A Message from Mr Scott

Welcome back to the new term.
I hope you all enjoyed a fantastic break.  This term is action packed with lots of creative teaching and fun learning to look forward to.  Hopefully we continue to see some more lovely weather, it has been great to see all of the children refreshed and excited to be back for the summer term.

Library News

The libraries will be reopening on Tuesday this week and classes will be visiting with their class teacher over the course of the next couple of weeks to borrow books. The rules for the KS2 library were shared in assembly on Tuesday and are attached for parents to see below.  Children may only take a book from the school library if has been scanned out on the library system by Mrs Eakin or another member of staff; they should also return their book to Mrs Eakin as soon as they have finished it so that other children can borrow it. In EYFS and KS1 books are signed out of the library by an adult and are signed back in when your child returns it. We strongly believe that books should be respected and looked after as they are school property and a significant amount of money has been invested them – we will therefore be operating a fine system of £5 for any book that is lost or considerably damaged.

Well done to all of the children who have started the 100 book challenge over the holidays – keep up the great work! We look forward to hearing about the new books that you are reading! The lists are also attached below for each phase (Year 1 and 2, Year 3 and 4, Year 5 and 6).

Mrs Vincer and Miss Gillard

A new Arrival!

I am very excited to announce the arrival of a brand new greenhouse!  After many years of fund raising  we are very grateful to all past and current members of the Garden Gang for their hard work planting, growing and selling hundreds of pots of flowers, plants and vegetables.  Thank you to all of the parents that have supported the cause by buying our produce, and to Mr Pantling and Mr Morrow for assembling and erecting the new greenhouse.  Also huge thanks to Mrs Evans for her continued hard work and support.  We cannot wait to move in to the new greenhouse and grow beautiful plants and flowers for the benefit of the whole Fern Hill community.  

We have a gardening day arranged for Saturday 28th April, please do come along with all of your family and join us for some fun spring cleaning in and around the garden.  We hope to see many of you there!  

Mrs Dutra

Voluntary Fund update

Many thanks once again to all of you who have kindly donated to the Voluntary Fund!   You have donated £13k so far this year, bringing our total since September 2016 to £31.5k.  Several families donate regularly each month, so the total will increase further before the end of the school year. 

The fund has made an ongoing commitment to ensure that the technology available to teachers for lesson delivery continues to develop.  So far two CTouch LaserAir+ screens have been installed in Ash and Willow classes thanks to the fund.

Finally, we would like to remind any of you who have donated to the fund and are tax payers to please remember to complete a Gift Aid form, so that we can claim your tax back, and increase your donation by 25% at no cost to you.  Forms are available in the school office, and also on the website (navigate to Parents – Voluntary Fund).