Mailing for 14^th January 2022

Letters Home (https://www.hwis.hants.sch.uk/letters-home/):

From Monday 17^th January, anyone that receives a positive LFD test must self isolate for 10 days but can return to school if they have a negative LFD test on days 5 and 6 and DO NOT have a temperature. They can leave isolation on day 6 .  There is no need to get a PCR test to confirm.

Whole School:

Covid 19 update

Snow closure information

Year R:

No specific mailing this week

Year 1:

No specific mailing this week

Year 2:

No specific mailing this week

In Year R, the children have been thinking about super heroes this week and have had great fun painting their own, thinking carefully about its super powers.  The children thoroughly enjoyed having a police car on site on Wednesday and listening to the sirens.  They came up with some super questions to ask P.C Clarke.

What an exciting week Year 1 have had. They have been exploring capacity in maths and have used different containers to compare how much each one will hold. They have been using language such as full, empty and half full. In English, the children have looked at the story How to catch a star by Oliver Jeffers. They have created their own story maps to help them re-write the story which has been a lot of fun. The children have been exploring forces in science and looking at how to move objects using pushes and pulls. The words of the week are night, planets and journey.

This week Year 2 were visited by Ken and Ian from Openbox and we had lots of fun learning about the Great Fire of London with them. We also made our own bread! In English we used rhyming words to write a rhyming poem about the Great Fire of London. In Maths we have started our new topic which is multiplication and have learnt about arrays. In the afternoon we went on an outdoor material hunt and learnt how to keep ourselves safe in our homes. 

Diary Dates (School Calendar):

17.1.22 – Week 1 School Dinner Menu - The lunch menu has changed!! Saved in Mailing on the website

27.1.22 – Year 1 trip – Winchester Science Centre

14.2.22 – Cinema – 3.15 – 5pm

17.2.22 – Disability and Inclusion day

18.2.22 – INSET day – SCHOOL CLOSED

21.2.22 – 25.2.22 – HALF TERM

General Reminders:

• Please DO NOT send your child in to school dosed up on Calpol. If they are unwell they should rest and get better at home. Sending children that are unwell in to school is making some of our staff ill and unable to be in school.
• Please ensure your child brings in all they need each day. This includes, reading books, book bags, water bottles, hats, gloves, scarves and a warm coat.
• NO JACKET POTATOES AT THIS TIME

INSET Days for 2021-2022

Friday 18.02.2022

Friday 27.05.2022

Monday 11.07.2022

Also don’t forget to follow our Facebook page… we will try to share important events, dates and things that have happened in school… don’t forget to share with your friends and family!

Please find a link to the Phonics presentation. Mrs Lambell will show you how we teach phonics in school through a YouTube video: Link -  https://youtu.be/dcuzb8fp-R0

General News and Information:

Please be advised that DFE guidance informs us that if a child displays any coronavirus symptom (cough, temperature or loss of taste/smell), we must send the child home and ask them to follow the guidance and get them a PCR test. The child must isolate until a negative result is given when they are able to return to school if they are well enough. If the result is positive they must isolate for 10 days but can return to school if they have a negative LFD test on days 6 and 7.

Remember that LFD testing is for people who are asymptomatic. If anyone within your household develops symptoms, you must book at PCR test by either phoning 119 or booking online: https://www.gov.uk/get-coronavirus-test

• Please find details of a website that helps make decisions as to whether your child should come into school unwell. The website link is https://what0-18.nhs.uk/parentscarers/worried-your-child-unwell/child-unwell-ok-go-nurseryschool
• Children to come into school wearing their PE kits on the days they have PE (Year 1 – Mon & Wed, Year 2 – Tues & Thurs).
• The play equipment must not be used before or after school as our insurance is not valid.
• Please park considerately around the local area. We have sadly received several complaints from residents whose drive ways have been blocked.
• We are a nut free school but are also becoming a shellfish free school due to staff and child allergies. Please do not send shellfish or nut products within your child’s packed lunch.
• Red head bump letters – these will be in children’s book bags when they come home. If it is a major bump, you will receive a phone call to explain what has happened.

HC3S have launched a new parent portal where they can register children needing special school dinner menus directly. This will give parents more control and direct contact with the catering team. You will then need to make an application online for your child to have a special menu and the school will be notified automatically.  If you need to apply for a special menu, please see the information in Letters Home

If your child has a change or existing or new medical condition, please inform us by completing the form which is now available on our website: New or Change to Existing Medical Condition Form

We continue to put our children, their parents and our staff at the centre of any decision making to ensure that we keep everyone as safe as we can at this continued tricky time. If you have any feedback as to how this week has been, please let us know via parent.mail@hwis.hants.sch.uk

Have a lovely weekend. J

Take care and stay safe.

HWIS team