The Thomas Coram CE School

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

Important Information 

Anti Bullying Week

Monday 10th - Friday 14th November is national anti bullying week and the theme is 'Power For Good'.  We would like to invite all children to wear odd socks on Monday! Odd socks poster here!

Phone Policy

As you all know phone use is a hot topic in schools. Ashlyns have shared with us their new phone policy which is for students joining Y7 in September. They will not be allowed to take a smart phone into school, they will be allowed a basic feature, non smart phone. These will be stored in the schools phone pouch system during the school day. With this in mind, I would ask all parents to consider the type of phone your child currently uses and the type of phone you buy if you are considering buying a phone for your child in the future. 

 Parent Readers

We are looking for volunteer parents readers that would like to come in for a bit either at the beginning of a day or before pickup to read with children.  If you able to volunteer then please email the school office with the day and time you are available and we will put a timetable together. Thank you. 

DSPL8 - Raise Resilience 

Bounce Forward and DSPL8 Dacorum Partnership are running a free Raise Resilience parenting course starting next week on Wednesday 12^th November. The flyer has all the information needed as well as the correct links to book, they are also below :

Webpage: https://bounceforward.com/raise-resilience-dacorum/

Register: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6cplF3IFRNGX8VMhON2eOw#/registration

Dacorum Family Services - Anxiety and Attendance Workshop

DFS are pleased to share details of an upcoming parenting workshop available to parents and carers across the DFS North & East Partnership area:

Anxiety and Attendance

Date & Time: Tuesday, 25th November | 10:00 AM – 12:00 noon                

Location: Online via MS Teams and in person at Hobbs Hill Wood Primary, HP3 8ER

For more details and to book your place click here. 

Children in Need 

To support children in need this year all children can come in dress down on Friday 14th November for a small donation via our Just Giving Page. 

The Book Fair is coming!
We will be hosting another book fair in the library from the 17^th to 21^st November. This is a fantastic fund-raiser for the school library, last year we made over a £1000 to spend on new books which is a massive boost for us. We all love the library here at Thomas Coram and we like to keep the shelves full of books that encourage the children to read more widely!

The book fair is a great opportunity for the children to practice shopping and purchasing things for themselves. Each class will have slot to come and have a look around and I will also be open during lunchtime for each year group. Children that would like to bring in money are asked to have it in a named envelope which can be handed to the class teacher to be looked after. There will be a wide variety of books and a range of stationary as well which is very popular! I will be open after school if you would prefer to come in with your child and purchases can be paid for by card via a QR code on your mobile phone.

The children are always very excited about the book fair and enjoy having a browse amongst the shelves but please remember you don’t have to purchase anything.  I do always remind them they can borrow the library books for free!

Book Fair opening times

Day	Morning	Lunchtime	After school
Monday	-	-	3.20-4pm for all
Tuesday	Year 6	Year 3	3.20-4pm for all
Wednesday	Year 5	Year 4	3.20-4pm for all
Thursday	Year 3	Year 5	3.20-4pm for all
Friday	Year 4	Year 6	3.20-4pm for all

 

 Community Information

Saving Castle Fields
Alex from Y6 ran 5 laps of his road George St on Saturday 1st Nov (supported by family and friends) and has raised a whopping £1,700 so far, with donations still coming in. Alex decided to support the charity as Castle Fields is where he walks his dog Ziggy. I think you’ll agree this is a fantastic achievement and shows great community spirit. Alex has a justgiving page and would really appreciate any sponsorship. 

Berkhamsted Town Council
BTC is preparing a Neighbourhood Plan, which will set out how the town will change and develop over the next ten years. They would like to invite the younger generation to take part in our ‘Future Berkhamsted’ Poster Competition by drawing a poster on what Berkhamsted might look like in the future. Book vouchers will be awarded for the winning posters!  Entry forms can be found here. 

St Peters Church
St Peters are holding a Christmas Craft Fair on Saturday 22nd November selling crafts, art and most importantly cake, with all funds raised going towards the renovation appeal. The Church will also be open on Sunday 23rd for the Festival of Light where the church is lit entirely by candle light and looks truly beautiful. 

Friends of Thomas Coram

This is the last year our current organiser will be running the Friends of Thomas Coram Santa Sleigh night, so we’re looking for someone to take the reins next year. 

The role— recruit helpers and be the main contact (the Rotary Club does most of the organising). Fancy giving it a go? You can shadow this year to see how it works—

just get in touch!

We also need volunteers to help collect donations during the Santa Sleigh to cover the George Street area.

📍 George Street area   

🕖 9th Dec, 5:30–8:00 pm

Interested in volunteering? Get in touch 

An opportunity to come together, meet members of the wider FOTC community, 

and hear more about what we have planned.

📍 The Old Mill, Berkhamted   

🕖 7:00 PM, Thur 13 Nov 

Join us for a festive event filled with holiday cheer. 

More details soon, but mark your calendars. 

🕖 Evening of 18th Dec

FOTC Newsletter - 7th November