Junior School Weekly - 23 June 2023

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Weekly Junior School edition

Friday 23 June Summer Term

Junior School’s Message

Ms U Elliot (Acting Assistant Head, Pastoral)

On Wednesday of this week, our students were excited to learn the details of their new classes and teachers as part of Changeover Morning. All the children had a fabulous time getting to know their new teachers and LSAs, as well as meeting new students joining some year groups. It was a joyous occasion to witness the enthusiasm and anticipation radiating from each child's face. With the next academic year on the horizon, it was clear from the buzz around the Junior School on Wednesday that all our students are looking forward to forging new friendships and embarking on fresh educational journeys.

We were also delighted to welcome parents in for an induction evening on Wednesday. This event is always a wonderful opportunity for parents to connect with their child’s new teacher, establish open lines of communication, ask questions and learn about all the exciting things to come next academic year.

As our students reflect on all they have achieved this term and begin to look ahead to the next academic year, we hope that they are filled with optimism and excitement and that they are looking forward to the fantastic opportunities that await them with their new teacher and class. Encouraging our students to face new challenges with resilience and enthusiasm and helping them to understand that these will serve as stepping stones for their personal growth and academic achievements is very much at the heart of our approach here at Habs. We very much hope that, following the excitement of the events this week, you and your children are looking forward to the adventures that the next academic year will bring.

I wish you all a wonderful weekend.

Cornflower Assembly

Friday 16 June

Friday afternoon assemblies are always a time of joy and celebration in the Junior School. Our weekly Cornflower Assembly celebrates individuals who have particularly demonstrated ways in which they have embodied our school values: Courage, Curiosity, Community and Ambition. We cherish our Cornflower Assemblies and hope that you enjoy celebrating weekly with us too.

Ambition

Suzie (Rainbow Blue)

Sophia (Rainbow Blue)

Anoushka (2 Alpha)

Arya (3A)

Miranda (3 Alpha)

Mimi (4 Aesc)

Aliyah (4 Aleph)

Marianne (5 Aesc)

Mia (5 Aleph)

Curiosity

Sitara (Rainbow Red)

Sybil (1 Green)

Community

Zivah (Rainbow Blue)

Aliya (1 Orange)

Olivia (1 Orange)

Charlotte (2A)

Akira (3A)

Aarna (3 Alpha)

Davina (3A)

Betsy (4 Aesc)

Henrietta (5 Aleph)

Rainbow to Year 6 Information

Lunch Menus

WEEK COMMENCING 26 JUNE

Click here to view our Rainbow and KS1 lunch menu.

Click here to view our KS2 lunch menu.

Wraparound Care

BOOKING LINK

Please click here to book your child into Wraparound Care.

New Uniform Update

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Please click here to view information on the new uniform phasing plans.

Snacks

IMPORTANT REMINDER

Please kindly remember that, in line with government guidance, grapes or olives should be cut in half and cherries should be de-stoned if these foods are brought in for snacks.

Class Photos 2023

Your child will have brought home their class photo this week, a 12x8 formal photo and a 9x6 informal photo. The cost for both is £10. If you wish to keep these photos you do not need to do anything. The cost of the photographs will be added to your autumn 2023 or spring term 2024 bill, or those leaving Habs to your last bill. If you do not wish to keep the photographs, please complete this form and return both photos in the envelope to Mrs Walsh by Friday 30 June.

If you wish to order extra copies of the photos, please fill in and return the slip only to Mrs Walsh by Friday 30 June.

Drama (LAMDA)

After school sessions will be for KS1. If your child has attended LAMDA in Year 2 and wishes to continue and work toward an exam in Year 3, Mrs Kaye will offer the opportunity through a lunchtime club. Priority will be given to pupils already attending LAMDA and those new to Habs.

We have been exploring ways for pupils to take LAMDA exams at Habs and this will be a possibility next academic year. Full details of the process will be added to Habs Weekly in September.

