It has certainly been a very busy week at Galley Hill. Of course, on Wednesday, we held a two minutes silence in all classes as our mark of respect for Remembrance Day. Thank you to everyone who has supported the Royal British Legion at Galley Hill by purchasing the poppy merchandise over the last couple of weeks.
Also thanks to all of our Early Years parents who did such a brilliant job of dressing their children up as nursery rhyme characters on Thursday and for attending the children’s wonderful performance. Nursery rhymes are so important for early childhood development because they build the foundational skills children need for language, memory, and social growth by combining rhythm, repetition, and playful movement.
Finally, it has been a real joy to see the children’s interpretations of ‘wear something that makes you feel special’ today as we have supported Children in Need. Thank you so much to all who have contributed to this incredible charity.
Odd Socks Day for Anti-Bullying Week
Next week is Anti-Bullying Week and the theme for this year is ‘Break the Silence’. We will be marking the occasion at Galley Hill with an Odd Socks Day on Monday (16th November). The children need to do nothing more than wear odd socks on Monday with their usual uniform. This is just a fun way to encourage the children to express themselves and celebrate their individuality and what makes us all unique.
Mrs Hewitt has spoken about Anti-Bullying Week in assembly this morning and we are very excited by the Well-Being Heroes ideas for spreading kindness around the school.
Sharing Assemblies
Many thanks to Year 6 for sharing their exciting PGL and Activity Week adventures with us this week.
The upcoming sharing assemblies for the rest of this half term are:
Team Onyx – Thursday 19th November at 2:30pm
Team Emerald – Thursday 26th November at 9am
Team Coral – Thursday 3rd December at 9am
Ordering Lunches
A reminder that all school lunches (or the record that your child is having a packed lunch) need to be pre-ordered by parents from Monday 23rd November. You should have already received a detailed email on the process of how to do this. If you have not received the email, or you need support with using the Arbor app, please contact Miss McClean in the school office who will be more than happy to support you.
Illness
Just a reminder that the NHS have a very useful website regarding various childhood illnesses and whether or not your child can come into school. This can be accessed here: Is my child too ill for school? - NHS
Children with diarrhoea or vomiting should stay away from school until they have not been sick or had diarrhoea for at least 2 days (48 hours).
Odd Socks Day for Anti Bullying Week - Monday 16th November
Thank you
We would like to say a massive thank you to the Oxfam shop in Berkhamsted for all of their generous donations towards our Christmas present bank. These gifts will make some children very happy this Christmas.
