(2/2/12) Letter from Lord Coe
Read about Wenclock's visit to school in our newsletter. Click here to read Seb Coe's letter.
(29/1/12) Emergency Closure Information
The cold snap that is forecast for coming weeks provides an opportunity to remind parents of our arrangements, should we need to close the school in an emergency. Click here to read the poster outlining our procedures.
(20/1/12) Basketball Success
Congratulations to the basketball team who retained the trophy after this week's tournament!
(11/1/12) Half Term Activities
Click here to download information about Natasha's On Your Marks activity camp.
(6/1/12) Art Exhibition
Some pieces of art will be displayed at an exhibition at Francis Bacon School on 14th and 15th January. Click here for further information.
(16/12/11) Revising
While you are out and about at Christmas see if you can see anything you think ought to be 'revised'. Click here for an example of some packaging that could have done with a little more revising!
(16/12/11) Get Set Network
Click here to read the announcement on the 2012 Get Set Network about Fleetville Junior School being 'School of the Month'!
(2/12/12) District Football Team Tour
The St Albans Schools District Football Team are planning a tour to Newcastle in April 2012. To help with their fundraising they have organised a visit to the Wizard of Oz at the London Palladium. Click here for more details of the reduced prices and free travel!
(24/11/11) Strike Action
Next Wednesday's Year 4 trip to Holdenby will go ahead. All other classes will be closed.
(18/11/11) Anti-bullying poster competition
Madeline and Kyla are organising an anti-bullying poster competition. Entries should be handed in to either Madeline 6H or Kyla 6W by 25th November.
(18/11/11) What we value about our School
The children have been considering which aspects of their school they would not want to see change should we convert to academy status. Click here to see their views.
(17/11/11) Photographic Competition
Click here to download page1 and page 2 of the poster advertising the Woodland Trust photography competition.
(16/11/11) Children in Need
Remember the Spotty theme for Children in Need this Friday!
(10/11/11) Food delivery
The food collected during recent weeks was delivered to the Vineyard Church today by several of the Year 6 Food Crew. Your generous donations will make a big difference to those in need.
(8/11/11) Year 2 Parent Tours
There will be tours of the school for prospective parents on Thursday 8th December at 9.15am, Friday 9th December at 1.30pm and Tuesday 10th January at 9.15am. Please ring the school office if you would like to book on one of them.
(2/11/11) Academy Consultation
Click here to visit the Academy Consultation page for the Fleetville Schools.
(1/11/11) Bonfire
We urgently need 10 carrier bags of newspaper to help us get the bonfire started on Friday! Please start saving and bring any donations to the office on Friday morning. Thank You.
(18/10/11) Learning to Learn Poster
Click here to download the Learning to Learn Poster for use at home. Either use 'on screen', print, or request a copy from the school office.
(29/9/11) Manor Adventure presentation
Click here for the presentation to Year 5 parents - more information and photos available in school.
(21/9/11) Fundraising
Click here to visit our fundraising page.
(5/9/11) Manor Adventure
Click here to visit the Manor Adventure Blog.
(29/7/11) Thank you
All of the books we collected have now been delivered to the sorting centre and will soon be making their way across the world.
(13/7/11) Year 6 Performance
Please note that the afternoon performance of Bugsy Malone next Tuesday will now start at 1.30pm.
(10/7/11) Y6 Magical Memories
The Year 6 leavers were treated to a wonderful party by a group of parents on Saturday afternoon. Amongst many other activities each child wrote a personal message on a balloon that was later released as a symbol of 'moving on'. Thank you to everyone that was involved in organising such a fantastic afternoon.
(22/6/11) Industrial Action
Fleetville Junior School will be affected by the Industrial action planned for the 30th June 2011. Please click here for more details.
(16/6/11) OFSTED report
Please click here to read the report from last week's OFSTED inspection.
(15/6/11) Class and Group Photographs
Class and group photos will be available to purchase at the Summer Fayre this Saturday and from next Monday outside the school office. They are priced at £10 each and cheques should be made payable to Tempest Photography.
(15/6/11) Sporting News
Please click here to view copies of 'Sporting News' for June. The reply slip for helping out during National School Sports Week can be found by clicking here.
(10/6/11) Pete Johnson visits Fleetville
Pete Johnson spoke with Year 5 about his writing and with children and parents in the library at a book signing after school.
