It is School Christmas performances next week. Please see below for a reminder of the times for each class. Please note the door opening time was wrong on the original letter regarding the 2:00pm performances (Squirrel, Butterfly and Badger class), doors open at 1:50pm NOT 1:35pm, sorry for the confusion. Please go to the lower corridor door (Hall door).

Reminder, please return the Father Christmas visit consent and £2 as soon as possible, thank you if you have already returned it.

This week in Year R the children have been history detectives.  They have enjoyed exploring artefacts from the past and trying to think about what they might have been used for.  They have dressed up in Victorian clothes and thought about what it would have been like to go to school a long time ago.  They have also explored toys from the past and thought about the differences between toys now and then.  Poor Old Bear has been stuck in the attic and the children have come up with plans to rescue him.  Today they have put their plans into action but we are waiting to see if they have worked.  We have been working hard on our Christmas plays and can’t wait for you to see them next week.  We have put up a timetable on our windows for the next two weeks, please feel to come and take a photo of it.  Have a lovely weekend.

Maths Word of the Week: Paper

Word of the Week: Large

The children in Year 1 are looking forward to sharing their Christmas plays with you all next week! They have been working incredibly hard on their songs and dances and we are all very proud of their efforts. In between rehearsals we have been writing setting descriptions for Santa’s Grotto using simple adjectives to describe. In maths, the children have been looking at 2d shapes and naming them and we ended with a shape hunt outside which the children and adults thoroughly enjoyed. In Geography we have visited another 3 continents Asia, South America and Australia. The children have added their stickers to their passports to show the continents they have visited. They have one left to visit next week!

The word of the week is sweet.

In this week we have been very busy practicing for our Christmas play that we are really excited to perform for you next week. We hope you will enjoy it! We have gone art crazy in Year 2 this week. The children have been painting their clay penguins and bringing them to life. We have also started working on some items that will be for sale at the Christmas fair, the children have put lots of thought and hard work into them.

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

Whole School:

Banked lunchtime and teaching assistant vacancy

Anti Idling letter

Anti Idling poster

HCC Brighton Hill roundabout letter

Parkwise letter

Parkwise Leaflet

Christmas tree festival

Love Basingstoke Christmas what’s on

Christmas Community Lunch

Year R & Year 1:

No specific mailing

Year 2:

QMC Science trip letter

Open Box Great fire of London letter

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