Mailing for 24^th June 2022

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

A very busy week in school with some very special visitors. Thank you to all parents that completed the ParentView survey or spoke to an inspector – all the feedback was discussed and explored in detail as part of the inspection. During the inspection, routines and activities in school were changed and adjusted.  The inspectors spoke to the majority of children and staff to find out their views on school. It was a very unusual few days and everyone adapted and were flexible. The outcome of the inspection will be shared when we receive the final report. It can take up to 30 days although we have asked, if possible, to receive the outcome before the holidays so we can let you know. Sadly, at this time, the outcome is confidential and cannot be shared. The children were absolutely amazing as were the staff and we are very proud of them all!!!

Whole School:

Return of reading books

Basingstoke Festival fliers x2

Year R:

Sunflower challenge

Year 1:

No specific mailing

Year 2:

No specific mailing

This week Year R have been looking at specific minibeasts.  The children made some lettuce soup for the snails to eat and did some amazing writing about them. They even offered one of the inspectors some lettuce soup that had been eaten by the snails to one of the inspectors. Surprisingly, she declined as did Mrs Boorman.  They have learnt how to share in different groups using cookies.  They have enjoyed being outdoors although some have been getting a bit carried away in the mud kitchen. We will rein them in with this moving forwards.

Word of the week: identify

Maths word of the week: empty

The Year 1 children have had a very busy week! We have started our new topic and the children have been learning about Julia Donaldson books. We have started with the highway rat and have been discussing good and bad characters in the story. In maths, the children have been learning about time. This week they have made their own clock faces with number cards and practised o’clock using the hour hand. In geography, the children have been creating aerial maps of the classroom and including a key- we were all very impressed with their understanding! All of the children have thoroughly enjoyed their charter treats this week in their classes- it was a well-deserved treat for them all. The word of the week this week is aerial view.

Year 2 - This week we had a visit from Ofsted and the children certainly did us proud by showing our special visitors just how amazing they are. In English we wrote a detailed description about an imaginary tunnel. We used our senses, prepositions, expanded noun phrases and adverbs to make our writing really interesting. In Maths we have been halving numbers using different strategies and we used our knowledge of halving to solve problems. In Science we learnt about the life cycle of a sunflower plant and acted it out. In Geography we learnt about physical and human features of seasides and in History we have been learning about similarities and differences between seasides now and seasides in the past.

Diary Dates (School Calendar):

1.7.22 – Sports day – 9.30am start

4.7.22 – All reading books to be returned

5.7.22 – Year 2 trip to Fisherman’s walk

8.7.22 – Sports day back up

11.7.22 – INSET day – school closed

14.7.22 – Year 2 leavers assembly – 9.15am

18.7.22 – Outdoor Learning Day

20.7.22 – Year 2 water fight

21.7.22 – End of term – 2.15pm

General Reminders:

• As the weather warms up and you start to buy sun care products for your family, please be aware that some of these products contain nuts in their ingredients. We have a number of children in school with nut allergies so please check the ingredients list carefully before you make your purchase. We advise parents to apply sun cream before sending your child into school. On really warm days, the children can re-apply using wipes or a roll on sun cream. Please do not send in liquid sun cream.
• Please can we also ask that children are wearing shoes and socks rather than sandals to school as a matter of safety. 
• School dinners – please check that your child likes one of the three options available daily, as we have had some children saying that they can’t pick an option as they don’t like any of them. If they don’t like any option, please provide a packed lunch. The kitchen staff are only able to offer what is on the menu.
• 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.
• Head bump letters are changing from red paper to a mustard yellow colour to make them easier to see in book bags.
• The play equipment must not be used before or after school as our insurance is not valid.

INSET Days for 2021-2022

Monday 11.07.2022

INSET Days for 2022-2023

Thursday 1^st September 2022

Friday 21^st October 2023

Monday 20^th February 2023

Friday 26^th May 2023

Monday 10^th July 2023

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!

General News and Information:

• Please remember to update the office if your contact details change. We have had a few cases of having wrong addresses where parents have forgotten to tell us they have moved! We also need to see proof of new address for our records.  You can send an email to parent.mail@hwis.hants.sch.uk or click the link and complete pupil change of details form https://www.hwis.hants.sch.uk/general-forms/
• 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 R – Thurs, Year 1 – Mon & Wed, Year 2 – Tues & Thurs).
• 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.
• HC3S have launched a 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

Brighton Hill Roundabout Footway Diversions and Bus Stop Suspension

• Please see the link which has details of the proposed  pedestrian diversion in place at Brighton Hill Roundabout: https://sway.office.com/8DXH7mT7naSoFSTJ?ref=Link

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