I am really pleased to see that many of you feel your child’s needs are being met at Almond Hill. The comments left by parents made were specific to their children and therefore it would not be appropriate to address those comments via the newsletter. I would encourage parents to reach out to their child’s class teacher to discuss any concerns. 

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If your child has special educational needs or disabilities, you can contact Mrs Birchall our SENCo (iep@almondhill.herts.sch.uk).   

Mrs Cleaves and Mrs Fordham are hoping to host a Music and Poetry Recital on Thursday 25th June in the evening (6.00-7.00pm). 

Children have already been informed about this event during assembly and have been invited to audition. We are keen for this evening to be a great success and we know that we have many talented musicians and performers in the school. We would therefore strongly encourage children to come forward and showcase their talents. 

• Any child wishing to sing on the evening must be a member of the school choir. 

• Children who would like to play an instrument should speak to Mrs Fordham about auditions. 

• All interested children will be able to audition for choral poetry, where they will perform a poem from our school poetry collection. 

Please note that this is a proposed event and will only go ahead if there are enough children wishing to take part. 

Children must be willing to practise (including lunchtime rehearsals for choral poetry) and committed to participating fully in the event, including the evening performance.  Previous music and poetry evenings have been fantastic and very well received, and we hope this one will be just as successful. 

These will be taken in school on Wednesday 29th April. If your child’s class usually has P.E on Wednesdays, please can they come into school in their school uniform and have their PE kit with them to change into.  

Year 6 Children  

Class photos will be used in the yearbook. Please make every effort to ensure your child is present on the day as this will be our only opportunity to take a professional photograph. We will not be able to arrange additional sessions and only the photo taken by the photographers on the day will be used. 

Some parents in Year 6 will have had children who have already come up through the school and moved onto secondary school but for others, this may be your first child who has reached Year 6 at Almond Hill. We believe it is important to recognise the hard work, achievements and memories that are made in the time children are here which is why we hold ‘graduations’ for all children in Year 6. It is a wonderful opportunity to really celebrate with families and we would love for as many parents to attend as possible. 
 
The graduations will take place in the school hall 2.00-4.00pm on the following days: 

Tuesday 14th July - 6S 
Wednesday 15th July – 6C 
Thursday 16th July – 6W 

More information will be sent, including how to get your tickets, closer to the time. 

I hope children are looking forward to Bikeability which will take place 20th-26th April.  It is really important that bikes and helmets are checked before the course starts so please ensure this is done before the first day. This link is a handy guide: https://www.bikeability.org.uk/about-cycle-training/cycle-training-for-children/ and please can we ask that parents/carers watch this short video: How To: Fit Your Bike Helmet 

Great news! Our application to Tesco Stronger Starts has been successfully selected for the customer vote in Tesco stores.

We applied for funding to help cover the deficit costs of our pop-up pool and your support could make a huge difference!  

What’s up for grabs? 

• 1st place: up to £1,500 
• 2nd place: up to £1,000 
• 3rd place: £500 

You can vote for us in the following Tesco stores: 

• Broadwater Stevenage Superstore 
• Stevenage Extra  
• Woolmer Green Express 
• Old Stevenage Express  
• Stevenage Chells Express  
• Hitchin Station Lyon Express 

How to vote: 

Simply make a purchase of any value in store and you’ll receive one token per transaction. 

Thank you so much for your continued support — every vote really does count!  

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