Thank you again for your understanding on Tuesday regarding the school closure for Industrial action.

Reminder 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.

This week in Year R we have been learning all the Coronation of King Charles III.  The children have decorated crowns and bookmarks.  The have also made cards for King Charles and Mrs Weston has posted them to him at Buckingham Palace.

We have had a lot of children coming into school on Fab Funky Friday wearing unsuitable clothing.  Please ensure your child has a waterproof coat, trainers, no dresses or skirts.  Please can long hair be tied up. 

Maths word of the week: enormous

Topic Word of the week: odd

In Year 1 we have been thinking about what questions marks are used for in English this week. The children have come up with their own questions about castles that they would like to find out about this half term. They came up with some brilliant ideas! In maths we have been continuing to develop our knowledge of counting in steps of 2, 5 and 10. We have looked at pictorial representations, repeated addition and ‘lots of’ questions to secure our understanding. In History we asked the children a question. Is Mrs Boorman a queen if she wears a crown? We had some very interesting discussions. Year 1 finished off the week by making bunting and crowns for the coronation. The word of the week is portcullis.

It’s been a short week this week but we’ve managed to fit lots in! In Year 2 we continued our Dreamgiver story writing in English and learnt how to use an unstructured number line for subtraction in Maths. We’ve spent time learning about the King’s Coronation and completed lots of related activities. We also made special bunting and crowns and finished the week with a street party lunch.   

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

Whole School:

Brighton Hill roundabout partial closure

Year R:

Mrs Weston Phonics Basic 4 group 3

Mrs Lambell’s Phonics Basic 3 set 5

Mrs Way’s Phonics Group Basic 3 group 5

Year 1:

DT Parental Engagement event Year 1 only

Year 2:

Year 2 trip letter Southbourne 5^th July 2023

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):

22.5.23 QMC Trip – AM Fox Class

23.5.23 QMC Trip – AM Squirrel Class and PM Otter Class

23.5.23 Dinogirl visit – Year R only

24.5.23 Year 1 Castle Day

24.5.23 Year R ONLY – Dinosaur Museum 3.15-3.45pm

25.5.23 Outdoor Learning Day

22.6.23 DT Parent engagement event – YEAR 1 (9-11:30am)

05.7.23 Fisherman’s Walk, Southbourne trip - YEAR 2

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