Victoria CE Infant and Nursery School

Kindness Resilience Respect Thankfulness

3 October 2025

Message from the Kindness Ambassadors- Harvest Donations

Please remember to bring any donations for the Hope Food Bank to school on Monday and we will pass them on. We are also going to visit the Food Bank in November to see how are donations help people in and around Berkhamsted.

National Poetry Day

We had all the children performing poetry on Thursday with each class inspired by different poems. This is one by Reception.

A poem by Nellie in Reception, inspired by Monster March

A fish on a dish,

making a wish.

Nellie explained that the fish was making a wish as it wanted to go back to the sea.

AUTHOR PAULA HARRISON VISIT – SIGNED BOOK OFFER

We are overjoyed to have the brilliant author Paula Harrison coming to our school on Thursday 16 October.

PAULA HARRISON is one of the most wonderful children’s authors and will provide enormous amounts of entertainment for the children on the day. She will be talking about the exciting world of publishing, and her latest children’s books Kitty and the Missing Pumpkins.

Parents, you can order her books from Our Bookshop by clicking the link below.

https://www.ourbookshoptring.co.uk/product/kitty-and-the-missing-pumpkins-2/
The signed books will be given to your child on the day.

IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM BEN AT OUR BOOKSHOP - Please include your child's name and class so the books can be labelled up for the event. Postage is not required; we will deliver all the books on the day.

Cuppa and Catch up at Victoria School

After School Club - Autumn 2

Bookings open for After School Club on Monday 6 October at 7pm for Autumn 2. Bookings for Nursery (Chrysalis Club) and Reception (Caterpillars) have now been amalgamated on Arbor, Year 1&2 (Butterflies) remain the same. Once booked, please double check you have the correct sessions. Thank you for your patience with Arbor this term. Any queries please email extendedschools@victoria.herts.sch.uk.

We have a new ASC phone number! If you need to contact ASC after school has ended, please call 07346 726488. This is only in use from 3pm - 6pm.

Open Mornings for Prospective Parents

Looking for a Reception place to start September 2026?

Come to one of our open mornings for prospective Reception families to have a tour of the school.

Tuesday 21 October 2025-9.15am

Monday 3 November 2025-11am

Thursday 13 November 2025-9.15am

Wednesday 19 November 2025-9.15am

Tuesday 2 December 2025-9.15am

Thursday 8 January 2025-9.15am (Reception and Nursery Tour)

Click here to complete our online booking form.

Save the Date in October

Harvest Festival- Monday 6 October at 10.30am at St Peter's
Cuppa and a Catch Up with Dacorum Family Services/SENCO at Victoria- Wednesday 15 October at 9.15am
Paula Harrison Author Visit- Thursday 16 October at 2pm
Reception WoW Day- Monday 20 October
Parent Consultations- Tuesday 21 October 3.30-5.30 and Thursday 23 October 5.00-7.00

Tickets available from the office. Every ticket sold by us raises funds for the school.

Needs Your Help! 🎁

Please help us collect bags for life and big sturdy bags (like IKEA bags) - bring these to the school office by Friday 7 November. They’ll be used by Toy Hub to deliver Christmas presents to local families.

Toy Hub is also looking for volunteers in November & early December — keep an eye on their socials for details.

Game On