Dear Parents
In celebration of Harvest, and in keeping with tradition, I am kindly asking children to create small harvest boxes (shoe box size) filled with a few food items that will be distributed around the elderly residents of Horsmonden village. There is no expectation for parents to donate huge quantities of food and for children to design large, elaborate boxes. Whatever you can afford to donate will be gratefully received.
This community event is one of the highlights of the year where the oldest residents of the village come together with the youngest. The residents are always pleased to see the children who always represent Horsmonden brilliantly by being polite and courteous at all times.
I am kindly requesting that the boxes are brought into the school hall (not classrooms) no earlier than Wednesday 9th October. They will then be sorted ready for distribution and will be allocated to classes based on numbers rather than by who made them. This means that children may not necessarily receive their box back to donate.
The boxes will be delivered on Friday 11th October. If you are able to support your child’s class with this, please liaise directly with your child’s class teacher for more details. It is always helpful to have parents volunteers accompanying the classes around the village and I thank you in advance for your support with this.
Parent Partnership Afternoon
Thank you to all the parents who joined us for the afternoon. It was a wonderful turnout, as always. For more pictures from the afternoon, please see our Facebook page.
FoHPS Fun Run – Friday 4th October
Thank you to everyone who has sponsored their child to participate in the FoHPS Fun Run next week. I am amazed by the amount of money that has been raised for the school so far – £2,075, with a further £325 from Gift Aid!!
The Class Leaderboard for the Movie Afternoon is below where you’ll see that Year 3 parents are smashing it!!
- Year 3 – £600
- Year 1 – £365
- EYFS – £300
- Year 2 – £290
- Year 6 – £205
- Year 5 – £170
- Year 4 – £145
For a reminder of the details, please see the Fun Run poster from FoHPS here.
As always, if you have any feedback, questions or queries, please do not hesitate to contact me. This could be catching me on the gate in the morning/afternoon, email, or by making an appointment at the school office.
Have a lovely weekend.
Kind regards,
Hayley Sharp
2024-2025 Diary Dates
Term 1
- Friday 4th October – FoHPS Fun Run
- Wednesday 9th October, 9am-11:30am – Open Morning for Prospective Parents
- Friday 11th October – Harvest Box Delivery, parent volunteers needed please
- Friday 11th October (8:50am) – FoHPS Meeting
- Monday 14th to Wednesday 16th October – Year 5 Residential to Kingswood
- Monday 14th October – Year 4 trip to Temper Temper
- Friday 18th October, 9am – Year 5 Class Assembly
- Friday 18th October – FoHPS Scary Hair Day, End of Term 1
Term 2
- Monday 4th November – Start of Term 2
- Wednesday 6th November – Parent Consultation Meetings, 3:30pm – 5:30pm
- Thursday 7th November – Open Morning for Prospective Parents
- Thursday 7th November – Parent Consultation Meetings, 3:30pm – 5:30pm
- Monday 11th November, 10:50am – Remembrance Service
- Thursday 14th November, 3:20pm to 5pm – FoHPS Autumn Disco
- Monday 25th November – NHS Flu Immunisations
- Friday 6th December, 8:45 to 9:30am – Christmas Coffee Morning for Q and A with Leadership Team (Hayley Sharp and Sam Fenton)
- Friday 13th December – FoHPS Christmas Present Fair
- Tuesday 17th December, 5pm – KS2 Carol Service
- Wednesday 18th December, 2:15pm – EYFS Nativity
- Thursday 19th December, 2pm – KS1 Nativity (Year 1 and Year 2)
- Friday 20th December – End of Term 2
Term 3
- Monday 6th January – INSET Day for Staff
- Tuesday 7th January – Start of Term 3 for children
- Wednesday 12th February, 9am – Year 4 Class Assembly
- Thursday 13th February – End of Term 3 for children
- Friday 14th February – INSET Day for Staff
Term 4
- Monday 24th February – Start of Term 4
- Friday 28th March – Fabulous Females Afternoon, drop in between 2:15pm to 3:00pm
- Monday 11th March – Class Photos
- Wednesday 26th March – Parent Consultation Meetings, 3:30pm – 5:30pm
- Thursday 27th March – Parent Consultation Meetings, 3:30pm – 5:30pm
- Friday 4th April – End of Term 4
Term 5
- Tuesday 22nd April – Start of Term 5 for children
- Monday 5th May – Bank Holiday, school closed
- Monday 12th May – Year 6 SATs Week
- Friday 23rd May – End of Term 5
Term 6
- Monday 2nd June – INSET Day for Staff
- Tuesday 3rd June – Start of Term 6 for children
- Friday 13th June – Marvellous Males Afternoon, drop in between 2:15pm to 3:00pm
- Wednesday 16th July – Year 6 Production, 2pm and 5:00pm
- Tuesday 22nd July, 2pm – Year 6 Leavers’ Assembly
- Tuesday 22nd July – End of Term 6