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Community ConsultationIf you didn't already know, the Herts Sports Partnership organises sports and physical activities across Hertfordshire. Right now, we are working closely with community organisations in the below areas to develop a variety of sport and physical activity opportunities. To do this effectively we would like to find out the opinions of the residents.If you live in:Bedwell, StevenagePeartree, Welwyn HatfieldGrovehill, DacorumWatford Central, WatfordWaltham Cross, BroxbourneSouth Oxhey, Three RiversJackmans, North HertsCowley Hill, HertsmereSele Farm, East HertsSopwell, St AlbansBelow is the link to a survey and we would be really grateful if you could help us by completing this survey so we can make sure the activities we provide are affordable, appropriate and accessible for everyone.If you would prefer someone to contact you to go through the survey with you, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  we can arrange to telephone you to discuss this.The survey will take about 15 minutes to complete and everyone who completes the survey...

Family LivesSPACES STILL AVALIABLEFamily Lives are delivering 3 different online programmes this term funded by HCC and delivered through MS Teams :1.       Bringing Up Confident Children for Parents of Children aged 5 to 13 with ADHD (1 x 6-week group)2.       Bringing Up Confident Children for Parents of Children aged 5 to 15 with SEN (1 x 8-week group)3.       Getting on with your Pre Teen/Teen for parents of children aged 10 to 16 (3 x 6-week groups on different days/times)ProgrammeTimesDayDatesBringing Up Confident Children for Parents of Children aged 5 to 13 with SEN (8 weeks)12.30 - 2.30Thursday15, 22 Oct & 5, 12, 19, 26 Nov & 3, 10 Dec 2020Bringing Up Confident Children for Parents of Children aged 5 to 13 with ADHD (6 weeks)12.30 - 2.30Monday9, 16, 23, 30 Nov & 7, 14 December 2020Getting on with your Pre Teen/Teen for parents of children aged 10 to 16 (6 weeks)7pm-9pmWednesday7, 14, 21 Oct & 4,11,18 November...

YC HertsYC Hertfordshire will be running our Positive Alternatives programme over the holidays this year. There will be projects for two age groups: 11-13/14 and 14-17.What is the Positive Alternative programme?The Positive Alternatives programme will be run by trained Youth Workers and is aimed at young people at risk of involvement with gangs and violence, focusing on risky behaviour and consequences. It is designed to demonstrate positive lifestyle alternatives, helping the young person make the right choices for their future. There are ten dynamic and interactive workshops sessions which will be run over a period of two weeks. The sessions will explore identity and belonging, gang culture stereotypes and gender, responsibilities, county lines, knife crime and reducing use of weapons. We will also be running sports or music workshops each day as part of the programme, which were particularly popular last year.Where?We will be running the programme in North Herts.Who is...

Mrs Inman has written an article for NATE Primary Matters Summer 2020 called Oh what a journey.  Follow the link to read it: Oh what a journey 

Letchworth Covid-19 mutual aid Face book page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LetchworthCovid19mutualaid

Please check out our new http://www.pixmore.herts.sch.uk/home-learning/pshceWeek of 22nd June is our Wellbeing week.

Coronavirus (A Book for Children)Please follow the link: https://nosycrow.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Coronavirus-A-Book-for-Children.pdf

Starting School LeafletPlease follow the link for Starting School Leaflet 2020

Diabetes 4T'sDiabetes 4T's

Joyful June

Dear Parents & Carers,National Online SafetyThe online world is posing an ever-increasing risk to children and it is important that schools, parents and carers work together to take an active role in teaching children about online dangers and how to act safely when using the internet.We are therefore delighted to announce that Pixmore Junior School have shown our commitment to protecting our pupils online and have worked with National Online Safety to deliver an interactive online workshop for all our parents & carers.This support is available to you for free. The course can be taken at your own convenience and covers:  Information about online dangers and the newest platforms  What online risks to look out for and how to protect your childPlease find below the URL you need to visit to register your account You will need to complete your details and select “I am a: Parent/Carer” from the...

Please look at the 'Home Learning' pages.  There are lots of SEN Resources and Ideas for you to look at.  You will find them at the bottom of each year group table.

ELSA 14 Day Challenge

Remote Learning - 10 Top Tips

Creative Hertfordshire's Guide to What's Online for schoolsDear Admin,There are so many amazing opportunities for schools taking place at the moment we have collated some of them and included them in this post.  We would be grateful if you could forward this post to your teachers.There are many more listed on the website: www.creativehertfordshire.comIf you don't want to be sent anymore posts like this please email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and we will take you off the mailing list immediately!With all best wishes,The Creative Hertfordshire Support GroupOpportunities    Sun 21 Jun 2020Activities for VE Day, 8th May 2020VE Day 75 has produced some "celebrate at home" packs along with English Heritage which include photos, music, recipes and posters for windows to allow people to mark this occasion this year. You can see the packs here:...     Sat 30 May 2020Bedtime Stories with Danyah and GuestsAs a way to continue to share our favourite stories with you during this time, we’ve taken...

This weeks Home Learning can be found within each Year Group under the 'Classes' heading.

Dear Pupils, parents and carersHello again! Have you submitted your Easter Picture yet? Please do so - it would be lovely to see your artwork. The winners will be chosen by an online vote and I’ll also show them in my next newsletter.Sadly we were not able to do the PSA Easter Egg Hunt this year but hopefully you could do one in your garden or house/flat?  If it’s wet weather perhaps an Indoor Egg Hunt?Or you could get some cress seeds and make an Easter Cress Head. I’m doing this with my grandson this week, I’ll post a picture on our FB page!A ParentMail questionnaire was sent out yesterday regarding home learning and how is it going, so we as a school can gauge which families we need to support and which platforms are working successfully. This is just as much a learning game for us as it is for...

Dear Pupils, parents and carersWelcome to the start of Week 2 of our ‘closed school’. Thank you for the positive reaction to last week newsletters. For my part, I will endeavour to send out a MME message every day towards the end of the school day and at least a weekly update. Teachers will be sending a message daily to their class in term time via MME. Please make sure you are signed up to the App.Easter Picture competitionWe are running an Easter Picture competition. Don’t forget to send us your Easter pictures into the teachers email, which we’ll then put on the FB page and have a vote on – a prize will be sent via the post!Children can send their work or questions to teachers by using this email address This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. teachers are checking this email daily.Year 5 /6 can access their class SEESAW account.Easter Holiday Provision at PixmoreDuring...

Please follow the link for resources for parents and children regarding mental health and the coronavirus. The attachments relate to support for parents of children with additional needs.Please follow the link: https://www.justtalkherts.org/news/looking-after-your-mental-health-during-coronavirus.aspx

Please see urgent letter regarding key workers childcare arrangements requiring response by 2pm today.  Letter can be found following the School Office hyper link, followed by Whole School Letters.