Junior School Team Photos

Photographs of the Junior School teams are now available to order in A4 (12x8) for £10 each. Please click here to view the photos available for purchase.

Multiple photographs are charged at discounted rates:

• Two photographs - £9 each

• Three photographs - £8 each

• Four photographs - £7 each

• Five or six photographs - £6 each

All purchased photographs come with a complimentary A5 (9x6) informal version. If you wish to order, please complete this form by 8pm Friday 23 June (TODAY). Kindly note this deadline will not be extended.

Family Fridays

PARENT INFORMATION TALKS IN THE NEXT ACADEMIC YEAR

We have enjoyed welcoming many of you into the Junior School for Family Fridays again over the last three terms, for both time in classrooms and for parent information talks. Next year, we plan to continue offering parent information talks alongside our Family Fridays and it would be useful to have your input on these ahead of shaping the programme for the next academic year. If you can share any thoughts and ideas you have for helpful and relevant topics, please may we ask that you complete this form and share with us by Monday 3 July.

Summer Uniform Reminder

All pupils in Rainbow to Year 4 should be wearing summer uniform this half term. This consists of the school summer dress, jumper if needed, white ankle or long socks (no tights) and school shoes. Alternatively, pupils may wear a short sleeved, green shirt with the black tailored shorts, as per the uniform list. Pupils in Years 5 and 6 continue to have the choice between winter and summer uniform.

Summer 2 Curriculum Maps

As we return from the half term break, there is lots of new learning to look forward to. The curriculum overviews below for Years 1 to 6 outline the topics that will be covered in class during the second half of the summer term:

Year 1 Year 2

Year 4 Year 5

Year 3

Year 6

Learning in Rainbow will continue to be led by the children’s interests and key events.

St Catherine Parents’ Guild - Summer Fun Day

SATURDAY 24 JUNE

The Guild’s Fun Day event takes place tomorrow on Saturday 24 June 2023 from 12pm until 3pm.

Fun activities include a helter skelter, tea cup ride, inflatables, stalls, games and special guests. There will be a terrific selection of food vans serving a variety of hot and cold foods alongside refreshing drinks for both adults and children at our Summer Bar! See you there!

Sports Day

THURSDAY 29 JUNE

You are warmly welcome to come and support your child in their Sports Day which is taking place on Thursday 29 June on the Habs Girls playing fields.

• 10am to 11.30am - Foundation Phase Sports Day

• 1pm to 3.30pm - Middle and Upper Phase Sports Day

Attending parents must park on the field in Zone 3, the current pick up area for Junior School.

Reminder for pupils:

• Full PE kits but with house t shirt (Years 2 to 6 only) white socks and trainers

• School sun hat

• Applied suncream at home in the morning

• A full bottle of water

On this occasion, pupils in Years 2 to 6 travelling home by car may go home in their PE kits. KS2 pupils using the coach service are required to change into school uniform before leaving the school site.

Junior School Summer Concert

WEDNESDAY 5 JULY

We warmly invite you to our Summer Concert on Wednesday 5 July at 7pm in the Prevett Hall. The concert will feature the following ensembles:

• Junior School Choir

• Junior Symphony Orchestra

• Super Saxes

• Year 3 Recorders

• Descant Recorders

• Golden Bones

• Junior Chamber Strings

• Junior String Quartet

• Guitar Ensemble

• Junior Brass Ensemble

• Double Reed Ensemble

• Year 6 Chorus (comprising all students from Year 6)

There will also be solo items interspersed in the programme, performed by pupils in Years 5 and 6. Pupils in the ensembles and the Years 5 and 6 soloists will need to bring their instruments in for a rehearsal on the day of the concert (Wednesday 5 July).

For the concert itself, instrumentalists should arrive at the Prevett Hall no later than 6.15pm. The rest of the pupils who are taking part should arrive at 6.30pm.

