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1st October 2021
www.hadrianacademy.co.uk
office@hadrianacademy.co.uk
Dear parents and carers,
Welcome back to a new academic year. It has been wonderful to have the children back at
school and welcome them into a new year group. During the first week back I had the pleasure
of leading class assemblies and introducing the children to their new student leadership team.
I took the opportunity to take pictures of our new student leaders and I have included them in
the next section of this newsletter.
First, I wanted to briefly explain some plans we have for this academic year. We have been
looking at the lessons we learnt last year and looking forward to what we think the future might
look like. Last year, although disrupted by COVID, was less interrupted by trips, events and
visitors than in the previous years. For many children, this uninterrupted routine was actually
really helpful in managing their anxieties and helping them to focus on their studies.
That being said, we really missed the sense of community that coming together in performance
gave us. A virtual nativity, although brilliant, is not quite the same. We are also really proud of
our reputation for performance and the arts and we want to continue this.
We started to plan out the chances that the children would have to take part in a polished
performance. We wanted to make it as easy as possible for you to map out your year (and
book time off work to come and watch). We also wanted to avoid having all of the
performances at the same time, as we were worried that if COVID cases started to increase,
a whole school’s worth of performances would have to be cancelled. We have spread them
out throughout the year and we think that this gives us the best chance of them all going ahead
safely.
I got slightly carried away and have tried to include dress up days and other events to help
you organise your year. I have colour coded them so you can easily see when your child’s
year group will be performing. If your child is an enthusiastic performer, encourage them to
join choir, street dance or Lamda as this will give them more opportunities to produce polished
performances.
Finally, although I have tried to include as much as possible, there will be other trips and
sporting events added to this as we go along. There is a calendar on the school website that
you can add to your Google calendar that also has the main events, and letters will be sent
out for all activities closer to the time.
In person performance (parents will be the audience)
Other event where parents can join in person
Dress up day
Hannah Bennett
Date Event Year What do parents need to do?
group
Monday 11th to Grafham Waters Residential trip 4+5 Send in with the correct kit and then
Wednesday 13th (some) relax.
October
Monday 18th & Parents’ evening All Book an appointment when the link
Tuesday 19th (mainly on Zoom, face to face gets sent out via ParentMail.
October appointments available) Available to book on Mon 4th Oct at
16.30.
Thursday 21st Harvest Festival All Send in tins by Wednesday 20th.
October (filmed performance - no outside
audience).
Friday 22nd Dress up in pyjamas and bring in All Send them in in pyjamas with a
October your favourite bedtime story for good book on Friday 22nd October.
Book Week.
Thursday 11th Remembrance songs and poems All Send in money the week before to
November (in school performance- no buy a poppy (if you want).
outside audience)
Tuesday 2nd to Bikeability (24 spaces) Year 5 Sign up when the information comes
Friday 4th out and send them in with bikes.
November
Monday 22nd Singing performance at the Grove Year 4 Buy a ticket (£6 for adults) and
November Theatre. celebrate your child at the Grove.
Parents invited to attend
(1800 - 1900).
Tuesday 7th Choir singing at Luton airport Year 3 Make sure they are in smart uniform;
December (1200 - 1530) -6 meet us there if you would like.
Tuesday 7th EYFS to perform Christmas Year School uniform
December songs. R
(2.30-3.00) Parents invited into
the classroom.
Thursday 9th AHA (Parents association) After All Book a slot for £5. Get ready to act
December - school Christmas shop. Slots will delighted.
Wednesday 16th cost £3; your child will stay after
school, choose a gift (included in We are also looking for parents to
the price) and wrap it up ready to help. Look out for the parent mail if
give to you as a surprise! you would like to be involved.
Year R (9th Dec), Year 1 (10th),
Year 2 (13th), Year 3 + 4 (14th),
Year 5+6 (15th)
1515-1630
Tuesday 14th Year 1 nativity Year 1 Look out for costume requests in the
December Parents invited into school weeks before and then come along
(0930-1000) and enjoy the free performance.
Wednesday 15th Dress up Christmas jumper day All Book your child a Christmas dinner
December and Christmas dinner day. and send them in wearing a
Christmas jumper.
Thursday 16th Five Lessons and Carols Year 2 Enjoy the video of your child’s
December (recorded and sent out to -6 Christmas performance. No
parents). costumes required.
Thursday 16th After school carols All Join us for some Christmas songs;
December (1530-1630). keep your fingers crossed for good
weather.
Friday 17th Half day All Have a lovely Christmas!
December School finishes at 1200
Every Friday in Kick start your new year's All Come along and collect points for
January resolutions and join us for walk your child’s house.
the mile 0830 every Friday
morning.
Monday 10th Trip to St Albans. Year 3 Look out for letters closer to the
January time. Make sure they have a packed
lunch and a coat.
