It’s been a busy term and we are all looking forward to a well-earned rest over the break. We hope the children have enjoyed their year and hold memories that they will cherish. You can read about some of the term's highlights in Mr Scott's end of year letter linked here.

Today we say goodbye to all of our Year 6 children. We wish everyone the very best in their new secondary schools and hope they carry forward the values they have learnt and demonstrated at Fern Hill on to their exciting journeys ahead. We loved watching your performance of A Glint of Gold last week and being a part of your Leavers' Assembly yesterday. We will miss you all! We also say goodbye and good luck to the staff members leaving. You will all be dearly missed by the Fern Hill family.

We hope you have a wonderful summer and that the children return on Wednesday 6th September, re-energised and ready for the exciting term ahead.

School lunches are changing!

We are delighted to welcome a new caterer, Culinera, who will be providing our school lunches from September. We will continue to use ParentPay as our meal ordering system however the deadline for ordering will greatly improve – you will be able to order (or cancel) a meal up until 8:00 am on the day.

We’ll be sending you more information and details of the new menu over the summer break. 

Free School Meals for pupils in Years 3-6

Many of you will already be aware that from September, all state funded primary school children in London boroughs will be eligible for free school meals for the full academic year. This means that all children in Years 3-6 can have a school lunch at no charge, just as children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 do today,  under the Universal Infant Free School Meal scheme. This extended entitlement for children in Years 3-6 is being funded by the Mayor of London in response to the cost of living crisis and will run initially just for this coming school year. You do not need to apply for this, but you will still need to place an order for lunch through ParentPay.  Further information from the Mayor of London is available here. 

To prepare for September, Culinera would like to gauge how many families with children in Years 3-6 will be likely to use the take-up the entitlement. Please complete the short survey they have created here. Thank you.