Weekly Newsletter

Dear Parents and Carers, 

We look forward to seeing parents of Nursery, Reception, Yr1 & 2 at the Harvest Festival assembly on Wednesday at 9:30am this week.

We hope you will join us in donating much needed food and toiletries for the local Food Bank. Non-perishable goods and especially those that help to make an easy meal (pasta, chopped tomatoes, rice, baked beans, jam, cereal, soup, and tinned fruit) can make a real difference. Please see the email last week for a list of suitable items. Children can bring their donations into school this week and the food bank will collect them on Monday 14th October.  We really appreciate your support for those families in need during these challenging times.
Raffle for £1- Fresh produce will also be most acceptable. This will be shared into parcels which will be raffled. The proceeds from this will be given to Grove Cottage. Raffle tickets are being sold from the school office for children and parents to buy at £1 each.

We have two Cambridge University trainee teachers in Reception and Year 2 over the next few weeks.

Parent consultations are week beginning Monday 21st October and bookings will go live this week. Please book a slot for an opportunity to speak to your child’s class teacher. For dates and more information, please speak to the office or your child’s class teacher.

To check what apps are age appropriate for your children please check out this website:- App Reviews, Kids Apps | Common Sense Media 

Internet Matters also has helpful guides for social media apps/sites at: Social Media Parental Controls and Privacy Settings | Internet Matters 

Thank you to those parents who have completed the survey shared via Whats App. The Governing Board will be meeting soon to discuss the responses.

The school football team play their first match this week (weather permitting!). They face a tough start against St. Joseph's on Friday. 

We are looking to work with STEP2SKILLS to bring Adult Learning to our School Community and we have an exciting opportunity to run the following workshop, dates to be confirmed.

Supporting Children with Maths – this course is well suited to parents/carers who have children in years 3 – 7. These Adult Only workshops, allows parents/carers to build their confidence in the numeracy that their children will be studying at school, to better equipping them to support their children at home. Please let the office know if you are interested in attending this FREE workshop.

Message from STEP2SKILLS:

Calling Hertfordshire residents: We’re YOUR local community learning and employment services provider!

Visit our website to find out how Step2Skills can support you to learn, upskill or find employment.  We offer a range of community learning opportunities for adults aged 19 or over, including qualifications, short courses and free taster workshops. From digital skills to numeracy skills via the Multiply project; English and maths to crafting for wellbeing, there’s lots of opportunities to learn and discover with us. Our current courses and workshops can be found on our website.

 In the meantime, if you are aged 18 or over and looking for support to help you into work, training or education, we may be able to help you via our Employment Support services. To learn more and apply, visit our website.

www.step2skills.org.uk