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Date: 12th September 2025 

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I hope you all had a wonderful summer break and found time to rest, recharge and enjoy time with family and friends. It has been a real pleasure welcoming the children back — their enthusiasm, smart appearance and eagerness to learn has set a fantastic tone for the year ahead.

It has been wonderful to see the school buzzing with energy once again. A special welcome goes to our new children and families who are joining Heathlands for the first time — we are delighted you are now part of our school community.

There is lots of important information in this newsletter, and we have begun adding dates to our school calendar, which is available on our website. There is also information about the 2 Johns e-safety parent workshop, links to our meet the teacher videos, and application guidance for the various school parliaments we have running this year. 

As explained in the summer I am trying to offer an audio version of the newsletter – a short sound-bite where I outline the main points of what is included, in the hope it makes the information more accessible for you. I am still in the process of working out the best way to host this, but hopefully the link on Class Dojo works!

I hope you all have a lovely weekend and I look forward to seeing you again next week. 

2 Johns Parent Workshop 


On Thursday 2nd October at 8pm, the '2 Johns' will be running an Online Safety session for parents via Zoom. If you have not heard of the '2 Johns' before, they are two ex-police detectives with a huge wealth of experience in keeping children safe online. This is their fifth visit to Heathlands as they always receive such positive praise from anyone who watches their presentations. I will send out the Zoom link nearer the time and I hope as many of you as possible can make it.

The children and staff will also be taking part in their workshops in school - two days earlier.

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Meet the Teacher

Our Year Group teams have put together a video presentation of all the key information you need for this year. These are hosted on our school website. Here are the link that you need: 

https://www.heathlands.essex.sch.uk/page/?title=Meet+the+Teacher+%2D+September+2025&pid=49

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Meet the Teacher week
All Day
from 08 Sep until 12 Sep
08
September
Harvest Service (pm)
All Day
29
September
'2 Johns' Internet Safety Day
All Day
30
September
Year 6 Residential
All Day
from 06 Oct until 10 Oct
06
October
Wear Yellow Day - World Mental Health Day
All Day
10
October
PTA Quiz Night
All Day
11
October
Individual School Photos
All Day
15
October
Parent Consultations
All Day
21
October
Parent Consultations
All Day
23
October
Crazy Hair Day
All Day
24
October