THE HAMLET HERALD
ISSUE 192 | 3 MARCH 2017
Head of School: Mrs Claire Purcell | Email: [email protected] | Tel: 020 7525 9188/9
HEAD OF SCHOOL’S NOTE
KEY DATES
Welcome back to our Year 6 cohort from their week
Monday 6 March
Dress-up in character for the start of ‘Book Week’
Author visit from Knife & Packer
3:30pm new library launch in Pickwick
away in France. If you haven’t already, do have a look at
the pictures on twitter. We are very proud of you all.
You have taken on new challenges in your stride, had
tremendous
fun,
and
been
wonderful
DHJS
Ambassadors. A massive thank you to our fabulous Staff
Team who accompanied the journey, and in particular
to Mr Turnham, who was the mastermind behind all of
the organisation and attention to detail. You have given
our Year 6 Hamleteers an incredibly special week and
memories that will stay with them forever. Thank you.
BOOK WEEK
We are all really looking forward to our Book Week next
week. The library is nearly finished and all the new
books will be unveiled on Monday. We have had an
amazing 479 donations - if you would still like to help
achieve that magic 500, it's definitely not too late! The
bookshop in Dulwich Village have been fantastic and
th
th
Wednesday 8 March
3H class assembly to parents 9:10am Turney Hall
Meeting for parents regarding National Funding for
Schools Turney Hall 7:30pm
THIS GIRL CAN!
Thank you so much for all the 'girls doing sport' photos we've nearly replaced all the professional female athletes
with photos of our very own Hamlet athletes; please do
keep sending them in. Girls, you are amazing, fab,
wonderful, talented athletes across so many sports and
activities. If you fancy trying something different or new,
why not try out football or rugby, or maybe the cross
country club. Go on! You can do it!
YEAR 6 SECONDARY TRANSFER
have really enjoyed having so many parents and
children visit to choose books together. They will have a
We are very aware that secondary school offers have
bookstall in the library on Monday at 3:30pm so that
been made this week. Please would you confirm with us
your children can add to their personal collections! We
which school your child will transfer to in September
are also having a visit from acclaimed authors Knife and
2017 so that we can ensure your child’s records are sent
Packer, whose work has been featured on CITV. Their
in advance. Please email [email protected] with
books will also be available to buy and the children can
this information. Can we also politely request that you do
get their purchases signed by the authors themselves. It
not ‘sit’ on a place. We know of several children
would be brilliant to see as many of you as possible
specifically who will be on a waiting list for The Charter
after school on Monday so your children can show you
School. Please do decline your place for a school at your
all the new books and share their love of reading with
earliest convenience if you are not intending to accept it.
you.
COOKERY CLUB SOS
FAMILY FOOTBALL DAY
We mentioned last week about an opportunity to go
along to a free family day at Dulwich Hamlet FC on
th
Saturday 25 March. Please find the voucher you need
to complete in order to take up this offer also attached
to this Hamlet Herald email.
We are sending an SOS out to all budding chefs
who would like the opportunity to run our incredibly
successful and popular after school cookery club, Monday
through to Thursday for 10 weeks in the summer term. If
you are interested please email Helen Ireton in the office
to arrange a time to meet and discuss further.
Please email [email protected]
COMIC RELIEF SPECIAL! ‘Make Your Laughter Matter’
This year we are raising money for Red Nose Day 2017. We are going to make our laughter matter by:
Selling red noses
Being sponsored for two minutes
Creating a whole school smiley face from coins in Turney playground
Wearing red or the red nose t-shirt or dressing up as one of the noses
We will also be learning all about Comic Relief as well as having fun activities on the day.
So please….
Buy a nose from the school office
Sponsor your child. Two minute fund raising ideas can be found at
https://shop.rednoseday.com/products/primary-booster-pack
Sponsor forms have been sent home today. You can also download a ‘Snuffles money box’ to collect your
sponsor money.
Raid the money boxes and send in some coins on Friday 24th March so we can make a huge smile.
Be ready to wear red, buy an official t-shirt or help your child make a costume.
What is Red Nose Day?
 Red Nose Day is a fundraising event run by Comic Relief that takes places every two years
 Comic Relief is a UK charity, which aims to create a just world, free from poverty
 Last Red Nose Day the UK public raised an astonishing £99.4 million to help people living incredibly
tough lives both here in the UK and Africa
We’re taking part in Red Nose Day 2017 because:
 Pupils learn valuable life skills
 Pupils gain understanding and empathy for others in the world
 It brings the whole school community together
 Our school can really make a difference to people’s lives
Did you know…
 £3 could pay for a counselling session for a child who has lost of their parents to Ebola in Sierra Leone
 In the UK, £10 could help a young person caught up in gang culture to turn their life around with
professional mentoring
In previous years you’ve been amazing, thank you. This year let’s really make our laughter matter, have some
fun and raise much needed funds.
Should you have any queries please contact Nikki Thomson via the school office or at:
[email protected]