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Newsletter 6 - 11th July 2025
Key DatesTuesday 15th July Wednesday 16th July Year 6 Leavers' production performance at 6:00 pm (ticket only) Thursday 17th July Eco-Refill Shop at 3:00 pm Friday 18th July Reception Summer Concert at 9:00 am Open Afternoon from 3:15 - 4:00 pm Sunday 20th July Monday 21st July Nursery closed - new to Reception & Nursery Stay and Play sessions PSA pre-loved uniform sale at 3:00 pm Year 6 Leavers' Party 5:30 - 7:00 pm Tuesday 22nd July Year 6 Leavers' Assembly at 9:00 am Nursery Summer Concert & Picnic at 11:15 am Wednesday 23rd July - Tuesday 2nd September Wednesday 3rd September Thursday 4th September
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Reminders
Illness
If your child is unwell and will be absent from school, please inform us by 8:30 am on each day of absence. You can email the school office at: office@fernhillprimary.org or call 020 8247 0300. If the office is busy, you may be put through to the answerphone. Please do leave a message. When you leave a message, please tell us the nature of their illness and the symptoms they have.
Year Group Weekly News
Don't forget to check the Google Classroom for your year group's weekly update and any important reminders for next week.
Staying safe in hot weather
With the very warm and sunny weather forecast for next week, please ensure that your child brings a sun hat (wide brimmed if possible) and refillable water bottle to school every day. Water bottles should be plastic or stainless steel and not glass to avoid breakages. Sunscreen should be applied at home, before school. Further information on staying safe in hot weather is available here.
Safety & ParkingFor safety reasons, please do not ride scooters or bikes anywhere on the school site including the car park and pedestrian area running between the Fern Hill and The Kingston Academy schools. Adults and children should dismount before entering the site at the Richmond Road entrance. Please may we also remind you to park considerately. We have had a number of complaints from local residents recently regarding cars parked at drop off and pick up times that are blocking their driveways. Thank you. |
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Nursery, Reception, Year 1 & 2 at 1:20 pm Years 3 – 6 at 1:25 pm Please note that Tree Tops will run a single session until 4:30 pm only.
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Tuesday 22nd July 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 closes early, and we are staggering dismissal to ensure the children can be collected promptly. Open Afternoon
On Friday 18th July, we are holding our Open Afternoon. School will be open after dismissal from 3:15–4:00 pm for you to come into the classroom with your child to say goodbye to your teacher and look at your child’s books to share their learning together. You will also have the opportunity to view the wonderful artwork the children have created over our Arts Fortnight. We hope to see you then!
Fern Hill Arts Fortnight
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School Absence
Please may we remind you that all planned absences, including those for religious observance and holidays, should be requested in advance using the linked Request for Absence Form which is also available to download from the school website here. The school office can provide a paper copy on request. This form is reviewed by Mr Scott who can grant an authorised leave of absence in exceptional circumstances.
For further information, please refer to our Attendance Policy.
Summer Reading Challenge
We hope the children will continue reading throughout the summer holidays and we'd like to remind you about the National Summer Reading Challenge - you can take part online or through your local library.
We also have a Fern Hill Summer Reading Challenge which is being sent home with pupils this week. The children should choose the best book they're read over the summer break, complete the booklet and return it to school in September to receive a Summer Reading Challenge certificate and contribute their ideas towards our library book shopping list for next year. We look forward to hearing all about their summer reading!
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Parent Council
Class Photographs
Class photographs are still available to order, although the deadline for free delivery to school before the end of term has now past. Delivery will be to your home address and charged at £3.50. Please use the class link and password sent via ParentPay to order.
Please return ALL library booksAs it is nearly the end of term, we are collecting all library books in for the summer holidays. Please can you send your library books back to school by Thursday next week at the latest. We realise that pupils sometimes leave a book in the classroom or put it back in the library without scanning it, so please let us know if you don't have the book. If you have lost a book, please let Mrs Rouillard know - a replacement copy or a £5 donation would be much appreciated. |
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After School & Lunchtime Clubs
This was the last full week of school clubs. All Monday clubs will run on 14th July, and there will be the following catch-up sessions:
Lego Robotics on Tuesday 15th; Spanish on Wednesday 16th; Magpie Makes Sewing on Thursday 17th; and French, Gymnastics and Karate on Friday 18th.
We are currently finalising clubs for the autumn term and hope to make them available for booking from 5:00 pm on Tuesday 15th July - please look out for a ParentPay email with further information.
Musical Explorers
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Books of the Week
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The Boy and the Octopus
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Evie and Maryam's Family Tree
Team Points Update
The overall House winner this week is RICHMOND
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KINGSTON 445 |
COOMBE 321 |
RICHMOND 446 |
HAMPTON 426 |
Attendance Update
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Weekly Attendance Well done to Year 3 who met our school target with the best attendance for this week at 98%. Congratulations to Elm and Sycamore classes who both achieved over 99%. |
Year | Attendance % | Star Year ★ |
| Reception | 96.8% | ||
| Year 1 | 96.3% | ||
| Year 2 | 96.5% | ||
| Year 3 | 98% | ★ | |
| Year 4 | 93.6% | ||
| Year 5 | 94.2% | ||
| Year 6 | 92% | ||
PSA News & Events
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