Pre-concert drinks will be available for the audience from 6.30pm at the Prevett Hall entrance. We expect the concert to end by 8.30pm. Concert dress is school uniform (summer or winter).

Please click here to reserve tickets for the performance. Bookings will open on Friday 30 June at 9pm and close at 8am on Wednesday 5 July. There is no charge for tickets, but they will be limited to two per family. Pupils taking part in the concert do not need tickets.

If your child does not attend any of the listed ensembles yet, but you would like to attend, we warmly invite you to book tickets.

Attending parents must park on the field in Zone 3, where the current pick-up area is for Junior School, and then walk down to the Prevett Hall entrance, where they will be signed in from 6.30pm.

Information about Habs Girls' Car Park

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Thank you for your ongoing cooperation and forbearance with the changes to Junior School drop off and pick up arrangements. The drop off and pick up systems continue to work smoothly and safely. Please continue to note the following:

Drop-off: Please follow the direction of the Estates staff at all times to ensure a swift operation and staff/pupil safety.

Pick up: Please remain either with your vehicle or in the pick up area behind the orange fencing, where the gazebos are, at all times. Adults should not leave this specified area, as the school is in full operation; it is of utmost importance that all safeguarding protocols are maintained. Walking around the grounds or seeking other areas to sit are strictly forbidden. Please also remember that all the grass areas where vehicles park up is effectively live roadway and all children should be closely supervised when walking to or from the pick up area. The speed limit on campus is 10mph and should be observed at all times. We appreciate your full cooperation in this matter.

Please click here to view information on the Habs Girls' car park redevelopment. Please also refer to the more detailed communication from Miss Jane Lemon, sent on Tuesday 23 May to all parents, giving further details of the drop off and pick up arrangements for Junior School pupils.

Sun Protection

We would like to remind parents to review the weather forecast and apply suncream before school when required and bring in a sun hat. Pupils may bring in suncream to reapply later in the day. This will be kept in their school bag during the day. Pupils must be able to apply this independently as staff are not permitted to do this.

Nivea sun protection products should not be brought in as some of them contain almond oil.

Unfortunately, the branded white bucket hats and caps are now out of stock. For this half term only, we kindly ask that if you do not have the branded hat/cap, you provide your child with a plain white hat/cap to wear. We would also like to remind parents that all pupils must bring in their own reusable water bottle into school daily.

Celebrating Achievements

As a school, we are pleased to celebrate pupil achievements, whether these are school based successes or from activities which take place outside of school time. These will be celebrated either within the class setting during the week or in a Cornflower Assembly on a Friday. If your child has an achievement that they would like to share in school, please can parents email the details of this along with a relevant photo to their child’s class teacher. We will then decide on the most appropriate venue to celebrate the achievement.

Rainbow to Year 5 ACE Autumn Term

ACE - Autumn Term

Looking ahead to next academic year, there will once again be the opportunity for students in Years 1 to 6 to embark on a wide range of co-curricular activities through our ACE programme. To view the activities on offer for the Autumn Term, please refer to the relevant year group booklet using the links below:

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

Year 4 Year 5 Year 6

These booklets contain key information about registering interest, allocation of places and attendance as well as year group specific details and costs for individual activities. Please take time to look through the available activities and discuss everything that is on offer with your child, encouraging them to pursue both existing interests and new pursuits.

Register of interest - Wraparound ACE

Registering interest for wraparound ACE can be done using the electronic forms contained within the ACE booklets, in the section titled Wraparound ACE Key Information. You should refer to the booklet for the year group that your child will be joining in September.

Links to the forms for expression of interest are also below:

Year 1 (current Rainbow) Year 2 (current Year 1) Year 3 (current Year 2)

Year 4 (current Year 3)

Year 5 (current Year 4) Year 6 (current Year 5)

Please take time to review the activities on offer with your child and express your interest for the relevant activities by 12pm on Monday 3 July. Please note that by adding an activity you are expressing interest and this does not guarantee your child a space if the maximum number of students is reached.