Monday 17th - Bikeability (24 spaces) Year 5 Sign up when the information comes
Friday 21st out via ParentMail and send them in
January with bikes.
Monday 31st - Time for a clear out? We will be Donate old fancy dress costumes
Friday 4th March collecting old fancy dress and uniform at the office.
costumes and Hadrian uniforms
that your child has grown out of,
and reselling them ready for
uniform inspections and World
Book Day in spring 2.
Monday 7th + Parents’ evening All Book an appointment when the link
Tuesday 8th (mainly on Zoom, face to face gets sent out.
February appointments available).
Monday 7th + Second hand costume and All Bring in some cash after school and
Tuesday 8th uniform sale. pick up some bargains
February Run by the Year 6 student
leadership team to raise money
to create an outdoor reading
space
(1515 - 1545)
Tuesday 1st Year 2 performance to parents - Year 2 Look out for costume requests in the
March traditional tales reimagined! weeks before and then come along
(0930 - 1000) and enjoy the free performance.
Thursday 3rd Sign2Sing - hot chocolate before All Pay £1 to get a hot chocolate and
March school watch the children perform Friends
(0830-0900) Forever in the playground before
school.
Dress up for World Book Day! Send your child into school in their
Children dress up as their World Book Day costume.
favourite children’s book
character (Year 2 come into
school in their costumes from 1st
March).
Wednesday 23rd Day of reflection COVID-19 All Look out for a letter nearer the time.
March Acts of kindness
Thursday 24th Mothers’ day afternoon EYFS Mothers/grandmothers (or a special
March (2.00 - 2.30 - 1st session) person) welcome to celebrate
(2.30 - 3.00 - 2nd session) Mothers’ day.
1 person per child.
Book your session nearer the time.
Tuesday 29th Year 3 performance to parents Year 3 Look out for costume requests in the
March Springtime and Easter stories weeks before and then come along
(0930 - 1000). and enjoy the free performance.
Wednesday 30th Last day to get your Easter All Get creative making an Easter
March bonnets in for the annual bonnet or hat.
competition.
LAMDA examinations Select Help your children learn the words!
Thursday 31st Whole school Easter All Keep your fingers crossed!
March performance and Easter bonnet
winners announced (school
audience only).
Friday 1st April Walk the mile… Easter parade All Come to school early and walk the
A special Easter walk the mile mile with your children.
with Easter eggs for children who
complete the most laps or wear
their Easter bonnet
(0830 - 0845).
Monday 9th to SATs tests Year 6 Make sure they are in school on
Friday 13th May time after a good night’s sleep.
7th June Deadline for individual SHINE All Look out for a letter nearer the time!
entries.
Monday 13th to Kingswood residential Year 6 Make sure they have the right kit
Tuesday 17th and relax for the week.
June
Friday 10th to Sports Day! All Make sure your child is in PE kit and
Monday 20th (1345 - 1445) come along to cheer them on!
June Friday 10th - Reception
Monday 13th - Year 4
Tuesday 14th - Year 2
Wednesday 15th - Year 1
Thursday 16th - Year 5
Friday 17th - Year 3
Monday 20th - Year 6
Thursday 16th Fathers’ day afternoon EYFS Fathers/grandfathers (or a special
June (2.00 - 2.30 - 1st session) person) welcome to celebrate
(2.30 - 3.00 - 2nd session) Fathers’ day
1 person per child
Book your session nearer the time
Monday 27th - Transition presentations. All Log-in and learn about your child’s
Wednesday 29th Moving to year 1 Monday (0930 - new year group.
June 1000)
Moving to year 2 Monday (1330 -
1400)
Moving to year 3 Tuesday (0930 -
1000)
Moving to year 4 Tuesday (1330 -
1400)
Moving to year 5 Wednesday
(0930 - 1000)
Moving to year 6 Wednesday
(1330 - 1400)
Friday 8th July End of year production (time Year 6 Look out for costume requests in the
TBC) weeks before and then come along
and enjoy the free performance.
Friday 15th July SHINE! All Come along and join the Shine
festival. Celebrate your children on
the big screen.
Tuesday 19th Musical instrument performance Year 5 Buy a ticket (£6 for adults) and
July at the Grove Theatre. celebrate your child at the Grove.
Parents invited to attend
(1800 - 1900).
Wednesday 20th Year 6 final assembly Year 6 Log onto Zoom to share memories!
July (Zoom 0930 - 1000)
Year 3- Encourage your child to keep on
Millionaires’ festival 6 reading and achieve their
millionaires’ award.
Leavers’ party Year 6
(1630 - 1800) on the school field
Friday 22nd July Colour run (Year 6) and half day. All Pick your child up from school at
1200 and have a lovely summer!
