Category Archives: Parent Updates & Newsletters

Dear Parents  World Book Day was a fun day for all involved last week! The children loved seeing the staff making an effort as ‘Aliens Love Underpants’ and we all enjoyed seeing them excited to show off their costumes. They enjoyed taking part in book related activities as well as choosing a book to take […]

Dear Parents, Thank you to those parents who completed the Annual Trust Survey. I am pleased to say that at first glance, the results and feedback are very positive! I now have the task of analysing the feedback and will share the full results with you in due course.   Visual Arts Competition  Over half term […]

Dear Parents, Thank you to those parents who have already completed the Annual Trust Survey for Parents. The survey is an opportunity for parents to inform the Trust of their thoughts about Leigh Academy Horsmonden, including how it is run, the education your children receive as well as offering suggestions for improvements. The survey closes […]

Dear Parents  Thank you to all the parents who completed our Online Safety Questionnaire recently. Ensuring children’s online safety is a shared responsibility. A key parental concern, highlighted by the survey, is access to tools for monitoring and restricting children’s online access. This will be the focus of the parent workshop that will be led […]

Dear Parents  Welcome back to school everyone! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and New Year, which I know feels like a very long time ago now! It’s been lovely to see everyone back in school this week, and to welcome some new children in Years 4 and 5, as well as a new […]

Dear Parents  Following the recent national publication of the end of Key Stage 2 data for last academic year, I am now able to compare the position of Leigh Academy Horsmonden to that of other schools within Kent.  In July, I wrote to parents to celebrate our exceptional results and shared the table below, showing […]

Dear Parents  As we head quickly towards December and the start of our Christmas Activities, I am writing to confirm the details of the events we have planned: Monday 2nd December – Decorating the Christmas Tree Thank you to Lorraine Curd, Grandmother to Ophelia and Emmie, for providing us with a Christmas tree from her […]

Dear Parents  Thank you to everyone who attended Parent Consultations this week, it was fantastic to see so many parents engage in the process to find out more about their child’s learning. The next formal opportunity to hear more about your child’s attainment and progress will be in March. However, as always, if there is […]

Dear Parents  We have missed Year 5 so far this week, as they have been taking part in their first 2 night, 3 day residential trip at Grosvenor Hall (part of Kingswood) in Ashford. Grosvenor Hall is an activity centre set in the beautiful grounds of a former manor house where Year 5 have taken […]

Dear Parents  Thank you to everyone who provided a harvest box this year. As you can see from the photos below, the boxes were carefully decorated and filled with lots of goodies to share with the elderly residents of Horsmonden village. Thank you for being so generous with your donations, they were gratefully received from […]