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15/02/25

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13/02/25

Successful end of term art project for year six: children planned, designed and built these amazing Memories Boxes linked to our Oval history topic and our belonging driver. pic.twitter.com/n9kmoqMctV

12/02/25

Year six loved their visit from Steel today and asked some brilliant questions!#pshe pic.twitter.com/SVSTN0xR3p

12/02/25

We loved our visit from Steel today, learning all about resilience and the importance of sleep, healthy diet, being active, hydration and showing gratitude (noticing glimmers). Can anyone beat Steel’s record of 757 burpees nonstop in under an hour?#pshe pic.twitter.com/FLHRxZ2Lkq

12/02/25

As part of Safer Internet Day, year 2 explored a variety of dangers online and discussed how to respond to them. They had some excellent ideas and good knowledge of the safety features of various apps. They created posters to teach younger children about what they had learnt. pic.twitter.com/dWyOSidsdH

12/02/25

Amazing messages being given to the children this morning by the amazing gladiator Steel! What a fantastic morning we have ahead pic.twitter.com/Y0WFDxF1nL

11/02/25

Year six scientists dissecting hearts to understand how the circulatory system works. pic.twitter.com/ewcfvsfMRX

11/02/25

Year six scientists dissecting hearts to understand how the circulatory system works. pic.twitter.com/Dz7qWkgTL8

11/02/25

Year six home learning designing posters for around school about how to keep safe online. pic.twitter.com/eya9mmpF4M

11/02/25

Year six historians exploring the Oval as part of their local history project, with an added extra of a tag rugby PE lesson! pic.twitter.com/iabdKAYvHI

11/02/25

Year six historians exploring the Oval as part of their local history project, with an added extra of a tag rugby PE lesson! pic.twitter.com/gRFv2OAoT6

11/02/25

Team Dahl had a great science lesson on space and the stars with Mark the scientist yesterday (2).#science pic.twitter.com/FrJSAI3V1t

11/02/25

Team Dahl had a great science lesson on space and the stars with Mark the scientist yesterday (1).#science pic.twitter.com/K62hUgwN7y

11/02/25

Marking Safer Internet Day with a visit from the charity Computer Friendly pic.twitter.com/NuuQv4ROU2

10/02/25

Year 3 had a visit from Hands on Science and took part in a workshop on biological diversity. pic.twitter.com/RoqPJoSdUj

07/02/25

This week in assembly we celebrated Martin Luther King day, reading about this inspiring activist who devoted his life to fighting for civil rights. We linked to other activists such as Nelson Mandela, Greta Thunberg, Malala and Rosa Parks; and to our value of respect. pic.twitter.com/TKQlLAdduw

07/02/25

A huge thank you to all the adults who came to visit us today to explain how their job uses maths. pic.twitter.com/nNu8EdPIvU

07/02/25

Ladybirds have had a fantastic ! We have loved hearing about jobs that use numbers and dressing up! We are so inspired. We also made foot rulers to measure things in the classroom. pic.twitter.com/sfwifgPkd4

07/02/25

Our fourth visitor of the day was Tendaii, a train and air engineer. Our Y6’s were fascinated by his models and recognised how scale factors work in producing drafts of projects. pic.twitter.com/QmOElYN5WQ

07/02/25

Our third visitor of the day was Matt who works in the sports field. He explained to our Y6’s how fractions, decimals and percentages play a part in making predictions about different sporting events. pic.twitter.com/Js9gcUBH3m

07/02/25

Our second visitor of the day was Business Analyst Andreii who spoke to our Y6’s about how algebra and coding is used in his IT role. pic.twitter.com/g7qgZWX25k

07/02/25

Our first visitor of the day was Nurse Helen who works at treating cancer patients. Our Y6’s enjoyed learning about why measuring is particularly crucial in this field. pic.twitter.com/IG2nvg7xEC

07/02/25

Happy Number Day from Year 3! pic.twitter.com/bS3fxp7e8P

06/02/25

Aren’t we lucky to have such lovely, kind parents in our Year 1 class? We are so appreciative of these yummy sweet treats! pic.twitter.com/IEp8f6rkyO

04/02/25

Lunar new year celebrations last week pic.twitter.com/GAQmtKUjeU

25th October 2024

Dear Parents

Half term is finally here and I am sure we could all do with the break!  Both children and staff have been fighting off bugs and illnesses for the last few weeks – a few duvet days are required I think.

We ended our half term with our annual Harvest Festival assembly.  Thank you for the abundance of goodies brought in for the Harpenden Academy Harvest Festival, it is very generous and kind of you.

All of the produce has been donated to ‘Kings Pantry’ and will be distributed over the forthcoming weeks to local families who need a helping hand.

I am really proud of our long standing connection with Kings Pantry and how together we are able to support our local community.

Diwali Get Together at Harpenden Academy, Sunday 10th November 2024, 12.00PM-3.00PM

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Holiday Requests

I am still receiving holiday requests for term time holidays.  Parents were recently made aware of the recent changes to the rules implemented by the Department of Education, which have changed significantly - the new rules are much more rigorous than before.  I am attaching again a summary of the changes from the Department of Education so parents are 100% clear of the consequences of term time holidays.

Hcc sapt statutory attendance helping parents understand penalty notice fines for school attendance september 2024

Secondary Admissions

The applications for secondary/upper school places to start in September 2025 opened on Friday 1 September 2024 for children in Year 6.  On-time applications close on 31 October 2024 although Herts County Council encourage families to apply before this closing date as the application portal will be busy on the deadline date. 

All the information you need is available on the website www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/admissions

Remembrance Assembly, Save the Date, Friday 8th November 2024

Our school leaders will be selling items for the poppy appeal at lunchtimes on Tuesday 5th, Wednesday 6th and Thursday 7th of November. Children can bring in an appropriate donation for the items they wish to purchase. Our Remembrance assembly will be held on Friday 8th November 2024. We will send out a reminder to parents over half term. 

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There are still places! - New club after half term - starting w/c 4th November 2024

Mrs Marchment is starting up her own Creative Arts Club on a Friday after school from 3.20pm-4.30pm starting Friday, 8th November 2024. If you are interested then please see flyer below for further details. We have opened up the club now to Year 5 and Year 6 too to cover both key stages.

Sadie Art flyer

HRFC Fireworks Tickets

We're proud to once again support the Harpenden Rugby Club's Fireworks Spectacular on Sunday 3rd November! This is always a great event for the entire family - with fireworks, funfair, great food & bar! Historically, this event has sold out so get your tickets now. Early bird ticket offer is available until 20th October.

Harpenden Academy will receive 50% of each ticket bought using this link - Click Here to Buy Your Tickets

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Traffic Lights Holiday Club

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Mayor's Christmas Card Design Compeition

Please find below a flyer for this year's Mayor's Christmas Card Design Competition.

The closing date is Friday 8 November.

As well as the chance for the winner to switch on the Christmas Lights at this year's Christmas Carnival and for their design to be used as the Mayor's Christmas Card, the winner will also receive 4 tickets to see this year's Christmas Panto 'Sleeping Beauty' at the EMC!

Historically we have done really well in this competition so I encourage you all to have a go - it would be lovely to se Harpenden Academy well represented again. 

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Happy Birthday this week to: Samuel J (R), Harrison M-O (Yr 2), Kalan N (Yr 2), Cora M-R(Yr 3),Charlotte A (Yr 3), Joseph Doe (Yr 4), Naomi P (Yr 5), Benjamin A (Yr 5), Erin A-S (Yr 6), Aidan S (Yr 6) 

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Please click here to view our Harpenden Academy vacancies 

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School Support Course Poster NOV 24

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