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.

ACE activities will be running as usual on Wednesday 5 July, with the exception of Karate. If your child is unable to attend, please ensure that you notify Mrs Karaolou so that registers can be updated.

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.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION Information about Habs Girls' Car Park

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 ensure that their child brings 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.