(27/5/11) NumberGym
Please have a look at the Mental Maths Challenge section of NumberGym. This is now available for all children to access from home - login details are in this week's newsletter.
(23/5/11) How to make your wildlife garden grow
Click here to view a poster advertising a session about wildlife gardens organised by the Herts Wildlife trust.
(23/5/11) Reading at home
We have uploaded some information to the Information section of the website in the reference section about 'reading with your child at home'. We hope you will find it useful.
(13/5/11) Police message
MAN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH SUSPICIOUS INCIDENTS IN NORTH WATFORD, POLICE CONTINUE TO URGE PARENTS TO BE VIGILANT
POLICE have arrested a man in connection with a series of suspicious incidents in Watford.
Since April 30 th police have received a total of seven reports of a man acting suspiciously around the North Watford area.
The man, a 45 year old from Watford has been bailed until: 23 rd May 2011 with strict bail conditions.
A dedicated team of officers assigned to the investigation continue to work on this operation, if anyone has any information which they believe could help, we would urge them to get in contact with police.
Detective Inspector Clare Smith, from Watford Local Crime Unit, who is leading the investigation said: "Although a person has been arrested in connection with these incidents, we would always urge parents and children to continue to be vigilant.
"If anyone sees anything suspicious at all I would urge them to contact police immediately. We would encourage people to be careful and consider some simple personal safety advice, such as making sure you walk with friends and don't talk to or accept lifts from strangers, and always report any suspicious activity."
People are being urged to contact Hertfordshire Constabulary if they witness any suspicious behaviour or if they have any information which could assist the investigation. Please call the non-emergency number 0845 3300 222 as soon as possible.
Advice to children about personal safety:
· Stay alert
· Ensure you are with someone rather than walk alone
· Stick to busy and well-lit areas
· Don't speak to strangers
· Avoid short cuts through quiet, unlit, secluded or wooded areas and alleyways
· Make sure someone knows where you are going and tell them when you've arrived
· If you believe someone is following you, go to the nearest busy place, such as a petrol station
· Take a mobile phone with you if you have one.
(29/4/11) Sporting News
Please click here to view copies of Fleetville Sporting News for March, April and May.
(29/4/11) Royal Wedding
The Fleetville Junior School Community wishes the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge a long and happy marriage.
(28/4/11) Mayor's Pride Awards 2011
Congratulations to Helen Maher for winning the Community Champion of the Year award at this evening's Mayor's Pride Awards 2011. Click here to see the shield.
(7/4/11) Sporting News
Please click here to view copies of 'Sporting News' for March and April.
(6/4/11) Year 5 Coast Trip Update
The coach was slightly late departing and we will now be expecting them to arrive between 4.45pm and 5.00pm, depending on the traffic.
(1/4/11) Equalities Questionnaire
Please click here to complete the equalities questionnaire. It should take no longer than 5 minutes.
(31/3/11) Alban Arena Concert: SUNDAY
Wednesday's Alban Arena concert could not take place due to a power failure. It has been possible to reorganise it for this Sunday at 4pm. The orchestra will be performing at the beginning of the concert. It would be helpful to know who is available to take part - please let the school office know. As the number in the choir will be significantly reduced, Fleetville orchestra members who are also in the choir may join Sunday's choir too if they wish.
(31/3/11) Alban Arena Concert: Tonight
This evening's Alban Arena performance will go ahead as planned.
(30/3/11) Alban Arena Concert: Wednesday
Due to a power failure at the Alban Arena the Wednesday evening performance has been cancelled. We are hoping that Thursday's performance will go ahead - please check here for further information as it becomes available.
(15/3/11) Salsa Evening
We are looking forward to the Salsa Evening on 7th May. Click here to download your ticket order form.
(1/3/11) 'Bling Your Bike' Competition
As part of the Red Nose Day activities on 18th March, you are welcome to decorate your bike. Prizes are available for the best decorations.
(1/3/11) 'Bike It' Breakfast
The next Bike It Breakfast will take place on Tuesday 8th March from 8am until 8.45am. All cyclists are welcome. Please return the slip so that we know how many to cater for.
(18/2/11) Yr6 Parent Teacher Consultations
A letter is going home today advising a change of consultation dates for Yr6. A copy is available to view on the letters page of the website.