You will be notified if your child is unsuccessful in securing a place for the activities that you have selected by Monday 10 July.

Register of interest - Lunchtime ACE

Pupils will register interest in lunchtime ACE activities at school during the first week back in September. Please take time to review the activities on offer with your child before this date.

Once places have been confirmed, should there be any remaining spaces for any of the activities, these will be shared in the first Habs Weekly of the autumn term, together with details of how to sign up.

Key Dates

Friday 23 June ACE booklets shared in the newsletter

Friday 23 June Wraparound ACE available to register interest (from home)

Monday 3 July 12pm deadline for registering interest for wraparound ACE, using electronic form

Monday 10 July Emails sent where places have not been allocated

W/C Monday 11 September Register interest for lunchtime ACE (at school)

Friday 15 September All ACE activities confirmed on SOCS

W/C Monday 18 September All ACE activities begins

Years 1 to 5 Information

Gradesheets

Today (Friday 23 June), grade sheets will be available to view on Firefly for parents of pupils in Years 1 to 5. For English, Mathematics and Science, there are tick boxes, which mirror those in the full written reports published in the spring term. These are based upon the following descriptors:

Attainment

Descriptor The student is…

Exceeding

Expected

Working Towards

Concern

Consistently achieving well above age related expectations for that subject.

Consistently achieving above age related expectations for that subject.

Consistently working at age related expectations for that subject.

Consistently working below age related expectations for that subject.

Approach to Learning

Descriptor The student is…

Exceeding

Consistently seeks opportunities to extend their learning, relishes challenge and engages and participates in all activities. They understand their strengths and challenges as a learner, is resilient and embraces mistakes as a learning opportunity.

Expected

Consistently engages and participates in all activities and is willing to try new things. They are beginning to understand their strengths and challenges as a learner, is resilient and embraces mistakes as a learning opportunity.

Working Towards

Is beginning to show consistent levels of effort and engagement in lessons and can identify some of their strengths and challenges as a learner. They are developing some resilience and starting to see that mistakes are a learning opportunity.

Concern

Shows inconsistent engagement and is often reluctant to participate in all aspects of lessons or embrace challenges and mistakes.

Years 1 to 6 Information

ACE Karate

New!

Mr Patel will not be in school in the final week of term, so the last session of this academic year will take place as follows:

Group

Year 1 Karate

Year 2 Karate

Years 3 and 4 Karate

Years 5 and 6 Karate

Final Session

Monday 26 June

Wednesday 28 June

Monday 26 June

Wednesday 28 June

Mr Patel looks forward to seeing many of his pupils again after the summer break.

Years 3 to 6 Information

Junior School Team Photos

Photographs of the Junior School teams are now available to order in A4 (12x8) for £10 each. Please click here to view the photos available for purchase.

Multiple photographs are charged at discounted rates:

• Two photographs - £9 each

• Three photographs - £8 each

• Four photographs - £7 each

• Five or six photographs - £6 each

All purchased photographs come with a complimentary A5 (9x6) informal version. If you wish to order, please complete this form by 8pm Friday 23 June (TODAY). Kindly note this deadline will not be extended.

Coach Service on Sports Day

IMPORTANT REMINDER

Please click here to view an important reminder about coach services on Sports Day.

Rainbow Reports

Today (Friday 23 June), the Rainbow end of year reports will be available to view on Firefly. This will provide you with a picture of your child’s knowledge, understanding and abilities, attainment against expected levels and readiness for Year 1.

For each of the seven areas of learning in the EYFS, your child will receive a judgement based on the following descriptors:

Descriptor The student

Emerging Has not yet reached the level of development expected at the end of the EYFS.

Expected Is meeting the level of development expected at the end of the EYFS.

Exceeding Is achieving above the expected level of development at the end of the EYFS.

