Dear Parents
It’s time for the annual Leigh Academies Trust (LAT) Parental Survey, and we would love to hear from you. This is a key opportunity for you to share your thoughts on your child’s experience at Leigh Academy Horsmonden.
By participating, you help the Trust leadership understand how parents feel across all LAT schools. Locally, I will be reviewing all your feedback, both what we’re doing well and where we can improve, to ensure your voice directly shapes our school’s future. Once the results are in, I’ll be in touch to share the outcomes and our next steps.
I would be incredibly grateful if you could take a few moments to complete the survey via the link below. I am so proud of our Horsmonden community, and I want the Trust to see the positive impact we’re making together, alongside any constructive feedback you have for our growth.
Parent Survey Link: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/PVoice/?Academy=HOR
Cucina – school lunches for children with allergies
We have been informed by Cucina that children with allergies must pre-order school lunches 1 week in advance, via MCAS. If a school lunch has not been pre-ordered but is required on the day, Cucina will only serve a jacket potato with baked beans. If you have questions with regard to this, please speak with the School Office.
Football Five Star
Most of you will already know about Football Five Star, who run our KS1 and KS2 Football Afterschool Clubs, but for those of you who don’t, they are a local football coaching provider delivering fun, inclusive and high-quality football sessions for children.
They are running a Half Term Football Holiday Course on the 16th, 17th and 18th February at Marden Hockey Club, TN129AG.
The course is open to children of all abilities and focuses on fun, skill development, teamwork and game-based learning in a safe, positive environment. Please see the attached flyer for full details and booking information
Uniform
As a reminder, please see below for our uniform expectations, which can also be found on our website. Please note that only the highlighted items need to be purchased from Brigade, all other items can be bought elsewhere:
Boys
School sweatshirt with school logo
Grey trousers or shorts
White shirt with a stiff collar
School tie
Black shoes – no trainers or logos
Grey socks
Girls
School sweatshirt or cardigan with school logo
Grey skirt or pinafore dress
White shirt with a stiff collar
School tie
Black shoes – no trainers or logos
Grey or white socks, or grey tights
Navy gingham summer dress
PE Kit
School PE T-shirt with school logo
Navy blue shorts
Black plimsolls or trainers
School PE sweatshirt (optional)
Navy blue jogging bottoms (optional)
PE bag
Recently, I’ve noticed an increasing number of children wearing black trainers instead of the required footwear. Please be reminded that all children must wear black school shoes. Trainers or plimsolls are only permitted during PE lessons.
Thank you for your continued support of Horsmonden, and I encourage you all to complete the parent survey to ensure the Trust leadership know what a special place Horsmonden is and how fortunate we are as parents, to have such a committed staff team helping our children learn and grow in their primary years.
Have a lovely weekend.
Kind regards
Hayley Sharp
PTO for diary dates – new/amended dates are in bold
Diary Dates 2025 – 2026
| Tuesday 10th February | Internet Safety Day |
| Thursday 12th February | Year 3 Class Assembly @ 9:00am |
| Thursday 12th February | End of Term 3 for children |
| Thursday 12th February | FoHPS Disco, 3:20pm-5pm |
| Friday 13th February | INSET Day for staff |
| Monday 23rd February | Start of Term 4 |
| Thursday 5th March | World Book Day |
| Friday 13th March | Fabulous Females, 2:15pm - 3:00pm |
| Wednesday 25th March | Parent Consultation evening, 3:30pm - 6:00pm |
| Thursday 26th March | Parent Consultation evening, 3:30pm - 6:00pm |
| Thursday 2nd April | Year 2 Class Assembly @ 9:00am |
| Thursday 2nd April | FoHPS Easter Egg hunt |
| Thursday 2nd April | End of Term 4 |
| Monday 20th April | Start of Term 5 |
| Monday 11th May | Y6 SATs week |
| Monday 18th - Friday 22nd May | Y6 Residential - PGL Windmill Hill |
| Friday 22nd May | Year 1 Class Assembly @ 9:00am |
| Friday 22nd May | End of Term 5 |
| Monday 1st June | Start of Term 6 |
| Monday 1st June | Year 4 Multiplication Check week |
| Monday 8th June | Phonics Screening week |
| Friday 19th June | Marvellous Males Event 2:15pm to 3:00pm |
| Wednesday 24th June | Sports Day KS1 @ 9.15am, KS2 @ 1.15pm |
| Friday 3rd July | LAT Cricket Tournament - selected KS2 children |
| Tuesday 7th July | LAT Sports Day - selected KS2 children |
| Thursday 9th July | Year 6 Production @ 2:00pm and 5.00pm |
| Monday 13th July | Whole school transition morning |
| Friday 17th July | Y6 Leavers’ Assembly @ 2:15pm |
| Friday 17th July | End of Term 6 |