Permission must be given - see parent letter section for forms

On the last day of the summer term students will be dismissed at 11.45am

This is the planned date of the whole school Sports Day which is held at Ridlins Stadium. Students are to go straight to the venue, not the school.

The date and details will be confirmed nearer to the day.

This is the planned date for the year 11 Prom. The date and details will be confirmed nearer the time.

The school will be closed on Monday 17th April 2023 for staff training

Student’s in years 9-11 will be dismissed at 1.20pm and years 7, 8, 12 & 13 at 2.00pm to allow staff to prepare for parents evening.

CJN/SCK

29th September 2022

Dear Parents and Carers,

Re: Year 10 & 11 GCSE Drama Trip - ‘The Woman in Black’ at The FortuneTheatre, London, on

Wednesday 7th December 2022 – Evening Performance

I have booked tickets for an evening performance of the play ‘The Woman in Black’ for all Year 10 and 11 Drama GCSE students on Wednesday 7th December 2022. Seeing live theatre is a mandatory part of the course as it is part of the written exam. Ideally students should see a wide range of theatre in order to enable them to fully prepare them for their exam so attending this performance will have a significant impact on our drama students’ ability to be successful in their GCSE exam.

The cost of the ticket, including transport to and from the theatre, will be £16.50. Payment may be made by WisePay, cash (exact money only please) or cheque (made payable to ‘The Thomas Alleyne Academy’).

Both payment and the completed online permission slip must be received by Wednesday 16th November 2022. Please complete the slip here.

Students should eat their evening meal before leaving for the trip. They may bring a small amount of money to purchase a programme.

Students need to be at school ready for departure by 4.45pm and we are hoping to be back by about midnight.

We will ensure the students send a message home giving a more precise return time when we are fifteen minutes away from Stevenage. Please note that students must be collected from the academy by a parent/carer promptly upon our return. Students do not need to wear school uniform, but smart attire should be worn (e.g. no ripped jeans, crop tops etc).

If you know your son/daughter needs any medication (e.g. inhalers, travel sickness medication etc) please ensure they bring this with them – it is imperative to indicate any medical details on the permission slip.

We are proud of our excellent record of exemplary behaviour on trips and visits. Students will be representing our academy and we expect all to behave and act responsibly. If staff have any concerns about your child’s conduct, their place on the visit will be reviewed and monies paid may not be refunded.

Should you wish to discuss any of the above please do not hesitate to contact me. We are looking forward to this enjoyable evening.

Yours faithfully

Ms C. Jackson

Head of Drama

Year 11 Prom – Friday 8th July 2022

This year the Committee are delighted to inform you that they will be holding the Prom in the Main Hall at the school site on Friday 8th July 2022.

In previous years the Year 11 have celebrated the end of their year at an external venue, but with the

success of holding the Prom at site last year, we felt that the event ran at the school again would be a

resounding success.

Tickets for the Prom will be charged at £25 per person (TAA students only) which includes the following:

• Drink on arrival with

• Buffet food and drinks

• Disco and DJ

• Photographer

• Decorations and lighting

The Committee are hopeful that as many Year 11’s as possible will attend the Prom, to make wonderful memories and a great end to the year.

• Payment of £25.00 due by 27th May; this is non-refundable

• Payments can be made to “The Thomas Alleyne Academy” by cash, cheque or Wisepay.

Please confirm, by completing the attached form, or online form, if your child would like to attend.

I must remind you that at all times students are required to adhere to the academy's behaviour expectations for trips and visits, this will be expected of all our students when attending the Prom. We do have the right to revoke attendance of a student if we feel their behaviour has been a concern to the academy and I must inform you they will not receive a refund if it is deemed they are not permitted to attend the Prom.

We are delighted to announce that our Annual Fun Run is back!

After 2 years of virtual fun run we would like to inform you of our 28th Annual Thomas Alleyne

Academy Fun Run will take place on Friday 27th May 2022.

The Fun Run is a fundraising event for the PE department and any funds raised will go

towards improving current facilities or buying new equipment. Fun Run money has paid for

the outdoor table tennis tables, new athletics vests, the bowling machine, trampolines,

refurbishing the weights room and more. It is with this purpose in mind that we are charging

students a £2 entry fee into the race which will cover their non-uniform for the day, as entry

into the best costume competition. Students have also been given sponsorship forms to try

and get friends or relatives to sponsor them in the run. We would appreciate your support in

this very much.

Students are advised to run/ jog in comfortable clothing and as in previous years a number

of students have participated in the fancy dress competition. However, please be advised

that it is essential to wear sensible footwear during the 3 1⁄2 mile run. The route will be

marshalled by staff and sixth form students from the academy. First Aid provision has also

been arranged. A drinks station will be in position on the route where students will be able to

have a cup of water. In addition, students may wish to take their own water, but these drinks

must be in a plastic bottle, not glass or cans.

The day will run as follows:

● Registration at 8.30am

● Period 1 and 2 as normal for all year groups

● Break time will be extended to a 30 minutes

● At 11.30am all students will report to their designated changing areas

● Starting times will be staggered for each year group, beginning at 11.55am

● The Fun Run, finishing at approximately 1pm

● Students will be dismissed from school at 1.30pm.

Could all parents ensure that students are prepared with the necessary sun tan lotion or

waterproofs to combat the ever changing British climate.

Yours faithfully,

Mrs N Hinch

Head of Girls’ Physical Education

To also raise funds for the Prom, the Committee have approval from the Academy to have a non-uniform day, and bake sale, on Friday 29th April. Year 11 students wishing to participate in non-uniform day should arrive to school with a payment of £2 to be handed to their Form Tutor.

We would like as many Yr 11 students as possible to bring in cakes to sell to raise funds for their special day. Cakes would need to handed in to the Pastoral office on the morning of Friday 29th April.

In the lead up to the Prom the committee will be working hard to raise funds towards the event, e.g.

decorations, photography, Balloons etc, should you feel you would like to make a donation towards the Year 11 Prom, please email swainl@tas.herts.sch.uk to enable me to let the committee aware, any additional donations would be greatly appreciated.