A Friday Round Up and Lots of Dates for the Diary plus a Video!

Dear Parents/ Carers,

As I type this newsletter, the deliveries are arriving for our Mother’s Day lunch on Sunday. You still have an hour left to reserve a seat/ table on Parentmail, so why not go for it? A three course meal, a very large play ground with childcare and some very fine wines will be the order of the day and you can walk home. Go on you know it makes sense.

What a brilliant way to start the day- breakfast with Mums and Chums! We had a Mother’s Day playlist belting out and the food kept coming – as did the Mums and Chums. The sun was shining and it was so good to be back to normal celebrating Mother’s Day as we always did with a scrumptious breakfast. Next up the Dads and Lads in June!

Exciting news hot off the press, our Netball Team won the London Youth Games! Our team was selected to represent Hammersmith and Fulham and we beat all the other boroughs in London! This is a massive achievement for the team, Alastair and Clare, but a special mention must go to Clare who coaches the team and has done a sterling job. Thank you to all involved, you have made us incredibly proud.

Our Year 6 debating team came a very close runner up at the debating tournament at Latymer. The team were marvellous and their confidence and debating skills a marvel – to quote a parent at the tournament ‘you were robbed!’

The Year 5 Debating Team travelled to Queens Gate School to take part in a debating tournament, which saw both teams confidently winning a number of their debates. Again their confidence and enthusiasm was overflowing and they did a brilliant job. Thank you to the Mums who coached the children and helped to organise the event.

Thank you also to all those parents who zoomed in for Parents Evening this week, we look forward to sharing your child’s work at the Open Evenings next term.

The Easter Bonnet Parade on Thursday, 31^st March at 9am is in the main school hall. Recycle, recycle, recycle and make those amazing hats. Think of a theme – the Platinum Jubilee? And create, create create and make the Uxbridge Rd come alive with a cacophony of creativity – think big!

Nowruz New Year

On Monday the whole school celebrated Nowruz. On 20/21 March, the Nowruz New Year is celebrated in many countries including Iran, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, many Central and South Asian communities, as well as in the Kurdish regions of Iraq, Syria, Turkey and even as far away as Mongolia. It marks the official beginning of the Spring equinox – the moment when the sun crosses the equator and day and night are of equal length. Cookie made a special Nowruz lunch for the children and we were joined by lots of parents.

French Cultural Evening Thursday, 31st March at 7pm in the main school hall.
Please join us for a superb evening of all things French! There is an opportunity to test your knowledge of French speaking countries and culture through a short quiz, some French food and wine, a can-can troupe of dancers and a discothèque with some cool tunes, why would you stay home? A perfect opportunity to celebrate our French community within our school and to end the spring term with a bang! Think champagne! Tickets available on Parentmail.
Here is a little video about the evening ahead from a man who knows his onions: Frenchnight on Vimeo

Easter Service- 1 April

Please join us on Friday morning on the last day of term at 9am in St Stephen’s Church for our whole School Easter Service.

I have enclosed key dates for the Summer term below. Please make a note of the dates or stick them on your fridge. More information will follow nearer to the events and further events may get added!

TWITTER @StStephensLBHF

Do you follow the school Twitter account? If not, then why not give it a go; you’ll see lots of events that children from across the school have taken part in as well as photos, films and links celebrating these and forthcoming FOSS events too. Used to showcase the school’s achievements it’s also a way for you to ‘like’ <, share and comment too. We never mention children’s name and all is GDPR compliant – it’s a great way to keep in touch.

Have a lovely weekend and if you’re coming for lunch on Sunday see you there.

Mr Schumm

SUMMER TERM

19^th April – Inset Day

20^th April – Children back to School

4^th May – Tunnels of Hope Launch

5^th May – Class Assembly Yr1 McNaughton

5^th May – Year 6 Parents Meeting Spain

6^th May – Grandparent’s Day (1.30pm – 3.30pm)

9^th – 12^th May – Year 6 SATs

16^th – 20^th May – Spain Yr 6

19^th May – Class Assembly Yr1 Donaldson

19^th May – FOSS Cabaret

20^th May – DT Day

23^rd – 27^th – Spain Year 6

26^th May – Children Break up for Half Term

27^Th May Staff Inset Day

6^th June – Inset day

7^th June – Children back to School

7^th– 10^th June – Phonics Screening

16^th June – New Nursery Parents Meeting

16^th June – Year 6 Enterprise Day

17^th June – New Nursery children to visit

17^th June – Dads and Lads Breakfast (8am)

20^th- 21^st June – Year 2 Swanage Trip

23^rd June – Class Assembly R Ahlberg

23^rd June – New Reception Parents meeting

24^th June – New Reception children visit

24^th – 26^th June – Isle of Wight Walk

27^th June – Open Classrooms Reception and Year 1 (after school)

29^th June – Open Classrooms Years 2-6 (after school)

29^th June – Reception and Year 1 Sport’s Day Cricket Club

30^th June – Year 1 Transition Meeting for Reception Parents

1^st July – DT Day

1^st July – Class Assembly R Milne

2^nd July – FOSS Summer Fair

5^st July – Meeting for Year 5 Parents regarding Secondary Transfer

12^th – 14^th July – Whole School Production

15^th July – School Reports out

18^th July – School v Church Cricket Match-Shepherd’s Bush Cricket Club

19^th July – Sports Dinner

19^th July – Prayer Day

20^th July – Sports Day Yrs. 2-6 Perivale Athletics Track

21^st July – Class Swap

21^st July – Leavers BBQ

22^nd July – Leavers Service

22^nd July – Children break up for Summer