Key Dates
Monday 25th March
Nursery Stay & Play for parents
Monday 25th March
PSA Easter event for Nursery & Reception children at 3.15 pm in the Large Hall
Tuesday 26th March
Nursery Stay & Play for parents
Tuesday 26th March
Learning Street in school for Nursery & Reception children
Wednesday 27th March
Nursery Stay & Play for parents
Thursday 28th March
Year 6 Willow class visit the Houses of Parliament
Thursday 28th March
Year 4 production performance for parents at 9.15 am and 2.30 pm in the Large Hall
Friday 29th March
PSA Mother's Day Breakfast at 7.45 am in the Large Hall
Friday 29th March
Year 5 cake sale at 3.00 pm - to raise funds for the school journey residential trip
Tuesday 2nd April
Curriculum Evening at 6.45 pm in the Large Hall
Wednesday 3rd April
Year 4 drama workshop in school
Friday 5th April - last day of term
Easter bonnet parade in school
School closes at 1.30 pm
Tuesday 23rd April
Children return to school for the summer term
Wednesday 24th April
Year 4 Chestnut class visit the Kingston Mosque
Thursday 25th April
Year 5 Football team compete in the Football Festival at Kew AFC
Friday 26th April
School Journey meeting for Year 5 parents at 2.00 pm
Monday 29th April
Year 4 Larch & Yew classes visit the Kingston Mosque
Monday 29th April
Year 4 Chestnut class swimming lessons begin at the Kingfisher Centre
Tuesday 30th April
Year 3 Elm class visits Gatton Park
Wednesday 1st May
Year 4 Larch class swimming lessons begin at the Kingfisher Centre
Thursday 2nd May
Lavender class parent assembly at 9.00 am in the Large Hall
Friday 3rd May
Year 2 drama workshop in school
Friday 3rd May
Year 2 cake sale at 3.00 pm
Key dates for the summer term are available on the website here.
Reminders
Kingston Music Service
If you child has music tuition with Kingston Music Service during the school day, please remember that next week is the last teaching week for this term.
Attachments
Year Group Newsletters
Fern Hill Clubs Application Form
Lunch Menu Summer Term
Fundraising Update
"Dear Fern Hill,
Thank you so much to everyone for making ‘odd sock day’ in aid of World Down Syndrome Day such a huge success. We raised an amazing £356.47! This will go straight to 21 & Co and will be put to good use. Many thanks everyone."
- from Hannah, Elder class
Thanks to your amazing generosity, donations for Red Nose Day kept coming in last week and we are delighted to announce the final amount we have raised for Comic Relief is £348.47. Thank you!
Mathletics Winners!
We are extremely proud of all the children for the effort they put into Mathletics last week, spurred on by the competition to win maths games for their classes. The sheer volume of work they completed, in school and at home, is awe inspiring! Mr Scott announced the winners of the competition during assembly on Monday. Well done to the following classes who finished with the most points in their year group.
Year 1 Lavender – 19,590 points
Year 2 Heather – 59,633 points
Year 3 Rowan – 57,054 points
Year 4 Larch – 44,011 points
Year 5 Lime – 48,291 points
Year 6 Elder – 45,159 points
Congratulations to Heather, Rowan and Lime classes, who were top of their phase groups and awarded the prizes!
After School Club Notices
Next week is the last week for after school and lunchtime clubs this term. Please don't forget that Start To Sing on Monday 25th March and Dance/Zumba on Wednesday 27th March are cancelled.
The following catch up sessions will run week commencing 1st April:
Monday 1st April – Start to Sing
Tuesday 2nd April – Choir & Tag Rugby
Wednesday 3rd April – Junior Football, Dance/Zumba & Hockey
Friday 5th April – Orchestra, which will run after school closes from 1.30 - 2.30 pm.
Tissues, please!
We have now completely run out of tissues in school! We would be extremely grateful for any spare boxes you may have at home. Please give them to your class teacher or hand them into the school office where they will be used in the first aid area. Thank you.
Sadly, we will be saying goodbye to Miss Woollaston at the end of this term. She will be greatly missed by everyone, especially the children and staff in Nursery and Reception. Good luck Hannah, in your new role at Sacred Heart School in New Malden!
This week the focus has been on respect, and kindness. The children thought about what makes us unique – it’s important to celebrate our differences, and what makes us the same – we are all human. They learnt about World Down Syndrome Day and showed their support for a local charity, 21& Co, by wearing ‘lots of socks’ and heard about The United Nations’ (UN) International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination which is observed with a series of events and activities worldwide on 21st March each year. This day aims to remind people of racism’s negative consequences and encourages people to remember their obligation and determination to combat it. You can find out more about the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination here.
Fern Hill Curriculum Evening
We are delighted to confirm the final details for this year’s Curriculum Evening which will be held on Tuesday 2nd April 2019. This is an opportunity for parents and carers across all year groups to gain a greater insight into aspects of teaching and learning at Fern Hill. The evening will begin at 6.45 pm with refreshments in the Large Hall, followed by four workshops which will run consecutively and cover a wide range of topics: teaching ‘maths for mastery’, the learning platforms available for you to use at home, encouraging excellence in behaviour, and how we design our curriculum to inspire a love of learning. A summary of the content of each workshop is available on our website here. If you would like to find out more about the Curriculum Evening we ran last year, the workshop presentations are posted on our website here.
