The Thomas Coram CE School

Newsletter 36 Friday 4th July 2025

Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. Ephesians 4:32

Important Info for W/C 7th and 14th July 2025

Saturday 5th July	Messy Church at Sunnyside	Paragraph 6
School photos	Your child will be bringing home their school photo(s) today. If you have more than one child the older child will bring ALL the photos.
Forrest School Borneo	Forrest School for Borneo will be MONDAY 7th JULY due to Transition day on 10th.
Monday 7th to Wednesday 9th July	Y4 Root'd Residential PLEASE DO NOT PARK IN THE TURNING CIRCLE AT MORNING DROP OFF.
Monday 7th July	Captains Club and After School Club bookings open 7.00pm in Arbor	Paragraph 3/4
Thursday 10th July	Transition Day
Thursday 10th July	Open Classrooms	3pm
Thursday 10th July	Miss Hill's Hen Do	3.25 on the field
Friday 11th July	End of Year reports sent out via Arbor
Wednesday 16th July	Sports Day - Refreshments available!	Paragraph 2
Thursday 17th July	FOTC Dress Down and Frozen Thur-yay
Thursday 17th July	FOTC Y6 leavers celebration	Evening
Friday 18th July	10.30 EOT Church Service
Friday 18th July	End of Term 1.00pm
Flyers, letters and links	New Hertfordshire 'Pokemon' Club School Nursing Team Newsletter Dacorum Family Services Newsletter Rock Steady	Bottom of newsletter

How have you shown: Kindness, Resilience, Respect and Thankfulness this week?

This week at Thomas Coram

Sorry to start with a moan, but please may I remind people that in the morning and after school, parents should be exiting through the pedestrian gate that I am on. There should not be adults walking around near the Year 6 block. We started the week with an almighty bang - our Year 6 dress rehearsal - which was incredible! The children had worked so hard to produce such an incredible performance, particularly in the heat that we had on Monday and Tuesday. Their show was amazing and all of the children really did shine and I was so incredibly proud of all of them! Of course, Miss Hill number 2 was a great highlight for me! Maggie nailed the dress sense and glasses technique perfectly! Well done to all of Year 6 and a big thank you to all of the staff for the many hours that go into producing and creating such an incredible show. I really do believe it was the best one yet, so well done to the whole Year 6 team! On Tuesday, we had Nadia in to talk about shyness and how to overcome shyness, which was really lovely to hear. The children listened beautifully and were amazed at how many people actually really did feel shy at times, including us adults! Yesterday, we had our final Rocksteady concert of the year, Daz from Rock Steady, said: "These Year 6 pupils are the epitome of Rock Steady, the way they work together as a team, they have advanced their skills and their own personal development. They have turned into lovely confident young people and I will miss them all terribly". A big well done to everyone in Rocksteady. Year 4, make sure you are rested for next week and I cannot wait for the Year 4 residential on Monday - Wednesday. I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

Important Information

Sports Day

Sports Day will be held on Wednesday 16th July from around 9 am - 12pm. The children will do running races first and then there will be circuits after. You are welcome to stay for the whole morning or just for the races. We look forward to welcoming you on 16th July.

Captain's Club

Booking for Captain's Club for Autumn 2025 go live on Monday 7^th July at 7pm in Arbor.

Extra-Curricular Clubs

Bookings for Extra-Curricular Clubs can be made from 7pm on Monday 7^th July. Please find a full list of clubs and flyers (if applicable) here.

HCC Official Communication
Sarah Perman, Director of Public Health has asked us to share this letter with you regarding changes to the childhood immunisation programme.

Community Information

Sunny Side Messy Church
Our final Messy Church before the summer holidays is this Saturday (5^th July) from 3.30-5.30pm in the vicarage garden. We'll have lots of fun activities, followed by a celebration time and then a picnic! Bring your picnic blanket and sandwiches, we'll provide hot & cold drinks. Everyone is welcome, email sarah@sunnysidechurch.org.uk to let know you’re coming or sign up through the church website (www.sunnysidechurch.org.uk).

Discover Bucks Museum - Step into a world of science, space and sci-fi fun for the whole family!

🚀 Experience the thrilling Space Descent VR, narrated by astronaut Tim Peake

🌌 Explore the incredible Beyond the Stars exhibition – packed with sci-fi props from your favourite British TV shows

📚 Discover the magical Roald Dahl Children’s Gallery with hands-on fun for curious minds

🎨 Get creative with space-themed family crafts on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays

🌙 Chill in our space sensory room

🌳 Enjoy outdoor games and toys in our beautiful Victorian garden

☕ Refuel at the Garden Café with tasty snacks and kid’s lunchboxes!

With hands-on activities, imagination and cosmic fun, it’s the perfect way to keep young minds entertained all summer long!

📅 23 July – 3 September 2025

📍 Discover Bucks Museum, Aylesbury

🔗 Plan your visit: discoverbucksmuseum.org

Summer Reading Challenge
Berkhamsted Library are running their summer reading challenge and two of the librarians came in to talk to the children on Wednesday. Children can join for free and the challenge runs from 5th July to 6th September. More information can be found here.

Friends of Thomas Coram

FOTC - Visit our Box Office here.

Thursday 10 July - Hendo on the field

It is not too late to join us to celebrate Miss Hill's final few weeks of being a Miss! This event coincides with open classrooms so we hope to see lots of you there! Bring a blanket and enjoy a drink or an ice cream. There will be some summer fair games and a guest book to leave Lucy & Jonny a message!

Thursday 17 July - Year 6 Leavers Party

Please ensure you have your tickets booked to attend our Y6 Leavers Party. Their last time to disco at TC!

Ice Cream Sale

Orders can be placed now and close on Friday 11^th at 11am.

Friday 18 July - Hamper Raffle

The hampers are looking amazing and you need to be in it to win it! Buy your tickets now! Raffle drawn on Friday 18 July.

Don't forget to get in touch if you would like to be Co-Chair or Secretary next year!

Weekly Attendance W/C 30/06/2025
Year 3: 96.1%
Year 4: 94.9%
Year 5: 93.1%
Year 6: 95.1%
Whole school: 94.8%

"Always show up, never give up."

Madagascar - Gabriel - for his outstanding contributions to class discussions - respectful, well considered and thought provoking. Well done- Gabriel.

South Africa - Theresa - showing resilience and taking a more positive approach to her learning.

Gambia - Neave - For always giving everything a go and having a positive attitude towards her learning.

Finland - Louis D - For putting lots of effort into writing his graphic novel in English this week.

Norway - Gilly - For a super effort in her writing this week.

Croatia - Isabella - For her positive attitude towards your own learning.

China - Rocksteady Musicians - For their amazing performance.

Borneo - Amazing Rocksteady performers - For their commitment and talent in producing an entertaining performance.

India - Orla - For brilliant work in English this week.

Brazil - All of Brazil - For their amazing performances in our show - wow you were truly brilliant.

Mexico - All of Mexico - For their incredible dedication and amazing talent in the Year 6 Production.

Peru - All of Peru - For their amazing performance of "I'm an 11 Year Old Get Me Out of Here"

A full calendar is available here

Information attached this week

Whole School letters/emails sent this week

Flyers/ Links

Hertfordshire Pokemon Club

School Nursing Team Newsletter

Dacorum Family Services Newsletter

Rock Steady

This week at St Peter's

Details of services at St Peter's can be found here.

To read the latest news from St Peter's click here.