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Learning This Week
EYFS
EYFS
This week in early years the children went on an autumn walk. They used their senses to describe what they could see, hear and feel. Once back in the classroom they drew pictures of what they had found and labelled it. All week they have been noticing signs of autumn in the outdoor area!
Year 1
Year 1
This week in Year 1 the children really enjoyed bringing in a toy from home to launch our Magic of Toys unit. We set up a toy museum for the children to visit and they enjoyed comparing the toys from the past to their own toys. The children are looking forward to making their own puppet soon!
Year 2
Year 2
This week in Year 2 was full of excitement and discovery! The children explored The Robot and the Bluebird, using their prediction and inference skills to dive into the story. They created freeze frames to capture the main character’s emotions, bringing the story to life.
In History, they launched into space exploration, learning about the Apollo 11 mission. By organising pictures from lift-off to landing, they experienced each step of this historic journey. A fantastic week of creativity, teamwork, and adventure!
Christmas Performance
This year's Christmas show is "It's A Miracle" and will be performed by the whole school. Tickets can be booked through the link below and are free of charge, but are limited to 2 per child across all showings to ensure that everyone gets a chance to see a show.
Please book tickets by Wednesday 4th December, so that any unallocated tickets can be released, and families who would like additional tickets can order them.
Performances will be on:
Thursday 12th December @ 09.10
Friday 13th December @ 09.10
Friday 13th December @ 14.00
Any child with more than 2 tickets ordered against their name before the 4th December will have their additional tickets cancelled.
November's Special Menu
FISHES News
Co-op Local Cause
If you haven't already, please log in to your Co-Op membership card and choose us as your chosen charity. Please ask your friends and family members to do this also. Every time you scan your card in the Co-Op you will be adding to our pot of money which we will receive at the end of November 2025. This will go towards us funding a reading book vending machine.
Christmas Fayre
Everything is in full swing for the Christmas Fayre which is now just a week away!! We have some fantastic raffle prizes, if you haven't brought any tickets yet but would like to please come to the school office, they will also be available to purchase at the fayre. We are lucky enough to have someone special making a return to cook his legendary gammon baps!! We have some stall holders and lots of games. We are also really excited to have Hedge End Glee Club choir returning to sing for us in the hall and we also lucky enough to have some live performances from Steve Stokes and Freegrounds Junior school choir. There are still some Santa tickets available to pre-book and there will be limited space to book on on the day also. An email will be sent out next week with more information on the fayre and who will be there etc.
We still have 14 spaces to fill ahead of the fayre. If we are unable to fill these then some of the games may have to close early or for a period of time. One of these is the hot drinks stand which means there will be no mulled wine available and no one wants this to happen! Thank you so much to everyone that has already signed up. At the end of the event there will be a volunteer raffle which will be called at the same time as the raffle.
Christmas Jumpers
If you have any unwanted Christmas jumpers at home please consider donating them to the school and we will have these on sale at the Christmas fayre for £1.
Wreath Workshop
Next week will be your final chance to be able to purchase a wreath workshop ticket. If you have not got yours already and you would like to come along please purchase a ticket from http://buytickets.at/fishes you are welcome to bring friends and family, this is not limited to just school parents.
Christmas Card Shop
Class Fundraising have reopened the shop so if you missed the chance or would like to buy more items you can do so up until Monday 25th November. https://myfundraisinghub.com/welcome
Christmas Jumper Day
Christmas Jumper Day will be the same day as our Christmas lunch, on Wednesday 18th December. Children can wear their best festive jumper to school in return for a donation to Save the Children. Donations can be made online via our Just Giving page here, or you can send in a small cash donation on the day.
Online Safety
Please see some information here around child safety and the popular game Roblox. More information and advice can be found online here.
Nut Free School
We would like to remind parents that we are a nut free school. We have members of both the staff and student community who are anaphylactic to nuts of all varieties. This includes obvious things like hazelnut spread in sandwiches, but also many types of cereal bars and biscuits also contain nuts. Please check the ingredients list of all food items that you send into school.
Year Group Home Learning Newsletters
Attendance This Week
If you are struggling to get your child/ren to school on time each day, please do get in touch so we can try to help.
Blue Class - 90.43% attendance with 2 episodes of lateness
Red Class - 94.76% attendance with 0 episodes of lateness
Yellow Class - 95.19% attendance with 0 episodes of lateness
Green Class - 97.67% attendance with 1 episodes of lateness
Orange Class - 97.93% attendance with 11 episodes of lateness
Purple Class - 98.18% attendance with 2 episodes of lateness
Scarlet Class - 98.67% attendance with 1 episodes of lateness
Turquoise Class - 99.63% attendance with 4 episodes of lateness
Attendance Guide for Parents / Carers
What YOU must do:
Try to telephone the school before 8.30am each day of your child’s absence.
Tell the school in advance, of any medical appointments and bring in appointment cards/letters.
If you are not sure whether your child is well enough to attend school, send them in anyway as they often perk up on arrival.
If you and your child are experiencing difficulties with school attendance then talk to us as a first step so we can help!
What WE will do:
Check your child’s attendance every day.
Phone home to discuss your child’s attendance with you.
Invite you into school for attendance meetings if we are concerned.
If we cannot establish a reason for absence, then we may make a welfare home visit.
Dates for Your Diary
Thursday 21st November - Special Menu Day (Sparkle Spectacular)
Friday 6th December - Year 1 walk to St John's (AM)
Thursday 12th December @ 09.10am - Whole School Christmas Performance
Friday 13th December @ 09.10am & 2.00pm - Whole School Christmas Performances
Wednesday 18th December - Christmas Jumper Day & Christmas Lunch
Friday 20th December - Class Parties (PM)
Class Assemblies
Friday 22nd November - Blue class assembly
Thursday 28th November - Yellow class assembly
All class assemblies will be in the school hall @ 9.00am.
FISHES Dates
Saturday 23rd November - Christmas Fayre
Wednesday 27th November - Wreath Workshop
Thursday 5th December - Christmas Shopping Event
Aspens, our school caterers, will be selling Cinnamon Swirls for £1 if you would like a snack before the class assembly.
INSET Days 2024/2025
Friday 29th November 2024
Friday 14th February 2025
Friday 20th June 2025
You can view Hampshire term dates at any time here.
Head Teacher Awards
Blue Class - Evie for Thinking, Violet for Respect
Red Class - Olivia for Respect, Georgia for Independence
Yellow Class - Frankie for Independence, Lottie for Respect
Green Class - Ava for Thinking, Mason for Independence & Creativity
Orange Class - Willow for Independence, Remy for Resilience
Purple Class - Kobe for Respect, Edie for Thinking
Scarlet Class - Maria D and Aurelia, both for Thinking
Turquoise Class - Harrison for Resilience & Creativity, Logan for Teamwork & Independence
School Spotlight
Spiritual Development
Spiritual Development
Spiritual development refers to the development of a sense of identity and belonging, as well as an understanding of life's purpose and meaning. It includes exploring and developing an individual's own beliefs, values, and experiences, as well as respecting the beliefs and experiences of others.
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