A huge well done to everyone who took part in sports day events before half term whether that be competing or supporting their classmates. We can now announce the winners.  

Lower School – RED  
Upper School – BLUE  

Both teams will be awarded 25 house points!  

Overall Winners – BLUE 

Blue team will be awarded a further 25 house points for being the overall winners!  

Lower School Photos 

Upper School Photos 

Those who attended our recent Parent Forum will know that we have some exciting plans to enhance play at Almond Hill next year. We’re already beginning to introduce some positive changes. 

While football is hugely popular and something many children enjoy at lunchtime, it can sometimes lead to disagreements and challenges to manage. Without the benefit of VAR, these situations can occasionally cause unnecessary tension. 

With this in mind, we have introduced Football Free Fridays. This provides children with the opportunity to explore other ways to enjoy their lunchtime - encouraging creativity, imagination and unstructured play through games they create themselves. 

We’ve already seen a positive impact from this small change and are excited about what lies ahead. Our aim is not simply to make playtimes a little easier or children a little happier but to create a lasting cultural shift in how play is experienced across the school.

At Almond Hill, we are passionate about encouraging children to read because they want to, not just because they have to. Creating a real love of reading is something we value deeply.  As part of this, we’ve been talking with the children about our school library and their feedback has been clear - they would love to see some new and exciting books! 

This is where we’d really appreciate your support. We know how incredibly generous our families have been in the past, particularly when helping to develop areas such as our relaxation spaces. We have worked with the children to compile a wishlist of books they would love to see in our library. If you are able to, we would be very grateful if you could consider purchasing a book from the list to donate to the school. 

Some families may even wish to mark a special occasion, such as their child’s birthday, by gifting a book creating a lasting contribution that can be enjoyed by many children for years to come. 

View our Wishlist Here

Thank you to the parents who completed the recent homework survey. It is always beneficial to gain your views. It is clear that most parents feel there is a benefit to homework but the written feedback also tells us we need to look at how homework is set and make some changes. Many of the comments spoke about families wanting to support learning which is fantastic.   

We are pleased to invite parents to join us for a Maths Open Afternoon 

Date: Wednesday 17th June  
Time: 1:30pm – 3:00pm (approx.) 

The session will begin with a short maths talk in the hall, led by Miss Simmons, including a live demonstration of Maths.co.uk. 

Following this, parents will be invited to visit classrooms to observe and take part in their child’s learning. Each class will be completing an engaging, statistics-based maths challenge. 

Key information: 

• Please enter via the quad and go straight into the hall where you will be asked to sign in  

• Parents of siblings are welcome to visit more than one class 

• The session will finish at approximately 3:00pm 

• You may take your child home at this time via the usual exits, if you wish and staff will sign them out 

• If you would like to collect siblings early, you will need to go to their classes to sign them out 

We would like to remind all families to take extra care during drop-off times, particularly when parking on roads around the school. 

We have recently been made aware of a near miss involving a child crossing the road unexpectedly. While we understand that parking can be challenging, children may not always have the awareness to judge traffic safely. 

Please can we ask that you: 

• Avoid dropping children off on the opposite side of the road where possible 

• Accompany your child across the road, rather than sending them alone 

• Ensure it is safe before crossing and encourage children to stop, look and listen 

These small steps make a big difference in keeping all of our children safe.

We are in the process of planning for graduation and we would like to ask for your help! 

If possible, please could you send in a photo (digitally) of your child either as a baby or toddler/younger child before they came to Almond Hill. This is not a necessity but would be nice. If you want your child to be included in this, please send your photo in by Tuesday 30th June. By sending the photo in, we will take this as consent for using for the purpose of graduation. 

Please send photos to year6@almondhill.herts.sch.uk and use 'baby photo' as the subject. 

There are still some families who have not yet booked tickets for graduation. Please log on to the Arbor App to order your tickets. As previously mentioned, spaces are limited to 3 per family. The booking will close at 12.00pm on Friday 26th June. Please book your places to enable us to plan the space in the hall. 

Tuesday 14th July - 6S 
Wednesday 15th July – 6C 
Thursday16th July - 6W