Latest News | Hurst Drive Primary School

After School Clubs
Bookings for after school clubs in the Spring Term can be made from Wednesday next week. All club bookings are for the whole Spring Term, please ensure you can commit to regular attendance before signing up. This term, we had a number of children who were signed up to more than one club on a single day, please only book one club per child on each day to ensure there are enough spaces for everyone.

Christmas Holidays
A polite reminder that school closes for the Christmas holidays on Friday 17th December at 13:45.

Upcoming In School Events

EYFS & KS1 Christmas Performances
The children are continuing to work hard practicing their performances and they are sounding great. We are very hopeful that they will be able to go ahead next week with live audiences but please be aware that we may need to change this if our number of positive Covid cases increases. If that does happen, we will make a recording of the performances and share it with parents. Please check the newsletter next week and Facebook for any updates.

You should now have received your 1 ticket for your child’s performance. If you have not, please speak directly with your class teacher as you will need this ticket to gain entrance to the event. Please can we politely remind you to take a lateral flow test 24 hours before the performance, wear a mask indoors and only attend if your result is negative. If you have symptoms of Covid, or have been told to isolate by Test and Trace, please do not attend.

This year, after all performances we would like to invite parent/carers to join us under the canopy for some refreshments provided by the Friends of Hurst Drive. If you will be attending, please be mindful of social distancing as well as ensuring to use the hand sanitiser provided.

14/12/21- Key Stage 1 Nativity to Ash and Beech Parents/Carers
At 2:00pm on Tuesday 14 December 2021, the parents/carers of children in Ash Class and Beech Class are invited to watch the children perform in their Christmas production.

15/12/21- Key Stage 1 Nativity to Chestnut and Walnut Parents/Carers.
At 2:00pm on Wednesday 15 December 2021, the parents/carers of children in Chestnut Class and Walnut Class are invited to watch the children perform in their Christmas production.

16/12/21- Reception Christmas Concert
At 9:15am on Thursday 16 December 2021, the parents/carers of children in Sycamore Class and Willow Class are invited to watch the children perform some Christmas-themed songs.

16/12/21-Christmas Jumper Day
Children are welcome to come to school in non-school uniform, wearing a Christmas jumper.

16/12/21 -Christmas Dinner Day
At lunchtime, the cooks will be serving our annual Christmas dinner. If your child would like to have this please make sure to pre-book on the Schoolgrid.

16/12/21-Christmas Parties
After Christmas lunch teachers will be holding Christmas parties for their classes. If you would like to donate food and drink to your child’s Christmas party, please remember we are a nut free school. We would also prefer if food items were individually wrapped, however, if this is not possible, food items will be served by the class teacher.

Kind Regards

The School Office

Weekly Newsletter w/c 06/12/2021

Fri 03 Dec 2021

Dear Parent/Carer,

Please see below for some important notices about school life:

Child Emotional Well-Being Workshops
Please find attached on the emailed newsletter a document containing information about child emotional well-being workshops.

Parent Netball Sessions
England Netball Team will continue to offer parent/carers a free beginner netball program in the New Year. Sessions will begin at 9:30am and will last for around 45 minutes. If you would like more information about this, please contact or approach Mrs Bye in the playground, at coffee morning or by telephoning the school office.

Christmas Turkeys
Mrs Bye our Family Liaison Officer has been awarded funding to purchase 20 Christmas turkeys for pupil premium eligible families. Names will be entered into a prize draw and winners will be contacted. If you would like further information or to express your interest please contact or approach Mrs Bye in the playground, at coffee morning or by telephoning the school office.

Covid 19 Self Isolation

Self-isolation is when you do not leave your home because you have or might have coronavirus (COVID-19). This helps stop the virus spreading to other people. To find out when to self-isolate and what to do please click here.

Upcoming In School Events

We are currently still planning to go ahead with our Christmas performances but please be aware that we may need to change this if our number of positive Covid cases increases. If that does happen, we will make a recording of the performances and share it with parents. Please check the newsletter next week and Facebook for any updates.

14/12/21- Key Stage 1 Nativity to Ash and Beech Parents/Carers
At 2:00pm on Tuesday 14 December 2021, the parents/carers of children in Ash Class and Beech Class are invited to watch the children perform in their Christmas production.

15/12/21- Key Stage 1 Nativity to Chestnut and Walnut Parents/Carers.
At 2:00pm on Wednesday 15 December 2021, the parents/carers of children in Chestnut Class and Walnut Class are invited to watch the children perform in their Christmas production.

16/12/21- Reception Christmas Concert
At 9:15am on Thursday 16 December 2021, the parents/carers of children in Sycamore Class and Willow Class are invited to watch the children perform some Christmas-themed songs.

