4th April 2025
Dear Parents
This is just a quick email to round off the Spring term.
A heartfelt thank you to all the parents who attended our Easter assembly this morning! Your support in encouraging the children to bring in flowers was greatly appreciated. The children enjoyed threading their flowers onto our cross, creating a stunning display. We would also like to extend our gratitude to Reverend Patrick Moriarty, who joined us for the first time in his new role as Rector of St. Nicholas' Parish. Rev. Moriarty shared the story of Easter with the children, adding a meaningful touch to our celebration. Thank you all for making this event so special!
Year 5 and Year 6 Football Winners!
A huge congratulations to our Year 5 and 6 boys football team for their incredible effort throughout the league! They gave it their all in every match, showing determination, teamwork, and sportsmanship. Their hard work paid off as they won their final game, ending the season on a high note. The team represented the school with pride, and their dedication made everyone incredibly proud. Well done, boys – your efforts have truly been inspiring!
Bikeability
The Year 6 children completed their 'Bikeability' course this week in preparation for being secondary ready. This is a rite of passage for many children as it marks the beginning of the end to their primary years with us. They were all very responsible and responsive to the tutors and we are delighted that so many of them passed at the end. Congratulations to you all!
Cross Country Club
This week our cross country club enjoyed our termly trip to Simmonds. We were not expecting what happened next…a local doctor came to offer to pay for all our treats as he sees us every week and thinks it’s wonderful that we are out being active in nature each week before school. What an amazing and unexpected act of kindness!
Parents' Evening changes
Mrs. Curnow has been compiling the feedback from the Parents' Evening survey regarding changes in scheduling. Here are the key results:
- 80% of respondents found the creche facility useful.
- The most popular time for booking was 5:00 - 6:00 PM, with the next preferred time being before 4:00 PM.
Based on this feedback, we will schedule next year’s Parents' Evening to run from 3:00pm to 6:30pm. This will provide families who need later appointments with options while encouraging those who can to take advantage of earlier slots.
Parenting In The Digital Age - Parent Workshop at Roundwood Park School, 6th May 2025
We would like to advertise the upcoming smartphone-free presentation on 6th May at 7.00pm at Roundwood Park. This event is specifically designed for parents of primary school children and will cover important topics regarding technology use. As space is limited to 350 attendees, we encourage you to sign up as soon as possible using the following link: Sign Up Here. This event is an opportunity to connect with other parents and gain valuable insights into navigating smartphones, social media and addictive technology, so we hope to see a great turnout! Make sure to reserve your spot today!
FOHA Easter Egg Hunt
Our Annual Easter Egg Hunt will be on 18th April this year and will be on The Common/Lourdes Hall from 11.00- 4.00pm. This is a hugely popular event for FoHA ad I hope that you will be able to join us there on the day.
FoHA are still looking for help on the day to man the craft and information stalls, hand out Easter Eggs, sell bouncy castle tickets etc, so if any parents/ grandparents / friendly adults are available (even for a couple of hours) and would like to help, please could they sign up using the link below or speak to the coordinators.
New Netball club for Year 4 and Year 5
Due to popular demand we are starting a netball club for Year 4 and Year 5 children after school on a Wednesday afternoon. The club will take place in both the hall and the playground and will be run by the external provider, Netball4Fun.
Please see a flyer advertising the club which will start after the Easter break in the summer term. The cost of the club is £6 per session and the club will run from 3.20pm-4.20pm from 30th April 2025. We will need a minimum of 10 children for the club to go ahead.
Please click on this link to book your child on to the club. https://bookwhen.com/netball4fun/e/ev-shf5-20250430151500
The passcode is ACADEMY
Easter Holiday Club - Traffic Light Creative and Performing Arts
Last chance to grab a space for our exciting holiday workshops next week! Thursday is fully booked but there are a few spaces left on the other days if you’d like to come along!
Details are also below for Friday After School Creative Arts Club for next half term.
Harpenden Easter Egg Hunt
Good Friday, 18th April 2025, from 11am, Harpenden Common, £6/child (£8/child on the day)
Join us for some Easter family fun! Work your way around our Easter Egg Trail on Harpenden Common, figure out the clues, and then come to collect your Easter Egg from the Easter Bunny over the road at Lourdes Hall.
We are delighted to confirm that once again Fizzbug will be joining us to offer face painting, crafts and activities for the older kids, and this year there will also be a bouncy castle for all the keen jumping bunnies.
Too many eggs!? Not to worry – there will be other savoury and sweet food options available, and the fantastic Platform Wines will be on hand supplying a fully-stocked bar!
It’s sure to be a great day out for the entire family!
https://www.foha.co.uk/fohashop/p/easter-egg-hunt
Happy birthday this week: Olivia O (Yr1), Archie D (Yr2), Serenna S (Yr3), Fynlo G( Yr3), Jenna B (Yr4), Serena L (Yr4), Rumaysa M (Yr4), Sidhipriya B (Yr5), Lai Yan Y (Yr5), Ellie M (Yr5),Matthew L (Yr5), Jay M (Yr6), Haaniyah (Y6).
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