High Beeches Newsletter 4^th May 12

Well done to all of the children in the Year 2 recorder club for their wonderful assembly this week, thank you to Mrs Woodward for her work with the children. Thank you to Year 3 for their excellent assembly today, I am amazed at the amount of links to different curriculum areas that the topics offer. It is wonderful to see the enjoyment that the children have in their learning.

Earlier in the week I was informed of a burglary at the home of one of our parents during the school run in the morning. There does appear to have been a spate of house burglaries in the area recently so please do ensure that all doors and windows are closed and locked when the house is empty even if just left for a short time. Luckily the property was returned and the culprit caught thanks to an APP which the parent wanted to share the details of as it was very useful. The App was called ‘Find My Phone’ it tracks iPhones etc and shows their location. Thanks to this the Police were able to track the property stolen and catch the culprit.

The weather really is beginning to have an impact in school. We always try to avoid cancelling or postpone clubs but unfortunately sometimes circumstances make it unavoidable. I must apologise for any inconvenience caused by the cancellation of clubs or activities. We try to wait until as late as possible to make a decision. Sadly the field is just too wet at the moment for any sport, certainly not cricket and is unsafe for athletics.

Last week Gardening Club was omitted from the club list. Apologies for this oversight, if you would be able to offer 45mins to help with the gardening club please speak to Mrs Brannon or Mrs Miller (Yr2).  Thank you to all of the volunteers for their hard work. I am sure you will agree that the impact of the club is very noticeable particularly around the front entrance. 

I hope that you all have an enjoyable weekend.

Paul Driver

Headteacher

Book Fair

Now in school until Tuesday evening. The Book Fair is an excellent opportunity for the children to purchase books and also enables the school to gain commission towards books for the school. This year they have a fantastic summer offer of three books for the price of two with the cheapest book being free.

Catering Vacancy

We currently have an opportunity to join our dedicated catering team. Our school lunches are fabulous and we have one of the highest uptakes for meals in the County. We have a vacancy for a General Assistant to join our wonderful team. The vacancy is for 12.5hrs a week, 2.5 hrs a day. If you are interested in this post please speak to Mrs Nugent in the kitchen or to Mr Driver.

Pupil Success

Congratulations to the following pupils:

Paras Shah (Yr 6) who participated in the 8^th Eastern Region Special Olympics Swimming Gala on Sat 28^th April. Paras did fantastically well achieving a silver medal in the 50M Freestyle and a speed time ribbon in the 25M Backstroke. He was also awarded a certificate in recognition of his personal best achievements.

Aran Shamir (Yr 2) who has been selected to play in the Hatters Cup at Luton FC on the 26^th May

Jenna Heywood (Yr 2) Who achieved a merit pass for her Ballet Exam

Josh Toon (Yr 6) who was nominated as the Kaizan Karate Student of the Month

Elliswick Tennis Club Open Day

Saturday 5^th May 10am – 1pm. Come along and join in with the activities and have fun. Memberships available for all ages.

Show Choir Day

Places are available for Years 4,5 and 6 for the Show Choir Day organised by Herts Music Service. The day will be held at St Albans School of music on Thursday May 31^st from 9.30am– 3.30pm. No experience is necessary and there will be a ‘Glee’ style performance at 2.45 pm to which parents and carers are warmly invited. 
Applications are available in the school office, closing date is the 24^th May 2012

Date of events can also be found on the school website http://www.highbeeches.herts.sch.uk/

Click on the information link and then calendar.

Summer Term 2012

Friday 11^th May .................................................. Yr 2 London visit

Sunday 13^th May.................................................. RAH Sing Up Gala Yr 5

w/b Mon 14^th May .............................................. SATS WEEK

Tues 15^th May ..................................................... Yr 3 and 4 football tournament at Sauncey Wood 1pm

Friday 18^th May .................................................. Yr 3 Wardown Museum visit

Saturday 19^th May............................................... High Beeches May Ball

Monday 21^st May ................................................ Class / group photos

Tuesday 22^nd May ............................................... Steel drum workshop

Friday 1^st June .................................................... Queens Jubilee Street Party

w/b Monday 4^th June ......................................... Half term holidays

Tuesday 12^th June .............................................. HDSA Rounders tournament at Redbourn 1pm

Tuesday 12^th June .............................................. Yr 6 Parents meeting 7.00pm

Monday 18^th June .............................................. Yr 6 to Windmill Hill

Monday 18^th June .............................................. EYFS Boxmoor visit

Tuesday 19^th June .............................................. HDSA Kwik Cricket at Woodend 9am

w/b 25^th June ..................................................... NATIONAL SPORTS WEEK

Wednesday 27^th June ......................................... Phonics workshop 3.30pm Creche available

Thursday 28^th June ............................................. HDSA Athletics at SJL

w/b 2nd July ...................................................... Yr 5 Cycle training week

Friday 6^th July ..................................................... Yr 3 Cuffley Trip

Saturday 7^th July ................................................. FoHBs Summer Festival 3-7pm

Monday 9^th July .................................................. Sports Day 1pm

Tuesday 10^th July ................................................ Yr 6 Play 7.00pm

Wednesday 11^th July .......................................... Yr 6 play 7.00pm

Thursday 12^th July .............................................. Secondary school transition day

Friday 13^th July ................................................... Annual Reports to parents/carers

Friday 13^th July ................................................... FoHBs Disco

Monday 16^th July ................................................ Open Evening 3.45pm – 5.30pm

Tuesday 17^th July ................................................ Year 6 BBQ

Wednesday 18^th July .......................................... Artsfest performances 1.15pm

Thursday 19^th July .............................................. Artsfest performances 1.15pm

Friday 20^th July ................................................... Term ends