You will have received an email this week with details about changes to the law regarding fixed penalty notices for unauthorised absence.  Please take the time to read these documents. You can read them here:  

It has come to our attention that some children in Year 6 are involved in WhatsApp group chats and that some children have been using inappropriate vocabulary and inappropriate images have been shared. We have also been made aware that people have been added to these groups that do not attend Almond Hill and therefore could be to be strangers to other children within said group. Individual families have been contacted where necessary but we don't always know exactly who are in the groups.  As always, I would urge parents to monitor what their child is doing on their phone and restrict their access to WhatsApp group chats.

I hope families are looking forward to the Year 6 graduations next week! As a reminder, the dates for each class are as follows:  

Where possible, please arrange for younger siblings to be collected on the day of the graduation as space in the hall will be limited and it is nice for children in Year 6 to have this time to celebrate. Where this is absolutely impossible, please inform the class teacher of the younger sibling that they will need to be taken to the hall at the end of the school day. The Year 6 teachers have been busy putting together a wonderful event for you all and we hope to see as many of you there as possible. 

Please don’t worry about what the children wear for the event. Children may wear an outfit of their choice be that formal attire or something more laid back and as always, we do not expect you to buy anything specifically for the afternoon. Children will need to wear uniform to school and they will change into their chosen outfit for the afternoon. 

We will be taking collections for Bags 2 School on Monday 15th July (only). If you have anything you would like to bring in, please leave in the quadrant on the morning of 15th July. 

For information on what can be collected, please follow the link below: https://bag2school.com/what-we-collect  

Our next SEND/Pastoral coffee morning will take place from 8.30am until 9.15am on Tuesday 16th July.  This is a great opportunity to chat with Mrs Birchall, our SENCo and Mrs Burgess, our Pastoral Lead.

We hope to see many of you there!

Please be reminded children should not be bringing toys in from home – including trading cards. We really appreciate parental support in this decision. If children repeatedly bring unnecessary items into school, we may leave them in the office for parents to collect. 

We have heard of 2 incidents this week where a child has come off their bike either on their way to or when leaving school. We think it is fantastic that children are biking to school. It is great exercise and better for the environment than driving but would urge parents to ensure children are wearing helmets when riding.  

Please note, our school kitchen does not offer halal meat. There is always a vegetarian, meat, jacket potato and cold lunch option available.  

Each day, a member of our senior leadership team are on gate duty to welcome families into school. We thought it would be useful to share which member of staff is on duty on which days. Feel free to say hello! 
Monday - Mrs Birchall (SENCo) 
Tuesday -Mrs Fordham (Headteacher) 
Wednesday - Mrs Burgess (Pastoral Lead)  
Thursday - Mrs Cawthorn (School Business Manager) 
Friday -Mrs Fordham (Headteacher) 

Mrs Barker, our Pastoral Teaching Assistant sometimes covers these days when needed.