16/12/21-Christmas Jumper Day
Children are welcome to come to school in non-school uniform, wearing a Christmas jumper.

16/12/21 -Christmas Dinner Day
At lunchtime, the cooks will be serving our annual Christmas dinner. If your child would like to have this please make sure to pre-book on the Schoolgrid.

Upcoming School Trips

6/12/21-Hawthorn Class-Lea Valley School Visit
We have recently made links with Lea Valley School to give our children the opportunity to access resources and subject specialists that we do not have in school. As such, we have organised for your child’s year group to attend Lea Valley School on Monday 6th December for Tag Rugby lessons. This will support the children’s learning, as their current PE topic is Tag Rugby.

08/12/21- Choir Club Festival of Carols
This is an event run by Broxbourne Council with fifteen local schools taking part. Children from Hurst Drive will be performing a 30-minute carol concert from inside the Pavilions Shopping Centre in Waltham Cross. Parents/carers are welcome to attend to support the choir and enjoy their festive singing.

09/12/21-MulberryClass- Lea Valley School Visit
We have recently made links with Lea Valley School to give our children the opportunity to access resources and subject specialists that we do not have in school. As such, we have organised for your child’s year group to attend Lea Valley School on Thursday 2nd December to design a web page. This will complement their current topic of Web Page Design.

10/12/21-Hawthorn and Cherry Class-Lea Valley School Visit
We have recently made links with Lea Valley School to give our children the opportunity to access resources and subject specialists that we do not have in school. As such, we have organised for your child’s year group to attend Lea Valley School on Friday 10th December for Tag Rugby lessons. This will complement their current topic of Tag Rugby.

10/12/2021- Oak Class- Festival of Carols
This is an event run by Broxbourne Council with fifteen local schools taking part. Children from Hurst Drive will be performing a 30-minute carol concert from inside the Pavilions Shopping Centre in Waltham Cross. Parents/carers of Oak Class are welcome to attend to support the children and enjoy their festive singing.

Regards

The School Office

Weekly Newsletter w/c 29/11/2021

Fri 26 Nov 2021

Dear Parent/Carer,

Please see below for some important notices about school life:

Year 6 PGL Parent Information Meeting for ear 6 parents/carers
On Monday 29th November at 9am we will be holding a meeting about the Year 6 summer residential trip. We will use this time to share information with you as well as providing an opportunity for you to ask any questions. If you are unsure as to whether you want to send your child on the PGL trip, or just want to know more, this is a good opportunity to ask any questions you have. We aim to be finished by 09:30. It would be great to have as many of you there as possible. If you cannot make it, we will be able to email you a copy of the presentation.

Upcoming In School Events

29/11/21 & 30/11/21- Whole School African Dance Workshops

01/12/12- Nasal Flu Immunisation

The Flu Immunisation Programme will take place in school by Vaccination UK for children who were unable to have the Immunisation on the previous visit

Upcoming School Trips

29/11/21-Cherry Class-Lea Valley School Visit
We have recently made links with Lea Valley School to give our children the opportunity to access resources and subject specialists that we do not have in school. As such, we have organised for your child’s year group to attend Lea Valley School on Monday 29th November for Tag Rugby lessons. This will support the children’s learning, as their current PE topic is Tag Rugby.

03/12/2021- Pear Class- Festival of Carols
This is an event run by Broxbourne Council with fifteen local schools taking part. Children from Hurst Drive will be performing a 30-minute carol concert from inside the Pavilions Shopping Centre in Waltham Cross. Parents/carers of Pear Class are welcome to attend to support the children and enjoy their festive singing.

02/12/21-Cedar Class- Lea Valley School Visit
We have recently made links with Lea Valley School to give our children the opportunity to access resources and subject specialists that we do not have in school. As such, we have organised for your child’s year group to attend Lea Valley School on Thursday 2nd December to design a web page. This will complement their current topic of Web Page Design.

6/12/21-Hawthorn Class-Lea Valley School Visit
We have recently made links with Lea Valley School to give our children the opportunity to access resources and subject specialists that we do not have in school. As such, we have organised for your child’s year group to attend Lea Valley School on Monday 6th December for Tag Rugby lessons. This will support the children’s learning, as their current PE topic is Tag Rugby.

08/12/21- Choir Club Festival of Carols
This is an event run by Broxbourne Council with fifteen local schools taking part. Children from Hurst Drive will be performing a 30-minute carol concert from inside the Pavilions Shopping Centre in Waltham Cross. Parents/carers are welcome to attend to support the choir and enjoy their festive singing.