(18/2/11) Hopsital Services for Children
We have been asked to help distribute information about changes to emergency hospital services for children. Please click here for further details(2Mb pdf).
(15/2/11) Website
We are currently evaluating our website with the assistance of Lloyd Stemple who is studying IT at Hertfordshire University. We would like to understand in more detail how people use the site, which aspects they find most useful and collect suggestions to inform future development. We would be grateful if you could find time to complete an on-line survey. Please click here to go to the survey.
(14/2/11) Westminster Lodge
Follow this link to a letter from Westminster Lodge. They have started a scheme which enables the school to accrue money for each member of the school community that joins a regular swimming session. Please print out and complete the voucher at the bottom of the form if you are considering enrolling on a course.
(10/2/11) Spelling
Here is the link to the spelling sites referred to in this week's newsletter.
(9/2/11) Heartwood Forest
The last tree planting event of the season will take place on Saturday 19th March 2011 between 10am and 3pm. Click here to read the poster for more details.
(7/1/11) Maths Crossword Challenge
Click here to download the Maths Crossword - good luck!
(14/12/10) Christmas message
Click here to watch and listen to our Christmas message.
(08/12/10) Book signing
One of our Fleetville parents, Marisa Laycock, has written a book - Santa's Delight. She will be signing copies at Waterstones this coming Sunday afternoon. Click to read the newspaper articles for more information. Herts Advertiser. Watford Observer.
(02/12/10) School open
Thursday 2nd December - school open as normal today, However, the netball match tonight has been postponed.
(1/12/10) Free Tickets
Watford Football Club have kindly given us 200 free tickets for this Saturday's match against Leicester City (ko 3.00pm). Tickets are valid for adults or children and will be available for collection from the school office, on a first come first served basis, from 4.00pm tomorrow until 12.30pm on Saturday.
(30/11/10) School open
Tuesday 30th November - school open as normal today, Don't forget tomorrow is an INSET day, so no school for the children!
(31/10/10) Road Safety Competition
The Hertfordshire Road Safety Team announced the winners of the recent competitio in assembly today. Congratulations to Asher, Ella and Zac who will have their posters transformed into road signs. Look out for them in the coming weeks! (Click the names to see the posters)
(14/11/10) Recordings
We have recently welcomed several visitors to school. You can hear interviews with two of them on our website - Sue Hampton and a World War II evacuee.
(7/11/10) Fireworks at Fleetville
It was great to see so many of the Fleetville community at the Fireworks event on Friday. As usual it was great to see so many past pupils again. If you missed the event - click here to see a short video clip.
(4/10/10) PTA Plant Orders
Due to an administrative error, some order forms were incomplete. As well as hanging baskets, there is a second order form for bulbs and bedding plants. Extra order forms are available from the school office and the deadline has been extended until Monday, 11th October.
(1/10/10) Invidivual photos
Photographs with siblings may be taken after school on Thursday, 7th October, in the school hall.
(30/9/10) SETPOINT helpers
If anybody can help with SETPOINT workshops for Yr4 next week (Tuesday 9am & 1pm / Wednesday 9am) - please contact the school office. Thank You.
(24/9/10) PTA Plant Orders
Don't forget that the deadline for plant orders is next Wednesday, 29th September.
(17/9/10) Manor Adventure Return Journey
4.00pm leaving Corley services on M6 - arrival on schedule so far.
4.30pm just passing Watford Gap Services on M1 - so still on schedule.
5.10pm Junction 12 M1
(6/9/10) Manor Adventure Updates
Click here for daily updates during the Y6 Manor Adventure School Journey
(6/9/10) Fruit Maths Challenge
Please have a go at the Fruit Maths Challange (click here to download). Solutions to Mr Loukes please!
(12/7/10) Year 4 Sculpture
Go and have a look at the Year 4 sculpture if you get a chance - the colours are wonderful!
(10/7/10) Notes from Manor Adventure Meeting
The notes from the Manor AdventureParent Meeting are now available in the documents section
(7/7/10) Notes from Y2 Parent Meeting
The notes from the Y2 Parent Meeting are now available on the reference document page.
(1/7/10) Find at Fleetville
A group of boys made an unusual discovery this week! After consulting with the Museum of St Albans and the police we are still looking for an explanation. Please let us know if you think you can identify the purpose of this metal plate.
