Dear Parents/Carers,

Children in year 6 had their residential trip last weekend and as always, they thoroughly enjoyed themselves. A big thank you must be given to the members of staff who accompanied them on the trip and helped them create memories that will last them a lifetime. I’m sure the children have been busy telling you all about the fabulous time they had and you enjoyed seeing the photos of them on Seesaw. I would also like to thank parents for the lovely feedback you have given (some of which can be seen here) as this really does mean a lot to the staff.

Tomorrow night we will be holding our face-to-face parents’ evening. The appointments for Year 3 and 4 will be held in the hall. Please enter school via the main reception gate where you can access them directly through the hall doors. The appointments for Year 5 will be held in the breakout rooms on the Year 5 floor of Acorn House and appointments for Year 6 will be in the breakout rooms on their floor upstairs. The green pedestrian gate next to the drop off zone will be open for easy access to Acorn House. Classrooms will be open for parents to take the opportunity to have a look at their child’s books before or after their appointment.

Teachers will be speaking with parents about their child’s learning and may make some suggestions of books that can be ordered to support learning from home. If ordered through the school, parents will receive a discount of approximately 50% with books costing between £2.00 and £2.75. Please pay using School Gateway ensuring the stock code of the book you would like to order is added to the comments.

If your child is currently in year 6, please be reminded that the deadline to make an application for secondary school is Monday 31^st October. I know some parents will be waiting to view their desired schools before making an application but it is strongly encouraged that pupils’ applications are received in time for 31^st October to ensure their application is considered alongside all the other applicants.

We are all looking forward to the half ​term break next week but sadly, we will also be saying some goodbyes. Mrs. Brocklehurst, Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Bell will be leaving us on Friday. We thank them for everything they have done at Almond Hill and wish them well for the future. As previously advised, Mrs Richardson will be taking on Mrs. Brocklehurst’s teaching responsibilities alongside Mrs Campbell in 3C. The leadership team will be expanding: Miss Simmons will be acting deputy head teacher and Mrs Cleaves will be undertaking additional responsibilities in leading learning, including staff coaching and Miss Andrews will be supporting me in the development of key aspects of the school improvement plan linked to behaviour and personal development, such as the Almond Hill Pyramid. 

Emma Fordham,
Headteacher