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Newsletter 7 - 12th December 2025
Key DatesMonday 15th December Year 1 & 2 Festive Concert at 2:30 pm at The Kingston Academy Tuesday 16th December Year 5 & 6 Festive Concert at 2:30 pm at The Kingston Academy Wednesday 17th December Whole school Christmas Lunch Thursday 18th December Friday 19th December Monday 22nd December - Friday 2nd January Monday 5th January Tuesday 6th January
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Click here for term dates for the current and 2026/2027 school years, including INSET days.
Key dates for families for the autumn term are published here. Some of these dates are provisional, and all dates are subject to change — please refer to this newsletter and communications via ParentPay for the latest information.
Reminders
School Lunches
Please don't forget to place your child's order for lunch through ParentPay by 8:00 am on the day. To avoid missing the deadline, we recommend that you order your child’s lunches well in advance - you can cancel or amend your orders up until 8:00 am on the day too.
Last Day of Term
Friday 19th December is the last day of term. It is a mufti day and the children may wear their own clothes to school - but no football kits please! School will close early on this day, and we are staggering dismissal to ensure the children can be collected promptly. Nursery & Reception will be dismissed at 1:20 pm; Years 1 & 2 at 1:25 pm, and Years 3, 4, 5 & 6 at 1:30 pm. Tree Tops will run just one full session from 1:30– 4:30 pm and this can be booked through ParentPay as normal.
Parent Volunteers
If you regularly help in the classroom, please check with your class teacher to confirm if you are needed at school next week. Timetables tend to change in the last week of term, especially at this festive time of year! Thank you for your continuing support – it is greatly appreciated by all the staff and the children you work with.
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Festive Fern Hill!
Festive Concerts
If you have a child in Year 1 to Year 6, you will have received a communication with further information on their Festive Concert at The Kingston Academy. As a reminder, concerts will be held as follows:
Nursery & Reception - Monday 15th December from 9:00 - 9:45 am at Fern Hill
Years 1 & 2 - Monday 15th December from 2:15 - 3:15 pm at The Kingston Academy (performance will start at 2:30 pm)
Years 3 & 4 - Tuesday 16th December from 9:00 - 10:00 am at The Kingston Academy (performance will start at 9:15 am)
Years 5 & 6 - Tuesday 16th December from 2:15 - 3:15 pm at The Kingston Academy (performance will start at 2:30 pm)
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Christmas Lunch
Christmas Jumper Day
Children and staff looked absolutely fantastic in their Christmas jumpers yesterday! Thank you to everyone for showing your support for Save the Children, a charity working to improve the lives of children all over the world. We've raised £262 so far - there's still time to donate through our JustGiving page here.
School Clubs
This was the last week for lunchtime and after-school clubs. There will be three catch-up sessions next week: Keyboards and Start to Sing on Tuesday 16th December, and Year 3 & 4 Basketball on Thursday 18th December.
There are a few places left on clubs running next term. School-run clubs are booked through ParentPay. Clubs run by external providers manage their own bookings, so please contact them directly regarding availability and payment. The full club timetable is published on our website here. If you would like your child to be added to the waiting list, please email clubs@fernhillprimary.org.
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ROARFern Hill Nursery
If your child was born between 1st September 2022 and 31st August 2023, they can start Fern Hill Nursery in September 2026. Our nursery has one intake per year in September only and your child must be three years old by 31st August 2026 to be considered. Applications for a place in Fern Hill Nursery are made directly to us using this linked application form. The closing date for applications is 27th February 2026 and places will be offered by the end of April at the latest. School tours for families interested in applying for a place are also available to book. Click here to reserve your place.
CBeebies ParentingTheCBeebies Parenting website offers free festive inspiration for parents and carers, including practical ideas for festive activities, and advice on managing sensory overload, financial costs and those ‘limbo’ days between Christmas and New Year. They also offer a Parenting Helpline, for tips on the festive juggle, family dynamics and budget-friendly activities. |
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Book of the Week
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When Fran is sent to stay with her Uncle and Aunt while her parents are away on a business trip, the thing she is least looking forward to is having to spend time with her annoying cousin, Imogen. But when she arrives Imogen is not there and everyone seems to have forgotten that she exists at all. It has something to do with the mysterious hidden garden and sinister statues at Stillness Hall so she teams up with Imogen's friend Bex to investigate - even though Bex can't remember Imogen either!
The story is constructed with fairy tale-style inserts that explain the origin of the curse in between the chapters of Fran's narrative. This is an engaging standalone, MG fantasy - perfect for Upper KS2. |
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‘The Strange Disappearance of Imogen Good’ by Kirsty Applebaum
Team Points Update
The overall House winner this week is KINGSTON
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KINGSTON 358 |
COOMBE 339 |
RICHMOND 355 |
HAMPTON 322 |
Attendance Update
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Weekly Attendance Well done to Year 2 who had the highest year group attendance this week with 98.1%. Congratulations to Lavender class with 99.7% attendance this week!
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Year | Attendance % | Star Year ★ |
| Reception | 91.5% | ||
| Year 1 | 98.1% | ★ | |
| Year 2 | 93.7% | ||
| Year 3 | 95.5% | ||
| Year 4 | 95.8% | ||
| Year 5 | 96.9% | ||
| Year 6 | 96.6% | ||
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