BERNARDS HEATH INFANT AND NURSERY SCHOOL

Autumn Term Newsletter Friday 27th September 2019

Contact us: governors@bernardsheath.herts.sch.uk admin@bernardsheath.herts.sch.uk

Challenge Sport and Education After School Childcare—to book a place click here

Happy Birthday

Anisa and Samuel M, George C, Max R, Hannah K, Teddy, Andy

Miss S Atchama, Mrs S Begum

FS2 Parents Lunch

This week we welcomed 72 FS2 grown-ups to have lunch with their children. Look out for our upcoming blog post to see some photos of a very successful lunchtime!

We would like to thank Mrs Donagher and her team for feeding so many people! Staff at school keep a close eye on how much children are eating. If you have any questions about your child at

lunchtime please talk to your class teacher.

Class Assemblies

Due to space restrictions and to

comply with fire regulations and

capacity limits, only one adult per child

is permitted. Additional adults

attending will be turned away at the

door.

Many thanks for your

cooperation.

We look forward to welcoming

Ryder Class Parents next Friday 4th

October at 9.05am.

Online Safety

This week School Council have been reviewing the rules

we follow when learning online and using laptops and iPads.

Once we have finished this and produced our new posters we will send them home for you to see.

In the meantime to ensure you are making your child’s online experience as safe as possible have a look at the

internet matters website.

Reading at Home

When reviewing reading records we can see a direct correlation between the amount of times a child reads at home and the

amount of progress they are making. Reading at home is vital and it is never too late to embed this excellent habit. If you require any help in this area, let us know. Please be aware, class teachers will

be talking directly to you if they have concerns about the frequency of your child's reading practice.

PTA Christmas Fair meeting, Wednesday 23rd October, 8pm,

Infant School

It’s time to think about Christmas! If you would like to be involved in helping to organise this year’s fair, please do come along to our planning meeting. We need lots of help! The fair is a massive fundraiser for our school and lots of fun for the children

but could not run without the support of so many parents and carers.

Thank you in advance. The PTA

Breakfast Club Breakfast club bookings must be booked and paid for via the gateway by 2pm the previous day, in order for us to make sure we have sufficient staff ratios and to ensure a safe and happy environment for your children. No bookings will be accepted after the 2.00pm deadline.

REMEMBER, REMEMBER..........

The MacMillan Coffee Afternoon

Thank you to everybody who supported this worthwhile event by attending and/or donating cakes. It was lovely to see so many of you. We will let you know how much was raised at this event in the newsletter next week.

The Y2 Visit to Mountfitchet has been rescheduled for Tuesday 8th October.

Harvest Festival Collections

Foundation Stage will be donating to FEED, a food bank run by the Vineyard Church,.

KS1 will be donating to St Albans and District Food Bank

Please can you start bringing in your donations to your child’s Class.

A full list of donation items has been sent home and a copy is also displayed on our noticeboard.

Thank you.

School Photo Day Wednesday 2nd October

All children will have an individual school photo. For siblings who attend school, we will

also organise sibling photos.

There will be an opportunity to have sibling

photos with any children who don’t attend school, between 8.00 and 8.50am. Please

arrive before 8.30am to avoid

disappointment.

October 2019 - Please Refer to your Green Sheets:

Meeting your Class Teacher, and Introduction to Reading (FS) Open Classrooms, Reading Workshop, Reading and Comprehension Workshop (KS1)

Wed 2 Oct Individual School Photos

Thurs 3rd Oct 9.00am Parent Volunteer Meeting

Fri 4th Oct 9.00am Ryder Class Assembly (One Adult per Child)

Tues 8th Oct 8.30am Y2 Visit to Mountfitchet Castle

Fri 11th Oct 9.00am Morpurgo Class Assembly (One Adult per Child)

Wed 16th Oct 9.00am and

2.45pm

Foundation Stage Harvest Sing Along (One Adult per Child in FS1 and FS2)

Thurs 17th Oct 9.00am KS1 Harvest Sing Along (One Adult per Child in Year 1)

Fri 18th Oct 9.00am Alban Class Assembly (One Adult per Child)

Mon 21st Oct 1.45pm Grandparents Afternoon

Wed 23rd Oct 8.00pm PTA Christmas Fair Meeting

Fri 25th Oct 2.45pm Year 2 Castle Exhibition

Fri 25th Oct 9.00am Churchill Class Assembly (One Adult per Child)

Half Term Monday 28th October to Friday 1st November

Sat 30th Nov 10.00-2.00pm PTA Christmas Fair Letters/Emails sent home Harvest Festival Collections Sheet Bernards Heath Junior School PTA Comedy Night

Next week we are saying goodbye to Mrs Hopkinson-Badgery.

We wish her all the best.