The Thomas Coram CE School

How have you shown: Kindness, Resilience, Respect and Thankfulness this week?

Newsletter 28
Friday 1st May 2026

"And I will be with you always, to the end of the age.” Matthew 28 16:20

Important Information for w/c 4th May 2026

Tues 19/05 - Mr Roberts (Assistant Head at Ashlyns) Smart Free talk - 7pm - Paragraph 4
Flyers at the bottom of the newsletters - Raiders, RockSteady, Games For All, Tring Fun Run, Northchurch Cricket Club

Oracy Homework
What makes you, you? What is special about you?

This Week

I want to start by saying a massive congratulations to our fabulous Year 6 children and staff. We had a final mock SATs practise week this week, before the real thing on the 11th May and the children were fabulous. They all tried so hard and were so responsible, well done children. Also, a big thank you to our staff for preparing them and getting them ready! Well done Team TC. Lev from Y5 is fundraising for Young Epilepsy, he is walking 100 miles in May! He has a JustGiving Page and would really appreciate your support. Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to Young Epilepsy, so it's the most efficient way to give - saving time and cutting costs for the charity. JustGiving sends your donation straight to Young Epilepsy and automatically reclaims Gift Aid if you are a UK taxpayer, so your donation is worth even more. I hope everyone has a wonderful bank holiday and I look forward to seeing you on Tuesday.

Worship

On Monday, Father Stuart led worship on Matthew 28 16:20 and thought with the children about Jesus rising and what that meant to everyone. On Thursday I led a Picture News worship on AI glasses and how they can help those who need it and today we celebrated our brilliant Values in Action children.

Friends of Thomas Coram

🎤Calling all bands or musicians 🎸

Are you or a family member in a band, or music group? We'd love some live music at the summer event on the 13th of June. If you are, please drop Gill an email gilldrought@friendsoftc.co.uk

📢Volunteers needed 🏆

As we start planning for the 13^th, we need the usual army of volunteers, if you are able to help for an hour please join the WhatsApp group https://chat.whatsapp.com/KfROeI5C1pr2YqHCttY0NR?mode=gi_t

Important Information

Save the date - Smart Phone Free Talk and Q and A session

Mr Roberts, Assistant Head at Ashlyns, will be coming to TC on Tuesday 19th May, to do a workshop with Year 5 in the day alongside some Ashlyns students about smart phone useage. He will then come back to TC at 7pm, to do a parent workshop on children being smart phone free and the barriers and dangers smart phones entail. There will also be time for a Q and A during this session. The session will be around 60 - 90 minutes long. He has already done this in Bridgewater and Greenway and it was a big success, so I am hoping it will be useful to our parents and as many people as possible will attend. More info will follow.

Community Information

Sponsored walk for mental health awareness charity:

Over the course of 6 days Fr Stuart will be making a 180 mile sponsored walk from Berkhamsted to Manchester, for the local mental health awareness charity Hector's House. You can find out more about the work of Hector's House here: Hector's House About - Hector's House

If you would like to sponsor Fr Stuart, you can do that here: Stuart Owen is fundraising for Hector's House

Dembe Theatre Tring

The Vale Music Society are putting on a performance of The Wizard of Oz - a retelling of the classic story based on the movie and including all the songs and dance numbers.

There’s a special relaxed BSL performance on Tuesday 5 May (7pm) and it runs until Saturday 9 May (7.30pm) including a Saturday matinee. At the DEMBE theatre, Tring.

Tickets here!

Apex 360

Apex 360 have two events happening in Jarman Park, Hemel Hempstead in May. The first is a family inflatables day on Saturday 16^th May Inflatables at the Track - APEX 360 followed by their SEND family fun day on Sunday 17^th May.

Dens Castle Walk

✨Castle Walk is back! Join us for a fantastic community day out.

📆 Sunday 14th June 2026
📍 Berkhamsted Castle
👣 5 or 10 mile routes
💷 Adult (18+) £15, Child £10, Family £40

Kickstart your summer in style as you explore stunning local scenery and enjoy a brilliant day filled with community spirit, fresh air, and fun. ☀️

👉 Register here: www.dens.org.uk/walk

Weekly Attendance W/C 27/04/2026

Year 3 : 97%
Year 4: 98.6%
Year 5: 97.3%
Year 6: 96.1%
Whole school: 97.3%

"Be present, be engaged and watch your knowledge grow."

Values in Action

Madagascar - Pippa - For always being kind, caring and helpful to each and every one of her peers.

Gambia - Henry - For showing resilience in lessons and thankfulness to his friends for their support.

South Africa - David - For his super work all week and showing kindness to others in the class.

Norway - Albert - For showing fantastic resilience, determination and confidence in Maths this week, particularly when sharing his answers.

Croatia - Bogdan and Arthur - For being respectful and kind towards others.

Finland - Lara - For always being respectful of others, being polite and trying her best.

China - Angela - For great resilience in her written work these last two weeks, she really has persevered and written a great piece of writing.

Borneo - Lucy - For consistently showing kindness towards others and her commitment to updating the timetable. We are so thankful to have her in our class.

India - Megan - For her constant kindness to others and always being a respectful and mature member of the class

Brazil - All of Year 6 - For showing tremendous resilience, determination and positivity throughout their MOCK SATS week

Peru - All of Year 6 - For showing tremendous resilience, determination and positivity throughout their MOCK SATS week

Mexico - All of Year 6- For showing tremendous resilience, determination and positivity throughout their MOCK SATS week

A full calendar is available here

Flyers

Berkhamsted Raiders Taster Sessions

Hertfordshire Games for all

Rock Steady

Tring Summer Fun Run

Northchurch Cricket Club 2026 Season

Northchurch Cricket Club 2026 Junior Training Schedule

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.