Newsletter                

28 February 2025

 If you haven't got time read:

• Nursery Stay and Play Session for September 2025
• World Book Day
• Save the Date
• Playfeet Easter Holiday Club 

Nursery Stay and Play Session and Tours for September 2025 Admissions

We have the dates below for our open mornings for prospective Nursery children who are starting school in September 2025. We are looking forward to welcoming you to our school. If you are interested in visiting, please either book directly on the school website or contact the school office either via email at admin@victoria.herts.sch.uk or call on 01442 865781 to book a date.

Friday 7 March Stay and Play at 1.30pm-2.30pm

Tuesday 11 March at 11.00 

Nursery applications for September 2025 are now open. Visit our website admissions page here to apply.

World Book Day- Thursday 6  March

We are looking forward to having a cosy day in our pyjamas on Thursday to celebrate World Book Day.  The theme for World Book Day 2025 is "Read Your Way", to encourage everyone to make reading fun and to give children a choice of books to enjoy. A letter was sent out earlier this week with the details about the day and what to bring. If you missed it click here for the letter.

Alleyway Situation and School Council

We are aware that the flooding down the alley way between Butts Meadow and Prince Edward Street has been an ongoing problem. I took the School Council to have a look and we discussed how it was impacting the children and possible solutions. This included being fed up with wet shoes and socks, having to be carried across and the crates being used as stepping stones being dangerous. Their solution was better drainage or raising up the path, which they noticed had dipped where the water is pooling.

We then wrote a letter which one of our parents kindly sent on to a variety of council members (Dacorum and HCC).  We are looking forward to a reply shortly.

Collective Worship

Over the coming weeks we will be focusing on the stories from the Bible which lead up to Easter.  During Worship this week, we looked at the theme of being tempted. Children had a game of Tug of War to show how you are pulled between thoughts of doing the right or wrong thing.  Lots of the examples of when the children were tempted were about food and sweets. They all told me they eventually made the right decision and did not take the extra biscuit or sweet.

Save the Date for these Upcoming School Events

We have lots of exciting things happening this half term so please put these dates in your diary:

• World Book Day- Thursday 6 March
• Prospective Nursery Parents Stay and Play session- Friday 7 March at 1.30-2.30
• Nursery Tour- Tuesday 11 March at 11.00
• Parent Consultations- Tuesday 11 March and Thursday 13 March (available to book on Arbor from Friday 28 February at 6pm)
• Comic Relief- Friday 21 March
• Year 1 Assembly- Tuesday 25 March
• Nursery Teddy Bear Picnic- Friday 28 March
• Easter Service at St Peter's Church- Monday 31 March (time TBC)
• Year 2 Lego Trip- Wednesday 2 April
• Last day of Term- Friday 4 April (1.30 finish)

Acorn - Lyra for being so kind and caring to her friends in the Nursery.
Ash - Alexander for amazing progress made in his learning - we are so proud!
Oak - Ada for fantastic reading and writing, well done!
Beech - Ayla for always being ready to learn and being a great friend to others. 

Cedar - Georgia for always showing our school values of kindness and respect.
Hazel - Grace for trying hard in all learning this week particularly maths.
Rowan - Bernard for amazing work in RE and focus to improve handwriting.

Jessica and Aira

"Everyday in school makes a difference to your child's future" Nursery: 99% Reception: 98% Year 1: 88% Year 2: 96%