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Message from Miss Holmes
It was lovely to welcome visitors from the School Nursing Team this week, who spent time teaching the children all about the importance of keeping their teeth clean and brushing regularly. The children were very excited to receive their own toothbrush and toothpaste. We hope these are already being put to good use at home!
You may also have noticed some new signs near the school gates. These have been purchased by the FISHES and will help reinforce the importance of site safety and walking when on the school grounds. It is great to see so many children arriving on bikes and scooters, and thank you for supporting our expectation that these are not ridden on site. This really helps to reinforce our whole school value of Respect.
Learning This Week
Early Years
Early Years
This week EYFS have loved learning the story of the gingerbread man. The children have enjoyed drawing round and cutting out their own gingerbread men and using their fine motor skills to decorate a gingerbread man using cotton buds. They also came up with inventive ways to trap the gingerbread man to stop him escaping again !
Key Stage One
Key Stage One
This week in Year 1 the children have been creating their beautiful Art sculptures using recycled materials in the style of Michelle Reader. The children are using different materials and shaping the materials into the shape of a flower. They have also been using sketching techniques to create an observational drawing of a flower.
Reminder
Please no dig in the sand.pdfPlease can we remind parents that the school site, including the play equipment and resources are not to be used outside of school hours. This includes the Early Years area and the sand pit. Please encourage your children to leave the site promptly after school.
Exciting Visitor!
🌟 Exciting Visitor Coming to Our School next week! 🌟
🌟 Exciting Visitor Coming to Our School next week! 🌟
We are thrilled to announce that we will be welcoming Steel from the BBC’s Gladiators to our school on Tuesday 12th May for a very special visit!
Steel will be visiting us in his role with Zactiv, where he will be talking to the children about keeping active, making healthy choices, and looking after both their bodies and their minds. His visit will focus on encouraging children to enjoy movement, try new activities, and understand how being active can support their wellbeing.
This is a fantastic opportunity for our pupils to:
Be inspired by a real-life role model
Learn about the importance of an active, healthy lifestyle
Take part in an engaging and memorable experience
We know our children will be excited and motivated by this visit, and we can’t wait to share the experience with them.
Keep an eye out for photos and updates after the event!
Happy Shoesday!
We’re excited to be celebrating Happy Shoesday at school on Thursday 21 May 2026!
Happy Shoesday is a fun way to encourage children to walk or wheel to school and to celebrate the shoes that help them do that every day. There’s no need to buy anything special — children are very welcome to wear their usual, everyday shoes. The most important thing is that shoes are comfortable, safe, and suitable for a school day.
For safety reasons, please note that:
Shoes should be secure and supportive
Open sandals, Crocs, and slip‑on shoes are not suitable for Shoesday
Children will take part in their normal school activities, so footwear should be appropriate for playground time and learning throughout the day.
Thank you for supporting this inclusive event and helping us keep everyone safe while having fun. We’re really looking forward to celebrating together!
FISHES News
Frozen Fridays - Ice creams will be sold each Friday (weather dependent). It would be really nice to have a couple more volunteers to help with this. If you are able to spare time on a Friday from 3pm please let us know. We are able to collect your child from class and bring them out to you.
Quiz Night (12th June) - Tickets are still on sale. Don't miss out on attending secure your tickets soon! https://buytickets.at/fishes You are welcome to bring friends that do not have a connection to the school.
Summer Disco (10th July) - Tickets are now on sale for the final disco of the year. https://buytickets.at/fishes Tickets will not be sold after the deadline of 7 July at 8pm.
Legoland (29th June) - Thank you to everyone that has already purchased tickets. Tickets are on offer until 1 June. If you would like to purchase tickets at the discounted price please complete the google form and transfer the money to secure your ticket. Please remember that this ticket is only valid for Monday 29th June (inset day). You are welcome to share this with friends that are not connected to the school and there is no limit to how many tickets you can purchase. https://forms.gle/tYaDZi7m1eq4yQjQ9 We do need to sell 50 tickets minimum for this to go ahead. If this number is not reached a refund will be issued. Tickets online for this day are £34 and tickets on the gate are £68!
