swim 25 metres so if applicable, your child’s school report will now state whether or not they can swim the required 25 metres. We have the data for children who were assessed in the pop up pool but there were parents who told us their child could swim due to external lessons. If this is the case for your child, please send evidence in (i.e their most recent swimming certificate) so we can add this to our information. You can email a photo to admin@almondhill.herts.sch.uk. Please do this by Friday 30th May as reports will be written in June.
Book Sales
All sales will take place during the school day. Books cost just 50p each.
Wednesday 30th April
Wednesday 21st May
Wednesday 25th June
Uniform Sales
Our monthly uniform sales take place on a Thursday in the hall from 3.00-3.30pm
Thursday 1st May
Thursday 5th June
Thursday 3rd July
SEND/Pastoral Sessions
Coffee morning:
Thursday 15th May (cancelled)
8.30-9.15am
The above session will need to be rearranged due to SATs - please keep a look out for a new date.
Afternoon tea:
Tuesday 24th June
2.30-3.15pm
Attendance Before Easter
Year 3 94.81%
Year 4 94.49%
Year 5 92.18%
Year 6 96.18%
All Students 94.42%
Class Winners
6B 99.67%
3W 96.79% Almond Hill Achievements
Almond Hill Achievements
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House Points
FOAH Update...
Next Meeting - Monday 28th April at 6.00pm
Microsoft Teams
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Passcode: PX36yg2R
Watch this space for our summer events...
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Film nights (20th May and 3rd June) (TBC)
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Father’s Day present room (11th June)
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Ice cream Fridays (4th, 11th and 18th July)
In Other News...
Easter School
Thank you and well done to the Y6 children who attended Easter School. Excellent behaviour. Impeccable manners. Lots of gratitude and some learning thrown in for good measure! On the final afternoon the children completed an arithmetic test in the 'comfort' of an outside camp they made. It was a lovely day for some outdoor le…
Information for Parents
DSPL2 EBSA Parents and carers coffee morning
Date and time: Fri, 27 Jun 2025 09:30 - 10:30 BST
Location: Peartree Spring Primary School, Hydean Way Shephall SG2 9GG
Please come along to our coffee morning.
If you have a child or young person who is struggling to attend school and would like meet other parents for support, please follow the link to book: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dspl2-ebsa-parents-and-carers-coffee-morning-tickets-1334966583989?aff=ebemoffollowpublishemail&ref=eemail&utm_campaign=following_published_event&utm_content=follow_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_source=eventbrite&scrlybrkr