(30/6/10) Decorate Your Bike Competition
Remember that there is a Decorate Your Bike Competition on 9th July! Speak to Lily KB or Emily R from the Bike Crew for more information.
(25/6/10) National Sports Week
Don't forget your PE kit, sun hat and an extra bottle of water on Monday for the 'Day of Sport'.
(24/6/10) Photographs
Class and group photos are now on sale from the school office at £9.50 each. Cheques should be made payable to Tempest Photography.
(15/6/10) World Cup
Please refer to the letters page for details of our arrangements for next Wednesday's England World Cup match.
(22/5/10) Girls Football
Well done to both teams of girls! The A team won the Tournment at Francis Bacon and the B team came third. Both teams showed great sportmanship, playing some wonderful football during the blistering heat.
(7/5/10) Girls Football
After a convincing win in the semi-finals, the girls were runners up in the final after a closely fought match.
(3/5/10) Year 6 Football
Well done to the boys who played at the Year 6 boys football team. After a very competative morning's football on Saturday, they finished in 3rd place in the 6 a-side tournament.
(27/4/10) Rockin' in Rhythm
We have been given some free tickets for an event at the Alban Arena this Thursday. Please speak to the office staff if you would like to see Rockin' in Rhythm starring Paul Jones and Digby' Fairweather's Half-Dozen.
(23/4/10) Year 5 Football
Congratulations to the Year 5 football team who came joint first in the Year 5 boys 6-a-side tournament at the weekend.
(31/3/10) School Council Healthy Eating Competition
The School Council reps have now judged all the entries and chosen 4 winners. Congratulations to Eddie, Emily, Alex and Amber. You can see their posters in the Gallery/Work/Posters section of the website. Thank you to everyone who entered. The entries will be laminated and displayed in the dining room so that everyone can enjoy them.
(16/3/10) Saracens
Use these 2 links to download information and an application form for a forthcoming Saracens v Harlequins match.
(16/3/10) Sport Relief
Remember to check the current newsletter for information about Sport Relief day on Friday.
(26/2/10) Maths Challenge
Remember to practise your tables for next week's challenge Download sheets here: sheet1 sheet2 sheet3 sheet4 sheet5.
(26/2/10) AlterNativity DVD orders
Today is the deadline for AlterNativity DVD orders. If you would like to order after the deadline please e-mail Jill directly.
(26/1/10) Haiti Earthquake Appeal
Thank you for your kind donations for the Haiti Earthquake Appeal. We will announce the total raised as soon as the School Council reps have counted all the coins! Meanwhile, click here to visit the gallery page to see some photos of the money map.
(8/1/10) Feedback
Please use our feedback page to tell us how we are doing and to give us your ideas of how we can make Fleetville Junior School an even better school.
(16/12/09) Home Access Grant
Home Access - Strengthening links
The government is about to launch a scheme called the Home Access grant. The grant will make funding accessible for 270,000 children and their families to access ICT at home. Click here to read more. If you aware of anyone who could benefit from the scheme - please let them know.
(15/12/09) Pantomime Tickets
As you will know from the pupil achievement section, two of our pupils are taking part in Little Miss Mermaid at the Alban Arena.
There are still tickets available for tomorrow night's performance at 7pm (Wednesday). Anybody wishing to go should report to the Box Office on the night and quote 'Geoff Harrison' to receive free tickets.
(3/12/09) Football Matches
Unfortunately the football matches have again had to be cancelled today due to the pitches being unplayable.
(2/12/09) O2 Performance
Well done to everyone who took part in the O2 Young Voices performance yesterday. Your singing and behaviour were exemplary - what a long day!
(30/11/09) Football Matches
The girls and boys football matches against Wheatfields tonight have been cancelled due to waterlogged pitches.
(23/11/09) Football Matches
The girls and boys football matches against Bowmansgreen tomorrow have been postponed due to waterlogged pitches. They have been re-arranged for next Thursday, 3rd December.
(19/11/09) White Watch
White Watch spoke in assembly today. They told us about the citizenship competition. Everyone is looking forward to taking part and winning the Fire Fighter for the Day prizes!
