This week in Year R we have been thinking about signs of new life and spring.  The children have been making artwork for our corridor display.  The children had a visit from the Year 1 ducklings and have enjoyed watching the tadpoles in the Year R corridor, they have got so big! They have enjoyed decorating eggs and making Easter cards. As part of Fab Funky Friday today we have made chocolate Easter nests.  We wish you and your family a wonderful Easter break.

In Year 1 we have had a very busy last week of term! On Tuesday we took the children to the farm. They thoroughly enjoyed themselves, as did the adults. The adults at the farm that ran the workshops commented on how polite and respectful our children were and we are very proud of them! We have also had the ducklings visiting the classrooms, which has allowed the children to understand how to look after them and keep them safe. In Science we have been looking at the life cycle of a ducking and learning new facts. At the end of the week children used their plans in DT to make farm sliders. We hope you have a lovely Easter holidays and a well-deserved rest.

This week Year 2 finished writing their Little Wolf stories in English and learnt how to calculate fractions of quantities in different ways in Maths. We designed and made toasted sandwiches and really enjoyed cooking them on the fire. We also had a special visit from a firefighter who taught us about fire safety. We hope you all have a great Easter break and we’ll look forward to seeing you when we return.

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

Whole School:

Newsletter 4 2022-2023

PE Clothing and changes

After School clubs Summer term 2023 letter

School Council Year R, 1 & 2

Bikeability – All Years

Skoolkit Leaflet

Tick awareness leaflet

Year R:

Sunflower letter – Year R only

Dinogirl Letter – Year R only

Year 1:

No specific mailing

Year 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 Send your child to school if they are ill. If you have had to give calpol, they have been sick or had diarrhoea (must stay off for 48 hours after the last episode) or if they have spots which could be chickenpox (can return once all spots have scabbed over).

• 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):

17.04.23 Summer term starts

23.05.23 Dinogirl visit – Year R Only

INSET Days for 2022-2023

Friday 26.05.2023

Monday 10.07.2023

INSET Days for 2023-2024

1^st September 2023

4^th September 2023

2^nd January 2024

24^th May 2024

8^th July 2024

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