09/12/21-MulberryClass- Lea Valley School Visit
We have recently made links with Lea Valley School to give our children the opportunity to access resources and subject specialists that we do not have in school. As such, we have organised for your child’s year group to attend Lea Valley School on Thursday 2nd December to design a web page. This will complement their current topic of Web Page Design.

10/12/21-Hawthorn and Cherry Class-Lea Valley School Visit
We have recently made links with Lea Valley School to give our children the opportunity to access resources and subject specialists that we do not have in school. As such, we have organised for your child’s year group to attend Lea Valley School on Friday 10th December for Tag Rugby lessons. This will complement their current topic of Tag Rugby.

10/12/2021- Oak Class- Festival of Carols
This is an event run by Broxbourne Council with fifteen local schools taking part. Children from Hurst Drive will be performing a 30-minute carol concert from inside the Pavilions Shopping Centre in Waltham Cross. Parents/carers of Oak Class are welcome to attend to support the children and enjoy their festive singing.

Regards

The School Office

Weekly Newsletter w/c 22/11/2021

Fri 19 Nov 2021

Dear Parent/Carer,

Please see below for some important notices about school life:

Parking

A big thank you to all parent/carers who are continuing to support us in creating a safer street for Hurst Drive. Parking at drop off and pick up times has greatly improved and we have had many parents/carers and local residents thanking the School for the improvement. Thank you to those parent/carers who also support our staff members by collecting the cones.

Hurst Drive Catering Team

Congratulations to our amazing school catering team for winning Primary School Catering Team of the Year for Region B.

Cricket Workshop

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the cricket workshops have been cancelled and will not resume this half term. We apologise to all children who participated and may be disappointed by this news, cancellation of the workshop was out of our control.

Upcoming In School Events

23/11/21- Year 6 Heights and Weights (School Nurses)
School Nurses will be in school to take the Heights and Weights of all Year 6 children.

29/11/21 & 30/11/21- Whole School African Dance Workshops

Upcoming School Trips

18/11/21- Cedar Class Trip Lea Valley School

We have recently made links with Lea Valley School to give our children the opportunity to access resources and subject specialists that we do not have in school. As such, we have organised for your child’s year group to attend Lea Valley School on Thursday 18th November to make a clay tile. This will complement their current topic of Viking Art. We will walk to Lea Valley School, leaving school at around 2:00pm with the aim to arrive back to school at 3:40pm.

22/11/21- Year 1 Cedars Park Trip
As the Year 1 English topic this term is ‘Voices in the Park’ we have organised for the children to visit Cedars Park on Monday 22nd November. As this is part of the English Curriculum, the children will be writing a recount of their trip to the park.

25/11/21- Mulberry Class Trip Lea Valley School
We have recently made links with Lea Valley School to give our children the opportunity to access resources and subject specialists that we do not have in school. As such, we have organised for your child’s year group to attend Lea Valley School on Thursday 25th November to make a clay tile. This will complement their current topic of Viking Art. We will walk to Lea Valley School, leaving school at around 2:00pm with the aim to arrive back to school at 3:40pm.

Regards

The School Office

Weekly Newsletter w/c 15/11/2021

Fri 12 Nov 2021

Dear Parent/Carer,

Please see below for some important notices about school life:

Birthday Treats

Please can we remind all parents/carers that we are a nut-free school. If you are sending in treats for your child’s class to celebrate their birthday, you must make sure they do not contain nuts. To avoid any disappointment, please check the label as anything that says it contains or may contain nuts will not be shared with the class and they will be returned with the child. A nice alternative to treats could be a book that can be added to the class library for all to enjoy.

Smoking

A polite reminder to parents that smoking is not permitted on the school playground or directly outside the school gates.

The Parish of Christ Church, Waltham Cross

Our Christmas Fayre has a German Market theme this year – Saturday 4th December 11am- 2pm. Please see the poster attached to the weekly emailed newsletter.

School Meals

If you child has any allergies or dietary requirements please fill out the form here. It is important that the school are made aware of these requirements in case of any unforeseen changes to the school meal menu.

A Listening Ear

A listening ear is an in-house listening service that is on offer Wednesday afternoons.

Mrs Hudson is there to listen –without judgement - to anything that you need to talk about, she can offer advice or signpost you to a service that can cater to your specific needs. Whatever you need to talk about, A Listening Ear is there. Mrs Bye will lead sessions focussing on behaviour at home.

Sessions are booked online via the link on the school website. Please click here.

It is a service to use as and when you need it and is not in place of professional counselling.

Contactline

Contactline is a free service that enables parent/carers to speak directly to an Educational Psychologist where you can discuss a child or young person’s development, learning or emotional wellbeing. To find out more please view the attachment on the weekly emailed newsletter.

Regards

The School Office