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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

13th January 2025

Dear Parents

Welcome back to 2025. I do hope you all had a lovely holiday and Santa was kind to you all.

We would like to say thank you to all parents who contributed to the staff gifts at the end of last year. These are always welcome but never expected so thank you.

The children have come back to school happy, settled and ready to learn.

The Spring term is a short but busy term with plenty of 'wow' moments throughout the term due to the generosity of FoHA. More news on that later. Watch this space. 

Selection Box Collection for Luton & Dunstable Hospital

Before Christmas, Mrs Banham organised a collection of selection boxes for children who visited the Paediatric Emergency Department at Luton & Dunstable Hospital during the festive season.

We’re delighted to share that, thanks to the incredible generosity of the Redbourn village community and families from Harpenden Academy, over 100 selection boxes were donated.

These gifts brought smiles and excitement to many children, making their holiday visits a bit brighter. Mrs Banham would like to express her heartfelt thanks to everyone who contributed, spreading joy and festive spirit to all the children.  We would also like to thank Mrs Banham for coordinating such a thoughtful donation. 

Below is a photo of some of the children who received a selection box.

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Thursday, 16th January 2025 - Change to Menu - Burger & Wedges

Our Spring term census is this week on Thursday, 16th January and the school receives funding from the DfE based on our school dinner uptake. Aspens has changed the menu to 'Burgers & Wedges' on this date. Please can parents select their child's menu option for this day. The normal options of a roll, jacket potato & pasta will still be available.   

If your child normally has a packed lunch and would like the option of the burger then parents will be able to log on and access their child's account to order. If you need help with logging into Aspens then please contact the school office. 

Trust Concert - Grove Theatre, Dunstable, Tuesday 11 March, 6.00pm, Choir and Orchestra

Please save the date. Tickets have not yet been released and we will shortly be sending out logistics via Operoo to the children participating in this event. 

Smartphone Free Childhood

Earlier in the year St.Albans head teachers joined forces to oppose smart phones in school and smart phones being given to children under the age of 14- 16.

This idea has gathered momentum and on 15th January at Crabtree School there is a meeting for parents to attend to discuss this matter further. The organisation Smartphone Free Childhood is hosting the meeting for schools and parents alike. Please see the attached flyer giving details of this meeting if you are interested in attending.

We advertised this event in our school newsletter just before Christmas. There is limited space and so Crabtree can gauge numbers, could youplease complete this google form below if you plan to attend.

Smart Phone Parents

Clubs

Reminder Clubs to start this week

New Clubs: Magical Maths and Traffic Lights Creative Arts

Unfortunately, the Boxing club was unable to run due to very low numbers. Both Magical Maths and Traffic Lights Creative Arts clubs are confirmed to go ahead. 

Please click on our school club page to access the club timetables and Contractor contact details.

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Traiic Lights

February Half Term Club - Traffic Light Creative & Performing Arts Club with Mrs Marchment

Newsletter Sadie

How Will You Get to School?

Please click on the image below to access the parent guide from 'brightwayz' which offers ideas that support Harpenden Academy's Travel Plan. 

Travel Plan

Copy of SET Notice

Save the Dates

  • Saturday 8th February 2025 - Pub Quiz Night (replacing Comedy Night)
  • Friday 18th April 2025 - Easter Egg Hunt 

Quiz and Chips Night, Saturday 8th February 2025, Tickets Now On Sale!

FoHA are delighted to announce tickets for the upcoming Quiz and Chips Night on Saturday 8th February are now LIVE - grab your tickets here:

https://www.foha.co.uk/fohashop/p/quiz-and-chips-night-february-2025

FoHA Quiz Poster 2025 (1)

Happy birthday banner landscape

Happy birthday this week to: Millie (Year 2) and Genevieve (Year 5)

We are hiring

Please click here to view our Harpenden Academy vacancies

Please click here to view our Scholars' Education Trust vacancies

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Saracens Foundation would like to offer our students, parents and staff access to complimentary tickets to the Saracens Men v Castres Champions Cup game on Sunday 19th January at StoneX Stadium (3:15pm kick off).

Using the code SFDCASTRES25 people can book up to 4 tickets at the Gold price category:

To secure your tickets please following the instructions below.

  • Go to https://www.eticketing.co.uk/saracens/EDP/Event/Index/289?position=1 and select up to 4 Adult tickets in the Gold price band.
  • Select the quantity of tickets you would like to book (maximum of 4).
  • Select the block you would like to book your tickets in. Tickets can be purchased in the following blocks;
    • E2 (rows J-Z)
    • E3 (rows A-Q)
    • E7 (A-Q)
    • E8 (rows J-Z)
    • W3, W4, W8, W9, WU03, WU04, WU8, and WU9
  • Click directly on the seats you would like to book.
  • Select ‘Adult’ as the Ticket Type for each seat and click Add to Basket.
  • Click on the basket icon to view your tickets
  • Enter the code SFDCASTRES25 in the Promotion Code box in the shopping cart to reduce the price to £0.00.
  • Proceed to check out. You will need to login to your Saracens account to complete your booking.  If you do not already have an account you can set one up as part of the check out process.

     JMarshall

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