Key Dates
Thursday 16th January
Beech class parent assembly 9:00–9:30 am
Friday 17th January
Reception Fairy Tale dress-up day
Tuesday 21st January
Author visit with David Barker
Thursday 23rd January
Heather class parent assembly 9:00–9:30 am
Friday 24th January
PSA Nursery cake sale after school
Saturday 25th January
Eco Schools Community Litter Pick at 10:00 am
Sunday 26th January
PSA Lunar New Year Fair 12:00–4:00 pm
Wednesday 29th January
Inclusion Coffee Morning at 9:00 am
Thursday 30th January
Elder class parent assembly 9:00–9:30 am
Eco-Refill Shop at 3:00 pm
PSA meeting at 7:00 pm
Tuesday 4th February
Reading for Pleasure Parent Workshop at 9:00 am
Thursday 6th February
Yew class parent assembly 9:00–9:30 am
Friday 7th February
NSPCC Number Day
PSA Year 6 cake sale after school
Key dates have been updated for the spring term and are published here. Some of these dates are provisional, and all dates are subject to change — please refer to this newsletter and communications via ParentPay for the latest information.
Click here for term dates for the current and 2025/2026 school years, including INSET days.
Reminders
School lunches
Please don't forget to place your child's order for lunch through ParentPay by 8:00 am on the day. There will be a Disney-themed day on Thursday 16th January and you can view the menu here.
This half-term's Home Learning activities are posted on your Home Learning Google Classrooms. Work should be completed in time for the class Home Learning Showcase at school on Friday 14th February.
Curriculum Evening
Unfortunately, we are rescheduling the Curriculum Evening again. It will now be held on Wednesday 12th February. The Curriculum Evening is hosted by the Senior Leadership Team and covers a variety of whole school topics.
Welcome back to the spring term!
We hope you had a restful break and that the children have enjoyed their first week back. We have an exciting term ahead!
Parents' Evening will be held on Wednesday 2nd April from 4:00–7:00 pm and Thursday 3rd April from 2:00–6:00 pm. On Thursday 3rd April, school will close at 1:30 pm to allow for Parent's Evening appointments. School will also close early, at 1:30 pm the following day, Friday 4th April, which is the last day of the spring term.
Author Visit
On Tuesday 21st January, author David Barker will be visiting children in Years 3-6 to talk about his dystopian series, ‘London Falling’. If you would like to purchase a personalised signed copy of one of David’s books, then please make payment via ParentPay by Thursday 16th January. If you miss the deadline, there will be a small number of books available to purchase on the day.
Parent Council Newsletter
The Senior Leadership Team is always looking to improve communication between home and school and to take the needs and thoughts of the Fern Hill community into account when making key strategic decisions. The Parent Council is a means by which the whole school parental voice can be heard, through termly Parent Council meetings with Mr Scott, and whole school surveys. The Parent Council shares the discussions and progress of key initiatives through their newsletters.
In the summer of 2024, we invited your feedback on the school's Sport & Exercise provision and the latest Parent Council newsletter linked here outlines the provision currently in place and what's planned following your feedback.
Our next Coffee Morning is on Wednesday 29th January and will focus on strategies to support your child with their emotional regulation. Mrs Stephenson will share best practice on zones of regulation, routine and consistency. If you would like to join us, please let us know via this linked form. We hope to see many of you there. You can find the dates of forthcoming Coffee Mornings in the Key Dates document.
Trust-ed
Please find linked the latest version of Trust-ed, the termly newsletter from Kingston Educational Trust.
Lunchtime & after-school clubs
Clubs start next week, except Gardening and Athletics which start after the February half-term break on Thursday 27th and Friday 28th February. We do have a few places left for the following school-run clubs which can be booked through ParentPay: Junior Football on Thursdays (Years 5 & 6); Choir on Thursdays (Years 3-6); Keyboards on Thursday lunchtimes (Years 3-6); and Hanshi Karate on Fridays (Years 1-6). For clubs run by external providers, please contact the provider directly.
Team Points
The overall winner this week is KINGSTON
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Kingston
192
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Coombe
166
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Richmond
182
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Hampton
188
Weekly Attendance
Well done to Year 4 and 5, both of whom have achieved our school target of 97%.
Special congratulations to Larch class who had 100% attendance!
| Year | Attendance % | Star Year |
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| Reception | 94.4% | |
| Year 1 | 90.4% | |
| Year 2 | 94.9% | |
| Year 3 | 94.9% | |
| Year 4 | 98.9% | ★ |
| Year 5 | 97.4% | ★ |
| Year 6 | 94.5% |
Inspiration 