Weekly News - Friday 21st March 2025

Exhibition Day 

We are looking forward very much to welcoming parents to the school tomorrow, Saturday 22nd March, for our annual Exhibition Day. This is a wonderful opportunity for the children to show parents, siblings and extended family members all that they have been working on. Ducklings, Lower School and Upper School will all be open and staff will be ready to greet you at each site.

All children (in full, smart school uniform) and parents should arrive at school between 10.00 and 11.00 a.m. to allow enough time to visit your children's current classroom to see their work, and also to tour the rest of the school. The pupils love to reminisce by visiting their previous classrooms, and the day also presents a good opportunity to see what is in store for the children in the future as they move up through the year groups. Refreshments will be served in The Evans Hall at Upper School from 10 a.m. until approximately 11.30 a.m. We look forward to seeing you all there. 

House Quiz Results!

Congratulations to the finalists who took part in the culmination of the House Quiz on Thursday morning. There was one finalist for each House and year group and it was a fun and close-run competition! The children's general knowledge was of a very high standard indeed and it was clear to see that they had enjoyed learning even more facts in preparation for the final.

Well done to the winning team, Caledonia, who just pipped the other Houses to the post and won 40 valuable House points! Hibernia were in second place (winning 30 House points), Windsor in third place (20 House points) and Cambria in fourth place (10 House points). All points will be added to the totals for the year so far.

The finalists were:

Caledonia
Y2 Mulenga M
Y3 Ali A-R
Y4 Eleanor G
Y5 Armaan V
Y6 Avar D

Cambria
Y2 Amelia A-K
Y3 Shriyan P
Y4 Zora B
Y5 Yuvraj R
Y6 Amelia L

Hibernia
Y2 Shivansh P
Y3 Sophie B
Y4 Abir G
Y5 Reyansh C
Y6 Ayush A

Windsor
Y2 Hadi A
Y3 Advik A
Y4 Ivaan M
Y5 Rayhan R
Y6 Mustafa F

Do you know who wrote The Secret Garden or which Roman leader was famously assassinated on the Ides of March? Why not try the Quiz for yourself to see how many questions you can answer correctly? Good luck!

Easter Service

Our annual Easter Service (for children in Years 2 - 6) will take place on Friday 28th March at 11.00 a.m. at All Saints' Church, Long Lane. We very much hope that parents will join us for this special occasion, at which our Upper School choirs and musicians will perform.

Poetry Recitation And Speech Competition

The St. Helen's College Poetry Recitation and Speech Competition is always eagerly anticipated and is a terrific opportunity for the children to hone their oracy skills and build confidence and resilience in the process. Next week all Nursery and Reception parents are warmly invited to come and hear your children perform their poems on Wednesday morning (26th March). Invitations have been sent out to the finalists of the Year 1 - 6 Speech Competition and we will look forward to seeing those parents on Thursday 27th March. 

Sport News

On Wednesday the Upper School football team won 1-0 against St. Mary's Primary School at home. The team played extremely well and delivered their best performance of the year so far. The boys dominated possession throughout the match and created lots of chances to score.

This morning the football team visited Aldenham Prep School for the ISFA U11 Sevens South East Regional Tournament. The boys arrived anticipating to play four matches but actually played six matches in total as two schools had withdrawn. It was a tough morning for the team as the standard of the other prep chools was extremely high. However, St. Helen's College persevered and, finally, in their last match against Widford Lodge Prep School scored their first goals; Jack K (6H) 2, Daynan C (5R) 1, and won the match 3-1. It was a great experience for the team and hopefully they have learnt a great deal from playing at this level. Mr. Harrington and Mr. Dyson are very proud of the team for working hard and making terrific progress to develop their skills this season. 

On Thursday a group of  Year 6 girls travelled to Newnham Primary School to participate in the Aspire Netball tournament. The girls played five matches in total, three of which they won. They worked brilliantly as a team and really improved throughout the games, making some fantastic interceptions and showing versatility when playing in different positions. Well done to all involved! 

 

 

 

PA Mother's Day Stall 

A huge thank you to the St. Helen's College Parents' Association which organised fundraising gift stalls for Mother's Day at Upper and Lower School on Thursday. There was a buzz in the air as the children patiently queued up to carefully select their gift for someone special. The stalls raised a grand total of £335 to fund extra activites / gifts for the children. We wish everyone a very happy Mother's Day for Sunday 30th March.

 

 

 

Red Nose Day - Comic Relief 

Today St. Helen's College was awash with red noses as the children celebrated Red Nose Day and raised funds for Comic Relief. At Lower School the children were very excited to donate £1 to have their noses painted red!

At Upper School Year 6 and the charity reps co-ordinated sales of red noses, home made bracelets and raffle tickets for a special draw. It was terrific to see so many children queuing up to support the fundraising effort. Congratulations to the raffle winners, Ali A-R (3B) and Lana Z (4T) who won a hamper of toys and a £20 Amazon voucher respectively. Well done to everyone who was involved in making Red Nose Day a big success!

 

Open Morning - Wednesday 7th May

We are looking forward to welcoming prospective families into St. Helen's College for our next Open Morning on Wednesday 7th May from 9.00 a.m. - 12.00 p.m. This is a wonderful opportunity to see the school at work so if you have friends or family who would like to visit then please direct them to register online here. 

Co-Curricular Clubs 

Please be reminded that there will be no co-curricular clubs after school next week. The new co-curricular timetable will begin next term. 

Next Week

Tuesday 25th March - Year 1 Visiting Natural History Museum, Tring
Tuesday 25th March - Easter Service Rehearsal at All Saints' Church
Tuesday 25th March - Year 5 Isle of Wight Information Evening 
Wednesday 26th March - Nursery/ Reception Poetry Recitation
Thursday 27th March - Year 1-6 Speech and Poetry Competition
Thursday 27th March - Planetarium Visiting Reception
Thursday 27th March - JTA Dragon's Den Event 
Thursday 27th March - Year 3 PACCAR Information Evening 
Friday 28th March - Year 2-6 Easter Service at All Saints' Church
Friday 28th March - Term Ends (11.50 a.m. Ducklings; 12.00 Reception; 12.10 p.m. Y1/2; 12.20 p.m. Y3/4 and 12.30 p.m. Y5/6)