18th September 2017
Dear Families As we have now been back for two weeks, there are a number of events and arrangements which you may appreciate being reminded of. However firstly can I thank parents for the wonderful attendance at recent evenings and the amount of positive feedback we are receiving about how your children have settled back and are enjoying school. As you are all aware, we are now preparing for our annual “Open Morning� which takes place next Saturday, September 23rd. Please read the following important notices: You will be aware that we are holding our Open Day on Saturday 23rd September. We know our staff and students are more than willing to come in on Saturday to celebrate and showcase our school, however, we have arranged for an extra day off to compensate for this so that students will not be in school on Friday 24th and Monday 27th November. Your child has been identified as someone who would be particularly good as a guide and we would like to ensure that they are able to come along on the morning. All students have been spoken to in assemblies explaining about the day but this communication gives you far more detail about all the timings and procedures. They may have already committed to helping within a department and if that is the case then thank you very much, however some of this information is still relevant. This day is really important in that it allows students from Years 5 and 6 to see all the positive aspects of our school. I am always so proud of the way our own students rise to the challenge of guiding parents around the different classrooms and activities and the feedback we receive is so full of praise for their maturity and informative discussion about their own experiences at Simon Balle School. We are asking guides and department helpers to arrive at school no later than 8:15 am. We would encourage students to walk to school if possible but if they need to be dropped off by car they you can do so in the usual way; we will direct you around the swimming pool playground for an easy route to return towards Hertford. There will only be parking on site for our visitors. Students should be in perfect full winter school uniform please including their jumper and they should wear their name badge which will be given to them by their form tutor on Thursday.