Mailing for 26^th May 2022

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

Another busy week in school!! Everyone is ready for a well-deserved, restful half term break.

Please remember that school is closed tomorrow for an INSET day.

Whole School:

School Council newsletter

Newsletter 5

Year R:

No specific mailing

Year 1:

No specific mailing

Year 2:

No specific mailing

Well what a busy week in Year R!  On Monday we had a visit from Dino Girl she taught us lots of interesting facts about dinosaurs, we made our own fossils, pretended to be palaeontologists by completing a sand dig and learnt how to walk like a T-Rex.  On Wednesday we celebrated the Queen’s jubilee with a Year R lunch in the hall, we had a lovely tea party with delicious food provided by the kitchen staff.  We sang songs and waved our flags.  We also went on a tour of London with William Whiskerson (lots of lovely tours are available on YouTube).  Today we celebrated outdoor learning day.  Bumblebees made waffles at the fire, Ladybirds went to the pond and saw lots of fish.  We also went on a dinosaur hunt, painted chalk pictures and explored the STEM area.  Have a wonderful half-term and enjoy the extra bank holiday.

Word of the Week: delicate

Maths Word of the Week: first

The Year 1 children have had a very busy week! On Tuesday the children took part in castles day. We had a fun packed day of knight training, medieval dancing, crown making and finished off with an amazing banquet. On Wednesday we celebrated the Queen’s Jubilee with a fantastic lunch. We waved flags and sang songs to mark the occasion. On Thursday we took part in outdoor learning day. Luckily the weather was on our side and the children enjoyed painting, making silly sentences and parachute games.

It’s been a busy eventful week in Year 2. On Monday we had a visit from a GIST HGV lorry. We learnt about road safety and we all got to sit in the driver’s seat. On Tuesday we all had a charter treat as a reward for all our hard work. On Wednesday we learnt about the Queen’s jubilee, made crowns and flags then had a special jubilee lunch. We loved the crown shaped biscuits! We finished the week with outdoor learning day. We made bird kites, we constructed bridges from big build equipment and we used outdoor natural resources to create paintings. We hope you all have a wonderful half term break and we look forward to seeing you all when we return.

Diary Dates (School Calendar):

26.5.22 @ 3.15pm – End of term

27.5.22 – INSET day – school closed

7.6.22 – Class photo’s

8.6.22 – Bags to school

23.6.22 – New Year R meeting – 6pm

1.7.22 – Sports day

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 although it is now summer term, it is important 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.
• Please be aware that school finishes at 2.15pm on Thursday 21^st July 2022 – this is a change due to the extra bank holiday in May half term for the Queen’s jubilee. School staff are owed a day in lieu of this.
• The play equipment must not be used before or after school as our insurance is not valid.

INSET Days for 2021-2022

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!

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).
• 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.

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

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

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 half term. J

Take care and stay safe.

HWIS team