FOAH will be selling light refreshments and baseball caps. They will be hoping to use their newly acquired card reader however, we are not yet sure how well this will work in an outdoor environment so please bring cash as well. There will also be the opportunity to purchase pre-loved books and school uniform.

In response to parent feedback, all classes will be permitted to leave at 2.45pm on both Almond Hill sports afternoons. Children will be required to be signed out by an adult. If you would like to take your child early, please go to the classroom door to collect them. If your child is in year 6, please go to the front of Acorn House where staff will be able to help. I understand that parents may have children at Letchmore and children in both the upper and lower school and hope by facilitating early collection, this will make the afternoons more enjoyable and easier to manage for families. However, for those families that do not wish to collect their children early, the children will be supervised until 3.15pm as usual. All gates will be open at 2.45pm to allow parents easy exit.

We have seen that lots of children are bringing Prime drinks into school. I understand these are very popular amongst young people at the moment, but they should not be brought into school. Children should be bringing water only to school and in named water bottles.

I am extremely pleased to tell parents that Miss Simmons has been appointed as permanent Deputy Head. Miss Simmons has been acting deputy since October so is not new to the role. I’m sure parents will join me in congratulating her.