Important Reminder

Photographic Consent for Pupils

On 4^th December, you received, via ParentPay, a letter to explain that in order to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 2018, we need your permission to photograph or make any recording of your child. The letter included a table to illustrate the different ways your child's image and name could be used by school and requested your consent, or otherwise, for school to use images of your child.

It is very important that we have a consent form for every child in the school, signed and dated by a parent or legal guardian and to date there are a significant number of children for whom we do not have a form.

A copy of the letter sent is attached below and is also available to download on our website here. If you have not already returned your consent form, please do so as a matter of urgency. If you do not consent, you must still return a form. Please return the form to the school office, either via email or the post box in reception as soon as possible. Thank you.

School Trips

This week, as part of their Religious Education topic, Special Places, Year 1 visited the Kingston Mosque. The children listened to an informative talk by sister Jan about what happens at a mosque and explored some of the features inside the building. They also had a go at writing their names using the Arabic alphabet! The children thoroughly enjoyed their visit and were all beautifully behaved. Thank you to all the parents who gave up their time to accompany the three classes. 

PSA News & Events

Cinema Night on Friday 8^th February

The PSA are excited to announce that this year’s film for Cinema Night will be Paddington 2!

Tickets will go on sale outside school next week and cost £4 each. They will be available on Wednesday 23^rd from 8.15 to 9.00am and on Friday 25^th from 8.15 to 9.00am and from 3.15 to 3.30pm. To help make tickets accessible to all families, parents may buy for their own children and for friends. Please remember that this is an event for KS2 children only (Years 3 to 6).

Please note that tickets must be purchased by parents, not children, as tickets include important information about the arrival and collection of children at the event that parents must be aware of.

Children will need to bring their ticket, completed contact information stickers and a drink bottle with them on the night.  Tickets will be exchanged for a hotdog (meat or vegetarian) and a drink. Additional drinks, popcorn and sweets will be available for purchase.

Doors open at 5.25pm and collection is at 7.45pm.

Please be aware that a responsible adult will need to bring your child, sign them in and collect them from the school hall.  Any child arriving without a parent/carer/adult responsible for signing them in will necessitate a phone call for permission. If anyone other than the parent will be collecting, this will need to be communicated as children arrive.  Please bear with us while we check the children in and out, it is for their safety and security.

Children will be supervised throughout the event by parent helpers and there will be teachers on hand as well.  If you would like to volunteer to help at this event you can email fernhillpsa@gmail.com.

Thank you for your continued support of PSA events!

Fern Hill PSA