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Learning This Week
EYFS
EYFS
This week in Early Years the children wrote letters to Ms Riches to convince her that they knew how to look after chicks. Then they had a very special delivery of 10 eggs! Now the eggs have hatched the children have started 'chick diaries' to keep a close eye on their progress.
Year 1
Year 1
This week, Year 1 have been learning about the value of different coins and notes. The children used their knowledge of counting in multiples of 2, 5 and 10 to count sets of coins. To start off the topic of money, the children had a chance to role play at playing shopkeepers to buy items using coins. Some children were set a challenge to find the coin to match the amount, some had to find different coins they could use to match the amount and some children had to use their addition knowledge to help purchase two items from the shop at the same time!
Year 2
Year 2
This week, the children were captivated by the fascinating history of the Titanic, diving deep into the events that unfolded before its fateful sinking. They also had a blast discovering the magic of tints in Art, using their newfound knowledge to create stunning Titanic-themed paintings of their own!
Easter Bonnet Parade
Our very popular annual Easter Bonnet parade is on Tuesday 1st April . Traditionally, children will make a hat at home to wear during the parade, and families can come to school to watch the parade. FISHES will be there selling the goodies from the Bake Off competition and refreshments. We will open the playground from around 2.30pm with the parade due to start at 2.45pm.
The bonnet does not need to be anything EGGstravagant or EGGspensive, have a look here for some inspiration! Quick and easy Easter Bonnet ideas.
Your child should bring their bonnet and any bakes for the Bake Off into school on the day - see the FISHES section for more Bake-Off information. We would be very grateful for donations of purchased cakes if you don't have the time to make something, but please ensure it is nut free, and bring the cakes in their original packaging!
FISHES News
Thank you for you all your kind donations today. We have some lovely items and the hampers will be put together before the Easter Fayre.
Thank you to everyone that purchased David Lloyd passes, we hope you all use your pass and enjoy some family time together.
FISHES Easter Bake Off
We are really excited about the return of the Easter Bake Off. There are four categories - Year R, Year 1, Year 2 and adult - please bring your bakes to the school office on the morning of 1st April. Judging will commence at 1.30pm on this day. If you do not wish to enter competition you are most welcome to still bring something in homemade/shop brought as after the Easter Hat Parade we will be holding a cake sale so we would appreciate all donations. Please remember to label your bakes for the competition with the name of the participant and the category they are entering - also a list of ingredients for anything homemade and please do not include anything that contains nuts.
Easter Fayre
We still have 4 available spaces and it would be amazing if we could get these filled. If you are able to spare any time, please complete the following link: https://volunteersignup.org/7DPMM
Krispy Kreme Donuts
We will be selling Krispy Kreme donuts at a very reduced rate. So you don't miss out you can preorder your donuts to collect at the fayre via the following link: https://buytickets.at/fishes There will be donuts available on the day but once they're gone they're gone!
An email will be sent out at the beginning of next week with more information about the Easter Fayre.
We look forward to seeing lots of you at the Junior ParkRun on Sunday. The deadline for sponsorship money and forms is 28 March, please bring these to the school office. We are registered to claim Gift Aid so if you are eligible for this please do tick the box on the sponsorship form.
After School Clubs
Please see some information about a new after school club, which will run from the Summer term.
Saints football after school club for the Summer term can be booked from midday on the 26th March here: Southampton FC
Unwanted Art Supplies?
If you have any unwanted colouring pens, pencils or crayons, please consider donating them to school! You can bring them to the school office.
Parent Questionnaire Feedback
Following on from the Parent Survey that was sent out last half term, we will post the results of each question and one response to feedback each week. Thank you again to those who took the time to leave their feedback.
You said
More awareness of what the children will learn throughout the year would be good. Most of the information on what they’re doing seems retrospective - unless I am missing something!
We did
We have our yearly curriculum overviews on the year group pages on our website. Further information about what is happening in more detail is also available on that page too.
https://www.freegrounds-inf.hants.sch.uk/curriculum/
We do post links for our half termly overviews on our Facebook page. We will make sure we continue to do this. Week by week information regarding English and Maths, along with other information, such as reminders is included in our year group weekly newsletters too.
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 - 98.26% attendance with 1 episode of lateness
Red Class - 95.71% attendance with 2 episodes of lateness
Yellow Class - 99.09% attendance with 0 episodes of lateness
Green Class - 93.85% attendance with 1 episode of lateness
Orange Class - 94.64% attendance with 6 episodes of lateness
Purple Class - 97.5% attendance with 3 episode of lateness
Scarlet Class - 99.33% attendance with 0 episodes of lateness
Turquoise Class - 95% attendance with 0 episode 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
Monday 31st March - Year 1 to Hillier Gardens
Tuesday 1st April - Easter Bonnet Parade (PM)
Thursday 24th April - Aspen's Theme Menu "Delicious Desserts"
Tuesday 29th April - Year 1 to Tudor House
Thursday 15th May - Aspen's Theme Menu "Dive into the Deep Blue"
Wednesday 21st May - Class Photos
Family Collective Reflections
Friday 28th March - Purple Class
Thursday 3rd April - Orange Class
--All family collective reflections will be at 9am in the school hall--
FISHES Dates
Sunday 23rd March - Infants takeover of Junior Park Run
Saturday 29th March - Easter Fayre
Tuesday 1st April - Easter Bake Off
Sunday 6th April - Southampton Marathon
Friday 9th May - Quiz Night
Monday 19th May - World Baking Day Bake Sale
Thursday 19th June - Non-Uniform Day
Saturday 28th June - Summer Fayre
Friday 11th July - Disco
INSET Days 2024/2025
Friday 20th June 2025
Head Teacher Awards
Blue Class - Arlo for Thinking, Ebony for Respect
Red Class - Arlo and Finlay, both for Thinking & Independence
Yellow Class - Oscar and Elsie-Mae, both for Thinking
Green Class - Isaac for Thinking, Oscar for Teamwork & Resilience
Orange Class - Noah and Zachary, both for Thinking
Purple Class - Ivy for Resilience, Arlo for Thinking
Scarlet Class - Aurelia for Creativity, Thinking & Independence, Rose for Resilience
Turquoise Class - Darcy H for Independence & Creativity, Lily for Teamwork & Respect
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