11th November 2022
Dear parents/ carers,
Back to a Friday newsletter this week! I’ll start with a final shout out to anyone wanting to order from the PSA design a Christmas Card project with Prontaprint Bishops Stortford. The final deadline for designs and payments is 3.15pm on Wednesday 16th November, in order for them to be ready in time for Christmas.
House Points: Well done to the RED Team who have taken first placed position this week!
| RED | PURPLE | GREEN | BLUE |
| 40 | 40 | 20 | 10 |
Headteacher Awards: Congratulations to the children who were awarded my Headteacher’s Award this week:
| Nursery Class | Chloe & Frankie |
| Reception Class | Alice & Lydia |
| Year 1 | Oscar& Sophia |
| Year 2 | Iris & Ronnie |
| Year 3 | Orson & Henry |
| Year 4 | Jack Gl & Logan |
| Year 5 | Lara & Bertie |
| Year 6 | Thomas H & Willow |
Parent consultations: You will have received information from the office this week about how to book in for your Parent Consultation appointment for either the 21st or 24th November. You will be able to book appointments via Scopay until 9am on Tuesday 15th November 2022. If you need to rearrange an appointment you have already booked, please contact the office directly. Children who are due, or have had, a One Plan Meeting this term should not book a Parent Consultation Meeting.
Sports: Huge congratulations to our cross country runners this week taking part in the event at Howe Green. They all did so well with many children qualifying for the next stages; I shall confirm next week who has made it through to the next round.
No Nuts!: Can I please remind you all that we are a ‘no nut’ school. We still have children bringing in snacks and lunches into school containing nut products. As a no nut school, children cannot bring items in that contain nuts, this includes hazelnuts, sandwiches using seedy bread, rolls with sesame seed toppings or bread sticks with sesame. Additionally, hummus or any products containing tahini including snack bars containing sesame. Thank you for your support.
Staffing: I am delighted to let you know that we have a new member of staff starting at Henham on Monday. Mrs Louise Morland is an experienced Higher Level Support Assistant and will be supporting the work in various classes across the school. We are all looking forward to her joining the Henham team.
Travelling Bookfair: You will have received a letter from Mrs Barford this week about the travelling book fair coming into school between the 17th and 24th November.
If you wish to purchase any of the books on the ‘wish list’, then please pay online via: www.travellingbooks.co.uk/pay selecting option 2 or 3.
Please note that after you have chosen and paid for your books, you will need to send your completed ‘wish list’ back into school as soon as possible and by 23rd November 2022 at the latest so that purchased books can come home with your child.
For more information about the Book Fair please visit: https://bookfairs.scholastic.co.uk/travelling-books/parents The Book Fair is also a wonderful opportunity for you to help our school. Every purchase earns our school rewards which we can use to stock our library. Thank you so much for your support.
That’s it for this week, other than letting you know that there will be a service of Remembrance at the memorial in Henham at 11am this Sunday, 13th November.
With best wishes,
Kim
Kim Hall
Headteacher
Coming up:
Friday 11th November: Henham Christmas Market: 1pm- 8pm
School Photography: Following Pret-a-Portrait’s recent visit to take school photographs, a reminder that the Early Bird deadline for the discounted prices is 15th November 2022.
17th – 24th November: Travelling Book Fair in school
Monday 21st November and Thursday 24th November: Parent consultations (face to face) 3.30 – 6pm.
Santas in the Square event – Sunday 4th December: Accuro is a local charity supporting children, young people, and adults with a disability through social activities and clubs in West Essex. Accuro is about disability empowerment and inclusion. Our projects aim to increase confidence, independence, and self-esteem so our members can belong, contribute, and thrive in the wider world.
If you have any queries regarding this event, then please do get in contact with the organisers.
Uttlesford Community Travel Christmas Concert: Saturday 10th December
Tuesday 13th December: KS1 Christmas production performances to parents/ carers: 9.30am and 1.30pm
Wednesday 14th December: Christmas School Lunch day
Friday 16th December: Nursery and Reception class Christmas performance to parents/ carers: 9.30am
Tuesday 20th December: Christmas celebration at St Mary’s Church, Henham – 9.15am start – children and parents to meet us at the church. Children that attend breakfast club or any parents not able to meet us at the church to be walked up by staff from school. All children and staff will be walking back to school after the service, volunteers to support the walk back welcomed!
Tuesday 20th December: Last day of the autumn term 1- 1.15pm finish. Please note, there will be no after-school provision on this day.
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