Alongside these judgements, your child’s class teacher has identified targets for each area of learning and provided a written comment relating to the following:

• Playing and Exploring

• Active Learning

• Creating and Thinking Critically

There will also be a general comment from your child’s class teacher and Ms Lansdown.

Rainbow Aldenham Country Park Trip

WEDNESDAY 5 JULY

We are excited that Rainbow class pupils will visit Aldenham Country Park on Wednesday 5 July as a part of their learning about animals. They will be taking part in a variety of activities, all fully supervised, including visiting the farm, the Hundred Acre Wood and playing team games. We will walk to Aldenham Country Park and will return to school at 3.30pm.

For further information please review the letter you will have received via Evolve.

Year 1

ACE KS1 Ballet - Performance

WEDNESDAY 5 JULY

New!

Parents are invited to watch the final ballet session, which will take place on Wednesday 5 July. If you would like to attend, please come to Junior School Reception, where you will be signed in and escorted to the Performance Space. Please arrive at 3.25pm.

Year 2

ACE KS1 Ballet - Performance

WEDNESDAY 5 JULY

Parents are invited to watch the final ballet session, which will take place on Wednesday 5 July. If you would like to attend, please come to Junior School Reception, where you will be signed in and escorted to the Performance Space. Please arrive at 3.25pm.

Habs Choristers Auditions

Habs Choristers is an auditioned choir that sings three services a year outside of school, as well as at school events. Potential choristers do not need to be taking voice lessons and, although being able to read musical notation would be an advantage, it is not a requirement – the choir is open to all who enjoy singing to a high standard.

This year the Habs Choristers has performed at Barnet Church and St Alban’s Cathedral and, in a week’s time, will sing at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. For our services outside of school, the group is joined by professional musicians and at Cambridge next week will be joined by choral scholars from St John’s College.

Please click here to access audition material and more information.

Year 2 Playstrings Performances

TUESDAY 4 JULY

Parents and guardians are warmly invited to their child’s Playstrings performance below:

• 2A - 9.15am to 10.15am

• 2 Alpha - 1.55pm to 2.55pm

Attending parents please park in Zone 3 (please reference the car park details letter you received on Tuesday 23 May), walk towards the senior school and follow signage to The Sime Hall where you will be signed in.

Year 3

ACE Ballet KS2 - Performance

WEDNESDAY 28 JUNE

Parents are invited to watch the penultimate ballet session, which will take place next week, on Wednesday 28 June. If you would like to attend, please come to Junior School Reception, where you will be signed in and escorted to the session. Please arrive at 4.10pm.

Habs Choristers Auditions

Habs Choristers is an auditioned choir that sings three services a year outside of school, as well as at school events. Potential choristers do not need to be taking voice lessons and, although being able to read musical notation would be an advantage, it is not a requirement – the choir is open to all who enjoy singing to a high standard.

This year the Habs Choristers has performed at Barnet Church and St Alban’s Cathedral and, in a week’s time, will sing at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. For our services outside of school, the group is joined by professional musicians and at Cambridge next week will be joined by choral scholars from St John’s College.

Please click here to access audition material and more information.

Coach Usage on Sports Day

THURSDAY 29 JUNE

On Thursday 29 June, both the Girls’ Senior School and Boys’ Senior School will be at StoneX Stadium for our second Joint Senior School Sports Day. They will be using the normal coach service, with the final stop at StoneX Stadium rather than school. A special coach service will be in operation on Thursday 29 June to ensure that all Junior and Prep students can still travel to school by coach. Parents of coach users must ensure they have read the letter sent by Ms Emma Summers (Transport Manager) on Friday 19 May at 5pm.

Any bookings or enquiries regarding coaches on 29 June should be sent to the Transport Manager at transportmanager@habsboys.org.uk.

ACE - Morning Chess

After careful consideration, please note this change to the drop off arrangements for those attending Morning Chess on Wednesday mornings only. Please arrive between 7.40am to 8am and use the drop off lanes in Zone 1, as detailed in the car parking information, park in the available spaces, walk to Junior School reception and drop your child off with Mrs Walsh. If you arrive after 8am please use the Junior School drop off in front of the Senior School.

