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Newsletter 33 Friday 13 June 2025

Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. Ephesians 4:32

Important Info for W/C 16 June 2025

Eco Council Walk to school week	Monday 16th - Friday 20th June	Paragraph 4
Celebrating Love	Monday 16th - Friday 20th June
Class photos	Deadline for free delivery to school  Wednesday 25th June. After this date it costs £5.50 per order
Author visit - Olly Pyke	Thursday 19th June	Book sale in LKS playground at pick up time.
Mexico Class Assembly	Friday 20th June	9.00am start
Respecting school property		Paragraph 3
Flyers, letters and links		Bottom of newsletter

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

This week at Thomas Coram

This week we have been busy completing the Year 4 multiplication check and other assessments across the school. The children have been fantastic and I know sometimes assessments can cause some anxiety for children, but they are really useful for us as teachers to understand where the gaps are and to cater to the children's needs. Next Friday (20th), the children will all bring home their test papers so that you can see the types of questions they were asked and how they did on the assessments. I think it is really important that the children understand their scores and look back at the papers, which we will do in school, so that they can see where to improve next time. No one is perfect and we all make mistakes, it is about us learning from those mistakes and striving to improve each time. Next week, we have our celebrating love week, which will be a really important week to celebrating all things love and look at the diverse world we live in. I believe it is vital to teach the children about love and how love may look different for everyone. I am really looking forward to seeing what the children do next week. Have a wonderful weekend. 

Worship 

On Monday, Father Stuart came in to lead worship on St Helena and looked at determination and how we can be determined in life. On Tuesday, Mrs Bruguier led our singing worship and today we celebrated our wonderful stars of the week.  

Important Information

 Respecting school property
We would really appreciate it if you could take some time to speak to your child(ren) about respecting school property. We have many issues with the toilets across all the year groups. Recent examples of vandalism include toilets being blocked with whole toilet rolls or pieces of wood. Sinks being blocked with toilet rolls and taps left on leading to flooding and paint being peeled off the walls. I am sure you agree with me that this is not acceptable and makes for an unpleasant environment for everyone. 

Message from Eco Council
Thomas Coram Eco council are pleased to share that next week we are having a walk to school week. We want to encourage you to walk, cycle, scoot or park and stride as much as you can.

We will be taking a travel survey on Thursday which is also Clean air day. We understand that not everyone can walk to school but it really does make a difference to the pollution and congestion outside the school gates.  Thank you 

If anyone would like to make a poster to encourage pupils to use alternative ways to travel to school we would love to see it. Please give it to your class Eco council member to bring to our meeting.

We would also like to promote some local walking and cycling routes for you to try at the weekends and in the holidays. 

Walking and cycling routes | Hertfordshire County Council

Dacorum Family Support
We have arranged for Jan Nethercoat from Darorum Family Support to come and speak to TC parents around the theme of anxiety and the impact that it has on pupils' attendance. Like many schools we are seeing an increase in the number of children who are unable to attend school completely or for whom attendance is a real barrier for them. This is open to all TC parents and advanced sign-up is not necessary. Please come in via the main school reception. 

Date: Wednesday 25^th June

Time: 2:30pm - 3:20pm

Author Visit - Nadia Finer Thursday 1st July

We’re thrilled to share that author Nadia Finer will be visiting our school on Tuesday 1 July to talk about her book, Quiet Riot.

Quiet Riot challenges the idea that shyness is something to be "fixed" and instead celebrates the successes of softly spoken trailblazers—from athletes and writers to scientists and activists. Featuring 40 real-life stories, this book reassures children that they don’t need to change who they are to achieve great things—they just need to embrace their own quiet power.

During her visit, Nadia will speak to the children about what it feels like to be shy and how to overcome the fears that can sometimes hold us back. She will also be sharing powerful stories of shy superheroes—from Marcus Rashford and Taylor Swift to Lionel Messi and Beatrix Potter—proving that quiet voices can make a big impact.

✨ Order a Signed Copy! ✨

If you’d like to purchase a special hardback copy of Quiet Riot for your child, and have it signed by the author, please place your order by Monday 30 June using this link: 

Community Information

Carers Week

This week has been Carers Week.  Hertfordshire Council are celebrating the work and support that our young carers provide for their families.  However, The Carers Trust estimates that 1 in 5 school-aged children could be young carers. Yet in Hertfordshire, the January 2025 School Census:

• Found that 60% of schools reported no known young carers
• Identified only 1,483 young carers out of approx. 200,000 pupils
• The 2021 Census recorded just 2,525 young carers aged 5–17

These figures show many young carers remain hidden and unsupported.  Carers in Hertfordshire will offer an assessment and further support.  Please get in touch: young.carers@carersinherts.org.uk

 Ashlyns Comedy and Curry - Friday 11th July 
Ashlyns are running a comedy and curry night more information can be found here. 

 

DENS Woodland Trail – Saturday 21st June, Berkhamsted Castle
A scenic community-friendly walk through nature, choose from a 5 or 10-mile walk (or run) through beautiful woodland and countryside. Whether walking as a family, with friends, or enjoying some alone time outdoors, whilst supporting a local charity. It’s a great opportunity for everyone to enjoy the outdoors, take on a challenge, and help make a difference in their community. Every step taken will directly support local people facing homelessness, poverty and social exclusion.
More details at: www.dens.org.uk/trail

 

Friends of Thomas Coram

Here is a line up of our remaining summer events!

Help needed to set up camping on Friday 27 June and for Hendo on the Field on Thursday 10 July. Please let your rep know if you can help!

 Camping tickets are selling well and must be purchased before Friday 20th June.

Shout out to all Year 6 parents - Year 6 are hosting the ice cream sale on Thursday 17 July - this is your last chance to help out at TC! Please let your rep know if you can help.

 

All tickets can be bought in our Box Office here.

Weekly Attendance W/C 09/06/2025
Year 3:  96.1%
Year 4:  95.3% 
Year 5: 88.8%
Year 6:  95.1%
Whole school:  93.9%

 "Always show up, never give up." 

Madagascar - Elodie - For her focus all year which has led to excellent assessment results.

South Africa - Max - For showing perseverance and tenacity in his assessment tests this week.. such a star!

Gambia - Stanley- For resilience during English assessments this week.

Finland - Whole Class  - For working hard and persevering during assessment week.

Norway - Peter - For his focus in the assessments this week and thoughtful answers in picture news. 

Croatia - Croatia - For the amazing effort and determination you have put into all assessments this week and last week. 

China -  Scarlett - For showing resilience when completing her Writing Assessment.

Borneo -  Ben - For his positive attitude to learning and sharing his knowledge with his peers.

                 Leo - For doing the right thing, we are so proud of you.

India - Whole class - For fantastic concentration during assessment week.

Brazil - Ivy - For working very hard to improve and edit her writing.

Mexico - Poppy - For her excellent attitude in all areas this week, including production rehearsals and our class assembly practice.

Peru - Giulia - For her imaginative fantasy story influenced by David Almond’s 'Skellig'. 

                                        A full calendar is available here   

Information attached this week

Flyers/ Links

Good Shephard Holiday Clubs

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.