Freegrounds Fest (20th June) - We are looking for the following help for this event:
Donations of cuddly toys
Donations of clean odd socks
Donations of sweets and bottles (for the bottle tombola)
Raffle prize donations
Event sponsorship - see information in poster below
VOLUNTEERS!! Lots of volunteers!! If you are able to help during the event please sign up via the following link. There is no expectation that you need to volunteer for the whole event so just sign up for what you can do: https://volunteersignup.org/PYCCP
How else can you help to fundraise?
Easy Fundraising - This is easy to sign up to and you can help fundraise from the comfort of you home whilst online shopping!! You can sign up via this link which connects you to our charity https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/freegroundsfishes.
At the moment, if you shop online with Tesco if you enter the Tesco or the F&F website via the link of the Easy fundraising page not only do we receive a cashback donation each time but we are also entered in with a chance of winning a £1000 donation.
A4 Tesco Pledge_Poster.pdfYear Of Reading
Please see some books your child might like, if they enjoy animal stories!
2025 If you enjoy Animal Stories Poster.pdfNut 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
Please see the page on our website for up to date home learning for your child.
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 - 98.08% attendance with 1 episode of lateness
Red Class - 94.27% attendance with 1 episode of lateness
Yellow Class - 95.5% attendance with 3 episodes of lateness
Orange Class - 97.92% attendance with 3 episodes of lateness
Purple Class - 96.67% attendance with 0 episodes of lateness
Emerald Class - 95.83% attendance with 0 episodes of lateness
Scarlet Class - 97.08% attendance with 4 episodes of lateness
Turquoise Class - 95.42% attendance with 7 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
Monday 11th May - Year 1 Phonics Screening Parents Information Meeting, 2.30pm (email sent 21.04.26 with signup info)
Friday 15th May - KS1 Art Installations viewing in classrooms from 3.00pm
Monday 18th - Friday 22nd May - Walk to School Week
Monday 18th May - Reading Café (EYFS) 2.30pm-3.15pm (email sent 07.05.26 with signup info)
Tuesday 19th May - KS1 to Vedic Temple (AM)
Monday 25th to Friday 29th May - Half Term
Friday 5th June - Zoo Lab Visit to KS1
Thursday 11th June - KS1 Parent Meeting (for current EYFS & Y1) 2.45pm & 5.30pm
Wednesday 17th June - Sports Day (AM)
Thursday 2nd July - Year 2 Coffee Morning at Freegrounds Junior School (email sent 14.04.26 with signup info)
Friday 3rd July - Blue Class Parent Lunch
Monday 6th July - Red Class Parent Lunch
Friday 10th July - Yellow Class Parent Lunch
Friday 17th July - Year 2 Leavers Assembly
Wednesday 22nd July - Last Day of Term & Class Parties
**More information on these events will follow as needed**
FISHES Dates
Friday 12th June - Non Uniform Day (Donations for Summer Fayre) & Quiz Night
Saturday 20th June - Summer Fayre
Friday 10th July - School Disco
INSET Days 2025/2026
Monday 29th June
You can view Hampshire term dates at any time here.
INSET Days 2026/2027
Tuesday 1st September
Friday 23rd October
Friday 27th November
Monday 4th January
Friday 28th May -- THIS IS A CHANGE from Monday 7th June
Head Teacher Awards
Blue Class - Odin for Respect, Leo for Creativity & Independence
Red Class - Darlia for Thinking, Frankie for Respect
Yellow Class - Penny for Creativity, Skye for Independence
Orange Class - Austin and Stevie, both for Creativity
Purple Class - Freya and Hudson, both for Creativity & Independence
Emerald Class - Tommy and Brody, both for Resilience
Scarlet Class - Isaac for Creativity & Thinking, Zachary for Resilience
Turquoise Class - Bella and Rose, both for All The Values!
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