We hope to see you all back with us in September but we know some people do in year transfers during the summer due to house moves etc. Please let us know as soon as possible us if your child will be moving to another school in September so we can arrange for the necessary paperwork to be completed. 

If you are moving house, please send us your forwarding address.

If your child is in Year 6, we would appreciate it if any monies owed could be cleared before the end of term. 

Information for parents/carers with children in year 5. Further information about moving to secondary or upper school in September 2027 will be available at www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/admissions from 1st September 2026. 

Important Dates  

The timetable below gives you an idea of what will happen over the next few months.  

Please be reminded, children should only be bringing water in their bottles – not squash.  

We understand that there are times when parents need to arrange for someone else to collect their child, whether at the end of the school day or for transport to and from sporting events or other activities. For safeguarding reasons, it is essential that we are informed of any such changes in advance. We cannot allow a child to be collected by someone who is not their parent or usual carer without prior confirmation from you. Currently, these messages are sometimes shared via phone calls, the main admin email, or year group email accounts. This can occasionally result in information being missed, delayed, or not seen in time. To improve both safeguarding and efficiency, we have introduced a dedicated Change to Collection form on our website. We kindly ask that you complete this form (in the same way you would report a same-day absence) whenever there is a change to your child’s usual collection arrangements. Please also use this form if another parent is collecting your child, including for school events.  

https://www.almondhill.herts.sch.uk/form/?pid=17&form=536   

Tuesday 14th (6S) Wednesday 15th (6C) Thursday 16th (6W) - Graduations 

All graduations will take place from 2.00 till 4.00pm in the school hall. 

Where possible, please arrange for younger siblings to be collected on the day of the graduation as space in the hall will be limited and it is nice for children in Year 6 to have this time to celebrate. Where this is absolutely impossible, please inform the class teacher of the younger sibling that they will need to be taken to the hall at the end of the school day. The Year 6 teachers have been busy putting together a wonderful event for you all and we hope to see as many of you there as possible. 

It is a formal event and in previous years, the majority of children do wear formal attire be that a dress, suit or a shirt and tie but this is not compulsory (just think your best partywear – not football kit!) As always, we do not expect you to buy anything specifically for the afternoon. Children will need to wear uniform to school and they will change into their chosen outfit for the afternoon. 

Friday 17th July - Fairlands Valley Park Trip  

Please be aware, due to the predicted weather forecast, this may be cancelled at short notice.

As part of our end-of-year celebrations, we are excited to let you know that we will be taking our Year 6 children on a local trip to Fairlands Valley Park on Friday 17th July for their final outing at Almond Hill. 

This is a local walking trip, so we do not require consent, but we would like to share some important information to help you and your child prepare for the day: 

• We will leave school shortly after morning registration and aim to return by approximately 1:30pm. 

• Please ensure your child comes to school with a packed lunch and water bottle plus additional drinks. 

• If your child is entitled to free school meals and would like one for that day, please inform the school office by Thursday 25th June so we can let the kitchen know. 

• Your child will need a swimming costume and towel, as we will finish the trip with some fun in the splash park (subject to it being open). 

• Children will also be enjoying time in the park, playing games on the green and having a picnic lunch together.  

• Please make sure your child wears comfortable shoes suitable for walking to and from Fairlands.  

• Children can bring sun cream too. This should be clearly labelled with their name and must not be shared with other children in case of allergies. They must look after this themselves. 

• Children should not bring any money as we will not be buying refreshments at the park.  

Friday 17th July - Shirt Signing 

In the afternoon, once we have returned from Fairlands, we would also like to invite children to take part in the tradition of shirt signing to mark their final days at Almond Hill. If your child would like to participate, please ensure they bring in a spare school shirt that they are happy to have signed by their friends and teachers. Pens such as Sharpies are suggested but children will be responsible for any pens they bring in.