Newsletter 8

Friday 25 October 2024

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

Important Info for W/C 4th November 2024

	New School Lunch Menu
Y6 Bikeability	Monday 4th - Friday 8th Nov
Flu nasal vaccinations	Thursday 7th Nov	Paragraph  3
Toy hub donations	Monday 4th - Friday 8th Nov	Donations to school office
Secondary School Applications	DEADLINE 31st October
Attachments/Links at bottom of newsletter

Today we have celebrated Black History month and thought about black authors and the resilience they have shared, the children then produced their own poems based on the stories they read. A huge thank you to all the parents who have attended parents evening this week! A big thank you to the teachers as well for all of their hard work. Last year, we had over 80 families who did not attend, this year we have only had 19 parents who did not book appointments, which is incredible! That equates to only 5.5% of the school community so thank you for all your support. We have really tried hard to develop our break and lunch times as a school and Mrs Bruguier captured a wonderful photo (below) on Wednesday of Year 3 and 4 children playing, singing and dancing together as a mixed group, which is so wonderful to see. A big congratulations to the girls in Year 6 for their match on Wednesday against Hobbs Hill, where by they won 14 - 0. Huge well done girls! Also, this week Year 4 walked to St Peter's church where they met Rabbi Neil  to learn about the Jewish festival of Sukkot. They completed a treasure hunt in the church and went inside the Sukkah which had been erected in the churchyard. A big thank you to Father Stuart and Rabbi Neil for being so welcoming and also our parent volunteers who walked with us. Finally, I hope everyone has a joyful and restful half term and I am looking forward to seeing everyone back on Monday 4th November. 

    

On Monday, Father Stuart led worship on the Exodus, on Wednesday and Thursday the children thought about this in class and how it related to their own life. On Tuesday, Mrs Bruguier led a wonderful singing assembly looking at black artists and celebrating Black History Month to end the half term. Today we celebrated our stars of the week and housepoints. 

Please find the E-consent letter for your child’s Flu vaccination for this coming winter. Please note that you can consent for either the Flu nasal spray, OR the non-gelatine IM Flu vaccine. Please make sure you complete the form online as soon as you can. The portal will close 48 hours ahead of the Flu session.

Vaccination UK East Anglia Immunisation (schoolvaccination.uk)

The School Immunisation team will be coming into the school to deliver the vaccine. Please be aware that children can NOT receive this vaccination with their GP unless they are clinically vulnerable.

Thank you to the parents who attended the PINs coffee morning yesterday, following on from feedback from the parents, we are offering an SEND coffee morning to parents on Thursday 5th December at 9am. Once we have more details on the focus, we will inform you. 

Friends of Thomas Coram

Community Information

Berkhamsted Library Events

Cosmic Curiosity: Monday 28 October 2024 4.00-5.00pm

Are you ready to journey into space…? Take part in free fun family activities and learn about real life space jobs. Listen to stories that are out of this world! For children aged 4-7 and must be accompanied by an adult

Crafty Creatures: Tuesday 29 October 2024 2.00-3.00pm

An opportunity for children to learn about shapes, parts of the body and to use their imagination to create a creature from different materials.

£4 per child and must be accompanied by an adult

For children aged 3-7

Graphic Novels Page One group of sessions on Monday 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th November for children aged 7-11. Tickets cost £10 for the four sessions. If you are unable to join us for the full four sessions, to come and speak with us at Berkhamsted Library and we will be able to sort something out. Page One explores Graphic novels such as Dogman, Bunny Vs Monkey and Diary of a Wimpy Kid through various activities.

Ashlyns Craft Fair
Ashlyns Craft Fair will showcase over 60 stalls selling unique handmade gifts for all budgets. Christmas decorations, keyrings and bags, jewellery, natural beauty products, sweets, artisan chocolates, original greeting cards, artworks and much more will be available. The ever popular cafe will also be open for shoppers to enjoy a selection of hot food, cakes and drinks. Creative Classroom will be running a Design-a-Bauble event for children (£2.50) no booking required!

Rennie Grove Peace Hospice
Rennie Grove Peace has a fundraising pre-loved fashion show at Pendley Manor on Wednesday 6 November. Click here for more info and to buy tickets.

Toy Hub
Toyhub is a local charity working in Berkhamsted, Tring and local villages whose mission is to ensure every local child has a gift to open at Christmas, by providing parents and caregivers with unwrapped, age appropriate gifts. They are currently running a donations appeal and would be very grateful for any donations listed here. Please bring any donations after half term. Thank you. 

 

Weekly Attendance W/C 21/10/24
Year 3: 93.8%
Year 4:  97.8% 
Year 5:  93.5%
Year 6:  93.6%
Whole school: 96.8%

"Education is the passport to the future, and attendance is the stamp that gets you there"