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Parents’ Bulletin No. 90

Dear Parents and Guardians

As we approach the Easter holidays, the week of heavy snow seems like a distant memory. May I thank everyone for your diligent efforts to bring your children to school, safely and punctually, despite the adverse weather conditions.

Upcoming Events: Finnish Educational officers’ visit Thurs 22nd March Easter Mass at the School Weds 28th March at 9.30am (Parents and families are invited to join us for Mass. Please refrain from bringing refreshments into the service). Easter Bonnet Parade Thursday 29th March at 2pm (doors open 1.50) KS2 SATs Week of May 14th Years 3 and 4 Football Festival Wednesday 2nd May

School Calendar Last day of Term 4 Thursday, Mar 29 Easter Break Fri 30th Mar – Fri 13th April 2018 Term 5 Mon 16th April – Fri 25th May 2018 Half-term Break Mon 28th May – Fri 1st June 2018 Term 6 Mon 4th June – Fri 20th July 2018

2018-2019 Academic Year Term 1 Tues 4th Sept – Fri 19th Oct 2018 Half-term Break Mon 22nd Oct – Fri 26th Oct 2018 Term 2 Tues 30th Oct – Fri 21st Dec 2018 Christmas Holidays Mon 24th Dec 2018 – Fri 4th Jan 2019 Term 3 Wed 9th Jan – Fri 15th Feb 2019 Half-term Break Mon 18th Feb – Fri 22nd Feb 2019 Term 4 Tues 26th Feb – Fri 5th April 2019 Easter holidays Mon 8th April – Mon 22nd April 2019 Term 5 Tues 23rd April – Fri 24th May 2019 Half-term Break Mon 27th May – Fri 31st May 2019 Term 6 Mon 3rd Jun – Tues 23rd July 2019

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Staffing Miss Danielle Barron, Nursery Classteacher, will begin her maternity leave at the end of May and is not expected to return to work this academic year. I am sure you want to join us in sending Miss Barron and her partner our best wishes and know that she will be very much missed by her pupils, parents and colleagues.

We are very pleased to inform the Nursery parents that Miss Stefani Tsoli will be able to cover Miss Barron’s maternity leave with good continuity and keep the Nursery class running with minimum disruption and changes to the class’s daily routines, procedures and organisation.

Miss Stefani Tosli, an Early Years practitioner with 8 years teaching experience in Athens, joined Hampden Gurney in September 2017 and has worked effectively to support both the Reception and Nursery classes. Miss Tsoli’s academic background in early childhood development; understanding of the EYFS curriculum and passionate commitment to education will ensure a smooth and successful transition when she takes over the Nursery class.

PARENTS’ EVENING - Wednesday, March 28 from 2.30-7.30pm For those parents new to the school, this is an opportunity for you to meet teachers and discuss your children’s progress.

The Sign Up sheets will be going up on FRIDAY, 23 MARCH at 8.45am in both Lobbies. The Sign Up sheets are displayed in the lobbies of the entrance your child EXITS at the end of the school day, displayed on the playdeck doors: Rec/Y2/Y4/Y5 main entrance N/Y1/Y3/Y6 Forset Street side The doors on Forset Street are only open between 9-9.10am in the mornings, so please use the Nutford Place entrance outside of these times and walk through. The Sheets have allocated time slots (from 2.30pm to 7.20pm) – please PRINT your child’s name against your chosen time. Please be reminded that the Office will not be taking phone calls or email requests to book your slots. NOTE: All After School Clubs will be running on Parents’ Evening.

During the Parents’ Evening the PTA will also be running the delectable BAKE SALE to support the school. Wesley and Faraday Houses will be leading this fundraising event and will be galvanizing and encouraging parents to bake and contribute towards this food sale.

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SPRING BOP – Friday 23rd March 5.30-8.30pm Our annual Spring Bop is upon us this Friday evening and we hope that many of you will be able to join us to bop, boogie or simply enjoy the fellowship of our parent community. Please encourage friends, relatives and colleagues to attend and support our fundraising evening with music, food and drinks to enjoy and entertain. The PTA will be selling tickets in the Nutford Place lobby during drop off.

2018 secondary schools entrance results Secondary Schools Number of Offers Accepted

St. Boys’ School 7 4 St. Marylebone Girls’ School 8 5 Wilson’ Grammar School 2 0 2 ( 2 Art scholarships) 2 St. Augustine’s C.E. School 2 1 Lady Margaret Grammar 1 1 1 0 Henrietta Barnett School 1 0 Fulham Boys’ school 1 1 King’s College 1 (Mathematics scholarship) 0 City of for Boys 2 (2 academic scholarships) 1 Thames Christian Academy 1 0 Queen’s College 5 (4 academic scholarships) 0 North London Collegiate 2 1 Halycyon International 1 1 South Hampstead 7 ( 1 academic scholarship) 1 City of London Girls 6 ( 2 academic scholarships) 3 Latymer Upper School 3 ( 2 academic scholarship) 1 Godolphin and Latymer 6 ( 1 academic scholarship) 0 Putney High School 1 0 St. Paul’s Boys Independent 2 ( 1 academic scholarship) 2 Channing School 3 (2 academic scholarships) 0 4 ( 3 academic scholarships) 0 Wetherby School 2 2 Christ Hospital Horsham 1 1 Christ College Bracken 1 0 Nonesuch and Wallington 1 0 Highgate Secondary 1 academic scholarship 0 Dulwich Secondary 1 academic scholarship 0 Bales College 1 (Mathematics scholarship) 1 St Paul’s Girls 1 1

The 2018 Year 6 cohort have achieved some remarkable secondary entrance results this year with a significant number of successes to both the local state schools and other 4 competitive Independent schools. The high standard of attainment is clearly reflected in the large number of scholarships offered to our boys and girls and almost every child has received their first preferences or multiple choice offers from schools applied. We hope that this fine achievement will be translated to their forthcoming 2018 KS 2 SATs assessments in May.

We would like to congratulate all our Year 6 pupils for their outstanding performance and to all our amazing staff, past and present, for their unfailing effort to achieve the best learning outcome with all our pupils over the years.

HAPPY EASTER Easter symbolises the renewal of life, love and happiness. We hope that you and your family will receive the joyful blessings of God and we wish everyone a wonderful and safe Easter holiday.

Yours sincerely

Evelyn Chua Headteacher