Deputy Deputy
Head Girl – Jasmine Head Boy - Jakey
Head Girl – Beau Head Boy – Joshua B
Student Leadership Team
Prefects Autumn Team
Charlotte H
Tristan
Connie
Mica
Chelsea
Mark
Charlotte and Jude Arts leaders Theo and Frankie - Sports leaders
Captain: Ava
H
Vice-captain: Bella
use Captains
Captain: Riley
Vice-captain: Zoe
Captain: Jack
Vice-captain: Luca
Captain: Gianna
Vice-captain: KJ
Parent Consultations
Monday 18th & Tuesday 19th October
From 3.30pm
We are pleased to announce that we will be using Parents’
Evening Manager (PEM) provided by ParentMail to book your
child/ren’s parent consultations.
Due to COVID-19 these consultations will take place via Zoom
once again.
Simply log onto your ParentMail account on Monday 4th
October from 4.30pm in order to book your 10 minute time slot.
Parking at Hadrian Avenue and surrounding streets/entrances
Please always park considerately even if running late and do not
park over our neighbours’ driveways or the grass verges. This affects
both the wellbeing of our local residents and the safety of our
children, walking to and from school. Also remember to watch your
speed in the vicinity of the school and to always be cautious of
children.
I know that the vast majority of you always park appropriately and
with consideration for others.
Thank you for your co-operation.
Can parents please make sure that all items of school uniform are labelled clearly with your
child’s name.
IF IT MOVES, LABEL IT!
Everything that comes into school should have a label attached. You would be amazed at
the amount of unclaimed lost property we accumulated last year. If items are named we can
easily reunite them with their owners. You do not have to have labels - even a permanent
marker or biro can be used.
If you would like to pay for your child to have a daily carton of milk then visit the Cool Milk website
at the following link. All orders received on Tuesdays before 4pm will receive milk from Monday
the following week.
If your child is FSM or Pupil Premium and you have not registered them for milk then please
contact Miss White in the school office.
In science this half term year 1 have been
looking at different materials and their
properties.
This week we conducted a scientific
experiment to find out which material would
be best to repair an umbrella.
Year 1 have been writing about the
Toy Story toys in literacy. Can you
spot the toys who have been visiting
us? We have enjoyed having them
visit us each day!
Year 2 have been learning all about the Great Fire
of London! We have made houses, made some
amazing art work using water colours and chalks
with a silhouette and met Samuel Peyps!Year 2 also had a visit from Jo from Central Beds Council to talk to us about being safe when crossing the road and the Green Cross Code. We know to stop, look, listen and walk across the road. We also know that we should double check for electric cars and bikes as they are trickier to hear on the road. Year 4 have been learning lots about the water cycle and how the process occurs. We recently made 'water cycle bags' where you can watch the cycle take place! The children have been really enjoying this unit. Feel free to ask them what evaporation, condensation and precipitation is. We have certainly been seeing lots of precipitation recently!
Year 3 are doing a writing unit on ‘Horrid Henry’s Perfect Day’. They thoroughly enjoyed working
together, pretending to be Perfect Peter and Horrid Henry. They had to interview the characters
to understand them better.
In science Dexter, Sofia and Bobbi-Anne were
busy planting cress seeds, ready to write about
what they did and what happens next. I think they
may well be having a taste of the cress too!Qualifying benefits to receive
Free School Meals
The qualifying benefits to receive free school meals for children in Year 3 and over are:
● Income Support
● Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
● Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
● Support under Part IV of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
● The Guarantee element of State Pension Credit
● Child Tax Credit (provided you are not also entitled to Working Tax Credit, and your
annual gross income does not exceed £16,190 as assessed by Her Majesty's
Revenue and Customs)
● Working Tax Credit run-on (paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working
Tax Credit)
● Universal Credit (during the initial roll-out of this benefit)
How to apply for Free School Meals
If you think you meet the free school meals eligibility criteria, please call us on 0300 300
8306. When you call to apply for free school meals, please have the following information
ready:
● National Insurance numbers and dates of birth for you and your partner
● dates of birth for your children
● if you receive support from the National Asylum Support Service, your NASS number
Getting free school meals after making an
application
As soon as we have confirmed that you qualify, we will tell your child’s school that their free
school meals can start from the date you apply.
Your child can then get a free school meal every day from the standard menu at the
school’s canteen or cafeteria.
Help maximise your school's income
All children in reception class and years 1 and 2 are eligible for a free school meal, but
schools receive extra funding called the pupil premium for children from families who receive
a qualifying benefit for free school meals.
If you have a child joining reception class, year 1 or year 2 and you get a qualifying benefit
for free school meals, please contact us on 0300 300 8306. The information you provide
will only be used to increase the school’s income and will remain confidential.You can also read
