Almond Hill Junior School News Feed - School Clubs and Extra Curricular Activities

The Great Big Dance Off

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 13:42:59 GMT

On Tuesday, our wonderful dancers, who attend 'Dance with Dani' after school dance club, performed at the Great Big Dance Off on stage at the Gordon Craig Theatre. It was a brilliant day. The girls got to rehearse on stage as well as have their own dressing rooms like celebrities before their performance. They also got to watch the second half of the show from the audience. They danced both routines (Telephone by Lady Gaga and You Should See Me in a Crown by Billie Eilish) absolutely brilliantly and made not only Dani and Miss Simmons incredibly proud but also their parents who were whooping and cheering from the audience. It takes courage to step on stage in front of 500 people and perform whilst all eyes are on you, but they attacked it with confidence, smiles, energy, elegance and even the odd smoulder! The competition was very tight and as expected some of the more experienced schools gave good performances but we certainly held our own and were just pipped (by 1 point!) for the top spot out of all other the Stevenage Primary schools that took part - not bad whatsoever for our first competition! Massive congratulations to our 15 dancers and thank you for representing Almond Hill so well - we are all so proud of you.

2 Cool 4 School - Volume 5, Issue 1

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 12:22:35 GMT

From the Editor..

It's a new school year and that means new classes, teachers and students! Join us as we have a spooky issue coming up! In this newspaper we have: extraordinary matching halloween costume ideas for solos, duos and trios; fun and delicious recipes for some tasty treats and a detailed KPop description! Read on to see more...

From the new editor, Emelia :)

Young Carers Club

Fri, 10 Oct 2025 12:14:41 GMT

Our Young Carers enjoyed decorating biscuits at our most recent club.

2 Cool 4 School - Volume 4 Issue 6

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 12:22:07 GMT

Dear Readers,
We are at our final term of the year and very soon, Year 6 will move on to Year 7. We have a
seasonal poll to discover your favorite drink to keep cool during these sweltering times. In
this issue, we have elephants, diversity and summer crafts. This will be my final editorial piece
for journalism club as I am leaving Almond Hill shortly. I hope that the next generation of Year
6s can follow a great legacy!
Always, Finn

Netball Club

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 12:21:09 GMT

As our netball season comes to end an end, I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has come to a training session or played a game for us. We have learnt a lot from being in the league and played some excellent games. I know the scores have not always been in our favour but we have not let our heads drop and have been driven to improve. Thank you for your commitment and passion and also, thank you to all the adults who have supported us. A special shout out to our Year 6's who I hope will go on to continue to play at their new schools. - From Miss Wase

Stevenage School's Choir Festival

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 12:20:57 GMT

On Wednesday, Mrs Goddard and Mrs Cleaves accompanied the choir to the Gordon Craig Theatre for a day's rehearsal for the upcoming Stevenage School Festival that evening. Mrs Fordham joined Mrs Cleaves for the evening performance, which was a highly entertaining medley of pop favourites, orchestral pieces, a few upbeat tunes from Sing Up and some audience participation activities. Well done to the children whose behaviour was excellent as they represented Almond Hill proudly. Also, a huge ‘thank you’ to Mrs Cleaves for supporting the children in this extra-curricular opportunity – not to mention the numerous rehearsals at lunchtime to ensure the children were concert ready.

Year 3 Art Club

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 12:20:35 GMT

Our talented Year 3 children proudly showcased the artwork they created during Art Club. We were delighted to welcome their grown-ups to view the impressive masterpieces on display. Each week, the children explored new artistic mediums—many for the very first time—and their growing confidence shines through in every piece.

ECO Club Update

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 12:16:26 GMT

ECO club has got off to a great start this term and the committee members have been working hard to promote a greener, more sustainable planet. Our first campaign was 'Walk to School Week' and the children raised awareness by making posters and creating a video to share with the wider school. We have also been busy growing our very own tomato plants - observing the process from sowing the tiny seeds to feeding our little plants to keep them strong and healthy. To encourage biodiversity in our school grounds, we have also made bird feeders and have been topping these up regularly for our local bird community!

Journalist Club Update

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 12:16:11 GMT

The journalists have made me very proud this week. They are a really hardworking, reliable bunch who turn up every Wednesday lunchtime crafting their articles. This is them in the newsroom this week working hard together. It's been extra tough this half term as time has been so limited but we are still hoping to get Volume 4 Issue 5 out before the deadline. Keep an eye out next week!

Our Journalist Club met with a Real Reporter!

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 12:15:53 GMT

On Wednesday Mrs Fordham and journalist club were lucky enough to attend an online zoom call with a real reporter called Lin Taylor. We were given the chance to submit our questions in advance and she talked us through some of her experiences as a journalist that focuses on human rights and inequalities. She gave advice to our budding journalists; look out for Volume 4 Issue 5 at half term of our school newspaper, 'Too Cool for School' where Lily in Year 4 will be revealing all.

Netball Club with Mrs Small and Miss Wase

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 12:15:39 GMT

Miss Wase and Mrs Small have loved running this club for an enthusiastic and passionate set of netballers. The development we have seen across the weeks has shown how well they have listened and applied everything they have learnt. It has been particularly great to have our first set of boys attend (and see some play their first competitive match); the boys bring another brilliant dynamic to the netball court.

French Club with Mrs Pridmore

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 12:15:23 GMT

French Club with Madame Pridmore

Week 1 – Introduction

French club expectations and rules.

Everyone has their own scrap book that they will be allowed to take home when the club finishes.

We talked about anything anyone might like to learn.

We made a collage into the shape of the French map.

Week 2 – Cuisine francaise – French Food

The children loved our tasting session and decorating some sponge cakes to look like the French flag.

Week 3 – Les numbres – numbers

One of our French club members asked if we could count to 100.

We also played French bingo!

Week 4 – Les couleurs – colours.

The children drew around their hands and started to paint and label some colours in French.

Week 5 – Geography

We looked at all the different French speaking countries around the world (francophones)and labelled a world map.

Week 6 – Les animaux (animals)

We looked at 10 different pets.

Week 7- La Culture

Today we used the Ipads to research famous French people and made posters.

We then watched The Polar Express and talked about some French Vocabulary.

Week 8 – Festivals

Today we looked at what French might be like in France and made some French Christmas cards.

Cooking Club with Mrs Bond, Mrs Hukin and Mrs Lamacraft

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 12:15:10 GMT

Year 4 are loving the Tuesday cooking club!

They've made pizzas, cornflake crispies and fruit crumbles so far! They're learning about food hygiene, to measure, chop, peel, mix and about seasonality. They're also trying things like some vegetables that they may not have tried before.