We are all disappointed that Sports Day and our whole school picnic lunch couldn’t happen as planned. The children were fantastic this morning, in spite of the worsening weather – we are very, very proud of their enthusiasm and resilience. Thank you so very much to all the families who persevered through the rain to cheer them on.

We are very grateful for your patience and support today – our hope was to continue with Sports Day this afternoon as the rain eased off but unfortunately the ground was just too wet to safely run the events we had planned. Children in Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 will have their Sports Day during the morning of Friday 10th June and we will send out further information as soon as possible.

The Fern Hill Parent Council’s purpose is to create a welcoming environment where parents can be assured that their views matter, and where they feel confident and comfortable in discussions. Its objectives are to promote parent partnership with the school, and it meets every term to discuss and share the views of our parent community with the Senior Leadership Team.

We are very keen to ensure that the Parent Council can fulfil its objectives effectively by representing the WHOLE school community. To do that, we need your feedback and, in particular, your input to the questionnaire that we use to collate the parent community’s views on a topic. Your views are vital to inform the improvements we make to promote the education and welfare of pupils.

This term, the Parent Council topic is focused on the children’s personal development, and we have created a short survey to gather your views on the extracurricular activities we offer and how we celebrate equality and diversity within the school.

You can access the survey here. The deadline for responses is 6:00 pm on Friday 3rd June. We look forward to hearing from you.