To register for the Curriculum Evening, please click on the link below. The closing date for registration is Friday 29th March. Please note that this event is for parents and carers only, not children.
We look forward to seeing you there!
After School & Lunchtime Club News
After school and lunchtime clubs are now available to book for the summer term. Once again, there are a wide range of clubs on offer and we hope that there is something for everyone. Due to high demand, we are now offering an extra TechnoKids Computer club session on Mondays.
Clubs will start week beginning Monday 29th April and will run for 10 sessions. Any catch up classes will be run week beginning Monday 15th July. Please note that all clubs running on a Monday will have their last session on Monday 15th July, to make up the session lost on Monday 6th May, which is a bank holiday.
Please note that clubs are available to children in Year 1 – 6 only and are allocated on a first come first served basis. The deadline for booking varies from club to club so please check on our website here for further information and application forms. The last day for booking Fern Hill run clubs is Tuesday 23rd April. You can find the details of all the clubs on our website under the 'Extra Curricular Clubs & Activities' section and an application form is attached below.
Healthy Lunches for the Summer Term
Lunches for the first half of the summer term are now available to book online via ParentPay. You can find the menu and information on how to book on our website here. The deadline for booking lunches is always midnight on the Sunday before the previous school week but due to the Easter holidays, the last day for booking lunches for the first week back after the break is Monday 1st April 2019. To mark our Active Week in May, there will be a special Fruit Bar available for the children from 20th – 23rd May where they can try out a variety of different types of chopped fruit.
Tree Tops News
Last week, children attending the After School club explored ‘kindness’ and painted their own kindness rocks as part of the Kindness Rocks Project, which encourages people to leave rocks painted with inspiring messages along the path of life. You can find out more at the Kindness Rocks Project website including a book list of inspiring reads about kindness and what it means, for both children and grown-ups.
This week, the children have been exploring Holi, the ancient Hindu Festival of Colours, and creating Rangoli patterns (used by Hindus at Diwali to guide the goddess Lakshmi into their homes) using coloured rice and collage materials. Some of the children shared how they were celebrating Holi, to signal the end of winter and the arrival of spring. You can find out more about the Holi Festival here.
Sports News
On Wednesday, our Year 3 Girls' Football team played at Kew AFC...
"The girls' football was fabulous. We won one and drew three matches. It was very hard work but I think every girl enjoyed the afternoon."
- Sofia, Rowan class
Good luck to the Year 6 Girls' Football team who are off to represent Kingston at the London Youth Games next week. We are very proud of you and hope you have a fantastic day!
TEAM POINTS
The overall winner this week is KINGSTON
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Kingston
468
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Coombe
382
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Richmond
356
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Hampton
356
PSA News & Events
EYFS Teddy Bears’ Picnic – Monday 25th March
We’d like to invite children in Nursery and Reception classes to attend our EYFS Teddy Bears’ Picnic in the Main Hall on Monday 25th March from 3.15 to 4.00pm. Children must be accompanied by a parent or carer – and teddy bear! The event is free and you can book a space by following this link:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/eyfs-teddy-bears-picnic-tickets-58535713896
Thank you to all the Nursery and Reception parents who have already booked for this event. There are still a few places available.
Mothers’ Day Breakfast – Friday 29th March
To celebrate Mothers’ Day, we are holding a Mothers’ Day Breakfast in the Main Hall on Friday 29th March from 7.45 until 8.45am. This is a lovely opportunity for mums, grandmothers and other significant women to share a delicious breakfast with their Fern Hill children.
This is a free event, but tickets must be reserved for both children and adults. Due to space restrictions, only children currently attending Fern Hill (Daisy class to Year 6) can attend. Please follow the link below for full details about the event and to book your places:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mothers-day-breakfast-tickets-59076469310
Thank you to all those who’ve already booked and there are still some places available.
Second hand uniform sale
Thank you for all the items donated for this afternoon’s second hand uniform sale. We will let you know how much the sale raised next week.
Bounce For Books
A huge thank you to everyone who sponsored their children for this year’s Bounce For Books event. We made a fantastic profit of £2992! All the money raised will go directly to buy new books for the children at school. Thank you for your support and generosity.
Summer Fair
Planning is well underway for this year’s Summer Fair. If you would like to get involved in helping organise this event, please get in touch with us at fernhillpsa@gmail.com
Thank you for your support
Fern Hill PSA
Weekly Attendance
Well done to Year 1 & Year 4 who have had the best year group attendance for this week.
It's another joint award for the Attendance Cup too which goes to Beech & Lime class for the best attendance with 99.3%.
| Year | Attendance % | Star Year ★ |
|---|---|---|
| Reception | 96.4% | |
| Year 1 | 98.0% | Well done! |
| Year 2 | 97.2% | |
| Year 3 | 95.8% | |
| Year 4 | 98.0% | Well done! |
| Year 5 | 97.2% | |
| Year 6 | 96.2% |
Inspiration 