Key Dates
Monday 8th July
PSA book sale at 3:15 pm
Thursday 11th July
PSA Annual General Meeting at 7:00 pm in school
Friday 12th July
HOME LEARNING SHOWCASE for children in Years 1–6
PSA Nursery cake sale
Wednesday 17th July
Year 6 Leavers' Production performance at 6:00 pm (ticket only)
Thursday 18th July
Year 6 Leavers' Production performance at 9:15 am (ticket only)
Friday 19th July
Reception Summer Concert at 9:00 am in the Large Hall
Monday 22nd July
Class changeover day - the children spend time with their new class teacher for September
Nursery closed - new to Reception & Nursery Stay and Play sessions
Tuesday 23rd July
Year 6 Leavers' Assembly at 9:00 am in the Large Hall
Open Afternoon from 3:15–4:00 pm
Year 6 Leavers' Party at 5:30 pm
Wednesday 24th July
LAST DAY OF TERM - school closes at 1:30 pm.
Thursday 25th July – Friday 30th August
SUMMER HOLIDAY
Monday 2nd September
Start of the autumn term — INSET Day — children are not in school
Tuesday 3rd September
INSET Day — children are not in school
Wednesday 4th September
Children return to school
Click here for 2024/2025 term dates, including INSET days.
Reminders
Last day of term
Wednesday 24th July is the last day of term. It is a mufti day and the children may wear their own clothes to school - but no football kits please!
Don't forget the home learning activities for this final half-term that are due for the Home Learning Showcase next Friday 12th July. Your child's Home Learning Grid and any supporting resources are published on their Home Learning Google Classroom.
Appointments with our school uniform supplier, PMG Schoolwear, are available to book now - please click here. The cut-off date for ordering uniforms for the start of the autumn term is 12th August. Please see the school website here for further information on school uniform requirements at Fern Hill.
The Reading Agency's Summer Reading Challenge starts tomorrow, online and in libraries across the country. The theme this year is all about getting creative - music, photography, junk-modelling, story-writing and more! Taking the challenge is a great way to keep your children engaged with reading over the holidays. Find out more on the Summer Reading Challenge website here.
Eco-Committee Community Litter Pick
Our community litter pick planned for tomorrow has been rescheduled. It will now be held on Saturday 6th July - timings as normal, from 10:00–11:15 am. This will be the last litter pick of the school year, and we hope that lots of you will join us. Thank you to all the families who have participated so far; it’s a lovely social event and has made a real difference to our local environment.
School Lunch
Please remember to order your child's school lunch by 8:00 am on the day required. The menu for the last three days of the term (Monday 22nd - Wednesday 24th July) is now available to view on ParentPay.
Kingston Olympic Sports Day
Kingston Borough, along with Kingston Together and a number of local sports providers, are organising an Olympic Sports Day on Saturday 20th July from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. It will be held at the Weir Archer Athletics and Fitness Centre in Kingston and offer taster sessions in a huge variety of sports including cycling, basketball, breakdancing and table tennis. All ages are welcome, and it's free to participate. Please see the poster linked here for further information.
Book of the Week
Call the Puffins: ‘Muffin and the Shipwreck’ by Cath Howe
One night, during a big storm, the trainee rescue puffins hear the story of how the puffins got their beautiful, bright orange beaks. An ancestor found an orange gemstone in a shipwreck at the bottom of the sea and it turned her beak orange. But since that day, shipwrecks have been bad luck for puffins, and so they are warned to stay away from them. But when the storm washes up an enticing wreck, Forti decides to sneak away to dive for some treasure of his own. But when he encounters a giant octopus, his wing is injured and Muffin and Tiny have to rescue him. Another exciting puffin adventure about friendship and cooperation; this short chapter book is perfect for KS1.
Library News
Cath Howe Author Visit - Wednesday 10th July
We’re really excited that Cath Howe will be visiting our Year 1 and 2 children next week to talk about ‘Call the Puffins’. If you have a child in Year 1 or 2, don't forget that signed books are available to purchase on ParentPay. The deadline to order is 8:00 am on Monday 8th July.
Spark! Book Awards Pupil Competition
Congratulations to Nason in Elm, who won the Year 3 & 4 Age Category in the main inter-schools Spark Competition with his fantastic comic: 'Nason & Vayden and the Evil Robot'.
Summer Activities at Fern Hill
It’s not too late to book one of the exciting activities happening at Fern Hill over the summer break.
Masquerade Theatre Arts are both offering two fantastic holiday workshops - Super Stars and West End Week) for 4–6-year-olds, and children over 7 years old. Both are being held from 29th July through to 2nd August. Just click through to their website here for further details. There is a 10% discount code available for Fern Hill pupils with the code oak10.
BG Coaching are offering football camps on most weeks of the holiday for children aged 6 to 13 years. You can book for a day, or the whole week, here. A discount is available when you book 5 or more sessions.
TEAM POINTS
The overall winner this week is HAMPTON
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Kingston
245
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Coombe
298
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Richmond
315
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Hampton
321
PSA News & Events
AGM Reminder - Thursday 11th July
Our AGM will be held in school on Thursday 11th July at 7:00 pm, and you can attend in person or virtually. Join us as we celebrate the past year and think ahead to next year!
Book Sale
We will be running a second-hand children's book sale after school on Monday 8th July.
Fern Hill PSA presents…Circus Pazaz!
To welcome everyone back to school in September, we are hosting Circus Pazaz in their 'little big top' on Sunday 22nd September, at the YMCA Hawker Centre playing field. Tickets are now available to book via this link.
There will be 3 shows, at 12:00 pm, 2:00 pm & 4:00 pm and each show will last around 1 hour.
Tickets cost £10 per person. Due to limited capacity, tickets are only available for 2024/5 Fern Hill pupils and their immediate families. Please note that ALL attendees require a ticket, regardless of age.
Doors to the Big Top will open 15 minutes before each show starts. You can arrive up to 30 minutes before a show, but not before (to avoid congestion between shows). Thank you.
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