Dear Parents
I hope you’ve all had a lovely summer and have made the most of the good weather recently. I also hope that the children are ready to get back to school and excited about going into their new classrooms, working with their new teachers and catching up with their friends.
Over the last few days, we’ve been busy in school preparing for the start of term, and I have officially welcomed Mr Fenton, Ms Cota and Mrs Vigor to the team. All three new members of staff bring with them a wealth of experience of working in schools and I have no doubt they will be fantastic additions to our wonderful staff team.
I look forward to welcoming all the new families joining Horsmonden on Monday into EYFS, Year 3, Year 4 and Year 5. Both Mr Fenton and I will be available at drop off on Monday morning should you have any queries.
Breakfast and Afterschool Club
Breakfast and Afterschool Clubs will be running next week, and bookings should be made in advance on MCAS. This is to ensure there is enough space and food for everyone attending. New parents who are not set up on MCAS, should contact the school office to book spaces.
As a reminder, please see below for session prices and timings.
Breakfast Club | Drop off time from 7:45am
Breakfast included |
£3.50 per session |
Afterschool Club | Finish time of 5:30pm
Snack provided |
Until 4:20pm – £3.00
From 4:20pm – 5:30pm – £3.50 Until 5:30pm – £6.50 |
Curricular Clubs
Our range of curricular clubs will start again week beginning 16th September and below you will find out what’s on offer this term.
Mondays – 16th, 23rd, 30th September, 7th, 14th October | Construction Club with Ms McCulloch | EYFS, Y1, Y2 |
Forest School with Mrs Radford and Mrs Turvey | Y3, Y4, Y5, Y6 | |
Scratch Club with Mr Fenton | Y3, Y4, Y5, Y6 | |
Tuesdays – 17th, 24th September, 1st, 8th, 15th October | KS2 Art Club with Mrs O’Malley (parent) | Y3, Y4 |
Netball Club (outdoors) with Mrs Sharp | Y3, Y4, Y5, Y6 | |
Football Fivestar with Mr Bodle (parent)
Booking open now |
EYFS, Y1, Y2 | |
Wednesdays – 18th, 25th September, 2nd, 9th, 16th October | KS2 Boys Football Fivestar with Mr Bodle (parent)
Booking open now |
Y3, Y4, Y5, Y6 |
KS1 Art Club with Mrs O’Malley (parent)
Booking open now |
Y1, Y2 | |
Thursdays – 19th, 26th September, 3rd, 10th, 17th October | Dance Club with Miss Card | Y1, Y2 |
Gardening Club with Mrs Huby and Mrs Stockbridge | Y3, Y4, Y5, Y6 | |
Fridays – 20th, 27th September, 4th, 11th, 18th October | Magical Maths – KS1 Club and KS2 Club
Booking open now |
Open to all |
- Teacher run clubs cost £3.00 per session and must be paid for as a block, in advance through MCAS. New parents wishing to book their children into teacher run clubs, should set their MCAS account up first. To allow new parents time to do this, clubs will open for booking on MCAS at 8am Monday 9th September and close at 11am on Wednesday 11th September. Please ensure children are booked into their chosen club during this time to avoid disappointment. Places are allocated on a first come, first served basis.
- Magical Maths is available to book straight away using the following link.
- Football Five Star is available to book straight away by contacting Jim Bodle on: 07714798268
- Art Club is available to book straight away using the following link.
Attendance Reminder
For those of you who are new to Horsmonden, I would like to emphasise that we have high expectations of behaviour, learning and attendance. Children should be in school, on time, every day unless they are too ill to attend. Children should be dropped off between 8:40am and 8:50am. Anyone arriving after 8:50am will be marked as late and should make their way into school via the main school office. Requests for absence during term time cannot not be authorised and may result in a Penalty Notice being issued by KCC.
At the end of each term, 100% attendance and punctuality certificates are handed out and I look forward to issuing the first round of certificates at the end of this term.
