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1st May 2026

Dear Parents/ Carers

Reception Visit to St Albans Cathedral

Last Friday, our Reception class had a fantastic trip to St Albans Cathedral! The children explored their surroundings using their senses, starting with a look at the beautiful stained glass windows, which told stories through pictures. They learned that many people couldn’t read long ago, so stories were shared through the windows' colours and shapes, inspiring their creativity. In the afternoon, they took part in a fun senses trail, exploring the cathedral environment and completing challenges like listening carefully, feeling horse hair in the walls, and discovering faces and birds in the carvings. They even found fossils and touched the cold marble font! It was a memorable and educational day for everyone.

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Maypole Dancing

Students at Harpenden Academy thoroughly enjoyed their recent Maypole Dancing workshop. With bright ribbons and plenty of enthusiasm, pupils worked together to learn traditional steps and patterns, celebrating the spirit of spring. The workshop was a fantastic opportunity to build teamwork, coordination, and confidence, and it was wonderful to see so many smiling faces as the children mastered the dance.

Maypole

Dentist Visit to Ladybird Class

Ladybirds had a very exciting visit from a Dentist who came to talk to us about looking after our teeth. She explained how important it was to clean our teeth twice a day , but because we weren’t 8 yet we shouldn’t be brushing our teeth by ourselves, we still need a grown up to help. We talked about food and drink that is good for our teeth and what is bad for our teeth .

The dentist read us a fun story about “sugar bugs” that live on our teeth and can cause holes if we do not brush properly. To learn how best to brush our teeth the children used disclosure tablets which turned any plaque on their teeth blue. They were fascinated to see where they had missed when brushing. Everyone then practised brushing their teeth carefully to make sure all the blue colour disappeared. It was a fun and informative visit and the children learned lots about how to keep their teeth healthy and strong.

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Chess Tournament

On Thursday, some of our chess club representatives participated in an interschool chess tournament at Crabtree Juniors. The standard of play was incredibly high, and our children performed exceptionally well. We are still awaiting the final results. Although we did not retain our small school trophy this time, we remain hopeful as we await the official standings to see if we managed to land in the top three schools. It was a close competition, and we are proud of everyone's efforts!

Congratulations! Tennis Success, 8&U Tennis County Club

We want to celebrate with you all the amazing achievement of Murphy B in Year 3. Murphy plays tennis at Harpenden LTC on a regular basis, and was one of 8 boys selected to represent Hertfordshire in the 8&U County Club Tennis Tournment last weekend.

Murphy played in both single and double matches winning all of his matches, playing with resilience and determination throughout. The team came fourth overall in the competition, which is a real testament of their talents, and were duly rewarded with a very impressive medal which Murphy is proudly displaying below. Well done Murphy!!

Murphy

Upcoming FoHA Meeting – Tuesday 5th May at 8.00pm
The next FoHA meeting will be held on Zoom on Tuesday 5th May at 8.00pm. We will circulate the Zoom link on Tuesday afternoon. We welcome new members for your support and ideas!

Forthcoming events for the Summer term

The summer term is always a busy one for our school so please find below some of the key events that are already booked in the diary for this half term:

Tuesday 5^th May	Parents Innovate Taster Event 3.00pm
Monday 11^th May – Thursday 14^th May	Year 6 SATs
Friday 15th May	FoHA Wine & Antipasti Event
Tuesday 19^th May	Year 5 Play
Wednesday 20^th May	Year 5 Play

Break for half term

Wine & Antipasti Evening – Friday 15th May

Join us for an unforgettable evening of wine, friendship, and fun as FoHA partners with The Pink Elephant to host a fantastic wine tasting event you won't want to miss!

On Friday 15th May at 8.00pm, enjoy a carefully curated selection of 12 wines, including sparkling, white, rosé, and red varieties. Each wine will be paired with delicious Mediterranean-inspired antipasti boards, with a vegetarian option available.

This is a self-guided tasting experience, designed to be informal and enjoyable. Explore the wines at your own pace, with tasting notes provided—no presentations, just great wine and great company.

A bar will be open throughout the evening for additional drinks, and you’ll also have the opportunity to order your favourite wines to enjoy at home.

Tickets: £25
Booking deadline: Monday 11th May

Click here to book tickets

We look forward to seeing you there for a wonderful evening!

Wine

Hertfordshire Essex Rapid Transport

Hertfordshire County Council is introducing a new electric bus service called HERT, which will make traveling across the county faster, easier, and more eco-friendly. Families can see these new buses at special events in May, including visits to Watford, Hertford, Hatfield, Hemel Hempstead, and St Albans. This new transport system aims to reduce traffic, improve air quality, and help communities stay connected.

To find out further details please click here

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New Football Club

We have a new football club for Reception & Year 1 from 3.20pm-4.20pm which will be on Mondays starting on 1st June 2026 when we return after the May half term. This is a mixed football club for the little ones and parents can sign up using this booking link.

There are 15 places available so sign up quickly to avoid disappointment!

Football