Mailing for 26^th November 2021

Christmas decoration payment is now live through School Money:

• Year R – Christmas bauble - £2.50
• Year 1 – Christmas plate and homemade sweets - £5
• Year 2 clock with battery - £5

For those parents who are yet to order children’s school photos online, you have until Monday 29^th November 2021 to take advantage of free delivery back to school.

Please find attached 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

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

Whole School:

• Unite the uniforms for a 999 Cenotaph – whole school fundraising 3.12.21

Year R:

• Year R Christmas topic grid
• NHS height and weight letter and leaflet – Please let us know if you do not wish your child to participate in this National initiative by emailing ParentMail.

Year 1:

• Year 1 Christmas Snow globe

Year 2:

• No specific mailing

General Reminders:

• Please return any spare clothing that your child is changed into as our supplies are getting very low.
• If a member of your child’s household tests positive, we ask that arrange a PCR test keeping them at home until the test result is confirmed.
• 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.
• 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.

Year R have been looking very closely at toys and making observational drawings.  They are looking forward to painting them with watercolours next week.  We have also been looking at wash day in the past and how hard it was.  We are glad that washing machines have been invented!  Bumblebee class have had great fun cooking on the fire today.

Year 1 have had a fantastic time this week. They have all had the opportunity to try a chocolate fondue with dipping fruit and marshmallows. Each class was split in half to light the fire and melt the chocolate in the wildlife area. In maths the children have been learning about 2d shapes and have also been outside on a shape hunt. Ask your child what 2d shapes they know already. In Art, year 1 have been sketching winter trees and have been using pencil and shading techniques to create different effects. The concept word of the week is half.

This week Year 2 have been finishing their diary writing from the perspective of Rainbow Bear and they have earned lots of dojos for including things like capital letters, full stops, adjectives, adverbs and conjunctions. In Maths, the children have been paying for items using different combinations of coins. We have realised that you can pay for the same amount in lots of different ways! In the afternoons we have been learning about the Antarctic and have been finding out about the animals that you might find there.

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!

Diary Dates (School Calendar):

29.11.21 – Week 2 School Dinner Menu - The lunch menu has changed!! Saved in Mailing on the website

13.12.21 – Children’s Christmas lunch

13.12.21 – Cinema – 3.15 – 5pm

14.12.21 – Year 1 Party – pm

15.12.21 – Year 2 Party – pm

15.12.21 – Virtual Father Christmas TBC

16.12.21 – Year R Party -pm

17.12.21 – Wish for the world assembly (in school)

17.12.21 – End of term – 2.15pm

INSET Days for 2021-2022

Friday 18.02.2022

Friday 27.05.2022

Monday 11.07.2022

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.

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/child-unwell-ok-go-nurse ryschool-1
• 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.

• From 1^st October – 31^st December, the Tesco’s token scheme is offering to help us try to receive £1500 to further develop Fluffy's gardens around school so we can grow more things. It will enable the children to see how fruit/vegetables/flowers grow, harvesting foods, seeing insects pollinating etc. The planters in lower playground are a start to this. If you shop in Tesco’s, please use your token to support us.
• We have been selected by ASDA as part of their Community projects. We have been nominated as part of the Green Token scheme, in their Brighton Hill branch. Please vote to enable us to receive funding to buy some outdoor musical instruments that will support all of our children and especially those with additional needs. Voting can only be done online via http://www.asda.com/green-tokens Please share to ensure that we receive the highest number of votes when the count closes in November. 

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. 

Take care and stay safe.

HWIS team