We are delighted to have been shortlisted for Tesco Stronger Starts in-store voting. We submitted an application for Outdoor Learning Friendship Zones:

We want to transform outdoor spaces, to underpin two of our school values of health and kindness, creating areas that can be used by pupils and staff in lessons and at break times. 

The voting will be live in the following stores over the summer 1st July-30th September. Please spread the word and vote! We could win up to £1,500.

Stores you can vote for us in:

• Grove Hill Hemel Express Express HP2 6BJ

• Hemel Hempstead Extra HP2 4JS

• Warners End Express Express HP1 2QF

• Hemel Hempstead Fletcher Way Exp Express HP2 5SE

• Maylands Plaza Express HP2 4XH

• Hemel Hempstead Barnacres Express Express HP3 8AP

• Bovingdon High Street Express Express HP3 0HG

• Hemel Hempsted Marlows Express Express HP1 1BD

• Lawn Lane Hemel Express Express HP3 9HL 

We have been informed that our long awaited Herts County Council funded project to replace all our windows and cladding will be starting on 11th July. It is expected to run until October half-term. We have met with the project leads and outlined the needs of the school. We expect the majority of the classroom based work to be undertaken in the summer holidays, reducing any disruption to the children. As with the roof project there will be contractors on site over the summer holidays. 

We have used some of the Asda cash pot funding raised, to bring a splash of colour to the site with the planting of flowering plants. Ms Barley took children to assist in the planting process both in pots and to spread seeds on 'Barleys bank', our wild flower meadow area near the Aviary. We are committed to the development of the meadow bank and look forward to seeing it continue to develop over the coming years. Establishing a wild meadow flower bank takes time and we're really pleased to see different flowers having established themselves this summer in that area. It is creating a haven for insects, especially bees. 

From September 2025, we will finally be a full 2 form entry school. This means we will no longer have a spare classroom for Good Shepherd Club to operate from. To allow staff to set up the room and ensure we have all the resources the new class needs, Good Shepherd Club moved to the Resources room in May half-term. This room is adjacent to Year 2 Starlings. We appreciate the wonderful service they provide for our families and as such, we are working on plans to relocate them more permanently for the Autumn term. This is in part as we acknowledge that collection from the Resources room is not optimal for parents, especially in the winter months. Please bear with us while we finalise plans to make adjustments over the summer holidays. Whilst Good Shepherd Club operate from the Resources room, they've asked that parents call when they are 5 minutes away from collection. Please do that on: 07951879584 the club email is belswains@goodshepherdclubs.co.uk.