21st November 2020
Dear parents/ carers,
What a great selection of odd socks we had yesterday! It has been a week of raising awareness for anti-bullying across the school, with the children producing some fantastic work and getting involved in a range of activities. Cherry class had great fun making friendship bracelets for each other as well as discussing what it is to be kind to each other and creating a ‘kind hands tree’ for their classroom.
Sports Congratulations! During the last few weeks, children across Key Stage 2 have worked very hard on their first virtual competition for 2020; cheerleading. The sequences were of a very high standard, and I am delighted to confirm the following results:
Year 3 and 4 competition:
Gold: awarded to: Alexis, Ella, Franklin and Lyra
Silver: awarded to: Charlie, Harry, Molly and Toby
Year 5 and 6 competition:
Silver: awarded to: Ella, Heidi, Maisie, Millie, Summer and Violet – Well done to all the children that took part in the event!
Headteacher Awards: Congratulations to the following children who received one of my awards on Friday:
| Reception Class | Ronnie G |
| Year 1 | Oliver H |
| Year 2 | Lara C |
| Year 3 | Jasmine T |
| Year 4 | Edward O |
| Year 5 | Seth L |
| Year 6 | Henry M |
Design a Christmas Card project with Prontaprint Bishops Stortford: Anna has confirmed that from your orders, an incredible £173.50 has been raised for our school! Thank you so much!
School Lunches: A reminder that the revised hot food menu was sent out to you all this week, it is also available on our website if you need a reminder: https://henhamugley.essex.sch.uk/parents/school-lunches/
Uttlesford Food Bank (UFB) Support: From Monday, we are collecting items to support families in need, specifically for January, which for many is a very difficult time. You can bring in your donated items to your child’s class, where we will organise for delivery to UFB at the end of the autumn term. UFB have requested no Christmas goodies for this collection please. Items requested are:
| Face masks | Long life juice & fruit squash | UHT milk | Baby food 6 months + |
| Pasta | Jars of pasta sauce | Vegetarian ready meals | Biscuits |
| Cereals | Tea/ coffee | Tinned goods | Toilet rolls |
| Toothpaste/ Toothbrushes | Shampoo | Bath/shower gels/creams/soap | Puddings – not Xmas ones |
You can also support UFB before Christmas by collecting for their Reverse Advent Calendar or by buying a virtual Christmas hamper, where you can donate a sum to them to contribute to the cost of a hamper, they will purchase donations on your behalf. Details of UFB can be found here: https://uttlesford.foodbank.org.uk/
Schools Communities Programme: please see the attached letter regarding the Schools Community Programme and how you can get involved in the Covid symptom tracker.
Coming up:
Year 3 Parent Consultations (Zoom) – Monday 23rd and Tuesday 24th November 3.30pm – 5.30pm
Parent forum with Mrs Hall – Wednesday 25th November, 1pm (zoom details to be sent out separately)
Flu Vaccinations – Wednesday 9th December: A reminder, we cannot register your child, it must be completed by following the link on the letter sent last week. If you need the letter again, please contact the school office. For more information, please use this link: www.nhs.uk/child-flu
Friday 18th December – last day of autumn term, 1.30pm finish for all children.
Wrap around provision – Please note, there will be no after school club on Friday 18th December as children finish school at 1.30pm. Breakfast club will still be on.
Continue to keep safe everyone and have a wonderful weekend,
Kim
Kim Hall
Headteacher
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