Summer Reads

With the summer holidays nearly upon us, we would like to remind you of our recommended reading lists. We have recently updated our suggested reading lists for the KS2 year groups and hope there are plenty of books that our pupils will be keen to read over the holidays.

Click on the links below to view the lists online:

• Year 3 Reading List

• Year 4 Reading List

• Year 5 Reading List

• Year 6 Reading List

• Non-Fiction Reading List

Year 4

Habs Choristers Auditions

Habs Choristers is an auditioned choir that sings three services a year outside of school, as well as at school events. Potential choristers do not need to be taking voice lessons and, although being able to read musical notation would be an advantage, it is not a requirement – the choir is open to all who enjoy singing to a high standard.

This year the Habs Choristers has performed at Barnet Church and St Alban’s Cathedral and, in a week’s time, will sing at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. For our services outside of school, the group is joined by professional musicians and at Cambridge next week will be joined by choral scholars from St John’s College.

Please click here to access audition material and more information.

Coach Usage on Sports Day

THURSDAY 29 JUNE

On Thursday 29 June, both the Girls’ Senior School and Boys’ Senior School will be at StoneX Stadium for our second Joint Senior School Sports Day. They will be using the normal coach service, with the final stop at StoneX Stadium rather than school. A special coach service will be in operation on Thursday 29 June to ensure that all Junior and Prep students can still travel to school by coach. Parents of coach users must ensure they have read the letter sent by Ms Emma Summers (Transport Manager) on Friday 19 May at 5pm.

Any bookings or enquiries regarding coaches on 29 June should be sent to the Transport Manager at transportmanager@habsboys.org.uk.

Summer Reads

With the summer holidays nearly upon us, we would like to remind you of our recommended reading lists. We have recently updated our suggested reading lists for the KS2 year groups and hope there are plenty of books that our pupils will be keen to read over the holidays.

Click on the links below to view the lists online:

• Year 3 Reading List

• Year 4 Reading List

• Year 5 Reading List

• Year 6 Reading List

• Non-Fiction Reading List

Year 5

Joint Year 5 Performance Group Presentation

THURSDAY 29 JUNE

Parents of children who have attended the Joint Year 5 Performance Group this term are warmly invited to watch a short presentation as part of the final session on Thursday 29 June.

Those parents attending Sports Day at the Junior School earlier in the afternoon are encouraged to leave their cars on the field and make their way down to the entrance of the Prevett Hall, where refreshments will be served from 4pm. The presentation will begin at 4.30pm in the Prevett Hall and last approximately 20 minutes.

For those not attending the Sports Day and wish to attend this event please park in Zone 3, on the Junior School field collection area and walk down to the Prevett Hall.

5 Aleph Assembly

MONDAY 26 JUNE

5 Aleph will be delivering their class assembly on Monday 26 June at 8.45am to 9.15am in the Performance Space, to which parents and guardians are warmly invited.

Attending parents must follow the current morning drop off arrangements but as you exit the drop off lanes (Zone 2), please take a left turn to park in the Zone 3 (afternoon pick up area on the field) to park, from where you can make your way down to the Dining Hall doors. You will be registered from 8.30am and directed into the Performance Space.

Coach Usage on Sports Day

THURSDAY 29 JUNE

On Thursday 29 June, both the Girls’ Senior School and Boys’ Senior School will be at StoneX Stadium for our second Joint Senior School Sports Day. They will be using the normal coach service, with the final stop at StoneX Stadium rather than school. A special coach service will be in operation on Thursday 29 June to ensure that all Junior and Prep students can still travel to school by coach. Parents of coach users must ensure they have read the letter sent by Ms Emma Summers (Transport Manager) on Friday 19 May at 5pm.