(19/11/09) Anti-Bullying Charter
We signed the Anti-bullying charter today - Mrs Hancock - chair of governors, Mrs Ball, and Lily - a representative of the School Council. Click here to see the charter.
(04/11/09) Christmas Cards
The deadline for ordering the Christmas Cards your child designed is next Monday, 9th November.
(03/11/09) Photograph orders
You should receive a copy of your child's individual school photograph today. The deadline for orders is next Wednesday, 11th November.
(22/10/09) PTA Plant orders
PTA plant orders will be delivered to school on Monday 9th November. Please collect your plants from outside the office on that day.
(12/10/09) Christmas Cards
All Christmas card designs have now been sent off for scanning. They will be returned in a couple of weeks so that families can order if they wish.
(9/10/09) Christmas Cards
Your child should have brought home tonight a piece of paper on which to design a Christmas Card. Please could they be returned to your child's class teacher by next Wednesday. Thank You.
(9/10/09) Number Gym
You can download the presentation from the PTA AGM here.
(5/10/09) Firefox Users
We are please to inform Firefox users that our website links no longer blink!
(5/10/09) Harvest
Thank you for the many harvest donations. These wil be passed to Open Door.
(30/9/09) Harvest
Don't forget to send your harvest donations in support of the 'Open Door' charity to 4BT by Friday. Thank You.
(25/9/09) Manor Adventure
5.30pm - All back - safe and sound.
Have a good rest over the weekend.
(25/9/09) Manor Adventure
3.50pm - The coaches have just rejoined the M6 after a short break at Corley Services. Hopefully they will arrive around 5.30 as planned.
(25/9/09) Manor Adventure
11.00am - We have finished our penultimate activity and are looking forward to the last session. We packed and cleared our rooms before breakfast - most if us managed to fit all our luggage into our cases (some of the sleeping bags put up a bit of a fight)!
We have had a great time and are looking forward to seeing our families and friends later.
(24/9/09) Manor Adventure
6.00pm - We have enjoyed our last full day and will sleep well tonight after the disco. We can't believe the week has gone so quickly. It is difficult to choose a favourite activity, but kayaking and the obstacle course have been popular. The obstacle course was particularly muddy today which may have had some bearing on its popularity!
Many individual and group challenges have been met - now for the disco...
(24/9/09) Manor Adventure
9.30am - Lovely weather again this morning. The mist is burning off to leave beautiful clear views of the hillsides. The drying rooms have been working hard for the last few days, but we have now finished most of the wet activities. Today's sessions include the obstacle course, high ropes and the blind trail. We are all looking forward to the disco this evening.
(23/9/09) Manor Adventure
4.30pm - The afternoon's activities are nearly complete. We have had lots of success at rifle shooting, archery and fencing - discovering lots of hidden talent! Some groups will be out for an evening walk later, with others learning camp craft or taking on the challenge of the underground maze.
(23/9/09) Manor Adventure
9.30am - The weather looks promising - some blue sky and light cloud (just right for enjoying the beautiful scenery). We all had another good night's sleep and have enjoyed another cooked breakfast - no doubt we will burn off the extra calories during the day's activities! Lots of us have already surprised ourselves with what we can achieve!
(22/9/09) Manor Adventure
6.00pm - We have all been on the hill walk today. The resident sheep were waiting for us in the usual place - just in time for lunch! However, they stayed a safe distance away - leaving the food to its rightful owners! Canoeing and kayaking proved a little wetter for some than others! The clouds have passed over, leaving great weather for our evening activity.
(22/9/09) Manor Adventure
10.00am - We have all had a good night's sleep. We enjoyed our first activities last night - it was very dark on the night walk after a beautiful sunset. Half of us are hill walking this morning with the other half doing a variety of activities back at base.
(21/9/09) Manor Adventure
2.30pm - All safely arrived after a good journey.
(20/9/09) Eid
We would like to wish all our Muslim families a Happy Eid!
(18/9/09) Manor Adventure
Y6 - remember to pack everything you need for next week!
(8/9/09) Cheerleading Club
There will be a taster session this Friday (11/9/09) in the gym for anyone interested in joining the cheerleading club. Please bring your child to the gym after school on Friday for a short 'cheerleading experience'. Children must be signed in by an adult.
(8/9/09) Produce Sale
There will be a sale of produce from the school garden this Thursday after school at 3.30pm in the small playground.