Leigh Academy Horsmonden Facebook Page
For regular updates and pictures of children working at Horsmonden, please check our Facebook page. During term time, there are regular posts to showcase all the wonderful learning and opportunity at Horsmonden!
As always, if you have any questions or suggestions, please do not hesitate to find me at the gate in the morning or afternoon, or alternatively, make an appointment via the school office.
I look forward to seeing everyone back on Monday – have a lovely weekend!
Kind regards,
Hayley Sharp | Principal
2024-2025 Diary Dates
Monday 2nd September | Start of Term 1 for all children |
Friday 6th September, 8:45am – 9:30am | Coffee Morning for Q and A with Leadership Team
(Hayley Sharp and Sam Fenton) |
Monday 9th September | Individual Children Photos |
Thursday 12th September | Kent Test for registered Year 6 children |
Thursday 12th September, 3:30pm | Information Session for Y5 parents – Kingswood Residential |
Monday 16th September | Clubs start this week |
Wednesday 25th September, 2:15pm | Parent Partnership Afternoon – drop in session for all parents |
Friday 4th October | FoHPS Fun Run |
Wednesday 9th October, 9am-11:30am | Open Morning for Prospective Parents |
Friday 11th October | Harvest Box Delivery – parent volunteers needed please |
Monday 14th – Wednesday 16th October | Year 5 Residential to Kingswood |
Friday 18th October, 9am | Year 5 Class Assembly |
Friday 18th October | FoHPS Scary Hair Day
End of Term 1 |
Monday 4th November | Start of Term 2 |
Wednesday 6th November | Parent Consultation Meetings, 3:30pm – 5:30pm |
Thursday 7th November | Open Morning for Prospective Parents |
Thursday 7th November | Parent Consultation Meetings, 3:30pm – 5:30pm |
Monday 11th November, 10:50am | Remembrance Service |
Thursday 14th November, 3:20pm-5pm | FoHPS Autumn Disco |
Monday 25th November | NHS Flu Immunisations |
Saturday 30th November, 11am – 1pm | FoHPS Christmas Fair – Village Hall |
Friday 6th December, 8:45 – 9:30am | Christmas Coffee Morning for Q and A with Leadership Team
(Hayley Sharp and Sam Fenton) |
Friday 13th December | FoHPS Christmas Present Fair |
Tuesday 17th December, 2:15pm | EYFS Nativity |
Wednesday 18th December, 5pm | KS2 Carol Service |
Thursday 19th December, 2pm | KS1 Nativity (Year 1 and Year 2) |
Friday 20th December | End of Term 2 |
Monday 6th January | Inset Day for Staff |
Tuesday 7th January | Start of Term 3 for children |
Wednesday 12th February, 9am | Year 4 Class Assembly |
Thursday 13th February | End of Term 3 for children |
Friday 14th February | Inset Day for Staff |
Monday 24th February | Start of Term 4 |
Friday 28th March | Fabulous Females Afternoon, drop in between 2:15pm-3:00pm |
Monday 11th March | Class Photos |
Wednesday 26th March | Parent Consultation Meetings, 3:30pm – 5:30pm |
Thursday 27th March | Parent Consultation Meetings, 3:30pm – 5:30pm |
Friday 4th April | End of Term 4 |
Tuesday 22nd April | Start of Term 5 for children |
Monday 5th May | Bank Holiday – school closed |
Monday 12th May | Year 6 SATs week |
Friday 23rd May | End of Term 5 |
Monday 2nd June | Inset Day for Staff |
Tuesday 3rd June | Start of Term 6 for children |
Friday 13th June | Marvellous Males Afternoon, drop in between 2:15pm-3:00pm |
Wednesday 16th July | Year 6 Production, 2pm and 5:00pm |
Tuesday 22nd July, 2pm | Year 6 Leavers’ Assembly |
Tuesday 22nd July | End of Term 6 |