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Learning This Week
EYFS
EYFS
This week the children have been celebrating November 5th. They have been recreating fireworks night by painting using cardboard tubes, colourful paints and glitter giving a spectacular effect in the black night sky.
Year 1
Year 1
Year 1 have enjoyed their first week back after the half term break. This week the children have been introduced to the new topic of 'Toys'. In DT, they have been looking at different puppets and watching a puppet show. They talked about what puppets are made of, the features they have and who they are used by. The children then had a go at practising a running stitch to help them later on when they have a go at making their very own puppets.
Year 2
Year 2
This week, the children had an incredible experience, diving into the wonders of space and science! They kicked off with a Space Day, where the children looked fantastic in themed attire and participated in an engaging workshop. They channelled their creativity into building rockets and learning fascinating facts about Neil Armstrong and his historic journey to the moon. This exploration continued in science, where the children investigated various forces by experimenting with different toys and objects. Through hands-on activities, they tested which items could be pulled, pushed, or manipulated, sparking curiosity and excitement about the mechanics of the world around them.
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.
Drama Workshop
On Monday, Year 2 had a visit from Perform who held a drama workshop at school. If your child would like to try a free drama class, please see the information below. This offer is available to any child at our school.
FREG241224.pdfDonor Drive
Edward Poster Final_A4.pdfPlease consider attending the local donor drive in November, to see if you could be a match for Edward, a child at Freegrounds Junior School who needs a stem cell donor.
Please register at www.dkms.org.uk/ if you are able to.
Parent Workshop
Please see information below regarding a workshop for parents of children with Autism. Please book on the course by Friday 15th November if you are interested!
FISHES News
Thank you to everyone that came to our wine and wrapping evening!! It was a really lovely evening and great to meet some new faces!!
Co-op Local Cause
We have been lucky enough to be selected by Co-Op in Hedge End as one of their local causes this year. If you have a co-op membership card you can login and choose us as your charity and encourage your friends and family to do the same (you don't have to live locally you just need to search for us). If you do not have a membership card it is easy to sign up www.membership.coop.co.uk/causes Each time you shop in a co-op store you will be helping to generate money towards our cause over the next year.
We are fundraising to be able to buy a book vending machine to have in school as part of a reward scheme for the children to encourage them to discover their love of reading. Reading for pleasure boosts education, social and cognitive development, wellbeing and mental health.
Co-Op Grant
We are on a roll with the Co-Op this year and we were also lucky enough to be chosen to receive a £250 grant from them. This is going to be put towards getting some tables and benches for our pond area.
Christmas Fayre
Thank you to everyone that has signed up to volunteer at the Christmas Fayre so far. We do still have some spaces to fill particularly on the food and drink and also one of the new games - Human Fruit Machine. If you are unsure what this is we have posted a video on our Facebook page to give you an idea!!! If you are able to spare any time please click and sign up using the following link https://volunteersignup.org/YF4Q9
Donations - we are still looking for donations of the cuddly toys and tombola items. If you have any donations please bring them to the school office.
Santa - tickets for Santa are available to pre-book at http://buytickets.at/fishes
Raffle tickets - your child should have come home with 2 raffle ticket books this week. If you wish to purchase any raffle tickets please return the stubs along with the cash to the school office. There are more books should you wish to purchase more or share amongst your family.
Non-Uniform Day - 14th November
On this day the children can come dressed in their own clothes (we ask for no fancy-dress) this is in exchange for sweets, chocolate or bottles. All of these items will be used at the Christmas Fayre.
Christmas Shopping Day
Your child will have come home this week with an envelope containing 4 present labels. On 5th December we open up our Christmas shop for the children to come along to do their Christmas shopping for the family members/friends. Children are allowed to purchase a maximum of 4 gifts at £3.00 each. If your child wishes to join in on this day we ask you to complete the present labels and put these in the envelope along with the cash and either return to the office in advance or bring in on the day. There is a lovely selection of male/female and children gifts that they get to choose from. These presents are wrapped and labelled for them to bring home and put under the tree. If you hold a school DBS and would like to come in and help the children do their shopping please do let us know.
Wreath Workshop
Tickets are still available for our wreath workshop. This is not just for school parents, you are welcome to friends / family members along with you also. If you wish to purchase a ticket you can do so from here: http://buytickets.at/fishes
LCF2024_A3_Interactive_poster (1).pdfDaily Echo Supplement
Don't forget, Daily Echo will be publishing their photos of the Early Years classes on Friday 15th November!
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 - 96.09% attendance with 4 episodes of lateness
Red Class - 94.76% attendance with 2 episodes of lateness
Yellow Class - 96.36% attendance with 0 episodes of lateness
Green Class - 97.41% attendance with 2 episodes of lateness
Orange Class - 91.72% attendance with 8 episodes of lateness
Purple Class - 96.3% attendance with 3 episodes of lateness
Scarlet Class - 97.33% attendance with 2 episodes of lateness
Turquoise Class - 98.67% attendance with 2 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
Tuesday 12th November - Parents Evening
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 15th November - Red class assembly
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
Thursday 14th November - Non Uniform Day (in return for Chocolate & Bottle Tombola items)
Friday 15th November - Christmas Card Shop Re-opens (Closes 25th November)
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 - Noah for Respect, Abbie for Thinking
Red Class - Daisy and Zac, both for Respect
Yellow Class - Reign for Resilience, Regina for Thinking
Green Class - Annabelle for Creativity, Hazel-Grace for Independence
Orange Class - Charlotte and Aliza, both for Thinking
Purple Class - Skyla for Thinking, Ivy for Resilience
Scarlet Class - Callie for Independence, Mia-Marie for Thinking
Turquoise Class - Darcy for Resilience, Martin for Independence
School Spotlight
SMSC
SMSC
SMSC stands for Spiritual, Moral, Social, and Cultural development, which refers to the broader personal development of children and young people. It encompasses a wide range of values, beliefs, and experiences that shape an individual's identity and understanding of the world around them. SMSC is a crucial aspect of education, as it helps children and young people develop a strong sense of self and an awareness of their place in society.
SMSC is a vital part of education, as it helps children and young people to develop into well-rounded, thoughtful, and respectful individuals. By promoting spiritual, moral, social, and cultural development, schools can help students develop a sense of identity and purpose, as well as an awareness of their place in society. This, in turn, can help to promote social cohesion and understanding, as well as contributing to the overall well-being and happiness of students.
Over the next few weeks meet our school friends: Carla the cultural chameleon, Sasha the spiritual spider, Milo the moral mole and Simon the social stag beetle. They help us with our social, spiritual, moral and cultural development and they are teaching us how to be confident, happy and successful global citizens for the future.
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