We are currently going through the process of recruiting a Deputy Head Teacher. Please click on the following link to give your views. https://forms.office.com/Deputyheadteacher

Reminder, the deadline to return your child’s choice for Christmas lunch (taking place on 12^th December) is today at 5pm due to ordering restrictions.

The deadline to order school photos is 1^st December for delivery to school.

If your child has been sick or had Diarrhoea they must stay home and not return to school for 48 hours after the last episode.

This week in Year R we have been looking at artefacts from Washdays in the past.  We thought really carefully about what they could have been used for and had great fun roleplaying washing in the past.  We all agreed that washing today is much easier than it was before electricity was invented.  We have also added watercolours to our sketches from last week and the grown-ups can’t wait to see them on display in the corridor.  We are working hard on our Christmas play and have had fun practicing it on the stage this week.  We can’t wait for you to see it.

Maths Word of the Week: tall

Word of the Week: fabric

The children in Year 1 have been busy practising their parts in the Christmas plays and have been very excited to see the stage up! We can’t wait to show you how hard they have been working. In English the children have created their own candy land and written simple sentences. In maths the children have been learning and working out subtraction facts to 10 using their number bond knowledge and 10s frames. In Geography the children have been flying to 3 different continents to find out more about them- ask them where they have been!

This week in Year 2 we started our Christmas Play rehearsals and the children are working hard to learn their lines. We would be very grateful if you could also practise your child’s lines at home so they can become more confident with them. Please encourage your child to say their lines from memory, in a loud and clear voice. We are not going to send home new spellings on Monday so the children can focus on learning their lines instead. There has been a lot of excitement about our new visitors this week– penguins! They were first spotted in the school grounds and our role play area and now they have made their way to our classrooms. We decided we should probably learn about penguins and the Antarctic to try to find out where they’ve come from and what they might be doing here! We’ve also started making our very own penguins out of clay. Our new topic in Maths is 2D shape so we have been making sure we know the names of 2D shapes and have been describing the properties of the shapes.

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

Whole School:

No specific mailing

Year R:

Parent Newsletter Phase 3 set 2 – Year R only

Year 1& 2:

No specific mailing

General Reminders:

• The play equipment must not be used before or after school – our insurance is not valid. Children have been told that if they are caught using the play equipment before or after school, they will lose dojo points.

• Please do not put sweets in your child’s lunch box.

• Scooters and bikes are not allowed to be ridden on the playground.

• Please remember that we are a nut and shellfish free school due to allergies. Please do not include anything into your child’s lunchbox that contains these ingredients included chocolate spread/peanut butter. Many thanks for your understanding.

• We are still looking for some volunteers that may be able to commit to helping in school on a regular basis. This may be to get experience of working in school before completing childcare training or just because you have some spare time on your hands and would like to be involved in school life. You could help with the library, gardening, run small groups or help hear those children that don’t read at home. If you are interested in this, please email parent.mail@hwis.hants.sch.uk.  We would need to initiate a DBS (safeguarding check).

Diary Dates (School Calendar):

7.12.22 Christmas Performances (Owl 9:15am, Bumblebee 11:00am & Squirrel 2:00pm)

8.12.22 Christmas Performances (Fox 9:15am, Hedgehog 11:00am and Butterfly 2:00pm)

9.12.22 Christmas performances (Ladybird 9:15am, Otter 11:00am and Badger 2:00pm)

12.12.22 Father Christmas visit

12.12.22 Christmas Lunch

12.12.22 Christmas Fayre

13.12.22 Year 1 Christmas party

14.12.22 Year 2 Christmas party

15.12.22 Year R Christmas party

16.12.22 Last day of term. School finishes 2:15pm

INSET Days for 2022-2023

Monday 20.02.2023

Friday 26.05.2023

Monday 10.07.2023

General News and Information:

If your child does not eat certain foods due to religion reasons or personal preference, please ensure they know what lunch option they are choosing every day before they come in to book it on the whiteboard. There have been a few occasions when children have inadvertently selected the wrong meal choice. Children with allergies are identified by wearing a different coloured wrist band and have their meals cooked according to their special menu.

HC3S have a parent portal where they can register children needing special allergy 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 by clicking on: https://specialdiets.hants.gov.uk/

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