How have you shown: Kindness, Resilience, Respect and Thankfulness this week?
Friday 14th November 2025
"Do to others as you would have them do to you" (Luke 6:31)
Important Info for week commencing 17th November 2025
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Sunday 16th November |
Ashlyns Christmas Fair 11-4 |
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Monday 17th - Friday 21st November |
Oracy Week |
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Monday 17th - Friday 21st November |
Book Fair! |
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Friday 21st November |
Croatia Class Assembly 9.00am |
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Friday 21st November |
FOTC Dress Down for a Hamper Donation |
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Saturday 22nd November |
St Peters Christmas Craft Fair 10 - 4 Free Entry
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Saturday 22nd November |
Berkhamsted Girl Guides Christmas Fair 10-12 |
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Sunday 23rd November |
St Peters Church Festival of Lights |
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DFS - Anxiety and Attendance Workshop 25th November 10-12 |
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Rotary Shoebox Scheme |
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Important Information
We are delighted to have representatives from SPACE (an award winning Hertfordshire based charity supporting families of children and young people who are on the Autistic Spectrum (ASD), have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or other neurodiverse conditions) leading a coffee afternoon for all TC parents/carers/family members who wish to find out more about how their child can be supported. SPACE are a fantastic local resource with a wealth of expertise on neurodivergence and we are sure that parents will find the session really useful. There will be coffee, tea and biscuits provided so please sign up to let us know you are coming.
Time: 2:30pm - 3:25pm
We will be hosting another book fair in the library from the 17th to 21st November. This is a fantastic fund-raiser for the school library, last year we made over a £1000 to spend on new books which is a massive boost for us. We all love the library here at Thomas Coram and we like to keep the shelves full of books that encourage the children to read more widely!
The book fair is a great opportunity for the children to practice shopping and purchasing things for themselves. Each class will have slot to come and have a look around and I will also be open during lunchtime for each year group. Children that would like to bring in money are asked to have it in a named envelope which can be handed to the class teacher to be looked after. There will be a wide variety of books and a range of stationary as well which is very popular! I will be open after school if you would prefer to come in with your child and purchases can be paid for by card via a QR code on your mobile phone.
The children are always very excited about the book fair and enjoy having a browse amongst the shelves but please remember you don’t have to purchase anything. I do always remind them they can borrow the library books for free!
Book Fair Opening Times
| Morning | Lunchtime | After School | |
| Monday | - | - | 3.20 - 4pm for all |
| Tuesday | Year 6 | Year 3 | 3.20 - 4pm for all |
| Wednesday | Year 5 | Year 4 | 3.20 - 4pm for all |
| Thursday | Year 3 | Year 5 | 3.20 - 4pm for all |
| Friday | Year 4 | Year 6 | 3.20 - 4pm for all |
Community Information
St Peters Church
St Peters are holding a Christmas Craft Fair on Saturday 22nd November selling crafts, art and most importantly cake, with all funds raised going towards the renovation appeal. The Church will also be open on Sunday 23rd for the Festival of Light where the church is lit entirely by candle light and looks truly beautiful. There will also be mulled wine for sale!
Through the Longest Night
Fr Stuart will be walking through the longest night of the year to raise money for local suicide prevention charity Hector’s House (Hector's House About - Hector's House). Setting out just before sunset (3.53pm) on Friday 19th December and coming home around 9am on Saturday 20th December (sunrise, 8.06am), the walk will be around 50 miles.
If you would like to support the great work of Hector’s House, you can sponsor Fr Stuart here: Stuart Owen is fundraising for Hector's House
Rotary Shoebox Scheme
Team TC are once again participating in The Rotary Shoebox Scheme. They are being delivered to school next week and will need to be filled and returned by Monday 15th December. Information about the boxes can be found here.
Berkhamsted Town Council
BTC is preparing a Neighbourhood Plan, which will set out how the town will change and develop over the next ten years. They would like to invite the younger generation to take part in our ‘Future Berkhamsted’ Poster Competition by drawing a poster on what Berkhamsted might look like in the future. Book vouchers will be awarded for the winning posters! Entry forms can be found here. Closing date 10th December.
Ashlyns Christmas Craft Fair - Sunday 16th November
Friends of Thomas Coram
We’re delighted to welcome three new trustees to the FOTC charity board! Their experience and enthusiasm will be a fantastic addition as we continue working with the TC community to raise funds that support and enhance children’s learning and wellbeing.
Sophie Boden - Charity Secretary Gill Drought - Trustees Mari Craig -Trustees
We’re looking for another trustee to join us to help keep things running smoothly at FOTC. This could include supporting our platforms and systems, coordinating ongoing activities (like grants, Easyfundraising and Vinted), or helping steer our strategy — though we’re very open to people shaping the role around their skills and interests.
We’re also on the lookout for Leads for our big “Hero Events” (the Quiz Night, Summer Fair, etc.) and plenty of volunteers for everything from social media and poster design to crafting, planning and more.
Could this be you? Get in touch.
friends@thomascoram.herts.sch.uk
This is the last year our current organiser will be running the FOTC Santa Sleigh night, so we’re looking for someone to take the reins next year. The role— recruit helpers and be the main contact (the Rotary Club does most of the organising). Fancy giving it a go? Get in touch to shadow this year to see how it works.
We also need volunteers to help collect donations during the Santa Sleigh to cover the George Street area.
Weekly Attendance W/C 03/11/2025
Year 3: 93.8%
Year 4: 94.8%
Year 5: 95.6%
Year 6: 95.2%
Whole school: 94.9%
"Always show up, never give up."
Values in Action
Madagascar - Clay - For fantastic effort in his writing this week.
Gambia - Edward - For showing kindness, empathy and compassion towards others, both in and out of the classroom.
South Africa - Clara T - Clara is always consistently demonstrating Values in Action - particularly kindness and respect. She is always on task, ready to learn and willing to help out others in the class
Norway - Alan - For always showing respect and kindness to others, Alan is the perfect role model as a Kindness Ambassador.
Croatia - Billy - For being a resilient learner in Maths and RE.
Finland - Samson - For showing kindness to his peers and bringing in a really interesting show and tell to share with the class.
China - Evan - For his resilience and strength in English this week.
Borneo - Sonny - For his commitment in English, producing a wonderful cinquain.
India - Jack - For his thoughtful and kind work around remembrance day, writing a moving poem and sharing his knowledge with us all.
Brazil - Thea - For all your hard work and resilience in Maths.
Peru - Hugo - For resilience with his Maths which has resulted in a significant improvement with his latest arithmetic assessment.
Mexico - Leonard - For showing resilience when publishing his non-chronological report this week.
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