How have you shown: Kindness, Resilience, Respect and Thankfulness this week?
Friday 20th March 2026
"Do to others as you would have them do to you" (Luke 6:31)
Important Information for w/c 23 March 2026
- Payments in Arbor - IMPORTANT INFORMATION
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday - Mary Poppins whole school production.
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After School Club - Tuesday 24 March - On Tuesday, there will be a packed tea instead of a hot meal. This will include a choice of wrap, cucumber sticks, crisps & a biscuit.
- New School Menu - From 13th April 2026
- Friday 27th - Church Service at St Peters 10.30am parents and carers welcome.
- Friday 27th - End of Term 1.00pm finish
- Saturday 21st March - Bridgewater School Cross Country
- Sunday 22nd March - JFoTC Sunday Funday!
- Production club tickets are now on sale for the whole school. You can purchase your tickets here. They will be on sale until 9 am on the day of each performance.
- Flyers at the bottom of the newsletters
Oracy Homework
If you could only eat one thing for the rest of your life what would it be?
This Week
Worship
Friends of Thomas Coram
Our first team of junior friends volunteers are looking forward to their friends coming and supporting them with their fundraising ideas...🧸teddy tombola, ➿bracelet stand, 🪀toy and fancy dress stall, 🎨art competition, ⚽️football challenges, 🐉3D printed toys, 📚books,⚱️treasure hunt, 🥛lemonade stand and 🧁cake stall!
On Friday when school finishes at 1pm we will be in the playground selling doughnuts and any goodies left over from Sunday. See you there!
Important Information
Payments in Arbor
All payments in arbor will be suspended on Friday 27th March at 8.00am. You will not be able to make any payments in arbor after this date and time until Monday 13th April. Please make sure you have paid any lunch debts by 8am on Friday 27th March. Please do not make any payments for summer captains club or breakfast club until after the Easter Holidays. Thank you.
Pupil Parliament
Pupil Parliament will be announcing details of their Easter Egg Competition next week.
Family Lives Workshops
Anxiety around ADHD - Online via MS Teams
This 2- hour workshop is for parents and carers who suspect or have received a recent diagnosis that their child has ADHD. The workshop helps parents/carers understand what ADHD is, why it makes sense for a child to be anxious if they have ADHD, strategies to help support you and your child, plus signposting to other support that is available.
Date: Wednesday 18 March Time: 7pm to 9pm
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Date: Thursday 26 March Time: 9.30am to 11.30am
Empowering parents - Online via MS Teams
A workshop to equip parents with practical tools, resources and strategies to enhance their parenting skills and navigate parenting challenges effectively.
Date: Friday 20 March Time: 9.30am to 11.30am
It’s a Dads Life - Online via MS Teams
A workshop for dads to help build strong attachment and relationships with their child
Date: Tuesday 24 March Time: 7pm to 9pm
To book a place please click here Referral Form for Family Lives Herts Parenting Groups and Workshops for our online referral form or scan the QR code on the attached flyer
The DSPL8 Spring Newsletter can be found here.
Bridgewater School Cross Country
We are looking forward to seeing lots of children at the annual Bridgewater School Cross Country on Saturday 21st March 2026. This is a fantastic event which brings the local school communities together in a morning of running, held at Bridgewater School, Berkhamsted.
Community Information
Easter Discovery Trail on Good Friday 3rd April at Rectory Lane Cemetery
This is a lovely event, with volunteer guides to help the children and a beautifully illustrated cluecard for them to follow. They learn different facts about the Cemetery and on completion win a chocolate Easter egg. There will be refreshments and seating too, so the whole family can enjoy the event.
It is a fundraiser to help us to sustain and manage the space for the community, so is not free but the tickets are reasonably priced (free for adults and children under three), particularly if they take advantage of the Early Chick tickets!
Weekly Attendance W/C 16/03/2026
Year 3: 97%
Year 4: 95.8%
Year 5: 93.3%
Year 6: 94.6%
Whole school: 95.8%
"Be present, be engaged and watch your knowledge grow."
Values in Action
Madagascar - Lincoln - For his hard work during his performance for Rock Steady! Well done!
Gambia - Orson - For his resilience and confidence in performing in the Rock Steady concert this week.
South Africa - Grace - For resilience in maths working out intervals on a scale.
Norway - Noah - For always demonstrating resilience and enthusiasm and having a positive attitude towards his learning.
Croatia - Iona - For being resilient and respectful in all aspects of school life.
Finland - George - For the politeness and respect that he shows both adults and children in and outside of the classroom.
China - Isabelle - For always showing kindness and respect to others.
Borneo - Leo - For he has been working hard , particularly in maths lessons, showing resilience and a commitment to learning with good results.
India - All of India - For their amazing class assembly!
Brazil - Malakai - For his resilience and hard work in English this week.
Peru - Jago - For consistently demonstrating all of our values in everything he does at this school whether it be his learning, socialising with friends or carrying out duties as head boy.
Mexico - Betsy - For always showing kindness and respect to her friends and adults.
A full calendar is available here
Flyers
Easter Holiday Performing and Creative Art Workshop (Based at Berkhamsted School)
Game On Easter Holiday Courses
Active Camps Easter Holiday Activities (Based at Berkhamsted School)
This week at St Peter's
Details of services at St Peter's can be found here.
To read the latest news from St Peter's click here.
