Tannery Drift First School

Enjoyment Achievement & Respect

We adapt activities to allow all children to show their strengths and encourage every child to feel capable, be independent and love learning. We aim to make sure that every child in our care enjoys their time at school and provide a safe and secure environment.

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End of term
As we come to the end of a busy Spring term I would like to thank all of you for your support; we have received so many positive messages from families this term and it has been lovely to be able to share these with the staff team. We are y...
04 Apr 25Read More
Artsmark Gold Award
We are delighted to announce we have been given a Gold Artsmark Award by the Arts Council England, in recognition of the school’s commitment to fostering creativity in drama, dance, music and art, throughout the school. The Arts Co...
28 Mar 25Read More
Rocksteady Concert
On Wednesday, parents and carers were treated to a rock concert featuring our five Rocksteady bands. The confidence the children showed was amazing, especially considering for many of them this was their first time performing on stage...
28 Mar 25Read More
Drumba
On Friday, children in Years 1-4 had the opportunity to have a go at Zumba – a high energy exercise combining drumming, music and movement. The workshops were great fun, and the children brought a lot of energy to the sessions...
21 Mar 25Read More
Colour Run Inspired by Holi
On Thursday, the children in Reception took part in a Colour Run in the sunshine, inspired by their learning about the Hindu festival of Holi. As you can see, the children and staff had a wonderful time!
21 Mar 25Read More
Red Nose Day – Friday 21st March
Friday 21st March is Red Nose Day for Comic Relief. Children are welcome to come to school in their red noses, red clothing and PE kits that day. From Monday 17th March a limited number Red Noses will be available to buy from...
17 Mar 25Read More
World Book Day 2025
Thursday was World Book Day and, as always, the children at Tannery Drift fully embraced the day! We were delighted to see so many fun costumes based on such a wide range of books. Thank you to parents and carers for supporting...
07 Mar 25Read More
Family Toolkit Parenting Course
Hertfordshire Family Centre are running a parenting course for parents/carers of children aged 3–9 years old. This will take place in the Tannery Drift new building from 10am-12pm, starting Wednesday 26th February, for four week...
13 Feb 25Read More
World Book Day competition!
We are running a competition, to be judged on World Book Day. This will be to create a 'Book in a Box' or 'Book in a Jar', and we will present a £5 book voucher to the winners in each year group, this can be...
07 Feb 25Read More
Stretchy Hands
As part of PSHE, Year 1 have been creating “Stretchy Hands” inspired by flowers. These reflect how sometimes we have to stretch ourselves in our learning to reach our goals. Don’t they look great!
30 Jan 25Read More
Chinese New Year Celebrations
Pelican class have made beautiful Chinese lanterns and even written their names on them using Mandarin characters. Elsewhere in school, Reception classes learned a small part of the Chinese New Year dragon dance. They had so much f...
30 Jan 25Read More
Friends of Tannery Drift School (FTDS)
On Monday we held our first meeting of 2025 and discussed past and future events and the best ways to spend our funds. Last term we raised over £5K which was an incredible achievement! This term we are hoping to hold a Ca...
24 Jan 25Read More