Any bookings or enquiries regarding coaches on 29 June should be sent to the Transport Manager at transportmanager@habsboys.org.uk.

Summer Reads

With the summer holidays nearly upon us, we would like to remind you of our recommended reading lists. We have recently updated our suggested reading lists for the KS2 year groups, and hope there are plenty of books that our pupils will be keen to read over the holidays.

Click on the links below to view the lists online:

• Year 3 Reading List

• Year 4 Reading List

• Year 5 Reading List

• Year 6 Reading List

• Non-Fiction Reading List

Year 6

Leavers Assembly

MONDAY 3 JULY

New!

We are delighted to invite you to the Year 6 leavers’ assembly! As your child approaches the end of their time at the Junior School, we want to celebrate with them and bid you farewell in a memorable way and present them with their valedictories. The assembly will be held on Monday 3 July at 8.45am in the Performance Space.

Once you have dropped off your child using the lanes in Zone 2, please head to Zone 3 to park your car. You are kindly asked to use the Dining Hall entrance from 8.30am, where you will be met by a member of staff. There will be space for each Year 6 pupil to have a maximum of two guests at the assembly.

To make this occasion even more special, refreshments will be served in the Philosopher’s Garden until 9.45am. We look forward to seeing you at the Year 6 school leavers’ assembly and celebrating this significant milestone together.

Year 6 Leavers Party

MONDAY 3 JULY

New!

Year 6 will have their Leaver’s Party in the Performance Space. It will begin at 2pm and the pupils are invited to bring appropriate party attire to change into after lunch.

Parents are warmly invited to the last 30 minutes of this event which will take place from 3.30pm to 4pm in the Performance Space. Attending parents will need to park in Zone 3, Junior School pickup area on the field, and walk down to the Dining Hall doors where they will be signed in by a member of Habs staff and directed to the Performance Space. You may then take your child home when you are ready after she has signed out with a member of staff.

For those parents not attending, normal going home arrangements will apply.

Coach Usage on Sports Day

THURSDAY 29 JUNE

On Thursday 29 June, both the Girls’ Senior School and Boys’ Senior School will be at StoneX Stadium for our second Joint Senior School Sports Day. They will be using the normal coach service, with the final stop at StoneX Stadium rather than school. A special coach service will be in operation on Thursday 29 June to ensure that all Junior and Prep students can still travel to school by coach. Parents of coach users must ensure they have read the letter sent by Ms Emma Summers (Transport Manager) on Friday 19 May at 5pm.

Any bookings or enquiries regarding coaches on 29 June should be sent to the Transport Manager at transportmanager@habsboys.org.uk.

Summer Reads

With the summer holidays nearly upon us, we would like to remind you of our recommended reading lists. We have recently updated our suggested reading lists for the KS2 year groups and hope there are plenty of books that our pupils will be keen to read over the holidays.

Click on the links below to view the lists online:

• Year 3 Reading List

• Year 4 Reading List

• Year 5 Reading List

• Year 6 Reading List

• Non-Fiction Reading List

JUNIOR SCHOOL CALENDAR

DATES

SATURDAY 24 JUNE St Catherine Parents' Guild Summer Fun Day Habs Choristers: Evensong at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge (4pm)

MONDAY 26 JUNE

Year 2 London Wetlands Centre Trip 5 Aleph Class Assembly

TUESDAY 27 JUNE Year 4 British School Museum Trip

THURSDAY 29 JUNE

Sports Day

Joint Year 5 Performance Group Showcase (*ACE pupil parents only)

MONDAY 3 JULY

Year 6 Leavers’ Assembly and Party

TUESDAY 4 JULY Year 2 Playstrings Performance

WEDNESDAY 5 JULY

Rainbow Aldenham Country Park Trip Junior School Summer Concert

THURSDAY 6 JULY End of Summer Term

For further dates and timings, please refer to the school calendar on Firefly.

* Selected pupils will be invited to participate via Evolve